CURRENT EDITION: baltimore (none)🔄 Loading BlueConic...EDITION HISTORY: No changes tracked
🔵 BlueConic: ___🍪 Cookie: ___ UNKNOWN🔗 Query: ___✏️ Composer: ___

Article

    School board member Karla Silvestre announces bid for Montgomery County Council
    Silvestre, a Silver Spring resident, has been in the national spotlight recently, testifying before a U.S. House hearing on antisemitism in schools.
    Montgomery County Board of Education member Karla Silvestre announced Tuesday she is running for a seat on the County Council.
    Cause of fire at wastewater treatment plant in Dundalk under investigation
    Baltimore County officials are investigating the cause of a fire Monday night at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
    The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
    Brandon Chasen says he doesn’t know where $600,000 in wired money went
    Brandon Chasen, 39, of Baltimore, agreed in July to enter Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy. He sat for three hours of questioning on Monday.
    Real estate developer Brandon Chasen, right, walks with attorney Adam Freiman as they leave the Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse in Baltimore, Md., on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
    Former youth ministry director in Baltimore County pleads guilty to sexually abusing 5 students
    Guy, 32, of Reisterstown, is scheduled on Dec. 17 to be sentenced in Baltimore County Circuit Court to serve seven years in prison.
    Kevin Guy, 32, of Reisterstown, pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to sexual abuse of a minor and third- and fourth-degree sex offense.
    Montgomery County hotels supported by government funding must allow unions, council says
    The move follows consumer boycotts that targeted several hotels, including the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
    The Montgomery County Council in June 2025.
    Federal jobs cuts were supposed to cost Baltimore millions. Instead, revenue increased.
    Baltimore finished the fiscal year, which ended June 30, with $42 million more in income tax collections than budgeted.
    Wednesday, July 23, 2025 — Venn McCormick of New Life Recovery Center testifies during a Baltimore City Council committee hearing on the opioid crisis.
    Census data shows Montgomery County has one of the largest proportions of immigrants in US
    In 2024, more than 1 in every 3 county residents was born outside the U.S. That ranks 15th out of 841 counties included in census data.
    Judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand
    A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state’s second-degree murder charges against him.
    Luigi Mangione is escorted into Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Baltimore writer Lawrence Burney is earning rave reviews for his first book
    Baltimore writer Lawrence Burney talks about his debut book, "No Sense in Wishing," being a father to a music-loving teen and more.
    Baltimore native Lawrence Burney, a former Banner reporter, released his first book, “No Sense in Wishing,” in July.
    Bill to slow affordable housing in Anne Arundel rejected by County Council
    The 4-3 vote along party lines followed impassioned public testimony at the end of a four-hour legislative meeting Monday night.
    An Anne Arundel County bill that would have rolled back an incentive for affordable housing was defeated Monday night. The bill was spurred by opposition to a new townhouse development in this Glen Burnie neighborhood.
    Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
    The Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema died in Utah on Tuesday.
    FILE - Robert Redford attends the premiere of Netflix's "Our Souls at Night" on Sept. 27, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
    More vocal than ever, Van Hollen pressures Democrats to ditch ‘spineless politics’
    Senator’s Iowa speech criticizes minority party leaders for “spineless politics”
    U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland speaks to reporters at the Polk County Streak Fry, held by the Polk County Democrats, at Water Works Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, September 13, 2025.
    Maryland might be nearing a recession. Is Montgomery County the epicenter?
    It would seem plausible that Montgomery County — home to more federal workers than any other county in the state — would be the epicenter of economic contraction in Maryland. Leading economists have agreed, but local officials aren't so sure.
    Hometown Holidays in Rockville Town Center on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
    ‘Pandemic babies’ are off to school. Their early isolation has led to some struggles.
    In a major pandemic milestone, the babies born during the early days of COVID-19 are finally old enough to start school.
    Students arrive to their first classes on the first day on school at Midtown Academy in August.
    A Baltimore County landfill wants to dump more ‘trash juice’ into the Gunpowder
    A White Marsh landfill has applied for a permit to dump a toxic liquid called leachate into the Bird River, a tributary of the Upper Gunpowder River.
    The Big Gunpowder Falls River can be seen beyond Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh.
    ‘Toxic environment’ claim fuels Montgomery County sheriff’s race
    Will Milam, who is running to unseat Montgomery County Sheriff Maxwell Uy, said the sheriff's office is broken, citing staff shortages and a toxic environment.
    At left, Will Milam at his campaign kickoff event in Gaithersburg on Sept. 6, 2025. At right, Sheriff Maxwell Uy at his office in Rockville on Sept. 12, 2025.
    Hispanic festivities scale back as Trump increases immigration enforcement
    About a half-dozen events traditionally hosted by the local Latino community in Maryland have either been canceled, relocated or altered during Hispanic Heritage Month, which features Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16.
    Dancers perform during a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore on Friday.
    Colton Cowser homers, Kyle Bradish strikes out 9 in Orioles’ win over White Sox
    Cowser hit his second homer in as many games and 15th of the season.
    Colton Cowser, right, celebrates with Coby Mayo and Samuel Basallo after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning.
    Johns Hopkins says UnitedHealthcare talks are over without return to network
    Johns Hopkins Medicine officials say they have ended negotiations with the insurance giant UnitedHealthcare, leaving its doctors and hospitals out of network for some 60,000 patients.
    Johns Hopkins Hospital campus, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center building.
    Albornoz says he won’t seek third term on Montgomery County Council
    Gabe Albornoz’s decision not to seek reelection will ensure three open at-large seats before next year’s Democratic primary.
    On March 12, 2024, Councilmember Gabe Albornoz presents a proclamation with County Executive Marc Elrich to commemorate March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
    Load More Stories
    Oh no!

    Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes. If the problem persists, please contact customer service at 443-843-0043 or customercare@thebaltimorebanner.com.