2 lawmakers call on Baltimore County school board to revote on budget. It seems unlikely.
Two Republican state delegates are calling for the Baltimore County school board to revote on a budget passed in February, citing what they claim was an illegally cast vote by a former member.
Board Vice Chair Robin Harvey listens to public comment at the Baltimore County Public School Board meeting on 12/6/22.
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)
Metro will halt trains between Friendship Heights and North Bethesda this summer
Metro’s Red Line trains won’t run between two Montgomery County stops from early July to early September, due to construction related to the Purple Line project.
Pedestrians walk past Purple Line project construction in Silver Spring in 2025.
Barn & Lodge restaurant opens in Hampden’s Rotunda
The Barn & Lodge restaurant at The Rotunda is holding its grand opening Tuesday, two years after it expected to serve its first meal.
The Barn and Lodge opens Tuesday in the Hampden Rotunda after two years of delays.
Montgomery County prohibits ICE from using county parking lots for operations
The Montgomery County Council voted Tuesday to prohibit the use of county-owned parking lots, garages and vacant lots for immigration enforcement.
Council member Kristin Mink was the lead sponsor of the County Values Act.
‘I lost my entire family’: Baltimore man sentenced for fatal overdose of 13-month-old grandson
Steven Heggie Sr., 62, of Northwest Baltimore, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter.
Exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
A food runner becomes the chef for a week at Mera Kitchen Collective
Mera Kitchen Collective is pushing back against the conventional division of labor in restaurants by giving food runners and front-of-house staff a chance to take over the menu.
Food Runner Vilma Molina at Mera's Kitchen Collective brings El Salvadoran Bistec Encebolladas, a celebratory dish of grilled steak and marinated vegetables, to the restaurant's menu starting March 24.
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
Montgomery, Howard counties’ average gas price tops $4 a gallon
Average prices in Montgomery and Howard counties, two of the richest jurisdictions in the state, were both above $4 per gallon on Tuesday.
A person pumps gas at a Marathon gas station on North Charles Street.
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.
2 killed in single-vehicle crash in Rockville
A BMW M8 overturned in Rockville early Sunday morning, Montgomery County Police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Victim’s father says quadruple amputee cornhole pro accused of murder had ‘unstable reputation’
Authorities said Dayton Webber was driving a Tesla with Bradrick Wells in the passenger seat when the shooting took place on Sunday night.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
No charges in deadly police shooting of man armed with knife in Essex, AG says
Charges won’t be filed in a fatal police shooting of a man armed with a knife who attempted to punch officers during a domestic response in Baltimore County last December, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office.
The Office of the Attorney General said the officers involved in the December 2025 shooting did not commit a crime under state law. 
Baltimore officials help Highlandtown businesses brace for ICE
Baltimore City officials talked with business owners in Highlandtown on Monday about their rights amid growing concerns about federal immigration enforcement efforts.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, joined by Catalina Rodriguez Lima, director of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, speaks with an employee at a shop in Highlandtown during a community walk on Monday.
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.
Silver Spring dentist charged with sexually assaulting patient
Ermias Semaie, a Silver Spring dentist, was arrested and charged with sex offenses for allegedly assaulting a patient. Montgomery County Police suspect there may be other victims.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles have built bullpens this way before. This time, it’s more of a risk.
If there’s anywhere the Orioles get the benefit of the doubt, it’s maximizing value by identifying pitchers who might help and guiding their development to make that true. That doesn’t make it any less risky.
From left, Yennier Cano, Dietrich Enns, Keegan Akin, and Rico Garcia.
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