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12/02/2025

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12/01/2025

Facing sustained resident ire, Baltimore City Council housing bill stalls

The bill is the final and most controversial piece of a package of housing bills that have crossed the finish line in recent weeks.

12/01/2025

Visa canceled at the border, a Hopkins grad student has been stuck in Canada for months

Ehsan Rajabi said the university declined to advocate for him.

12/01/2025

Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal allows Baltimore to sue the Sackler family

The agreement, which the city negotiated with Purdue Pharma, representatives of the Sackler family and other key players in the bankruptcy, means that Baltimore could try to take the Sacklers to trial.

12/01/2025

Anne Arundel County executive violated ethics rules in weekly newsletter

The Anne Arundel County Ethics Commission found that County Executive Steuart Pittman, a Democrat, violated local ethics law by getting political in his weekly newsletter to residents.

12/01/2025

Old school: McCormick brings back classic Old Bay tin

McCormick & Company is bringing back tin packaging for Old Bay, the spice blend’s original packaging before the brand switched to plastic in 2017.

12/01/2025

The Ravens have many more obvious roster holes than they started the season with. Reconstructing the choices the GM had to make shows how limited his options were to prevent a slide, but he still has to take some blame.

12/01/2025

Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan leaves for Howard County job

Kelly Madigan, Baltimore County’s first inspector general, is leaving her position after four difficult years to become the first inspector general in Howard County.

12/01/2025

8,000 M**A pills, Gucci bags and more: Jessup prison smuggling schemes busted

State prosecutors and corrections officials on Monday announced 10 criminal indictments stemming from three separate alleged smuggling operations at the Jessup Correctional Institution in Anne Arundel County.

12/01/2025

Maryland human services Secretary López pleads guilty in D.C. DUI case

Maryland’s secretary of human services, Rafael López, pleaded guilty on Monday to driving under the influence as part of a deal that could result in no jail time and an eventual dismissal of the case.

12/01/2025

Icy roads possible Tuesday as wintry mix expected to blast Maryland

A wintry mix could bring icy road conditions in Central Maryland, according to the National Weather Service, though snow is only likely to stick closer to the Pennsylvania border.

12/01/2025

At this Owings Mills restaurant, latkes and matzoh ball soup get a foodie spin

Matthew Zafrir, who has worked at Michelin-starred restaurants in D.C., returned to his hometown to become chef at The Tillery, inside an Owings Mills Marriott.