Community issues

Many Maryland families can’t afford a multiyear rate increase proposed by Baltimore Gas and Electric, Marceline White, executive director of Economic Action Maryland, says.

The work will eventually open the median shoulders to traffic during rush hour, helping to unclog congested areas.

Jewel Crowder was taken into custody without incident Friday around 5:30 p.m., police said. He is charged with first-degree murder for the shooting of 23-year-old Ryan Demby.

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Judge George Levi Russell III issued a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law in places where alcohol is sold, in private places without the owner’s consent and at public demonstrations.

Archbishop William E. Lori said church leaders had weighed their options for months this summer before concluding that Chapter 11 bankruptcy was inevitable.

Shakur, who spent some of his teenage years in Baltimore and became one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was 25 when he was gunned down.

Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she is terminating the agreement reached in 2004 that allowed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to control Oher’s finances.

Baltimore District Judge Tameika M. Lunn made the ruling at a bail review hearing on Friday for Jason Billingsley, 32, of Sandtown-Winchester. He's charged with first-degree murder and related offenses.

Mohammed Choudhury had previously announced he would not seek a new four-year contract.

Rashid Maxwell Jr., known as “Ugg” to his loved ones, was a playful teen with a knack for fixing things, family members said.

A bargoer as well as an official briefed on the investigation said the incident started with an altercation inside of Wayward Bar & Kitchen, and that the participants were thrown out.

Members of the Venetoulis family passed love and admiration for Brooks Robinson down through generations, and Lynn Venetoulis knew she had to name a loved one after him.

Remembered for her ambition and kindness, LaPere founded a company dedicated to reducing barriers in notoriously exclusive industries.

When Maryland’s acting state parks Superintendent Angela Crenshaw visits parks, she goes over a few rules with staff members. Be nice. Be safe. Keep body to self.

COVID-19 cases are rising, and a new vaccine is approved, but it can be hard to find doses in the Baltimore area.

A former correctional officer at a state prison on the Eastern Shore recently pleaded guilty to the attack.

Larry Worsley, a more than 20-year veteran, was acquitted on Thursday in Baltimore Circuit Court of first- and second-degree assault, use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, theft and intoxicated endangerment.

A man and woman fought to survive a brutal attack police believe is tied to Jason Billingsley, the suspect in the killing of tech CEO Pava LaPere.

One alignment includes construction of a new downtown tunnel, while the other two routes are surface level.