Community issues

The Department of Defense awarded a $500 million contract with the University of Maryland’s national security research facility, the largest research deal the university has received.

Baltimore County Police are warning motorists of a sharp rise in auto thefts involving Infinitis compared to 2023.

Beginning June 1, the fine for speed camera violations will increase to $80, the Maryland Department of Transportation reminded motorists.

About 150 Southwest Airlines flights in and out of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport were delayed Wednesday because of what the airline described as a power outage at one of its data centers.

Waitlist spots may become available for the Inner Harbor public swim set for late June — but they are not guaranteed.

The island community will be able to use the money to shore up its petroleum storage and make other necessary improvements to protect from flooding.

Cylburn Arboretum’s most-photographed tree, a dawn redwood, was destroyed by a lightning strike this week.

The FBI affidavit unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court in Maryland lays out a series of allegations of stalking, using spoofed phone numbers and text messages aimed at the targeted woman.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for bankruptcy right before a new law, the Child Victims Act of 2023, was set to take effect in Maryland.

Calling the March 26 crash that toppled the Key Bridge a “wake-up call,” Johns Hopkins says a team will undertake an “urgent assessment” of bridges across the U.S.

Ultramarathon swimmer and Maryland native Katie Pumphrey is looking to make history with what she calls “a love letter to Baltimore.”

By the end of 2024, two giant pandas will be back at the National Zoo in Washington.

A veteran U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientist found a pair of newly hatched eaglets at Poplar Island, located in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay, that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Maryland Port Authority have been rebuilding over the last 25 years.

While the Johns Hopkins Health System has ceased dealings with a South Baltimore medical waste incinerator that has been sued and hit with fines, MedStar Health plans to continue using the facility.

An attorney for the Sinclair chairman and Baltimore Sun owner objected to 64 questions in a recent deposition as part of a lawsuit Smith is funding against city schools.

The pilot, which is just under 2 years old, includes 1,164 households participating in the free compost collection program through Key City Compost. The total amount of diverted waste is 574,670 pounds as of the end of April.

The goal, developers say, is to turn affordable housing on its head — making seamless with surrounding communities and attractive to residents of various income brackets.

TSA intercepted its 21st gun of the year at BWI airport on Sunday — this time, an airport employee brought it.

The election will be held at the hospital’s downtown campus and its midtown campus over two days next month. The results will determine whether the union is established.

Some vehicle registration fees are going to increase by more than 60%.