Community issues

With the closure of Edmondson Village’s Giant Food on June 13, the West Baltimore neighborhood will qualify as a food desert.

Top federal safety and transportation officials probing the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse are testifying before Congress on Wednesday morning, giving lawmakers their second update on the ongoing investigations.

The pastor at Breath of God Lutheran Church and a familiar face in Highlandtown would take over the seat of Zeke Cohen, who endorsed Parker earlier this year and declared victory in his bid for City Council president.

Maryland state officials plan to vote Wednesday to award a massive contract for prison and jail mental and medical health care, ousting a problematic contractor.

Markis Russell, 22, pleaded guilty in Baltimore City Circuit Court to second-degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, according to the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office.

The ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse suffered power outages before it left port because of human error, but federal safety officials are still trying to figure out why it lost power in the moments before it hit the bridge.

Read the NTSB's preliminary report about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the Dali cargo ship.

Sarah Beth Clendaniel told a confidential FBI source that the attack would be “legendary” and “probably permanently completely lay this city to waste.”

Red Lobster restaurants in Gaithersburg, Columbia, Silver Spring and Laurel have officially closed — but the equipment and furniture inside the Maryland locations is up for grabs.

The rally came out of Prince George’s County just after midnight when police were alerted it was on the move. Anne Arundel County Police say the drivers were headed for the Giant Food parking lot in Gambrills, where they planned to set up an exhibition of wildness behind the wheel.

The state has been in talks with county executives about expanding “diversion” programs to reduce the number of people with mental illness from being funneled into the court system in the first place.

Controlled explosions used to clear debris from Key Bridge, allowing cargo ship Dali to be freed and continue its journey.

After Superpedestrian suddenly went out of business at the end of last year, Baltimore’s transportation department will bring in another scooter company.

The firms would be paid between 2% and 18% of any money recovered for the state, depending on how much money is won and at which point in the legal process an award is made.

Three people accepted responsibility on Monday for their roles in a mass shooting that killed two and wounded 28 others in the Brooklyn Homes community in Baltimore, where hundreds had gathered for an annual celebration the weekend before the Fourth of July.