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Judge extends pause on work to turn Maryland warehouse into immigrant detention
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (497+ words) A federal judge extended a pause Wednesday on transforming a massive Maryland warehouse into a processing facility for immigrants in a development that comes as federal immigration officials review a plan to house tens of thousands in converted industrial buildings....
Gov. Wes Moore falls short in push to redraw Maryland's congressional map to boost Democrats
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (712+ words) The clock officially ran out on the proposal late Monday night as the state legislative session ended, a casualty of internal party disagreements. In the end, the Maryland Senate left the bill in a committee, with Democrats who control the…...
Washington-area airports halt flights due to chemical smell at air traffic center
2+ week, 4+ day ago (206+ words) The TRACON is a terminal radar approach control facility that manages air traffic for those regions, according to the FAA website. FAA spokeswoman Kristen Alsop said Friday that controllers were coming back to work and normal flight operations should return…...
Trump's Washington arch plan includes golden-winged figure, eagles, lions and 'One Nation Under God"
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (270+ words) The 12-page plan released by the U. S. Commission on Fine Arts shows the arch will stand 250 feet tall (76. 2 meters) from its base to the tip of the winged figure's torch, with "One Nation Under God" and "Liberty and Justice for All…...
Maryland settles with owner and operator of ship that crashed into bridge, causing deadly collapse
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (422+ words) The settlement in principle was reached with Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Pte Ltd, owner and operator of the M/V Dali, Attorney General Anthony Brown said. The settlement resolves a portion of the state's claims arising from…...
Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that's now paused
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (890+ words) It's been like this ever since the Department of Homeland Security bought an 825, 000-square-foot (76, 645-square-meter) building in Washington County as part of a plan to transform warehouses across the U. S. into detention facilities for tens of thousands of immigrants. "This is…...
Washington extends women's basketball head coach Tina Langley through 2031-32 season
1+ week, 6+ day ago (263+ words) Langley, 52, has spent the last five seasons as Washington's head coach, going 83-71 overall with steady improvement each year. In Langley's first season, the Huskies went 7-16, with a 2-12 record in Pac-12 play. Last season, Washington went 22-11, winning its most games under…...
Former ACC rivals Maryland, North Carolina clash for spot in Sweet 16 of March Madness
3+ week, 4+ day ago (549+ words) Those schools were Atlantic Coast Conference rivals at the time. "That was old-school ACC," Banghart said Saturday. "I just remember the energy around women's basketball in a league that I knew and in an area that I knew really well....
A strong chemical smell forces a 1-hour flight halt at 4 major DC-area airports
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (191+ words) Stranded travelers crowd the Southwest domestic terminal at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Friday, March 13, 2026, after a ground stop. (Ellie Wolf/The Baltimore Banner via AP) The ground stop affected Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport,…...
Washington heads to Atlanta for conference showdown
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) Washington Wizards (16-40, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (28-31, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Tuesday, 7: 30 p. m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta faces Washington in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams. The Hawks are 5-6 against division opponents. Atlanta allows 118. 3 points and has…...