News Bites: Deportations, AI, and More

May 04, 2025

News, events, and entertainment for Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and beyond.

DHS denies deporting U.S. citizen children, stating parents voluntarily took their kids abroad with valid passports.

May 4, 2025

Ex-COO of Morgantown medical practice sentenced to 3 years for stealing over $650K; ordered to repay over $692K in restitution.

May 2, 2025

Education software experts say they’re cautiously optimistic about a Trump administration drive to incorporate AI into classrooms, but such a program needs clear goals, specific rules — and enough money to fund the costly systems.

May 2, 2025

Kubota recalls 49,640 utility vehicles due to front suspension defect that could cause crashes; no injuries reported.

May 4, 2025

WFP food aid in Gaza is depleted amid Israel’s ongoing blockade, threatening mass hunger and deepening the humanitarian crisis.

April 25, 2025

Trillions in private and foreign investments under Trump’s second term are driving a U.S. manufacturing and infrastructure resurgence.

April 24, 2025

UN sounds alarm over journalist deaths, aid blockade, and rising malnutrition in Gaza amid ongoing Israeli strikes.

April 18, 2025

Maryland State Police will increase DUI patrols across the state for Cinco de Mayo weekend to combat impaired and aggressive driving.

May 2, 2025

Maryland Wine House opens off I-81 in Maugansville near Hagerstown, offering wine, beer, and spirits, and creating over 40 new jobs.

May 4, 2025

While Wednesday marked the deadline for Gov. Patrick Morrisey to officially sign bills passed this legislative session into law, the governor held a ceremonial bill signing at the state capitol Thursday morning for legislation requiring photo identification for anyone voting in West Virginia.

May 2, 2025

French Creek man admits to illegal firearm possession after shooting neighbor’s dog, faces up to 15 years in prison.

May 2, 2025

Federal prosecutors announced new charges against three people in the Pittsburgh area, including a member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. They are accused of conspiring to vandalize a synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood and build improvised bombs.

April 25, 2025

The state’s Jewish community has different views on whether the attack on Shapiro can be called antisemitic, but the imagery that emerged from it left an indelible mark.

April 29, 2025

On Thursday, Virginia’s largest teachers organization cautioned that the Department of Education could be short of teachers to sit on the agency’s committees tasked with adjusting the state’s grading system. State education leaders pushed back, asserting that teachers would still be pivotal participants on the committees and extended the period they could apply to participate…

April 25, 2025

Come May 7, your old Virginia driver’s license might not get you past airport security.

That’s the day the federal government will begin enforcing the long-delayed Real ID Act, requiring all domestic air travelers who use a driver’s license at TSA checkpoints to present a Real ID-compliant credential — or be turned away. If you…

April 29, 2025

Summer brings art, community events, and Frida Kahlo to Hagerstown’s Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.

April 24, 2025

Hagerstown proposes property tax rate increase; public hearing scheduled for May 13 at City Hall.

April 22, 2025

CVAS to host annual golf tournament June 6 to raise funds for homeless animals, featuring contests, buffet lunch, and Pebble Beach vacation prize.

April 22, 2025