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    Music mogul Kevin Liles accuses rapper of $30M extortion scheme amid ‘false’ accusations
    Kevin Liles, the Baltimore-born music mogul who is currently fighting sexual assault allegations, says an artist he signed in the late 1990s is planning to sue him and publish a book.
    Kevin Liles
    Facing scrutiny, Second Chance is tangling with the IRS
    A federal lawsuit filed by Second Chance reveals that the Baltimore nonprofit and its founder, Mark Foster, are under IRS scrutiny.
    Second Chance founder and CEO Mark Foster is suing the IRS after the federal agency fined the nonprofit last year.
    Firm in Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case says stolen data was deleted after hack
    Berkeley Research Group LLC on April 29 filed a notice of data security incident in the case.
    The exterior of the Archdiocese of Baltimore building as seen on Monday, March 13.
    Letter: Carla Hayden was fired without cause in Trump’s purge, says Rep. Mfume
    Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden was fired by President Donald Trump without cause, says Rep. Kweisi Mfume, and history will not look kindly on the decision.
    Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks during a discussion with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, on how "to establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th." The event marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy.
    Baltimore’s janky, pothole-filled roads have long been neglected — that may be changing
    City transportation officials aim to cover 111 miles of streets before the weather gets too cold to lay asphalt.
    Baltimore City buildings reflect in water inside of a pothole on I-83 in Baltimore, Thursday, May 22, 2025.
    Two dead in weekend pile-up on I-70 in Frederick County
    Maryland State Police investigate a double fatal traffic crash in Frederick County on Sunday afternoon.
    The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
    Letter: Stand with local officials who defend legal immigrants against ICE
    Bob Gallagher of Annapolis says Marylanders should support local officials if they are targeted by ICE for supporting legal immigrants.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 6: An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
    What’s open and closed on Memorial Day?
    Americans are expected to get away in record numbers over the long Memorial Day weekend.
    Warehouse membership club Costco will be closed on Memorial Day,
    Body recovered from Anne Arundel County car fire
    Officials have not identified the remains, which have been transported to the medical examiner’s office in Baltimore for an autopsy.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Charlie Mudra, Baltimore fireman who died on the job, was a caring partner who loved ‘Star Wars’
    Charles "Charlie" Mudra, a 17-year veteran of the Baltimore City Fire Department who loved comic books and Star Wars, died May 16 after collapsing during a training session. He was 52.
    Charlie Mudra.
    Letter: Follow the law and reappoint Inspector General Kelly Madigan
    Nick Stewart, a lawyer and an announced candidate for Baltimore County executive, urges the reappointment of Inspector General Kelly Madigan.
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
    Tri-county bear nabbed, ending reign of roaming across suburban Maryland
    Residents of Baltimore and Howard counties have spotted a young black bear roaming backyards and shopping centers in recent weeks.
    A Black Bear lifts its nose in the air to get a whiff of fresh spring air.
    Curtis Bay woman found dead in Brooklyn Park ID’d as her husband is charged with murder
    A 44-year-old woman from Curtis Bay was found dead Friday morning near Disney Road and Alley 79 in Brooklyn Park — and police say her husband is to blame.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
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    Letter: Cutting Medicaid will harm health, jobs and the social fabric of Maryland
    Jan Kleinman, a Baltimore teacher, says the proposed $1 billion in federal cuts to Medicaid will mean higher costs for everyone, more sick people and a decline in the social fabric of Maryland.
    WOODLAWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 19: An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is focusing on the Medicare and Medicaid payment infrastructure as a way to make cost-saving cuts in the system.
    Dive into summer: Your guide to every public pool in Baltimore
    Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks announced park pools will be open Saturday, Sunday and Monday for the unofficial start of summer.
    Kids play in the Roosevelt Park Pool and most of the other city pools are opening, some with extended hours, after a lifeguard shortage caused closures over the last few years since the pandemic.
    Planning a state park visit for Memorial Day weekend? For some, not without a reservation.
    The new reservation system at state parks is a way officials are tackling capacity-driven closures, overcrowding and traffic backup at the state’s most popular parks.
    A new reservation system at state parks is a way officials are tackling capacity-driven closures, overcrowding and traffic backup at the state’s most popular parks.
    Arcadia, youngest seal ever in National Aquarium’s care, returns to ocean after 2 months of rehab
    The National Aquarium’s Animal Rescue team released Arcadia back into the Atlantic Ocean at Assateague Island State Park after more than two months of rehabilitation.
    National Aquarium Animal Rescue staff and volunteers release a rehabilitated grey seal named "Arcadia" at Assateague Island State Park on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
    It’s hot, it’s wet, it’s summer in Maryland. Again.
    Maryland is likely to see summer temperatures that are higher than average, according to the outlook published by the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center.
    A man in silhouette adjusts his hat while running away from the camera. The Mildred Belle buyboat in the foreground frames the runner.
    Chesapeake Bay blue crab numbers send ‘red flags flying’ as population hits near-record low
    There are an estimated 238 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay this year, down from an estimated 317 million last year.
    Blue crabs pinch when you back them into a corner. So do Marylanders.
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