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With paid house parties raging across the suburbs, Howard and Montgomery counties crack down
For-profit house parties are raging in suburban Maryland, prompting Howard and Montgomery county officials to crack down on the practice.
A house at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in Columbia that has been attracting revelers to for-profit pool parties.
Goddard director steps down as tensions at NASA Rise
NASA has not said why Director Makenzie Lystrup abruptly announced her departure on Monday and did not make her available for comment.
NASA Goddard Center Director Makenzie Lystrup giving a presentation in March 2024.
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.
A Maryland lawmaker wants to up the ante on partisan congressional redistricting
It’s not guaranteed that Maryland lawmakers would be able to shift the balance of power through redistricting, as other states are contemplating.
Del. David Moon wants to push Maryland into the national debate over partisan congressional redistricting.
The little-known state agency greenlighting utility rate hikes
The Maryland Public Service Commission approves the proposed rate hikes on customers of BGE and other utility companies. Here’s how it works.
PSC commissioners question staff witness Roger Austin about a proposed transmission line project during a meeting in May.
Judge bars ICE from immediately taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody if he’s released from jail
A federal judge in Maryland bans the Trump administration from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immediate immigration custody if he’s released from jail.
Supporters of Kilmar Abrego Garcia rally outside of the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., where a hearing was scheduled to be held on returning him to Maryland, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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).
BGE and the $17.5 million truck it says it can’t get anywhere else
BGE raised customer bills to cover a $17.5 million Ford F-150 — a vehicle that state utility regulators at first said was worth about $100,000.
Pictured is a specialized Ford-150 that BGE uses to check for stray voltage in the area. The cost of using the car has swelled to millions of dollars per year.
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.
Coca-Cola confirms a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola is coming to the US
Coca-Cola said Tuesday it will add a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola to its U.S. lineup this fall, confirming a recent announcement by President Donald Trump.
AUSTIN, TEXAS - JULY 17: In this photo illustration, a Mexican Coke beverage is displayed in an ice-cooler at a park on July 17, 2025 in Austin, Texas. U.S. President Donald Trump stated in a Truth Social post that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its U.S. beverages, similar to Mexican Coke.
Maryland’s airwaves lost a federal lifeline, but public media won’t go silent
Congress passed the Recissions Act of 2025, guaranteeing the end of federal funding of public media and putting local stations in a financial predicament.
MONDAY July 21, 2025 — The Baltimore Public Media (WYPR) headquarters, a public radio station serving the Baltimore metropolitan area as well as Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore.
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.
Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
The digital document dump includes more than 240,000 pages of records on Martin Luther King Jr. that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. walks across the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, April 3, 1968
Moore disputes criticisms of reparations bill talks
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s team is pushing back on criticism that the governor considered his own plan to study the thorny issue of reparations before ultimately vetoing a similar proposal from state lawmakers.
Gov. Wes Moore's chief of staff is challenging lawmakers and advocates about the details of conversations over a General Assembly reparations bill.
Millions of pools recalled in U.S. and Canada after reports of nine deaths
The recall covers a range of Bestway, Intex Recreation and Polygroup pools.
In this undated image provided by the CPSC, a child uses the compression strap to stand on the above-ground pool.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears
Abrego Garcia became a prominent face in the debate over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies when he was wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador in March.
Supporting signs are displayed outside the U.S. District Court for Maryland during a hearing on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case on July 10, 2025 in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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.
Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch back to Redskins
Trump said the Washington football team would be “much more valuable” if it restored its old name.
FILE - Washington Commanders jerseys are displayed at an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)
How a daring audit sparked Maryland’s reckoning over police custody deaths
Research by a psychology professor from Towson University shed new light on how the work of medical examiners suffers from bias.
Jeff Kukucka, Associate Professor of Psychology at Towson University
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