Local government

Federal officials are investigating racial segregation within the Baltimore City Health Department over a racial equity training that separated employees by race.

Since three new members were elected last spring to the Wilde Lake Village board in Columbia, critics say, infighting and discord have replaced collaboration and problem-solving. Police have been called. The village manager scrutinized. Elections questioned.

Howard County Council is considering two measures aimed at blocking a private immigrant detention center in Elkridge.

After applying for 89 outdoor seats, Forward Brewing, an Eastport microbrewery and restaurant, got approval from the local government to operate with 77 outdoor seats.

Officials for the Department of Public Works for Baltimore City said they received hundreds of calls in just one day due to frozen pipes in homes. This in the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern and low temperatures.

Moving the fleet within city lines will cut down on flight times and save fuel costs, Baltimore Police Department officials told the city’s spending board.

Standing roughly 10 feet tall and spanning a couple of acres, the undulating assemblage of snow near M&T Bank Stadium looks otherworldly.

Decisive majorities of voters across all age groups identified housing costs as a “major” problem in the January survey.

Council members, during a briefing on Montgomery County’s response to the recent snowstorm, criticized departments for failing to coordinate.

The Baltimore Police Department is rolling out a new “citywide traffic team” focused on reducing fatal crashes and dangerous driving behaviors across the city.

The County Council unanimously passed a bill that could pause development of data centers into 2027.

Izzy Patoka originally introduced the Trust Act in response to the county’s deal with ICE.

Nobody has been fined, but Anne Arundel County issued warnings to every house on a street in Odenton for not shoveling their sidewalks after the recent snowstorm.

Howard County has revoked a building permit for a private detention facility proposed in Elkridge that authorities say is intended for use by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Edward Jackson was removed from his job as chief of the Annapolis Police Department on Monday, city officials said.

A former assistant state’s attorney disagreed that the operations of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement was putting prosecutions at risk.

The bills would require that tenants receive better notification of eviction dates and could give residents more time to take care of their belongings.

Marylanders who have bought a home in recent years spend much more on their monthly mortgage than previous buyers, new U.S. Census Bureau data shows, creating a stark economic divide.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball introduced emergency legislation on Friday to block a privately owned detention facility in Elkridge, according to a county press release.

A familiar candidate emerges in District 19 to replace Bonnie Cullison, Reardon Sullivan enters District 1 council race and CAIR calls for Palestinian education.