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Galentine’s Day event rare time for Baltimore women to bridge racial divide
Organizers of a racially diverse Galentine’s Day party revived it this year in part to combat the political divide the nation is experiencing. They hope the multiracial gathering will help repair fractured relationships.
Alysha January, left, and Jessi Rutherford are bringing back their Galentine’s Day event after a three-year hiatus.
Raskin visits ‘overcrowded’ ICE holding area in Baltimore during unannounced tour
Days after a judge ordered ICE to allow unannounced congressional oversight, U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin toured an “overcrowded” holding area in downtown Baltimore — and said the conditions he saw were a “bad situation.”
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks with reporters outside the George H. Fallon Federal Building on Thursday.
‘Heated Rivalry’ fandom exposes LGBTQIA+ divide in Baltimore
For some, love of “Heated Rivalry” has exposed the loss of a once-vibrant gay nightlife in Charm City and splintered its LGBTQIA+ community.
Actors Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie on Season 1, Episode 1 of "Heated Rivalry."
Is an ICE surge coming to Baltimore? Local officials, activists struggle to find out.
Recent federal legislation championed by the administration of President Donald Trump has added hundreds of millions of dollars to immigration enforcement, leading to an expected spending spree to ramp up activities in states like Maryland.
ICE vehicles parked in the lower level of a garage on West Fayette Street in Baltimore.
Washington County: Feds’ plan for immigration detention near Hagerstown cannot be stopped
The federal government moved quickly over the last month to establish a foothold in Maryland, notifying Washington County officials of its intentions just days before inking the deed giving it full ownership of the property in Williamsport, just outside of Hagerstown.
his new 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.
Maduro’s viral tracksuit has ties to Maryland
Although there is some debate about the validity of the Maduro image, it hasn’t changed the fact that it has thrust Maryland’s fashion community into the international spotlight.
TV and film veteran faces uncertain future after opportunities dry up in Maryland
After film industry opportunities dried up in Maryland, Beth Bell sought work as a carpentry/shop teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools.
After film industry opportunities dried up in Maryland, Beth Bell sought work as a carpentry/shop teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools.
Shaken and stirred: Baltimore’s Mount Vernon a growing haven for high-end cocktails
Mount Vernon has become one of the city’s top locations for high-end bar hopping.
The Coral Wig, located in the alley of Hotel Ulysses in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore.
Black women’s foothold in the federal workforce is at risk
Black women are about 6% of the nation’s employed, but account for 11% of all federal workers.
Ronicsa Chambers worked for the Federal Aviation Administration for almost 20 years.
ASL isn’t the same as English. Black Baltimorean ASL is a language unto itself.
American Sign Language is distinct and separate from English. In Baltimore, Black ASL has its own vernacular.
Interpreter Billy Sanders joins Mayor Brandon Scott, during an announcement of the city's strategy to address teen violence, including enforcement of the youth curfew, at a press conference on May 24, 2023.
Hispanic festivities scale back as Trump increases immigration enforcement
About a half-dozen events traditionally hosted by the local Latino community in Maryland have either been canceled, relocated or altered during Hispanic Heritage Month, which features Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16.
Dancers perform during a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore on Friday.
Thousands of immigrants uprooted as US expels them to nations they’ve never known
The Trump administration has said its strategy for third-country deportation is meant to be an inconvenience.
Immigrants fearing deportation are willing to pay thousands to stay. And that’s when scammers strike.
Amid what has been billed the nation’s largest round-up of undocumented immigrants, attorneys, advocates, social workers and therapists working with the immigrant community say unsuspecting immigrants are becoming victims of deception and predatory behavior.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia held in Virginia; Judge wants him to remain in US amid deportation fight
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a Virginia detention center, as the case of the Salvadoran native reaches yet another crescendo.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia listens to speakers at a rally on his behalf in downtown Baltimore early Monday.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia in ICE custody again as hundreds rally in Baltimore
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took a stoic Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody Monday morning and are preparing to remove him to Uganda.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, arrives with his wife Jennifer, left, to the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore on Monday, August 25, 2025.
Sen. Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wife ahead of ICE check-in
Sen. Chris Van Hollen met virtually with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the day before the Maryland father is set to check in with ICE.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cookeville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen)
ICE threatening to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda on Monday
The Trump administration is continuing its “vindictive and selective prosecution” of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, his defense attorney wrote Saturday in a court filing.
Kilmar Ábrego García, tercero de derecha a izquierda, sale de la cárcel del condado Putnam, el viernes 22 de agosto de 2025, en Cookeville, Tennessee. (AP Foto/Brett Carlsen)
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is ‘grateful to God’ after reuniting with his family in Maryland
Private security contracted by his attorneys is bringing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from Tennessee to Maryland, though his future in the United States remains uncertain.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cookeville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen)
An ICE officer told an angry crowd he had a warrant before a Baltimore County arrest. He lied.
ICE officers arrested a Honduran man, Adolfo Nimrod Hernandez-Ramos, because they suspected he was undocumented and he lived near their intended target.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
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