Community issues

Marc Yamada has resigned as chief of Montgomery County Police. The resignation was accepted by County Executive Marc Elrich.

Moravia Park Elementary’s Cheyanne Vanderdonckt was one of 11 teachers who took part in this year’s Teacher at Sea program, which is funded by NOAA.

The Washington location isn’t associated with any known immigration court.

COLUMN | The autumnal equinox is at 8:05 p.m. The cree-cree, cree-ek of the osprey went silent in the skies above my house near Annapolis a month ago. I’m not the only one who noticed that the Chesapeake Bay is out of balance.

The group representing seven Virginia tribes said in a statement Monday that state and federal officials are “unwilling to give the tribes a seat at the table.”

Less than a month before a proposed Oct. 15 construction start, the demolition timeline of Harborplace in downtown Baltimore appears to be up in the air.

A Baltimore man has been convicted of murder in the kidnapping and killing of 47-year-old David Winchester Jr., whose body was found in Annapolis in 2024 after his mother reported him missing from Baltimore.

Body camera footage of a fatal police shooting in Suitland appears to show the officer placing himself in the path of the moving vehicle before backing up and firing his weapon at the driver.

Gemma Hoskins, a former Maryland Teacher of the Year known for investigating the local murder of a nun in Netflix’s 2017 documentary series “The Keepers,” died Sunday.

David Williams, 67, was charged with first-degree murder and several other offenses earlier this month in connection with the fatal shooting of Teresa Ann Houck in October 1986.

Baltimore County Circuit Judge Dennis Robinson Jr. sentenced Sean Brooks, 41, of Bel Air, to serve 15 years in prison.

Montgomery County Police arrested Travis Edward Lowe on Monday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run on Sunday in Poolesville that killed Dakota Joseph Grimsby.

A Germantown resident was identified as the pedestrian killed last week after he was struck by an SUV in Gaithersburg.

A Salisbury man is facing manslaughter charges after he fatally shot a woman he mistook for a deer, according to Delaware State Police.

Martise Brown, who had been a fixture in Baltimore City Public Schools for nearly two decades, died last month. He was 35.

Mylar “Nick” Liggins has painted for decades in his Fort Washington home, and his works are being showcased at Oxon Hill Branch Library, where he works as a security guard.

A Cecil County dairy farm faces lawsuits and scrutiny after repeated pollution in a stream called Basin Run. The Maryland Department of the Environment says releases from Kilby Farms are to blame — and accuses the farmer of defying its order to stop the discharges.

From the pregame festivities of the Ravens’ home opener against the Saints to heartbreaking final moments in the wild fourth quarter, The Banner’s live blog captured the full day of football fun.

Baltimore Police are investigating a series of Sunday morning shootings in Old Town, West Baltimore, Federal Hill and Curtis Bay.

Prince George’s County Police are searching for the driver of a stolen vehicle who fled during attempted traffic stops in Bladensburg overnight Sunday.