The latest from Anna Rubenstein
A hearing on a Hagerstown mother’s deportation ends in tears
For the first time since being taken into custody by ICE in May, Hagerstown mother and salon owner Mong Tuyen Thi Tran appeared in court.
She needed a kidney transplant. Then a familiar face emerged.
For a successful living kidney transplant, donor and recipient have to match up on a lot of things — but not personality.
Baltimore again sees multiple people hospitalized after overdoses in Penn North
Just over a week after a “bad batch” of drugs sent dozens of people in West Baltimore to the hospital, authorities were in the Penn North neighborhood again Friday responding to multiple overdose calls.
Car prices are rising in Maryland even without the sting of high tariffs
New national reports have documented a tale of consumers’ woes: increased monthly payments, extended loan terms and stubbornly high interest rates.
Police investigate suspicious package that temporarily shut down part of Middle River Road
The Baltimore County Police Department continue to investigate a suspicious package that temporarily forced the closure of a portion of Middle River Road on Saturday afternoon.
‘Lives are at risk’: No lifeguards at Assateague Island this summer, sparking safety concerns
The beaches at Assateague Island may look as beautiful as ever this summer, but they’ll be missing something critical: lifeguards.
‘Focusing on keeping people alive’: Baltimore reels after at least 27 hospitalized in mass overdose
As of Friday morning, there were no fatalities, but at least 27 people had been hospitalized for suspected overdoses, officials said.
Baltimore nonprofits strained as pandemic funds vanish, federal cuts hit
At ARPA funding dries up, many nonprofits have also been socked by the loss of other federal dollars slashed under the Trump administration.
Baltimore’s Waterfront Promenade could get a new name and a signature event
The idea to rename the Baltimore Waterfront Promenade was inspired by Baltimore missing out on USA Today’s list of top riverwalks multiple times for years.
New owner expected for Mount Vernon landmark church
The Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church has been searching for a financial lifeline to maintain its historic building.
LGBTQIA+ suicide prevention hotline option is going away. Here’s where else to go in Maryland
With the national suicide prevention hotline will no longer offer specialized support to LGBTQIA+ people, Maryland residents still have options.
Maryland’s real-life Lorax keeps the search for big trees alive
A Maryland program to spot and document its biggest trees started a century ago. John Bennett is the man who keeps the mission alive.
Maryland tackles gun violence with new public health tool
Maryland officials say the dashboard will unlock access to the most comprehensive and timely state firearm data portal in the country.
The ‘pink shopping center’ in Baltimore County finds new life with redevelopment
Tide Realty Capital is back with another redevelopment project.
Google to provide free workforce training for Maryland public university students
Google plans to provide free workforce training for Maryland public university students.
Free legal service for LGBTQIA+ people in Maryland faces sharp funding cut
FreeState Justice, a Baltimore-based nonprofit, received word at the end of May that $300,000 in funding from the federal government will disappear in July.