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    Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., April 4, 2025
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in jail while attorneys spar whether he’ll be swiftly deported
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from jail in Tennessee on Wednesday, only to be taken into immigration custody.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore listens to speakers at the South Carolina Democratic Party's Blue Palmetto Dinner in Columbia, S.C. on Friday, May 30, 2025.
    Maryland’s government hiring ‘freeze’ may end up more of a chill
    Maryland's government hiring freeze has exceptions, including for law enforcement, public safety and “priority hires.”
    AmeriCorps denied the Notre Dame Mission Volunteers a $4.6 million grant.
    AmeriCorps denies $4.6M grant to Notre Dame Mission Volunteers
    Notre Dame Mission Volunteers will cut staff and reduce the number of participants after AmeriCorps denied its request for a $4.6 million grant.
    Betsy Fox Tolentino is the newly appointed acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
    Facing pressure, Maryland’s juvenile services agency gets leader with deep roots, high stakes
    Hard conversations will come, but Betsy Fox Tolentino said she’ll listen to law enforcement partners, community members and staff.
    Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks as Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche listens during a news conference about Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the Justice Department, Friday June 6, 2025, in Washington.
    Trump administration sues Maryland federal judges over order blocking removal of immigrants
    The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against federal judges in Maryland over an order that blocks the immediate removal of any detained immigrant who requests a court hearing.
    An Amtrak train arrives train going to Boston arrives at Penn Station on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    Why extreme heat causes trains to slow down
    When steel, the backbone of railroads, heats and expands, there’s a risk of buckling, where the track snaps out to the side. Trains cannot move when this happens.
    A strong ridge of high pressure has trapped very warm air over the Baltimore region for days in a phenomenon known as a heat dome.
    Baltimore swelters as temps hit 105 degrees. Here’s when the heat dome ends.
    The Baltimore region saw its second-hottest June temperature ever on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
    Trash cans on North Chester Street are set out for pickup in the afternoon of Thursday, August 29, 2024.
    Safety rules face stress test as Baltimore continues trash collection amid heat wave
    As Baltimore swelters under extreme heat this week, the city is making adjustments to trash and recycling collection to keep workers safe, but said pickups will continue as scheduled.
    TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 19: Cleanup efforts are underway at a damaged building used by the Iranian Broadcasting Organisation, hit by Israeli missiles days earlier on June 16, during a press tour on June 19, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Over recent days, Iran has been hit by a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials, prompting Iran to launch a counterattack.
    A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel gives rise to hopes for a long-term peace
    The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Wednesday after a rocky start.
    Ryan O’Hearn is a favorite to become a major league All-Star for the first time in his career.
    Ryan O’Hearn would like a shot at the Home Run Derby, even if it’s a long shot
    Maryland’s state board of education approved updates to social studies standards over concerns about growing antisemitism.
    Maryland social studies curriculum update reflects concerns about antisemitism
    Maryland's rewrite was criticized at points for some of the initial changes and for leaving social studies teachers out of the process.
    Teslas can be seen parked at the Tesla Dealership in Owings Mills, MD on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
    Trump pulled the plug on Maryland’s EV transition. What’s next?
    Electric vehicle sales already lagged far below Maryland’s benchmarks, and so far the state isn’t fighting to preserve the policy, targeted by Republicans.
    Wide receiver Diontae Johnson works out before the Ravens' game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 7, 2024.
    Diontae Johnson explains why he refused to enter game for Ravens: ‘Just wasn’t for me’
    "I understand what you’re saying, but I’m not [going to] go in," Johnson said in an interview. "So I just sat on the bench, and that’s when they suspended me.”
    Gov. Wes Moore is freezing the hiring of new state employees, offering voluntary buyouts and eliminating vacant jobs across state government.
    Gov. Moore institutes hiring freeze, employee buyouts
    Gov. Wes Moore is freezing the hiring of new state employees, offering voluntary buyouts and planning to eliminate vacant jobs and possibly consolidate offices.
    The library and media center inside Oakland Mills High School in Columbia.
    It just got tougher to ban books in Maryland school libraries
    Maryland’s school board changed state regulations to align with a law that prevents removing books from school libraries without due process.
    A roadside sign commemorating Harriet Tubman's birthplace on the Eastern Shore. The sign reads: arriet Tubman was born Araminta "Minty" Ross CA. 1822 to Ben Ross and Harriet "Rit" Green on Anthony Thompson's farm along Harrisville Road. While still a child, Minty and her mother were sent to the Edward Brodess farm. She returned to work alongside her father, an expert timberman. He taught her to read the landscape and night sky. Here, she met black watermen, a source of secret communication for enslaved people.
    Harriet Tubman gets a roadside historical marker on the Eastern Shore
    Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a new roadside historical marker celebrating abolitionist Harriet Tubman and marking her birthplace.
    U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume speaks at a press conference in Baltimore.
    Mfume withdraws run for leadership role on powerful House committee
    The full Democratic Caucus chose Robert Garcia shortly after Kweisi Mfume and Texas' Jasmine Crockett dropped out.
    Quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) takes questions from reporters on June 17 following the team’s mandatory minicamp.
    Ravens QB Lamar Jackson requested fully guaranteed deal, got little interest from NFL teams before 2023 extension, document shows
    Before Jackson signed his deal, Eric DeCosta was preparing for the 2023 NFL draft “under the assumption that Mr. Jackson would no longer be playing for the Ravens."
    A general view shows Tehran skyline, Iran Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
    Trump ceasefire plan falters as Israel says Iran launched more missiles
    President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for the NATO summit that in his view, both sides had violated the nascent agreement.
    From left, Matthew Schlegel’s attorneys Andrew Harvey, Peter O’Neill, and Patrick Seidel speak to reporters outside the Annapolis courthouse last week.
    For a teacher accused of abusing students, ‘not guilty’ doesn’t equal public exoneration
    When a teacher accused of sexually abusing students is found not guilty, the pain won’t go away easily. Not for the teacher, the student, their families or the community.
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