Community issues

YesCare has come under fire in Maryland and nationally for the quality of its care of incarcerated people and for a controversial bankruptcy that critics say is an attempt to evade responsibility for medical malpractice and other problems.

Following an inquiry by The Baltimore Banner this week, county police announced that five suspects had been arrested on Feb. 3. In court records, police said the suspects were positively identified through border control as members of an organization known as the South American Theft Group.

Police in Laurel are investigating a shooting inside a recording studio that left two people dead and wounded a third person.

The bill includes a measure that would enable homes that are not “legally” recognized as owner-occupied to be included in the tax sale list over unpaid water and sewer charges.

Baltimore County Circuit Judge Jan Marshall Alexander ruled that prosecutors violated David Davis’ constitutional right to a speedy trial.

Frederick sheriff’s deputies and the U.S. Marshals Service have arrested Keon Wilson-Hawkins in the Jan. 10 killing of a Pikesville man.

The Central Baltimore thoroughfare is swapping a car lane for a bike lane as one element of road work aimed at increasing safety and access for cyclists and pedestrians.

County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced Tuesday that he will appoint Walker, his former director of public works and transportation, to become the next Baltimore County administrative officer.

Identified only by their initials, 11 women, one man, and one person who identified as non-binary, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of Maryland and three of its agencies, claiming they were sexually abused as children while residents at the Good Shepherd Services treatment center before the facility was closed in 2017.

The suspect is facing several charges, including robbery and assault.

In her new role, Meghan Conklin has taken on a challenging role that requires her to work with federal, state, local and private partners to ensure that Maryland meets its bold climate and environmental targets, such as reaching net-zero emissions by 2045.

NBC News Correspondent Antonia Hylton speaks with journalist and broadcaster Gwendolyn Glenn about Hylton’s book, "Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum," which explores the history of Maryland’s Crownsville Hospital.

The university is investigating after a student alleged, in a now viral TikTok video, that she was the target of repeated sexually suggestive comments and that school officials were initially dismissive of her concerns.

Anne Arundel County installs vending machines stocked with naloxone.

A wind advisory remains in effect for portions of the Baltimore region through 5 p.m. Monday.

The attack happened about a quarter of a mile from the school.

Few have heard about Gov. Moore’s housing agenda, but many support its tenets.

Maryland must make free meals available to all its public school students to promote good health, academic achievement and educational equity, two faculty members at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say.

William Brown Jr., of Essex, recently pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to bigamy. According to data from the Maryland Judiciary, there were 16 cases filed statewide containing at least one count of bigamy between 2013 and 2023.

Outsider Artist Junius Wilson is running out of time, and space, to display his Egyptian-inspired creations