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    Baltimoreans join nationwide protests against ICE, second Trump administration
    Baltimoreans joined nationwide protests and walkouts against the Trump administration and immigration enforcement Tuesday, one year into the president’s second term.
    Baltimoreans joined nationwide protests and walkouts against the Trump administration and immigration enforcement Tuesday, one year into the president’s second term.
    Sheriffs oppose restrictions on immigration enforcement
    Lawmakers are back in Annapolis for the annual 90-day legislative session, where they’ll take on a budget shortfall, a hostile administration in the White House and more.
    The balcony of the State House chamber.
    Police recover body from Gwynns Falls in West Baltimore
    Baltimore Police are investigating after a man’s body was recovered near the Gwynns Falls Trail in West Baltimore on Tuesday morning.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Mount Vernon’s long wait for a revived Eddie’s grocery store continues
    The Mount Vernon-Belvedere Association and Jubilee Baltimore announced that even though Eddie’s, under redevelopment for two years, is “fully ready for grocery use,” it now needs a new operator.
    Eddie's of Mount Vernon, which was expected to open in July 2024, remains under renovations.
    Baltimore favorite Chaps Pit Beef closed temporarily due to fire
    Chaps Pit Beef, an iconic Baltimore restaurant known for its pit beef sandwiches, will be closed for several days due to a single-alarm fire.
    One of Baltimore's most famous sandwiches outside of a crab cake is the pit beef from Chaps. Here, thinly-sliced ribbons of pit beef are topped with a horse-radish and mayonnaise combination known as tiger sauce.
    Students walk out to protest ICE and death of Renee Good
    Students at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda on Tuesday walked out of class to protest ICE and the death of Renee Good.
    Walt Whitman High School students hold signs during a walkout at the school in Bethesda on Tuesday.
    Maryland State Police investigate inmate death at Jessup prison
    A 38-year-old inmate at a Maryland prison was found dead in his cell on Sunday, prompting an investigation by state police. 
    Barbed wire is seen outside the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
    13 people sent to hospital after fire at Towson apartment building
    Baltimore County firefighters responded to a three-alarm apartment fire in Towson Monday night.
    The Baltimore County Fire Department responds to a 3-alarm fire at 204 E. Joppa Road in Towson.
    Will Maryland see heavy snow this weekend? ‘Impactful’ storm could be on the way.
    “The parameters are there for an impactful snow event,” said Anna Stuck, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Baltimore/Washington office.
    Snow blankets homes in Charles Village on February, 12, 2025, following a snowstorm that started the previous evening.
    Baltimore raised its wastewater rates 15% last year. Revenue still fell short.
    Baltimore’s wastewater system is over budget and underfunded, according to a new financial disclosure.
    The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
    Towson landlords face new limits as student rentals reshape neighborhoods
    Towson University has seen rising demand for student housing as more students want to live on or near campus and not commute.
    Residential properties are seen east of Towson University. A new bill in front of the County Council proposes to restrict rental units in Towson.
    Embattled Baltimore County councilman won’t seek a 4th term
    Embattled Republican Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell is not seeking a fourth term.
    Baltimore County Seventh District Councilman Todd Crandell after a Baltimore County Council work session at the Old Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson on July 29, 2025.
    Police shoot knife-wielding person during Bolton Hill mental health crisis
    Baltimore Police shot a suspect who refused to drop a large knife. The suspect was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
    Police stand on the balcony of a ninth floor apartment while investigating after an officer shot a knife-wielding person at 1111 Park Ave. in Baltimore on Monday.
    National Harbor to get its own Las Vegas-style Sphere
    Sphere Entertainments wants to build a 6,000 seat capacity venue at the National Harbor.
    A rendering showing a Sphere at the National Harbor.
    Icy fire truck crash leaves Baltimore firefighters with minor injuries
    Responding to call late Sunday night, a Baltimore City fire truck slid into a parked box truck.
    Truck 55 sits in the Baltimore City Fire Department station in Pigtown on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
    Streeter: Stevie Wonder’s reminder that MLK and our history were not illusions
    The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is bittersweet this year.
    Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr delivers a speech at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza, Berkeley, California, May 17, 1967. Approximately 7,000 people attended the event. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
    Multiple vehicles involved in crash on icy I-83 overpass in Baltimore
    A Baltimore City Fire spokesperson said up to 20 vehicles may have been involved in the crash at 6:51 p.m. at 29th Street and Druid Park Lake Drive.
    Baltimore issues Code Blue alert as city faces coldest nights of the winter
    The snow will taper off in the evening, and temperatures will drop well below freezing.
    A person holding an umbrella walks down an alley in the rain.
    Western High rediscovers 180 years of hidden treasures
    Over its many years of existence, Western High School has aggregated a room of treasures tied to the school’s history.
    A collection of items located in the archives room at Western High, in Baltimore, Thursday, December 11, 2025.
    Kevin Kellar, horseman and longtime Reisterstown farm manager, valued family and hard work
    Kevin Kellar, who spent 40 years managing Worthington Farms in Reisterstown, died Christmas Eve of complications from pneumonia. He was 71.
    Kevin Kellar.
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