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.

Protecting the piers holding up the Bay Bridge will likely be costly but necessary.

The image, taken by amateur photographer and plumber-by-day David Sites, contains clues of bridge vulnerabilities that experts say could have been addressed.

The deaths of Edward Bentley and Stephon Martin are putting a spotlight on the state’s ongoing challenges with providing adequate medical and mental health services in the jail system in Baltimore.

Engineering experts say the design of the Key Bridge likely accelerated its fall, but did not cause it.

Some engineers believe adding protective structures around the bridge’s support columns could have prevented the tragedy that killed six construction workers.

Commuters and residents who use the bridge are figuring out how the collapse of the bridge after being hit by a ship will personally affect them.

After a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, causing it to collapse, engineering experts questioned why the bridge was not strong enough to withstand the impact.