Community issues

The need for more fields in the county has become increasingly pressing since the 1980s.

A measure to change the selection process for Baltimore County's Planning Board might have less to do with concerns about planning generally and more to do with opposition to mixed-use development that would include affordable housing, says a county resident who writes about law and local government issues.

Baltimore City Council races for the 8th, 11th and 12th districts were still too close to call as of Wednesday morning and will likely be decided by mail-in and provisional ballots that have yet to be counted.

The landmark Shaarei Tfiloh Synagogue by Druid Hill Park will get a new lease on life as a kind of community center rooted in Jewish traditions.

With the closure of Edmondson Village’s Giant Food on June 13, the West Baltimore neighborhood will qualify as a food desert.

The pastor at Breath of God Lutheran Church and a familiar face in Highlandtown would take over the seat of Zeke Cohen, who endorsed Parker earlier this year and declared victory in his bid for City Council president.

Markis Russell, 22, pleaded guilty in Baltimore City Circuit Court to second-degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, according to the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office.

The ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse suffered power outages before it left port because of human error, but federal safety officials are still trying to figure out why it lost power in the moments before it hit the bridge.

Read the NTSB's preliminary report about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the Dali cargo ship.

Sarah Beth Clendaniel told a confidential FBI source that the attack would be “legendary” and “probably permanently completely lay this city to waste.”

Red Lobster restaurants in Gaithersburg, Columbia, Silver Spring and Laurel have officially closed — but the equipment and furniture inside the Maryland locations is up for grabs.

The rally came out of Prince George’s County just after midnight when police were alerted it was on the move. Anne Arundel County Police say the drivers were headed for the Giant Food parking lot in Gambrills, where they planned to set up an exhibition of wildness behind the wheel.

The state has been in talks with county executives about expanding “diversion” programs to reduce the number of people with mental illness from being funneled into the court system in the first place.

Controlled explosions used to clear debris from Key Bridge, allowing cargo ship Dali to be freed and continue its journey.

After Superpedestrian suddenly went out of business at the end of last year, Baltimore’s transportation department will bring in another scooter company.

The firms would be paid between 2% and 18% of any money recovered for the state, depending on how much money is won and at which point in the legal process an award is made.

Three people accepted responsibility on Monday for their roles in a mass shooting that killed two and wounded 28 others in the Brooklyn Homes community in Baltimore, where hundreds had gathered for an annual celebration the weekend before the Fourth of July.

Once rehabilitated, the Howard Street freight rail tunnel will be a game changer for the Port of Baltimore.

Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama series has delighted children for nearly 20 years. The beloved author died of brain cancer in 2016, but her daughter Berol Dewdney embodies her mother’s message of empathy, compassion and the power of play in a Baltimore City Public Schools pre-K classroom.

Compared with our neighboring states, Maryland has been slow to adapt to the growing demand for safe cycling lanes, particularly over bridges.