Community issues

Days after the shooting, the Housing Authority of Baltimore City cut the tree down, but the camera now faces a different direction.

Heavy rain pelted the Baltimore region late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, causing flash flooding that trapped some motorists.

These photos show the different viewpoints BPD's CitiWatch cameras had into the main courtyard of Brooklyn Homes, where the mass shooting occurred.

Tonya Lucas, 59, of Northwest Baltimore, was awaiting a fifth trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on arson and murder charges after a previous conviction was set aside. She had spent more than two decades in prison and will not have to serve any additional time.

New COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be available soon, as early as this week.

Staff turnover, fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, has affected how efficiently the office runs, the homeless agency’s leader told City Council. The agency is tasked with overseeing large amounts of money from the federal government, a challenge even with more staffing and resources than the office has now.

The Kroger Co. says it will sell 10 Harris Teeter stores in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., ahead of a merger with Albertsons Companies Inc.

Trone, a Democrat who represents much of Western Maryland in Congress and is running for the U.S. Senate, echoed concerns detailed by the American Civil Rights Union in a complaint last July.

Improved public health policies and individual actions by loved ones can help prevent suicides, Anthony Woods, Maryland’s secretary of veterans affairs, says.

“It hurts us more when kids are the ones perpetrating or falling victim, because we feel like we failed them,” said state Del. Luke Clippinger, a Baltimore Democrat who is leading a review of whether juvenile laws need adjusting.

Here’s a breakdown of what the Archdiocese’s bankruptcy proceeding could look like.

It can be hard to distinguish between real danger and overhyped warnings in the media. But yes, Maryland does experience tropical storms and hurricanes. Isabel, which hit 20 years ago this month, is hard to forget.

The Maryland Transit Administration won’t charge for rides on all of its public transportation modes from Sept. 22-24.

A shooting incident near a popular Hampden skate park ended with a chaotic arrest Monday afternoon as dozens of students departing a nearby high school looked on.

Officer Steven Angelini is scheduled to be sentenced on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on Feb. 9, 2024.

Baltimore County Police reported a man was shot in the hand Monday afternoon in the neighborhood next to Lansdowne Middle School, resulting in a brief lockdown at three schools.

Eleven children and an adult were injured in a crash involving a bus Monday morning in Bel Air, Maryland State Police said.

The historic landmark and tourist attraction, which is usually open from April through October, has as many as 14,000 visitors per year.

Energy advocates say retail energy companies are fleecing low-income communities of color in cities like Baltimore.

As Amtrak moves forward with its plans for a new tunnel under West Baltimore, residents in the area feel left in the dark.