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Maryland Secretary of the Environment Serena McIlwain speaks about a settlement between the state and the operators of a Woodberry broadcast tower sued over lead paint contamination. (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Aug 17, 2026

Baltimore joins ‘TV Hill’ broadcast tower lead paint suit

Baltimore joined a lawsuit against companies accused of contaminating the city with lead paint chips during a repainting of a broadcast transmission tower.

A sign marks the Agora Cos. headquarters in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood.
Jun 9, 2026

Baltimore publishing firm ‘stunned’ by city lawsuit alleging misleading marketing

Baltimore-based Agora's president said the publishing giant saw "significant constitutional problems" with the consumer protection lawsuit the city filed against it.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, center, announces a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Dec. 19, 2023. The suit is an effort to get aggregate data about guns used in crimes. He is flanked by Acting City Solicitor Ebony Thompson, right, and Alla Lefkowitz, the senior director of Affirmative Litigation at Everytown Law, left. (Madeleine O'Neill/The Daily Record)
Dec 19, 2023

Baltimore sues ATF for data about ‘crime guns’ that is shielded under federal law

Baltimore's mayor is trying a new strategy to fight gun violence: suing the federal agency that traces the sources of "crime guns" but won't share the data.