Questions grow over who's responsible for Mt. Zion Cemetery after years of neglect

BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — It’s a place for peace, but at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Halethorpe, peace can be hard to find. “It's unbearable,” Darnita McCloud said. “I can't even find my family. It’s too much. We paid thousands of dollars for this.”...

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...

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...

Hillary Scholten addresses clean water, civil rights, and military gender issues in recent posts

Congresswoman Hillary Scholten, who represents Michigan’s 3rd district in the U.S. Congress, recently posted a series of statements on social media addressing clean water advocacy, support for the NAACP, and concerns regarding women in the...

Advocates can’t make EEOC enforce LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination laws, agency says

Dive Brief: A legal services nonprofit cannot challenge the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity’s handling of gender identity discrimination allegations because the agency’s enforcement of federal laws is a core executive function generally...

Unlimited Potential Mentoring Inc: Empowering West Baltimore's Youth to create their own path to success

BALTIMORE — A former Morgan State University track athlete has traded in his spikes for a greater race — one that doesn't end at the finish line, but keeps going, generation after generation. For Haneef Hardy, founder of Unlimited Potential...

Baltimore’s education dynasty gathers around a Roland Park dinner table

Around a crowded, cozy dining table in Roland Park, laughter rises above the clatter of silverware dishing up corn, asparagus, tomatoes and burgers. There’s discussion of an upcoming family wedding: the last-minute dress alterations, the...

Arthur Waskow, activist rabbi who brought Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on progressive politics, dies at 92

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, an activist and author of more than two dozen books that refracted progressive causes like civil rights, economic injustice and, most pressingly in his last decade, climate change through the lens of Jewish text and tradition,...

Baltimore spending board approves $48M deal for nonprofit payments

Baltimore’s spending board approved a $48 million deal for city nonprofits to make payments to the city in place of taxes Wednesday, voting unanimously as protesters holding signs looked on. The deal, announced this month, calls for 14 tax-exempt...

In court, federal official defends use of tear gas in Chicago, says immigration agents have cameras

CHICAGO — U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have been given body cameras, an official testified Monday as a judge held a hearing to learn more about the Trump administration's crackdown, which has...

Immigration attorneys turn to centuries-old legal tool to help release clients from ICE custody

Habeas Corpus petitions is a legal request asking a federal judge to review whether someone is being held lawfully. SEATTLE — Immigration attorneys are increasingly relying on federal judges to help get people in ICE detention released. They're...

ELECTION 2025 — Mark Shaner, (U/R Endorsed), Candidate for Board of Education

For the 2025 Wilton Municipal Elections, GOOD Morning Wilton asked all candidates to submit a 150-word bio; candidates running for the Boards of Selectmen, Finance and Education and the Planning and Zoning Commission were asked to sit for a video...

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...

Baltimore-area child care facility breaks ground

Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care, a national brand of educational child care programs based in Harford County, announced the groundbreaking of a new franchise location in Towson. The new Kiddie Academy of Roland Park will be located at 1416...

Baltimore Symphony Extends Music Director’s Contract Through 2031

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra extended the contract of Music Director Jonathon Heyward through the 2030-31 season, the organization announced Wednesday. Heyward, 33, is the youngest and first Black music director in the orchestra’s 108-year...

Criminal Illegal Alien Who Ran Des Moines Schools Registered As Maryland Voter

Ian Andre Roberts, the illegal alien ineligible for employment in the U.S. but hired in Iowa as superintendent at the Des Moines School District, is a registered Maryland voter. By law, only U.S. citizens are allowed to register to vote in U.S....

‘No Kings’ rallies make their mark throughout the Baltimore area

The local factions of Saturday’s “No Kings” movement used the Baltimore Running Festival to make a political statement. They mixed in with the crowds who were cheering runners and are upset with President Trump’s actions and policy decisions. No...

What Black Michiganders say their communities need—and policy recommendations to achieve it

Toggle section navigation Sections Print Every community in Michigan holds assets and faces challenges. Black-majority places across the state share a unique history as important economic and cultural centers, as well as the unfortunately common...

Snoozing Through Regular Season? Dodgers' Plan Always Was A Repeat World Series

As Freddy Peralta put it after the Dodgers swept the Brewers in the National League Championship Series, "They didn’t even let us breathe." That’s what it feels like to face a formidable Dodgers team that’s peaking at exactly the right time. They...

On Eastern Shore, in Baltimore, across the state, thousands turn out for No Kings

In Queen Anne’s County, where 62% of voters went for President Donald Trump in last year’s election, some of the people who showed up for the No Kings rally said they were pleasantly surprised by Saturday’s turnout. Several hundred people turned...