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Maryland pastor ‘happy to be home’ after ICE arrest
A Maryland pastor, Daniel Fuentes Espinal, makes a video statement after being released Thursday from a New Orleans detention facility.
A screenshot of a video statement released on Sunday by Daniel Fuentes Espinal, right, and his daughter Clarissa Fuentes Diaz.
5 things to know about the first Marine superintendent of the Naval Academy
Things to know about Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, the first Marine to become Naval Academy superintendent.
Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte addresses attendees at the Naval Academy Superintendent’s Change of Command ceremony in Annapolis on Friday.
As Hurricane Erin explodes to Category 5 storm, Maryland’s Eastern Shore faces rip current threat
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Erin is currently 150 miles northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.
After weeks in ICE custody, Maryland pastor embraced by family in emotional homecoming
Daniel Fuentes Espinal, the Maryland pastor arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in late July, is finally free and back with his family in Easton.
Daniel Fuentes Espinal, the Maryland pastor who was arrested by ICE in late July, embracing his daughter Clarissa outside of the detention center in Louisiana on August 14, 2025. His daughter Clarissa Fuentes Diaz took the photos. She has given us permission to use them in the future.
West Virginia National Guard heading to D.C. amid protests pushing back against Trump’s crackdown
Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.
A first sergeant with the District of Columbia National Guard watches as activists protest President Donald Trump's federal takeover of policing of the District of Columbia, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rep. Andy Harris enters partisan fray in Somerset County schools battle
The monthslong tug-of-war between state and county officials has caught the attention of Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Rep. Andy Harris (R., Md.) speaks during a news conference on the proposed continuing resolution to extend government funding through March 14, on Capitol Hill on December 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Allies of President-elect Trump criticized a massive government funding bill unveiled Tuesday, urging lawmakers to oppose it ahead of a looming deadline and complicating efforts by House GOP leaders, while Trump himself has yet to weigh in.
Government orders Air Canada and striking flight attendants back to work after shutdown
Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season.
An Air Canada Airbus A330 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Baltimore’s waters got ‘a little piratey.’ Now the harbormaster is back on duty.
Baltimore, a city with 61 miles of shoreline, had no one minding the water.
Mike McGeady is Baltimore City's first harbormaster in years. The harbormaster is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the harbor.
Putin and Trump say they reached an ‘understanding’ on Ukraine war talks
President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin said they reached an understanding on ending the war in Ukraine after meeting for about 2 1/2 hours on Friday in Alaska.
President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Moore blasted Trump’s use of the National Guard in D.C. The president took notice.
"If the president wants to have a real conversation about how to reduce violence like we have had in the state of Maryland ... I'm ready to have that conversation any time, Mr. President," the governor said in a response video.
Gov. Wes Moore clapped back at President Donald Trump in a video posted to social media.
New lawsuit challenges Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies
The lawsuit comes after Trump Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday night that Drug Enforcement Administration boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.”
The nation’s capital challenged President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday.
Baltimore’s hottest spot for Maryland Dems is... a Residence Inn rooftop?
Why are Maryland’s Democratic glitterati flocking to an extended-stay hotel whose other primary clientele are hospital patients and their families?
The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
Maryland judge blocks Trump from cutting diversity programs at schools and colleges
A Maryland federal judge struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
Pam Bondi fires DOJ employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent
Sean Charles Dunn, who was charged with a felony for throwing a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in Washington, has been fired from the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday.
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters during a briefing with President Donald Trump in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Baltimore pushes to sell Sisson Street dump as developer closes in
Legislation authorizing the disposal of the Remington property, technically known as the Northwest Citizens Convenience Center, is due to be introduced to the Baltimore City Council next week.
The Northwest Citizens’ Convenience Center on Sisson Street in Baltimore.
Ellicott City Partnership’s top executive is out after a year on the job
Ellicott City Partnership has parted ways with its executive director Sharon Christiansen at a time of significant consequence for the historic Main Street.
The bridge welcoming visitors to Old Ellicott City is seen as a train and cars pass last year. The Ellicott City Partnership, which promotes the area and its small businesses, is experiencing some leadership turmoil.
Calvert County is in the throes of a conservative takeover of its schools
The all-white, six-member Calvert County school board’s policy removal is the latest in what some see as right wing actions by conservatives who join Maryland’s nonpartisan school boards.
The members of the Calvert County Public Schools Board of Education during a meeting last week.
Maryland members of Congress visited ICE again. This time they got in.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Reps. Kweisi Mfume and Sarah Elfreth, all Democrats, said they are seeking transparency from an increasingly opaque deportation process under the Trump administration.
Rep. Kweisi Mfume, center, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Sarah Elfreth address media following a tour of Baltimore’s ICE detention facilities on Wednesday.
Embattled East Baltimore hotel sold for huge loss
A group of Chinese investors stands to lose its entire $47 million investment. They are claiming in a new court filing that the June auction was effectively rigged in favor of a Virginia-based private equity firm.
The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist urban crime narratives
Trump threatened to “take over” and “beautify” D.C. on the campaign trail and claimed it was “a nightmare of murder and crime.”
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 12: A member of the DC National Guard waits with his unit near the Washington Monument on August 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has initiated a federal takeover of DC police and mobilized the DC National Guard, saying the moves are necessary to restore order in the city.
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