Community issues

Employees of Ecology Services, a company that does garbage pickup in Anne Arundel County, went on strike earlier this month after contract negotiations fell through.

Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr. admitted to operating under the kennel name “Geehad Kennels” and used his home in Arnold for dogfighting for over 20 years.

The new building at Towson University includes simulation labs that feel like walking into the wing of a hospital or a primary care office.

A video posted on social media showed Isabella Giordano, 20, of Towson, using red spray paint to write “Gaza” on a fountain in front of Union Station.

The railroad company is asking Baltimore’s City Council to sign off on the rights to build under public land. But residents want them to wait.

On Monday, Baltimore will begin a much-anticipated trial against drug companies to assign blame for the city’s opioid overdose death crisis.

After thousands of Howard County students were stranded without bus service last August, people wanted answers. Now, a year later, there are some.

When disconnected, the problematic cable triggered an electrical blackout on the ship similar to what happened as it approached the bridge on March 26, according to new documents released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.

The city appealed to the federal housing agency earlier this year to get back part of that lost funding.

Johns Hopkins Health System violated the Americans with Disabilities Act during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Rev. Kobi Little, the president of the Baltimore NAACP, and Joshua Harris, vice president of the Baltimore NAACP, were both suspended this week by the national organization.

Maryland authorities have filed suit against the developer and builders of a Harford County housing project, accusing them of polluting the Gunpowder River by failing to control muddy runoff.

Rachel Morin's five children have filed a lawsuit alleging their grandmother and aunt have kept the proceeds from a GoFundMe and four other fundraisers.

Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein announced a $1.5 million donation to the Jewish Museum of Maryland, to help complete significant renovations.

Shawn Brunson was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter, theft and driving without a license. He apologized and said he did not intend to harm anyone.

Prosecutors described Clendaniel as “an unrepentant, violent white supremacist and recidivist who is a true danger to the community” in their sentencing memo.

Baltimore’s non-Hispanic Black population shrank again last year, new estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show.

Howard County managed to grow in 2023 despite losses to both its white and Black populations.

Like many other places in Maryland, Anne Arundel grew despite losses to its two largest demographic groups.

An equitable distribution of funds between Washington D.C. and Baltimore's transit systems was top of mind as commissioners asked for answers on more than $600 million worth of cuts.