Community issues

Gervonta Davis’ trainer had assault charges dismissed after witnesses failed to appear Tuesday in a Las Vegas court.

In what they are calling a “historic” event, the Annapolis Police Department, as well as the ACLU of Maryland, is being recognized by the Caucus of African American Leaders.

Of the 15 regions of the Chesapeake, 11 showed “improved” scores and five regions showed “significant improving trends,” officials said Tuesday.

Temperatures on Tuesday could feel as high as 105 to 108 degrees in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., metro areas.

University of Maryland Faculty Physicians plans to open a doctors’ office at Mondawmin Mall, aiming to fulfill a community need.

Annapolis is developing a plan to make it easier to get into the water. But swimming? It’s not on anyone’s priority list.

Former Baltimore Colts star safety Bruce Allan Laird appeared in court Monday and offered a terse apology to a woman who accused him of drunkenly groping her.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Monday night that legendary singer Chaka Khan had been added to the lineup for the city’s Artscape festival, set for early August.

Maryland Transportation Authority says it will tear down the remaining structures of the fallen Key Bridge starting this summer or fall in advance of building a new bridge.

Baltimore County Police continue to investigate the killings of a young woman and her grandmother in their Middle River home over the weekend. They were found to have “apparent trauma to the upper body.”

Archbishop William Lori and Paul Jan Zdunek, chair of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, said they’re looking to move into mediation to reach agreements on the number of claims of sexual abuse claims filed in the case, compensation for survivors, and policies and protocols to protect children.

Vic Carter, a fixture on WJZ-TV’s news broadcasts for nearly three decades, is leaving the station July 25 to pursue other opportunities. “This isn’t retirement,” he said, “but an extension of my ongoing journey.”

Bloomberg Philanthropies grants Johns Hopkins $1 billion to cover the cost of medical school.

A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection to his alleged involvement in a Fourth of July road rage incident that left one dead and multiple injured in Taneytown.

The heat advisory in Maryland comes as large swaths of the country grapple with a heat wave.

Richard Worley said his knowledge of the department as a 26-year veteran allowed him to make tweaks to the organizational structure and supervisors that he believes have been paying dividends.

The Baltimore Banner observed 40 tanker trucks going through the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, including more than a dozen with hazmat placards typically prohibited from driving through the underpasses.

Mya Coleman, 9, and her dad, Albert, have had to navigate a new life of doctors and financial worries since her heart transplant. But Mya’s strength, faith, pluckiness and stubbornness have sustained them.

Mohammed Sultani had no butchering or grocery experience. He relied on the kindness of strangers and his family. When that wasn’t enough, he started driving trucks.

Two women were found dead in Baltimore County in what police are describing as a suspected double homicide.