A new study from Johns Hopkins University says crime-ridden commutes correlate with higher rates of student absenteeism in Baltimore.

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Cole Roofing CEO Bill Cole talks with the Ground Up Podcast about running a century-old family business, how the industry has changed, potential for solar power in the industry, and how his company provides second chances with jobs.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s spending board has voted to approve a $275,000 annual salary for the city’s police commissioner nominee. The Wednesday vote by the Board of Estimates comes as former New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison is preparing to ...

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As Ian and Brian Goldstein started considering opening Brothers Music in the Charles North neighborhood roughly four years ago, the plan seemed risky to some people. The idea for their business formed not long before Baltimore erupted into riots in ...

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Steve Appel, of Nouveau Home and Interior Design, Ian and Brian Goldstein, of Brothers Music, discuss how they keep their doors open in the ever challenging retail sector. State Sen. Bill Ferguson makes asks business leaders to invest in Baltimore.

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A former Episcopal bishop who was drunk when she fatally struck a bicyclist with her vehicle in Baltimore has again applied for home detention.

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The judge enforcing a federal oversight program in Baltimore requiring sweeping police reforms said Thursday that the city’s troubled force appears to have a “culture of timidity” in confronting corruption within its ranks. At a public court hearing to review ...

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NEW YORK — A white supremacist pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing a black man with a sword as part of an attack that authorities said was intended to incite a race war in the United States. James Jackson admitted to ...

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The monitor observing reforms to the Baltimore Police Department has told a legislative committee that dysfunction in the department is so deep and widespread that it will take longer to fix than anticipated.

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A forum on a program designed to spark economic development in distressed communities is taking place in Baltimore. The Kemp Forum on Opportunity Zones will be held Monday afternoon at City Garage in Port Covington. It will include political and ...

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