Community issues

The parks and planning commission claims that a $39 million transfer authorized via the county budget and the budget that the council set for the commission violate state law and the county’s charter.

Old-school Baltimore bars offered a (poorly lit) place for local candidates to try new lines, and were mandatory stops for those seeking higher office.

As President Donald Trump restructures immigration cases, the latest national trend has arrived in Baltimore: so-called “mega” master calendar hearings that pack more than 100 people in court at the same time.

Mayor Brandon Scott rushed through a deal with BGE in 2023 that allowed the utility company to profit from Baltimore-owned infrastructure. His administration says it wants to renegotiate.

A person suspected of a drug transaction died in a fiery crash after driving away from deputies in Harford County, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.

A 38-year-old man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and other charges after a shooting in a Pikesville park left a police officer and a bystander injured.

The Anne Arundel County Council narrowly voted during budget amendments to delay all public water access projects in the county by at least a year. The county executive called it a “giant step backwards.”

On Monday, the MTA, in partnership with the Maryland State Arts Council, launched a newly designed Pride bus that will travel throughout the Baltimore region over the next year.

Orioles owner David Rubenstein got married to Caryn Zucker in a quiet ceremony last week.

Two people were injured in an explosion at a South Baltimore wastewater treatment plant, fire officials said.

A pedestrian crossing the street in Silver Spring was struck and killed by a vehicle early Monday morning, according to Montgomery County police.

Anne Arundel County executive candidate Kyle Nembhard has dropped out of the Democratic primary and endorsed fellow Democrat James Kitchin just days before early voting begins.

From the arrival of tall ships in Baltimore to new museum exhibits, lectures, concerts and block parties, there’s no shortage of things to do to mark America's 250th birthday in the coming weeks.

Highlandtown, a growing and increasingly Latino neighborhood in East Baltimore, has been at the center of ICE activity lately. That has business owners worried about the future.

Buying a home can be the biggest purchase of a lifetime. Here are some of the more common problems Maryland homeowners face and how to prevent them.

A coalition of groups focused on the health of local rivers is seeking to change perceptions with a new monitoring program that provides real-time water quality data.

A member of Safe Streets, Baltimore’s flagship antiviolence program, has been arrested in connection with a nonfatal shooting Sunday in North Baltimore, officials said.

According to officials, two county police officers discharged their weapons during the incident. The officer who was shot, identified by authorities Monday as P. Catalfamo, did not discharge their gun.

Thomas Pinkerton Jr., 52, a former youth pastor at Central Christian Church in Rossville, faces up to four years in prison under a plea deal accepted Monday. He can argue for less time at his upcoming sentencing.

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