Community issues

If you missed a few things, don’t fret. Here’s a roundup of top headlines about Howard County in 2024.

Food safety advocates say a 2024 rise in recalls is evidence of a well-regulated system. But that doesn't stop outbreaks from getting any weirder.

The year 2024 was big for The Baltimore Banner and the largest county we cover. Here are some of the top stories from this past year.

Former Columbia resident Rev. Floyd Shaffer is remembered by some as the “clown father” of Christian clown ministry, a niche form of outreach that blends liturgy with laughter.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy donated $60,000 to Federal Hill’s TinyBrickOven after stopping in to taste the pizza, only to learn it was scheduled to close on Christmas Day due to struggles with getting a liquor license.

Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, a Democrat, made resuming the prosecution on low-level, nonviolent offenses one of his signature campaign promises.

Police confirmed there were multiple gunshot wounds in a shooting Tuesday morning in Baltimore County.

The Ford Gallery of Indian, Nepalese, and Tibetan Art is named for the collector and his wife, Berthe.

American Airlines flights were cleared to fly by regulators early Tuesday after a brief grounding due to a systemwide technical issue.

More than a dozen laws take effect in January in Maryland, from health insurance coverage changes to increased fines for speeding in work zones.

Filed this past July, the lawsuit argues that the tax sale system in Baltimore is unconstitutional.

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever.

Baltimore City Police over the weekend arrested five people, including a 9-year-old boy, stemming from a carjacking in which a woman was dragged from her car at a stop sign, authorities said.

There’s a start date now for the four-year, $2-billion project to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Parishioners are preparing for their final Christmas Mass at St. Pius X in Towson, one of the last Baltimore-area churches to close its doors under the Archdiocese’s church merger plan.

Baltimore County Police on Monday said they arrested a man in possession of what they described as an AK-47 rifle near the site of a recent shooting in Towson that has heightened vigilance by law enforcement officials.

Former State Sen. Jim Brochin’s rhetoric on detainees troubled many council members whose votes he needs to be named the next county executive in two weeks.

Syed, now 43, is awaiting a new hearing on a motion to throw out his conviction in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School.

A Canadian cold front will approach the region on Tuesday, and a winter weather advisory has been issued for most of Maryland.

According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, raw pork sausage items produced by Impero from Oct. 3 to Dec. 19 were processed without inspection.