Community issues

A four-man crew impersonated police officers to carjack and kidnap people throughout Baltimore, Baltimore County and Harford County, according to federal court records

With Maryland facing a $3.3 billion shortfall for transportation over six years, state lawmakers in Annapolis are looking at ways to raise money, including levying a 50-cent fee on most online purchases and home-delivery transactions.

Ashish Bhandari, who has bought the rights to the Eddie’s of Mount Vernon name, hopes to reopen the grocer this summer.

Only 4% of drivers who received a citation live within a half mile of the camera that cited them, the report claims.

Efforts in Maryland to roll back juvenile justice reform are politically motivated and won't reduce crime, two retired federal judges say.

The plea represents the first time John Vigna, who taught at Cloverly Elementary School for over two decades, has admitted guilt. For years, he denied accusations against him.

Elliot Knox, 34, also stood trial in the killing of Justin Johnson, whom prosecutors allege he shot the same night in December 2021.

Taura Musgrove has tapped into her film school training, Hollywood connections, and work at Pixar to bring the public a series of avatars of civil rights figures, starting with Lillie May Carroll Jackson.

Baltimore is resuming weekly pickups for curbside recycling beginning this week.

The Harford County Health Department is warning residents to be on the lookout for aggressive and wild animals.

Jason Billingsley is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Pava LaPere, a 26-year-old tech entrepreneur, in 2023.

Though legislation clearing the way for MCB Real Estate's $1 billion Harborplace redevelopment was introduced before City Council in October, the body held its first and only hearing on the proposal three weeks ago and is expected to give final approval Monday night.

Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan dramatically rejected money from an offshore wind company in a press release.

Farmland application of industrial sludge that comes from the dissolved air flotation process needs better oversight, says a Cecil County resident with a long career in the wastewater treatment industry.

Being quiet after a miscarriage often helps evade questions from others that make one relive it. But many go through the experience and more of us should share our stories when we are ready.

The University of Maryland, College Park, sent a cease-and-desist letter to the leadership of fraternity and sorority organizations on campus and began an investigation into “activities that have threatened the safety and well-being of members of the University community.”

The Baltimore Fire Department said 19 people displaced and four homes were affected by the fire. There were no working smoke alarms in the building where people died, fire department officials said.

All of the climate-monitoring sites in the Baltimore-Washington region saw above-average temperatures and precipitation and below-normal snow this winter, according to the National Weather Service.

The program is expected to last through June 30, 2025.

Alvin Pettit will create nearly a 15-foot clay sculpture to sit permanently in front of Philadelphia’s City Hall. It is expected for completion in the summer of 2025.