Community issues

Baltimore Gas and Electric is temporarily expanding call center operations this weekend and waiving penalties for unpaid bills after some customers reported glitches on the company’s website.

Anne Arundel County’s Nonprofit Center has launched an events hub to link residents with nonprofit organizations.

Walmart said no additional closures are planned for the region at this time.

The Robert E. Lee Monument Removal Act, which was proposed by Democrats, would remove a statue of the Confederate general from Antietam National Battlefield.

Residents are miffed at the delayed opening of the store, which is to replace another beloved grocer that was torn down.

Baltimore officials and members of the city’s flagship violence-intervention program, Safe Streets, have gone more than a year without a homicide in the area where their Penn North site is located.

Elliot Knox, 34, of Mount Holly, stood trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.

Sherita Golden, the chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine, resigned from her position after months of controversy over her definition of privilege.

Anne Arundel County is the latest jurisdiction in Maryland to publish a map of which residents need to test their home service lines for lead pipes.

Maryland must be one of the places that will protect artistic expression, including rap music lyrics, from being used by prosecutors in criminal cases, say a state lawmaker and an author who has written about those prosecution methods.

Baltimore Police have located a 4-year-old boy after he was reported taken from his family’s home on Tuesday.

Swatting calls can be initiated by individuals or groups and experts say are increasingly weaponized against people with opposing political viewpoints.

Baltimore’s young people older than 16 often find a lack of educational and other resources aimed at helping them transition to adulthood, Julia Baez, the CEO of Baltimore’s Promise, says.

If you're just now tuning in, here's a primer on everything you need to know about the Harborplace development.

Though state transportation officials have avoided deep spending cuts, for now, they still have to find $3 billion to cover needs over the next five years.

Baltimore County announced Monday it is planning on purchasing most of a 153-acre site and turning it into a county park.

Amtrak is adding eight new daily trains through the North Baltimore hub on weekdays, two additional Saturday morning trains to Washington, D.C., and four new Sunday trains.

But the program comes with requirements that could make it unfeasible for most people considering buying, renovating and living in one of the $1 homes.

The jury has deliberated in Baltimore Circuit Court for more than eight hours in the case of Elliot Knox, 34, of Mount Holly, who’s charged with two counts of first-degree murder and related offenses.

Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch, the longtime health officer for Baltimore County has “departed” county government, according to a news release.