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Maryland High School Football Top 25 State Rankings - Sept. 14, 2025
After ending the state’s longest win streak, Wicomico High has gained a spot in the latest Maryland High School Football Top 25 State Rankings. The Indians defeated then-No. 23 Stephen Decatur, 23-14, Friday evening to move to 2-0 on the young...
Oceantic Statement: Action Against US Wind is a Targeted, Unlawful Attack on Maryland Families and Affordable Energy
The Department of Justice filed to voluntarily remand and vacate its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind Project. In response, Oceantic Network has issued the following statement from CEO Liz...

Maryland Dem Sen Van Hollen calls NY Hill Democrats 'spineless' for not backing Mamdani for mayor
Maryland Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen is criticizing the Democratic congressional caucus for not backing Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic-socialist who is the Democrat Party's nominee for New York City mayor and the race frontrunner. Van Hollen made...

Browns embarrassed in Baltimore: Game recap (Video)
BALTIMORE — The Browns lost to the Ravens on Sunday, 41-17, on a day that felt very chaotic for a Week 2 game. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe recapped what they saw in Baltimore as the Browns dropped to 0-2 on the season and turn their attention to...
Why Joe Flacco was more worried about ball security than job security after 41-17 loss in his return to Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said he’s sticking with Joe Flacco for next week’s visit by the 2-0 Packers, but Flacco was far more worried about his ball security than his job security after the 41-17 loss to his former team. “I can’t...

‘Social Media is a Cancer’: Making Sense of the Charlie Kirk Assassination
The name of our country, the United States of America, highlights that our sovereign nation is itself a federation of sovereign entities we call “states.” This “dual sovereignty” of federalism is a reality in law, in politics and in culture. In...

From 9-to-5 to business owner: Two women share their path to entrepreneurship
By Megan Sayles AFRO Staff Writer msayles@afro.com While some entrepreneurs set out early to become their own boss—or inherited a family business—others took the leap to launch their own enterprise after years of working a 9-to-5 job. Tiffany...

Jeffrey Epstein skirted the same law the IRS uses to ruin small businesses
JPMorgan helped Jeffrey Epstein commit thousands of federal banking-law violations, per a bombshell New York Times report. Federal regulators perpetually ignored endless red flags of Epstein’s multimillion-dollar child-sex-trafficking operations....

5 things to watch at tonight’s Emmys, including Maryland’s Mr. Milchick
“The Studio” looks like a runaway hit, the innies and outies of “Severance” could solidify a spot among the prestige TV elite, and Noah Wyle could finally have his big awards moment as the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards arrive. Comic Nate Bargatze...

They justify why Shedeur Sanders didn't want to go to the Baltimore Ravens to compete with Lamar Jackson; the controversy isn't over!
It seems that every day there's a new story surrounding the life of Shedeur Sanders, the current third quarterback of the Cleveland Browns. Remember that Sanders was projected to be a first-round pick in the last Draft, but he ended up falling and...

Baltimore schools target absenteeism with annual attendance phone-a-thon
By Victoria Mejicanos AFRO Staff Writer Baltimore City Public Schools will host its City Schools’ Attendance Phone-A-Thon Sept. 14 to contact families of every student who has not attended classes since the school year started Aug. 25. The...

She led troops into Baltimore in 2015 and is now worried about a Trump deployment
Retired Maj. Gen. Linda Singh said she’s worried about the president’s use of National Guard troops in American cities and his increasing threats to send them to Baltimore under what critics say is a pretense of helping to combat crime. Singh...

Forcible removal of Filipino workers from Carnival Cruise ship in Baltimore sparks protest
About 35 people gathered outside the Carnival Cruise Line terminal in Baltimore today following a report that on September 7 four hospitality workers were forcibly removed from a Carnival Cruise ship docked there. The crew members were detained...

Battle of the fruits: Large peach, eggplant sculptures in Maryland city spark controversy
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (7News) — A pair of oversized fruit sculptures in historic Ellicott City has sparked both laughter and controversy, and could soon be removed. Several months ago, a large peach sculpture was installed outside Georgia Grace Cafe....

Here Are the Best Times and Places to View Maryland’s Fall Foliage in 2025
We have officially entered the swing of the fall season here in Maryland — the kids have returned to school and the sweltering weather is finally cooling off. Soon enough, the wind will grow chilly and crisp, the sky will take on that special blue...

Another year, another rise: Maryland hospitals see 4th consecutive year of medical error spikes
Medical mistakes that led to either death or severe disabilities are apparently on the rise in Maryland, according to a new report from the state's Department of Health. Medical mistakes that led to either death or severe disabilities are...
Joe Flacco turns the ball over twice in his return to Baltimore in Ravens’ 41-17 victory on their 30th birthday
BALTIMORE -- Joe Flacco was unable to spoil the Ravens’ big 30th-anniversary celebration of Art Modell moving the Browns to Baltimore in his first game here since they replaced him with Lamar Jackson in 2018. In Sunday’s 41-17 Browns loss to the...
Browns were a one-phase team in Baltimore and need more from the other two to even have a chance: Dan Labbe
BALTIMORE — The Browns are a one-phase team right now and if they can’t figure out the other two, they’re in for a very long season. Yes, the Browns gave up a ton of points, but let’s be honest — they did their job for much of the game but ran out...

Bulldozer stolen in Maryland and bound for Ghana intercepted by U.S. customs
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei A stolen 2015 Caterpillar D8T bulldozer valued at $237,000 (approx. GH¢3.5 million) has been intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Baltimore while being shipped to Ghana. The...

Dozens at Baltimore cruise terminal protest deportation of Filipino seafarers
Dozens gathered outside the cruise terminal at the Port of Baltimore on Sunday to protest the alleged detention and deportation of four Filipino seafarers that were taken from a Carnival ship while it was docked in Baltimore last week. According...