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    Letter: Transportation bills will benefit Maryland’s long-term transit goals
    Former member of the Maryland General Assembly Maggie McIntosh says three proposed bills will help Maryland meet its long-term transit goals.
    The Lutherville Light Rail station in Lutherville. Maggie McIntosh says three new bills pending in the General Assembly will help Maryland meet its long-term transit goals.
    Dundalk Heritage Fair canceled: Decades-old tradition is ‘no longer financially viable’
    The Heritage Association of Dundalk announced on Friday the end to one of the region’s most cherished traditions: the Dundalk Heritage Fair.
    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.
    Naval Academy’s full list of nearly 400 books on race, gender pulled from library
    The U.S. Naval Academy released the list of nearly 400 purged pieces of literature exploring themes of white supremacy, race and racism in America, gender identity and sexuality and diversity from its library.
    FILE - An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., is seen Jan. 9, 2014. Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year, and one in five female students surveyed said they experienced unwanted sexual contact, the Associated Press has learned.
    Federal judge orders return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    Recounting the moment on Friday, Jennifer Vasquez Sura said she hasn’t seen or heard from him since, in her first speaking appearance since news of her husband’s deportation was reported.
    Jaye Summerlot protests outside of the District Courthouse in Greenbelt, MD on April 4, 2025 for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration.
    Owings Mills mother and wife Karen Franklin described as ‘glue that held her family together’
    Owings Mills mother and wife Karen Franklin is described as the "glue that held her family together".
    Owings Mills mother and wife Karen Franklin is described as the "glue that held her family together". She died in a murder-suicide on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. She was 59 years old.
    Matthew Anacker was a generous arborist who helped set standards across Maryland
    Matthew Anacker, the owner of A&A Tree Experts in Baltimore County, died March 14 after going into cardiac arrest. He was 79.
    Matthew Anacker.
    Is it traffic or ‘NIMBY and racist’? The fight over redevelopment in Anne Arundel
    History, race and traffic collide in Anne Arundel County redevelopment bill debate.
    Traffic travels on Crain Highway at Annapolis Road in Gambrills. The County Council is debating a bill that would encourage redevelopment of older commercial properties in "critical corridors," including Route 3.
    Bracing for the worst, Maryland’s immigrant families take stock of their lives
    Immigrant families — regardless of status — are increasingly planning for the possibility of a family member being detained and eventually deported.
    Illustration showing a picture of a man and a woman holding hands that his being torn apart.
    Pharmacist hacked hospital computers to watch doctors undress, breastfeed, lawsuit alleges
    The women further accuse Dr. Matthew Bathula of installing software on hospital computers to steal their personal passwords and take control of their home networks.
    Views of the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore on November 8, 2024.
    Baltimore sues DraftKings, FanDuel over alleged ‘predatory’ online sports betting
    Baltimore is suing online betting giants DraftKings and FanDuel, accusing the companies of targeting and exploiting vulnerable people with gambling addictions.
    CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 16:  The fantasy sports website DraftKings is shown on October 16, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. DraftKings and its rival FanDuel have been under scrutiny after accusations surfaced of employees participating in the contests with insider information. An employee recently finished second in a contest on FanDuel, winning $350,000. Nevada recently banned the sites.  (Photo illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
    Owings Mills husband and wife found dead in apparent murder-suicide, police say
    Baltimore County Police are investigating the deaths of a husband and wife in Owings Mills, officials announced Wednesday.
    Baltimore could pay for downtown’s facelift using this one weird trick
    A proposed authority to oversee the Baltimore Convention Center could also control other parts of downtown Baltimore.
    The Baltimore Convention Center on April 2, 2025.
    Advocates say Howard County’s police accountability board is failing
    Advocates say Howard County's police accountability board has not pushed hard enough to address apparent racial disparities in policing and failed to fulfill some of their basic duties in 2024.
    Federal jobs helped build Baltimore’s Black middle class. What happens now?
    In Baltimore and Baltimore County, Black full-time federal workers earn a median income about $30,000 higher than other Black workers.
    Ardena Githara of Rosedale was put on administrative leave from her federal job earlier this year.
    She spent her final months trying to prove she was alive. Now her family is suing Social Security.
    Seven months after she descended into the Kafkaesque situation, Joyce Evans was dead.
    Views of the U.S. Social Security Administration Headquarters in Woodlawn.
    Anne Arundel County police officer indicted for 4-mile chase that left motorcyclist dead
    An Anne Arundel County Police officer allegedly chased a man four miles into Howard County in August and then fled the scene when the man died in an accident.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Baltimore County Fire Lt. Raymond Vargas showed courage and selflessness when others couldn’t
    Lt. Raymond Vargas, who spent nearly 12 years with the Baltimore County Fire Department, died March 27 from complications related to leukemia. He was 42.
    Lt. Raymond Vargas Jr. stands in front of an American flag
    Crews uncover oddities in Maryland highways’ first deep clean of 2025
    Officials said they removed 301 truckloads, or about 15,050 bags, of litter from Maryland’s highways between March 24-28.
    A pile of tires found after the Maryland State Highway Administration's litter and debris removal program last week.
    Maryland immigrants voice fear over threats to legal protections amid Trump crackdown
    Of Maryland’s 1 million immigrants, many are under a giant umbrella of temporary student or work visas, as well as humanitarian protections.
    An illustration showing groups of people in various forms of daily life, some are disappearing, one in the center is being erased.
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