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    Happy homecoming, Bowie State. Blexit is here.
    The Turning Point USA-affiliated group stopped at the Maryland campus on its HBCU tour.
    Conservative commentator Siaka Massaquoi, left, interviews junior DeeAndrew Hogan at Bowie State University on behalf of Blexit.
    ‘That’s all folks!’ Future of Six Flags America site unclear as park closes Sunday
    The amusement park, which first opened in the 1970s and has operated as a Six Flags since 1998, shuts down after it closes at 6 p.m. What’s next for the massive tract in Bowie remains unclear.
    Visitors arrive to Six Flags America in Bowie, MD on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. The amusement park will close permanently at the end of the 2025 season.
    Heat-related deaths in Maryland top 30 for the first time since summer 2012
    This past summer, 34 people died from heat in Maryland, according to data from the state Department of Health.
    The sun sets over the Cherry Hill festival in Baltimore on July 4, 2025.
    The $148 fee at the center of the University of Maryland’s free speech controversy
    Turning Point USA claims a security charge targets the group’s free speech at the University of Maryland, College Park.
    The University of Maryland College Park chapter of Turning Point USA was asked to pay for security when it brought a speaker to campus.
    Black women’s foothold in the federal workforce is at risk
    Black women are about 6% of the nation’s employed, but account for 11% of all federal workers.
    Ronicsa Chambers worked for the Federal Aviation Administration for almost 20 years.
    Driver who allegedly plowed into children’s birthday party fled, then turned himself in
    The driver fled the scene but turned himself in the next morning, police said. They are investigating alcohol and speed as possible factors in the crash.
    Acting chief Daniel Frishkorn of the Bladensburg police discusses a Saturday night crash in which a Washington, D.C. man allegedly drove into a children's birthday party in the front yard of a private home. One woman died and 14 were injured, including eight children.
    Crash into Bladensburg children’s party injures 13 people and kills Washington woman
    Bladensburg Police are searching for a driver who plowed into a children’s birthday party Saturday night, injuring 13 people and killing one.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    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.
    Parents and teachers need state child care funding. So why is the money frozen?
    The state projected getting back down to 40,000 child care scholarships by September. But the program is still thousands of vouchers over budget.
    Students take advantage of the nice weather and play outside in the sandbox and on the playground
    ICE officer drops gun, points it toward bystanders during Hyattsville arrest
    An Immigration and Enforcement Customs (ICE) Officer was captured fumbling and then pointing a gun toward bystanders during an arrest on Wednesday morning in a busy Hyattsville intersection.
    An ICE officer points a gun toward bystanders during an arrest on Wednesday in Hyattsville.
    Maryland is losing federal jobs faster than any other state. When should we start worrying?
    Nearly 15,000 federal jobs in Maryland have been lost since the start of the year. Economists aren’t worried — yet.
    Marylander is first Black man to win Emmy for best supporting actor in a drama
    Maryland native and "Severance" star Tramell Tillman made history at the Emmys, becoming the first Black man to win best supporting actor in a drama series.
    Tramell Tillman as Seth Milchick on "Severance."
    Man charged in killing of missing Prince George’s County 19-year-old
    Prince George’s County Police arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with the death of a 19-year-old woman who went missing in late August.
    Da'Cara Thompson's family reported her missing to PGPD on Aug. 23.
    Power restored at UMD College Park ahead of student welcome weekend, football season opener
    Power was restored Friday evening at the University of Maryland, College Park, after an hourslong outage shuttered campus libraries and limited dining and health services, officials said.
    McKeldin Library at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md. on Friday, April 4, 2025.
    Anne Arundel man arrested for striking state trooper while driving drunk, officials say
    An Anne Arundel County man was arrested and charged with drunk driving after he struck a trooper’s car and injured another trooper early Thursday morning, Maryland State Police said.
    State Police arrested an Anne Arundel County man for impaired driving early Thursday morning (Aug 21, 2025) after a crash injured a trooper who was conducting a traffic stop on the Capital Beltway.
    Six Flags America closing: What happens to 5 miles of coaster, 500 acres of land?
    Six Flags America in Bowie, home to Wild One and eight other coasters, was stamped a “noncore” property this year by its parent company, which is selling the 523-acre tract.
    Visitors line up for the Firebird rollercoaster, which reaches a top sped of 56 mph, at Six Flags America in Bowie, MD on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. The amusement park will close permanently at the end of the 2025 season.
    7-vehicle wreck in Prince George’s County leaves 2 women dead
    Maryland State Police are investigating a multivehicle collision that killed two women and hospitalized five others Tuesday afternoon along Route 202 in Prince George’s County, officials announced.
    State Trooper Police Car from the Maryland State Police on parking lot.
    To stomp or not to stomp? Answering the spotted lanternfly question
    After years of whacking, smacking and squashing, more people are just letting the bugs be.
    Invasive spotted lanternflies are appearing all over Maryland and pose a particular threat to grape vines.
    Storms dump 4 inches of rain in Baltimore County, disrupt transit and delay Orioles game
    Heavy downpours swept through Maryland on Wednesday, triggering flash flood warnings, toppling trees and delaying the Orioles game at Camden Yards.
    The storms Wednesday hit hardest in Northern Baltimore County, where about 4 inches of rain fell in just a few hours.
    As Trump targets states for immigration enforcement, Maryland is high on the list
    Maryland and other blue states have been met with funding denials, program cuts and other means that hurt their constituents under the Trump administration.
    President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, in Allentown, Pa., Aug. 3, 2025.
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