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    Feds say Annapolis man bilked $15 million each from Medicare and a private jet company
    A pair of indictments unsealed charge Annapolis man Patrick Britton-Harr with a dozen crimes.
    A pair of indictments unsealed charge Annapolis man Patrick Britton-Harr with a dozen crimes.
    These Maryland colleges would be hardest hit if they lose international students
    More than a third of Maryland’s roughly 24,000 international students were from China last school year.
    From left: Montgomery College had 1,257 international students; The University of Maryland, College Park, had 6,627; and almost half of the international students studying in Maryland last year — 10,054 of them — were at Johns Hopkins University.
    ICE reveals new details about viral video of Baltimore-area arrests that caught Trump’s eye
    The video, which was shared by The White House on Wednesday, has already attracted already more than 1.7 million views on X.
    A still from a video shared on the official X account for the White House purports to show ICE agents tackling and detaining several men near a home improvement store near Baltimore’s southeastern border with Dundalk.
    Black-owned Pikesville theater makes a comeback with a new name and owner
    Pikes Studio Cinema in Pikesville is replacing the now-defunct Next Act Cinema, which abruptly closed in December 2024.
    The Pikes Studio Cinema will offer new movies along with classic and independent films.
    Teen arrested in fatal shooting near The Mall in Columbia’s food court
    Police are still gathering information about why William Marshall was in New York and whether anyone was helping him.
    Seating at the food court in the Mall in Columbia in Columbia, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    ICE slammed Howard County for releasing Honduran offender. The county says it followed the law.
    ICE criticized the Howard County Detention Center for twice releasing a Honduran national, Alex Yonatan Flores-Arce, as local officials say the law bars them from intervening.
    Howard County Department of Corrections in Jessup.
    Baltimore’s first WNBA game draws a crowd, even with Caitlin Clark injured
    Clark didn’t play in the Fever's loss to the Mystics. But that didn't stop thousands from turning out to see her at CFG Bank Arena.
    Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark signs autographs for fans at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore on Wednesday.
    Letter: Federal job cuts, credit rating downgrade will harm state for decades
    More than just downgrading Maryland’s credit rating, federal job cuts will harm the state for decades, says Jyoti Mohan of Cockeysville.
    The Maryland State House dome in Annapolis.
    NTSB investigating BGE practices after deadly Bel Air house explosion
    A hole in a plastic gas pipeline could reveal more about the cause of a Bel Air house explosion that left the 73-year-old homeowner and a Baltimore Gas and Electric employee dead last summer.
    On August 11, 2024, at about 6:48 a.m., a natural gas explosion destroyed a 
single-family residence at 2300 Arthurs Woods Drive, Bel Air, Maryland.1 Two people died, and three people were injured.
    Annapolis dedicates memorial to Maryland’s first Black Congress member
    Over his eight-term congressional tenure, which concluded in 1987, Parren J. Mitchell earned a reputation as a champion of the Civil Rights Movement. He was one of 12 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
    Elected officials and civil rights leaders gathered in Annapolis Wednesday to unveil a memorial dedicated to the late Parren J. Mitchell, the first African American to represent Maryland in Congress.
    Baltimore’s Harborview Marina sells at auction after one bid — and lots of legal drama
    With a lone bid of $2.9 million, Baltimore's Harborview Marina was sold in moments and the auction betrayed none of the legal drama that has played out behind the scenes.
    Harborview Marina was auctioned under foreclosure on Wednesday.
    ICE ‘wellness checks’ on migrant children in Baltimore intimidate families, advocates say
    Advocates say ICE "wellness checks" on migrant children are intimidating for families.
    An illustration of a parent being detained by ICE while their children watch.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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,
    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.
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