ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval Wednesday to a bill establishing a commission to study reparations for the descendants of enslaved people, sending the measure to Governor Wes Moore amid ongoing questions about his stance on the proposal. The 101-36 party-line vote positions Maryland to join a small group of states examining racial inequities stemming from slavery […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Justice Department will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last year, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday. This marks the first time the Justice Department will pursue the death penalty in President Donald Trump’s second term. Mangione, 26, was federally charged in […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools students have earned 28 National Medals in the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers’ prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Program, the nation’s longest running arts recognition program for students in Grades 7-12. This year, nearly 110,000 teens from U.S. territories, Canada, and every state in the nation participated in the awards program, entering more than […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Five people were arrested and charged in connection with illegal car rallies that were held in Maryland over the weekend, according to the Maryland State Police. Members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force began dismantling the car rallies around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, and continued until 4 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, police said. The car […]
WASHINGTON, DC—President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced new appointments to the Council of Governors, selecting 10 state leaders to advise on national security, disaster response, and military coordination. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) will serve two-year terms on the council, with Youngkin also acting as co-chair alongside North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D). The […]
BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested an Uzbekistani native convicted of fourth-degree sex offense in Owings Mills on February 4, 2025. Islom Gaziev, 65, had been convicted of fourth-degree sex offense in Carroll County in 2024. He entered the United States legally in October 2015 via John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. He later violated […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Federal agents have charged 17 people in Maryland and other states for their alleged roles in a complex money laundering scheme and illegal marijuana distribution network that led to the seizure of more than $6 million and 2,000 pounds of marijuana. The Department of Justice announced this week that a Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Homeland Security investigation […]
BALTIMORE, MD—People are leaving Maryland in droves, a new study finds. A recent study by Rocket Moving analyzed all 50 U.S. states to identify the ones people want to move from the most. The study takes into account international and domestic migration as well as happiness score, quality of life, cost of living and average rent. All the initial data […]