Community issues

A surgeon at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore is among the pioneers of procedure called HIPEC that can give some late-stage cancer patients months or years cancer free.

Annapolis unveiled its long-awaited design for a maritime welcome center Wednesday, part of an $88 million reimagining of its waterfront public square to protect the historic city from rising seas and climate change. It now faces an ambitious timeline and uncertain public response.

6-0 vote culminates a smooth nomination process for the homegrown pick, who Scott announced as his nominee immediately after former Commissioner Michael Harrison’s abrupt departure.

Mayor Scott presided over ceremony to rename the 1800 block of Division Street in the Upton neighborhood after the beloved entertainer.

“If we don’t make any changes, someone else is going to make the changes for us,” City Councilwoman Danielle McCray said at Thursday’s hearing.

The Baltimore-operated James Webb Space Telescope detected signs of carbon on a moon orbiting Jupiter. Carbon is a key ingredient in the search for extraterrestrial life.

The state is surveying residents about their driving behaviors around work zones and the best way to reduce work zone crashes in the wake of a collision on I-695 last spring that left six workers dead.

Dozens of Baltimore City and Baltimore County residents who spoke to greater Baltimore’s state's attorneys, police chiefs and councilmen want to undo General Assembly changes that eased statutes surrounding juvenile court action and limited probationary terms for kids who commit certain offenses.

Johns Hopkins University has released a long-awaited draft of policies and procedures for its private police for that, once finalized, would serve as guidelines for officers’ interactions with the public.

The Department of Health and Human Services says orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25, and that no-cost tests will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service.

Total precipitation could reach an inch and a half on Saturday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Anna Stuck.

A bright red swastika and other graffiti were spray painted on the door at United Hebrew Cemetery in Rosedale.

Mentoring nonprofit Next One Up marks a new chapter after opening a new facility for young men in Baltimore.

Maryland Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz explained in a legislative hearing on Sept. 20, 2023 that he has undertaken reforms to change the culture in the state’s troubled park service.

In each case, the burglar gained entry by breaking a window of the business, police said.

A vital Baltimore City permit process used by hundreds of street festivals, block parties and races has moved online this year.

Department leaders point to signs of improvement, particularly around restoring the depleted vehicle fleet and the ongoing challenge of long wait times that medics routinely face.

Even after being cleared of a murder and an assault he did not commit, Demetrius Smith of Baltimore faced legal hurdles in getting compensation from the state. He was vindicated on Wednesday with a payment and an apology from the governor.

Significant portions of Maryland are either under a drought watch or drought warning, the Maryland Department of the Environment said Wednesday.

Property Invest USA, a Miami-based company that facilitated the transaction — along with nearly 300 others across Baltimore to foreign buyers — "overpromised and underperformed.”