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COLUMN | My son called me panicked as ICE detained people outside his Baltimore City public school. It’s forever changed him — and me, too.

A 17-year-old was shot and left with nonfatal injuries on Thursday afternoon in McElderry Park in East Baltimore, police said.

Prince George’s County leaders responded defiantly to a lawsuit challenging their attempts to take nearly $40 million from the bi-county parks and planing commission, which sued the county over the transfer.

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that he will not seek criminal charges against the two Baltimore Police detectives who fatally shot Dwight Hawkins, concluding the shooting was legally justified.

The County Council unanimously approved a $2.58 billion budget in Anne Arundel, providing funds for teacher raises, new firefighter positions and more.

A Pasadena man allegedly ran circles around mounted Ocean City Police, caused one of the animals to collide with a tree and sprinted into traffic on Coastal Highway before being arrested, according to court records.

A press release by Pinky Cole called Slutty Vegan’s closure in Baltimore Peninsula as a “relocation,” with a new spot planned near the campus of Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Pinky Cole Hayes announced Wednesday that Slutty Vegan was moving to a “new location at the campus of Johns Hopkins Hospital on Monument Street.”

Drivers should prepare to take detours this weekend as the 51st annual Pride parade makes its way through Baltimore on Saturday.

Sandra Kurtinitis, who has served as college president since 2005, announced Thursday afternoon that she will step down in 2027.

Police found the body of Hilde Henderson in her Silver Spring apartment complex on May 26. They charged her daughter and her daughter’s girlfriend with first-degree murder on May 27.

Two children were taken to the Pediatric Trauma Center at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center after a crash involving a school bus and another car in Davidsonville.

Maryland jazz musician Chuck Redd scored a legal victory this month when a D.C. judge threw out a Kennedy Center lawsuit that accused him of breaching a contract after he canceled a performance in protest of President Donald Trump’s association with the venue.

Kathryn Albert alleges that the school system was negligent in hiring Dazhon Darien, whose AI-generated audio recording tarnished her reputation.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory as temperatures could feel as hot as 105 degrees.

The Howard County Office on Aging and Independence decided to end Rock Steady Boxing classes with little notice or reason. Then residents stepped in.

See who’s running for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District. Read candidate profiles and their responses to The Banner’s 2026 voter guide questionnaire.

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Whether you want to join a Baltimore Pride block party, attend a food and wine festival or celebrate the Maryland Science Center’s 50th anniversary, we’ve got you covered.