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    Trump calls Baltimore a ‘horrible deathbed,’ insults Moore again
    The recent back-and-forth between President Trump and Gov. Wes Moore could set the stage for more direct intervention from the federal government.
    President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington.
    Tax sale lawsuit against Baltimore can proceed, federal judge rules
    The case now centers on the question of “just compensation.”
    The Edmondson Community Organization, a neighborhood group in West Baltimore, brought the lawsuit against Baltimore and an investor in July 2024
    Trump threatens to revoke Key Bridge funds, send troops to Baltimore
    President Donald Trump posted a missive Sunday morning to his Truth Social platform insulting Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, escalating a simmering feud between the two leaders.
    President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s war of words escalated Sunday.
    Baltimore reaches ‘groundbreaking’ contract deal with trash workers following workplace deaths
    Baltimore’s sanitation workers will be guaranteed wage increases and new safety measures under a contract tentatively agreed to this week,.
    Baltimore city garbage trucks are seen parked in a lot at 1727 S. Clinton Street.
    What is Maryland’s former gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox up to in Howard County?
    Dan Cox, a Republican who lost to Wes Moore, is representing plaintiffs in two federal discrimination cases against Howard County government, the police department and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab.
    Dan Cox, gubernatorial candidate for Maryland, speaks at his election night event held at Double Tree by Hilton in Annapolis, MD on November 8, 2022.
    The lore behind Columbia’s quirky street names
    Columbia's distinctive, some say quirky, street names have been around since its founding in 1967. But they’re gaining a new appreciation thanks to social media posts by a Columbia native who recently came home.
    Why wasn’t Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell arrested after endangering police?
    While the Dundalk Republican has publicly acknowledged his struggles with alcoholism, the altercation with police only came to light after Crandell’s wife filed a protection order.
    Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell during a council meeting in January.
    Baltimore seeks at least $30M from store accused of profiting off ghost guns
    The city filed the lawsuit in 2022 and previously reached a settlement with Polymer80, one of the largest manufacturers of ghost gun parts.
    Polymer80 80% frames for Glock Inc. pistols for sale at Hiram's Guns / Firearms Unknown store in El Cajon, California, U.S., on Monday, April 26, 2021.
    Baltimore City Council bill would raise taxes on vacant lots
    A proposal from Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos would tax vacant lots at four times the current rate.
    A Baltimore City Council bill would quadruple the property tax rate on vacant lots.
    Maryland pastor ‘happy to be home’ after ICE arrest
    A Maryland pastor, Daniel Fuentes Espinal, makes a video statement after being released Thursday from a New Orleans detention facility.
    A screenshot of a video statement released on Sunday by Daniel Fuentes Espinal, right, and his daughter Clarissa Fuentes Diaz.
    After weeks in ICE custody, Maryland pastor embraced by family in emotional homecoming
    Daniel Fuentes Espinal, the Maryland pastor arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in late July, is finally free and back with his family in Easton.
    Daniel Fuentes Espinal, the Maryland pastor who was arrested by ICE in late July, embracing his daughter Clarissa outside of the detention center in Louisiana on August 14, 2025. His daughter Clarissa Fuentes Diaz took the photos. She has given us permission to use them in the future.
    Baltimore’s waters got ‘a little piratey.’ Now the harbormaster is back on duty.
    Baltimore, a city with 61 miles of shoreline, had no one minding the water.
    Mike McGeady is Baltimore City's first harbormaster in years. The harbormaster is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the harbor.
    Baltimore’s hottest spot for Maryland Dems is... a Residence Inn rooftop?
    Why are Maryland’s Democratic glitterati flocking to an extended-stay hotel whose other primary clientele are hospital patients and their families?
    The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
    Baltimore pushes to sell Sisson Street dump as developer closes in
    Legislation authorizing the disposal of the Remington property, technically known as the Northwest Citizens Convenience Center, is due to be introduced to the Baltimore City Council next week.
    Aerial view of the Sisson Street Residential Recycling Center in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
    Ellicott City Partnership’s top executive is out after a year on the job
    Ellicott City Partnership has parted ways with its executive director Sharon Christiansen at a time of significant consequence for the historic Main Street.
    The bridge welcoming visitors to Old Ellicott City is seen as a train and cars pass last year. The Ellicott City Partnership, which promotes the area and its small businesses, is experiencing some leadership turmoil.
    Calvert County is in the throes of a conservative takeover of its schools
    The all-white, six-member Calvert County school board’s policy removal is the latest in what some see as right wing actions by conservatives who join Maryland’s nonpartisan school boards.
    The members of the Calvert County Public Schools Board of Education during a meeting last week.
    Embattled East Baltimore hotel sold for huge loss
    A group of Chinese investors stands to lose its entire $47 million investment. They are claiming in a new court filing that the June auction was effectively rigged in favor of a Virginia-based private equity firm.
    The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
    As Trump targets states for immigration enforcement, Maryland is high on the list
    Maryland and other blue states have been met with funding denials, program cuts and other means that hurt their constituents under the Trump administration.
    President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, in Allentown, Pa., Aug. 3, 2025.
    Howard County wants to give $1,000 monthly payments to needy families
    Howard County is launching a guaranteed basic income pilot program to study how transformative $1,000 monthly cash payments would be for 20 needy families.
    Howard County is launching a pilot program to study just how transformative giving $1,000 a month to 20 needy families can be for them.
    Judge offers Baltimore another $100 million in opioid lawsuit — with a catch
    The city could walk away with about $152 million if it takes the deal — a fraction of the $5 billion that Baltimore sought.
    A judge ruled that opioid distributors will not have to pay for much of Baltimore's long-term plan to address the effects of opioids in the city.
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