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    The Pratt Library’s new leader traveled to Asia and Africa last year on library donations
    The trips to Egypt, China and Japan come as the Baltimore Enoch Pratt library’s budget has otherwise been pinched.
    Chad Helton, President and CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
    It’s tax sale season. Here’s how you can avoid it.
    Tax sale nightmares are avoidable. Here are some tips for new and established homeowners to ensure your property stays off the auction list.
    An auction sign hangs on the porch of a Baltimore rowhouse.
    After a season of offensive line struggles, the Ravens lose Tyler Linderbaum. Now what?
    In Linderbaum, the Ravens lose a three-time Pro Bowler and a locker room leader. What are there options at center?
    Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) celebrates with center Tyler Linderbaum (64) and other teammates after rushing for a touchdown against the New England Patriots in Week 16.
    What we know about the build-out of ICE’s Maryland detention center
    A review of public contracting records by The Banner reveals details about the private companies that are helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement turn a massive Washington County warehouse into a detention center.
    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.
    A magician who admits he’s lying offers more than just tricks
    At Bethesda’s Round House Theatre, magician Nate Dendy presents “Nothing Up My Sleeve,” the debut of a one-man play about his professional and personal journey.
    Dendy, a magician and actor currently performing his one-man show at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda, is an expert at illusions — even if you already know the trick.
    No alarms, no sprinklers as fire swept through luxury Towson high-rise, tenants say
    A lawsuit alleges the Berkshires at Town Center Apartments knew about fire safety problems at the building long before a January blaze and failed repeatedly to correct them.
    Tenant Alex Khosla said he’s developed post-traumatic stress disorder since the fire and has now moved in with family near Pittsburgh, Penn.
    Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case
    The Justice Department touted a tentative settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Monday as a victory for consumers that would end an illegal monopoly.
    Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC.
    MS-13 gang member found guilty of first-degree murder in 2022 shooting
    Carlo Yaque del Cid was found guilty of first-degree murder on Monday in the fatal 2022 shooting of a man in Silver Spring.
    The Montgomery County Circuit Court also found the man guilty of attempted first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the shooting of a second victim.
    Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99
    Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died.
    FILE - Alexander Butterfield, testifies, July 16, 1973 before the Senate Watergate Committee. Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died. He was 99.
    Explosion at East Baltimore Coca-Cola plant sends two to the hospital
    The explosion occurred after a pressure valve went off that handled carbon monoxide, a Baltimore City Fire Department spokesman said.
    Truck 55 sits in the Baltimore City Fire Department station in Pigtown on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
    Commanders are adding Odafe Oweh and re-signing Laremy Tunsil, AP sources say
    Washington Commanders offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil works during the second half of a game against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4.
    Famed Naval Academy grad who blew up bridge during Vietnam War urged for Medal of Honor
    Col. John Ripley, a Naval Academy graduate known for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War, has been posthumously recommended for the Congressional Medal of Honor
    Col. John Ripley
    Maryland native says she escaped Qatar with help of Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz
    Stuck in Qatar after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks against Iran, Anjali Sharma says she finally found a way to her cousin’s wedding in India, with help from Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz.
    Anjali Sharma, a 26-year-old who grew up in Owings Mills, has been stranded in Doha, Qatar since Feb. 28. She was in the country on a 24 hour stopover on her way to India to attend a family wedding.
    With compensatory selections awarded, here are the Ravens’ 10 draft picks
    The Ravens will have another busy Day 3 in next month’s NFL draft.
    Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta takes questions from reporters during the team’s end-of-season news conference in January.
    Math educator dies in Baltimore school building
    A Baltimore educator was found dead in a Cherry Hill elementary school.
    Classroom
    Officials identify 23-year-old man fatally struck by MTA train
    Maryland Transit Administration officials identified Jaheim Deandre Jackson, 23, of Baltimore, as the person who was fatally struck by an MTA train last week.
    MARCH 3, 2026 - 700 block of East Baltimore Street at Shot Tower Station in Baltimore. A man died after being struck by a Maryland Transit Administration train on Tuesday.
    Barnes & Noble to open bookstore, cafe in Lutherville Station
    Barnes & Noble has signed a lease to become Lutherville Station’s first retail tenant.
    Few tenants remain at the Lutherville Station Shopping Center in Lutherville, Md. on Monday, February 3, 2025.
    Tap water restrictions lifted in Baltimore hospital after treating bacteria
    The University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus has lifted precautionary tap water restrictions following detection of the common bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease.
    An illustration of the Legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever.
    Police identify teen killed in ‘targeted’ shooting inside Baltimore home
    Jaythan Day was found unresponsive Friday evening in a Medfield neighborhood home with a gunshot wound, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
    A minor was shot and killed inside a Medfield home on the 1400 block of W. Old Coldspring Lane on Friday.
    Ravens lose Tyler Linderbaum, sign John Simpson | Banner Ravens Podcast
    Should the Ravens have matched the three-year deal Linderbaum got from the Raiders?
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