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Marylanders vigorously protested Trump’s first inauguration. This time, quiet.
Demonstrations after Donald Trump’s first inauguration were the largest in U.S. history. This time, the resistance has been subdued.
Democrats think Maryland’s Jamie Raskin is a leader for Trump-era politics
Many colleagues view Raskin, a 62-year-old constitutional law scholar with a broad national following, as an intellectual, aggressive and articulate leader.
Meet the only Ravens fan who trades emails with John Harbaugh
The Baltimore Ravens’ longtime coach receives an email after nearly every game from David Price, a diehard fan from Glen Burnie.
Muskrats, ducks and doughnuts: Inside Maryland’s zaniest New Year’s ‘drops’
Hagerstown, Princess Anne and Havre de Grace have embraced their own wonderfully wacky twists on New York City’s ball drop.
Greg Gumbel was the trailblazing voice of the Ravens’ first Super Bowl
The veteran CBS sportscaster made history as the first Black play-by-play announcer to call a Super Bowl during the Baltimore Ravens’ 2001 victory over the New York Giants.
Becoming Hagerstown’s first Black mayor made her a role model — and a target
Hagerstown had never seen a mayor like Tekesha Martinez: a Black woman and poet who grew up in foster care. Ahead of the 2024 election, national politics seeped into her city.
Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO unites people ... against insurance companies
The fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has focused attention on the anger and frustrations of people around the country and in Maryland.
U.S. Naval Academy prevails in race-conscious admissions case
A federal judge upheld the Naval Academy’s consideration of race in admissions, which he said is “narrowly tailored” to meet its national security interests.
McClain Delaney declares victory in race for Western Maryland House seat
In Maryland's 6th District congressional race, Democrat April McClain Delaney's lead over Republican Neil Parrott grew after mail-in votes were counted.
Trump gained ground in almost every county of reliably blue Maryland
President-elect Donald Trump came nowhere close to winning reliably blue Maryland’s 10 electoral votes Tuesday, but he performed better in every one of its 23 counties and Baltimore City.
Congressional races: Elfreth wins open seat, incumbents reelected
Democrat Sarah Elfreth won the race for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District, a heavily Democratic area that includes swaths of Howard and Anne Arundel counties.
Easton cop sentenced for committing sex acts with teens in patrol car
A former Easton Police officer was sentenced Friday for making sexual contact with two teenage girls while on duty, conduct that the judge called “well beyond an embarrassment.”
Anne Arundel man pleads guilty to dumping over 250,000 scrap tires at Western Maryland site
A 48-year-old from Anne Arundel County left scrap tires strewn across an industrial property in Western Maryland. He has pleaded guilty to 17 environmental crimes, authorities say.
Abortion is legal in Maryland. So why is there a ballot question about it?
Maryland has some of the strongest abortion protections in the country. Now, voters will decide whether the state constitution should include a right to reproductive freedom.
Maryland hospitals face IV shortage as hurricanes hit suppliers
Flooding from Hurricane Helene halted production at the country’s leading manufacturer and triggered a national shortage.
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