Local government

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.

The Port of Baltimore ranks No. 2 in the nation for imported road salt. A “truck ballet” plays a role in transporting it from a South American desert to neighborhoods in the mid-Atlantic.

Baltimore County renters are facing one of the most severe housing affordability crises in Maryland, a Banner analysis of new census data found.

Helicopter traffic over Southeast Baltimore has irked residents as the city grows the police footprint at a Canton heliport.

Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming said she’s always had access to all Baltimore City records, but Mayor Brandon Scott has cut access to city Law Department documents.

To chair, or not to chair? Baltimore residents turn to children’s kitchenettes, tiki torches and good old lawn chairs to preserve hard-won parking spots as the snowstorm dig-out from continues.

Howard County is initiating plans to sell six historic buildings on Old Ellicott City’s Main Street, telling state authorities this week that the jurisdiction does not have the resources to fully restore them.

Montgomery County’s Ethiopian immigrant population — now about 22,000 people — has grown nearly 150%, according to U.S. Census data released Thursday.

Crews were expected to continue clearing snow and ice from residential roads, sidewalks and bus stops through the end of the week.

Joseph Coale, a local historian who nominated the home for inclusion on the Baltimore County Landmarks List a year ago, withdrew his application for the property, known as Maroney House, to receive landmark status.

A pension bill the Baltimore County Council passed 15 months ago that could double their retirement payouts is heating up the competitive four-way race for county executive.

Baltimore County Council members announced plans to repeal legislation that would double the pensions of four of its seven members.

A misunderstanding and paperwork errors nearly cost Theodore and Jean Bonds their East Baltimore rowhome.

City attorneys discovered a member of Isabel Mercedes Cumming’s team “had gained unapproved and unfettered access” to files produced by a city Law Department attorney.

Here’s how local and state agencies, hospitals and transportation authorities are preparing for the winter storm in Maryland.