Community issues

The Maryland Cycling Classic faced bumpy roads — including the pandemic and the Key Bridge collapse — as it grew, but after financial problems resulted in a state bailout, the race won’t happen at all in 2026.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has announced temporary road closures and traffic modifications for the upcoming festivities.

Howard County residents and immigrant rights activists plan to rally Thursday morning outside the federal courthouse in downtown Baltimore ahead of a crucial hearing on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Elkridge.

The money will help rehabilitate the tarmac on one of the airport’s two principal runways, according to airport officials, including the installation of new runway lighting.

A new draft Vision Zero plan outlines steps including targeted enforcement, more automated cameras and quicker street safety improvements to reduce traffic deaths in Baltimore.

Anne Arundel County Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian following their discovery of a potential hit-and-run in Glen Burnie on Wednesday night.

With what began as a pandemic hobby, Candace Bell took her love of candlemaking and turned it into a business.

Police are investigating the brother of Ravens defensive lineman Calais Campbell in connection with the death of their mother, who was found dead in the brother’s Atlanta home Tuesday.

As Maryland braces for extreme heat over Independence Day weekend, here are tips to keep your energy bill from rising.

All three have aspirations to modernize the office in their jurisdictions by recruiting more deputies, prioritizing domestic violence response and increasing accessibility to the public.

Jocelyn Route, a former Bladensburg council member and at large member of the Prince George’s County board of education, eked out a victory in an 11-candidate primary battle to run a quiet corner of local government: register of wills.

To see what kind of administration Julian Jones will lead in Baltimore County, look at where he stands on certain issues.

Baltimore wants to help families dealing with the aftermath of a fatal overdose. In June, city leaders approved a budget that included $1.15 million to create a new family support fund.

Sanvika Selluka, 12, was killed in Ellicott City on Tuesday after falling off of her bicycle into the path of a dump truck in Howard County

Employees at Howard County’s smallest businesses are getting a raise thanks to a pandemic-era law that has doled out incremental hikes to the minimum wage since 2022.

Firefighters from the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services responded to the 11500 block of Little Patuxent Parkway around 5:45 p.m. for a report of a smoke odor in the building.

Almost all of Maryland is under a heat advisory or an extreme heat warning Wednesday amid a heat wave expected to cook most of the mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

Anti-establishment candidates who won their primary races promise to shake up business as usual.

Here’s what you need to know about pyrotechnics in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, including where to watch and what other festivities to expect.