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    When it’s too cold to play outside, bring the snow in
    These are the snow days that try parents’ souls. But even when you’re working from home, it’s easy to weave in a few fun hands-on activities that make a snow day feel special and memorable.
    Fill a shallow plastic bin or baking dish with snow, bring it inside and let kids take their favorite toys into a miniature winter wonderland. Paw Patrol snow rescue. Dinosaurs tromping through the snow. Barbie dolls building a snowman.
    Can Moore, Ferguson keep a working relationship under redistricting pressure?
    Behind the scenes things are becoming tense as the two Democratic leaders continue to disagree whether Maryland should redraw its congressional maps to more heavily favor Democrats.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson and Maryland Governor Wes Moore sign one of many bills the day after the end of the 447th session of the Maryland General Assembly on April 8, 2025.
    Snowstorm means extra cruise day for Carnival Pride passengers
    Carnival Pride, one of the Port of Baltimore’s two regular cruise ships, was scheduled to dock Sunday, unloading suntanned passengers and picking up new ones headed south. But the winter weather disrupted those plans and the ship is scheduled to dock at noon Monday.
    The Carnival Pride cruise ship arrives at PortMiami, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Miami.
    Hutzell: Masked federal agents shot dead another protester. Maryland must ban the mask.
    Column: America has always been a place of division. Haves, have-nots. Black, white, brown. Left and right. Up or down. Now here’s one more. Are you on the side of the phone video or the side of the mask?
    A person is tackled by a federal agent amid protests following a shooting on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Federal agents shot and killed a protestor amid a scuffle to arrest him. The Trump administration has sent a reported 3,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest undocumented immigrants in the region.
    Closed Monday: Courts, government offices, libraries
    Here is a list of office, court and park closures for Monday and beyond, after Maryland’s big snow Sunday and with frigid temps all week.
    A bus crosses East Mulberry Street through ongoing snowfall in Baltimore, MD on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.
    Ex-Maryland judge tear-gassed by Border Patrol in Minnesota
    A retired Maryland immigration judge visiting family in Minneapolis saw up close the chaotic aftermath of the ICE shooting death of Alex Pretti.
    Retired immigration judge David Koelsch in his former chamber at the Hyattsville Immigration Court.
    It’s actually hard to give someone the flu. UMD researchers keep trying.
    Dr. Donald K. Milton has been trying to give people the flu for years.
    Dr. Don Milton sits in a Gesundheit machine, which he helped develop to capture and analyze infectious viruses in the breath of people who are sick.
    List: School snow closings and delays in Maryland
    Here is a list of K-12 schools closing or delaying start times Monday, Jan. 25.
    The weather has closed many area schools.
    Maryland prepares for school closures, frigid temperatures
    A major winter storm is blanketing Maryland with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures.
    Residents of Rodgers Forge dig out as snow continues to fall Sunday morning.
    Giants are hiring former Ravens coach Dennard Wilson as defensive coordinator
    A college safety at Maryland, Wilson was John Harbaugh’s defensive backs coach with the Ravens in 2023.
    FILE - Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson walks to the field before a game on Nov. 30, 2025.
    MCPS: No school Monday and Tuesday
    MCPS schools, already slated to close on Monday, will close on Tuesday also due to the snowstorm.
    About two dozen kids and their parents found top-notch sledding in Pinecrest Park in the Woodmoor neighborhood of Silver Spring Sunday afternoon.
    Here are some places closing as winter storm hits Maryland
    From libraries, recreational facilities and even the zoo, here are some of the places that have announced closures and events that have been postponed due to Winter Storm Fern.
    All branches of the Baltimore County Public Library will close Sunday.
    Ready to go sledding? Favorite spots in Baltimore and beyond.
    After scouring social media and surveying Banner staff, here are some of our favorite sledding spots to enjoy on a snow day.
    Penny Parish, front, and Joy Duncan sled down the stairs at Wyman Park Dell on the morning after the first lasting snowfall of the winter, in Baltimore, MD on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
    My flight was canceled because of the winter storm. Now what?
    More than 13,500 flights have been canceled across the U.S. since Saturday, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.
    Southwest Airlines planes sit at gates as travelers walk through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
    Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis after man is shot and killed
    After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and protesters clashed with federal officers, who wielded batons and deployed flash bangs.
    Federal immigration officers deploy pepper spray at protesters after a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis.
    Doctors have advice about shoveling and sledding in all that snow
    Emergency physicians are warning people to take safety precautions during the snowstorm to avoid common issues, such as sledding injuries in children and heart attacks in adults.
    Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 — Workers try to keep up with the falling snow while clearing the sidewalks at the Baltimore County Department of Health and Human Services early Sunday morning.
    Hutzell: Winter storm is the first big test for Annapolis’ new mayor. He’s home sick.
    COLUMN | As Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann prepped Friday for the first big snowstorm in a decade, he was working from home with a bad cold. That doesn't mean city residents will cut him slack if the city’s response falls short.
    Snow started to form on Weems Creek on Jan. 22, 2016, the first day of a snowstorm that dropped almost 30 inches on Annapolis. The storm set to start Sunday will be first test for the city's new mayor.
    Winter storm hits Maryland with up to 10 inches of snow possible
    A major winter storm is hitting Maryland, bringing heavy snow, ice and extreme cold. The Baltimore-area snow forecast predicts several inches and travel disruptions.
    Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 — Trucks pick up loads of salt at the North Avenue salt dome Saturday evening ahead of a major snowstorm expected overnight.
    Over 12,000 flights canceled as major winter storm bears down across much of the US
    More than 12,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend have been canceled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country threatens to knock out power for days and snarl major roads.
    Strong winds kick up snow in Lowville, New York, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cara Anna)
    No. 10 Michigan State routs Maryland 91-48 for 6th straight win and 10th in 11 games
    Elijah Saunders scored 13 and David Coit had 11 for Maryland (8-12, 1-8 Big Ten).
    Elijah Saunders, pictured against Gonzaga, scored 13 points for the Terps on Saturday.
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