Council member says ICE agent ‘grabbed’ her as she filmed agents detaining a person in Adelphi
Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink said a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer “grabbed” her arm and tried to take her phone as she filmed a team of agents in Adelphi who appeared to be detaining a person.
Councilmember Kristin Mink posted a video to social media on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, showing an interaction she had with men she identified as ICE agents.
A Strathmore program helps musicians find a career in the arts
Strathmore launched the Artists in Residence program in 2005 to provide training and mentorship to musicians. The debut concert for this year’s class is Wednesday.
Strathmore's 2026 Artists in Residence, from left, Michael McSweeney, Juan Manú, Ellen Gira, Chris Hon, Kanysha Williams and Cyrus Mackey.
Estranged husband accused of fatally shooting his wife had a history of abusing her, court records say
Edwin Javier Aragon, police allege, killed his wife Sarahi Concepcion Aragon-Cruz last week. The couple were going through a divorce and he has a history of verbally and physically abusing her, according to a court record.
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.
DNR cites 11 Marylanders for black bear hunting violations
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced Monday that officers cited 11 people from Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick and Washington counties for black bear hunting violations.
A Maryland black bear.
Maryland’s House Democrats criticize deal to reopen government
Budget bill to reopen the federal government criticized as ‘woefully insufficient’ by Maryland House Democrats.
Rep. Johnny Olszewski, who represents portions of Baltimore and Carroll counties and a piece of Baltimore City, told reporters he still hopes there’s room to negotiate in the GOP-majority House.
In Baltimore, US Catholic bishops elect conservative archbishop to lead church
U.S. Catholic bishops elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president on Tuesday, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during President Donald Trump’s second term.
FILE - Archbishop Paul Coakley speaks to the media before the Beatification Ceremony for Stanley Rother in Oklahoma City, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Air travelers face frustration as FAA increases flight cuts during shutdown
Air travelers face more frustration as busy U.S. airports need to meet a higher Federal Aviation Administration target for reducing flights Tuesday.
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)
Fire at historic Hampden ‘castle’ building contained
The Baltimore City Fire Department battled another blaze in North Baltimore, this time in the 3300 block of Keswick Road.
Baltimore Fire Department crews respond to a fire at West 34th Street and Keswick Road in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood on Monday, November 10, 2025.
Thea LaFond made history for Dominica. Now she’s helping future track athletes.
Thea LaFond, who lives in Silver Spring but is from Dominica, is helping the island nation build its first running track.
Thea Lafond celebrated after winning the women’s triple jump final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.
A historian confronts America’s ‘trouble’ with colorism — and her family’s past
Martha S. Jones, who will appear at The Banner Book Club on Wednesday, discusses her book “The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir.”
Martha S. Jones shows how race and belonging have shaped generations of her family in "The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir."
North Baltimore residents won their fight against a locked treatment facility for youths
Residents of the Woodbourne-McCabe neighborhood in North Baltimore objected to plans to redevelop the Maryland Youth Residence Center into a secure treatment facility.
The Department of Juvenile Services has proposed a plan to convert the Maryland Youth Residence Center on Woodbourne Avenue in North Baltimore into a 24-bed residential treatment center, a locked facility that's supposed to be enclosed by a security fence. Some nearby residents are at odds with this plan mostly noting concerns with safety.
Federal contractor bleeding $110K a month amid shutdown, braces for more
The shutdown is leaving contractors, like Prince George’s County-based Melwood, reevaluating their future and asking: How reliable is the federal government anymore?
Founded in the 1960s and based in Prince George’s County, Melwood Inc. is the nonprofit umbrella organization for three related companies that support people with a wide range of disabilities.
Amid resurfacing ‘blitz,’ not all Baltimore road projects comply with Complete Streets law
Some of this year’s road resurfacing projects in Baltimore won’t comply with all Complete Streets standards — a problem advocates say has persisted for years.
Location is the 300 block of South Highland Avenue in Highlandtown
Roads like South Highland Avenue should get a bike lane upgrade when the street gets repaved. But this year, many of them won't.
Walter Reed Medical Center is expanding. Veterans could fill its new beds.
Not everything in Congress is paralyzed. There’s a quiet push to open space at Walter Reed National Medical Center and other DOD hospitals to veterans.
Navy Capt. Melissa Austin, director of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, cuts a cake during opening ceremonies for the new Roosevelt Pavilion in June with Capt. Jeffrey Klinger,
Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
The final Senate vote, 60-40, broke a grueling stalemate that lasted more than six weeks as Democrats demanded that Republicans negotiate with them to extend health care tax credits that expire Jan. 1.
The 41-day shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington to vote on the legislation.
Derwood man arrested in Virginia after allegedly stabbing his mother, grandmother and a good Samaritan
A 30-year-old Derwrood man accused of a triple stabbing was arrested in Virginia on Thursday, according to Montgomery County Police.
Suspects charged in killing at Germantown Square Urban Park
A man was found dead at Germantown Square Urban Park, Montgomery County Police said. A suspect has been charged in connection with his death.
Ellicott City woman gets 5 years for embezzling $1.2 million for Taylor Swift tickets, luxury items
Jennifer Tinker of Ellicott City was sentenced in federal court Monday for embezzling $1.2 million, which she spent on Taylor Swift tickets and other luxury items.
Jennifer Tinker, who embezzled more than $1 million from two organizations for personal travel, Taylor Swift tickets and other purchases, was sentenced at the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore.
Johnston Square’s latest sign of progress: 109 new apartments and a library branch
To Johnston Square, The Hammond at Greenmount Park is more than just a building.
Regina Hammond’s hand is raised by her husband, Keith, during the grand opening of The Hammond at Greenmount Park in Baltimore’s Johnston Square neighborhood on Monday.
When will Montgomery County’s top development organization get a new CEO?
The Montgomery County Economic Development Corp. began searching for a new CEO 10 months ago. Local leaders say the job is particularly important for the county’s economic well-being and the decision shouldn’t be rushed.
County leaders are still searching for a new chief executive of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corp.
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