Community issues

Several school systems across Maryland are closing early on Monday due to the threat of severe weather.

While immigration enforcement has changed, your rights when confronted by officers have not, legal experts and advocates say. Here’s what you need to know.

Animals hoarding cases — like on in February in which Baltimore County officials removed 14 dogs, 21 birds, several reptiles and a cat from a Halethorpe woman’s property — may be horrifying, but the people involved often have mental health disorders, experts find.

It seems, as a parent, that Baltimore City Public School kids have too much time off. Some educators tried to set me straight.

When the redevelopment of Annapolis City Dock is completed in 2028, the historic waterfront will be protected from flooding by a physically elevated park and a movable flood barrier system.

It's going to be rainy with thunderstorms possible on Monday and Monday night, with some flurries even possible.

Eight years after its historic March Madness moment, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, again is preparing to take aim at the nation’s brackets.

Where does downtown Baltimore begin and end? Nearly 700 readers sent maps — and a Banner analysis reveals the areas most people agree on.

In a reality dating show where age is just a number, 38-year-old Andrew Wheeler, a Federal Hill bar owner, makes his Netflix debut.

A current officer and two former officers with the Prince George’s Police Department were charged with varying counts of misconduct in office and conspiracy to commit misconduct, according to the state's attorney’s office.

The UMBC Retrievers are headed to the NCAA tournament after knocking off the Vermont Catamounts in the America East men's championship game Saturday.

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank sold his Lutherville mansion for about $4.4 million in February, according to property records.

The “strong odor” in an air traffic control facility for Washington D.C.-area airports that caused flights to halt in the region on Friday night came from an overheated circuit board, officials said.

The watershed’s 6,000 acres, which includes six recreation areas, 16 miles of shoreline fishing and trails, will be open to the public to explore through Nov. 30.

A “volatile” and “severe” storm system will travel down the East Coast on Monday, bringing with it rain, wind, light snow and possible tornadoes.

Incarcerated women who are near the end of their sentences remain housed at the state women’s prison in Jessup, and advocates are pushing the state to open a facility to help these women prepare to return to their families and communities.

As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade.

After arrests at a White Marsh Mall teen “link-up,” Baltimore County residents and officials debate curfews, safety concerns and where teens can gather.

Five Maryland drivers owe the District of Columbia more than $625,000, collectively, for unpaid traffic citations.

The biggest airports in the Baltimore and Washington area were on a ground delay after hours of halted flights Friday sparked by a “strong chemical smell” at the region’s air traffic control facility.