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Man killed, child passerby wounded in West Baltimore shooting
An adult male was killed and a young boy passing by in a vehicle was wounded during a shooting incident in West Baltimore on Saturday night.
7 Things to do in Baltimore County, from the Lavender Festival to a Juneteenth talk at the library
Events in Baltimore County this week, featuring the Lavender Festival, live music and a conversation about Juneteenth.
7 Things to do in Baltimore County, from live comedy to a Memorial Day observance
Here’s a roundup of some worthwhile and fun things to do in Baltimore County for the week of May 22-28, 2025.
I saw Jimmy Carter sworn in as a kid. It’s a day that has stayed with me.
Jimmy Carter’s return to Washington recalls another cold, windy winter day — when he was sworn in as the nation’s 39th president in 1977. A Banner editor remembers watching the swearing-in as an eighth grader in person.
Baltimore pizzeria owner says Dave Portnoy’s $60K donation feels like ‘Christmas miracle’
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy donated $60,000 to Federal Hill’s TinyBrickOven after stopping in to taste the pizza, only to learn it was scheduled to close on Christmas Day due to struggles with getting a liquor license.
Luigi Mangione has a Pennsylvania attorney. He won’t say who retained him.
A Pennsylvania attorney said Tuesday evening that he has been retained to represent Luis Mangione but declined to say who has done so. Mangione has refused to waive extradition to face charges of second-degree murder and other offenses in New York in the shooting death of healthcare executive Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan.
Traffic: I-83 in Baltimore reopens in both directions after massive fire, light rail to resume soon
A large fire at a wood waste site in the city’s Woodberry neighborhood has shut down Interstate 83 in both directions, as well as Cold Spring Lane.
Trump taps Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary for FDA chief
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he has nominated Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins University pancreatic surgeon and Fox News contributor, to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
Moore says state investigating bomb threats at local elections offices
Gov. Wes Moore said late Friday that his office is working with state and local officials to address bomb threats that were reported at local elections offices across Maryland. The state’s top elections official said those tallying votes were evacuated and “everyone is safe.”
Scott laments Kamala Harris’ loss: ‘This country does not deserve Black women’
A video of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott lamenting the loss of Vice President Kamala Harris — and America’s treatment of Black women in general — has gone viral.
Obama pays surprise visit to volunteers at phone bank for Alsobrooks
Former president Barack Obama dropped in at a phone bank for Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks on Thursday. He brought Halloween cookies and stressed the importance of electing Democrats like Alsobrooks to support the agenda of Kamala Harris.
8 Catholic churches got a reprieve from the archdiocese. 3 weren’t so lucky.
The blueprint released Wednesday closely tracks the draft plan that the archdiocese put out in April, reducing the number of parishes — or Catholic communities — from 61 to 23. The number of actual churches would shrink from 59 to 30. But Archbishop William Lori did spare eight churches initially, while delivering some late bad news to others.
Here’s which Baltimore Catholic churches are closing — and the ones that were spared
A final plan announced by Archbishop William E. Lori would reduce the number of parishes in Baltimore City and parts of Baltimore County from 61 to 23, while shrinking the number of worship sites from 59 to 30, four more than originally recommended.
Archdiocese of Baltimore to close half of Catholic churches in city, nearby suburbs
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori on Wednesday announced a final church consolidation plan that would reduce the number of worship sites from 59 to 30. Many churches would get folded into merged parishes.
Annapolis charter school delays opening until 2025, citing halt in lease negotiations
Organizers of New Village Academy planned to open a charter high school this fall, but they have encountered difficulty finalizing a lease at Westfield Annapolis mall.
Annapolis, Baltimore police jointly investigate shooting death of man who was reported kidnapped
The mother of a Baltimore man called police early Thursday to report that men had broken into her home and demanded money for her son, whom they claimed to be holding. They fled without the money, and hours later the man was found dead in a wooded area of Annapolis.
Is it spring yet? Gusty winds, flurries have Baltimoreans bundling up
Spring is just around the corner, but high gusts coupled with temperatures in the 40s are making it feel much colder.
How a walk through Locust Point can teach you Baltimore history
Here are seven places I’ve enjoyed checking out since moving to this South Baltimore community that includes Fort McHenry and the former arrival point for more than a million immigrants.
Commentary: ‘I’ve got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack’: Bruce Springsteen cements relationship with city at arena show
I caught two Springsteen shows 11 days apart, in Baltimore and D.C. The Baltimore show was better, and a reminder that live music is back at the old arena.
Maryland attorney general’s office investigates fatal crash that followed Baltimore police pursuit
An elderly female passenger was killed in the crash in the city’s Roland Park neighborhood.
