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    Baltimore Police dive team joins search for missing 27-year-old Branson Oduor
    The Baltimore Police dive team joined the search for 27-year-old Branson Oduor on Thursday afternoon.
    Fliers informing people about how to help with location Branson Oduor posted on poles across the Baltimore.
    Man mistakenly released from prison after getting new murder trial in Baltimore
    Theodore Johnson Jr., 44, of McElderry Park, later voluntarily showed up to a bail review hearing.
    The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in 2025 mistakenly released Theodore Johnson Jr. from the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland.
    Father of 6-year-old boy who fatally shot himself indicted
    Lascelle Lee was indicted on multiple charges, including involuntary manslaughter, linked to the February death of his 6-year-old son, who shot himself in the face.
    Long before the Artemis II mission, Christina Koch was a Chesapeake Bay sailor
    The astronaut, known for her impressive and record-breaking feats in space, once spent her postgrad days on the Chesapeake Bay as she worked her first job for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt.
    Artemis II NASA astronaut Christina Koch stands on the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as part of an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, to test the crew timeline for launch day.
    Maryland lawmakers pass bill granting some college professors union rights
    If Gov. Wes Moore signs the bill into law, these educators will be the first granted collective bargaining rights at Maryland’s four-year public colleges.
    Non-tenure track faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park, would be among those who could form recognized unions under new legislation.
    Apple closing its unionized store at Towson Town Center
    Apple will shutter its retail location at Towson Town Center in June. The store was the company’s first to unionize.
    TOWSON, MARYLAND - JUNE 20: Customers shop at The Apple Store at the Towson Town Center mall, the first of the company's retail locations in the U.S. where workers voted over the weekend to unionize, on June 20, 2022 in Towson, Maryland. Following a late-pandemic era wave of workers demanding higher pay,  better benefits and more negotiating leverage, 65 of the 98 workers at the Towson Apple Store voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union on June 18.
    A pair of Baltimore firefighters died more than 2 years ago. The city still hasn’t told the public what happened.
    The Baltimore Fire Department was understaffed while relying on aging equipment and outdated training standards when two firefighters died in a blaze 2 1/2 years ago, according to an investigative report obtained by The Banner.
    Baltimore City firefighter Rodney Pitts casket sits on top of Engine 29, with medals saying "beloved son" and "dad" hanging from its edges.
    Maryland strikes deal with owner and operator of Dali in Key Bridge collapse
    The ship hit the bridge in the early morning of March 24, 2024, killing six workers who were filling potholes and sending the span into the Patapsco River.
    A boat passes by the Dali, which is now docked at the Port of Baltimore, on May 24, 2024.
    Searching for Isaiah Likely, Charlie Kolar replacements | Banner Ravens Podcast
    Could Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq be the Ravens’ first-round pick?
    Companies that rained lead paint from TV tower in North Baltimore agree to $2M settlement
    Lead paint rained down on a half-mile radius in North Baltimore during 2022 work on a TV tower, covering homes, a day care and a playground.
    Carol Jarvis holds a jar with piece of red paint. She has been collecting them to test for lead.
    Protesters rally against now-paused immigration detention facility near Hagerstown
    The sprawling blue-and-white warehouse in Washington County has been the subject of intense debate in part because of the way commissioners voiced their support for ICE.
    Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — This new warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
    For sale: Warm and luxurious estate in Highland
    This Highland home features 7,165 sq. ft., cherry hardwoods, vaulted ceilings, an outdoor oasis with a pool and a detached workshop.
    Orioles unveil Camden Yards-inspired City Connect jerseys
    Paying homage to the team’s iconic ballpark, the Orioles’ new City Connect uniforms feature the colors and distinct traditions of Camden Yards.
    The Baltimore Orioles’ new City Connect uniforms feature green sleeves, matching the seats and an historic “B” logo that stems from the 1890s Baltimore Baseball Club.
    Parts of Baltimore-Washington Parkway to close this weekend. Here’s what you should know.
    Allow for extra travel time this weekend as parts of MD 295, or the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, will be closed for the next two weekends for a highway improvement project.
    Expect some traffic delays this weekend and next around parts of MD-295.
    Remembering Frances Harper, a Black abolitionist, suffragist and poet from Baltimore
    Harper was the first African American woman to publish a short story and among the first Black published poets and authors.
    The Johns Hopkins University’s Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts is hosting a lecture on Baltimore native Frances Harper, the first African American woman to publish a short story and a pioneering Black poet.
    Trump DOJ backs challenge to Howard County’s private detention ban
    Federal authorities are weighing in on a lawsuit between Howard County and Genesis GSA Strategic One LLC, a case with implications for the future location of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Baltimore field office.
    Fencing and construction equipment surround a proposed ICE detention center in Elkridge in February.
    What to do this weekend, including spring festivals and the Baltimore Farmers’ Market
    Whether you want to see movies at the Maryland Film Festival, shop locally at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market or fly a kite in Patterson Park, we’ve got you covered.
    Vendors display their wares at the Baltimore Farmer’s Market in downtown Baltimore, MD on April 13, 2025.
    A shooting shattered their family. Annapolis is playing politics with their grief.
    Legislative bumps and political infighting in Annapolis shroud passage of a NyKayla Strawder memorial bill, a teen killed by a 9-year-old with access to his grandmother's gun.
    NyKayla Strawder was killed in 2022 by a 9-year-old who accessed his grandmother’s gun.
    Rideshare app Empower remains defiant as Maryland tries to regulate it like Uber
    Empower is an app people can use to hail a car similar to Uber or Lyft, but it promises to do it for cheaper without taking money off the top.
    An ad for Empower, a rideshare app Maryland’s Public Service Commission filed a complaint against in 2024, seen on the side of a BaltimoreLink bus.
    Streeter: Where’s Marty Bass? Ending his TV career with a few more stories to tell.
    COLUMN | WJZ’s Marty Bass is retiring at the end of May. But he’s still got a few more stories to tell.
    Marty Bass, a WJZ reporter for 48 years poses for a portrait inside of the studio in Baltimore, Monday, April 6, 2026. Bass will be retiring in May.
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