Community issues

There’s another phase to the trial — and likely appeals — after Tuesday’s verdict. The city has laid out a plan to spend settlements over the next 15 years.

Five-year-old Zona Byrd’s parents face first-degree murder and child abuse charges.

Glenard Middleton Sr., a respected Maryland labor leader and civil rights activist, died on Nov. 7 from complications of diabetes. He was 76.

The Baltimore Banner is requesting nominations to choose emerging leaders of the Baltimore community.

In the aftermath of the July 2, 2023 tragedy, the city’s flagship anti-violence program Safe Streets ramped up its work in the area, and officials say the efforts have paid off.

Two drug distributors, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, are liable for their role in Baltimore’s deadly opioid crisis, a civil jury found.

Federal prosecutors are dropping the machine gun conspiracy case against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, weeks after a jury acquitted his co-defendant.

One person died in a truck fire that shut down I-95 North for several hours on Tuesday, according to Harford County fire and EMS officials.

Each of the six alternatives include widening the total capacity to at least eight lanes and include new ideas for public transit and tolls.

The Baltimore County inspector general found the county wasted more than $17,000 on unnecessary tolls and fees. It should have gotten, or in some cases properly used, E-ZPass transponders.

Kenneth Oliver was elected in 2002 and represented the 4th District for more than a decade in Baltimore County.

Medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder’s extortion trial spotlights the underlying situation at UMMS that he was trying to expose.

Hyundai and Kia thefts are down, but not eliminated, in Baltimore County.

A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot near Dunbar High School Monday afternoon, according to Baltimore Police.

The driver of the garbage truck backed into the sanitation worker, pinning him against a wooden light pole, the sources said.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon expelled the Salisbury University students who are accused of being involved in an alleged hate crime, the organization said.

A Maryland man is wanted after police recovered 80 firearms, including “multiple 3D-printed ‘ghost guns’” from a home and nearby vehicles, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office.

Baltimore’s opioid trial against the two drug distributors who didn’t settle has become, in many ways, a contest of expert witnesses.

Small-town charm meets big-city attention as Cumberland’s relocation program goes viral.

Could shutting down an off ramp into Midtown/Mount Vernon off Interstate 83 help make it safer for pedestrians and students? Some nearby residents think so.