Community issues

Campaigns for increased safety measures around the Baltimore Inner Harbor have ebbed and flowed over the years, usually spurred by families who’ve lost loved ones.

James Mulhern was granted $10,000 bond on a charge of sex abuse of a minor.

The tarmac at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was buzzing on Friday morning after workers discovered about 20,000 bees resting on a baggage cart.

Baltimore’s law department has “cut off, foreclosed, shut down” Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming’s ability to investigate waste, fraud and abuse, the judge overseeing a dispute over her access to records said Friday.

The Baltimore Police Department released the officer-worn body-camera and street-camera footage of the events that led to the shooting of a 35-year-old man in Upton.

The CVS Pharmacy in Charles Village temporarily closed this month to address a rodent infestation.

Baltimore County Police say a person shot themselves during a robbery attempt in a Towson University dorm Thursday night. No one else was hurt, and a suspect was arrested.

An Annapolis man was arrested and accused of manufacturing 32 explosive devices after an investigation into illegal hunting.

A Washington, D.C., police lieutenant was arrested in Maryland and charged with sexual solicitation of a minor, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.

James Mulhern III is charged with sex abuse of a minor. The Montgomery County Public Schools employee is accused of planting a camera in a changing room at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda.

More than 6 months later, a group of Baltimore Police officers, including a district commander, remain suspended with pay as a criminal investigation in San Francisco continues.

One person discharged a handgun and shot themselves in the lower body, Welsh said. They were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Council member Wala Blegay is partnering with Community Impact, the nonprofit arm of the 2nd Episcopal District of The AME Church, to provide utility bill assistance.

For the second day in a row, the Baltimore region experienced record-breaking temperatures as a heat wave settled over much of the eastern United States.

Three people were arrested for allegedly luring in victims by asking for directions or offering blessings, then yanking jewelry off the victims and fleeing in Catonsville, police said.

A 20-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment.

The legislation prevents counties from being parties in cases filed under the Walter Lomax Act.

Lawrence Martin Jr., 64, was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other person was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Baltimore County Police.

A 42-year-old man died after a pickup truck struck the lawn mower he was driving in Caroline County Wednesday afternoon, Maryland State Police said.

Baltimore County’s proposed $5 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 includes a nearly 4% increase in spending and no new tax hikes.