Community issues

The Baltimore Museum of Industry has launched a new initiative to collect materials related to the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s significance in Baltimore, from its history and workers to the recent collapse and subsequent recovery effort.

Hilton Carter takes a trip around Maryland to tell you about some of his favorite go-to places to shop for plants.

Bidding is set to open at $1.5 million and begins Tuesday afternoon. The online auction is scheduled to end on Thursday.

Baltimore Catholics, reeling from the archdiocese's proposal to close 40 churches, spent Monday mourning and preparing to battle to keep their beloved parishes open.

Having unionized workers rebuild the Key Bridge would ensure that workplace standards are upheld, livable wages are paid, and the workforce reflects the makeup of the Baltimore region, William R. Davis, a council representative for the Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters, says.

Maryland's emergency rooms need improving, and hospitals are increasing outsourcing the job to a national firm.

The two have only appeared together publicly once this calendar year with the election bearing down.

Officials did not identify the victim at the request of the family, but he is presumed to be one of the construction workers who fell from the bridge as it collapsed.

Baltimore Police said a 7-year-old girl shot at one of Baltimore’s best-known malls on Saturday is now in “stable” condition.

The companies that own and manage the Dali want to restrict their exposure to the value of the vessel and the freight after the bridge collapsed onto the ship, which they put that at $43.67 million.

The Baltimore County Council chairman says he’s unhappy with the proposed budget from County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

Federal authorities opened a criminal investigation into the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, with FBI agents raiding the container ship Dali early Monday.

The Patapsco River will open briefly for recreational boats on Tuesday, giving mariners a chance to sail in or out of Baltimore’s harbor for the first time since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed.

A “majority” of the star’s designer bags, including Birkin bags, and a “large amount” of her jewelry were taken during the reported theft, according to TMZ.

Baltimore attorney Kenneth Ravenell has been out of prison while he appeals his nearly five-year sentence for aiding a drug dealer client.

Trea Ellinger, 29, of Glen Burnie, died after first responders found him lying in the middle of South Howard Street in Baltimore “exhibiting signs of intoxication and distress” and “speaking incomprehensibly,” and later took him to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center on July 25, 2023.

Harford County Police have opened a homicide investigation after three people were found dead Monday morning at the scene of an apartment fire.

'Shark Tank' panelists Mark Cuban and Emma Grede invested $150,000 in Dawn Myers’ $400 thermal hair infuser called The Mint, which is manufactured in Baltimore. The all-in-one hair tool detangles — and distributes heated conditioners and gels throughout — a person’s hair.

President Biden said the new Key Bridge will be built with American-made steel, and experts say this is not just possible, but likely.

Youth development programs are among the resources needed to address the social and economic causes of juvenile crime, says Lillian Bocquin, a fellow with the Center for Adolescent Health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.