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Bromo Seltzer Tower
Baltimore’s iconic Bromo Tower is in need of repair. But who is in charge?
It’s time for Baltimore’s landmark Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower to get a facelift. As the city cuts ties with BOPA, the nonprofit that has managed the tower for years, it’s unclear who will oversee the project.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A group of pro-Trump protesters wave flags from a platform above a group of Capitol Police after storming the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.
These Marylanders faced years in prison for the Jan. 6 riot. Then Trump pardoned them.
President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Dozens of those people are from Maryland.
BLUE BELL, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 5: Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro prepares to speak during a television interview before U.S. President Joe Biden takes the stage during a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College January 5, 2024 in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. In his first campaign event of the 2024 election season, Biden stated that democracy and fundamental freedoms are under threat if former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Moore sides with Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro in dispute over utility bill surge
Moore joined the governors of Illinois, New Jersey and Delaware in sending a letter to federal utility regulators pointing the finger at PJM Interconnect, the regional grid operator, for a looming jump in electricity rates.
Harry Coker Jr., then the national cyber director, speaks during a demonstration prior to a ribbon-cutting for Howard Community College’s Cyber Range, a cybersecurity training program. He’s Gov. Wes Moore’s new pick to be state commerce secretary.
Gov. Moore names cyber expert as new state commerce secretary
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is moving the state’s commerce secretary, Kevin Anderson, to a senior adviser role while bringing in a cybersecurity veteran to lead the department.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 6: An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
Immigration enforcement in Maryland: What ICE can do and how local leaders are preparing
The rhetoric surrounding immigration and deportations is certain to set large parts of Maryland on edge.

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The Maryland House of Delegates chamber is largely empty on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, as Speaker Adrienne A. Jones leads a pro forma session that lasted two minutes.
Live coverage: Dem lawmakers seek to double down on commitment to DEI
The second administration of President Donald Trump will shake up the conversation in Maryland's State House.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore takes questions from reporters on the first day of the General Assembly session in the Maryland State House in Annapolis earlier this month.
Moore won’t speculate on deploying National Guard to southern border
Gov. Wes Moore this week declined to say whether he would deploy the Maryland National Guard to the southern border if asked by the federal government.
A focus group recommended that the proposed Howard County public garden on the grounds of Longwood in Glenwood include living tribute areas to enslaved and Indigenous peoples who once lived on the land, among other features.
Howard County’s public garden will honor land’s troubled past, focus group says
Howard County’s focus group released its recommendation plans for the county’s first-ever public garden.
An eco-village is expected to fill the “Tivoly Triangle” in Northeast Baltimore, a long-stalled redevelopment project.
Northeast Baltimore ‘eco-village’ wants to create new neighborhood model
The site would include large and small single-family homes but also duplexes at prices that are “financially accessible” to aspiring homeowners, project managers said.
Photo of common area with tables and stools inside prison. Blue doors lead to cells off the ground floor and off a second floor walkway above.
Moore’s budget would pick up cost of pretrial monitoring for poor Marylanders
A year after a sudden funding crunch placed a pretrial monitoring program at risk, Gov. Wes Moore has allocated $3.2 million in his budget proposal.

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Tents and personal items in an alley in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Baltimore activated its cold weather winter shelter initiative on Friday in response to the frigid weather. The designation, which will not expire until Thursday, expands the city’s shelter options for the homeless.
After more than 3 decades, Homeless Persons Representation Project to close
The free legal services and advocacy group will dissolve by the end of the quarter.
Baltimore City Fire Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo were killed while battling a fire at a vacant rowhome on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street in Mount Clare on Jan. 24, 2022. Meanwhile, EMT/firefighter John McMaster was seriously injured.
Families of 3 Baltimore firefighters killed in 2022 continue their fight for justice
EMT/firefighter John McMaster was permanently injured while batting the fire, and he’s also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Federal court documents identify Carlos Ayala as wearing a grey 3M-style painter’s mask and a "Stop the Steal" button at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Ayala was charged with civil disorder and other charges and was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
Former Maryland elections board member among Jan. 6 pardons
Carlos Ayala had his case dismissed earlier this week after President Trump issued a blanket pardon to the Jan. 6 participants. Ayala’s trial was scheduled for June.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
Here’s what officials around Maryland are saying about immigration enforcement
Here are statements we’ve received from local elected officials around Maryland about immigration and cooperating with federal enforcement.
Lockers in the hallway outside Damien Ford’s Baltimore School for The Arts classroom on Dec. 21, 2022. Ford teaches an African American Literature class where shows his students comparisons between Lauryn Hill lyrics and the work of Zora Neal Hurston.
Can ICE make arrests in Maryland schools? Here’s what we know
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week ended a longstanding policy that had kept them out of schools.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.
Howard County lawmakers listen to testimony by three former Howard Community College trustees who abruptly resigned from the seven-member board in November.
Howard County senators move to fill vacancies on depleted community college board
Howard County senators are recommending three individuals to Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees, which will likely have to confront questions about the tenure of its controversial president, Daria Willis.
An aerial shot of Ocean City, Md. near the inlet, showing the Atlantic Ocean at right, the beach center and the city at left.
Trump executive order signals rough seas ahead for Maryland offshore wind
A Day One order from Trump halts new leases and permits for offshore wind development, but one industry analyst said the step signals the president could take even more aggressive steps to roll back recent progress.
Photo collage of Baltimore row house in front of stack of hundred dollar bills and blurry image of Baltimore City hall in far background.
City employee who took bribes had been flagged years before, records show
Concerns about Joseph Gillespie went unchecked many years ago, a city employee said.
Del. Dalya Attar has been nominated by Baltimore Democrats to fill a vacant seat in the Maryland Senate.
Baltimore Democrats nominate Del. Dalya Attar to the state Senate
Baltimore Democrats voted Tuesday to nominate Del. Dalya Attar as their choice to represent the city in the Maryland Senate.
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