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Officials: Infant in critical condition after 2-alarm fire in Essex
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (309+ words) An infant is in critical condition and three other people were hospitalized after a two-alarm fire in Essex on Friday, officials said. The fire began just before 7 p.m. in the 1000 block of Foxcroft Lane, according to Capt. Len Stewart with the…...
Leaders hold community walk after string of Catonsville break-ins
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (124+ words) Baltimore County leaders and residents held a community walk on Friday in response to last weekend's string of break-ins. The back-to-back break-ins happened early Sunday, when at least seven stores along Frederick Road were broken into and vandalized. Baltimore County…...
Gov responds as Marylanders told to repay money they didn't get
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (792+ words) Some Marylanders who aren't unemployment benefit recipients told to repay money they didn't receive The state's top leaders are responding as some Marylanders are receiving notice to repay unemployment benefit overpayments they didn't receive. The state's efforts to collect more…...
Governors call for urgent reforms at PJM amid rising electricity costs
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (789+ words) Maryland Freedom Caucus meets with regional lawmakers, experts for energy summit Maryland state lawmakers aim to address rising electricity costs as a bipartisan group of governors met Friday at the White House calling for urgent reforms at PJM. PJM is…...
Police make more arrests after triple homicide, house fire
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (220+ words) Two more people were arrested in connection with a triple homicide and house fire in Washington County, Maryland State Police said. Lanea George, 40, of Owings Mills, and David Chapple, 43, of Baltimore, were charged in connection with the incident. State police…...
Minneapolis couple says ICE released tear gas under their family vehicle with 6 children inside
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (494+ words) A couple and their six children say they were trapped inside their vehicle in Minneapolis when a tear gas canister exploded underneath them during an interaction with ICE officers. Shawn and Destiny Jackson have an 11- and 7-year-old, 4-year-old twins, a…...
All eyes on Stolz: What to know about speedskating at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (300+ words) All eyes on Stolz: What to know about speedskating at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics'WBAL-TV Long track speedskating " sometimes referred to simply as "long track" or just "speedskating" " was a part of the original Winter Olympics back in 1924, when only…...
Democrats threaten government shutdown over immigration operations concerns
17+ hour, 28+ min ago (362+ words) Lawmakers are debating a Department of Homeland Security funding bill amid calls for immigration enforcement reforms, with potential implications for a government shutdown. Lawmakers are responding to troubling videos of immigration enforcement by considering legislation to rein in agents' behavior,…...
Mother of Elon Musk’s son sues his xAI over AI-deepfake images
17+ hour, 56+ min ago (362+ words) Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, sued Musk's xAI on Wednesday, alleging that the company's AI chatbot Grok generated sexually explicit deepfake images of her without her consent. "xAI's product Grok, a generative artificial intelligence…...
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel closes shutters Baltimore building
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (306+ words) The Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel is the latest among the list of recent closures happening in downtown Baltimore. According to the Maryland Department of Labor, the Sheraton closed its doors on New Year's Eve and laid off 69 employees. Morton's The…...