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As the Fourth of July holiday weekend begins, Maryland officials confirmed 538 new cases of the coronavirus Friday, the second straight day the figure has topped 500 after being under that total for two weeks.
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Local nonprofits strapped for cash due to the coronavirus pandemic are receiving assistance for capital projects and human service programs thanks to a previously dormant local program. With nearly $670,000 total in grants, organizations will be able to provide individualized literacy training, help people transition from homelesseness, and provide legal aid to immigrants seeking to become citizens.
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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.
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Maryland officials are looking at new vendors to potentially print and mail ballots for the November election after having several issues during the primary with the company they used to handle sending out ballots.
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The University of Maryland Medical System came under intense scrutiny for no-bid deals with some board members, but is now directing a large, new contract to one of those same businesses - Kelly Benefits Services.
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Residents and tenant advocates say they are bracing for a “tsunami” of evictions once court proceedings resume in Maryland and federal coronavirus aid evaporates.
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Frank Sliwka Jr., a former minor league baseball player and appointee for two Maryland governors, has died. He was 87.
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The Living Classrooms Foundation has removed the name of a former U.S. Supreme Court justice amid a national reckoning on racism.
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Well-known homeless advocate who helped start street newspaper stabbed to death in Baltimore robbery
Paul Behler, a well-known homeless advocate, was stabbed to death in Baltimore.
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When Gabriel Acevero, a Maryland state legislator employed by a union local, introduced a bill last year to roll back protections for police accused of misconduct, he was stepping on a potential fault line.
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The state Board of Public Works has approved $413 million in state budget cuts that Gov. Larry Hogan said were necessary because of the economic crisis — and the governor signaled more cuts may be needed.
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The Meyer family who owns Vince’s Crab House in Middle River say Baltimore County Police are failing to protect them from the social justice protesters outside, and they intend to sue the county executive alleging he ordered officers to “stand down.”
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A partisan divide over whether voter fraud is a legitimate concern in mostly mail-in elections kept Maryland officials from reaching a consensus on how they believe the state should conduct voting in the upcoming presidential election.
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An overhaul for Anne Arundel County Liquor Board, which passed quietly among state lawmakers during the coronavirus-shortened session, begins to take shape Wednesday as several bills become law. Among them, new types of licenses for florists that sell gift-basked with alcohol, yacht clubs, and increased salaries for inspectors.
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$1.6 million earmarked for the BSO among Gov. Hogan’s proposed budget cuts due to coronavirus crisis
Slightly more than $1.6 million earmarked for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is on the chopping block as Maryland grapples with the devastating economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin and other Democrats drove a temporary extension of a popular subsidy program for small businesses through the GOP-controlled Senate late Tuesday.
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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.
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Gov. Larry Hogan’s proposal to cut $672 million from the upcoming state budget because of the economic crisis is imperiled because his two fellow members on the state Board of Public Works say they will reject a large chunk of the plan.
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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.
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The NAACP announced on Monday its plans to eventually relocate its headquarters from Baltimore to Washington D.C.
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The University of Maryland announced Monday that its main administration building will be named after alumnus and longtime state Senate president Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.
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Joshua Wallace, of Bel Air, is facing multiple charges in the hit-and-run death of Alessandro “Alex” Lori on Main Street in Bel Air on Wednesday, July 1.
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Ciao Bella, a Little Italy fixture for 29 years ago, has announced it is closing for good, despite financial backing from Ravens great Ray Lewis.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of Donald Trump’s eldest son and a top fundraising official for the reelection campaign, tested positive for COVID-19.
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When Annapolis native Ricquel Griffin went through school, she wasn’t taught the basics of money management. Now she has started a program to prevent others from missing out on that learning: Money x Mimosas.
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Dictionary panic ensued when someone found Merriam-Webster had included 'irregardless'
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Baltimore County Police said they are investigating a possible shooting in Windsor Mill involving an 11-year-old girl.
