Local government

Fort Garrison Fort was built in 1692 to house rangers patrolling colonial settlements, but it is rarely open for people to learn its history.

After Baltimore City scored a windfall of new money from settlements with drug companies, leaders unveiled a draft plan of how to tackle substance use.

City leaders are arguing a program to replace aging gas lines with more durable material is costing city residents.

The team behind Red Maple Place is asking a reluctant Baltimore County Council for more money.

“It’s our way of meeting them where they are at and allowing them to be themselves,” Baltimore's Farring Baybrook Rec Center Director Bertha Mae Coleman said.

A judge extended the deadline for Baltimore City to decide if it would accept a smaller payout in its opioid lawsuit and agreed to rule on abatement first.

In his new role, Khalil Zaied will oversee several Baltimore agencies, including the Department of General Services, the Department of Transportation and more.

The Maryland Department of the Environment has approved an air quality permit for W.R. Grace to build a pilot plastics recycling plant at its Columbia headquarters.

The mayor and City Council were both trying to send a message

Some in the Stoneleigh neighborhood want to get rid of racist covenants that prohibited African Americans and others from living there. But they must get every homeowner to sign off.

These candidates are running for Howard County Council in the 2026 election.

A Baltimore County panel sent its plan for redrawing political maps to the County Council, but it might end up being dead on arrival.

Dr. Ben Carson’s neighbors are opposed to his proposed solar farm in northern Baltimore County. They’re running out of options to stop it, thanks to a new Maryland law.

The Baltimore City Council approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s $4.6 billion spending plan with $7 million worth of amendments but no rollback on fine and fee increases.

Sen. Cory McCray’s involvement in Ronald Lipscomb’s proposed apartment building raised alarms, ethical concerns, emails show.

Healthy real estate markets typically have about a six-month supply of homes at any given time. Howard County has just a few weeks’ worth.

The city could accept the new, lower $52 million award or receive a new trial, the judge proposed.

James Carroll Erny, of Baltimore County, has been indicted by a grand jury for one count of bribery.

As many as 500 walked through East Baltimore in solidarity with similar protests across the country after stepped-up ICE raids

Arielle Green has seen her mother ascend in leadership, from homeowner association president to Democratic Central Committee member to, now, first Black female delegate representing her district.