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    Maryland budget moves forward with cuts to disability programs
    It’s part of a plan to close a $1.4 billion shortfall by taking money from other state accounts, freezing spending and making cuts.
    Maryland’s state budget for next year is moving forward with about $127 million in cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration. Gov. Wes Moore had proposed $150 million worth of cuts.
    The Ravens are paying Trey Hendrickson like a star pass rusher. Can he keep going in his 30s?
    “I think he’s got a lot left in the tank,” Raven GM Eric DeCosta said at Trey Hendrickson’s introductory news conference Friday.
    Outside linebacker Trey Hendrickson and wife Alisa are introduced by Baltimore Ravens head coach Jesse Minter and executive vice president and general manager Eric DeCosta on Friday morning.
    Childs Walker: The Ravens did what they could to salvage hopes for the season
    COLUMN | In a five-day span, the Ravens made the most ambitious trade in franchise history, annulled it, got hitched to the No. 1 free-agent pass rusher and became the NFL’s villain of the moment.
    In a five-day span, the Ravens made the most ambitious trade in franchise history, annulled it, got hitched to the No. 1 free-agent pass rusher and became the NFL’s villain of the moment.
    On Friday the 13th, tattoo parlors lean in to impulse: ‘It’s like a ritual for people’
    Tattoo parlors around the country will sell flash designs — tattoos that are predrawn, not custom creations — at discounted prices.
    Tattoo parlors across the Baltimore region will sell flash designs at discounted prices as part of a long-running tradition for Friday the 13th.
    4 killed after US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq
    Four of its six crew members were killed after a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, the U.S. military said.
    This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense shows a North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 fighter refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker over western Alaska on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (U.S. Department of Defense via AP)
    On the Parkway and beyond, Park Police are becoming ICE’s eyes in the DMV
    Immigration agents are arresting drivers on ‘routine’ traffic stops in the Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia area.
    As Maryland slips on climate goals, Moore’s budget raids clean energy fund for $725M
    In recent years, a state fund meant to finance clean energy has ballooned, making it a tempting reserve to Maryland leaders in lean budget times.
    Gov. Wes Moore announces an agreement with Constellation Energy at the Conowingo Dam last year.
    Meet the Marylanders competing against each other at the Oscars
    There’s a Montgomery County showdown at the Oscars, where MoCo’s Natalie Portman and Jared Bush are competing against each other in the animated feature film category. Here are the other Marylanders who could win an Academy Award on Sunday.
    Natalie Portman and Jared Bush are both associated with nominations for Best Animated Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.
    Hutzell: Maryland partners with Anthropic, just in time for its Pentagon AI fight
    COLUMN | Gov. Wes Moore launched the experiment in November, giving state employees a chatbot to speed up approval of benefits like food stamps. What happens, though, when your innovation partner gets banned by the federal government?
    Palantir Technologies has a presence in Maryland, part of its work with the NSA at Fort Meade. It recently paid for an electronic billboard in downtown Baltimore.
    Hutzell: Inside Maryland’s new Chesapeake Bay wilderness and the plan to make it public
    COLUMN | This is Holly Beach Farm. Minutes outside of Annapolis, it is a pocket wilderness hidden next to highways and urban centers. The state bought it for $1 and is figuring out how the public can enjoy it without loving it to death.
    Holly Beach Farm ends in Hackett Point with a view of Annapolis Roads. The land is an important weather barrier for Annapolis, preventing flooding from winter storms.
    The Oceanaire Seafood Room plans to close at the end of March
    This Harbor East eatery will close March 26, becoming the latest Oceanaire location to shutter as the struggling nationwide chain attempts to find its feet.
    The Oceanaire Seafood Room at 801 Aliceanna Street near Harbor Point in Baltimore.
    Yes, it’s snowing. Welcome to false spring in Maryland.
    The same cold front that brought severe thunderstorms and power outages to the region Wednesday night is sticking around through early next week.
    A woman walks across the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus in East Baltimore as a snowy winter storm moves through the area on Thursday afternoon.
    A missing boy was unenrolled from school in Baltimore. Here’s why.
    State policy allows Maryland schools to unenroll students when they miss more than 10 consecutive days of class. That’s what happened to Tristan King — and it’s not uncommon.
    Tristan King, who has been missing since Sept. 24, was unenrolled from Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/Middle when he stopped showing up.
    Gunman who injured 2 people at Old Dominion University in Virginia is dead, college says
    A gunman is dead and two people are hurt after a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning, the Virginia school said.
    Old Dominion University officials said a gunman opened fire in its business school building, injuring two people who were sent to the hospital.
    Judge orders competency evaluation for alleged Zizian cult leader
    A Maryland federal judge on Thursday ordered a psychiatric evaluation to determine competency to stand trial for Ziz LaSota.
    In this image from video, Jack LaSota, also known as Ziz, who is at the center of a cultlike group known as Zizians and linked to several deaths across the U.S., is escorted into court for a pretrial hearing on trespassing, gun and drug charges in Cumberland, Md., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
    Judge orders 14-day halt to work at Washington County ICE facility
    DHS purchased the warehouse in January and recently awarded a $113 million contract to turn the commercial space into a detention center.
    his new warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
    Why did the Ravens back out of their deal for Maxx Crosby? An inside look at NFL physicals.
    The Banner spoke with medical experts and former NFL front-office officials to help unpack how such a massive deal could come undone so quickly.
    Maxx Crosby jogs off the field after the Las Vegas Raiders's loss against the Los Angeles Chargers last year in Inglewood, CA.
    Why some Maryland grocery stores sell beer and wine, but most don’t
    Maryland is one of the few states in the U.S. that don’t allow beer and wine sales in most grocery stores. Here’s why.
    Maryland is one of the few states in the U.S. that don’t allow beer and wine sales in most grocery stores.
    Baltimore takes aim at online casinos ‘dressed up as a children’s game’
    Mayor Brandon Scott's legal team, fresh off a lucrative settlement, hired more litigators. Now the city is taking aim at online casinos “dressed up as a children's game.”
    In a court filing, the city’s legal team has targeted various operators of online and mobile blackjack games and slot machines, writing that operators like Pulsz Casino and Fortune Coins "employ videogame-like design" in advertisements and online to target young people.
    How the rebels and divas of Baltimore’s queer past inspire a new generation
    As the Trump administration and conservative legislatures around the country attack rights secured for LGBTQIA+ people, Baltimore historians say sharing the stories of queer ancestors has never been more important.
    A librarian at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Ben Egerman plumbed obscure newspaper archives and historical records for long-forgotten stories, which he turned into zines documenting local LGBTQIA+ history.
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