Joan Carter Conway

The mother of slain former City Councilman Kenneth N. Harris Sr. stood in front of thousands of mourners at her son's funeral yesterday and said she was thankful for the "abject poverty" in which she brought him up. The horrors of being poor in...

Day 2 of a feud between a state lawmaker and college president over a public-records request ended without resolution yesterday - despite the efforts of state lawyers to work out a rapprochement. Morgan State University President Earl S. Richardson is...

Baltimore detectives fanned out Tuesday night into the neighborhood around a shopping center where a former city councilman was killed, as police told concerned residents at a community meeting that they hoped to release footage from surveillance...

Baltimore detectives fanned out Tuesday night into the neighborhood around a shopping center where a former city councilman was murdered, as police told concerned residents at a community meeting that they hope to release footage from surveillance cameras...

Several state legislators have been receiving thousands of dollars in undeserved property tax breaks under the Homestead Tax Credit program, records show. In some cases, the lawmakers have reduced their tax bills on "principal residences" even though...

In New York, Chicago, Washington and Boston, mayors grew frustrated with slow improvement in their low-achieving schools and decided they needed to take control to force change. They now help choose the superintendents and lend their political weight to...

Some of the most prominent members of Morgan State University's Board of Regents have routinely missed meetings since at least 2000, a pattern of absenteeism that critics say robs the Baltimore school of key oversight at a time when it is under criminal...

After eight years of receiving crucial support for his mayoral administration, Gov. Martin O'Malley came to Baltimore yesterday to return the favor to Mayor Sheila Dixon. O'Malley joined former Rep. Kweisi Mfume in officially endorsing Dixon, lending her...

With some 9,500 credit and nearly 10,000 non-credit students enrolled each semester, Baltimore City Community College ranks as one of the city's foremost work force-enhancement institutions. A two-year college offering 34 associate's degree and 25...

A city grand jury has subpoenaed thousands of documents from the Baltimore liquor board, including inspection reports for Power Plant Live and Norma Jean's, a strip bar on The Block, according to court documents and interviews. The subpoena, which was...

The state prosecutor's office is investigating the Baltimore Board of Liquor License Commissioners amid a factional dispute in the troubled state agency. Nathan C. Irby Jr., the board's executive secretary, who is scheduled to meet with the state...

Theresa Preston is fed up with the sideshow that unfolds in front of the Washington Street tavern, a hangout for rowdies in her East Baltimore neighborhood. Loiterers purchase liquor in the tavern and stand outside and drink it. They curse, panhandle...