MOORE ANNOUNCES FAST TRACKED ADMISSIONS FOR UNENROLLED HOWARD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: Governor Wes Moore on Thursday announced that hundreds of students who were suddenly unenrolled at Howard University last week can get fast-tracked admission and an $800 credit to a University System of Maryland college. Ellie Wolfe/The Baltimore Banner.
STATE BUYS RIGHTS TO PREAKNESS FOR $85 MILLION: Maryland got deeper into the horse-racing business Thursday, announcing it has finalized its purchase of the rights to the Preakness Stakes and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for $85 million. Maryland Matters Staff.
AMERICAN RED CROSS DECLARES NATIONAL BLOOD SUPPLY CRISIS: For the second time in its history, the American Red Cross is declaring a national blood supply crisis. According to the organization, some patients are having to wait for blood transfusions. John Lee/WYPR-FM.
- VIDEO: Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier holds Red Cross blood drive urging immediate donations. CBS News.
HARFORD COUNTY RESIDENTS FIGHT BACK AGAINST BATTERY STORAGE PROPOSAL: Harford County officials and residents say they’re concerned by a proposal to add a utility-scale battery storage facility to a hillside along the “pristine” Deer Creek, a tributary to the Susquehanna River. Christine Condon/Maryland Matters.
4 TORNADOES CONFIRMED AMID STORM THAT BROUGHT POWER OUTAGES AND FLOODING: The National Weather Service confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in Anne Arundel County during Tuesday’s storm. Two other twisters spun up on the Eastern Shore. In a report released Wednesday evening, the agency noted that an EF1 tornado touched down in Lake Shore near Patapsco Road with an estimated maximum wind speed of 100 mph.Tanisha Bhat/The Baltimore Sun.
IS WES MOORE A DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST OR ‘BLUE MAGA?’ HIS TEAM SAYS IT’S NOT COMPLICATED: Gov. Wes Moore has become the target of a political tug-of-war inside today’s Democratic Party, with progressive activists pressing him from the left while Republicans argue he refuses to distance himself from an increasingly influential socialist movement. Gary Collins/The Baltimore Sun.
ELLICOTT CITY FLOOD: 10 YEARS LATER, WHAT’S BEING DONE TO PREVENT ANOTHER? Now, in 2026, construction continues on a tunnel that aims to keep stormwater from running downhill in the hilly former mill town onto Main Street and instead dump it into the nearby Patapsco River. Neal Augenstein/WTOP News.
ICE DETAINS HOPKINS PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCHER AS AGENCY EXPANDS AIRPORT ARRESTS: A Johns Hopkins University public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained this week by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement efforts at airports. Daniel Zawodny and Ellie Wolfe/The Baltimore Banner.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RULES OUT MASS ICE ENFORCEMENT AT THE POLLS IN MIDTERMS: ICE, an agency within DHS that has sustained intense criticism since the start of the second Trump administration for its aggressive and sometimes deadly tactics, has no plans to target polling sites in November. Amelia Twyman/Maryland Matters.
HARFORD SHERIFF DEBUTS AUTOMATED DRONES: The Harford County Sheriff’s Office introduced its “Drone as First Responder” program, a system that automatically dispatches unmanned drones to developing crime scenes, in June. Luke Kaiser/The AEGIS.
MARILYN MOSBY’S USE OF FORMER CAMPAIGN PAGE FOR COLLEGE FUND DRAWS CONCERN: Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby asked followers of a Facebook page previously associated with her political campaigns to contribute to a 529 college savings account for her daughter, prompting questions about whether the page should be used for personal fundraising. Tinashe Chingarande/The Baltimore Sun.
NATIONAL GUARD CONTINUES INVESTIGATION INTO ILLNESS AT LAUREL MILITARY PREP SCHOOL: The Washington, D.C., National Guard is still investigating what led to a cluster of sudden illnesses at a military prep school for at-risk youth in Laurel over the weekend. Matti Gellman/The Baltimore Banner.
