Community issues

The state’s health department alerted Marylanders to a confirmed case of measles Saturday afternoon after a resident returned this week from an international trip.

Four people — including a 3-year-old girl and a 19-year-old riding a scooter — died in acts of violence and traffic crashes across Baltimore on Saturday, turning it into one of the city’s deadliest days this month.

Sunday is the solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer north of the equator.

At least six people were shot Saturday morning in an industrial area of Anne Arundel County, police said.

The top candidate for superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools has been selected and sent to state officials for approval, the Board of Education for Baltimore County announced Saturday morning.

At its peak, the chain operated 14 locations across D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Emails obtained by The Baltimore Banner offer a new window into Gov. Wes Moore’s approach to an emerging data center industry. His decision to back a controversial development in southern Maryland raises questions about how his administration can foster data centers without trodding on communities or sacrificing climate goals.

Democrats Julian Jones, Izzy Patoka, Nick Stewart, Pat Young and Mansoor Shams combined to raise $3.4 million.

Festivalgoers at AFRAM 50 shared the stories, inspiration and cultural pride behind their outfits as Baltimore celebrated a half-century of the festival.

M8 Beer in South Baltimore drew a crowd for the U.S. vs. Australia World Cup match on Friday.

Josue David Carranza Castellon was arrested attempting to board a flight to Honduras after fleeing a fatal hit-and-run in Gaithersburg earlier this week, Montgomery County Police said on Friday.

Jerronta Bryant was arrested and charged in connection with a robbery of $500,000 from an armored truck in 2025, Prince George's County Police said on Friday.

The Walter P. Carter Pool in the Baltimore’s Wilson Park neighborhood was closed Friday because of overnight vandalism,

Health advisories were issued for Bayside Beach, Upper Magothy Beach and Carrollton Manor after routine water quality testing showed elevated levels of enterococci bacteria that are unsafe for water contact.

Amelia Knuckey, 85, was the passenger in the Hyundai SUV that her husband, Thomas Knuckey, was driving.

A Howard County Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of allowing the eggplant and peach statues to remain on Main Street in Old Ellicott City.

These AFRAM attendees remember their experiences, both personal and professional, at the annual Baltimore festival.

The chaotic way two Baltimore parents were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside their daughter’s school stands in stark contrast to what their neighbors describe as their normally quiet lives.

The National Aquarium released nine formerly cold-stunned turtles named after Baltimore neighborhoods into the sea in Ocean City on Thursday.

In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione ‘s lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.