Community issues

The chain known for its fried chicken wants to open a gas station near a busy intersection at 5901 Harford Road — something it first proposed in 2012. After a long hiatus, the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals will hear the company’s case on Feb. 6.

An eight-to-14-day temperature outlook published by the National Weather Service on Friday indicates that Maryland has a 50% to 60% chance of having higher than average temperatures.

The end of the Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund means the loss of a lifeline for low-income residents struggling to stay in their homes.

Some residents said they fear a new flag design could erase the agricultural history of the county.

Maryland Department of Health and Montgomery County health officials said Thursday that a person who traveled internationally recently has been diagnosed with the disease.

The Maryland Transit Administration has proposed eliminating eight commuter bus routes and reducing service on 26 others to help close a budget gap facing the state Department of Transportation.

The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Kendra Y. Ausby handed down the sentence on charges of second-degree murder and use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence against Kanisha Spence, 45, of Poppleton.

Both sides are set on Monday to make their closing arguments in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.

The Maryland Transit Administration says a new data dashboard will improve transparency, while a new method of counting riders on light rail and Baltimore’s subway should be more accurate.

All-electric yellow school buses will begin serving about 300 city school students.

Use of edibles and other cannabis products can harm teens, and parents must act to protect them, says Renee M. Johnson, a professor in the Department of Mental Health and Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The federal Department of Justice and Maryland-based MedStar Health have reached a $440,000 settlement over allegations that the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Teens in Baltimore continue to be shot in record numbers this year. Check back weekly for the latest data and analysis.

Emergency crews worked Wednesday morning to extinguish a fire at a Canton marina.

Mosby, 44, a Democrat who served two terms as the city’s top prosecutor from 2015-2023, testified that she had trusted her now ex-husband, her real estate agent, and her mortgage broker.

As funding dries up, more than 200 formerly homeless Baltimoreans could lose the support of a program helping them stay under a roof and out of the hospital.

Towson University has a new four-legged friend on campus: A chocolate Labrador retriever puppy named Bruno who will work as a comfort dog with the university’s police department.

Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers, 37, of Maryland, was one of two SEALs who were lost at sea during a raid on a boat carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen.

Here’s what local and state leaders, residents and fans had to say about the Orioles sale to David Rubenstein and other investors including Cal Ripken Jr. and Michael Arougheti.