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Former President Bill Clinton speaks onstage at an event in New York City earlier this month. Clinton was hospitalized in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 23 with a fever.
Bill Clinton is hospitalized in DC with fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says
Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever.
Former State Sen. Jim Brochin speaks before the Baltimore County Council.
Jim Brochin talked tough on immigration in county executive interview. It fell flat with council Dems.
Former State Sen. Jim Brochin’s rhetoric on detainees troubled many council members whose votes he needs to be named the next county executive in two weeks.
A rendering of Shamrock Farm in Carroll County with stalls and a training track for the horses.
Maryland to build horse training center at Carroll County farm founded by Art Rooney
Shamrock Farm was established in 1948 by Art Rooney, who founded the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it remains in the the Rooney family.
It’s local budget season in Maryland, where the government conversation over the next few weeks will be about money and two siblings: Taxes and Spending.
More than $6.8M is owed to Maryland workers. Here’s how to find out if you qualify.
About 5,200 Marylanders are owed a total of more than $6.8 million in unpaid wages, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Homes are decorated in holiday lights at Hampden's Miracle on 34th Street annual display on Sunday, December 8, 2024.
Christmas Eve declared a state holiday in Maryland

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Bottles of Coors beer are displayed on a shelf at a liquor store on May 2, 2018 in Fairfax, California.
Maryland liquor stores push back on beer, wine in grocery aisles
A group of liquor retailers denounced Gov. Wes Moore’s support of beer and wine sales at Maryland grocery stores.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, shown in September, was awarded the Bronze Star during a private ceremony Friday.
Following controversy, Moore receives Bronze Star
Moore, a veteran of the Army Reserves, served a deployment to Afghanistan in 2005 and 2006, and his supervisor nominated him for the Bronze Star.
The U.S. House passed a spending bill that includes funding to rebuild the Key Bridge.
Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown, includes Key Bridge funding
The bill was approved 366-34, and now goes to the Senate, for expected quick passage, which would avert a shutdown.
The U.S. Senate passed a resolution early Saturday morning to transfer the land including the old RFK Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia.
RFK Stadium land bill passed, giving Washington Commanders major win
The Washington Commanders’ path to returning to the nation's capital is clear after an on-again, off-again saga in Congress ended with a late reprieve.
Baltimore City District (People's) Courthouse at 501 E. Fayette Street
3 Baltimore courthouses test positive for Legionella bacteria
Three more court buildings in Baltimore have tested positive for the bacteria that can cause Legionnaires’ disease, officials announced Friday.

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Congress continues to battle over details in a budget resolution hours from federal government shutdown.
Maryland will have a loan program for federal workers if government shuts down
The state piloted a similar program earlier this year, providing benefits for Port of Baltimore workers after the Key Bridge collapse shut down shipping.
The Days Inn motel in Towson, seen top right, will soon be cleared to make way for a new affordable housing development in a commercial section of Loch Raven.
Loch Raven motel being cleared for affordable housing in Baltimore County
“Loch Raven Overlook” will be constructed near where Tuesday’s deadly shooting occurred in Towson.
Carolyn Scruggs, secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, speaks during a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Lawmakers demand answers from corrections secretary for halting sex offender check-ins
The state’s probation agents have not conducted home visits, including with registered sex offenders, since May, after the corrections department secretary suspended the check-ins for safety reasons.
The west ramp of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remains in the Patapsco River six months after the container ship Dali lost power and hit a pier causing a catastrophic collapse.
House rejects federal spending bill that included Key Bridge money despite Trump support
Securing that money was a top priority of Maryland’s members of Congress as well as Gov. Wes Moore.
People carry signs as they line up for a seat to get into the Blair County court house before Luigi Mangione’s appearance in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 19, 2024.
Quaint Pennsylvania burg becomes stage for clash about politics, justice with Luigi Mangione case
Law enforcement officials were bracing for crowds of reporters, protesters and onlookers ay Luigi Mangione's hearing Thursday in Hollidaysburg.

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Real estate developer Brandon Chasen in May.
Chasen Cos.’ Fells Point development stalled as property faces foreclosure
A bank has filed to foreclose on a high-profile Chasen Cos. property at 1400 Aliceanna St.
The Washington Commanders played at RFK Stadium 2 miles east of the Capitol from 1961-96 before moving to Maryland.
RFK Stadium site provision included in federal spending bill, a win for the Commanders and NFL
Mayor Muriel Bowser called it a “giant step forward” to unlocking the site’s potential.
Fred Homan, a former county administrative officer, reviews documents before addressing the Baltimore County Council during a legislative session in Towson in September.
Fred Homan’s time is up, but he won’t leave
Fred Homan left county government six years ago, but he remains a constant presence at Baltimore County Council meetings.
Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez poses for a portrait inside of City Hall, in Hagerstown, November 19, 2024.
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.
In August, Mayor Brandon Scott laid out his plans for managing the money won from pharmaceutical companies. Baltimore has now wrapped its court case against two opioid companies and now waits for a judge's decision on the city's $5 billion request.
City, drug companies wait on $5 billion decision after wrapping opioid case
After five days of testimony, a judge is set to decide what will happen. The decision could take months.
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