In early January, Arlit Martinez-Carrada was taken into ICE custody on her way to work near Salisbury, MD. A day later, her teenage son who had cancer died. Now, the family is asking that she be released for his funeral next weekend. Read more here: www.thebanner.com/community/sa...

Washington County State’s Attorney Gina Cirincion wrote in an email that prosecutors decided to drop the charges because “video evidence does not support the allegations in the charging document.” By Alex Mann and @sararuberg.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

By @kris10griffith.bsky.social and @sararuberg.bsky.social: How a law firm’s Facebook post rocked Harford County schools. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

NEW from Alex Mann and @sararuberg.bsky.social: Local police dispute ICE’s account of a non-fatal shooting in Maryland. Read more in @thebaltimorebanner.com —

New: Anne Arundel County police are publicly disputing ICE's account of a Christmas Eve shooting, in which federal officials claimed (as they have in Minneapolis) that the driver they were stopping tried to run them over @alexmann.bsky.social @sararuberg.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

By @sararuberg.bsky.social: How Baltimore’s dive team found a submerged driver in the harbor’s dark waters. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

By Tim Prudente: They seem big and scary, but Baltimore’s in love with these vintage stoves. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

😢 ‘We’re heartbroken’: Patterson Park ice rink closure hits at-risk youth hockey teams, @sararuberg.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

A Baltimore-based cruise ship will depart the area in late 2026, however, it will return for the summer and fall season in 2027, Royal Caribbean said. w/ @sararuberg.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/economy/roya...

By @sararuberg.bsky.social: ICE took her husband. She’s fighting to keep the lights on and hope alive. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

A 31-year-old man was arrested for attempting to rape someone on the Johns Hopkins University campus, school and law enforcement officials announced today. The man arrested has an extensive criminal history and has served time before. With @sararuberg.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/community/lo...