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Maryland to end controversial practice of housing foster youths in hotels
Human Services Secretary Rafael Lopez issued the new directive last Wednesday, exactly one month after a 16-year-old girl living in an East Baltimore hotel was found dead.
Residence Inn Baltimore at The Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, 800 N Wolfe St.
Should Joe Biden have helped Marilyn Mosby? Wes Moore seems to think so.
Gov. Wes Moore’s comment on Marilyn Mosby came during an appearance on ‘The Breakfast Club’ Tuesday.
Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby stands outside the federal courthouse in Greenbelt after being sentenced to three years of probation, which includes a year of house arrest, May 23, 2024. She was convicted earlier this year of perjury and fraud.
Moore continued ‘sports diplomacy’ with Japan in Rubenstein’s suite
Gov. Wes Moore met this year with Japan’s ambassador to the U.S. It marked a collaboration between Moore and Rubenstein and a continuation of Moore’s penchant for using sports as a connector.
Gov. Wes Moore arrives for the Baltimore Orioles’ home opener in March. In May, Moore met with Japan’s ambassador to the U.S. in Orioles owner David Rubenstein’s Camden Yards suite.
The hidden cost of saving the Chesapeake Bay: Millions for private waterfronts
Virtually all of the Chesapeake Bay’s shoreline is privately owned, which means taxpayer-funded waterfront improvements go to properties with limited public access.
A rock wall that protects the shoreline from erosion at Cape St. Claire near Annapolis. The suburb has capitalized on more than $1 million of government grants, including $275,000 from the General Assembly, to restore two eroded beaches.
Moore outpaces Hogan in Maryland’s favorite hypothetical horse race
We have numbers for the governor matchup between Wes Moore and Larry Hogan everyone keeps speculating about.
Moore says fixes needed for foster care system after teen’s death
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he was making a “firm commitment” and placing “firm accountability on all of our people” to make sure they use the rest of his time in office to “fix this.”
Gov. Wes Moore listens as Attorney General Anthony Brown gives remarks on Maryland’s sweeping audit of police-custody deaths during a news conference at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
Councilman Mark Conway files to challenge U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume
Mark Conway is challenging Kweisi Mfume. In a heavily Democratic district that includes most of Baltimore and portions of the county, the winner of the primary election is all but guaranteed to win the general.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 — Councilman Mark Conway asks questions during a hearing on the opioid crisis at City Hall.
Mom says state agency knew foster teen was ‘high risk’ before placing her in hotel
For years advocates had warned the practice of housing vulnerable children in hotels and hospitals could have tragic consequences.
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 — Residence Inn Baltimore at The Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, 800 N Wolfe St.
Will Tradepoint gobble up a Locust Point pier’s salt haul?
The Locust Point pier needs millions of dollars worth of repairs, and the lease that Canton Stevedoring has held since 2011 is set to expire at the end of the year.
Salt piles owned by Rukert Terminals sit in the Canton Industrial Area in Baltimore, MD on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The Port of Baltimore ranks No. 2 in the country for salt imports. The bulk of that is brought in at a North Locust Point pier, operated by Canton Stevedoring, and by Rukert Terminals Corp., whose Canton salt piles are pictured here.
Jimmy Kimmel suspension ‘not enough’ for local media giant Sinclair
Baltimore County-based Sinclair Broadcast Group wants suspended ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to donate to Charlie Kirk’s family and conservative group.
Sinclair Broadcast Group headquarters in Hunt Valley.
Johns Hopkins’ AI future is coming, and the neighbors are not happy
Johns Hopkins’ planned Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute may be a boon for the city, but Remington residents are concerned about loud construction, rude workers, litter and parking.
Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 — Remington residents gather together to talk about concerns regarding Johns Hopkins University’s plans to remove trees for new construction of a Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute. Baltimore City, Md.
Another round of political violence leaves Maryland asking where we go next
Maryland lawmakers are reconsidering security in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 12: People embrace in front of a memorial for Charlie Kirk at the Turning Point USA headquarters on September 12, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.
Gov. Moore taps CareFirst exec Lester Davis as next chief of staff
Davis has extensive experience in city and state politics, having worked previously with the Moore campaign and for various roles in City Hall
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield executive Lester Davis.
Moore, Scott walk Park Heights in a message to Trump
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott tour the city in a community walk, pushing back on President Trump's narrative of Charm City.
Gov. Wes Moore and Mayor Brandon Scott lead a community walk with elected officials and law enforcement in Northwest Baltimore on Friday.
Scott warns Baltimore not to give Trump what he wants
Questions about how the city and state would respond to federal intervention come a day after Trump said he was sending troops to Chicago and suggested he would do the same in Baltimore.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott at a news conference in February. On Wednesday, he urged residents to stand up for the city.
Trump hints at sending troops to Baltimore; White House won’t clarify
President Donald Trump was declarative on his plans for Chicago but ambiguous when it came to Baltimore.
President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington, as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi listen.
What Washington D.C.’s occupation can teach Baltimore
With President Donald Trump threatening to send the military to Baltimore, the situation in Washington is instructive to how things may unfold here.
Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday.
Baltimore records 7 homicides in August, fewest for month in a half-century
Baltimore is now in its third consecutive year of steep declines in homicides and nonfatal shootings.
Baltimore Police on scene of a police-involved shooting on the 2700 block of Mosher Street on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Trump calls Baltimore a ‘horrible deathbed,’ insults Moore again
The recent back-and-forth between President Trump and Gov. Wes Moore could set the stage for more direct intervention from the federal government.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington.
Trump threatens to revoke Key Bridge funds, send troops to Baltimore
President Donald Trump posted a missive Sunday morning to his Truth Social platform insulting Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, escalating a simmering feud between the two leaders.
President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s war of words escalated Sunday.
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