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    Letter: Naval Academy book purge targets racial content
    A letter writer asks whether historical fiction titles, especially those with racial themes, were targeted in the Naval Academy’s purge of 400+ books from its library.
    The United States Naval Academy resides on the banks of the Severn River in Annapolis.
    10 years after Palak Patel’s killing, her husband remains on FBI’s Most Wanted List
    Anne Arundel Police and FBI officials asked for the public's help in locating Bhadreshkumar Patel, charged with fatally stabbing his wife, Palak Patel, at the Dunkin' Donuts in Hanover where they worked in 2015.
    From left: Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal E. Awad, William J. DelBagno, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office, FBI Special Agent Jonathan D. Shaffer and homicide detective Vincent Carbonaro. Law enforcement officials gathered Friday to discuss the 10-year search for the suspect in Palak Patel's killing in Hanover.
    Baltimore mayor sees a changed city 10 years after death of Freddie Gray
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott recalls the tragic, police-involved death of Freddie Gray nearly 10 years ago.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks with Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association/Black Press of America, during The Baltimore Uprising: 10 Years Later panel on Friday at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture.
    Family of 9-year-old girl killed in I-695 crash calls for release of dashcam footage
    The family of a 9-year-old girl who died in a car crash on the Baltimore Beltway is calling on Maryland State Police to share any video footage of the incident.
    Attorney Thiru Vignarajah, center, stands with the family of Bailee Brooks, one of the two girls who died in a car accident almost a week ago.
    Dundalk fair’s fate: Organizers need 100 new volunteers and $30K for event to return
    The Dundalk Heritage Fair will have a chance for revival at a public meeting next week.
    Officials announced the cancellation of the Dundalk Heritage Fair due to declining patrons and poor weather conditions for the past few years. The fair has been part of the community since 1976.
    5 more Black-owned businesses to move into Baltimore’s downtown amid DEI backlash
    The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore announced its third cohort of five businesses that will open storefronts in downtown Baltimore late this year.
    The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore announced its next cohort of the Black Owned and Operated Storefront Tenancy program Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Downtown Partnership President Shelonda Stokes, center.
    A red stalwart in blue Maryland: Are these the last days for Chuck Jenkins?
    As an elected Republican in a rapidly changing place that gets more liberal with each election, Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins is something of an endangered species.
    Sheriff Chuck Jenkins at the Utica Mills Covered Bridge in Thurmont. When he launched his first campaign announcement, he used a photograph of himself here.
    Vicki Brick-Zupancic, CEO of Brick Bodies Fitness, was a natural athlete who never quit
    Vicki Brick-Zupancic, CEO of Brick Bodies Fitness Services chain and a former University of Maryland basketball player, died Tuesday morning of ovarian cancer. She was 43.
    Vicki Brick-Zupancic.
    Baltimore County mourns 2 third grade girls killed in I-695 crash
    The children, Bailee Brooks and Serenity Gross, were described as bright, happy, joyful and beloved members of the school community.
    The exterior of Lutherville Laboratory, an elementary school in Baltimore County, on April 8, 2025.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from Holi color run to Easter EGGstravaganza
    Here are 7 things to do in Howard County for the week of April 10 through 16, 2025.
    Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods Howard County is hosting another Holi Color Run/Walk. Participants in the 2024 event, pictured, enjoyed throwing colored dye at each other, creating a kaleidoscopic scene.
    Federal workers are frustrated. Some feel better shouting from an I-95 overpass at rush hour.
    Frustrated with the Trump administration, some federal workers and family members said they came to the Gorman Road overpass of I-95 looking for catharsis, community and a form of validation.
    Demonstrators hold signs during a weekly protest in opposition to President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and the DOGE federal workforce cuts on the Gorman Road I-95 overpass in Laurel.
    Condensing resumes and other job hunt tips for former Maryland federal workers
    Career counselors and employers offer advice to Maryland federal workers, some of whom are returning to a crowded job market as Trump's administration dramatically scales back the size of the government.
    Prospective job seekers speak with recruiters during a Federal Workers Career Fair hosted at Howard Community College in Columbia on Tuesday.
    Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
    Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
    A video captures Westminster woman arrested by ICE agents on her way to work.
    Youth ministry leader faces more than 70 charges after sexual abuse allegations surface
    A Catonsville youth ministry director was indicted Monday on more than 70 charges, stemming from allegations of sexually abusing minors.
    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.
    Explosions expected near Old Ellicott City for tunnel development
    Blasts from ongoing Ellicott City flood mitigation projects are set to resume on or around April 14.
    Starting next week, blasting will begin for a flood-diversion tunnel that's being constructed under the homes and businesses lining Main Street in Old Ellicott City.
    Facing wall of landowners, power line developer will seek court order to survey route
    The line is part of a $5 billion portfolio of projects planned by the region’s grid operator, PJM Interconnection.
    A white “x” marks the site of the new proposed transmission tower on Brandon and Marie Hill’s farmland in Parkton, MD on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
    A Baltimore housing program is leading the nation in a key metric
    A Cityscape paper found the Baltimore area is bucking a national trend.
    West Baltimore housing
    How last-minute budget language saved a Black yacht club, and the white one next door
    Black steelworkers built Pleasant View. They were not going to lose it.
    Snapshots of cruises at the marina.
    They raised $16 million for Key Bridge disaster relief. None of it went to victims’ families.
    A community foundation raised money for the Maryland Tough, Baltimore Strong fund under the explicit premise that Key Bridge victims’ families would see some of it.
    Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge before dawn on the one-year anniversary of its collapse.
    Anne Arundel council passes hotly contested redevelopment bill
    Some questioned the motivations of those opposing the bill, saying they believed concerns about traffic and schools disguised racism and classism.
    The Arundel Center in downtown Annapolis houses county government offices.
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