Community issues

It’s going to be super hot — so hot the temperature could break a record set in 1881.

Currently, owners of brand-new vehicles don’t need to go through the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program for the first three years after purchase. That is likely to soon stretch to six years, as the state implements new rules that were adopted earlier this year.

Every citizen can help address the root causes that lead to violent crime in Baltimore, says Karl W. Bickel, who has worked in law enforcement at federal, county and local levels.

Those familiar with the crosswalk consider it to be one of the most dangerous on the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail, created in 1984 over the former path of the Northern Central Railroad.

A look at the annual event’s opening weekend at the state fairgrounds in Lutherville-Timonium.

A 29-year-old man was fatally shot inside Norma Jean’s strip club on The Block, Baltimore’s red light district, early Sunday.

I took the MTA's new QuickLink 40 across town and compared timestamps to the existing local routes. Here's how the trip went.

Seeing spotted lanternflies in your garden, along the street and scudding thorough the air? Welp, they're about to get worse. But at least they seem to be sparing Maryland's wineries this year.

Some playgrounds are perfectly fine; others are practically theme parks. This list is the latter — the destination playgrounds worth packing up the car and making a day of it.

There are plenty of options for gluten-free goods in Baltimore.

King, who worked at Eastern Aircraft Co. in 1942, was honored Saturday at the Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum in Middle River.

What to do to stay cool this Labor Day weekend.

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Deaths are unusual from West Nile virus, but there are more cases nationally. So what should be done about all the mosquitoes?

Bryson Hudson is among a growing number of young people killed by gun violence in Baltimore this year.

The young victim was taken to a hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening, police said.

“We haven’t lost anything,” Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said. “And the thing we’ve gained is not having the victim have to testify in a courtroom in front of people.”

The announced $50 million, 3,750-seat venue was expected to open this summer, but construction came to a halt earlier this year. Though officials have been mum, court filings explain why.

Prosecutors detailed their legal analysis and conclusions in a 10-page report about the October 2022 death of Kweli Murphy Al-Mateen, 17, of Baltimore.

Black youth suicide rates increased 144% from 2007 to 2020, with data showing that Black LGBTQ+ youth are particularly at risk, according to a new report from the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at Johns Hopkins.