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    US wants to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as next week
    The federal government told a Maryland judge on Friday that it plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, saying in a court filing it could do so as early as Oct. 31.
    Homeland Security officials have said for months they would deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country.
    Trump administration denies Western Maryland’s final appeal for FEMA money
    The Trump administration rejected the final appeal for federal disaster relief for Western Maryland communities that are still recovering from May’s historic flash floods.
    Waterlogged cars sit in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School on Thursday, May 15, 2025, after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
    Silver Spring man arrested in connection with attempted murder
    A Silver Spring man, Deondray Darnell Osbonre, was arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged attempted murder in July, Montgomery County Police said on Thursday.
    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.
    National Aquarium CEO to retire and continue dolphin sanctuary work independently
    The president and CEO of the National Aquarium in Baltimore, John Racanelli, is retiring “by the end of the year,” aquarium officials said Thursday.
    6/6/22—Exterior of the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
    Fire stations want you to stop calling 911 over smoldering poop piles
    While the smoldering manure may look and smell bad, Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Company assured residents in a Facebook post that unless there are visible flames, the smoke poses no danger to the community.
    The Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Company made a plea on social media for fewer calls about smoking manure and fertilizer piles near Old York Road.
    Maryland officials sound alarm on data centers’ $100 billion power grid suck
    The rapid rise of data centers is hitting the region’s power grid. Maryland lawmakers are concerned that utility ratepayers will pay the $100 billion price for them.
    An existing set of transmission lines cuts through the landscape near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) in northern Baltimore County.
    Septic truck not at fault in historic bridge collapse, Baltimore County police say
    Police have determined that a septic truck initially blamed for the collapse of a historic Baltimore County bridge was not at fault, as an investigation into the incident continues.
    Baltimore County Fire crews respond to a call about a septic truck involved in the collapse of a bridge in Phoenix, Md., on Monday, October 20, 2025.
    680,000 Marylanders could lose food assistance next week, officials warn
    Maryland’s state government has $3.5 billion in “fully liquid cash” available for emergency needs, but the governor has not indicated whether he would use the money for SNAP.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L), accompanied by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, speaks after Rollins signs three new SNAP food choice waivers for the states of Idaho, Utah, and Arkansas in her office at the United States Department of Agriculture Whitten Building on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The wavers will limit what the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can select as eligible foods, targeting unhealthy food.
    New health care center founded to fill a gap for people with disabilities
    Ryan’s Place Health Services is a primary care center designed for people with developmental disabilities. The center hosted a grand opening on Wednesday.
    Debra Sahlin, third from left, cuts the ribbon for the grand opening of Ryan’s Place Health Services on Wednesday. The center is named after her son, left.
    7 spooky things to do in Howard County, from hayrides to a haunted trail
    Hark, the sounds of deranged laughter are beckoning you toward such ghoulish fun. Here’s what’s happening around Howard County from Oct. 23 through Oct. 26.
    The annual Trunk-or-Treat event at Columbia SportsPark, seen here in 2024, attracts Halloween enthusiasts of all ages.
    Severn woman fatally struck by vehicle in Anne Arundel County
    Anne Arundel County Police said a 75-year-old woman was fatally struck by a vehicle on Telegraph Road in Severn.
    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.
    Man arrested for attempted rape on Johns Hopkins University’s campus
    A 31-year-old man was arrested for attempting to rape a 19-year-old woman on Johns Hopkins University’s campus on Saturday night, according to officials.
    Johns Hopkins University entrance. Baltimore City, Md.
    Maryland finally moving to more secure benefits cards after delays and disputes
    Lawmakers mandated that the state issue cards with chip technology to Marylanders who receive food assistance and cash assistance, but the implementation has been stalled amid legal challenges.
    NAP and EBT Accepted here sign. SNAP and Food Stamps provide nutrition benefits to supplement the budgets of disadvantaged families.
    Seven spooky things to do in Baltimore County: Eerie games, historical ghosts and treats
    We’ve compiled a list of Halloween-themed Baltimore County events to attend — whether you”re entertaining trick-or-treaters or prefer your horrors (and delights) served in a 21-and-older goblet.
    Baltimore's annual Día de los Muertos parade and festival began at Patterson Park and ended at The Creative Alliance on November 2, 2024.. Día de los Muertos is a holiday that celebrates loved ones and ancestors who have passed.
    Why is there a landfill on protected Maryland parkland?
    Maryland's financial stake in the Days Cove landfill raises questions about a conflict of interest, amid an ongoing fight over a new wastewater permit.
    The Big Gunpowder Falls River is seen beyond Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh.
    Suspect ‘preyed upon’ American University professor, prosecutors say
    Prosecutors on the first day of his first-degree murder trial said Jorge Rueda Landeros took $250,000 from Sue Marcum and killed her. Defense attorneys contend Marcum died in a botched burglary.
    Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville, where Jorge Rueda Landeros is on trial for the murder of American University Professor Sue Ann Marcum.
    Ellicott City invokes ‘Back to the Future’ to save its clock tower
    Seven years after Old Ellicott City lost its historic clock in a disastrous flood, the town is finally replacing the landmark — and leaning into a lot of goofy “Back to the Future” references.
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and his deputy chief of staff Felix Facchine, dressed as Marty McFly, sit in a DeLorean modeled after the car from “Back to the Future.”
    Cause of Baltimore County bridge collapse still under investigation
    Baltimore County officials said an earlier statement blaming the collapse on a septic truck was incorrect.
    Baltimore County Fire crews respond to a call about a septic truck involved in the collapse of a bridge in Phoenix, Md., on Monday, October 20, 2025.
    Baltimore County Council passes zoning change benefiting Catonsville developer and the state
    The measure, raised concerns among residents of Kenwood Gardens, a condominium complex across the street from the property, and from Paul Dongarra, a Catonsville activist running for the County Council next year.
    Baltimore County Council unanimously passed a bill rezoning property owned by Catonsville developer Stephen Whalen. The legislation allows Whalen to temporarily store construction equipment across the street from a condominium community.
    Anne Arundel council passes bill to allow funding for public campaign financing
    The Anne Arundel County Council unanimously passed legislation to allow it and the county executive to add money to the nascent public campaign financing fund.
    Early voters head into Anne Arundel County Board of Elections building to cast their vote, in Glen Burnie, Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
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