Community issues

The University of Maryland hired a former Baltimore Police officer just months after he was accused of using excessive force during the Freddie Gray unrest, according to court documents and state officials.

Baltimore City Fire personnel contained a two-alarm blaze in the St. Paul neighborhood Thursday night that sent black smoke plummeting over the city.

U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a native of the community, presented a check Thursday to County Executive Kathy Klausmeier.

A 28-year-old man died Thursday morning after a box truck struck him in Southeast Baltimore, police said.

Yolanda Wilkes, 42, of Hampden, is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with accessory after the fact, concealing physical evidence and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The same cold front that brought severe thunderstorms and power outages to the region Wednesday night is sticking around through early next week.

Jonathan Ingram, 33, of Baltimore, was shot and killed by a SWAT sniper Tuesday after officers responded to a home in the 6200 block of Park Heights Avenue for a burglary and were met with gunfire.

Howard County officials held a press conference Thursday to discuss the fatal police shooting of Alex LaMoire, a 25-year-old man with autism.

A Maryland federal judge on Thursday ordered a psychiatric evaluation to determine competency to stand trial for Ziz LaSota.

Everything you need to know about candidates for Howard County office in 2026.

Maryland is one of the few states in the U.S. that don’t allow beer and wine sales in most grocery stores. Here’s why.

Mayor Brandon Scott's legal team, fresh off a lucrative settlement, hired more litigators. Now the city is taking aim at online casinos “dressed up as a children's game.”

Here’s a look at seven things to do in Howard County during the week of March 12-18. The theme is St. Patrick’s Day.

An attorney for Jackson Fleming wants President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to intervene.

As the Trump administration and conservative legislatures around the country attack rights secured for LGBTQIA+ people, Baltimore historians say sharing the stories of queer ancestors has never been more important.

Donald “China” Waugh, a fixture on the Baltimore arabbing scene for decades, died recently at age 90.

Clay Kearns and his mother, Erica, want lawmakers to require local governments to address safety issues.

Tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm threats and a statewide hazardous weather outlook blanketed Maryland on Wednesday evening.

Fourteen students were sent to the hospital as a precaution on Wednesday morning after a student accidentally discharged pepper spray on a school bus, police said.

Samuel Warren, a correctional officer who initiated an attack and cover-up at Eastern Correctional Institution, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison.