The city encourages residents seeking relief from extreme heat to visit their local library branch — a particularly vital service as high temperatures reached the mid-90s this week. But the closures of six branches means that is not possible at more than a quarter of the library system’s 22 branches.

Baltimore County is moving forward with plans to build a cricket facility, some 15 years after providing a nondescript field for players. The county is trying to be more responsive to its immigrant residents, who make up 13% of the total population.

The Asia Collective Night Market is preparing to hold a night market in August in Howard County, which is home to a growing and diverse community of Asian residents. A similar effort focused on breathing life back into Baltimore city’s almost forgotten Chinatown lost momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic and faces an uncertain future.

A 12-year-old girl who was driving a car was killed in a single vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Columbia, Howard County police say.

Maryland is positioned to be a haven for individuals who want to end their pregnancies. Baltimore clinics are preparing to accommodate an expected wave of patients from states with more restrictive abortion laws.

Refugees in Reservoir Hill share concerns about housing quality, neighborhood safety and whether financial support will run out before they’re able to become self-sufficient.

Members of the Baltimore-area LGBTQ community worry about the fate of same-sex marriage after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas suggested the decision should be reconsidered.

Tasty and unusual foods to bring to an O’s game — yes, including spaghetti.