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    Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlash
    The Senate voted to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids.
    The U.S. Capitol is seen on the second day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.
    Mask ban against ICE agents ‘likely unconstitutional,’ Maryland AG says
    In a new letter to lawmakers, the attorney general’s office wrote that there is a “substantial risk” a mask ban would be found unenforceable in court.
    A group of four men wearing law enforcement gear and masks walk on a sidewalk toward the camera.
    The Maryland Polar Bear Plunge is on — with some modifications
    Despite snow, ice and freezing temperatures, Maryland’s Polar Bear Plunge continues at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis to benefit Special Olympics.
    A tractor on Monday drives on the beach at Sandy Point State Park while plowing and preparing for the Maryland Polar Bear Plunge.
    NASA delays first Artemis moon shot with astronauts because of extreme cold at launch site
    The first Artemis moon shot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb. 8, two days later than planned.
    NASA's Artemis II after leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    School background checks are law, but educators slip through the cracks, audit finds
    Three Maryland school districts admitted they don’t regularly screen applicants.
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    The nor’easter will bring ‘below zero’ wind chills and snow to eastern Maryland
    Gusty winds and below-freezing temperatures are expected to keep Maryland chilly over the weekend, one week after the most significant snowfall in a decade.
    The Washington Monument is seen among the buildings in Mount Vernon as the sun rises on a cold Wednesday morning.
    Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione
    Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York.
    What does Jesse Minter want from the Ravens’ offense? With Lamar Jackson, maybe less is more.
    Ravens coach Jesse Minter couldn’t say much about the most important hire of his head coaching tenure Thursday. After all, he hasn’t made it yet.
    Ravens coach Jesse Minter greets current and former players following a news conference Thursday in Owings Mills.
    Hutzell: Archaeologists dug up City Dock and rediscovered Annapolis’ icy past
    COLUMN | An archaeological dig at City Dock in Annapolis uncovered the remains of a massive ice manufacturing plant, an industrial powerhouse that expanded the Chesapeake Bay’s seafood industry.
    Annapolis Ice Manufacturing Co. dominated City Dock in 1906, and it dominated the area ice supply business until the owners sold their factory to Parlett & Parlett.
    Is Maryland local law enforcement ready for expected ICE surge?
    President Donald Trump’s massive immigration enforcement push has seen federal agents get violent with residents, raising the prospect of local authorities having to hold them accountable. Are Maryland’s police and prosecutors ready?
    People march through East Baltimore during a protest this month to denounce ICE’s presence in the city.
    Baltimore councilman calls on city to fire ‘clueless’ snowplow company
    A Baltimore City councilman vented his frustrations with one of the city's snow removal contractors after he said snowplow drivers failed to their job.
    Private snow removal companies assist with plowing in Reservoir Hill, Baltimore, MD, on Jan 6. 2024.
    Nearly 1 in 4 people killed by Maryland police was in mental health crisis, AG finds
    Since 2021, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has reviewed 86 cases in which someone was killed by police — and 20 of those cases involved mental health crises, according to a report released Thursday.
    Baltimore Police on scene of a police-involved shooting on the 2700 block of Mosher Street on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
    List: School closings and delays for Friday
    Here are the Maryland K-12 schools, colleges and universities that will be closed, delayed or switching to virtual learning due to the weather.
    Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 — Baltimore County School busses sit in the county lot on Providence Road on day when schools are closed because of snow.
    Man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say
    A man falsely claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in New York. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)
    6 takeaways from Ravens head coach Jesse Minter’s first press conference, from play-calling to the coordinator search
    A week ago, the Ravens hired Jesse Minter as the fourth head coach in franchise history. On Thursday, he got his grand introduction.
    From left, Ravens President Sashi Brown, newly hired head coach Jesse Minter and GM/Executive Vice President Eric DeCosta hold a news conference announcing Minter’s hiring on Thursday at the Under Armour Performance Center.
    University of Maryland restores heat after encouraging students to leave campus
    The state’s flagship university lost heat and hot water twice in two days amid freezing temperatures.
    The University of Maryland, College Park has restored heat and hot water to more than 100 buildings after frigid temperatures caused outages twice in two days.
    Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle students moved after mold discovered in walls
    Nearly 600 South Baltimore students will be bused eight miles to the former Thurgood Marshall Middle School building in East Baltimore.
    Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle School students have been moved after mold was discovered in the walls of the school.
    Nor’easter likely to miss Maryland but Baltimore faces near-record cold
    The powerful nor’easter that intensifies into a bomb cyclone will likely miss the Baltimore area, but the city could still see near record-breaking cold.
    Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 — The Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse is seen in the snow at sunrise on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
    Ravens coach Jesse Minter’s first press conference is finally here. Does ‘winning’ it matter?
    Coach Jesse Minter’s presser Thursday will help set the narrative for the next phase of the Ravens’ offseason. But does it have any predictive value?
    Former Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, center, looks on during the first half of a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 16, 2025.
    Random junk marks the spot in Baltimore’s snow parking wars
    To chair, or not to chair? Baltimore residents turn to children’s kitchenettes, tiki torches and good old lawn chairs to preserve hard-won parking spots as the snowstorm dig-out from continues.
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