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Education Secretary Linda McMahon had directed school districts to sign a letter certifying they were in compliance with the Trump administration's interpretation of civil rights law.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s push to end DEI in K-12 public schools
The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union.
Martin State Airport is seen with a coating of snow after a winter storm.
Groups drop suit over pollution worries at redevelopment of WWII bomber plant in Middle River
A dispute over pollution concerns from construction work at the site of a World War II-era manufacturing plant in Eastern Baltimore County has fizzled quickly.
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., April 4, 2025
Judge temporarily halts order seeking details on efforts to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to US
A federal judge has temporarily halted her order directing the government to explain what it’s done to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
Detective who helped label Kilmar Abrego Garcia a gang member had trouble of his own
Former Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Ivan Mendez, who interviewed Kilmar Abrego Garcia and helped label him as a gang member, later pleaded guilty to misconduct.
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.
Sheriff’s office won’t cooperate with Maryland power line developer ‘under any circumstance’
The Carroll County Sheriff’s office said it would not “force” a landowner to comply with a civil access order.
Maryland is seeking bids to construct a towering five-story, approximately $200 million building in Annapolis to relocate the state’s two appeals courts.
Maryland seeking bids for ‘world-class’ appeals court building in Annapolis
Maryland is seeking bids to construct a towering five-story, approximately $200 million building in Annapolis to relocate the state’s two appeals courts.
Cadeem Franklin holds his chicken while sitting inside of his Tesla outside of his home in Baltimore, Friday, April 11, 2025.
From thumbs up to middle fingers, Tesla owners are along for Musk’s political ride
To sell or not to sell? That is the question for Tesla owners who oppose CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented role in the federal government but still love the company's electric vehicles.
Bestselling authors Erik Larson, Jennifer Weiner, and Percival Everett are three of the upcoming speakers at the Baltimore County Public Library's author series.
Baltimore County Public Library takes a page from the Pratt with marquee author series
The Baltimore County Public Library is taking a page from the Pratt library’s playbook and engaging the public with lively talks, much-needed services and even some parent-and-me desks so you can take your child to the library and get some work done.
Frederick Douglass High School, established in 1883, is the second oldest high school created specifically for African American students.
Commentary: What being principal at Frederick Douglass H.S. during Freddie Gray unrest taught me
There’s a simple but powerful idea that often gets lost in our polarized conversations: two things can be true at the same time.
The Baltimore Community Foundation donated $1.2 million to help the families of the six workers who died in the Key Bridge disaster.
Key Bridge families get $1.2M donation after being shut out of largest relief fund
The Baltimore Community Foundation donated $1.2 million to help the families of the six workers who died in the Key Bridge disaster, Mayor Brandon Scott said Tuesday afternoon.
Trash cans on North Chester Street are set out for pickup in the afternoon of Thursday, August 29, 2024.
Baltimore’s proposed tax cut could come at a cost — like a new trash fee
Cutting Baltimore City property tax rates would come at a cost — about $120 million annually.
CRISFIELD, MD - SEPTEMBER 24: A home health aide walks to her client's home along the flooded Cove Street following two days of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Ophelia on September 24, 2023 in Crisfield, Maryland. Ophelia made landfall early Saturday in North Carolina, producing high winds and heavy rain across the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. The city of Crisfield will apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency and Maryland Department of Emergency Management grants to help pay for a $63 million flood control program to mitigate flooding by raising roads, and building new tide gates, berms, and other projects.
FEMA cancels tens of millions in Maryland sea-level rise, flooding grants
FEMA canceling a disaster mitigation program is a blow to the flood-prone town of Crisfield and a wetlands restoration effort in South Baltimore.
A selection of books featuring LGBTQ characters that are part of a Supreme Court case are pictured, Tuesday, April, 15, 2025, in Washington.
Supreme Court signals support for Maryland parents opposed to LGBTQ books in schools
The Supreme Court seemed likely to find that the Montgomery County school system could not require elementary school children to sit through lessons involving the books if parents expressed religious objections.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia and one of his children in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Key events in saga of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Here’s a timeline of what we know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia and what has happened since he was deported.
A selection of books featuring LGBTQ characters that are part of a Supreme Court case
Maryland’s largest school district heads to the Supreme Court. Here’s what to know.
Some Montgomery County families want the right to opt kids out of reading inclusive storybooks.
Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, on Tuesday is set to sign a bill that his administration put forward called the Expungement Reform Act of 2025.
Moore set to expand ways for ex-offenders to clear their criminal records
In 2022, the Appellate Court of Maryland, the state’s mid-level level appeals court, ruled that people whose probation is unsatisfactorily closed after a violation cannot receive an expungement.
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his State of the City address on Monday.
Taxes, test scores, the arts: 3 promises in Mayor Scott’s State of the City address
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott delivered his State of the City speech in a more casual, TED Talk-style format.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball briefs the County Council on his proposed fiscal year 2026 budget on April 21, 2025.
How Calvin Ball proposes to tighten Howard County’s belt amid federal, state cuts
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball unveiled a $2.3 billion operating budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning in July, recommending $100 million be trimmed from the county’s books.
Ryan Holiday gives a talk at the U.S. Naval Academy in 2023.
He refused to censor his lecture. Then the Naval Academy canceled it.
Ryan Holiday, an author and podcaster, had planned to mention book bans — including the Naval Academy's own — during an ethics lecture.
Rep. Maxwell Frost speaks during the Hands Off! day of action against the Trump administration and Elon Musk.
More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s behalf
Four House Democratic lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to call attention to Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s plight.
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