Community issues

It will take longer than two weeks to stabilize Empire Towers, a 10-story office building in Glen Burnie.

Maryland health experts are urging residents to stay indoors Friday as wildfire smoke pushes air quality to dangerous levels.

The decision came in response to a petition against Ronald Rosenbluth from the 41st District Democratic Central Committee. The 62-year-old was accused of yelling at 78-year-old Betsy Krieger on June 17 at an early voting center.

Police are searching for six people who surrounded and attacked a 74-year-old man outside of a 7-Eleven store in Liberty Square.

Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year.

A Johns Hopkins study found 1 in 3 attempts to fill prescriptions of brand-name drugs was initially denied, with new weight loss drugs leading the pack.

Baltimore native Sheldon Candis discusses his new Hulu film, “They Fight,” and why the boxing coming-of-age drama had to be filmed in Charm City.

More than 30 states have reported infections of the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora this year.

Rabbi Gustav “Gus” Buchdahl, who served for 37 years at Temple Emanuel and continued to teach at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, died June 7 at age 91.

The driver of a tractor trailer that plowed into homes Wednesday in Dundalk, Maryland, has been released from the hospital.

Atlas is expanding its Annapolis footprint with new restaurants, but the growth has sparked debate among residents.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Maddox ordered Adriana Gavilan Sanchez’s release from immigration custody.

Thursday morning’s hazy skies in Maryland are expected to worsen Friday as smoke from large wildfires in central Canada drifts into the state, forecasters said.

The phenomenon, known locally as a “pistachio tide,” has taken over Baltimore’s central waterway this week. It seems to be happening earlier and experts say it’s getting worse.

Sonja Brookins Santelises wants to make classroom conversation civil again.

Known as the “mayor of Suitland,” Elsie Jacobs has gained an outsize but informal role at the sheriff’s office.

United Airlines is trying to attract flyers with another luxurious perk: an empty middle seat.

Five new measles cases in Maryland push the nation closer to a record-setting year that public health officials say could have been avoided.

The County Council passed emergency legislation that would require towing companies to release impounded vehicles to detainees’ families or members of the same household.

In March, a tunnel-boring company founded by Elon Musk announced winners for a contest in which cities, organizations and individuals could pitch tunnel projects to be built on the company’s dime. Among the winners was a mysterious Baltimore project called Ravens Loop.