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    Stuffed ham fans, rejoice: St. Mary’s County is honoring its signature dish
    The local specialty traces its roots to the kitchens of Sotterley Plantation, where Black cooks developed the dish, which is stuffed with greens and spices.
    Stuffed ham, which is packed with greens and spices, is a St. Mary's County tradition.
    Maryland Supreme Court throws out Baltimore’s lawsuit against oil companies
    The Maryland Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed lawsuits brought by Baltimore City, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County against more than two dozen oil and gas giants.
    Baltimore skyline
    Iran receives a US ceasefire plan, officials say, as strikes batter the Middle East
    Iran has received an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, officials said Wednesday — a proposal sent even as Washington deploys paratroopers and more Marines to the region.
    First responders inspect a destroyed car at the site of a residential building hit in an overnight strike in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran.
    For rent: Office space in historic Towson Jail. Cells cost extra.
    For more than a century, people were trying to get out of the Old Towson jail. But now, a historic preservationist saved the building, restoring it for offices, while keeping some old jail touches.
    Historic preservationist Marty Azola gives a tour of a jail cell that has been repurposed into a bathroom at the Historic Towson Jail.
    The Dish: Delivery apps are squeezing restaurants, owners say. Your wallet may be next.
    Delivery platforms like DoorDash and Uber Eats are an integral part of the dining industry, but the apps’ fees are stifling growth for small Baltimore-area restaurants.
    Adrianna Svehla, a server at Underground Pizza’s downtown Baltimore location, serves Detroit-style pizza during a lunch rush.
    Former ICE officials question promises on planned detention facility for Western Maryland
    Seeking to quell concerns about their plans to convert a sprawling Western Maryland warehouse into a makeshift detention facility, federal officials met with Washington County leadership to address the local impact.
    Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — This new warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
    A lottery winner’s downtown Baltimore hotel goes up for sale
    The Days Inn by Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor is up for sale. The hotel is owned by a man who won a $533 million lottery in 2018.
    Richard Wahl, who won a $533 million Mega Millions jackpot in 2018, used his real estate firm to buy the Days Inn by Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor for $10.7 million in 2021. The nine-story, 249-room hotel is now up for sale.
    2 years. 6 lives. Billions at stake. The Key Bridge tragedy isn’t over.
    Thursday marks the two-year anniversary of the Key Bridge disaster. Here’s a look at the status of the rebuild, the funding for the project and a federal lawsuit scheduled for trial in June
    Thursday, March 19, 2026 — Piling work continues at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site, almost two years after the container ship Dali hit the bridge causing a catastrophic collapse.
    Maryland lawmakers pass school cellphone ban
    Maryland joins a bipartisan national movement to get phones out of classrooms.
    Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone and headphones from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School on Monday, March 17, 2025.
    Some of the new food at Camden Yards isn’t for everyone. Literally.
    Here are the new foods you can try during an Baltimore Orioles game this season at Camden Yards, from yak on the main concourse to a Japanese-inspired cheesesteak on the club level.
    Sausages topped with jalapeño and coleslaw are among the foods you can try during an Orioles game this season at Camden Yards.
    As shutdown drags on, 450 TSA agents quit and ICE officers sent to airports amid travel chaos
    Nationwide on Monday, nearly 11% of TSA workers who were scheduled to report for duty — more than 3,200 — missed work.
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) agents patrol around the Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce)
    Maryland’s higher education secretary to be replaced
    Sanjay Rai, The secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission will “conclude his tenure” leading the state agency this week, the governor’s office announced Tuesday afternoon.
    Sanjay K. Rai
    Baltimore sues Elon Musk’s AI company over Grok’s fake sexual images
    The Grok lawsuit is the latest action brought by Baltimore’s ambitious law department since the City Council passed a consumer protection law in 2023.
    In this photo illustration, the Grok Imagine website is seen on a computer screen on January 26, 2026 in Miami, Florida. The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X over concerns its AI tool Grok was used to create sexualized images of real people.
    Baltimore’s mayor and state senators could soon wield unrivaled power over city schools
    Maryland’s Senate advanced a bill despite near-unanimous opposition from the community.
    The Baltimore City Public Schools Administrative Headquarters at 200 E North Avenue in Baltimore, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
    Maryland kids won’t have school in late June after all
    Maryland State Board of Education gave some school systems a reprieve after snow days caused chaos for their calendars.
    The state school board instructed school districts to plan better for snow days in future years.
    Savage library branch closed for HVAC repairs after carbon monoxide concerns
    The Savage library branch in Howard County is closed Tuesday and Wednesday for HVAC repairs.
    The Savage Branch Library in Howard County.
    2 years after Key Bridge collapse, Port of Baltimore still eyeing return to top 10
    Baltimore City handled 728,000 automobiles and light trucks in 2025, which ranks second to a port in southern Georgia.
    The Port of Baltimore largely posted strong numbers last year, but is ranked No. 11 for the second year in a row.
    Maryland Supreme Court ruling puts Baltimore’s opioid win at risk
    In its decision, the Supreme Court declined to extend the concept of a “public nuisance” to include the legal dispensing of controlled substances, like opioids.
    The Maryland Supreme Court has issued a ruling that could undermine Baltimore’s legal victory over McKesson, whose corporate headquarters is seen here in Texas in 2022, and AmerisourceBergen, in an opioid lawsuit.
    Facing deadline, Maryland lawmakers advance changes to court commissioner system
    Under the bill, Maryland district court commissioners would no longer be able to issue arrest warrants other than to police or a state’s attorney.
    The Maryland House of Delegates met for hours in multiple voting sessions on Crossover Day, a deadline for bills to pass one chamber and cross over to the other chamber for the best chance of passage.
    Council President Zeke Cohen wants to ban data centers in Baltimore — temporarily
    City Council President Zeke Cohen wants to ban data center development in Baltimore for at least a year. Proposed legislation would block data centers that use at least 10 megawatts.
    City Council President Zeke Cohen wants to ban data center development in Baltimore for at least a year.
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