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WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. from The Baltimore Banner

U.S. Sen Chris Van Hollen landed in El Salvador on Monday, hoping to see and check on the condition of a Maryland father who was wrongly deported and is being held in prison there. from The Baltimore Banner

For the Baltimore Orioles, it will get better than this. Just not by much. from The Baltimore Banner

There was nearly an eleventh-hour flip, but Maryland-based Diamond Comic Distributors has finally landed on a buyer — following an order from a federal judge. from The Baltimore Banner

Three months ago, Eric DeCosta was already playing with NFL draft possibilities. In late January, as the general manager answered a question about Kyle Hamilton at the Ravens’ season-ending news conference, he acknowledged that he’d just come from watching film on another safety. from The Baltimore Banner

For decades, the migration of Baltimore’s ethnic groups from the city followed a distinct pattern. from The Baltimore Banner

Parents have less than a month to secure state funds that help families pay for child care. from The Baltimore Banner

Butcher & Bay by Geresbeck’s has something for everyone. from The Baltimore Banner

Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice. from The Baltimore Banner

TOKYO — Gov. Wes Moore spent his last four days promoting Maryland’s burgeoning quantum computing industry to Japanese investors only to have President Trump’s ever-changing tariff policies cast a shadow over an otherwise upbeat trip. from The Baltimore Banner

After leading the Terps to success through an era of relentless change, Shyanne Sellers is heading west to build something brand new. from The Baltimore Banner

WASHINGTON — Taxpayers calling the IRS for help processing their taxes this filing season may find it harder than normal to get someone on the phone, experts say, a problem that is only expected to get worse next year with staffing cuts that could slash the workforce considerably. from The Baltimore Banner

A man was found guilty on Monday of killing Rachel Morin on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air, a case that received intense national attention and became an issue in the 2024 presidential election. from The Baltimore Banner

While Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele met President Donald Trump on Monday, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said he plans to travel to El Salvador this week if a Maryland father improperly deported by the Trump administration is not returned immediately. from The Baltimore Banner

New complaints filed this week allege that over the course of decades, staff at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson “repeatedly ignored credible reports of sexual abuse,” allowed known abusers to have continued access to students and failed to report misconduct to authorities. from The Baltimore Banner

The killing of Rachel Morin sent shockwaves through the small town of Bel Air and quickly became a national headline. On Aug. 5, 2023, the 37-year-old mother of five vanished after going for a run on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail. Her body was discovered the next day in a wooded area near the path. from The Baltimore Banner

George Levi Russell Jr., the first African American to sit on the Circuit Court in Maryland, died Saturday, friends and family said. He was 96. from The Baltimore Banner

Howard County officials announced Monday that they were basing a permanent police unit in downtown Columbia, part of a continued response to fatal shootings near the mall there that have alarmed residents. from The Baltimore Banner

The hearing to decide the fate of a 52-year-old Westminster woman, whose arrest by ICE agents while in her car drew national attention, is set for the end of the month. from The Baltimore Banner

The city of Baltimore spent years acquiring properties, removing residents, tearing down homes and businesses to create a half-acre of vacant land that it sold to a developer for $40. from The Baltimore Banner