Local government

Nearly 20 months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, federal officials are poised to make a final ruling about how it happened.

Jud Ashman said the day after the election that people in Gaithersburg had encouraged him to run for County Council.

Photo evidence will no longer be required in order to report a violation of Montgomery County’s gas-powered leaf blower ban.

The local NAACP says it was never consulted about the Anne Arundel County formal apology for slavery, despite its name appearing on communication about it. What happened?

City Solicitor Ebony Thompson said the city would use every legal resource at its disposal.

The Montgomery County Council moved forward to pass a $7.75 million plan Tuesday to help address the loss of federal funding for programs that provide food and housing assistance.

Emails detail a pitch to turn Sagamore Farm into a state-owned horse training facility.

The NTSB will discuss probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse during a meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, nine crew members of the Dali ship that struck the bridge are stuck in Baltimore under a deal between the ship owner and U.S. government.

The Baltimore County Public Library’s CEO announced Monday night that the system’s human resources director has departed in the wake of an uproar over the firing of part-time librarians, which was quickly rescinded.

A simmering conflict between Howard County’s Board of Appeals and County Council members erupted this week with claims of political interference and a wave of resignations.

The positions were due to be phased out since 2018, when the library decided to no longer hire part-time librarians.

Annapolis Alderman Rob Savidge is working to launch a feasibility study that could solve two of the city’s most nagging problems — too few homes and too many cars.

More than 1,100 cyclists and walkers are expected to go from Bethesda to the National Mall on Sunday to honor Sarah Langenkamp — who died in a bike crash three years ago — and to push for legislation to make roads safer.

A member of the Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee for the 41st District, Ronald Rosenbluth, 62, is a fixture in political and Jewish civic circles.

Montgomery County is opening up more spots in a program that gives residents vouchers to order groceries through Instacart.

The public nuisance question has long been expected to end up before Maryland’s Supreme Court.

Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink said a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer “grabbed” her arm and tried to take her phone as she filmed a team of agents in Adelphi who appeared to be detaining a person.

To Johnston Square, The Hammond at Greenmount Park is more than just a building.

Scriber, a 51-year veteran of Baltimore government who got his start in housing and carved a reputation as an infamous city fixer, died last month at age 80.

Baltimore federal essential workers and families on SNAP can get up to $2,500 a month. Here’s how.