Community issues

As riders feel the pain from the emergency light rail shutdown, people in the Baltimore region and across Maryland have reason for concern about the prospects for much-needed transportation system improvements, says Brian O’Malley, president & CEO of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance.

The region is waking up to a mix of snow and rain, with slushy snow accumulation on some roads and surfaces.

Johns Hopkins University is building a Data Science and AI Institute on the Homewood campus, with the goal of positioning Baltimore as the nation’s foremost destination for data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Patients, staff and visitors are put at risk from toxic chemicals used at health care facilities, mainly pesticide ingredients, say researchers and advocates working to protect the public from that risk.

The National Public Defender Workload Study was released on Sept. 12 and is a collaboration between the RAND Corp., National Center for State Courts, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense and Law Office of Stephen Hanlon in St. Louis.

Six years ago, Kory Bailey left a startup in Indianapolis to bet on Baltimore and its burgeoning tech industry. Since then, the 44-year-old has helped to build a vibrant tech ecosystem that is now primed to become a major industry in the city and Maryland.

A light grassy accumulation of 1 inch or so is possible, especially along and west of I-83, but roads should remain wet rather than slick.

A large and strong storm system is bringing rain, wind and even a few thunderstorms to the Baltimore area on the day of the city’s first large-scale event without Light Rail service.

The decision by the Archdiocese of Baltimore to file for bankruptcy will allow equitable compensation for abuse survivors and position the church to continue its mission, says Joe Foss, a member of the archdiocese’s Board of Financial Administration and former vice chairman and chief operating officer of the Baltimore Orioles.

Complaints about the blight and dangers of the Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park area have gotten little or no response from Baltimore officials, Wanda Keyes Heard, a former chief judge of the Baltimore Circuit Court, says.

Frank and Caroline LaPere plan to keep Pava's memory alive.

The officers are under investigation by the Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division after a high-speed chase and deadly crash in Pasadena early Thursday morning.

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The suspension of light rail service has raised questions about why the state did not overhaul its older railcars sooner.

"The shuttles are worse because they have to stop at every stop and take even longer than the trains already do," said Teresa Abrams at the Camden Yards stop.

A guide to the abrupt suspension of Baltimore light rail service and what it means.

Since 1971, Baltimore City has illuminated the monument during the first Thursday in December.

A man from Severn received a suspended sentence a year of probation after pleading to a hate crime in connection with the destruction of Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ Pride Flags outside a church in Odenton last spring, Anne Arundel County prosecutors announced Friday.

Get the kids out of the house with these activities around the Baltimore area during winter break.

Officials say a wild male turkey enticed a group of five female turkeys to leave the park and they don't know if they'll ever recapture them.