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    Drug manufacturer Catalent to lay off 350 employees in the Baltimore region
    Catalent is laying off hundreds at its facility in Anne Arundel County and more than two dozen workers in Baltimore.
    The new 4MLK building is located in the University of Maryland BioPark.
    After 20K citations last school year, Maryland officials urge drivers to stop for buses
    Ahead of the new school year, Maryland drivers are being asked to be careful and stop for school buses.
    Baltimore County Public Schools are installing cameras on all its buses to catch cars who pass by when students are getting on and off the bus.
    An ICE officer told an angry crowd he had a warrant before a Baltimore County arrest. He lied.
    ICE officers arrested a Honduran man, Adolfo Nimrod Hernandez-Ramos, because they suspected he was undocumented and he lived near their intended target.
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
    What is Maryland’s former gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox up to in Howard County?
    Dan Cox, a Republican who lost to Wes Moore, is representing plaintiffs in two federal discrimination cases against Howard County government, the police department and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab.
    Dan Cox, gubernatorial candidate for Maryland, speaks at his election night event held at Double Tree by Hilton in Annapolis, MD on November 8, 2022.
    The lore behind Columbia’s quirky street names
    Columbia's distinctive, some say quirky, street names have been around since its founding in 1967. But they’re gaining a new appreciation thanks to social media posts by a Columbia native who recently came home.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from a sunflower festival to a Swiftie listening party
    From the Clarksville Sunflower Festival to a Taylor Swift listening party, here are seven things to do in Howard County from Aug. 21-27.
    Thursday, July 17, 2025 — An Indigo Bunting sits atop a sunflower at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area in Montgomery County.
    Six Flags America closing: What happens to 5 miles of coaster, 500 acres of land?
    Six Flags America in Bowie, home to Wild One and eight other coasters, was stamped a “noncore” property this year by its parent company, which is selling the 523-acre tract.
    Visitors line up for the Firebird rollercoaster, which reaches a top sped of 56 mph, at Six Flags America in Bowie, MD on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. The amusement park will close permanently at the end of the 2025 season.
    An 80-year-old woodworker from Suriname brings his art and history to Baltimore
    Adiante Franszoon, 80, of Suriname, etches ornate patterns into wood with his simple knife, working as if an audience were gathered to watch in Baltimore.
    Adiante Franszoon works on an ongoing piece in his workshop in Baltimore City.
    No charges for bailiff in Baltimore City courthouse shooting, officials say
    The state attorney general’s office announced it won’t charge the bailiff involved in a fatal shooting at Baltimore City Eastside District Courthouse this year.
    Attorney General Anthony Brown said in a statement Wednesday that he won’t charge Gary Brown, a bailiff at Baltimore City Eastside District Courthouse, in the shooting death of Garry Wright Jr.
    Police body camera footage shows a belligerent Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell
    Body camera footage shows Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell belligerent, uncooperative, apparently drunk and yelling at police.
    Body camera footage from Sgt. Charles Bagley shows Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell drunk, uncooperative and screaming at police to release him during a mental health crisis at the Eastpoint Mall last year.
    Only half of Annapolis’ short-term rentals are licensed by city, report says
    Most of the city’s short-term rentals are downtown in the historic district, near the U.S. Naval Academy, St. John’s College and the State House.
    A new report by the City of Annapolis found that about half of its short-term rentals are unlicensed.
    Under Armour’s old Tide Point headquarters, now a ghost town, tentatively has buyer
    Tide Point, formerly Under Armour’s headquarters, has sat mostly vacant since the company relocated to Baltimore Peninsula last year.
    Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 — Tide Point, built in 1929 as a Procter & Gamble soap manufacturing plant, was redeveloped in the early 2000s as the headquarters for Under Armour. Now it sits mostly vacant after Under Armour moved to a new headquarters in the Baltimore Peninsula development.
    7-vehicle wreck in Prince George’s County leaves 2 women dead
    Maryland State Police are investigating a multivehicle collision that killed two women and hospitalized five others Tuesday afternoon along Route 202 in Prince George’s County, officials announced.
    State Trooper Police Car from the Maryland State Police on parking lot.
    Seven things to do in Baltimore County, from the state fair to Music City Maryland
    Our weekly listing of things to do in Baltimore County ranges from the Maryland State Fair to a conversation with author Erik Larsen.
    A double exposure of bull riding at the Maryland State Fair on Labor Day September 2, 2024.
    Why wasn’t Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell arrested after endangering police?
    While the Dundalk Republican has publicly acknowledged his struggles with alcoholism, the altercation with police only came to light after Crandell’s wife filed a protection order.
    Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell during a council meeting in January.
    Letter: Maryland needs an immigration system that protects crab pickers
    The workers who pick crabs for Maryland’s seafood industry deserve an immigration system that respects their rights, says Rachel Micah-Jones, executive director of Centro los Derechos del Migrante.
    Crab pickers process Blue Crabs at J.M. Clayton Seafood Company on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Cambridge.
    Tensions brew over alleged antisemitism in city schools — and who defines it
    In an Aug. 12 letter to the Anti-Defamation League, the parties seek to call attention to their own experiences as Jewish families in Baltimore City Public Schools.
    Dozens of Jewish parents, students and teachers of Baltimore City Public Schools co-signed a letter addressed to the Anti-Defamation League, pushing back against allegations of pervasive antisemitism in city schools.
    Body of 36-year-old man recovered at Beaver Dam Swimming Club quarry
    Authorities recovered the body of a swimmer who drowned after searching since Sunday at the former quarry at Beaver Dam Swimming Club, a Baltimore County Police spokesperson said.
    A search and rescue team navigates around Beaver Dam on August 18, 2025. Rescuers on Monday morning resumed searching for a man who disappeared in the waters at Beaver Dam Swimming Club in Cockeysville on Sunday evening.
    Field of Screams Maryland cancels 2025 season, promising transformation
    Field of Screams Maryland, a decades-long Halloween tradition in Montgomery County, is canceled this season amid renovations, officials announced.
    The Halloween tradition in Montgomery County has previously been ranked among the best haunted houses in the country.
    Baltimore shipping channel reopens after cargo ship explosion near Key Bridge site
    The Fort McHenry Federal Channel in Baltimore reopened after a Monday evening explosion aboard a cargo ship near the site of the Key Bridge.
    The W-Sapphire is anchored off Sandy Point the morning after an explosion occurred onboard as it was leaving the Port of Baltimore.
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