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The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
A new Mr. Trash Wheel? How Baltimore’s wastewater woes led to $1.7M in green projects
A new trash wheel is one of nearly two dozen projects set to receive money through a $1.7 million settlement fund, which Baltimore officials agreed to finance as part of a consent decree with the Maryland Department of the Environment over pollution violations at its wastewater plants.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 09: Mother (2nd R) of Kilmar Abrego Garcia holds a picture of her son and his family during a news conference to discuss his son's arrest and deportation at Cannon House Office Building on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a news conference to discuss the deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the maximum security prison Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, an incident the Trump administration claims as “an administrative error,” but refuses to bring Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
Planned federal bill would require return of improperly deported people, like Maryland father
A New York City congressman announced he will introduce legislation inspired by a Maryland father Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Doechii performs onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Doechii, Noah Kahan, Lucy Dacus to headline All Things Go music festival
Doechii, Lucy Dacus and Noah Kahan will headline September’s All Things Go festival, which returns to a three-day event at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia.
An investigation by Baltimore Gas & Electric confirmed that an employee had falsified inspection reports.
State agency questions safety of gas pipes after BGE inspector is caught loafing on his boat
An investigation by BGE confirmed that an employee had falsified inspection reports.
A March 20 job fair hosted by the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp. in Odenton drew scores of federal workers and contractors affected by President Trump’s sweeping cost-cutting measures.
Federal government downsizing hits close to home in Anne Arundel, survey finds
President Donald Trump’s dramatic and chaotic efforts to downsize the federal workforce are hitting close to home in Anne Arundel County, a new survey finds.
Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta, right, and coach John Harbaugh, left laugh as they take questions from reporters at the team’s pre-draft news conference.
Ravens sticking to ‘best player available’ strategy, but expect them to draft defensive backs
The Ravens have 11 picks in next week's NFL draft, starting with the 27th overall pick.
Baltimore Ravens safety Ar'Darius Washington (29) cheers after breaking up a pass during a Thursday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., November 7, 2024.
Ravens expect Ar’Darius Washington to return in 2025; Eric DeCosta won’t commit to drafting a kicker
Washington, a restricted free agent, has until Friday to sign an offer sheet with a new team.
U.S. President Joe Biden addresses attendees at the International African-American Museum on January 19, 2025 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to the national stage
Biden has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, which is typically the tradition for immediate past presidents.
Scenes of Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus
International students file legal challenges over widespread US visa revocations
Actions by the federal government to terminate students’ legal status have left hundreds of scholars at risk of detention and deportation.
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tyler Wells is a proud new father.
Orioles pitcher Tyler Wells is a new dad, and his new glove reminds him who he plays for
While Wells is working through the slog that is rehab from elbow reconstruction surgery, the time sidelined has a silver lining to it.
This Orioles rotation cannot survive | Banner Baseball Show
Baltimore is in dangerous territory while they wait for Grayson Rodriguez and Zach Eflin to get healthy.
An existing set of transmission lines cuts through the landscape near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) in northern Baltimore County.
More transmission line conflicts expected as US electricity demand booms
A fight in Maryland may be a prelude to what lies ahead as artificial intelligence drives demand for more power — and more power lines.
Kaylee Jones, a student at Annapolis High School, reads from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" on April 12, 2025 in Annapolis, MD. The book was banned from the Naval Academy library.
In Annapolis, reading Maya Angelou was a small act of rebellion
Eight hours and 15 minutes. That’s how long it takes to read Maya Angelou's “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” out loud. That’s how long a small act of rebellion takes.
A mural depicting Freddie Gray on a row home across the street from where he was arrested at the corner of Mount and Presbury streets in Sandtown-Winchester.
Freddie Gray lives on in art, his eyes watching Baltimore
From murals and music to documentaries and writing, the Baltimore arts community passionately expressed a city’s range of emotions in the face of trauma after Freddie Gray's death.
The new steel and cement replacement pipe can be seen next to a group of representatives from DPW, Garney Construction and The Baltimore Banner at the bottom of a six-story deep excavation at Lake Montebello on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
Baltimore’s biggest sinkhole has also become a giant money pit
What was once predicted to be a $10 million fix has ballooned to at least $30 million, according to financial documents from the City of Baltimore.
Shyanne Sellers poses for a photo with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the 17th pick.
Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers selected 17th in WNBA draft by Golden State Valkyries
Four-year Terps standout will head to a new franchise out west, taken in the second round by the expansion team.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 20: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Building is seen on February 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Internal Revenue Service will begin laying off roughly 6,000 employees in the middle of tax season as the Trump administration pushes to downsize the federal workforce through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
As Tax Day looms, getting IRS help may be harder than usual amid layoffs
IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season were not allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration until after the taxpayer filing deadline of April 15.
The body of a woman found on a popular Maryland hiking trail has been formally identified as 37-year-old mother-of-five Rachel Morin.
‘Justice was served’: Jury delivers swift guilty verdict for man who murdered Rachel Morin
Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, was killed on Aug. 5, 2023. Her death received national attention and became an issue in the 2024 presidential election.
President Donald Trump  meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office.
Salvadoran president: ‘I don’t have the power’ to return wrongly deported Maryland man to US
President Nayib Bukele said he had no way to move the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, out of a prison in El Salvador and back to the United States.
Attorney Robert Jenner, center, called on Gov. Wes Moore to veto legislation that would slash what survivors of childhood sexual abuse can win in civil court cases in Maryland.
Survivors allege ‘decades’ of sexual abuse and cover-up at Calvert Hall
New complaints allege that staff at Calvert Hall College High School “repeatedly ignored credible reports of sexual abuse.”
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