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After a highly publicized period in ICE detention, Ludovic Mbock competed at the annual Combo Breaker game festival in Schaumburg, Illinois. (Joshua Lott/For The Washington Post)
Jun 1, 2026

How fighting-game community rallied around MD player detained by ICE

The fighting-game community rallied to raise money to retain an immigration attorney and secure the release of a Maryland man detained by ICE.

Above and at top, otters Mac and Tuck quickly make themselves at home at the Delmarva Discovery Center. Tuck, a rescue otter, makes himself very comfortable in his new spacious home at the Delmarva Discovery Center. The Discovery Center is located in Pocomoke City. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
May 27, 2026

Eastern Shore museum to unveil new exhibits at reopening after funding scare

After an initial closure scare, the Delmarva Discovery Museum is gearing up for its grand reopening celebration.

Brooke Lierman, comptroller of Maryland, speaks at a recent Board of Public Works meeting in Annapolis. (Robert Stewart/Capital News Service)
May 22, 2026

MD officials vote to expand park registration program

The Maryland Board of Public Works is allowing the Maryland Park Service to move forward with its plan to expand an online registration system for state parks and shooting ranges.

An aerial view of 5216 Renn Road in Frederick. (CoStar Group)
May 14, 2026

Baseball training facility buys Frederick property for $3.65M

Top Gun Batting Cages, a baseball and softball training facility, will open its second location after acquiring a Frederick building.

Planet Fitness plans to open a new club in Randallstown by the end of 2026. (Courtesy of Planet Fitness/Ohana Growth Partners LLC)
May 13, 2026

Planet Fitness to open Randallstown location

Planet Fitness, a nationwide franchisor and operator of fitness centers, plans to open one of its newest clubs in Randallstown.

The Baltimore harbor on the afternoon of April 6, 2017. (Maximilian Franz/file photo)
May 12, 2026

Katie Pumphrey announces 1-mile Baltimore harbor swim, launches nonprofit

Katie Pumphrey announced the launch of her nonprofit, Baltimore Open Water Swimmers, along with the first-ever Baltimore Harbor 1-Mile Swim.

Carnival Cruise Line will expand its presence in Baltimore with a second ship for the 2027-28 season. (Courtesy Photo)
Feb 9, 2026

Carnival expands cruise line with 2nd ship in Baltimore 

Carnival Cruise Line announced the addition of a second cruise ship in Baltimore as part of new sailings for the 2027-28 season.

Michelino Sunseri, right, accepts a ceremonial belt buckle from Andy Anderson on Sept. 6, 2024, in Truckee, Calif., after breaking Anderson's record time for running up and down Grand Teton mountain in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming a few days earlier. (Michelino Sunseri via AP)
Oct 22, 2025

Prosecutors retreat after convicting record-setting Grand Teton mountain runner in trail dispute

Michelino Sunseri set a Grand Teton record but faced misdemeanor charges for briefly shortcutting a prohibited trail in the park.

Baltimore's downtown and Inner Harbor areas will get $166 million worth of upgrades as part of a revitalization project. (File photo)
Jul 21, 2025

Baltimore not immune from suit by biker injured at Inner Harbor, MD high court rules

The Maryland Supreme Court held that Baltimore is not shielded from a negligence lawsuit brought by a biker injured on the Inner Harbor Promenade.

The BMA, under Asma Naeem's leadership, is exploring ways to reduce its carbon footprint. (Maximillian Franz photo Courtesy of the BMA)
Jun 3, 2025

Top cultural attractions in Baltimore celebrate World Environment Day

Several of Baltimore’s top cultural attractions will reward eco-conscious visitors with free and discounted admissions on World Environment Day.

This Oct. 22, 2014, file photo shows the interior of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. The building was modeled on an Italian palazzo as a memorial to William Walters, built by his son Henry. Both father and son were avid collectors of everything from antiquities to fine art, and the building was constructed to display the treasures they amassed. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
May 5, 2025

On Met Gala Monday, Walters Art Museum trustees argue gallery is not subject to MPIA

The Walters Art Museum is not subject to the Maryland Public Information Act, lawyers argued before the state’s high court.

An audience member takes a selfie with Hoff Xu, who cosplayed a movie character before a screening of the movie Ne Zha 2 on IMAX screen in Columbia on March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Fu Ting)
Apr 14, 2025

Living abroad and hungry to see Chinese movies on big screen, some Marylanders took action

A group of Chinese people decided they wanted the nation's biggest movie to be big in the U.S. — literally. So they made it really big.