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Embattled DHS secretary López to resign amid spotlight on foster care problems • Top City Juvenile Prosecutor says agency could be ‘stuck in weird limbo’ on charging reform
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Carroll County Daily Headlines

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Sykesville board blocks Warfield Companies’ shift toward more residential

In a Wednesday meeting, the Sykesville Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request to scale back commercial and employment requirements, preventing the developer from shifting more of the historic War…

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Embattled DHS secretary López to resign amid spotlight on foster care problems

Maryland Department of Human Services was rocked by the death of a 16-year-old foster girl in the Baltimore hotel where she had been living, under the watch of a worker under contract to the state

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Top City Juvenile Prosecutor says agency could be ‘stuck in weird limbo’ on charging reform

The chief of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office’s Juvenile Division spoke with The Sun about a bill aimed at limiting children charged as adults in Maryland.

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DJS head says automatic charging reform allows agency to do better by youth

Acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, Betsy Fox Tolentino, spoke with The Baltimore Sun to discuss the Youth Charging Reform Act.

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Trump, Moore feud expands to Potomac River sewage spill

Federal authorities will respond to the 300-plus-gallon sewage spill in the Potomac River, President Donald Trump said Monday in a Truth Social post where he blamed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and othe…

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

Jackson died Tuesday surrounded by family, according to a statement.

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One killed in quadruple shooting near Mondawmin Mall, Baltimore Police say

Four people were shot late Monday evening near Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore, Baltimore Police said.

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Bicycle swap meet in Westminster | PHOTOS

29h annual STOP, SWAP AND SAVE, the East Coast’s largest indoor bicycle swap meet and consumer bike expo at the Carroll County Agriculture Center Sunday.

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