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Maryland college scholarships safe from budget cuts — for now

Mar 21, 2025

Rasheed Mustapha, a first-year engineering student at Loyola University Maryland, is among 5,000-some Maryland residents who receive Sellinger scholarships.

A wellness suite at Basilica Place, a Catholic Charities Senior Community in Baltimore, where residents will soon be able to receive addiction treatment services from a nurse and peer recovery specialist.

Baltimore seniors have died at shocking rates from drug overdoses. Help is on the way.

Job seekers packed the O’Malley Senior Activity Center in Odenton on Thursday for a career for hosted by Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation for the scores of federal workers and contractors impacted by President Donald Trump’s sweeping cost-cutting measures.

Federal workers, contractors swarm Odenton job fair: ‘I have a wife. I have a mortgage.’

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Ex-College Park mayor who possessed child sex abuse material agrees to be disbarred in Maryland

Mar 22, 2025

Ex-College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn during a city council meeting on Sept. 6, 2022.

Overstock, discount plant store opens in Towson

Mar 22, 2025

A sign says "SECOND CHANCE PLANTS" in all caps. The sign is on a fence. Behind the fence is a small crowd of people shopping for plants in a parking lot.

Heathrow reopens as chaos eases after fire sparks airport shutdown, strands 200,000 travelers

Updated Mar 22, 2025

Members of the Fire Brigade attend the scene following a major fire at an electrical substation at Heathrow on March 21, 2025 in London, England.

Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

Mar 22, 2025

NEW YORK CITY - JANUARY 28: In this handout photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York City Fugitive Operations Team, joined by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, conducted targeted enforcement operations resulting in the arrest of an illegal Dominican national on January 28, 2025 in New York City.

George Foreman, the boxing heavyweight who became a beloved champ and household name, dies

Mar 22, 2025

Former world champion boxer George Foreman poses while launching his "Lean, Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine" November 22, 2001 during a press conference in London. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson to make his acting debut in ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’

Mar 21, 2025

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) leaves the field after the Ravens defeat the Los Angeles Chargers 30-23 in an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif.

One of downtown Baltimore’s biggest landlords hit with foreclosure

Mar 21, 2025

The 11-story Art Deco-style apartment building is the former home of the Baltimore Life Insurance Company. Photographed on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Maryland bill would allow firefighters to use medical cannabis when off duty

Mar 21, 2025

Scenes at the Herbiculture cannabis dispensary

Thousands allege sexual abuse in youth detention centers. It could cost Maryland a huge sum

Mar 21, 2025

Arlando "Tray" Jones poses for a portrait at his home in Dundalk, Md., Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Our favorite pictures from Photo Day at Orioles spring training

Mar 21, 2025

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Zizian cult leader, 2 followers face new Maryland charges in connection with killing spree

Mar 20, 2025

From left, Michelle Zajko, Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, and Daniel Blank in booking photos provided by the Allegany County Sheriff's Office.

Young Life leader threatened, molested teen boys in Carroll County, police investigation finds

Mar 20, 2025

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said it’s not aware of additional victims in the sexual misconduct investigation, but encourages anyone who feels they may have been a victim to contact their office.

Expect big things from Shyanne Sellers’ final dance with the Terps

Mar 21, 2025

Shyanne Sellers is the only Maryland player ever with at least 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in her career.

Top Democrats reach deal on budget with more cuts, $1.6B in new taxes and revenue

Updated Mar 20, 2025

House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, center, speaks at a press conference about the state budget in Annapolis on Thursday.

Maryland judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information — for now

Mar 20, 2025

Protesters rally outside of the Social Security Administration Headquarters in Woodlawn on Feb. 10.