Jones had a colorful way with words, delivering seemingly casual responses to alarming situations.

Baltimore City's plan closes an $85 million shortfall with several additional fees.

Baltimore City officials do not know who is behind the sophisticated scheme, which involved months of email correspondence between city officials and the unknown person.

Calvin Young III will replace Marvin James, Scott’s chief of staff of two years, who is stepping down next month

First responders escorted families of the Francis Scott Key Bridge victims to mark the one-year anniversary.

Maryland Trump voters defended his “chainsaw approach” all the while acknowledging its certain impact on their home state.

A bill introduced last year to speedily renew the district became mired in the City Council, received no hearing and ultimately died at the end of the session.

Mayor Brandon Scott and wife Hana Scott welcomed a baby girl to their family.

Organizers of the Baby Bonus proposal, which would have given $1,000 to new parents in Baltimore City, are trying to find a way to keep the spirit of their proposal alive.

Baltimore City plans to move the two automated speed cameras on Interstate 83 to new locations soon.

Conditions at the much beleaguered solid waste division of the Baltimore Department of Public Works are beginning to improve after myriad problems were brought to light last summer.

James said Scott gave him three objectives when he took the job: Stabilize the office — which had been hemorrhaging people — get crime down and win the election.

The Baltimore City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee approved more than $14 million to community organizations and city agencies to help tackle Baltimore’s overdose crisis, which in recent years had become the worst ever in a major American city.

Baltimore will name a “permit czar” and an accompanying advisory board in an effort to centralize its permitting process as it undertakes a $3 billion vacant home remediation effort.

The overage, about one-fifth of the board’s overall budget, came after election officials opted to increase the number of early voting centers in the city from seven to eight.

The office would have the power to investigate complaints and issue citations. An accompanying board could suspend a business’s license if it engages in unfair or deceptive practices.

The only member of council who can cancel another’s hearing, City Council President Zeke Cohen had avoided wading into the back and forth. Until now.

Byron represented Western Maryland in the House of Representatives for seven terms.

Baltimore Sheriff Sam Cogen directed his staff to use a code on electronic timesheets to boost their wages, triggering an improper calculation that cost the city more than $2.2 million, the city’s inspector general has found.

A Baltimore Banner review found the city has spent tens of millions of dollars since 2022 on three different firms hired to bolster the city’s workforce, and millions more have been committed.