Community issues

The four homicides recorded in April represent the fewest killings in a month in the city since 1970, when police began tracking monthly crime statistics.

COLUMN |State Sen. Pam Beidle plans to donate $500,000 in campaign funds to a slate of at least 19 candidates she believes will continue her middle-of-the-road political philosophy in increasingly progressive Maryland. Her top priority is getting Allison Pickard elected county executive.

Drivers can expect some traffic slowdowns in Baltimore this weekend as the city hosts spring celebrations and repairs roads.

Back-to-back fights in the 1970s almost ended Baltimore's beloved Flower Mart. But civic leaders brought it back, and it has become one of the city's favorite festivals.

Baltimore County and state officials halted a 500-gallon propane tank from leaking and causing further damage after a car struck it Thursday evening.

The Fishmonger’s Daughter, a Catonsville offshoot of Faidley’s Seafood that has been years in the making, is set to open for a soft launch Friday after repeated delays.

The details of how Maryland authorities first approached Joseph “Jay” Attar as part of their investigation were revealed in newly unsealed federal court documents.

Montgomery County Police identified and charged a suspect with first-degree assault in connection with Wednesday’s shooting at Silver Spring’s Blake High School.

Police are looking for a man whom they accused of indecent exposure and voyeurism in the University of Maryland library in College Park.

James “Jim” Morgan, the cofounder and CEO of the insurance company Heritage Financial Consultants, died last month of ALS. He was 86.

A fight in the parking lot at Blake High School in Silver Spring resulted in a minor being shot, Montgomery County Police said on Wednesday. A 19-year-old man was taken into custody.

A Halethorpe woman charged with hundreds of counts of animal cruelty is now facing additional charges.

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman has rejected a request to include money for security grants in his proposed budget. Groups including The Jewish Federation pushed for the funding to defray higher security costs, but Pittman said the county should work through the police department and the Hate Crimes Prevention Program.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb say their friendship, frequent calls and shared challenges as young Black city leaders have made them trusted allies.

COLUMN | Comedian Steve Hofstetter recently defended Baltimore because outsiders seem to believe we’re sitting here waiting to be murdered. What can we do about that?

Baltimore halal chain Shareef’s Grill is closing its Franklin Street location and shifting back to food trucks and prepackaged meals as rising utility, food and labor costs strain the business.

San Francisco prosecutors declined to bring charges against four Baltimore Police officers who have been under investigation in the city after a woman says she reported a sexual assault.

A 23-year-old jailed for a Thanksgiving Day 2023 shooting in Landover Hills was found dead in his Allegany County prison cell, Maryland State Police said.

Backers hope a fast-acting contraption could revolutionize water quality testing and boost Baltimore’s dreams for a swimmable harbor.

With a pivotal primary election less than two months away, a new poll paints a pessimistic picture of how residents view their county.