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Baltimore Police search for man who escaped custody from hospital after crash
Baltimore Police are searching for a 56-year-old man accused of illegally possessing a firearm after he escaped custody from a hospital following a car crash.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Employee accused of stealing tens of thousands from St. Paul’s Schools over 2 years
A St. Paul’s Schools employee faces charges of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the private Baltimore County school over two years, records show.
Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 — St. Paul's School for Girls in Brooklandville.
Man killed when school bus crashes with 2 vehicles in Prince George’s County
A school bus carrying no children collided with two other vehicles in Prince George’s County on Friday morning, leaving one man dead and the bus driver hospitalized, police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
One person dead, another injured in single-vehicle crash in Montgomery County
A driver was killed and a passenger critically injured when an SUV veered off a residential Bethesda road and struck a pole and tree early Saturday, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.
Montgomery County Police responded to a fatal single-vehicle crash on Glenbrook Road in Bethesda.
The Banner wins Best News Organization of 2025 at MDDC Press Association awards
The Banner, a nonprofit, multiplatform news operation serving Greater Baltimore and Maryland, received about 60 awards from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association, including News Organization of the Year for the third year in a row.
Banner Chief Philanthropy Officer Sarah Walton, left, and graphic designer Glenford Nuñez pose for a photo with MDDC Press president Dawn Gessel as they're presented with a Best of Show award
Officers arrest man accused of impersonating police, attempting to conduct traffic stop
Eric Baummer, of Mount Airy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on another vehicle while driving on the outer loop of Interstate 695 at Washington Boulevard in Baltimore County, police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
FAA investigating two Southwest planes that clipped wings at BWI
The planes “clipped wings” while leaving their gates at BWI around 10:30 p.m., according to a FAA statement, adding that the collision happened in an area where “air traffic controllers do not communicate with flight crews.”
Two Southwest Airlines planes clipped wings at Baltimore-Washington InternationalThurgood Marshall Airport on Monday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
East Baltimore building partially collapses, rattling neighborhood
A building in East Baltimore was condemned after partially collapsing Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026 - A partial building collapse occurred in East Baltimore.
Body found in van pulled from Inner Harbor ID’d as man missing for over a decade
Police said Friday they have identified a body found inside a van pulled from the Inner Harbor last summer.
Baltimore City Fire and the Baltimore City Police Underwater Recovery Team work to pull a Silver Cab from the Inner Harbor on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
Fans wait hours in Towson for bourbon — and a moment with ‘Best Man’ duo
Over 100 fans showed up to get their signed bottles of bourbon and pictures with Malcolm D. Lee and Morris Chestnut in Towson on Saturday.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - Lines of fans wrap around Total Wine and More in Towson for a Sable bourbon bottle signing event with Malcolm D. Lee and Morris Chestnut.
Hours after Spirit’s collapse leaves BWI travelers in the lurch, new JetBlue service announced
Hours after Spirit Airlines ceased operations and left Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport travelers scrambling to rebook flights, JetBlue announced Saturday morning it will begin new service.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - JetBlue Airways  announced on Saturday a new service at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will start on July 9.
Spirit Airlines goes out of business, halts flights at BWI and nationwide
Spirit Airlines was the sixth-busiest carrier at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - Screens at the Spirit check-in area at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport have been shut off.
Adult killed, minors seriously injured in Cockeysville crash
Baltimore County Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash in Cockeysville that left one adult dead and three minors injured Friday night.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - Memorial site of a car crash at the intersection of Poplar Hill Road and Merrymans Mill Road in Cockeysville on Friday night that left three juveniles injured and one adult dead.
Man arrested for allegedly abducting Cockeysville Middle School student
A 34-year-old man was arrested for allegedly abducting a Cockeysville Middle School student Thursday morning before dropping her off at school, police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Spring events and construction to halt traffic in Baltimore this weekend
Drivers can expect some traffic slowdowns in Baltimore this weekend as the city hosts spring celebrations and repairs roads.
FiFi the Poodle, the race’s most heavy sculpture, makes her way down Key Highway to kick off the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
Vehicle strikes underground tank, causing propane leak in White Hall
Baltimore County and state officials halted a 500-gallon propane tank from leaking and causing further damage after a car struck it Thursday evening.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
UMD police looking for man accused of indecent exposure, voyeurism in library bathroom
Police are looking for a man whom they accused of indecent exposure and voyeurism in the University of Maryland library in College Park.
The University of Maryland Police Department said the man allegedly exposed himself in a bathroom in McKeldin Library in two separate incidents on Feb. 12 and April 27.
How a timid landscaper became entangled in a Maryland ICE shooting
Salomon Serrano Esquivel was well aware of the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump and often thought he might be next. But he never could have predicted what happened.
Salomon Serrano Esquivel at his brother-in-law’s home in Edgewater. He and his family moved into their relative’s home after ICE took him into custody Dec. 24.
24 families displaced after 3-alarm fire at Windsor Mill apartment complex
No injuries were reported after a three-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex in Windsor Mill on Thursday, officials said.
The Baltimore County Fire Department responds to a fire on Brixworth Court on Thursday.
Man held without bond in wife’s 2002 disappearance despite defense claims of no new evidence
A Baltimore County man accused of killing his wife, who disappeared in 2002, was ordered held without bond Wednesday, as his attorney blasted the case as baseless and lacking any new evidence after more than 20 years.
Michelle Rust, who was 24 years old, vanished on July 20, 2002, while preparing for her 3-year-old son’s birthday party, police said.
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