The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, which runs Baltimore jails, confirmed on Wednesday that one of its facilities has been without air conditioning since Friday after a blower motor malfunctioned on a housing unit tier.

The Baltimore Banner observed 40 tanker trucks going through the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, including more than a dozen with hazmat placards typically prohibited from driving through the underpasses.

Helen Williams, 43, of Baltimore, is at least the fourth person to die in 2024 in the custody of the city’s jail system.

The disciplinary actions were announced in a terse press release by department officials that did not name any of the officers or shed light on the circumstances of the violations.

The scanner chatter contradicts statements made by the state’s public safety chief, Carolyn Scruggs, that there were no clear warning signs that Sewell posed a risk to Martinez.

A woman reported that an acquaintance sexually assaulted her in 2023. Then a series of delays and scheduling conflicts began to upend the trial in Baltimore Circuit Court.

The leadership shake-up follows the killing of parole agent Davis Martinez and subsequent calls from the union representing him demanding the resignation of Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Carolyn Scruggs, accusing her of ignoring health and safety concerns raised by union officials.

The continuing “civilianization” of the Police Department — converting roles, many of them administrative in nature, that officers used to do and having civilians do them instead — was a recurring theme in the budget presentation by city officials.

Allegations of sex tapes, Snapchat, burner phones and a wide-ranging sex scandal underlie a citizen complaint that led to several officer suspensions at the Ocean City Police Department.

A woman struggling with fentanyl addiction died in the Harford County Detention Center after being declared a “danger to self + community” and held without bail following a home-invasion burglary charge.

In Maryland’s coastal tourist hub, the top prosecutor is accused of trying to chill citizen complaints about police.

The public defender’s office described “horrific” and unsanitary conditions at the jail.

Maryland state officials are moving forward on massive new contracts for prison and jail mental and medical health care, ousting a problematic contractor.

The state has been in talks with county executives about expanding “diversion” programs to reduce the number of people with mental illness from being funneled into the court system in the first place.

A crush of court orders and the lack of psychiatric hospital bed space have led to a record-high waitlist for jail transfers.

The state is paying a small portion of the $200,000 settlement.

The Banner examines a history of ship strikes on major bridges that led to collapses — and tries to answer the question of who ends up footing the bill.

Nearly every respondent — 98% — said crime was a major or minor issue in the city, eclipsing litter, taxes and affordable housing.

The agreement will allow incarcerated people the opportunity to pursue bachelor’s degrees from any of the 12 universities within the University System of Maryland.

The Key Bridge collapse, unique in many ways, poses a particular set of questions that could span multiple federal agencies.