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Immigrants fearing deportation are willing to pay thousands to stay. And that’s when scammers strike.
Amid what has been billed the nation’s largest round-up of undocumented immigrants, attorneys, advocates, social workers and therapists working with the immigrant community say unsuspecting immigrants are becoming victims of deception and predatory behavior.
After early stumble, Morgan State launches new plan for medical school
Morgan State University, Baltimore's top HBCU, has been trying to open a medical school for a decade, and officials say they believe they now have the right formula.
A 59-acre parcel Morgan State University acquired from the city of Baltimore, which once housed Lake Clifton High School, is the likely site of the new Morgan State University School of Medicine.
6 hours of police bodycam video reveal a Baltimore man’s final moments
Dontae Melton Jr. died in the early hours of June 25, and Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division is investigating his death in Baltimore Police's custody.
Body camera footage from June 24, 2025, shows police engaging with Dontae Melton, who they say was having a mental health crisis at the intersection of Franklintown Road and West Franklin Street. Officers detained the man in handcuffs and leg shackles.
Jury awards $62M to Baltimore in lawsuit against firearms dealer over sale of ghost guns
Baltimore described the award against Hanover Armory as the largest verdict against a gun dealer in American history.
FILE - A ghost gun that police seized from an organized shoplifting crime ring is on display during a news conference at the Queens District Attorney's office in New York City, Nov. 26, 2024.
Brother of 70-year-old woman killed by police calls for reforming city’s crisis response
The brother of 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks, who was shot and killed by Baltimore Police officers last month, demanded “action” in response to his sister’s death — a tragedy, he said, that should have never taken place.
Bishop Jaron Spriggs, brother of 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks, testifies in front of Baltimore City Council on Wednesday.
Park Heights’ library disappeared 20 years ago. Here’s how it’s coming back.
Park Heights is turning the page to a new library.
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, center, and other elected officials toss dirt with shovels at the groundbreaking event for a new library in Park Heights on Wednesday.
Baltimore channel closed as Coast Guard recovers hatch from ship explosion
An intermittent safety zone is in effect today, as crews with the U.S. Coast Guard work to salvage the hatch of a ship that was blown off in an explosion earlier this month.
Workers try to recover the hatch that blew off one of the W-Sapphire’s coal holds last week from the shipping channel near Fort Carroll.
Baltimore partnership aims to plant 5 million oysters in harbor by 2030
The Baltimore Oyster Partnership plans to expand oyster restoration efforts in Baltimore Harbor and the Patapsco River.
Capt. Tyrone Meredith, a fifth generation waterman, sorts through oysters being pulled from Broad Creek on his last oyster harvest of the season.
The Dish: TikTok told me to stand in line for hours for this fish sandwich
A sense of community forms among people at The Gift waiting in line for fish sandwiches for hours. And hours.
Customers may wait in line for an hour or more at The Gift. Its fish sandwich recently went viral on TikTok.
Some of Maryland’s largest literacy gains are coming out of Baltimore
When it comes to literacy rate improvements, many Baltimore City Public Schools take the top prize.
Inside the Dugout: Enjoy Kyle Bradish’s return
Baltimore Orioles Kyle Bradish returns to the mound.
Kyle Bradish watches from the dugout in the third inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox on Monday.
Financial pioneer ‘Chip’ Mason, founder of Legg Mason, embodied integrity and respect
Raymond “Chip” Mason, the founder of Baltimore investment firm Legg Mason, died Friday at 88.
Portrait of Chip Mason, founder and CEO of Legg Mason, financial services firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. 2006.
George Herman Ruth charged with using old baseball players’ names for settlement fraud. No, not the Babe.
The 69-year-old is charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, money laundering, making false statements to his probation officer and possessing firearms after having previously been convicted of felonies.
American baseball player George Herman Ruth (1895-1948) known as “Babe” Ruth. A different George Herman Ruth now faces fraud charges.
Trump calls Baltimore a ‘horrible deathbed,’ insults Moore again
The recent back-and-forth between President Trump and Gov. Wes Moore could set the stage for more direct intervention from the federal government.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington.
Tax sale lawsuit against Baltimore can proceed, federal judge rules
The case now centers on the question of “just compensation.”
The Edmondson Community Organization, a neighborhood group in West Baltimore, brought the lawsuit against Baltimore and an investor in July 2024
Man who shot and killed 2 strangers in Baltimore receives consecutive life sentences
On Sept. 12, 2020, Dandre Woods-Bethel, of Belair-Edison, fatally shot Julie Rice and Michelle Green on the porch of a home on Clifton Park Terrace and then called Baltimore Police to surrender.
Exterior of the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia in ICE custody again as hundreds rally in Baltimore
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took a stoic Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody Monday morning and are preparing to remove him to Uganda.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, arrives with his wife Jennifer, left, to the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore on Monday, August 25, 2025.
Matthew Williams, who overdosed in a vacant building, was known for his hard work and humor
Matthew Williams was a meticulous, hard worker and customer favorite at Big O’s Hand Car Wash.
Matthew Williams.
She’s photographing her Baltimore neighborhood walks as an exercise in mental health
Nichole Morris' goal is to walk through — and photograph — each of Baltimore’s 250-plus neighborhoods not only as a physical record but as a mental health exercise.
In Otterbein. The woman with the dog: This was the only home not hidden in shadow. In the time it took to unlock my phone, the woman and her dog came into the frame as if to bring the street to life.
These bargain burgers in Baltimore are bliss on a budget
Baltimore is a burger-lover’s playground, with great deals from neighborhood bars, taverns and steakhouses, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.
Kooper's Tavern in Fells Point offers a $5 Burger of the Month deal.
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