Maryland’s Ukrainian community awaits Trump’s next moves

Volodymyr Grinchenko usually takes care of others in serious moments. But when he learned that Donald Trump was elected, he had put himself first.

Optimism runs high at Alsobrooks, Hogan parties

As both the Hogan and Alsobrooks campaigns and their supporters gather to watch the election results roll in, both hope and anticipation run high. 

Marylanders help out in the swing state next door

Brooke Lierman is a prominent Democrat in Maryland, but lately she has been going next door to campaign – in neighboring Pennsylvania. 

These voters are fired up to vote on their own darn turf

Smith Island residents have won back the right to have a precinct located on their island and to cast a vote amidst the 200 people they call neighbors.

Maryland bear hunters say they do it for love of family and community

Like the Lidie brothers, other hunters say that the activity has deep personal meaning. For Jesley Miller, 29, of Swanton, Md., it’s about service to the community.

Maryland’s bear-hunting season opens with gusto and concern

As the bear population rises and animals wander toward more populated areas of the state, hunting as a means of population control remains controversial.

Alsobrooks campaign for Senate may create a power vacuum back home

Jolene Ivey hopes to win a new position on the local county council this fall, but she is looking beyond that to another possible promotion to the role of Prince George’s County Executive.

Immigrant groups back Harris, warn of “unsparing” deportation to come

Thirteen immigrant-rights groups endorsed Kamala Harris for president on Thursday, warning that the election of Donald Trump could devastate immigrant communities across the country. 

In deep-blue Prince George’s County, running as a Republican is tough. Michael Riker is trying anyway.

Republican Michael Riker is running for the Prince George’s County Council. He’s attempting a feat no Republican has accomplished in the 21st century – getting elected to it.  

Baltimore dockworkers strike over contract talks

Dozens of dockworkers demonstrated outside the Dundalk Marine Terminal off the Port of Baltimore as part of a series of strikes that swept the coast from Maine to Texas.