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    Light it up! Your guide to Montgomery County Christmas tree and menorah lighting events
    Here’s your guide to Christmas tree and menorah lightings across Montgomery County.
    Tour of the light festival at the Montgomery County Family Justice Center at Brookside Garden on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
    Prince George’s County is ending its decades-old ban on pit bulls
    The Prince George’s County Council passed a bill on Monday that will allow residents to adopt and foster pit bulls through a pilot program.
    Jasmine, a pit bull rescue, runs through light snow on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, March 20, 2015, on the first day of spring. Just when flowering bulbs were poking out their heads and snow shovels were getting a well-deserved rest, winter weather has come back. And on the first day of spring no less. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
    State opens probe into Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office’s child support duties
    The state has opened an investigation into an agrement with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office amid potential compliance issues with child support enforcement duties.
    The state has opened an investigation to decide whether the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office complied with rules related to the office’s child support enforcement duties.
    Charm City Circulator adding East Baltimore stops in December amid route redesign
    Baltimore’s favorite free bus system is adding new stops — Charm City Circulator Green and Orange routes will offer expanded service starting Dec. 7.
    A green, white and purple bus stops at a bus stop in front of a man standing by a bench.
    Montgomery County school board to vote on major facilities plan
    Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s plan includes funding for several major projects over a six-year period.
    Rachel DuBois points out damage as she leads members of the public, press and other officials with Montgomery County Public Schools on a tour of MCPS warehouse and operations in Rockville, Maryland. MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor is asking for $2.7 billion to repair the school district’s aging infrastructure.
    Baltimore County library CEO faces backlash after abrupt librarian layoffs and rehiring
    Initially, library officials said the layoffs were necessary to better serve the county and preserve resources.
    Baltimore County Public Library’s Towson branch CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine listens and responds to a handful of concerned librarians and community members as they air their grievances after the sudden firing of fourteen part-time library employees during an emergency meeting on November 18, 2025 at the Towson Library.
    Labubu and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to dazzle at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here’s what to know.
    Here are key things to know about the parade and how to watch it.
    A new Thanksgiving Day float featuring Pop Mart's Labubu is displayed during a press preview of the new floats at Macy's Parade Studio in Moonachie, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Why the Orioles traded Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward | Banner Baseball Show
    Tuesday night's stunning move leaves Baltimore very thin in the rotation.
    Analysis: Taylor Ward trade impacts Colton Cowser and reinforces Orioles’ need to spend
    The trickle-down effect of this trade is felt in the outfield and rotation heavily, and it could be a precursor for something much larger from president of baseball operations Mike Elias.
    Los Angeles Angles outfielder Taylor Ward smiles after he hit a walk-off home run against the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 3.
    Feuding Howard County officials meet over appeals board resignations
    The Howard County board members have accused council members Deb Jung and Liz Walsh of political interference and coercion.
    The Howard County Council’s chamber, known as the Banneker Room, inside the George Howard government building in Ellicott City where the council meets, seen on February 5, 2024.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
    A number of holiday events, from tree lightings to Christmas markets, will take place even before Thanksgiving turkeys hit the tables.
    It's not yet Thanksgiving, but there are a number of holiday events to look forward to this week, including The AVENUE at White Marsh's annual tree lighting.
    Ravens film study: Why is the red-zone offense struggling? Start with the offensive line.
    A year after leading the NFL in red-zone touchdown rate, the Ravens have scored on just 47.2% of their drives inside the opponent’s 20 this season, the league's fifth-worst rate.
    Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) throws the ball against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Nov. 16.
    Wigwams in Baltimore County speak to the state’s Indigenous story
    The nature center has a close relationship with the Baltimore American Indian Center, which helps educate Irvine’s staff on various traditions the nature center can share with the greater public.
    Volunteers construct wigwams at the Irvine Nature Center’s Native American Educational Site in Owings Mills.
    ‘Needle in a haystack’: 5 takeaways from NTSB’s Key Bridge hearing
    The National Transportation Safety Board met Tuesday to discuss the causes of the Key Bridge disaster. Here are five takeaways from the hearing.
    Thomas Chapman of the National Transportation Safety Board questions investigators while examining a sample terminal block. A malfunctioning wire on the Dali container ship caused a chain of events that led to the Key Bridge collapse.
    Catfished, literally. Scammers net nearly $100K in Chesapeake seafood.
    When an order came into Tilghman Island Seafood for almost $100,000 of Chesapeake catfish, everything seemed legit — at least at first. Then the fish disappeared in the Bronx.
    A Blue Catfish is measured during the Annual Nanticoke River Invasive Fishing Derby Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Sharptown.
    West Baltimore will lose a beloved school that couldn’t make ends meet for years
    New Song Academy has been called a pillar of its Sandtown-Winchester community.
    New Song Community Learning Center in Baltimore.
    Orioles send Grayson Rodriguez to Angels for outfielder Taylor Ward in surprising trade
    Ward, a right-handed bat, hit 36 home runs last year for the Angels with a .792 on-base-plus-slugging percentage
    Los Angeles outfielder Taylor Ward is greeted in the dugout after scoring a run during the first inning against the Minnesota Twins on Sept. 9.
    Driver in critical condition after vehicle sinks in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
    Emergency crews rushed to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Tuesday evening after a car plunged off a pier and sank, leaving the driver who was pulled from the water in critical condition.
    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025 - Crews work to retrieve a car from the Inner Harbor on Tuesday evening after more than a dozen Baltimore fire trucks and police cars lined the area near the Pier 5 Hotel as a vehicle plunged into the water.
    Key Bridge workers got no warning before collapse, NTSB says
    Nearly 20 months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, federal officials are poised to make a final ruling about how it happened.
    Marine Accident Investigator Marcel Muise, seated center, leads a staff presentation about the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse during a National Transportation Safety Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
    Orioles protect Cameron Foster and Reed Trimble from Rule 5 draft
    To make room on the 40-man roster, which is now full, Baltimore designated outfielder Pedro León and infielder Luis Vázquez for assignment.
    The Baltimore Orioles logo is seen on a lectern in the team’s press conference room following in August.
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