Community issues

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michelle M. Harner set the claims deadline, which came 245 days after the Archdiocese of Baltimore filed a petition for Chapter 11 reorganization.

Allegations of sex tapes, Snapchat, burner phones and a wide-ranging sex scandal underlie a citizen complaint that led to several officer suspensions at the Ocean City Police Department.

The Baltimore County Council on Monday passed a contentious measure designed to reduce overcrowding in schools by adding an approval process for developers who want to build new housing.

Kenika D. Leach is accused of coercing at least 11 women into sex work over two years in an operation she called “The Pussy Kat Klub.”

In a federal lawsuit, a woman says one of her coworkers “consistently rubbed and pressed his crotch against Plaintiff’s behind when he walked behind her,” several times per shift.

A man was injured in the shooting and was taken to the hospital, where he remains in stable condition, according to police.

Frederick County has eliminated part of its virtual learning program and Montgomery County is considering completely ending its virtual academy.

Dennis Mattey, the interim CEO and president of Columbia Association, is retiring after a five-decade career with the community’s governing body.

The city has become the U.S. overdose capital, and older Black men are dying at higher rates than anyone else.

For almost seven years, Willie Billinger, now 47, of Baltimore, pursued, and eventually won, his freedom. The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office, though, emphasized that it did not drop the charges against him because prosecutors believed that he was innocent of the killings of Earline “Smiley” Thomas and Howard “Mike” Martin.

Many are dying from fentanyl and other drugs. The hardest-hit are Black men in their 50s to 70s, a group that Baltimore’s changing economy left behind.

The victim was taken to the hospital, where he is stable, according to police.

Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.

The Maryland Institute College of Art announced they’re permanently hiring Cecilia McCormick to lead the historic Baltimore school as its next president.

There is a move afoot to help expand and pay for a what been a largely hidden workforce in Maryland of community health workers, who help marginalized people get health care and other services though they often go without.

Authorities say Emanuel Edward Sewell was arrested in West Virginia.

The driver made the discovery around 12:39 p.m. in the 2500 block of Kirk Avenue, and Maryland Transit Administration Police and Baltimore Police responded.

An inmate’s death at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Princess Anne is being investigated as a homicide and another inmate is the target of the probe, Maryland State Police said Saturday.

Today, Nick Faust will play in a championship game over 7,000 miles from his hometown Baltimore neighborhood. He’ll represent a pro team from Angola as it plays in the title game of Basketball African League.