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    Baltimore expands flagship anti-violence program to Southern District
    Baltimore partners with leaders in the community to identify and intervene with people at the highest risk of experiencing or committing violence.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, along with representatives from Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) and other public officials held a press conference on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Cherry Hill to announce the expansion of the City's Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) program. Speaking at center is Termite, or Kin Brown-Lane, a community leader who works with the strategy to reduce violence in her community.
    ICE arrests Maryland pastor, a father of 3 with no criminal record, family says
    Although his VISA had expired, Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal was attempting to obtain a green card.
    Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, who was arrested by ICE Monday morning in Easton. Espinal leads a congregation of 70 at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You).
    As Baltimore’s massive permit backlog persists, City Council’s patience runs thin
    Weeks after Baltimore leaders sounded the alarm about massive backlogs in the city’s newly instituted permitting system, housing and building permits continue to lag well behind previous years.
    Baltimore City Council listened to residents and developers during a hearing on permit backlogs on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
    Why is underground Baltimore burning? City Council hearing yields no answer.
    City leaders hope third-party investigator can figure out why Baltimore’s manholes keep exploding.
    Stephen Salsbury, Deputy Solicitor, speaks before council members Mark Conway, left, and Zac Blanchard at Tuesday's hearing on underground fires.
    Buy a $3.45M Chesapeake Bay paradise, get a boatload of politics for free
    There’s only one buyer for Discovery Village that makes any sense — Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman. Yeah, that guy.
    Discovery Village in Shady Side is on the market after Anne Arundel County withdrew from its lease.
    Council chair Liz Walsh joins the race for Howard County executive
    Howard County Council chair Liz Walsh is running for County Executive in 2026, joining two other Democrats in a contested race for Calvin Ball's seat.
    Howard County Council chair Liz Walsh is running for County Executive in 2026, joining two other Democrats in a contested race for Calvin Ball's seat.
    Baltimore’s 19th-century underground pipes are literally bursting into flames
    The 19th-century pipes underground in Baltimore City are bursting into flames, and the city and BGE are pointing fingers instead of finding a solution.
    The site of the an underground fire on the morning of July 2, 2025. At this point, South Street was still closed and Baltimore Street was restricted to one lane.
    One year later, residents still oppose ‘70-mile extension cord.’ Some things to know.
    Del. Nino Mangione this week hosted his third town hall on a proposed 70-mile power line project. One year after residents started to learn about the plan, many remain vehemently opposed to the project that would cut through rural Maryland.
    An existing set of transmission lines crosses over Old York Road near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) in northern Baltimore County.
    The rain keeps coming. That means more bacteria in the Chesapeake Bay.
    It has rained every Wednesday for the last eight weeks. It washes garbage and leaves and dead animals and poop into the Chesapeake Bay.
    Knowing where and when to swim on the Chesapeake Bay requires understanding what's in the water.
    A ‘zillennial’ takes the helm of the Columbia Association board
    The Columbia Association board of directors is getting younger, and residents say it's for the better.
    Collin Sullivan, a lifelong Columbia resident, was first elected to the Columbia Association board in May 2024.
    An entrepreneur had big plans for a West Baltimore grocery store. Then rent came due.
    Mario Minor, a former concert promoter with no experience opening a grocery store, sold Poppleton residents in Baltimore City a dream.
    An unopened grocery store in the La Cite development in the Poppleton neighborhood of Baltimore on February 26, 2025.
    Some Baltimore employees didn’t have health insurance. City leaders disagreed on a fix.
    The Board of Estimates voted down an amendment intended to address a problem uncovered by Baltimore’s inspector general.
    Comptroller Bill Henry called auto-enrolling employees in health insurance “common sense.” The mayor's allies said no.
    A week after mass overdose, Baltimore groups implore city to fund services in Penn North
    Baltimore groups ask for more funding for drug treatment services in the Penn North neighborhood in West Baltimore.
    The Penn North neighborhood was full of emergency crews and outreach services on Friday, July 11, 2025 in Baltimore. Just a day following a mass-overdose in the area.
    Federal workers to get dibs on Montgomery County jobs
    Montgomery County officials unanimously passed a bill Tuesday creating a hiring preference for displaced federal workers.
    The job market in Maryland has become competitive as thousands of federal workers have been cut under the Trump administration.
    Why doesn’t Baltimore County have any public pools? Blame segregation.
    There are no public pools in Baltimore County. Nearly 70 years after the Supreme Court's Brown decision overturning the "separate but equal" principle, some attribute this to the legacy of segregation.
    Swimming pool. Greenbelt, Maryland. June 1939.
    Baltimore residents condemn police-related deaths at emotional hearing
    Baltimore residents crowded the City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting on police accountability to condemn police-related deaths.
    Amber Greene, director of the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Civil Rights, speaks as Baltimore residents crowd the City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting on police accountability on Tuesday to condemn police-related deaths.
    What’s next for the Catonsville armory? Residents chime in after cannabis incubator plan is scrapped
    Following Gov. Wes Moore's decision not to locate the state's first cannabis incubator at the Catonsville armory, residents voiced frustration with the process and discussed what they would like to see there.
    Concerned and curious community members sit in on a town hall meeting to discuss the fate of the Catonsville Armory on Monday.
    Scott Plank’s pitch to move Foxtrot’s base seemed like a long shot. Then state money appeared.
    Although Baltimore City officials say they never sought the money from the state, they confirm they are exploring a deal with Plank to relocate the aviation unit.
    Helicopters sit at the Pier 7 Heliport at 1800 S Clinton Street on Monday, June 9, 2025.
    Zoning fight over Western Howard County dad’s go-kart track inches toward finish line
    Nearly a year after a Western Howard County resident retroactively applied for a permit to keep a go-kart track on his property for his son, a local county board is poised to decide the track’s fate later this month.
    The Howard County Board of Appeals voted XXXX on Thursday, June 26.
    Baltimore’s wake-up call: How the mass overdose unfolded
    Audio from emergency dispatches show a single call for help for a 27-year-old woman quickly spiraled into a much larger crisis.
    First responders, the mayor's office and community members gather at the intersection of Pennsylvania and North Avenues on July 10, 2025 after an alleged mass overdose took place in the area.
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