Local government

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball unveiled a $2.3 billion operating budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning in July, recommending $100 million be trimmed from the county’s books.

Before his death, Mendel Steiner was fighting off a receivership petition at two Baltimore apartment complexes.

Mayor Brandon Scott will announce the plan in his State of the City address Monday evening.

Sen. Van Hollen is the first person Kilmar Abrego Garcia has spoken to see being unlawfully deported and imprisoned in El Salvador. He told the senator he wants to talk to his wife.

Officials from Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania joined press calls earlier this week alongside the group Evergreen Action, which commissioned the report, to blast PJM’s management.

Abrego Garcia’s deportation, and the fight to bring him back, remains an international topic of discussion — dominating news coverage and attracting the interest of political figures.

Freddie Gray’s death in police custody sparked unrest in Baltimore and nationwide. But who was the man beyond the headlines?

The Baltimore County Council is expanding from seven districts to nine in 2026, after voters approved the change last fall. What that will look like is unclear.

A new trash wheel is one of nearly two dozen projects set to receive money through a $1.7 million settlement fund, which Baltimore officials agreed to finance as part of a consent decree with the Maryland Department of the Environment over pollution violations at its wastewater plants.

What was once predicted to be a $10 million fix has ballooned to at least $30 million, according to financial documents from the City of Baltimore.

Businesses across Charles County and neighboring Prince George’s County brace for the impact of Trump's federal cuts.

Out of 1,086 votes cast, 86% were in support of keeping the special taxing district that pays for trash pickup, economic development and other initiatives.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott recalls the tragic, police-involved death of Freddie Gray nearly 10 years ago.

As an elected Republican in a rapidly changing place that gets more liberal with each election, Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins is something of an endangered species.

A Baltimore City Council committee on Thursday delved into the question of why it's so difficult to get toppled street lights repaired?

Baltimore County’s proposed $4.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 includes no tax rate increases, no cuts to beloved programs, and nearly half a billion dollars in a “rainy day” fund for unanticipated expenses.

Ask why, in a city that famously regulates rose trellises and replacement windows, a billboard depicting a cockroach stands in the heart of Annapolis and the explanations come with a sigh of resignation. Until now.

After days of public blowback, the Baltimore Community Foundation CEO said she plans to support the families of the six men who died in the Key Bridge collapse.

Maryland’s U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks decried the “appalling situation” unfolding in the holding rooms at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Baltimore Field Office in the city’s downtown.

Career counselors and employers offer advice to Maryland federal workers, some of whom are returning to a crowded job market as Trump's administration dramatically scales back the size of the government.