Community issues

Maryland should be allowed to enact “common-sense gun laws,” Attorney General Anthony Brown said.

Maryland transportation projects could be delayed and local commuter bus service and roadway maintenance face significant cuts as a result of a more-than-$3 billion shortfall in funding the state’s six-year transportation plan, state officials said Tuesday.

Federal authorities have identified Harford County resident Brandon Heffner, 38, among a group of rioters on the U.S. Capitol’s lower West Terrace in video footage from Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

US Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced on Tuesday that he was ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, clearing the way for the first woman to lead the Naval Academy in Annapolis. The Senate in one stroke then approved 425 military promotions.

An Annapolis police department vehicle has the misspelling “Annappolis” on one side.

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is building a space for 24 patients in mental health crisis, a growing need in the region.

Once-fertile soil has given way to wetlands plants and salt patches, imperiling a search for the exact location of the cabin where Harriet Tubman’s father lived and taught her in Eastern Maryland.

Gloria Hughes, 37, is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death.

The rulings settle parts of a monthslong dispute in the case, though the judge did not hold the state’s attorneys office in contempt of court following delays and excuses for not sharing evidence that the defense requested.

The resolution, which did not appear on Monday night’s agenda, failed with four members abstaining from the vote. Just minutes earlier, a large group of pro-Palestine protestors had been escorted out of the building after interrupting the council proceedings.

Family has been searching for answers since Malecki disappeared on Nov. 11, 1969. “We’re hoping for some closure.”

Druid Hill Park changes are in effect until Jan. 1, and temporary closures will happen this week near City Hall and the Washington Monument.

Richard Luna, the interim director of the Department of Public Works, said 80% of crews have been hired and new dumpster trucks are on the way.

Multiple people were taken to the hospital following a three-car crash on Route 29 in Howard County, authorities said.

As the former school of Justice Thurgood Marshall gets transformed, plans are announced to renovate the home of the late Baltimore congressman Parren Mitchell.

Afghan refugees in Baltimore have experienced a mix of hope and despair.

Baltimore Police investigated a report of gunfire inside Harbor East Cinemas on Saturday night, according to authorities.

Detectives are investigating a shooting that killed two men in North Baltimore on Sunday morning. Officers responded to the 3600 block of Greenmount Avenue for reports of a shooting around 3 a.m., a news release said.

The Night of 100 Elvises, a loved and celebrated Baltimore event since 1994, made its return after a three-year pandemic hiatus.

Poet Wallace Lane writes on family legacy and the fade.