Community issues

A Montgomery County man charged with kidnapping a woman near Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is facing similar charges in Charles County.

A man died and another was seriously injured in a shooting at a Maryland house party attended by about 100 people, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.

Marylanders should expect more stormy weather this week, with possible flash flooding.

The meeting will take place Tuesday evening at Burnt Mills Elementary School and on Zoom.

The Democratic and Republican nominees for nine seats on the expanded Baltimore County Council are now official.

Andrew Britt, 28, of Windsor Hills, said he does not remember shooting Baltimore County Police Officer Jordan Riddick in the parking lot of the Wilkens precinct.

William Nelson II, of Elkridge, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a student he met on the Grindr app.

The June 23 primary marked the first test of public financing in Baltimore County. Six Democratic candidates qualified.

Point Source Youth is bringing direct cash assistance to young people in Baltimore who are at risk of becoming unhoused.

Another round of thunderstorms is expected to sweep across Maryland on Sunday evening, threatening flash flooding, damaging winds and more power outages as tens of thousands of residents remain in the dark from Saturday night’s storms.

Residents of Cecil County and Newark, Delaware, were injured Saturday afternoon when a boat exploded moments after refueling at a Chesapeake City marina.

A man, who police have not identified, was fatally shot early Sunday during an encounter with Baltimore Police officers following a 20-minute car chase.

How chatting with a stranger at Baltimore’s waterfront reminded The Banner's Krishna Sharma of Herman Melville’s 1851 novel, “Moby Dick.”

Two years ago, I followed tips about abandoned cars and other dumping in East Baltimore’s lower Herring Run Park. On a recent return trip with a group of middle schoolers, I saw nothing much had changed.

The Maryland state flag doesn’t just fly at courthouses. It’s in team logos and at sports bars, on public transit and state government emblems.

A lightning strike is believed to have ignited a four-alarm fire at a Curtis Bay warehouse Saturday evening as severe thunderstorms swept across Baltimore, capping a day of triple-digit heat with flooding, power outages and emergency calls.

A powerful line of thunderstorms tore across Maryland on Saturday evening, capping a sweltering Fourth of July with flash flooding, water rescues, widespread power outages, downed trees and power lines, a four-alarm fire in Baltimore and the cancellation of holiday celebrations.

Thousands of Marylanders flocked to Fourth of July parades, festivals, pools and waterfronts Saturday despite temperatures soaring to 102 degrees.

Eleven passengers were evacuated and one person hospitalized after a Metrorail train derailed outside College Park on Saturday, officials said.