Community issues

Joshua Matthew Duerk, a business owner and former volunteer coach for Centennial High School, is facing charges in Howard County after police say he sexually assaulted a teen this month in his Ellicott City home.

The Department of Public Works possible suspension of service comes as Baltimore’s health department declared a Code Red Extreme Heat warning Tuesday.

An adult from the Baltimore area tested positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed human case in Maryland this year, according to the state health department.

A Maryland woman was found shot and killed inside her dorm room on Monday at Rice University in Houston, according to police.

Highland House, a 14-bed recovery home for women, has been assisting clients since this past spring. It places an emphasis on assisting those who are pregnant.

John Heizer has played the Sunday service at the historic Zion Church of the City of Baltimore since 1974.

One by one, Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen McGuinn played clips from eight videos to the jury in the trial of Chris Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, a former teacher at the Gilman School.

Cumberland is offering $10,000 in relocation fees and up to a $10,000 match for a down payment or renovations on a home in the city limits as part of a push to attract residents.

Jason Dean Billingsley, 33, pleaded guilty Monday to attacking and sexually assaulting a Baltimore couple.

Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic.

Measures to protect access have already qualified to go before voters this year in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and South Dakota. Meanwhile, competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will be on the November ballot in Nebraska.

Fire officials said a fast-moving apartment fire in Towson is still under investigation. The fire left one man dead and several others injured.

Baltimore County Police said a 31-year-old woman was found stabbed at a home in Catonsville early Sunday. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

An 8-year-old girl was airlifted to a Baltimore hospital in serious condition following a zipline fall Saturday at the YMCA Camp Letts Retreat Center property.

Make sure to send the kids in comfortable clothing as temperatures register in the upper 80s to low 90s during Monday afternoon.

Cumberland, like other small cities in Maryland, has experienced a post-pandemic revival thanks to an influx of residents who work remotely. The Western Maryland mountain town is shoring up its historic downtown.

Housing advocates say the success of Baltimore’s rental license system has been limited by complaint-dependent enforcement, loopholes that enable negligence, and insufficient awareness by both tenants and landlords.

Alex Houff, who manages digital equity programs for the Baltimore County Public Library, said the library began a Wi-Fi hotspot lending program right before the COVID-19 lockdown began in 2020 with around 50 devices.

Maryland State Police said Quwan Gordon of Owings Mills was charged with shooting at the driver of another car on Interstate 95.

Christopher Gamble left an unsecured, illegal handgun in the presence of his daughter, who died from a gunshot wound in December 2023.