Community issues

The Maryland Transit Administration was awarded a $213 million federal grant to replace the aging cars for its light rail line. A top transit official warns that the state could lose the grant

Banner reporters are covering how the Israel-Hamas war is impacting communities in Maryland.

More than 1,500 gathered at Beth El Congregation in Pikesville Monday night to remember the lives lost last year during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.

The two men are accused of carrying out a string of contract shootings and killings across Baltimore over a bloody eight-month period.

Following the string of shootings during homecoming celebrations in recent years, campus police departments are implementing additional security measures and protocols.

One law, which alters regulatory requirements for the marketing and sale of electricity and gas, has already been challenged in court.

In the days leading up to the first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, locals with ties to both Israel and Gaza assembled peacefully across Maryland.

Glen Burnie is the fastest-growing part of Anne Arundel County and second-largest-growing large area in the state, behind Silver Spring. The city is home to about 80,000 residents.

Baltimore joined that exclusive group last month, launching a trial against the drug distributors McKesson and AmerisourceBergen that has been six years in the making.

The Magnificent Marching Machine was invited to the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, leaving it just one invite shy of the Triple Crown of parade events.

At least 1,200 Israeli civilians were killed and 250 kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, while more than 41,500 Gazans have died after an Israeli offensive. Here is what three friends brought together by the conflict think a year later.

Hampden’s merchants and restaurateurs opened their doors for a new walking ghost tour this month. Turns out, the whole neighborhood thinks it's haunted.

As Democrats and Republicans argue over which party represents working people and who will secure their vote, Maryland union leaders say it’s not about party, it’s about policy.

The team, composed of first responders from Harford, Montgomery, Howard, and Baltimore counties, arrived in Western North Carolina on September 27 and immediately got to work.

Rev. Cecelia Williams Bryant was a mentor and leader in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She died on Sept. 26 at age 77.

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Gov. Wes Moore announced that the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will cancel millions of unpaid parole debts for more than 6,700 people.

Tens of thousands of protesters have joined demonstrations across the U.S. nearly a year into the war, including protests at many college campuses.

“We do not believe this was a random act,” Jackson said. “We are confident we’ve got the right person.”

Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins’ Lamborghini Urus crashed, rolled on its side and came to rest in the northbound lanes of I-95 in Baltimore last month.