Under Armour Inc. is closing a 1.2 million-square-foot California distribution center as the company doubles down on its cost-cutting measures. The Baltimore-based sportswear maker announced late Monday it will close its Rialto, California facility by 2026 as part of an updated restructuring plan. CEO Kevin Plank announced in May that Under Armour (NYSE: UAA) would lay off employees and cut costs as part of a plan initially expected to cost the company $70 million to $90 million.

Kelvin Seigle was at the doctor’s office with his wife, who was 6 months pregnant, on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when he learned of the terrorist attacks from a waiting-room television. Hours later, he was sifting through Ground Zero wreckage in New York City alongside nine other Baltimore County firefighters who had made the trip to the disaster zone as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency task force.

Officials on Wednesday are expected to approve the nearly $9 million purchase of a rural resort in the state’s westernmost county, but a legislator representing the area said the state has left residents in the dark about its plans. Area residents who have felt that the resort, which opened in 1999, has inhibited their hunting spots or state park access may feel especially strong about what the state has in store for the land.

Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday declared September 2024 as African Heritage Month in Maryland, celebrating the contributions of African immigrants in the state today and honoring the work of enslaved people in the past. Moore said it was important to acknowledge that Maryland’s state house was built by enslaved people “whose stories oftentimes are not known, whose portraits are not emblazoned and frankly whose sacrifices have not always been celebrated.”

A few dozen electric vehicle charging stations are coming into disadvantaged communities in Maryland and Virginia, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments announced. The initiative is being funded using nearly $4 million in grant funding that the COG received from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.

A West Baltimore clinic that treats and tests thousands of people for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections stopped seeing patients sometime in August. City health officials can’t say when it will reopen. The Druid Sexual Health Clinic is in disrepair, and the staff can only send patients off with an appointment at a clinic across town and a voucher to help pay for transportation. Treatment used to be free to everyone and now comes at a cost.

The Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works has been working to minimize disruptions to garbage and recycling collection while the employees of one of its independent contractors remain on strike. The contracted workers from Ecology Services Inc. have been on strike for seven days after contract negotiations fell apart. The workers, represented by Teamsters Local 150, are demanding better pay and working conditions.

Ever since President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign, former president Donald Trump has been sour and on the defensive. His new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, made clear in their scorching debate here Tuesday night that she will spend the next two months trying to keep him there. If debates matter, this one should. But the overriding question in such a divided country is whether it will.

The youth curfew ordinance in Cambridge, initially enacted in February 2023, was extended by the Cambridge City Council ahead of its October 1 expiration date. The youth curfew ordinance is designed to reduce juvenile crime and gun violence in Cambridge. The extension of the curfew aims to continue fostering a safer environment for Cambridge’s youth and the broader community in the coming year.

The city of Frederick on Thursday annexed two properties on its northwest side, a step forward for two housing development projects that could mean more than 540 new units. The Christoff property is 54.16 acres that straddle Opossumtown Pike near the intersection with Bloomfield Road. The project could add 228 total units with a maximum density of four units per acre.