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    Former ICE officials question promises on planned detention facility for Western Maryland
    Seeking to quell concerns about their plans to convert a sprawling Western Maryland warehouse into a makeshift detention facility, federal officials met with Washington County leadership to address the local impact.
    Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — This new warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
    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.
    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.
    Savage library branch closed for HVAC repairs after carbon monoxide concerns
    The Savage library branch in Howard County is closed Tuesday and Wednesday for HVAC repairs.
    The Savage Branch Library in Howard County.
    Baltimore may have to abandon the fireboat pier it spent $2M to renovate
    Last year the Army Corps of Engineers sent Baltimore a cease and desist order, accusing the city of violating the provisions of its lease with the work.
    Baltimore spent $2 million on repairs to its fireboat pier, but the Army Corps of Engineers has ordered the city to stop work.
    Quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested in Charles County murder
    A professional cornhole champion who is a quadruple amputee awaits extradition to Maryland after he was accused of killing a friend in Charles County late Sunday, authorities say.
    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.
    Fight leads to gunfire at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, police say
    Baltimore Police are investigating a Sunday evening shooting near the Maryland Science Center along the Inner Harbor.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Heading to the airport? Get there at least 3 hours early, BWI warns.
    On Sunday, airport officials alerted travelers to arrive at least three hours ahead of their scheduled departure times, as security lines full of spring break travelers grew.
    Wait times are displayed at a TSA checkpoint at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Monday morning.
    This guy tracks gas prices for a living. Here are his tips for saving.
    In Maryland, the average gas price is trending slightly above the national average at about $3.49 per gallon for regular unleaded gas, according to a press release from AAA.
    Gas prices in Maryland are a couple of cents higher than the national average, AAA said.
    How a screaming stranger got a developer to dream big about the Jones Falls
    A Baltimore developer was at the center of a charged conflict over the future of a dump in the Remington neighborhood, a controversy that has gotten him thinking bigger about the future of the beloved and beleaguered Jones Falls stream.
    Thibault Manekin, cofounder of Seawall Development, talks about the Potts & Callahan property his company is acquiring in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood.
    What’s on Maryland lawmakers’ deadline day to-do list
    Monday is Crossover Day, the deadline for bills to pass one chamber — the Senate or the House of Delegates — and cross over to the other for the best chance of full passage.
    March 21, 2026 - The Maryland House of Delegates holds a session on Saturday ahead of a key deadline on Monday known as Crossover Day.
    Streeter: When a child goes missing, it should shake us all
    COLUMN | Tristan King is not my kid, but his ordeal makes me, as the mother of a brown son who looks a little like him, wonder why the systems failed and how we can shore them up.
    That ref at the Gaithersburg rec center? An NBA Hall of Famer.
    Adrian Dantley, a two-time NBA scoring champion, is still a tall, lean master of the game. He’s also a sought-after coach and referee. On any given Sunday, you can find him at a rec center in Gaithersburg.
    Adrian Dantley, an NBA Hall of Famer and two-time scoring champion, referees a recreational basketball league game at the Upper County Community Center in Gaithersburg.
    Columbus statue Baltimore dumped has found a pedestal in Trump’s Washington
    A controversial Baltimore statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered a new home near the White House, according to the artwork’s owners.
    A statue of Christopher Columbus torn down from a pedestal in Baltimore's Inner Harbor now stands in a plaza on the grounds of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building on 17th Street NW in D.C.
    Man ICE shot in Glen Burnie has experienced medical neglect in custody, his attorney says
    The Portuguese immigrant shot and wounded by ICE agents in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve has experienced medical neglect while in federal custody, one of his attorneys said.
    Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese immigrant who was shot by federal immigration agents in Glen Burnie on Dec. 24, is pictured with his family in a photo provided by the immigrant advocacy group CASA. The organization edited the picture to protect the identities of Sousa-Martins' partner and two children.
    Former coworker charged in fatal shooting of Pikesville man outside his home
    The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Eggleston, was arrested Thursday night after detectives tracked him down through phone and license plate records, the charging documents show.
    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.
    180-degree water tank rupture causes partial collapse at Carroll County greenhouse, injures 3
    Three employees at a Carroll County greenhouse were injured, including a 65-year-old man who sustained severe injuries, after a hot water tank ruptured, fire officials said.
    MARCH 21, 2026 - Catoctin Mountain Growers, a greenhouse in Carroll County that was set to have its opening day, exploded and partially collapsed Friday leaving one injured.
    How does Baltimore celebrate Eid al-Fitr? With dates, outfits and festivities by the thousands.
    Muslims in Baltimore County celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month.
    Community members file into the masjid ahead of the second prayer of Eid al-Fitr, at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, on Friday.
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