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    ICE reveals new details about viral video of Baltimore-area arrests that caught Trump’s eye
    The video, which was shared by The White House on Wednesday, has already attracted already more than 1.7 million views on X.
    A still from a video shared on the official X account for the White House purports to show ICE agents tackling and detaining several men near a home improvement store near Baltimore’s southeastern border with Dundalk.
    3 takeaways from the first day of Baltimore City Council budget hearings
    New online permitting is not going well and the battle for the ‘narrative’ in Baltimore City.
    Baltimore City Council, shown here last year, held their first day of hearings Wednesday questioning Mayor Brandon Scott's administration about its budget.
    Yes, Baltimore County recycles everything in your bin — even glass bottles
    Baltimore County is trying to get people to understand that it does actually recycle our trash and wants more people to believe it, and to put out their bins.
    Workers sort through a conveyor belt of recycled materials at the Materials Recovery Facility of the Baltimore County Central Acceptance Facility.
    Hacker who crippled Baltimore in 2019 ransomware attack pleads guilty
    The attack shut down Baltimore computer and communications systems for months and caused $19 million in lost revenue and expenses.
    Federal prosecutors announced that an Iranian man pleaded guilty to the 2019 ransomware attack that crippled Baltimore government.
    Baltimore’s janky, pothole-filled roads have long been neglected — that may be changing
    City transportation officials aim to cover 111 miles of streets before the weather gets too cold to lay asphalt.
    Baltimore City buildings reflect in water inside of a pothole on I-83 in Baltimore, Thursday, May 22, 2025.
    Ivan Bates marries in Memorial Day weekend wedding
    This is Bates’ fourth marriage. His most recent marriage to former wife Lana ended in 2021.
    The city’s top prosecutor married waitress Danielle “Dani” Gomes in a small ceremony on Sunday.
    Want to swim in the Baltimore Harbor? You’ll get another shot next month
    Harbor Splash will return for a second year, this time welcoming 200 participants, the Waterfront Partnership announced Wednesday.
    The first group of Harbor Splash jumpers, including Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, leap into the Baltimore Harbor at Fells Point on 6/23/24 in Baltimore, MD.
    Remember the golf course project Johnny O championed? The Baltimore County Council cut funding for it.
    The Baltimore County Council approved all but $6.6 million of Kathy Klausmeier’s proposed $4.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2026, denying funds for a golf course renovation.
    Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski speaks at the groundbreaking for a new clubhouse at the county-owned Rocky Point Golf Course.
    Baltimore City Council warns mayor: Don’t expect ‘blank checks’ for overtime
    Mayor Brandon Scott's budget would increase fees on landfill use, EMS transports, and ride-sharing and taxi rides, and more.
    City Council President Zeke Cohen has been critical of raising fees on residents to close an $85 million budget shortfall.
    Top lawmakers, longshoremen and Morton Salt press Moore to keep Locust Point pier open
    Shipping plans are made months in advance and without assurances that the Locust Point pier will be open for business in 2026. Companies may soon opt to route their deliveries elsewhere.
    Lawmakers, longshoremen and Morton Salt are pressuring Gov. Wes Moore to keep open a North Locust Point pier. Pier 4 needs millions of dollars of improvements so the company can continue to operate and bring in 400,000+ tons of salt each year.
    Howard County schools come up short in lean County Council spending plan
    The Howard County Council approved a $2.35 billion operating budget Wednesday.
    The Howard County Council’s vote means the school board will need to cut tens of millions from its budget
    Pat Young opts for public financing in bid for Baltimore County executive
    Pat Young has become the first declared candidate for Baltimore County executive to fund his campaign through a newly created public financing option.
    Baltimore County councilman Pat Young moderates a congressional town hall meeting at Woodlawn High School in Woodlawn, Md. on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
    For 25 years, Baltimore County undercharged developers for public improvements. That’s finally changing.
    Baltimore County was charging 1999 prices for its bond funds. This was problematic for finishing projects. It took a quarter century to fix it.
    6/16/22—Exterior of the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, the center of county government.
    How much has climate change cost Maryland? Gov. Moore vetoed a bill to find out
    The RENEW Act was among 23 bills Moore vetoed Friday, many of which he said put an unnecessary burden on the state as it manages a strapped budget.
    Gov. Wes Moore returns to his office as reporters continue to shout questions toward him following a news conference at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
    Baltimore’s biggest party is in Vegas, not at Preakness. And you’re footing the bill.
    Baltimore is sending at least eight officials to the annual International Council of Shopping Centers convention at a cost of more than $27,000, according to publicly available travel requests.
    An exterior view shows Wynn Las Vegas where the annual International Council of Shopping Centers conference is being held.
    Baltimore County residents deliver petition urging Klausmeier to keep inspector general
    Ten Baltimore County residents gathered in front of county offices Friday morning to deliver a letter and a 260-signature petition urging County Executive Kathy Klausmeier to keep Inspector General Kelly Madigan in her role.
    A group of Baltimore County residents visit the county courthouse on Friday. May 16, 2025 to deliver a petition calling for the reappointment of Inspector General Kelly Madigan. She was recently advised by the new county executive that she would not be reappointed.
    Lack of progress on Columbia lakefront library concerns Howard County officials
    It's been two years since the “iconic” Columbia lakefront library project was announced. There’s been little movement on the project’s progress.
    The Columbia Lakefront near the Mall in Columbia, Md. on Friday, May 2, 2025.
    Baltimore County Council seeks to keep Madigan as inspector general
    The councilmen are reacting to news that Madigan was notified by Klausmeier’s office that she wouldn’t be reappointed and that the inspector general’s job had been posted.
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan speaks during a press conference Dec. 21, 2020. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. and Baltimore County Administrative Officer Stacy Rodgers stand behind her.
    Deportation suspended for two women held in ‘inhumane’ Baltimore holding room
    Both women were sent by ICE to detention facilities in New Jersey and Colorado over the weekend.
    The George H. Fallon Federal Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore, where ICE continues to hold detained immigrants.
    Kelly Madigan was honored as ‘fraud fighter of the year.’ She soon may be out of a job.
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan was putting the finishing touches on her latest fraud investigation yesterday when her bosses told her she might be out of a job.
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
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