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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.
Wind turbines in the ocean.
Maryland joins states suing Trump administration for blocking development of wind energy
A coalition of 17 states, including Maryland, plus Washington, D.C., are challenging an executive order that Donald Trump signed on his first day in office.
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.
NEW YORK CITY - JANUARY 28: In this handout photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York City Fugitive Operations Team, joined by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, conducted targeted enforcement operations resulting in the arrest of an illegal Dominican national on January 28, 2025 in New York City.
Trump administration says it’ll pay undocumented immigrants $1,000 to leave the country
The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda.
The Hyatt Regency hotel along Light Street in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was built as an investment in the city's tourism industry.
MCB is buying another marquee property in downtown Baltimore
Buying the hotel would strengthen the Baltimore developer’s position downtown, where it already owns or controls multiple properties nearby, including Harborplace.
Alcatraz Island is pictured on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Trump says he’ll reopen Alcatraz for ‘most ruthless and violent offenders’
President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.
Federal workers are hunting for new jobs: ‘It’s incredibly saturated’
Federal workers are finding a depressing and difficult job market as they navigate the Trump administration's policy changes.
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works distributes water in 2022 after E. coli bacteria was found in local drinking water. Baltimore is one of the cities awarded an environmental justice grant that the EPA plans to terminate. Among the grant's aims: water quality testing.
EPA funding cuts target disadvantaged communities, analysis shows
In its bid to resist a court order to unfreeze grants, the Trump administration reveals a laser focus on eliminating environmental justice aid.
Signing the Declaration of Independence.
Is it un-American to fear your government? Not if you’ve been paying attention.
Our current American state of affairs and citizens' relationship with the government is a reminder that we’ve always lived in separate countries.
Sam and Paul Mincarelli are closing their Baltimore restaurant and relocating to Italy.
These restaurant owners are living the American dream. They’re moving to Italy.
The owners of the Italian restaurant Cafe Campli are closing their Baltimore eatery this summer to open a different spot in Italy.
Ivan Bates acknowledged that multiple trips he has taken since becoming state's attorney have not received proper Board of Estimates approval.
Ivan Bates criticized Marilyn Mosby’s travel. He’s disregarding rules she inspired.
A Baltimore Banner analysis of city records and social media posts found that Bates spent at least 44 days outside the city since he took office, excluding personal travel which does not need to be approved by the city spending board.
Gov. Wes Moore and his Korean counterpart Gov. Park Wan-Su of the South Gyeongsang Province pose for a group photo holding Dongbaeki plushies. Park presented the Maryland delegation with Dongbaeki toys. Dongbaeki, a gull, is a mascot of the South Korean city of Tongyeong.
In selling Maryland, Wes Moore offers Japan, Korea a Trump alternative
Whether Moore is in Annapolis or Seoul, Donald Trump is an inescapable force.
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's mother and his wife Jennifer, supported by CASA; his attorney Lucia Curiel and members of his union SMART as well as other community partners held a press conference and rally to demand his return back home in Maryland on April 4, 2025.
Tennessee police release video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia traffic stop in 2022
The body-camera footage shows a calm and friendly exchange between officers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Abrego Garcia
White House border czar Tom Homan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
Trump official suggests arrests of ‘sanctuary’ leaders could happen
‘Wait to see what’s coming,’ Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, said Thursday.
Gov. Wes Moore celebrated Volunteer Maryland’s 30th anniversary during an AmeriCorps service event at the Baltimore Community ToolBank in Baltimore City on March 17, 2023.
Maryland nonprofits and volunteers ‘devastated’ after AmeriCorps abruptly ends service
The Trump administration’s dismantling of AmericCorps leaves volunteers without work and Maryland community programs in a lurch.
President Trump has asked the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease federal funding to NPR and PBS.
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
Fed says Oklahoma family who moved from Maryland was wrongly targeted during immigration raid
The agents took their phones, computers, and life savings in cash, the mother in the family said.
Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale, shown in 2024, said he is close to launching a campaign for governor to challenge Gov. Wes Moore in the 2026 election.
Former banker Ed Hale Sr. plans 2026 primary challenge to Gov. Wes Moore
“I think the general consensus is that he’s going to run for president and that makes him ... someone that is not fully invested in Maryland,” Hale said.
The encampment in Brooklyn Park features several tents in circle with Pam Macapagal's shelter in the center.
Twice as many Baltimoreans needed an emergency shelter in the last 2 years
The number of people using Baltimore’s emergency shelter system for overnight stays has doubled in the last two years, the latest city data shows.
Community members packed the County Council's education budget public hearing on Wednesday, April 30.
3 things to know about the funding gap for Howard County’s schools
Educators, parents, residents and others urged the Howard County Council to provide additional funding for the school system, which is warning that program and staff cuts will be necessary without additional dollars.
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