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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown addresses legal action taken by his office related to federal funding cuts by the Trump administration.
Maryland AG praises order to restore funding for education programs after Trump administration cuts
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Education to resume pandemic recovery funding that had been abruptly cut off for several states.
Ben Carson and his wife, Lacena, entered into a contract in 2023 to turn their $2.4 million home in UpperCo into a 33-acre solar farm. Homeowners in the surrounding community have protested.
Ben Carson takes heat for proposed Baltimore County solar farm
Dr. Ben Carson, who served as Donald Trump‘s housing secretary, is trying to turn 33 acres that he and his wife own into a solar farm.
For 20 years, Lashelle Bynum has photographed Baltimore’s ghost signs.
Baltimore woman joyfully haunted by hunt for ‘ghost signs’
Ghost signs are the faded, hand-painted signs of the past. Once one sign is found, others seem to follow for Lashelle Bynum.
After a federal investigation spurred by the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore launched its police consent decree in April 2017.
An exodus at Trump’s DOJ is threatening to unravel Baltimore’s federal police oversight
The wave of departures threatens to tilt the 8-year-old court case into dysfunction.
Kingsley Mooney.
Kingsley Mooney, former mortgage banker and expert gardener, was the ‘glue’ of her family
Kingsley Mooney, a former mortgage banker, expert gardener and talented athlete, died April 7 of complications from a stroke. She was 64.
A ghost sign is seen at the top of the former Stafford Hotel, now The Stafford Apartments. When the building was constructed in 1894, it was the tallest building on Mount Vernon Place.
Check out these favorites from Baltimore’s premier ghost-sign hunter
The city’s fading collection of commercial signs painted on buildings can be found all over Charm City.
A judge barred Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess, shown here on election night in November, from prosecuting a prominent murder case for several missteps.
Judge removes state’s attorney from high-profile murder case involving polyamorous couple
Circuit Judge Mark W. Crooks said the information that had been withheld was evidence that could be considered exculpatory.
Justin Tucker’s NFL future remains unclear after being cut by the Ravens while awaiting the results of an NFL investigation into his behavior at Baltimore spas and wellness centers.
Justin Tucker was cut by the Ravens. Here’s everything you need to know.
The most accurate kicker in NFL history is suddenly a free agent — while awaiting the results of a league investigation.
A former plant manager at Curtis Bay Energy was found not guilty of violating environmental laws.
State case against manager of Baltimore medical waste incinerator falls short
Curtis Bay Energy and one top official pleaded guilty in 2023, but a judge cleared the former plant manager on all counts.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, center left, and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, center right, announced a partnership to expand Montgomery‘s Flash bus rapid transit service along Route 29 in mid-2026.
Montgomery County’s rapid bus line will expand up Route 29 to Howard County in 2026
Montgomery County's rapid bus network Flash is expanding service into Howard County along the Route 29 corridor in 2026.
A Frontier Airlines plane taking off.
Frontier Airlines will start cheap, direct flights from BWI to Chicago this summer
Frontier Airlines, one of the larger budget carriers in the U.S., will start offering direct flights from BWI to O’Hare International Airport in July.
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation said long-term lane closures will be implemented along a portion of Harford Road for CSX to reconstruct the Harford Road Bridge.
Long-term lane closures come to Harford Road for bridge reconstruction work
A stretch of Harford Road will face long-term lane reductions as part of an effort to speed up a CSX bridge reconstruction project.
The Anne Arundel County Courthouse is located on Church Circle in Annapolis. It is home to the Circuit Court, the Clerk of the Court, the State Attorney's Office and other agencies.
Prosecutors drop charges against Anne Arundel Orphans’ Court Judge Marc Knapp
State prosecutors dismissed charges Tuesday against Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court Judge Marc Knapp, who they had accused of illegally recording his probate court colleagues.
Parking options in Fells Point are limited.
Late-night parking restrictions in Fells Point put on hold after community discussions
The no-parking signs, which would have banned parking on weekends from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m., have been removed, with no plans to reinstate the restrictions.
A photo of John Kitz and Frances “Fritzie” Kitz in their assisted living apartment in Brightview Towson. The centenarian couple has known each other for more than 80 years, and have been married for 79 of them.
Secrets of married centenarians: Never argue, always hold hands, occasionally skinny dip
The couple, who raised their family in Glen Arm, may be the oldest married couple in the county.
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.
Maryland’s Salvadoran community roiled by Abrego Garcia deportation
The Kilmar Abrego Garcia case has roiled Maryland’s Salvadoran population, which is one of the largest immigrant groups in the state.
Prospective job seekers speak with recruiters during a federal workers career fair hosted at Howard Community College in Columbia last month.
Where federal workers searching for new jobs should look in Maryland
Local leaders and state officials are trying to help federal workers find stability and chart a new path forward in Maryland.
MTA Administrator Holly Arnold said the agency would need a new bus depot to meaningfully expand service.
Can MTA’s new budget get Baltimore students to school on time?
It could mean years before as many as 25,000 Baltimore City Public Schools students see much change in their journeys to school.
Patty Morin, center, mother of Rachel Morin, during a press conference outside the circuit court for Harford County in Bel Air last month.
Rachel Morin’s children file new lawsuit against their grandmother and aunt
The five children of Rachel Morin, the Bel Air woman slain on a hiking trail in 2023, have again filed a lawsuit against their grandmother and aunt.
Lake Kittamaqundi and downtown Columbia.
Bill Ackman’s hedge fund just got closer to buying up downtown Columbia developer
Billionaire Bill Ackman has increased his control of the real estate development company that owns much of Columbia, further tethering the Maryland town’s interests to one of the richest people in the world.
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