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Deported Maryland man’s wife, advocates applaud Supreme Court order to bring him home
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal.
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., April 4, 2025
Foundation CEO on Key Bridge fund backlash: ‘This issue now has my full attention.’
After days of public blowback, the Baltimore Community Foundation CEO said she plans to support the families of the six men who died in the Key Bridge collapse.
The Baltimore Community Foundation CEO said honoring donor intent is a key value.
How family members helped detectives capture man charged in Rachel Morin’s death
Jose and Tania Hernandez, Victor Martinez-Hernandez’s cousins, testified against him as he continues to stand trial on charges, including first-degree murder in the killing of Rachel Morin, 37, a mother of five, on Aug. 5, 2023, on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
Law enforcement agents escort Victor Martinez-Hernandez into a Harford County Police car at Martin State Airport after his extradition from Oklahoma on June 20, 2024.
Foil blankets, no medical staff: Maryland senators call ill-equipped ICE holding rooms ‘appalling’
Maryland’s U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks decried the “appalling situation” unfolding in the holding rooms at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Baltimore Field Office in the city’s downtown.
George H. Fallon Federal Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore.
Vicki Brick-Zupancic, CEO of Brick Bodies Fitness, was a natural athlete who never quit
Vicki Brick-Zupancic, CEO of Brick Bodies Fitness Services chain and a former University of Maryland basketball player, died Tuesday morning of ovarian cancer. She was 43.
Vicki Brick-Zupancic.
General Assembly wrap-up: Reporters share their insights about the 2025 session
Banner political reporters answer readers’ questions about the forces that shaped the 2025 session.
Members of the House of Delegates look at the results of a roll call on "crossover day," a deadline for bills to pass at least one chamber, in March.
Baltimore County school board backs superintendent after residency probe
Documentation of Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Rogers’ residence was updated after the investigation began, the inspector general says.
Baltimore County Board of Education Chair Jane E. Lichter sits and listens during a meeting on July 11, 2023.
Six dead in New York City helicopter crash into Hudson River, AP source says
Videos posted on social media showed the aircraft mostly submerged, upside down in the water.
First responders walk along Pier 40, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York, across from where a helicopter went down in the Hudson River in Jersey City, N.J.
Baltimore County mourns 2 third grade girls killed in I-695 crash
The children, Bailee Brooks and Serenity Gross, were described as bright, happy, joyful and beloved members of the school community.
The exterior of Lutherville Laboratory, an elementary school in Baltimore County, on April 8, 2025.
Some Howard County schools will be redistricted. Will yours?
The school system is about to embark on a boundary review, also known as redistricting, for 11 schools in Columbia and Ellicott City.
Wilde Lake High School is among the 11 schools involved in a boundary review.
Ex-ballerina with ties to Baltimore County released in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap
Ksenia Karelina, who lived Randallstown in Baltimore County before moving to Los Angeles, is “on a plane back home to the United States,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on social media platform X.
FILE - Ksenia Karelina, also known as Khavana sits in a glass cage in a court room in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
For sale: Spacious Highland home offers luxury and community allure
This six-bedroom, five-bathroom home for sale in Highland features beautiful spaces inside and out.
Baltimore City schools to ban cellphones with tough policy
The Baltimore City school board voted to ban cell phones during the school day beginning next school year, enacting one of the toughest policies in the region.
Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone and headphones from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School in Baltimore. The school piloted a strict ban on cellphone use during the school day.
Baltimore City schools’ rainy day fund to cover $48 million in Trump cuts
Finances are sound enough to handle a significant hit from the federal government without creating a financial crisis, school officials said this week.
Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, said she has tried to keep finances on track, including rejecting political pressure to give contracts to groups that don’t provide services the schools need.
Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute helps you lead with AI and EQ
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can supercharge your organization—but leaders must use emotional intelligence (EQ) to implement it thoughtfully and effectively. The Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute can teach you how.
Baltimore leaders participate in a panel discussion at the Institute's Signature Forum in Fall 2023. From Left to Right: Jackie Insinger, Dr. Mohan Suntha, Rachel Garbow Monroe, Calvin G. Butler Jr., Erin Moran.
The Orioles say there’s no panic, but their troubles go back more than just 13 games
“It’s only been 13 games, and obviously this team is very talented,” infielder Jackson Holliday said.
Manager Brandon Hyde said he will remind the Orioles “that they’re really good players and keep encouraging and staying positive.”
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from a Fix-It Fair to Kids’ Opening Day
Whether you want to get a beloved item fixed for free, beef up your vinyl collection on Record Store Day or let the kids roam at Camden Yards, we’ve got you covered.
Tiph Browne works on a repair at the Station North Tool Library’s Fix-It Fair in Spring 2023.
7 things to do in Howard County, from Holi color run to Easter EGGstravaganza
Here are 7 things to do in Howard County for the week of April 10 through 16, 2025.
Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods Howard County is hosting another Holi Color Run/Walk. Participants in the 2024 event, pictured, enjoyed throwing colored dye at each other, creating a kaleidoscopic scene.
What Maryland lawmakers changed about child care, schools and colleges
Most eyes were locked on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future this legislative session. Here’s how the state’s other education bills faired.
Many education-related bills, some with big promises, failed to make it out of this year’s legislative session.
It’s been a decade since Freddie Gray died. His twin reflects on her brother, not a martyr.
Ten years ago, Freddie Gray died at the hands of Baltimore Police. Now, his twin sister, Fredricka Gray, talks about his death.
Fredricka Gray, twin sister of Freddie Gray, in front of a mural of her brother on April 7, 2025.
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