Community issues

A Windsor Mill woman was sentenced last week to more than five years in prison for attempting to fraudulently receive more than $3 million in COVID-19 CARES Act loans to pay for a Jamaican vacation and more.

Temperatures in the Baltimore region will be in the mid- and upper-70s this week, and could reach 81 on Halloween, according to the National Weather Service.

Workers at Baltimore’s Hilton Inner Harbor ratified a new union contract after months of negotiations.

For Maryland, the winter may be warmer, whether La Niña emerges or not.

Some Maryland Drivers are facing thousands of dollars in E-ZPass tolls and fines dating back to the pandemic. But they say they can’t get answers about their bills or help resolving them.

Us for Autonomy is disappointed that medical aid in dying legislation did not pass, resulting in terminally ill Marylanders continuing to suffer, writes Dr. Seth Morgan, a retired neurologist and a member of the group.

Attorneys said Susman Godfrey is known for its innovative approach and that adversaries know it isn't bluffing about taking cases to trial.

Douglas DeLeaver, a proud husband and father who spent his life blazing trails for Black law enforcement officers in Maryland and across the country, died Oct. 16 of heart failure. He was 77.

A “highly stylized” version of George Washington’s signature has been replaced — at least in part because it was difficult to read for prospective students.

Salisbury, a Maryland town that’s grown alongside Perdue’s chicken plant, fears what’s to come after forever chemicals were found in the groundwater.

The exact roots of the Dwayyo story — and even the creature’s name — are sparse, according to Susan Fair, an author and retired librarian who has written about local cryptids.

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State's Attorney Ivan Bates said Friday evening that 24-year-old John Callis has been indicted allegedly for attacking three men after a Ravens-Commanders game in Baltimore on Oct. 13. Video of the attack went viral.

The tourist town’s lawsuit, filed Friday, comes after months of threats and as seaside communities in other parts of the East Coast have waged an offensive against a nascent U.S. offshore wind industry.

A 48-year-old from Anne Arundel County left scrap tires strewn across an industrial property in Western Maryland. He has pleaded guilty to 17 environmental crimes, authorities say.

A new lawsuit accuses the WWE and its founders of fostering a culture of sexual abuse and looking the other way while a longtime ringside announcer preyed on young men he hired as “ring boys.”

The order follows murder charges against a Howard High School student with a prior criminal record.

The Public Service Enterprise Group unveiled a planned route for new transmission lines that the company says would address resident concerns.

As in-person early voting got underway Thursday in Maryland, a nation divided in the presidential race was on display at a voting center in Baltimore County.

Autumn foliage is finally peaking around the Baltimore region.