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Maryland Immigration office lies in ruins.
A sub-office of the Liberian Immigration Service (LIS) in Maryland County, located in the southeast of Liberia, lies in ruins due to neglect. By Patrick N. Mensah, Maryland County Harper, Maryland-October 16, 2025 – The Liberia Immigration Service...

Moore outpaces Hogan in Maryland’s favorite hypothetical horse race
Right now, interest in Maryland’s 2026 gubernatorial race focuses on two men, one of whom may not even be a candidate: Gov. Wes Moore and former Gov. Larry Hogan. Both men have thrown fuel on the speculative fire. Moore, a Democrat in his first...

Raccoon captured inside Baltimore school tests positive for rabies
A raccoon captured inside Fallstaff Elementary/Middle School in Northwest Baltimore on Tuesday tested positive for rabies, according to the city’s health department. The raccoon was seen outside the school during dismissal, school officials said,...

Business Business Insider MacKenzie Scott continues donating millions to diverse causes
MacKenzie Scott was married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for 25 years before their divorce in 2019. Scott received a 4% stake in Amazon after the divorce and has channeled much of that wealth toward charity. She has continued to donate to diverse...

INGERSOLL: Virginia Democrats Walk Right Into The Most Obvious Buzzsaw In Politics
Greetings, Dear Reader, Every now and then someone does something so stupid, it’s truly hard to comprehend how they reasoned it out in the moment. Virginia Democrats, welcome to State of the Day! NO SENSE WHATSOEVER As far as strategic blunders...

Inside DC Design Week’s Bold Step Into Film, Media And AI Innovation
DC Design Week just wrapped its 18th year, and it showcased the evolution of technology, with an emphasis on rising to the occasion to meet the current changes in the world. This year’s theme, Unparalleled Pathways, expanded upon how we define...

President Donald Trump's push for law and order shows he's no longer encumbered by government guardrails
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was telling a Rose Garden audience about his efforts to quell violence in the nation's capital when, as if on cue, his words were drowned out by the wail of sirens from passing vehicles. “Listen to the beauty of...

Maryland awards $1M in Technical Assistance Grants to boost local nonprofits, projects
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is giving $1 million in Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) to help 38 projects across 16 jurisdictions, including Montgomery and Prince George's...

Baltimore gets the MONOPOLY treatment; Our community chests are bursting with pride!
Get ready to roll the dice, because Mr. Monopoly will officially unveil MONOPOLY: Baltimore Edition next week. The unveiling will take place at an event with local officials and business leaders on Friday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. at Power Plant Live!...

Candidate for Governor of Maryland Supports Congressional Term Limits
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an...

Maryland middle school staffer accused of sexually abusing special needs students
FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A school staffer who worked with special needs students faces charges involving the sexual abuse of multiple children at his middle school. At least two of the children were under 14 years old, according to...

Councilman Mark Conway launches bid for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District
Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway officially launched his bid against Kweisi Mfume for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District. Conway, 36, spoke from the city’s Penn North neighborhood Wednesday to make his announcement. He said he has a lot of...

Attorney general limits what Maryland police can do when working with federal authorities
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest in Chicago Jan. 26, 2025, during an operation that featured a… This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’...

States Most Affected by the Government Shutdown
The District of Columbia, where Senators on Tuesday failed to advance the House-passed Republican bill to fund the government, is, ironically, the most affected by the government shutdown, according to WalletHub. It found that DC has the highest...

Experts emphasise advanced technology, AI main drivers of economic recovery
Experts participating in the session titled ‘What Will Drive Future Growth and What Will Not’, held as part of the Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity 2025, organised by UAE Government in partnership with the World...

Expert says Maryland's new unclaimed property website still needs some work
Maryland just created a new unclaimed property website that it rolled out this month, and it's designed to make it easier for you to find missing money or property and claim it directly online. The new website can be found here. Earlier this year,...

Maryland mother freed after ICE detained her for months over decades-old theft conviction
Melissa Tran is back in Maryland after federal immigration authorities detained her more than five months ago over a non-violent conviction two decades earlier. The mother of five, and Hagerstown business owner, spoke with WJZ Investigator Mike...
Trump's push for law and order shows he's no longer encumbered by government guardrails
VOL. 49 | NO. 43 | Friday, October 17, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was telling a Rose Garden audience about his efforts to quell violence in the nation's capital when, as if on cue, his words were drowned out by the wail of...

Baltimore residents protest Johns Hopkins University's plan to build data, A.I. center
A group of North Baltimore residents says they are fed up with Johns Hopkins University, claiming it isn't a good neighbor to the people who live near its campuses. A protest on Wednesday afternoon called for more transparency from the university....

The Diamondback Sports Digest: Is Terps’ football the ‘same old Maryland’?
Welcome to The Diamondback Sports Digest, your weekly all-access pass to everything Maryland athletics. Maryland football let another close game slip away. The Terps blew a 10-point fourth-quarter lead and fell to Nebraska, 34-31, on Saturday at...