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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops to start carrying firearms while patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown, the Pentagon said Friday.

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Private security contracted by his attorneys is bringing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from Tennessee to Maryland, though his future in the United States remains uncertain.

Someone in Central Maryland tested positive for West Nile Virus, the first confirmed case in the state this year, the Department of Health announced Friday.

Weather officials placed Anne Arundel County under a coastal flood warning until 10 a.m. Sunday, suggesting 2-2.5 feet of flooding is possible. In Annapolis, sandbags are being provided as officials warn residents to take precautions.

Tens of thousands of patients at Johns Hopkins Medicine could be out of network starting Monday if the hospital system and UnitedHealthcare don’t reach an agreement.

With Hurricane Erin out to sea — churning in the Atlantic Ocean but not battering the coast — “this is a very exciting time for surfers,” said Tommy Vach, president of Ocean City Surf Club.

Along the Canton waterfront Friday morning, a few hundred oxygen-starved crabs and fish bobbed to the surface.

On Tuesday, the Ravens will finalize their initial 53-man roster. Only a handful of spots are up for grabs.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is losing another top official in his administration, as Budget Secretary Helene Grady announced Friday that she plans to step down in October.

The FBI is searching the Maryland home and Washington office of John Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump’s first administration as national security adviser.

A U.S. magistrate judge is expected to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Tennessee jail Friday while he awaits trial on federal human smuggling charges.

A report of a shooter on Villanova University’s campus that sparked panic among students and drew a heavy police presence was a “cruel hoax,” the school’s president said Thursday.

“It was a big relief,” John Harbaugh said. “I told the guys, I said, ‘Prayers do get answered,’ because I was praying."

Though Hurricane Erin is not forecast to make landfall along the East Coast, the storm is bringing hazardous conditions to the Mid-Atlantic region and Maryland beaches.

“Donald Trump, if you are not willing to walk our community, keep our name out of your mouth,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday, before extending an official invitation for the president to visit Baltimore.

Ahead of the new school year, Maryland drivers are being asked to be careful and stop for school buses.

The challenge from Del. Malcolm Ruff to state Sen. Dalya Attar sets up what could be a competitive Democrat-on-Democrat matchup.

You can still find tickets to the opening weekend of the Maryland Renaissance Festival, but here’s a guide no matter when you go. It’s one of seven great things to do in Greater Annapolis in the coming week.

Six Flags America in Bowie, home to Wild One and eight other coasters, was stamped a “noncore” property this year by its parent company, which is selling the 523-acre tract.