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Maryland pastor arrested by ICE has been transferred to Louisiana, family says
Daniel Fuentes Espinal, who had been living in the U.S. since arriving in 2001 from his native Honduras, was apprehended by ICE agents in Maryland. He is now in a Louisiana detention center.
Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, who was arrested by ICE Monday morning in Easton. Espinal leads a congregation of 70 at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You).
Dangerous heat, severe storm risk across Maryland into weekend
A combination of extreme heat and scattered strong storms will create disruptive and at times dangerous weather conditions.
Baltimore City has issued a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert, with dangerous heat expected across Maryland through Tuesday, July 29.
Orioles get just what they need in Gregory Soto trade | Banner Baseball Show
Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster fit the mold of what the O’s are looking for at the deadline.
New ‘Infrastructure Academy’ will train workers for city jobs in critical trades
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott celebrated the new workforce development initiative, launched Thursday in the Park Heights neighborhood where he grew up, as a means to train workers to fix the city's aging infrastructure.
Baltimore's new Infrastructure Academy aims to create a pipeline of skilled workers for both public- and private-sector jobs maintaining critical infrastructure.
After BOPA turmoil, Robyn Murphy named arts group’s permanent CEO
Robyn Murphy, hired in November as the interim CEO of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts, is now the nonprofit organization’s chief executive.
Robyn Murphy has been named the permanent CEO of BOPA.
Ramón Laureano was a cast-off last year. Since then, he’s flourished with one simple change.
Laureano hit three home runs during a four-game series in Cleveland and could be a coveted trade chip for the Orioles.
Orioles outfielder Ramón Laureano shares the team lead with 14 home runs.
Letter: Don’t speed on JFX, but remember the speedy clipper ships
You probably should watch out for the speed cameras on the JFX, but remember that the waters of the Jones Falls helped create Baltimore’s famed — and fast — clippers ships, says letter writer Stan Heuisler.
Weekend commuters zip past on of Baltimore City's speed camera on the Jones Falls Expressway on Sunday, October 1
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ top 2024 draft picks are struggling. Here’s how each can turn it around.
Aberdeen hitting coach Zach Cole broke down how these well-regarded players have fared and what success in the second half would look like for each.
Outfielder Vance Honeycutt, shown on base for the Aberdeen IronBirds, was one of the Orioles’ two first-round draft pick last season.
A hearing on a Hagerstown mother’s deportation ends in tears
For the first time since being taken into custody by ICE in May, Hagerstown mother and salon owner Mong Tuyen Thi Tran appeared in court.
The Hoang family walks out of court in Baltimore after an hourslong hearing for the children's mother, Mong Tuyen Thi Tran.
BGE customers will save $3 on their monthly bills — next summer
Next summer, BGE customers will see a $3 reduction on monthly bills, thanks to the outcome of a capacity market auction, the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel said Thursday.
Baltimore Gas and Electric’s customers are expected to save on their monthly bills next summer.
Owings Mills dining options expand with new restaurant chains
There’s more to Owings Mills’ dining scene than Costco hot dogs.
Tikka Shack, a Texas-based fast casual chain, location in White Marsh features menu highlights Indian flavors through a range of fusion dishes including curry bowls, wings and naan tacos. The chain has recently opened a new branch in Owings Mills. Photographed on July 1, 2025.
Jimmy Nugent was a ‘big kid’ and a familiar face across Baltimore’s restaurant scene
Jimmy Nugent, who had his hands all over Baltimore’s restaurant scene, died July 6. The cause of death has not yet been determined. He was 34.
Jimmy Nugent.
She unburied the past. Now she’s helping rebuild it.
Janice Hayes-Williams is searching for the descendants of urban slavery in America, rebuilding the legacy of the James Brice House in a collaboration with Historic Annapolis.
Janice Hayes-Williams, a historian and genealogist, is working with Historic Annapolis to make the James Brice House a center for the interpretation of urban slavery in America.
On rehab assignment, Orioles’ Kyle Bradish makes first official return since 2024
The righty threw 37 pitches through two innings in a rehab assignment in Aberdeen.
Injuries have sidelined Kyle Bradish for all but eight games over the last two seasons.
Woman found dead on street in West Baltimore neighborhood where mass overdose occurred
Police are investigating a “suspicious death” after a woman was found unresponsive Thursday in a West Baltimore neighborhood that was recently the epicenter of a mass overdose.
Police and other first responders work the scene where an incident of a suspicious death occurred on the 2500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, in Baltimore, Thursday, July 24, 2025. First responders observed an individual unresponsive. Medics responded to the scene, but despite life-saving efforts, the individual was pronounced dead.
Baltimore County executive names new inspector general, and it’s not Kelly Madigan
Khadija E. Walker has spent much of her career at the EPA in Chicago.
Khadija Walker.
‘We’re here for our patients’: Saint Agnes nurses hold 24-hour strike in Baltimore
The unionized nurses, represented by National Nurses United, held a 24-hour strike in Baltimore on Thursday, which will end Friday morning.
Unionized nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital hold a 24-hour strike on Thursday to demand better working conditions and reach a fair contract with the hospital.
Lawyers defending Baltimore jail conditions receive public reprimand for AI-generated citations
In a 51-page order on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Anna M. Manasco referred Matthew Reeves and William Lunsford, both partners at Butler Snow LLP, to the Alabama State Bar and other licensing authorities.
A federal judge reprimanded several attorneys for citing cases that were made up by the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT.
Wrongfully convicted Maryland man sues Harford County government, investigators and prosecutors
John Huffington announced Thursday he was suing the Harford County government and representatives from the sheriff’s and state’s attorney’s offices in his continued effort to prove his innocence.
John Huffington, center, is applauded during a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works on July 5, 2023. The board awarded $2.9 million for being wrongly convicted and incarcerated for decades. Huffington, who was on death row, has written a book and worked for nonprofit organizations since his conviction was vacated.
Ravens training camp highlights: Highs and lows for Lamar Jackson on Day 2; DeAndre Hopkins sidelined
Here’s a look at the highlights from the Ravens’ second day of training camp in Owings Mills.
Inside linebacker Roquan Smith, who made a couple of standout plays during practice, signs autographs for fans afterward.
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