Yvonne Wenger

Efforts in Baltimore to increase Black participation in medical trials are having some success and may be crucial to overcoming a racist past in medical research and to reversing disparate health outcomes for racial minorities.

The Pratt Library's mobile jobs center is operating in Cherry Hill to help people in Baltimore find jobs.

Wide Angle Youth Media has served more than 5,800 young people in the Baltimore area since it was founded two decades ago.

Attorney Walter Ty is Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service's Volunteer of the Year.

Coronavirus cases shot up by another 864 and at least four more people have died, according to data Maryland officials released Sunday; 523 people are hospitalized.

The U.S. Postal Service in Baltimore and Maryland has provided jobs for Black workers that help many of them build a pathway to the middle class.

An online petition signed by hundreds is calling on Baltimore officials to remove a 40-year-old statue dedicated to Capt. John O’Donnell, an Irish-born merchant who enslaved people on his plantation in Canton.

Previous Women to Watch, such as Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, Del. Kathy Szeliga and American Urban Radio Networks' April Ryan, weigh in on how life has changed in 2020.

Here are the brightest women in the Baltimore area for 2020, in fields ranging from business to advocacy.

Newsmaker: Eli Washington, development director at FreeState Justice.

Designed as an “interpretive pavilion sculpted to symbolize the historic forces of racialized state violence,” the art installation “Society’s Cage” opens Monday at Baltimore’s War Memorial Plaza.

Baltimore County police responded to two reports of shootings on Saturday.

A 26-year-old man was shot in his head and neck in Northwest Baltimore Saturday afternoon, police said.

Roca, an anti-violence program, is helping young men in Baltimore try to change their lives.

Newsmaker: Asma Inge-Hanif, who operates a domestic abuse shelter and a health clinic, was honored recently for her philanthropic work.

A 16-year-old was shot and a man was killed overnight in Baltimore, one of two incidents city police reported Sunday.

Another option is available in Baltimore for people looking to ditch their vehicle and cruise around the city with this weekend’s launch of 75 JUMP electric bikes.

Four places to start when you're ready.

Calls to Baltimore’s crisis hotline have doubled during the coronavirus pandemic. The fear is the novel coronavirus will exacerbate the suicide epidemic — and the worst could be yet to come.

With the aid of Baltimore’s inspector general, the city has denied an estimated $637,300 overpayment to an ambulance company that sought to raise its rates due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report on the investigation.

The annual tax sale — already delayed since May — is a huge money maker for the cash-strapped city, typically generating around $20 million in a single day. But Councilman Kristerfer Burnett says this year, any number of the thousands of property owners on the auction list may be facing unprecedented hardships due to the coronavirus crisis.

The city Department of Housing and Community Development estimates the emergency aid program could serve about 6,000 households, providing a projected average of $1,600 in assistance for rent owed in April, May and June. So far, the agency has received about 5,000 applications.

The implementation of Baltimore's water affordability act was delayed due to the pandemic, but advocates called Democratic Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young to take steps to put it in place.

A proposal to ask city voters if Baltimore’s elected officials should be limited to three terms in office has failed before a divided City Council.

Baltimore's YouthWorks job program had to pivot during the coronavirus pandemic to get as many young people as possible employed over the summer and actively in engaged in enriching experiences.

Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said Thursday he was not going to tolerate the destruction of property, the strongest reaction from the administration since the Fourth of July incident.

As the confirmed rate of infection in Baltimore continues to tick downward, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced Thursday an increase of mobile, on-demand COVID-19 testing, including offering swabs at Pimlico Race Course without a doctor’s referral or an appointment.

Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke introduced the resolution because she was “embarrassed” for Marcia Grant and her son, Dallas, who were turned away from Ouzo Bay in Harbor East two weeks ago.

City Councilman Ryan Dorsey wants to block any new gas stations from opening up in Baltimore, a proposal he introduced as a way to attack the fossil fuel infrastructure and give food deserts a better chance at luring grocery stores.

As part of $413 million in budget cuts caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the state Board of Public Works has scrapped plans to expand the Maryland attorney general’s office by adding a unit to prosecute street crime in Baltimore.

Paul Behler, a well-known homeless advocate, was stabbed to death in Baltimore.

A day after the NAACP announced it would move its national headquarters from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., Baltimore leaders said they were discussing strategies to keep it in the city, and the head of the organization said he has not ruled out a reversal in plans.

Baltimore’s Democratic nominee for mayor, Brandon Scott, is urging the NAACP to reconsider its move to Washington, D.C., given the organization’s seasoned history in the city.

Baltimore renters who lost their income due to the coronavirus pandemic can receive assistance under a more than $13 million relief program.

After more than three months, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan will again preside over the state Board of Public Works as the panel considers his proposals to cut $672 million from the upcoming state budget because of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Baltimore restaurants will be able to add indoor seating, retail stores will open with fewer restrictions and churchgoers will be invited inside, under an easing of coronavirus restrictions Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced Friday.

Baltimore’s GOP nominee for mayor, Shannon Wright, says when voters see Republican next to her name on ballots in November, they should bring to mind abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

What roughly $22 million in cuts to Baltimore police spending will look like for the department in the fiscal year that starts July 1.

The budget includes no new taxes or fees and protects spending for children, including $30 million toward school construction.

Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young blocked City Council President Brandon Scott Monday from brokering a deal to shift money in the $3 billion budget from police to public services.

As protesters marched outside City Hall Friday, Council members scrutinized the police department’s half-billion dollar budget to find money that can be shifted to investments they believe will address the root causes of Baltimore’s crime.

City Council President Brandon Scott said the cuts are a start at rethinking the role of the police and what priorities Baltimore should back with money.

City Council members pushed back Thursday against budget cuts to Baltimore’s fire department, worried a recommendation to close two companies would decrease response times.

A coronavirus outbreak among staff at the city’s east side solid waste yard will cause Baltimore recycling services to be suspended for three weeks, the public works acting director told the City Council late Tuesday.

City officials confirmed Jerrianne Anthony, who has served as Baltimore’s top homeless services provider, is no longer employed by the city.

Baltimore City Council has scheduled 50 hours of hearings to discuss the $3 billion city budget proposed by Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young, including whether the city should reallocate money budgeted for the police department.

More than a third of the Baltimore City Council will turn over after Tuesday’s primary, as at least five newcomers are headed for office.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Wednesday that youth sports may resume for “low contact” outdoor practices in limited groups as well as the outdoor activities of youth camps with groups no larger than 10 people, effective Friday at 5 p.m.

In Baltimore's District 12, incumbent Robert Stokes Sr. faces new, bold challengers hoping to unseat him with progressive ideals.

A first-term councilman, Zeke Cohen said his emphasis is on “world-class constituent service." But challenger Paris Bienert says his priorities sometimes take him far afield from District 1 needs.