Community issues

Weems Creek, poor little Weems, outscored all the rest on the Severn River Association’s survey of the worst tributaries. That presented an opportunity for a group hoping to make a difference on the Chesapeake Bay.

A state board suspended the permit for Heaven Bound Cremation Services LLC after finding the crematory was not cremating bodies properly, but stockpiling them.

A 74-year-old woman died Wednesday in a Dundalk house fire, the Baltimore County Fire Department said in a news release.

The free legal services and advocacy group will dissolve by the end of the quarter.

State officials have recorded 24 deaths related to the cold weather as of Jan. 18, according to the latest data available from the Maryland Department of Health.

Carlos Ayala had his case dismissed earlier this week after President Trump issued a blanket pardon to the Jan. 6 participants. Ayala’s trial was scheduled for June.

Here are statements we’ve received from local elected officials around Maryland about immigration and cooperating with federal enforcement.

A mother filed a lawsuit claiming that Howard County school officials failed to provide her son with immediate medical care after he suffered cardiac arrest, leaving him quadriplegic.

Crews were on the scene at Owl Metals Inc. facility Thursday morning working to put out the fire, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement.

Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at a cannabis processing facility in Queen Anne’s County.

Howard County planners and consultants presented their preferred plan for redeveloping Columbia Gateway, the business park that Amazon passed over for its East Coast headquarters in 2018.

Three men face trial in Wicomico District Court for misdemeanors.

Baltimore Police and Police Commissioner Richard Worley arrived at the scene of a triple shooting that unfolded in northern Baltimore Wednesday night.

City and state officials point to cold weather as the culprit for the stench in the Baltimore region many experienced Wednesday morning.

The aide never applied for a state Senate scholarship but emailed the Maryland Higher Education Commission in July 2022 to say she had been awarded one, according to the documents.

The Baltimore County Council was asked to approve the expenditure of $1,174,101 on portable toilets, nearly twice its planned outlay.

It’s freezing this week, but if you’re willing to brave the cold, there are plenty of fun things to do in Baltimore County this week, from an interactive pet show to live classical music performances.

Five pregnant mothers joined with CASA and Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project to file a lawsuit in the United States District Court of Maryland against President Donald Trump in response to his executive order seeking to overturn birthright citizenship.

Most of the state is under a cold weather advisory, with the far western edges of the state under an extreme cold warning from the National Weather Service.