Local government

The 2024 state law, named the WARMTH Act, calls on Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and Washington Gas Light Company to develop pilot programs that would incorporate geothermal energy — collected underground from the Earth’s natural heat — in low-and-moderate income communities.

While members of the Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Parks Committee are divided on the plan, the group agreed to redraw its proposed boundaries so that the Kemp Mill Shopping Center would not be directly impacted.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley was released from the hospital Saturday after falling at his home, officials said.

An online hearing on the issue that has paused the Baltimore union election has been set for Oct. 9.

After a spike in COVID-19 cases, Montgomery County health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated against the virus that causes it.

Shelly Skolnick, a Friendship Heights-based attorney, has filed paperwork establishing a campaign committee with the state elections board — a precursor to formally filing to run for county executive.

Maryland Del. Nino Mangione is seeking an open seat on the Baltimore County Council, but some wonder how the conservative firebrand's politics will play?

The county board is not the only group to voice concerns to the USPS. The Center for Election Confidence, a nonprofit focused on ethics in elections, also submitted a letter opposing the proposed rule change.

The Baltimore City Board of Elections gave its new leader a Charm City welcome Thursday, delivering one of its most chaotic meetings in recent memory after one member stormed out of the boardroom.

Montgomery County has been battling invasive running bamboo for decades, from backyards and public parks to the County Council.

The Locust Point pier needs millions of dollars worth of repairs, and the lease that Canton Stevedoring has held since 2011 is set to expire at the end of the year.

The bills would eliminate parking requirements and allow people to build on larger portions of their properties in Baltimore City.

For residents of Poolesville, the big ask this year is for county money to build a bubble around the town’s pool so that it can be used during colder months.

In Ellicott City, the placement of a peach sculpture has sparked controversy, while a nearby eggplant sculpture was accepted by the Howard County Historic Preservation Commission.

The new election is slated for Oct. 4, union members were told last week.

Chasen, 39, testified on Monday that he will be living at a building on Eastern Avenue in Fells Point that once served as his namesake company’s headquarters.

More questions about Baltimore County's lack of swimming opportunities and why more arrangements aren't provided.

The MoCo Pride Center opens as the Trump administration tries to roll back protections for queer people.

Almost 60% of poll respondents ranked the county’s inflation and cost of living as a “very serious problem,” and county council members say the status quo isn’t working.

Silvestre, a Silver Spring resident, has been in the national spotlight recently, testifying before a U.S. House hearing on antisemitism in schools.