Community issues

Days after Gov. Wes Moore ordered an independent review of the state board that oversees the funeral industry, three members of the board resigned, according to a state official.

The law went into effect on Oct. 1, 2023, and eliminated time limits for people to file lawsuits over child sexual abuse and made it easier for them to sue institutions that facilitated their victimization.

Winter precipitation is expected across the Baltimore region this week.

Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo is opening a new storefront at The Mall in Columbia.

As many as 83 Maryland children died from abuse or neglect in 2023, making the state’s published rate of child maltreatment fatalities among the worst in the nation.

Civic Works, a nonprofit that provides job training and helps residents make their homes more energy efficient, is installing solar panels for 170 homes of low- and moderate-income families through its program, Baltimore Shines.

Brian Ellis, a 1993 Naval Academy graduate and former football player, was among the victims of Wednesday night’s plane crash in D.C.

Two people died in crashes in eastern Howard County over the weekend, and two died in a single-vehicle crash in Baltimore County.

Drivers on the Baltimore Beltway near Interstate 795 can expect delays from 4 p.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Monday due to emergency culvert repairs.

The woodchuck’s weather forecast is an annual ritual that goes back more than a century in western Pennsylvania.

President Donald Trump’s freeze on new refugees entering the country has left one Afghan family in Baltimore divided between two lands.

In the world of competitive skydiving, Ellicott City native Sriya Pothapragada considers herself a baby bird.

James “Tommy” Clagett of Charles County was one of seven Southern Maryland hunters killed in a plane crash near Reagan Airport on Wednesday night.

Three additional massage therapists are accusing Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexually inappropriate behavior.

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A specialized wing of the attorney general’s office launched 22 investigations and its first prosecution in 2024.

Harford County Circuit Judge Yolanda L. Curtin said she believed that the jury selection process is adequate to address any concerns.

Navy facilities in the Annapolis area, including the U.S. Naval Academy, were locked down on Friday afternoon due to threats, military officials said.

Police Commissioner Richard Worley, at a news conference late Friday morning, said the 35-year-old man was in critical condition.

Temperatures will reach the mid-40s throughout the weekend, with a forecast high of 59 degrees on Monday in Baltimore.