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    Porsche driver arrested after striking cop car, Anne Arundel police say
    The driver of a blue Porsche that allegedly struck a police vehicle was arrested and charged over the weekend, Anne Arundel County Police said.
    The driver of a blue Porsche that allegedly struck a police vehicle was arrested and charged over the weekend, Anne Arundel County Police said.
    No basis for Bates’ concerns about mayor’s safety office, legal opinion finds
    A former assistant state’s attorney disagreed that the operations of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement was putting prosecutions at risk.
    Mayor Brandon Scott, left, speaks to the press as Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates listens during a community walk through the Four by Four neighborhood on May 7, 2024.
    Michael Frenz, longtime executive director of the Maryland Stadium Authority, retiring
    With the retirement of Michael Frenz, executive director of the Maryland Stadium Authority, the state has begun a nationwide search for his replacement.
    Michael Frenz, speaking here at a ribbon-cutting at Montebello Elementary/Middle School in 2022, plans to retire in April.
    Near-record streak of freezing temperatures to end this week
    Temperatures will hover just above freezing Tuesday and Wednesday after the Baltimore region has seen one of the longest stretches of frigid cold in its history.
    Tuesday will see a high of 37 degrees, the warmest temperature expected this week, according to the National Weather Service.
    Streeter: What Amy Sherald’s BMA show says about Baltimore. And why you should see it before it leaves.
    Amy Sherald's "American Sublime," at the Baltimore Museum of Art, is at once a work of art and an act of rebellion.
    Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - Amy Sherald's exhibit American Sublime press viewing at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Sherald's piece, "If You Surrendered to the Air, You Could Ride It," at right.
    Name change for immigrant advocacy group means it will ‘meet the moment,’ new leader says
    With a fresh rebrand, We Are CASA vows to confront the federal government’s deportation efforts head-on.
    CASA incoming executive director George Escobar speaks during a press conference to introduce a new county bill, the Montgomery County Trust Act, that councilmembers say will protect the community against ICE. The press conference was held with the immigrant advocacy group CASA in Rockville, MD.
    Forward Brewing’s fight to keep outdoor dining
    Forward Brewing in Annapolis’ Eastport neighborhood is embroiled in an ongoing effort to keep its full outdoor dining areas. Some neighbors want to limit the outdoor dining, but the restaurant says the outdoor seating is now critical to its viability.
    Forward Brewing in the Eastport neighborhood of Annapolis.
    ‘Snowtorious B.I.G.’ uses steam heat to devour snow at M&T Bank Stadium
    After blizzards in 2009 and 2010, the Maryland Stadium Authority had the idea to hook up steam lines to a dumpster, then deposit snow into it. It called the apparatus “Snowtorious B.I.G.”
    A snow melter tied into a steam line is seen outside M&T Bank Stadium.
    Updated list of Maryland school delays, closings
    Here are K-12 schools, colleges and universities that will be delayed.
    Public schools systems across Maryland closed campuses for much of last week after Winter Storm Fern.
    Brrr! Epic cold to keep Maryland frigid this week.
    Forecast offers some relief — but not much — from teeth-chattering temperatures in the coming days.
    People walk along Charles Street in Mount Vernon last week.
    UMBC graduate returns to the US after going missing in the Philippines
    Chantal Anicoche, 24, had been in military custody in the Philippines.
    Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.
    One man injured in Baltimore County police-involved shooting
    Baltimore County detectives are investigating a police-involved shooting this weekend in Towson.
    Aerial view of the Baltimore County Public Safety Building, the Baltimore County Police Department Headquarters, in Towson, Md., on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
    Letter: Banner coverage of MICA missed the college’s positive trajectory
    The Banner’s coverage of MICA’s Bicentennial Opening Celebration missed indications that the art institute is on a positive trajectory, the college’s president, Cecilia M. McCormick, writes.
    MICA President Cecilia M. McCormick gives remarks at Falvey Hall during the Baltimore art school’s Bicentennial Opening Celebration in January.
    Hundreds rally at City Hall for ICE response training as tensions rise in Maryland
    Bundled up in parkas and armed with “ICE OUT” signs, hundreds of people gathered and listened intently as speakers dolled out advice on how to handle encounters with ICE officers.
    Hundreds attend a rally and ICE watch training at Baltimore City Hall on Saturday.
    Hundreds in Baltimore area lose water after mains break and pipes freeze
    Dozens of water main breaks around the Baltimore area left hundreds of residences without water on Saturday, according to city officials.
    A work crew digs up Lake Avenue in Baltimore looking for a water main break Saturday.
    Marylanders brace for ‘dangerously cold’ wind chills as bomb cyclone hits East Coast
    Marylanders should brace for “dangerously cold” wind chills Saturday evening into Sunday as a bomb cyclone hits the East Coast, according to the National Weather Service.
    Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 — The historic Niernsee and Neilson's Mortuary Chapel stands out in the deep snow coating Greenmount Cemetery as the sun rises on a cold Wednesday morning.
    Howard County executive seeks to restrict privately owned detention centers amid immigration crackdown
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball introduced emergency legislation on Friday to block a privately owned detention facility in Elkridge, according to a county press release.
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball listens to remarks being given during a town hall meeting at Howard Community College’s Kahlert Complex in Columbia, Md. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
    Skaters return to Mount Pleasant ice rink after carbon monoxide leak, snowstorm
    The Mount Pleasant Ice Arena reopened after a carbon monoxide leak and snowstorm closed the rink in Northwest Baltimore for much of the past two weeks.
    January 17, 2026 - Mt. Pleasant Ice Arena evacuated due to a carbon monoxide leak.
    Project Salt Box: How citizen sleuths are monitoring ICE in Maryland
    Inside their homes scattered around the Baltimore area, the group of watchdogs is unearthing records, like property filings, contracts, and government procurements, that are otherwise overlooked.
    Howard County judge convicts 19-year-old in double shooting near Columbia mall
    Emmetson Zeah, 19, was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of two teenagers near The Mall in Columbia in February 2025.
    The Mall in Columbia shopping mall on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
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