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Baltimore County Council candidate Sharonda Dillard-Huffman says recent reports, such as as toxic chemicals in Perdue’s wastewater, show that environmental justice is not optional, but urgent.

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A body resembling that of an adult man was found in the water near the Truxtun Park boat ramp, officials said.

Officials identified the officer who fatally shot a man in Arbutus on Wednesday as a 28-year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department.

Authorities are investigating after a Harwood resident shot dead a Belgian Malinois puppy after apparently mistaking it for a coyote.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is committing $250,000 in new funding in his budget proposal to expand the summer youth employment program to include 75 more young people.

Eighty-five people joined a civil complaint against Maryland and the state Department of Juvenile Services over alleged sexual abuse at dozens of youth detention centers as early as 1974 to 2018, attorneys said.

Michael H.C. McDowell and Susan M. Flanigan of Chestertown write that Sen. Chris Van Hollen is a “workhorse” for his service, but lament Rep. Andy Harris as a “show horse.”

Kamau Campbell, the 16-year-old shot near Lansdowne High School last month, is remembered as a fun-loving son and brother who stood up for what was right.

A day after a deadly police-involved shooting unfolded in an Arbutus, new details emerged about the man reportedly wearing a ski mask and firing arrows at passing cars who was fatally shot.

It was the third homicide of the year in Annapolis.

Aberdeen Mayor Patrick McGrady says the IronBirds will likely leave his city’s Ripken Stadium amid a long-simmering battle over costs.

The Social Security Administration could lose thousands of employees under President Donald Trump's revived reclassification policy.

Tradepoint Atlantic, the company behind the redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel site at Sparrows Point, is expanding into Howard County that is expected to create 500 jobs.

Today’s Catch, a longtime destination for fresh seafood in Howard County, has closed its Columbia storefront after 47 years in business.

The board's ruling is likely not the last word on a saga nearly four years in the making.

From a talk on Maryland’s mythical beasts to free jazz music at Merriweather’s Chrysalis stage, here are seven things to do in Howard County for April 24 through May 1.

Ten years ago, I wrote a column for a Florida paper about what I was seeing during the Freddie Gray uprising. I didn’t get it all right.

A dentist was under investigation for installing a hidden camera in an employee bathroom when he died, locking his victims into a legal battle.

The Dundalk Heritage Fair is back on for July 4–6, organizers announced Wednesday.