3 arrested, marijuana seized during raids on 2 Baltimore businesses

By JT Moodee Lockman November 6, 2025 / 11:49 AM EST / CBS Baltimore Three people were arrested after Baltimore police raided two businesses and seized nearly 65 pounds of marijuana, department officials said Thursday. Police said the arrests were...

Police: 3 men arrested in connection to illegal marijuana sales at 2 Baltimore businesses

Baltimore police have arrested three men after a raid of two businesses that were suspected of illegal drug sales. According to police, a search of two commercial businesses recovered around 65 pounds of marijuana, 205 vapes, more than 1,110...

Maryland-based firm scores deal with third NFL team

A commercial printing company has signed a deal with an NFL team as it continues to grow its presence with professional sports teams.Owings Mills-based Strategic Factory recently inked a deal to become an official partner of the Jacksonville...

Baltimore-based CFG Bank deposits $5M into ACT Program

CFG Bank, a financial institution headquartered in Baltimore, deposited $5 million into the Advancing Communities Together Deposit Program to help accelerate investment in underinvested communities, the company announced. In partnership with City...

Maryland Report Card: Baltimore County leads Maryland in ‘five-star’ schools

Baltimore County Public Schools, Maryland’s third-largest school district, led the state in the number of five-star rated schools for a second year in a row, state Report Card data released earlier this week show. The Maryland Report Cardgrades...

Maryland Rep. Olszewski discusses government shutdown impact, calls for compromise

Maryland Rep. Johnny Olszewski addressed the ongoing federal government shutdown, its effects on federal employees and businesses, and the potential for bipartisan compromise to resolve it. Olszewski spoke on the T.J. Smith Show Thursday morning....

Maryland sues Trump administration over location of FBI headquarters

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Maryland Government Task Force Recommends Multi-Phase Approach To Legalizing Psychedelics, Starting With Psilocybin

The Maryland government’s psychedelics task force has released a final report to state lawmakers, recommending a phased implementation of a wide range of reforms to provide legal therapeutic access to substances such as psilocybin while eventually...

Baltimore Weekend Events: Maryland Irish Festival, Phantom of the Opera, Hoodstock, and more.

This weekend in Baltimore: watch step dancers perform at the Maryland Irish Festival, see the Baltimore-area premieres of several theatrical productions, and travel back in time with a festival celebrating the music of the 60s and 70s. Check it...

Baltimore Police seize cannabis, arrest 3 in convenience store probes

Police said Thursday that they charged three people after seizing 65 pounds of cannabis from a pair of Southeast Baltimore convenience stores. The seizures followed a “months-long investigation into illegal drug sales” launched due to a 311...

Maryland leaders sue Trump admin over FBI headquarters

For more than a decade, government leaders have sought to move the FBI's workforce out of the crumbling J. Edgar Hoover building in downtown D.C. GREENBELT, Md. — Maryland leaders are suing the Trump administration over its plan to keep the...

Baltimore, eyeing a ‘renaissance,’ passes a slew of housing reforms

Dive Brief: Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott signed a package of four bills aimed at reducing red tape for housing development in the city. The package “will help make housing more affordable and abundant in Baltimore,” Scott said at a Nov. 3 press...

Baltimore Jewish Council to hold program marking 87 years since Kristallnacht

This Sunday marks 87 years since Kristallnacht or The Night of Broken Glass, one of the key events of the Holocaust of World War II. On the nights of Nov. 9 and Nov. 10, 1938, Nazi soldiers across Germany ransacked synagogues and Jewish-owned...

Maryland leaders should stand up to Trump | READER COMMENTARY

It seems State Senator Steve Hershey has a lot of thought on hypotheticals or potential ideas, but his recent commentary (“When families go hungry, the lottery should pause,” Oct. 27) falls short without placing blame on the leaders of his party...

Md. sues Trump administration after ditching plans to move FBI HQ to Greenbelt

State officials are planning to sue the Trump administration after it scrapped plans to move the FBI's headquarters to Greenbelt, Maryland, and opted instead to keep the bureau in downtown D.C. Maryland is preparing for a courtroom fight against...

SUN: Maryland close to full allocation for M&T Bank Stadium upgrades

BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — The state of Maryland has spent more than $400 million on improvements to M&T Bank Stadium and is nearing full allocation of its $434 million commitment to the project, according to Al Tyler, vice president of the Capital...

Maryland casino revenues rise, despite uncertain economy

Maryland’s six casinos generated more than $162 million in gaming revenue in October, a 1% increase from the same month last year, according to figures released Wednesday by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. The modest gain came...

Open & Shut: Bank St. Deli; Vivian’s; Werner’s

COMING SOON Bank St. Deli: This revamped corner store at Bank and South Spring streets in Little Italy is set to cut the ribbon on Saturday, Nov. 8. At the counter, you can grab corner store essentials and order off of the drool-worthy deli...

Child sex abuse survivors confront Archdiocese of Baltimore during bankruptcy hearing

BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) — Inside Baltimore's federal court on Wednesday, nearly a dozen people who suffered child sex abuse at the hands of priests shared their stories of survival. It’s one of three victim impact hearings amid the Archdiocese of...

“Honoring Dear Black Girl” Showcases Art and Sisterhood at Creatively Black Baltimore

Baltimore, MD — On Saturday, October 25, the Creatively Black Baltimore exhibition space at the Inner Harbor transformed into a vibrant celebration of sound, sisterhood, and shared storytelling during the “Honoring Dear Black Girl: Discussion &...