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    Park and planning commission sues Prince George’s County over $39 million budget transfer
    The parks and planning commission claims that a $39 million transfer authorized via the county budget and the budget that the council set for the commission violate state law and the county’s charter.
    Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha.
    Mass deportation hearings in Baltimore raise due process concerns
    As President Donald Trump restructures immigration cases, the latest national trend has arrived in Baltimore: so-called “mega” master calendar hearings that pack more than 100 people in court at the same time.
    FILE - The seal of the Department of Justice is shown in Washington, Aug. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
    Driver suspected of drug transaction dies in fiery crash in Harford County after brief chase
    A person suspected of a drug transaction died in a fiery crash after driving away from deputies in Harford County, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
    As deputies attempted a traffic stop, the driver led them on a brief pursuit before crashing into four other vehicles at the intersection of Route 40 and Route 543.
    New details reveal chaotic events as man shot at police, robbed couple on trail in Pikesville
    A 38-year-old man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and other charges after a shooting in a Pikesville park left a police officer and a bystander injured.
    Baltimore County Police officers respond to a shooting at Villa Nova Park in Pikesville on Sunday.
    Anne Arundel council delays projects to improve water access by a year
    The Anne Arundel County Council narrowly voted during budget amendments to delay all public water access projects in the county by at least a year. The county executive called it a “giant step backwards.”
    The Anne Arundel County Council has delayed action on a long-debated plan to enhance public access to Valentine Creek in Anne Arundel County. County residents have limited public water access.
    MTA unveils bus wrapped in artwork from Baltimore painter to celebrate Pride
    On Monday, the MTA, in partnership with the Maryland State Arts Council, launched a newly designed Pride bus that will travel throughout the Baltimore region over the next year.
    On June 8, the MTA, in partnership with the Maryland State Arts Council, launched a newly designed Pride bus that will travel throughout the Baltimore region over the next year.
    Orioles owner David Rubenstein marries in not-so-secret ceremony at Supreme Court
    Orioles owner David Rubenstein got married to Caryn Zucker in a quiet ceremony last week.
    David Rubenstein took over the Orioles in 2024 as part of an ownership group.
    3 injured in explosion at South Baltimore wastewater treatment plant
    Two people were injured in an explosion at a South Baltimore wastewater treatment plant, fire officials said.
    Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant
    Kyle Nembhard drops out of Anne Arundel executive race, endorses James Kitchin
    Anne Arundel County executive candidate Kyle Nembhard has dropped out of the Democratic primary and endorsed fellow Democrat James Kitchin just days before early voting begins.
    Anne Arundel County executive candidates, from left, Republican Dave Crawford and Democrats James Kitchin, Kyle A. Nembhard, Pete Smith and Allison Pickard attend a candidate forum on May 21, 2026 in Annapolis.
    Tall ships, new exhibits, parties: How Marylanders are celebrating America 250
    From the arrival of tall ships in Baltimore to new museum exhibits, lectures, concerts and block parties, there’s no shortage of things to do to mark America's 250th birthday in the coming weeks.
    “She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory”, an art exhibit that examines American history through a Black feminist lens, on view at Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis.
    Highlandtown’s business district was growing. Then ICE came.
    Highlandtown, a growing and increasingly Latino neighborhood in East Baltimore, has been at the center of ICE activity lately. That has business owners worried about the future.
    Highlandtown, a growing and increasingly Latino neighborhood in East Baltimore, has been at the center of ICE activity lately. That has business owners worried about the future.
    Police identify officer injured in Pikesville park shooting
    According to officials, two county police officers discharged their weapons during the incident. The officer who was shot, identified by authorities Monday as P. Catalfamo, did not discharge their gun.
    Baltimore County Police officers respond to a shooting at Villa Nova Park near Milford Mill Road and Scotts Hill Drive in Pikesville on Sunday.
    What Montgomery County high schools would lose without varsity gymnastics
    COMMENTARY | The only hope we need to have for athletes competing in any high school sport is that they have a chance to practice what they love while building confidence, strength and resilience.
    Gymnastics.
    3 workers hospitalized after possible explosion in electrical shaft at Medical Center Metro Station
    Three workers were hospitalized with electric shock and burn injuries after a possible explosion in an electric shaft at the Medical Center Metro Station in Bethesda on Monday.
    Pool hopping is back before summer has even begun
    “This trend is unsafe and it’s dangerous," said Nikki Cobbs, chief of aquatics for the city’s Department of Recreation and Parks.
    The Coldstream Aquatic Center boasts two new public pools in Baltimore, Md. on June 25, 2025.
    Linthicum abuzz over mosquitos, bees and state bug spraying
    This skeeter fight involves two communities: North Linthicum, with about 700 households, and Linthicum-Shipley, with closer to 3,000.
    Lindsay Mueller’s bees swarm around their hive in her Linthicum backyard.
    Police officer, bystander and armed suspect shot in wooded Pikesville park
    Three people — a Baltimore County Police officer, an armed suspect and a bystander — were shot Sunday morning when gunfire broke out at a wooded park off Milford Mill Road in Pikesville, authorities said.
    Baltimore County Police officers respond to a shooting at Villa Nova Park in Pikesville on Sunday morning.
    2 Baltimore pools reopen after poop, graffiti and threats force abrupt closures
    Two Baltimore pools reopened Sunday after being closed Saturday due to separate incidents involving vandalism and safety concerns.
    Patterson Park Pool reopened Sunday after vandalism forced its closure the day before.
    Elkton man dead after nitrous oxide tank in race car explodes
    The Elkton man, 33-year-old Thomas Logue, had just bought a silver 2014 Chevrolet Caprice equipped with a pressurized nitrous oxide tank to give its engine a performance boost.
    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.
    From chemotherapy to the Chesapeake: An 11-year-old’s day under sail
    Sails of Hope Chesapeake, a primarily volunteer-run organization established in 2022, has conducted 367 sails in four years benefiting 1,748 people affected by cancer.
    Kori Patterson, 11, navigates the Anneliese, a 40-foot Beneteau sailboat, on an outing with Sails of Hope Chesapeake.
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