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ICE agents deployed to airports amid staffing gaps
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (590+ words) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are present as passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint after hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were ordered to deploy to airports to help fill TSA staffing gaps,…...
Juvenile justice reforms poised to be debated during 2026 session
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (528+ words) Juvenile justice reform poised for debate in crowded 2026 Maryland General Assembly session Faye Rivkin//December 15, 2025// "Teens are different from adults. And yet, for so many Maryland teens who are arrested, the first thing that happens after their arrest is they…...
Police department violated officer’s right to hearing, MD court rules
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (506+ words) Rural police department violated officer's right to misconduct hearing, MD court rules Ian Round//March 17, 2026// The Maryland Appellate Court this month ordered a rural police department to provide a hearing to an officer who received two letters of reprimand. The…...
How the Park Police are helping ICE carry out deportation efforts
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (1329+ words) How the Park Police are helping ICE carry out deportation efforts On national parkways " including the Baltimore-Washington, Clara Barton and George Washington Memorial " immigration agents are arresting drivers at "routine" traffic stops. (Haley Parsley/Capital News Service) Capital News Service…...
Maryland State Police investigating inmate death on Eastern Shore
1+ week, 5+ day ago (268+ words) Maryland State Police investigating inmate death on Eastern Shore Maryland State Police cruiser (USA Today Network) Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Somerset County. The inmate is identified as Quran…...
MD Senate passes juvenile charging reform bill
2+ week, 2+ day ago (535+ words) Senate President Bill Ferguson says he is "proud" of the work his chamber has done to pass legislation to change automatic charging standards for minors at a news conference on March 6, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record) Hannah Gaskill//March 6, 2026// After…...
A MD mayor ordered no clapping at a city meeting. Applause did not follow.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1615+ words) A MD mayor ordered no clapping at a city meeting. Applause did not follow. The Washington Post News Service & Syndicate//March 4, 2026// The crowd at the city council meeting did not protest when the mayor asked that they refrain from booing…...
MD ruling: Ban on police searches due to cannabis smell is not retroactive
2+ week, 4+ day ago (580+ words) Ban on police searches based on cannabis smell is not retroactive, MD Supreme Court rules Ian Round//March 4, 2026// A Maryland law banning police searches based on the smell of cannabis does not apply retroactively, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled Tuesday....
Youth autocharging reform bill nears MD Senate finish line
2+ week, 5+ day ago (793+ words) Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Chair Will Smith, D-Montgomery, listens to speeches on the opening day of the 2026 legislative session. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record) Hannah Gaskill//March 4, 2026// The Maryland Senate gave preliminary approval Wednesday to legislation that would change court…...
MD sheriff says ICE agreement will continue until May
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (908+ words) MD sheriff says ICE agreement will continue until May Reuters Connect//March 2, 2026// Washington County Sheriff Brian Albert said the county detention center will continue to operate under its 287(g) agreement with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency until the 90-day termination…...