Community issues

Maryland is somewhat in the clear Sunday, but wildfire smoke and the threat of severe thunderstorms could return this week.

A man was found fatally shot on a sidewalk in an Odenton neighborhood Saturday night, Anne Arundel County Police said.

Severe thunderstorms swept across Maryland on Saturday, toppling trees and power lines, damaging homes and businesses, and knocking out electricity to thousands as tornadoes, flash flooding and dangerous winds threatened much of the state.

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Lourdes Karina Pinto, a North Laurel resident, opened Tasty Empanadas in 2018 before expanding the food stall into a food truck.

A conservative Anabaptist group runs one of the hottest preschools in Baltimore’s liberal Hampden neighborhood.

As I climbed and gained confidence, I felt my heart rate slow and my anxieties melt. My arms and legs figured out a rhythm, and I began to see how this adventure on high could be so calming.

It will take days to repair a massive sinkhole that opened on an East Baltimore street early Saturday as crews assess utility damage, city officials said.

Ten people were hospitalized after a moving truck collided with at least 10 vehicles on the highway, officials said.

A home in Gaithersburg caught fire Saturday morning, possibly after lightning struck it, a fire official said.

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final on Sunday, thanks to thunderstorms passing through the area.

Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike, a two-time Pro Bowl selection and one of the Ravens’ highest-paid players, has not spoken publicly since he suffered a season-ending, career-threatening neck injury in September.

One person was killed and another was critically injured Friday evening in a vehicle crash in White Marsh, Baltimore County Police said.

There's not much to do when people use chairs, buckets and other things to save beach space for hours at a time. It’s just a part of resort town life.

Maryland skies should look a little less hazy by Saturday evening as thunderstorms move into the region.

A monthslong effort by Arnold residents to stop a proposed Chick-fil-A drive-thru restaurant along Route 2 ended in a victory this week when the Anne Arundel County Board of Appeals denied the company’s latest request for preliminary plan approval.

A 1-year-old boy was found dead in a car in Northwest Baltimore Thursday, police said.

Officers are investigating reports of human remains found near a highway in Middle River, police said.

Baltimore Police are investigating an apparent white supremacist flyer that was discovered in Fells Point on Friday, officials said.

Republican council member David Marks said he plans to introduce legislation that would extend the Baltimore County’s pause on data center development.