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The city is expected to offer resources, but the park is also being cleared of occupants.

Under the proposed changes, the public must have the opportunity to comment on legislation twice before it is voted on and amendments must be submitted before meetings.

Almost two years after being indicted, eight members of the gang 59 Hoover have been convicted on multiple offenses including gang involvement and murder.

The Johns Hopkins University is nominating seven people to fill vacancies for students, faculty and staff seats on its police accountability board.

In a separate motion, Deborah Katz Levi and James Dills, David Linthicum’s attorneys, allege that the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office misrepresented information about a use of force report in court.

The graffiti seen in Canton shows recreations from two different street artists.

A winter storm is expected to bring snow to some portions of northern Baltimore and Harford counties as well as Frederick, Carroll and Cecil counties through Tuesday afternoon.

The opposition to redeveloping the shopping center is emblematic of why state leaders are pushing new laws to allowing housing projects to circumvent local backlash.

People in Baltimore can address an urgent need by becoming foster parents for refugee children, Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Baltimore-based Global Refuge, says.

The first leader of the state’s Independent Investigations Division is out at the attorney general’s office after 2.5 years. Police found her biased, her former boss called her a “rock star.”

New greenhouse gas reduction targets are part of the department's larger — and daunting — climate goals.

Harford County sheriff releases a sketch of the suspect and new details in the killing of Rachel Morin, a Bel Air mother of five who was slain along the Ma & Pa Trail in August.

Police say a man killed a woman in his home and was then struck and killed by a car in Laurel.

Thousands of Marylanders skirt state law by registering their vehicles in Virginia to save money. Such vehicle owners will see changes July 1, when Virginia starts requiring auto insurance.

Some areas of the Chesapeake Bay region and certain communities, including the Latino community, could be acutely impacted by flooding risks linked to climate change, Shanna Edberg, director of conservation programs at Hispanic Access Foundation, says.

TurnAround Inc., a rape crisis center for Baltimore City and Baltimore County, has partnered with the YWCA of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County to open a safe house for children who are victims of human trafficking. The safe house will be based in Anne Arundel County and will serve kids from across the state.

The EPA says it wants to strengthen Clean Air Act standards for large facilities that burn trash.

Kristin Juszczyk, a Towson University grad whose designs have appeared on Swift and other celebrities including Biles this season, is auctioning a custom Super Bowl puffer vest.

Some college students living in a Morgan State University residential hall say they haven’t had hot water all week.