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Del. Jessica Feldmark drops out of Howard County executive race following cancer diagnosis
Del. Jessica Feldmark is withdrawing from the Howard County executive race in 2026 and will instead seek reelection to the House of Delegates following a breast cancer diagnosis.
Del. Jessica Feldmark, a Democrat who previously worked in Howard County government, is launching a run for county executive in 2026.
Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China
President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official.
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 — Sunrise streams across the soybean and corn fields on David Burrier’s Frederick County farm.
Supreme Court weighs Trump’s bid to fire independent agency board members
The court’s six conservative justices already have signaled strong support for the Trump administration’s position.
The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
Peña-Melnyk emerges as favorite to become next House of Delegates speaker
The 102-member House Democratic caucus is planning to meet Dec. 16 to vote on a speaker to succeed Adrienne A. Jones.
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk speaks at the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library announcing the county's pursuit of a Certified Welcoming designation from Welcoming America.
Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines
Under a 2023 settlement reached by the Biden administration, Southwest agreed to a $140 million civil penalty.
A Southwest Airlines flight takes off from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
As House speaker steps back, Jones leaves a legacy of policy and leadership
As Adrienne A. Jones steps down from the top position in the Maryland House of Delegates, those who have worked closely with her say she’s left her mark as someone who has quietly built coalitions, nurtured talent and set a high bar for integrity in the sometimes unwieldy House chamber.
Adrienne Jones, House Speaker listens as delegates speak on the house floor at the Maryland State House, in Annapolis, Monday, March 17, 2025.
Remembering those who died in 2025, from Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk
The deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife became a source of both sadness and mystery after their bodies were found in their home in February.
EDMONTON, AB - JULY 26: Pope Francis arrives at Commonwealth Stadium to give an open-air mass on July 26, 2022 in Edmonton, Canada. The pope is meeting with Indigenous communities and community leaders in Canada in an effort to reconcile the history of physical and sexual abuse of Indigenous children in the country's Catholic-run residential schools, as detailed in a 2015 Canadian-government-funded commission report.
Missing Howard County man found dead in wooded area near Clarksville
Mohammed Halawa, 26, of Clarksville, was found dead in a wooded area by a search team Saturday morning, days after he was last seen leaving his home.
A Clarksville man was found dead Saturday by a search team, days after Howard County Police sought the public’s help to locate him.
Trump administration to expand travel ban for citizens from more than 30 countries
The Trump administration will be expanding its ban on travel for citizens of certain countries to more than 30.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Donald Trump appears at an event on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House on November 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration has reached agreements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower the price of some GLP-1 weight loss medications. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Social Security Administration to cut field office visits by half: What it means for you
The Social Security Administration is hoping to cut visits to its field offices in half next year, a move that advocates for the agency fear signals more closures are coming.
The Social Security Administration offices in Woodlawn on March 15, 2025.
The penny is dead, but it’s a coin toss as to whether businesses will feel it
The U.S. has stopped making pennies. It's causing a coin shortage that will have few short-term consequences for businesses and consumers, but could be hard to manage in the long term.
The U.S. has stopped making pennies.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris leaving hospital after ‘episode of dizziness’
Andy Harris, Maryland’s sole Republican in Congress, was selected to lead the influential House Freedom Caucus last year.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris was taken to a hospital Friday evening, according to a spokesperson.
What are the priorities for local leaders next year? Combatting Trump
At two breakfasts, Montgomery County and state leaders pledged to counter the Trump administration.
Markette Sheppard moderates a panel discussion with U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Rep. April McClain Delaney at the 2025 Annual Legislative Breakfast on December 5, 2025.
Republican lawsuit challenges Maryland voter roll maintenance
The suit argues the state has failed to remove the names of deceased voters or people who have moved and are no longer eligible to vote in Maryland.
A woman votes at a polling booth at Deer Park Elementary School in Owings Mills on Maryland’s Primary Election Day on May 14, 2024.
Maryland to continue newborn hepatitis B shots as federal guidance shifts
A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
Reva Bounan, RN, holds a syringe to be used during a Vaccine Clinic offered at BCPS Fest held at New Town High School on August 16th, 2025 in Owings Mills, MD.
Who could be Maryland’s next House speaker?
With Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones resigning from her leadership post, delegates will need to elect a new leader to preside over the chamber as they face challenging issues from redistricting to a budget deficit.
The Maryland House of Delegates chamber is in a part of the State House built between 1902 and 1906.
Diesha Contee — the Annapolis alderwoman who almost wasn’t
As Diesha Contee prepares for her first Annapolis City Council meeting Monday, it’s a good moment to ask, what if? A campaign without a paid staff, with just $2,700 to spend on the primary, might never have known that primary results were counted in reverse.
Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann, left, administers the oath of office to Alderwoman Diesha Contee during inauguration ceremonies Monday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. State Sen. Shaneka Henson, a former alderwoman from Contee’s ward, holds the Bible.
Who is Jared Littmann, the new mayor of Annapolis?
Jared Littmann, the new mayor of Annapolis, acknowledges that his leadership style is different from that of his predecessor, Gavin Buckley.
Jared Littmann, the new mayor of Annapolis, acknowledges that his leadership style is different from that of his predecessor, Gavin Buckley.
Meet the beetle brigade saving East Coast evergreens
Hemlock woolly adelgids can slowly bleed a grove of the flat-needled evergreens dry, wiping out the mini ecosystem that relies on the tree.
Laricobius nigrinus beetles, natural predators of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, are seen in a container after being collected in Rocky Gap State Park.
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones stepping down
Jones, 71, has been a member of the legislature since 1997 and ascended to the top position in 2019 following the death of longtime House Speaker Michael E. Busch.
House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones moderates floor debate on crossover day at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Monday, March 17, 2025. Any bill not passed by either the House or Senate by midnight on crossover day is likely defeated for the 2025 session.
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