1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (985+ words) I don’t know what David Garcia will do now that ICE has deported his mother to Mexico. If this Naval Academy plebe were to say “to hell with defending America” and withdraw from Annapolis, I think some would understand. I…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (574+ words) Perdue AgriBusiness, which has come under fire for allegedly exposing the community near its Salisbury plant to dangerous “forever chemicals,” is hoping to drastically increase the amount of wastewater it releases into an Eastern Shore stream. Maryland environmental regulators have…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (628+ words) Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway will no longer lead the council’s influential Public Safety Committee, part of a restructuring City Council President Zeke Cohen announced Thursday. Taking Conway’s place is Councilman John Bullock, a 10-year veteran of the City Council....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (279+ words) Tonya Sweat will run for Prince George’s County executive as a write-in candidate after unsuccessfully challenging the local elections board’s determination that she didn’t secure enough signatures to appear on the ballot as an unaffiliated candidate. Sweat, a consultant, attorney…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (894+ words) Despite a passionate outpouring of support from residents, the New Carrollton City Council voted 4-1 on Wednesday evening to remove Mayor Phelecia Nembhard from office. The council forced Nembhard to forfeit her seat over allegations that she violated the city charter…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (606+ words) Four Maryland residents and the advocacy group We Are CASA filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday evening challenging a wave of warrantless immigration arrests in the state, alleging federal agents are “indiscriminately stopping and arresting” people they perceive to be Black…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (774+ words) The Anne Arundel County Council voted Tuesday night to raise its members’ salaries. The bill raises the salaries of all council members by 30% over four years. The salary figures are based on a report issued by a bipartisan salary commission…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1774+ words) Maura Dwyer didn’t want to dwell on Dodge City. Not the gunfight reenactment. Not karaoke at the saloon. Not even the moment when three young sisters stepped on a small wooden platform with microphones in hand. Dwyer, then 30 years old,…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (416+ words) Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and City Council members have in recent weeks resisted calls from activists for laws protecting immigrants from federal deportation efforts. They said they didn’t want to provoke U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or pass laws without…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (454+ words) The Baltimore County Council is considering new legislation that would ban paid house parties, following complaints from Catonsville neighbors about large, out-of-control pool parties during the summer. If passed, those who violate the law could face a $2,500 fine for a…...