Campbell Robertson

Freedom House Ambulance Service in Pittsburgh, a pioneer in emergency care, was largely forgotten. Now, members of Congress want to honor it.

Brian O’Hara, who took over a troubled police force and has spent years rebuilding community trust, fears the long-term damage wrought by federal agents.

Democratic leaders vowed to appeal the lower court ruling, which found that the legislative process behind the redistricting push was improper.

A vote by the state senate on Friday could send an amendment to voters that, if approved, would allow the legislature to gerrymander the state.

FEMA rejected requests for federal assistance, twice, after devastating floods in western Maryland, part of a larger pattern of making communities pay for their own disaster recovery.