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    New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is placed under arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and FBI agents outside federal immigration court on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in New York.
    Letter: Detention of elected officials by ICE should alarm everyone
    Sarah Pan of Ellicott City says the detentions of elected officials by ICE should alarm everyone.
    Levar Mullen calls out, “Fruit man, fruit man!” as he leads the funeral procession down Pennsylvania Avenue for Bilal “BJ” Abdullah.
    Baltimore’s arabbers mourn a fellow fruit man — and their dying way of life
    Arabbing — selling fruits and vegetables from a horse-drawn wagon — is a centuries-old profession that is hanging by a thread in Baltimore.
    On Thursday, community members lift a sign over a main road in remembrance of a historic Black cemetery buried below the construction of a storage center in Bethesda.
    Racism in life and death: Activists push to stop redevelopment of Black cemetery in Bethesda
    The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition is continuing a years-long fight to preserve and memorialize what was once Moses Macedonia African Cemetery.
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    Community members march in honor of the recently-killed arabber, Bilal "BJ" Adbullah, on Friday, June 20, 2025.
    ‘Justice for the fruit man’: Hundreds rally for arabber fatally shot by Baltimore police
    More than 300 people rallied in Upton on Friday evening to demand justice for Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, the well-known arabber fatally shot in Upton by police this week.
    The sun sets over the harbor near Canton Waterfront Park. This weekend brings dangerously high temperatures and humidity.
    A heat dome might bake Baltimore. Expect higher temps and BGE bills.
    High humidity will make temperatures feel closer to 110 degrees through Wednesday, said Brian LaSorsa, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington forecast office.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Baltimore County Police arrest former city sheriff’s deputy for allegedly sexually abusing teenager
    The former sheriff's deputy is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson.
    A sea turtle moves along the sand towards the ocean as spectators watch and take photos.
    Sea turtles find their way home in rare Ocean City release
    The National Aquarium released two rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean on Thursday, just a few days after World Sea Turtle Day.
    Valerie McNeal.
    Ellicott City realtor Valerie McNeal helped Black families build generational wealth
    Valerie McNeal, a beloved Ellicott City realtor, died May 27 of breast cancer. She was 59.
    Tide Realty plans to fill the 80,000 sq feet available at Valley Centre, known to locals as the "Pink Shopping Center," with a mix of local and national vendors in 2026.
    The ‘pink shopping center’ in Baltimore County finds new life with redevelopment
    Tide Realty Capital is back with another redevelopment project.
    Harbor jumpers leap into the waters of Fells Point during the Harbor Splash event in 2024.
    Harbor Splash swim in Baltimore harbor postponed due to storms
    The event, meant to showcase the harbor’s safety for swimming and recreation, will instead take place July 19.
    HER Resiliency Center, a nonprofit serving 18- to 25-year-old women in Baltimore and Washington, plans to use the funds to improve the organization’s workforce development program, Triple Crown Academy.
    Maryland awards $4 million to boost workforce development in construction
    Eight workforce development organizations across Maryland were awarded $500,000 each to bolster their programs addressing apprenticeships in the construction industry.
    ICE agents are clashing with residents, putting local police in the middle
    The tensions surfacing in the Baltimore area are unlikely to ease anytime soon.
    A flood watch has been issued for part of the Baltimore region on Thursday.
    Severe storms Thursday bring damaging winds, power outages
    The National Weather Service said there’s a threat of severe weather Thursday, including the possibility of damaging winds, large hail and an isolated tornado.
    In this June 20, 2018 photo, Bilal Yusuf Abdullah, center, leads a horse to an arabber stable as neighborhood boys tag along in Baltimore. Baltimore has long been the last U.S. city to have functional horse-cart vending.
    Grief and questions follow fatal police shooting of arabber BJ Abdullah
    Chair of a police oversight board and city council member say they are heartbroken and awaiting answers after Tuesday’s fatal police shooting in West Baltimore.
    Rev. Marietta, Sheila “She” Anderson with the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance and Denise Glover with United Evangelical Church lead attendees in song during a Juneteenth celebration and historic marker dedication at O'Donnell Square Park on Thursday.
    ‘We see you’: Canton engraves names of enslaved people on new historical marker
    A new historical marker was unveiled at an event in Canton on Thursday.
    A man crashed a car into a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Hanover Street and West Cromwell Street, near the Hanover Street Bridge.
    Car crashes into tractor-trailer near Hanover Street Bridge after alleged carjacking
    A man, who police say walked up to a car in Brooklyn with a rifle, ordered the driver out of the car and then sped away, later crashed in South Baltimore.
    The Howard County Council’s chamber, known as the Banneker Room, inside the George Howard government building in Ellicott City.
    ‘Time for a new generation of leaders’: Meet the early candidates for Howard County Council
    These candidates are running for Howard County Council in the 2026 election.
    Dozens of law enforcement officers respond to a police-involved shooting in the Upton neighborhood of Baltimore on Tuesday evening.
    Tensions flare in Upton after police-involved shooting leaves man in critical condition
    A police-involved shooting in Baltimore’s Upton neighborhood Tuesday evening left a man in critical condition and an officer injured — and quickly escalated into tensions flaring between law enforcement and bystanders who crowded the scene.
    Jordan Adams, 28, a gym teacher at Northwest Academy in Milford Mill, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault after allegedly inappropriately touching students.
    Another Baltimore County teacher arrested amid wave of misconduct allegations throughout district
    Jordan Adams has been teaching at Northwest Academy in Milford Mill since 2023 and for Baltimore County Public Schools since 2022.
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