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Water taxi users to see adjusted routes, operating hours in March
Baltimore’s free water taxi service is set for tweaks as the city eyes bigger changes along the waterfront, Mayor Brandon Scott and the transportation department announced Wednesday.
The Harbor Connector picks up passengers in the Inner Harbor last summer. Adjusted routes and trip times for the Connector — a network of three free boat routes often colloquially referred to as the water taxi — will take effect March 2.
ICE cannot detain Kilmar Ábrego García again, federal judge rules
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials cannot re-detain Kilmar Ábrego García, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
A federal judge ruled Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials cannot re-detain Kilmar Ábrego García.
Beware the pothole: Road craters proliferate across Baltimore after freeze and thaw
Get those 311 requests ready, Baltimore — warmer weather after any freeze means more potholes are likely to form.
A road hazard cone sits inside a pothole along Frederick Avenue in Baltimore.
‘Driver retirement’ planning can be scary, but experts say it’s also an opportunity
In a country built around car ownership, and in Maryland where 1 in 5 drivers is 65 or older, giving up the keys as an older adult can feel like saying goodbye to activity and independence.
Nina Uzick, 74, in her car outside her home in Olney. Uzick helps coordinate driver safety initiatives for AARP as an instructor and district coordinator.
Baltimore riders demand faster buses, more funding in Annapolis
Some lawmakers joined Baltimore City students and transit advocates in Annapolis on Monday to advocate for funding for a plan to improve bus service.
Roughly 200 students and transportation advocates rallied in Annapolis Monday night for more funding to expand Baltimore’s bus service.
Snow-covered bus stops and sidewalks make getting around Baltimore a dangerous endeavor
As the Baltimore region struggles to emerge from a winter storm and arctic temperatures, entombed bus stops and sidewalks are creating difficulties — and danger — for public transit riders and pedestrians.
A man boards a bus on Charles Street on Wednesday.
Baltimore’s share of Hispanic residents nearly doubled, driven by growth on the outskirts
The number of Hispanic residents grew in almost every Baltimore City community over the last decade, even as the city lost thousands of Black and white residents.
Feds purchase warehouse near Hagerstown, fueling talk of immigration detention center
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to purchase a warehouse just outside Hagerstown for $102.4 million.
A warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
Viral video provides rare look inside crowded ICE holding room in Baltimore
A new viral video taken inside an immigration holding room facility in downtown Baltimore is the latest proof of abusive treatment of people confined in federal custody, activists and lawmakers say.
A partial screengrab from a video posted to social media purporting to show the inside of a holding room for undocumented immigrants in downtown Baltimore.
More MTA buses will run Tuesday, but some express routes still suspended
Improving road conditions will allow the Maryland Transit Administration to restore some suspended bus routes Tuesday, the agency announced.
A bus drives down North Avenue during Sunday's snow storm.
Officials urge caution on roads as icy conditions persist
Sporadic sunshine could melt snow and ice on some patches of roadway, but wet areas are likely to refreeze in the Baltimore area, officials warn.
People walk on Greenmont Avenue as recovery efforts are underway following Sunday’s snowstorm. While some of the city streets are passable, most sidewalks are not.
Fees for travelers flying without Real ID start in February, TSA says
Airport travelers with no Real ID can still fly, but it will cost $45 and additional time starting in February, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
Cornia Lemon of the Transportation Security Administration checks a traveler's identification at BWI Airport on Jan. 23.
From roads to hospitals, how Maryland is preparing for the snowstorm
Here’s how local and state agencies, hospitals and transportation authorities are preparing for the winter storm in Maryland.
A snow plow on St. Paul Avenue on Monday, January 6, 2025.
Fast-tracked Baltimore bus expansion left out of Moore’s transportation budget
The final version of the Consolidated Transportation Program, a six-year capital spending vision updated as part of the governor’s budget each year and released Wednesday, is largely unchanged from its draft version.
Baltimore lawmakers and advocates are asking the state to fast-track the expansion of the city’s bus fleet.
Van Hollen demands answers after reports of a potential ICE facility in Hagerstown
In a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, all of Maryland’s representatives except for Republican Andy Harris “demand more details” about reported plans to convert a warehouse into detention space in Hagerstown.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen called ongoing immigration enforcement in Minneapolis and across the country “one of the most obscene” and “inhumane” aspects of President Donald Trump’s administration.
SquashWise finds its home inside Howard Street’s old bus depot
Howard Street’s 24,000-foot former Greyhound bus station just got a makeover from its new owner: SquashWise, a community organization empowering Baltimore youth through the sport.
An iconic Greyhound sign hangs near the squash courts at the new home of SquashWise in the former bus terminal at Howard and Centre streets.
Maryland woman and U.S. citizen released by ICE still fighting to prove citizenship
After 25 days in detention, Diaz Morales, who says she is a U.S. citizen born in Laurel, is back with her family. ICE wants to deport her.
The family and attorneys for Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales say she was born in Laurel, but federal officials have claimed she is not a U.S. citizen. She was released from federal immigration custody Wednesday after 24 days in detention.
Wes Moore and Trump’s transportation secretary want to rebuild the Key Bridge faster
Their statement, however, did not specify a new timeline for construction of the Key Bridge.
Gov. Wes Moore, left, and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy met in a closed-door meeting on Thursday.
Light Rail to shut down service at some stops this weekend for Amtrak work
Shuttle buses will step in to transport riders at Light Rail stops between Falls Road and Camden Station this weekend due to ongoing Amtrak construction on the future Frederick Douglass Tunnel.
An MTA Light Rail train travels south along Howard Street.
Avelo Airlines to stop ICE flights, citing high costs and little payoff
Texas-based Avelo Airlines has faced sustained backlash — including in Maryland — since it began operating domestic transfer and international removal flights on behalf of ICE earlier this year.
NOVEMBER 6, 2025 - BWI airport. Budget carrier Avelo Airlines operates just a handful of passenger flights in and out of BWI each week, but immigrant advocates are calling on Gov. Wes Moore to cut their airport access over their deal to transport detainees for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
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