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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia and one of his children in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
    What to know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    Abrego Garcia’s deportation, and the fight to bring him back, remains an international topic of discussion — dominating news coverage and attracting the interest of political figures.
    A construction worker drives a backhoe past the Berkleigh luxury apartment complex in the Greenleigh community of Middle River.
    Eastern Baltimore County is changing. Will its representation?
    The Baltimore County Council is expanding from seven districts to nine in 2026, after voters approved the change last fall. What that will look like is unclear.
    A mural of Freddie Gray is painted on the side of a building by local artist Nether, right, across the street from a makeshift memorial where Gray was arrested Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Baltimore. Baltimore's mayor has lifted a citywide curfew six days after riots were sparked over the death of a Gray who suffered a severe spinal injury while in police custody.
    Who was Freddie Gray? 4 things to know about a man whose death changed Baltimore
    Freddie Gray’s death in police custody sparked unrest in Baltimore and nationwide. But who was the man beyond the headlines?
    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.
    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.
    Denise Joseph grabs the mail from her mailbox, in Waldorf, Charles County, Md., Thursday, April 10, 2025.
    Trump’s federal worker cuts are destabilizing the nation’s 2 richest Black counties
    Businesses across Charles County and neighboring Prince George’s County brace for the impact of Trump's federal cuts.
    Jalen Blackston, a Midtown Community Benefits District crew member, sweeps a street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore.
    Midtown Benefits District, once on the chopping block, wins vote to keep operating
    Out of 1,086 votes cast, 86% were in support of keeping the special taxing district that pays for trash pickup, economic development and other initiatives.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks with Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association/Black Press of America, during The Baltimore Uprising: 10 Years Later panel on Friday at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture.
    Baltimore mayor sees a changed city 10 years after death of Freddie Gray
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott recalls the tragic, police-involved death of Freddie Gray nearly 10 years ago.
    Sheriff Chuck Jenkins at the Utica Mills Covered Bridge in Thurmont. When he launched his first campaign announcement, he used a photograph of himself here.
    A red stalwart in blue Maryland: Are these the last days for Chuck Jenkins?
    As an elected Republican in a rapidly changing place that gets more liberal with each election, Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins is something of an endangered species.
    A streetlight in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
    Why does Baltimore struggle to fix downed streetlights?
    A Baltimore City Council committee on Thursday delved into the question of why it's so difficult to get toppled street lights repaired?
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier in January, after being sworn in to her new role.
    Baltimore County budget plan doesn’t raise taxes but boosts ‘rainy day’ fund amid uncertainty
    Baltimore County’s proposed $4.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 includes no tax rate increases, no cuts to beloved programs, and nearly half a billion dollars in a “rainy day” fund for unanticipated expenses.
    The billboard at City Dock has been there for more than a century, its owners say, but has featured a dead cockroach for the last few years.
    Time is running out for Maryland’s most historic cockroach
    Ask why, in a city that famously regulates rose trellises and replacement windows, a billboard depicting a cockroach stands in the heart of Annapolis and the explanations come with a sigh of resignation. Until now.
    The Baltimore Community Foundation CEO said honoring donor intent is a key value.
    Foundation CEO on Key Bridge fund backlash: ‘This issue now has my full attention.’
    After days of public blowback, the Baltimore Community Foundation CEO said she plans to support the families of the six men who died in the Key Bridge collapse.
    The George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore, where the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Baltimore Field Office is located.
    Foil blankets, no medical staff: Maryland senators call ill-equipped ICE holding rooms ‘appalling’
    Maryland’s U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks decried the “appalling situation” unfolding in the holding rooms at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Baltimore Field Office in the city’s downtown.
    Prospective job seekers speak with recruiters during a Federal Workers Career Fair hosted at Howard Community College in Columbia on Tuesday.
    Condensing resumes and other job hunt tips for former Maryland federal workers
    Career counselors and employers offer advice to Maryland federal workers, some of whom are returning to a crowded job market as Trump's administration dramatically scales back the size of the government.
    A video captures Westminster woman arrested by ICE agents on her way to work.
    Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
    Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
    Starting next week, blasting will begin for a flood-diversion tunnel that's being constructed under the homes and businesses lining Main Street in Old Ellicott City.
    Explosions expected near Old Ellicott City for tunnel development
    Blasts from ongoing Ellicott City flood mitigation projects are set to resume on or around April 14.
    A white “x” marks the site of the new proposed transmission tower on Brandon and Marie Hill’s farmland in Parkton, MD on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
    Facing wall of landowners, power line developer will seek court order to survey route
    The line is part of a $5 billion portfolio of projects planned by the region’s grid operator, PJM Interconnection.
    West Baltimore housing
    A Baltimore housing program is leading the nation in a key metric
    A Cityscape paper found the Baltimore area is bucking a national trend.
    The Baltimore Convention Center on April 2, 2025.
    Does Baltimore need new taxes to renovate the Convention Center? Consultants may decide
    On Monday, state lawmakers passed a bill that extends the life of a Convention Center and tourism task force for another year, at a cost of about $350,000.
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