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    Partial government shutdown drags as debate over ICE deepens
    House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled he is relying on help from President Donald Trump to ensure passage.
    The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
    Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday.
    Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.
    As the Framber Valdez saga drags on, these are alternatives for the Orioles
    The Orioles could benefit from another addition to their rotation.
    Framber Valdez reacts while talking with fans in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers on Sept. 15.
    Most Baltimore County teachers are ready to teach science of reading. What about your district?
    The phonics-forward method backed by brain science is what education leaders hope will bring Maryland back to its heyday.
    BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 5, 2024: School books at a classroom in KIPP Harmony Academy are seen on December 5, 2024.
    Forward Brewing’s fight to keep outdoor dining
    Forward Brewing in Annapolis’ Eastport neighborhood is embroiled in an ongoing effort to keep its full outdoor dining areas. Some neighbors want to limit the outdoor dining, but the restaurant says the outdoor seating is now critical to its viability.
    Forward Brewing in the Eastport neighborhood of Annapolis.
    β€˜Snowtorious B.I.G.’ uses steam heat to devour snow at M&T Bank Stadium
    After blizzards in 2009 and 2010, the Maryland Stadium Authority had the idea to hook up steam lines to a dumpster, then deposit snow into it. It called the apparatus β€œSnowtorious B.I.G.”
    A snow melter tied into a steam line is seen outside M&T Bank Stadium.
    Name change for immigrant advocacy group means it will β€˜meet the moment,’ new leader says
    With a fresh rebrand, We Are CASA vows to confront the federal government’s deportation efforts head-on.
    CASA incoming executive director George Escobar speaksΒ during a press conference to introduce a new countyΒ bill, theΒ Montgomery County Trust Act, that councilmembersΒ say will protect the community against ICE. The press conference was held with the immigrant advocacyΒ group CASAΒ in Rockville, MD.
    Maryland’s mortgage divide: Recent buyers pay drastically more than longtime homeowners
    Marylanders who have bought a home in recent years spend much more on their monthly mortgage than previous buyers, new U.S. Census Bureau data shows, creating a stark economic divide.
    β€˜Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Karen Huger gives first interview on jail stint
    Karen Huger returned to β€œThe Real Housewives of Potomac” in the Season 10 finale for her first interview after getting released from prison in Montgomery County for her 2024 DUI in Potomac.
    Andy Cohen, left, and Karen Huger during the "Reunion" episode of The Real Housewives of Potomac.
    Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says
    Trump’s announcement on social media follows a wave of cancellations by leading performers and groups.
    New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington.
    Montgomery County Public Schools to remain closed Monday
    Students missed a week of classes after the winter storm.
    Snow piles up on Thayer Avenue, just south of downtown Silver Spring, on Sunday morning.
    Updated list of Maryland school delays, closings
    Here are K-12 schools, colleges and universities that will be delayed.
    Public schools systems across Maryland closed campuses for much of last week after Winter Storm Fern.
    Loyer scores 29 to help No. 12 Purdue snap a 3-game losing streak with a 93-63 rout of Maryland
    Andre Mills scored 18 points for Maryland (8-13, 1-9 Big Ten), which continues to struggle under new coach Buzz Williams.
    Isaiah Watts of Maryland drives against Gicarri Harris of Purdue on Sunday during the Boilermakers’ 93-63 win.
    Brrr! Epic cold to keep Maryland frigid this week.
    Forecast offers some relief β€” but not much β€” from teeth-chattering temperatures in the coming days.
    People walk along Charles Street in Mount Vernon last week.
    UMBC graduate returns to the US after going missing in the Philippines
    Chantal Anicoche, 24, had been in military custody in the Philippines.
    Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.
    One man injured in Baltimore County police-involved shooting
    Baltimore County detectives are investigating a police-involved shooting this weekend in Towson.
    Aerial view of the Baltimore County Public Safety Building, the Baltimore County Police Department Headquarters, in Towson, Md., on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
    America is drinking more coffee but less of it from Starbucks
    Starbucks is facing unprecedented competition, which will make it harder to win back the customers it already lost.
    SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 10: A customer enters a Starbucks Coffee store on June 10, 2020 in San Rafael, California. Starbucks announced plans to close 400 of its company owned cafes over the next 18 months as the coffee shop chain estimates losing over $3 billion due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    This Maryland program opened nearly 300 day cares in 3 years
    Maryland’s Growing Opportunities for Family Child Care program is expanding in-home day care, adding thousands of affordable child care slots statewide.
    Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 β€”  Teacher Aurikshauna Ratliff, owner of The Start of Excellence Childcare, smiles as Sapphire Beatty, 2,  picks out the red heart during a lesson in shapes and colors.
    Hundreds rally at City Hall for ICE response training as tensions rise in Maryland
    Bundled up in parkas and armed with β€œICE OUT” signs, hundreds of people gathered and listened intently as speakers dolled out advice on how to handle encounters with ICE officers.
    Hundreds attend a rally and ICE watch training at Baltimore City Hall on Saturday.
    Mandalay stands out with Burmese cuisine amid Purple Line construction
    Mandalay in Silver Spring has been open at 930 Bonifant Street since 2004 but Purple Line construction woes, on top of the pandemic, have cut customer traffic.
    Owner Joe Myint takes customer orders over the phone at Mandalay Restaurant in Silver Spring.
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