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Maryland awards $4 million to boost workforce development in construction
Eight workforce development organizations across Maryland were awarded $500,000 each to bolster their programs addressing apprenticeships in the construction industry.
HER Resiliency Center, a nonprofit serving 18- to 25-year-old women in Baltimore and Washington, plans to use the funds to improve the organization’s workforce development program, Triple Crown Academy.
Tons of money. Little guidance. How Maryland’s fastest sprinter navigated the dizzying world of high school NIL deals.
Elise Cooper of Owings Mills became the first high school sprinter to sign with Puma in February. It was anything but a smooth process.
New Town sprinter Elise Cooper stands before practice with the Owings Mills Track Club at New Town High School in Owings Mills, MD on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
Alas, poor FEMA. We knew you well.
President Donald Trump plans to phase out FEMA after this year’s hurricane season. In the future, if you want help after a disaster, you’ll have to call him. How do you think that’s going to go?
Waterlogged cars sit in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
ICE agents are clashing with residents, putting local police in the middle
The tensions surfacing in the Baltimore area are unlikely to ease anytime soon.
Colton Cowser homers for the 3rd night in a row as Orioles get bounce-back win
Colton Cowser homered, doubled and drove in three runs Thursday night as the Orioles beat the Rays 4-1 to gain a series split.
Rays pitcher carted off field after foul ball strikes him in dugout
Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman fouled a pitch into the Rays’ dugout and it hit Bigge, a 27-year-old right-hander currently on the injured list.
Hunter Bigge of the Rays leaves the field on a cart after being hit by a foul ball in the dugout.
Severe storms Thursday bring damaging winds, power outages
The National Weather Service said there’s a threat of severe weather Thursday, including the possibility of damaging winds, large hail and an isolated tornado.
A flood watch has been issued for part of the Baltimore region on Thursday.
Grief and questions follow fatal police shooting of arabber BJ Abdullah
Chair of a police oversight board and city council member say they are heartbroken and awaiting answers after Tuesday’s fatal police shooting in West Baltimore.
In this June 20, 2018 photo, Bilal Yusuf Abdullah, center, leads a horse to an arabber stable as neighborhood boys tag along in Baltimore. Baltimore has long been the last U.S. city to have functional horse-cart vending.
Gov. Moore names 400+ communities for state program to close racial wealth gap
Thursday’s announcement comes weeks after Moore vetoed a bill that would have set up a commission to study reparations, angering allies in the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced he’ll pardon thousands more cannabis convictions and prioritize funding for communities harmed by racist government policies at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Dorchester County on June 19, 2025.
‘We see you’: Canton engraves names of enslaved people on new historical marker
A new historical marker was unveiled at an event in Canton on Thursday.
Rev. Marietta, Sheila “She” Anderson with the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance and Denise Glover with United Evangelical Church lead attendees in song during a Juneteenth celebration and historic marker dedication at O'Donnell Square Park on Thursday.
Car crashes into tractor-trailer near Hanover Street Bridge after alleged carjacking
A man, who police say walked up to a car in Brooklyn with a rifle, ordered the driver out of the car and then sped away, later crashed in South Baltimore.
A man crashed a car into a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Hanover Street and West Cromwell Street, near the Hanover Street Bridge.
Witness account, 911 calls show chaotic night that led to the death of an Orioles minor leaguer
A police report details an ‘unstable’ scene filled with ‘frantic citizens' after the crash that killed Orioles prospect Luis Guevara.
Another run as Orioles' Jordan Sanchez (#32) high fives Luis Guevara (#18). The Florida Complex League, minor league team Baltimore Orioles plays at the Buck O'Neil Complex baseball field located at Twin Lakes Park in east Sarasota on June 13, 2025.
Former Ravens and Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley announces his retirement after 11 years in NFL
Mosley, the 17th overall pick by Baltimore in the 2014 draft out of Alabama, has nearly 1,100 career tackles with 12 sacks, 12 interceptions, 10 forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries and three touchdowns.
Inside linebacker C.J. Mosley played five seasons with the Ravens before signing a five-year, $85 million contract with the Jets in 2019.
For sale: Luxurious home with a beautiful backyard in Clarksville
This Clarksville home offers five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and more than 13,000 square feet of attractive living space.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, including AFRAM and Juneteenth events
Whether you want to celebrate Juneteenth, dance to Juvenile at AFRAM or cheer on Big3 basketball, we’ve got you covered.
Dancers from TSU Dance Crew and BMore Than Dance Crew perform at AFRAM in 2023.
7 things to do in Howard County, from Juneteenth celebrations to a butterfly walk
Events in Howard County, including Juneteenth, LakeFest Weekend, a Butterfly Walk and more.
Juneteenth at the Lakefront is taking place in Downtown Columbia beginning at 2 p.m. Thursday.
‘Time for a new generation of leaders’: Meet the early candidates for Howard County Council
These candidates are running for Howard County Council in the 2026 election.
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.
Juneteenth is a celebration of everyone knowing the truth. We need that desperately.
Juneteenth is the commemoration of when the last enslaved Black people in Texas found out they were free. But, like now, the truth was irrevelevant without the knowledge.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Members of the U.S. Colored Troops and Buffalo Soldiers, living historians and re-enactors from Maryland, Georgia, Massachusetts and other states, prepare to march in the Juneteenth People's Parade on June 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. The first federal holiday to be established in almost 40 years, the Juneteenth National Independence Day marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that they had been freed two years earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation.
Chesapeake Open brings fresh hope — but also memories of figure skaters lost in D.C. crash
As the Chesapeake Open kicks off for figure skaters, the community is still reeling from the tragedy of the D.C. midair collision in January.
The Baltimore Figure Skating Club meets for practice on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at the Mount Pleasant Ice Arena
7 things to do in Annapolis, from Juneteenth Parade and Festival to a bridge 5K
Annapolis Juneteenth is expanding again in its fifth year, topping the list of things to do in the coming week. You also could hear author Kate Myers of Annapolis talk about her second novel, “Salty.”
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 16: Singer Kierra Sheard performs onstage during the 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church on January 16, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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