Local government

Montgomery County health officials are sounding the alarm after confirming that a Virginia resident with measles visited a Bethesda building and could have exposed others to the condition.

In a letter sent to MCPS staff, Taylor wrote that it has been “heavy, painful, and even traumatic” to see “families separated in public view, lives lost amid unrest, and racist language and imagery.”

The Baltimore City Liquor License Board walked back changes that eliminated most evening inspections after lawmakers expressed concern in a letter this month.

The changes “would certainly have a detrimental impact on our constituents and communities,” the lawmakers wrote.

Megan Limarzi, the inspector general for Montgomery County, said her office was denied a record by the county attorney’s office under the Maryland Public Information Act.

Four years after police fatally shot 18-year-old Donnell Rochester, his mother continues calling on city and state officials to punish the officers involved.

Officials have yet to decide when the cameras will become active, but a grace period will be offered before tickets are issued, said a city Department of Transportation spokesperson.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has opened an office in Hunt Valley for its attorneys, a lawyer representing the property owner confirmed in an email to The Banner.

A new Ernst & Young report predicts a $1.3 billion annual impact on the local economy once the mini Sphere opens in Prince George’s County, a figure that combines tax revenue and anticipated growth for surrounding businesses.

Anne Arundel County is getting $3.1 million in federal funds to renovate another building at the campus of the historic Crownsville Hospital. The money comes a year after the county opened a nonprofit center at the 500-acre site.

Timothy Keane will also lead a six-month study into whether Baltimore’s housing and planning agencies could be combined.

The 43-year-old Towson resident joins a crowded race for the Democratic nomination with a platform centered on cost-of-living issues.

The legislation marks the latest attempt by local lawmakers to push back against Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign, which has come under heightened scrutiny after federal agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens during protests in Minneapolis.

Discussions about Mayor Brandon Scott’s tax relief plan got off to a rocky start before a Baltimore City Council committee Tuesday.

Gavin Buckley’s retirement from politics didn’t last long. Just months after completing eight years as mayor of Annapolis, Buckley has filed to run for Anne Arundel County Council.

Anne Arundel County Councilman Pete Smith, a Democrat running for county executive, said a campaign volunteer was recently subjected to racist abuse while canvassing.

The Baltimore County Council is relocating temporarily from its chambers in Towson, so the site can be renovated to accommodate the council’s impending expansion to nine members later this year.

A Halethorpe woman charged with 328 counts of animal abuse wants to amend her sentence so she can sell some of the 80 animals seized and possibly reclaim some as pets.

County Council President Natali Fani-González told reporters during a media briefing Tuesday that “every idea out there needs to be explored.”

Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier is calling an emergency County Council session after reports that ICE will open legal offices in Hunt Valley.