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It’s unclear if this means that turnout overall will rise compared to the last midterm election, said Montgomery elections board President David Naimon.

The Trump administration says it’s still “full-bore ahead” with its plan to relocate workers from the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, but a court filing indicates compliance with a mandated pause.

Truth for Maryland did not disclose its donors until Friday, when the group posted a new report naming the Progressive Prosperity Caucus as the source of $325,000.

Gun owners can turn in their firearms to Rockville City Police on Nov. 7. The program has collected more than 1,000 firearms guns since 2022.

Polls show Democrats nationwide are fired up and ready to send a message. Karl Bickel, their nominee for sheriff in Frederick County? Less so.

A federal judge said Friday she would open a “formal inquiry” to investigate if attorneys for the Trump administration violated ethical boundaries during a legal dispute about a golf-course project — one in a pair of plans that are revealing the breadth of the president’s attempts to mold parts of the District of Columbia to his own vision.

In the final Spooky Maryland story, a look back at the sighting of a UFO over Loch Raven 70 years ago. Though the details all come straight from federal records, the story feels straight out of "The X-Files."

The president of Baltimore City Community College is stepping down at the end of 2026.

The award is presented annually by the Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland following a vote by superintendents serving children across the state.

A man from Hyattsville and a man from College Park were identified as two of three victims killed on Thursday in Prince George’s County, police said.

Raeford "Ray" Earl Gaskins Sr., a former Baltimore firefighter who most recently lived in Gwynn Oak, died Oct. 17 of natural causes. He was 87.

The Baltimore Rock Opera Society returned to the stage Thursday night for its first performance since the viral fallout from its new leader’s dismissal.

Silver Queen Cafe will close as its owners focus on running The Market at Hamilton across the street. The sandwich shop and gourmet store is a better fit for the current economic climate, they say.

Steve Pappas, who built a regional sports bar chain out of The Greene Turtle in Ocean City, died Wednesday of cancer, friends and a city official said. He was 72.

Gov. Wes Moore has emphasized Baltimore during his first term. The city’s trajectory and his political future are connected.

Politicians worked hard to secure the Guiness Open Gate brewery in Baltimore County. Now, the company is shutting down the location, leaving a bitter taste behind.

We preview some of the most prominent races ahead of Election Day.

The winner of the special election will serve the rest of former Mayor Phelecia Nembhard’s term, until May 2027, when the city is scheduled to hold its next regular mayoral election.

County polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Voters will choose a new county executive, among other key offices.

State lawmakers representing Howard County plan to introduce a bill next session aimed at raising tax rates for a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Elkridge.