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    ‘I’m praying they don’t come back’: ICE sighting panics Silver Spring elementary school community
    ICE officers drove into the parking lot at New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring Monday, causing panic among Hispanic parents who worried that the undocumented among them might be detained.
    SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring. Parents have been nervous after a recent ICE sighting near the school.
    The Dish: This ice cream sells out in minutes
    “Sometimes it’s like everything’s gone in 10 seconds,” says John Williams, founder of Good Karma Creamery.
    Pints from Good Karma Creamery sells out online in minutes. A few of their flavors include, from left, Baby Got Baklava, You’re Welcome and Pumpkin Cheesecake.
    What not to miss at this weekend’s New/Next Film Festival
    Ahead of Baltimore’s New/Next Festival, programmer Eric Hatch highlights new films such as “OBEX,” the acclaimed documentary “Natchez” and more.
    A scene from “OBEX,” the latest movie from Baltimore writer and director Albert Birney.
    Compromise and a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’: Why massive tax breaks for country clubs are here to stay
    Thanks to a handshake deal, Montgomery County’s country clubs enjoy special tax breaks despite ongoing debates about fairness and land use in Maryland.
    Columbia Country Club is located in Chevy Chase, close to D.C. and was founded in 1911.
    Charmed: A sweet stranger on the water taxi and more missed connections
    These are Baltimore’s almost-love stories, written by those still thinking about them.
    Tylenol causes autism? Hopkins scientists bristle at Trump’s unproven pronouncement
    A Hopkins study not only seeks to uncover causes of autism, but what might better the lives of people who have it.
    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks as President Donald Trump listens in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. Trump said his administration was linking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to autism and urging pregnant women to largely avoid the medication.
    Charges filed against Montgomery County firefighters over flooded field
    Prosecutors have filed charges against two county firefighters who allegedly used a fire truck to flood a baseball field after a fly ball hit their property near the station.
    A still from a video recorded by a bystander on the scene in mid-July shows plumes of water dousing the Takoma Thunderbolt’s home field as players in blue jerseys stare at the outfield and each other in apparent disbelief.
    Senate can’t agree on a spending plan, putting Maryland’s federal workforce at risk
    It’s unclear, with the House of Representatives adjourned until next week, when lawmakers could consider their next moves to reopen the government.
    The U.S. Capitol building before dawn on March 26.
    Monkton man charged in wife’s murder after her brother tried to stop fatal stabbing
    New details have emerged since a Monkton man was charged with first-degree murder after Baltimore County Police say he killed his wife inside their home on Maplehurst Lane on Monday.
    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.
    Listeria found in Walmart, Trader Joe’s meals may be linked to deadly outbreak
    Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain heat-and-eat pasta meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria previously linked to a deadly outbreak.
    A public health alert/recall for MARKETSIDE LINGUINE WITH BEEF MEATBALLS & MARINARA SAUCE sold at Walmart.
    Maryland names 7 Blue Ribbon schools after feds end national awards
    Maryland had ended its program after the 2019-2020 school year but will now resurrect it.
    Students at St Joseph School celebrated their Blue Ribbon win with cheers, signs and confetti on Sept. 23, 2024. The U.S. Department of Education ended the national program this year.
    Police seek two Silver Spring men in North Bethesda homicide investigation
    Two Silver Spring men are wanted for first-degree murder linked to the Sept. 21 slaying of Akwalabeng Fontava, who was found dead in a North Bethesda apartment, 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.
    Inside the Dugout: The Orioles who played through pain
    Jon Meoli remembers the Baltimore Orioles who played through the pain in the past season.
    Jordan Westburg of the Baltimore Orioles walks off the field from second base due to an injury in the first inning.
    Montgomery County Council responds to surveillance concerns after gas-powered leaf blower ban
    Complaints about gas-powered leaf blowers had to include a photo or video of the person using the leaf blower before enforcement could begin, leading to concerns about surveillance.
    A Baltimore-area serial rapist is appealing his case. One survivor is fighting back.
    Serial offender Alphonso Hill is asking a judge in Baltimore County Circuit Court on Wednesday to let him receive post-conviction relief, overturn his 60-year sentence for raping eight women in Towson from 1978-1989, and grant him a new trial.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    ‘Federal workers are not political pawns.’ Civil employees brace for shutdown.
    The Banner interviewed current and former federal workers to hear what they think of the potential government shutdown — and how they’re preparing for it.
    Former Baltimore educator resigns from Iowa superintendent job as deportation battle unfolds
    Former Superintendent Ian Roberts, who worked with the Baltimore City Public Schools for years, had been under the impression from a prior attorney that his immigration case was “resolved successfully,” said attorney Alfredo Parrish.
    This photo provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts on Feb. 26, 2025. (ICE via AP)
    Towson, Morgan State universities both cleared after bomb threats
    At least two local universities evacuated parts of their campus because of bomb threats Tuesday.
    Towson University
    Ahead of potential government shutdown, NTSB schedules Key Bridge meeting for November
    During the hourslong meeting, federal officials will discuss probable cause and safety recommendations regarding the 2024 disaster that decimated the bridge and killed six construction workers.
    Preliminary stages of the Key Bridge rebuild have begun, with testing on piles driven into the riverbed.
    Humberto, Imelda churn in Atlantic, raising rip current risks for Maryland coast
    Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay area could see some minor coastal flooding with the possibility of some moderate flooding in the bay area caused by the hurricanes.
    This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 and provided by NOAA, shows weather systems in the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Imelda, left, and Hurricane Humberto at right. (NOAA via AP)
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