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Judge Gavel and Handcuffs with Dollars Bills on the Table. (Depositphotos)
Jan 20, 2026

MD man indicted in theft of $670K from American Legion Post

A grand jury indicted a man following a Maryland State Police investigation into the theft of over $670,000 from an American Legion Post.

Wes Guckert, the founder, CEO and chairman of the Traffic Group, died at age 77 on Dec. 30, 2025. (Courtesy photo)
Jan 5, 2026

Wes Guckert, CEO and founder of The Traffic Group, dies

Wes Guckert, the founder, CEO and chairman of Baltimore County-based The Traffic Group, died after a brief hospitalization.

A cinderblock marks a grave near the Cheltenham detention center. (Rob Wells / Capital News Service)
Jan 2, 2026

MD senator drawing attention to hundreds of boys who died in custody

A Maryland senator is bringing a spotlight to the deaths of as many as 300 Black youths at a juvenile detention facility.

President Donald Trump attends a business meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Dec 5, 2025

Maryland to pay millions more for SNAP under Trump’s bill

Trump legislation is poised to make Maryland pay $40 million more in state funding to administer SNAP next fiscal year, analysts say.

Ryan Eller (left), general manager of Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, presents a check to Heather Geraldes, Executive Director of The Maryland Veterans Trust Foundation. (Ketia P./ LoveJustBecause LLC)
Nov 26, 2025

Live! Casino & Hotel donates over $116K to MD Vets Trust Fund 

Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland held this year’s Annual VSBE Appreciation Breakfast to acknowledge veteran-owned businesses in Maryland.  

The Traffic Group photographed by Maryland-based Commercial photographers, Robin Sommer and Bill Rettberg of MidAtlantic Photographic LLC.
Oct 29, 2025

The Traffic Group Inc.

The Traffic Group Inc. is a service-disabled veteran-owned traffic engineering and transportation planning firm founded in 1985.

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Oct 20, 2025

Letter to the Editor: Funding suggestion for veterans treatment courts

To the editor, For some four and a half years, I have been promoting veterans treatment court expansion in the state of Maryland. Early this year I was informed there […]

Julio Torres poses for a photo by a cross in an open field, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Terrell, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Sep 25, 2025

Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump’s deportations

Immigrant U.S. veterans like Julio Torres face deportation threats despite military service, as Congress debates bipartisan protections.

From left: Eboni Ilinets, Leslie Dews, Kiana Hinton, Lisa D. B. Rodvien, Chrissy Nizer, Aruna K. Miller, Shaneka Henson, Talmadge Branch, Samantha J. Biddle, Ed Rothstein, Jennifer Braham. (Courtesy of MVA)
Sep 4, 2025

Veterans services office opens in Annapolis

Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller joined officials from state agencies to celebrate the new Veterans Services Office at MVA's Annapolis branch.

Emma Rousseau of Oakland, New Jersey, her mouth bound with a red, white and blue netting, attends a rally on the Fourth of July to protest for abortion rights, at Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington on July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Aug 5, 2025

VA wants to end coverage of abortion for military veterans

The Trump administration is calling to remove abortion coverage from the list of medical benefits for veterans and their families.

Ed Rothstein, a retired Army colonel and former Fort Meade commander who is also a Republican official in Carroll County, will join Gov. Wes Moore’s Cabinet as the state’s next veterans affairs secretary. (Carroll County Government)
Jul 14, 2025

Carroll County Republican joins Moore’s Cabinet as veterans affairs secretary

A retired Army colonel and former Fort Meade commander will join Gov. Wes Moore’s Cabinet as the state’s next veterans affairs secretary.

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Jun 27, 2025

Letter to the Editor: Veterans courts in Maryland saves lives

As a Maryland Veteran Advocate, I was pleased to read and share the editorial "Commending Md.'s veterans treatment courts."