Community issues

The private owner of a planned ICE facility in Elkridge claims Howard County officials obstructed the federal government’s authority to enforce immigration law and open detention sites.

James Carroll Erny Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday to federal bribery charges for paying a Baltimore City Hall employee in exchange for wiping away city property tax bills.

Navy officials sent out an alert for a person who they said had taken photos of a closed gate and empty security personnel areas at the Naval Academy on Wednesday morning.

Ronald Neverdon, who held various positions at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School in Baltimore County until his retirement in 2013, faces a total of 117 counts of child abuse, perverted practice and sex offenses.

Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises announced strict screen time limits for kindergarten through second grade students.

After a very long winter, the St. Patrick’s Parade in Annapolis spreads out from Sunday afternoon to celebrate a joyous spring-like weekend.

From an Irish dinner to an Ultra 50k, here are seven things to do in Howard County from March 5 through March 11.

Maryland lawmakers plan to add guardrails to the billions hospitals are required to spend in their communities to keep their nonprofit status.

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released police body-camera footage showing Samuel “Big Sam” Brown Jr. swatting away a Baltimore County Police officer’s arm twice before the officer punches Brown twice in the face.

Anjali Sharma’s predicament is just one of thousands experienced by Americans in the war-torn region, leaving them largely trapped because of a lack of commercial flights home.

The competency declaration, signed off by Montgomery County District Court Judge Michael O. Glynn III, followed a doctor’s exam that found James mentally capable of standing trial.

Whether you’re still digging out from snow or enjoying the first hints of spring, we’ve rounded up a mix of events for the first weekend in March.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said he would not bring charges against seven Baltimore County Police Department officers involved in two separate fatal shootings last year.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company is pausing a controversial transmission project in South Baltimore. The move follows The Banner’s reporting that the build-out of electric infrastructure to prepare for the redevelopment of Baltimore Peninsula — which is in flux — would cost more than $500 billion.

The Baltimore Filmmakers Collective is built on the principle that anyone — LGBTQIA+ filmmakers, low-income artists, first-time screenwriters — deserves a creative home as long as they are willing to work, collaborate and grow.

While poor residents and families with children are especially feeling the pinch, costs are creating stress for people across the income spectrum, the survey found.

Kitty Washburne, who served for 14 years as headmistress of The Bryn Mawr Lower School, died Feb. 19. She was 97.

Amtrak will begin doling out $50 million to community groups this year for workforce development initiatives, historic preservation and more as part of the replacement of its aged West Baltimore tunnel.

A Halethorpe hoarding case exposes flaws in Baltimore County’s animal welfare management.

Baltimore’s complex history, moody weather and idiosyncratic residents have been inspiring writers for hundreds of years.