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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.
Putin and Trump say they reached an ‘understanding’ on Ukraine war talks
President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin said they reached an understanding on ending the war in Ukraine after meeting for about 2 1/2 hours on Friday in Alaska.
President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Moore blasted Trump’s use of the National Guard in D.C. The president took notice.
"If the president wants to have a real conversation about how to reduce violence like we have had in the state of Maryland ... I'm ready to have that conversation any time, Mr. President," the governor said in a response video.
Gov. Wes Moore clapped back at President Donald Trump in a video posted to social media.
New lawsuit challenges Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies
The lawsuit comes after Trump Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday night that Drug Enforcement Administration boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.”
The nation’s capital challenged President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday.
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.
Maryland judge blocks Trump from cutting diversity programs at schools and colleges
A Maryland federal judge struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
Pam Bondi fires DOJ employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent
Sean Charles Dunn, who was charged with a felony for throwing a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in Washington, has been fired from the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday.
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters during a briefing with President Donald Trump in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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.
Maryland members of Congress visited ICE again. This time they got in.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Reps. Kweisi Mfume and Sarah Elfreth, all Democrats, said they are seeking transparency from an increasingly opaque deportation process under the Trump administration.
Rep. Kweisi Mfume, center, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Sarah Elfreth address media following a tour of Baltimore’s ICE detention facilities on Wednesday.
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.
Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist urban crime narratives
Trump threatened to “take over” and “beautify” D.C. on the campaign trail and claimed it was “a nightmare of murder and crime.”
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 12: A member of the DC National Guard waits with his unit near the Washington Monument on August 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has initiated a federal takeover of DC police and mobilized the DC National Guard, saying the moves are necessary to restore order in the city.
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.
BeyoncĂ© wins her first Emmy for ‘BeyoncĂ© Bowl’ halftime show during Ravens game
BeyoncĂ© has added an Emmy to her collection of 35 Grammys. She won for outstanding costumes in her Netflix Christmas Day NFL halftime show, “BeyoncĂ© Bowl.”
Beyoncé performs during halftime of an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens in Houston last year.
What to know about Trump’s potential change in federal marijuana policy
President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states.
Green marijuana plants are organized on red racks. In the background a man wearing a hair net and latex gloves loads a tray of plants into another rack.
Tropical Storm Erin could become Atlantic season’s 1st hurricane later this week
Tropical Storm Erin formed Monday in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean and could become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season later this week, forecasters say.
This image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Erin on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (NOAA via AP)
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.
Van Hollen welcomes home Baltimore man exchanged in prisoner swap
Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said he and a bipartisan team of senators worked with Trump administration officials to secure the release of citizens wrongfully detained.
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen during a press conference he held on August 12, 2025 with Erick Oribio.
Trump’s DC takeover begins as National Guard troops arrive
Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in the nation’s capital on Tuesday.
A member of the District of Columbia National Guard arrives at the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Washington.
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