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    Banner poll: 54% approval for Moore, but voters can’t identify his accomplishments
    While a majority of Marylanders approve of the job Gov. Wes Moore is doing, they struggle to identify his achievements and offer only soft support, according to a new statewide poll from The Banner.
    A new poll from The Banner and OpinionWorks measures Gov. Wes Moore’s approval at 54%.
    Federal workers face financial strain, fear layoffs as government shutdown drags on
    Little progress has been made to end the shutdown as it enters its third week, with Republicans and Democrats digging in and convinced their messaging is resonating with voters.
    FILE - A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
    Could a few ‘bad actors’ upend Baltimore’s housing hopes?
    Two LLCs connected to the buyers have declared bankruptcy and many of the homes in the portfolio are entering foreclosure.
    Maryland Housing Secretary Jake Day at Tuesday's meeting of the Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council.
    What happened to Oella Cemetery? Restoring Maryland’s only company-owned burial ground.
    Oella Cemetery, a Baltimore County burial ground owned by a mill company, never had long-term maintenance. The local community is stepping in to restore it.
    Ann Garvey rests a hand on a gravestone at the Oella Cemetery in Catonsville.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County: a feast of fall fests and a mushroom hike
    There’s no shortage of fall activities in Baltimore County this time of year, including a talk on monsters, a mushroom hike and a craft fair.
    The Pints and Profs series will make its first visit to Heavy Seas Brewing taproom on Thursday evening for a Halloween-themed talk.
    Here’s what you need to know about Gaithersburg’s mayoral race
    Gaithersburg mayor Jud Ashman wants a third term. Challenger Tiffany Kelly says the city needs a change.
    Tiffany Kelly, Gaithersburg mayoral candidate, at left, and Jud Ashman, Mayor of the city of Gaithersburg.
    The Dish: This Baltimore chef went to hell and back with Gordon Ramsay
    Baltimore chef Cat Smith’s time on Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen” has been marked by high highs and low lows.
    Cat Smith says she’s proud to have represented her hometown of Baltimore on television.
    Every Maryland resident is welcome to join this book club
    “One Maryland One Book” has been running for 18 years. This year’s pick, “Kin: Rooted in Hope,” is available through Montgomery County Public Library branches.
    A pattern of books with some of them open. The books are of different sizes and colors. The pattern is made up of various books stacked on top of each other
    Baltimore lights landmarks pink and blue in memory of pregnancy and infant loss
    Baltimore City landmarks will be awash in pink and blue to honor Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
    Sarah Ernst, a senior research specialist who helped organize an effort to illuminate the dome at the top of Johns Hopkins' Billings Building in pink and blue for a second year.
    Darsombra’s Ann Everton was ‘a model for how to live’ as an artist
    Ann Everton, who died Oct. 3 at 43, is remembered as a dedicated, generous artist by Darsombra bandmate and husband Brian Daniloski, friends and collaborators.
    Ann Everton performing with Darsombra in 2023.
    Ex-FBI agent found guilty of multiple sex offenses sentenced to 60 years
    The judge called the ex-FBI agent’s offenses, which included the rape and sexual assault of young women, “some of the most difficult and troubling circumstances I’ve ever heard.”
    FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025.
    Amid a shutdown and layoffs, county leaders say they will stretch the budget — to a point
    Montgomery County leaders say they can plug some of the holes the federal government is punching in the local economy — but not all.
    OCTOBER 1, 2025 - Grace Rivera-Oven, director of the Upcounty Hub and Montgomery County school board member, gives U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D., Calif.) a tour of the hub’s food pantry in Germantown on Wednesday.
    Police say 3 suspects are connected to a North Bethesda homicide and kidnapping. Here are the details.
    Akwalabeng Fontava, 29, was found killed in a North Bethesda apartment the morning of Sept. 21. According to court records, two people inside the apartment were then kidnapped, including Fontava’s girlfriend and a relative who was sleeping over.
    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.
    Art teachers sue Baltimore City schools, nonprofit for missing pay
    The teachers, employed through Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center, allege they haven’t been paid for work they did months ago, putting them behind on rent and car payments.
    From left, Jermaine Melvin, Cedric Benning Jr., Valerie Hall-Butler and Camrie Hilton are former instructors for Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center and four of eight plaintiffs suing the Baltimore City Public Schools and a contracted nonprofit for months worth of payments they have yet to receive.
    R&B legend D’Angelo dead at 51 after cancer battle
    D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice has died.
    FILE - This July 6, 2012 file photo D'Angelo performs at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. D’Angelo has added the Outside Lands music festival to the list of cancellations due to an unspecified medical emergency. The soul singer had been forced to cancel U.S. dates last week due the illness and will also miss shows in Chicago and San Diego this week. (
    BWI not showing Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for government shutdown
    BWI is not displaying a new video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown.
    ARLINGTON, VA - JULY 8: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem departs a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on July 8, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. For the first time in nearly two decades, the TSA is easing its shoe removal rule introduced five years after a 2001 shoe-bombing attempt by allowing some travelers to keep their shoes on at security checkpoints.
    Top Maryland prosecutors who investigated police-involved deaths will leave posts
    Allison Green, chief of the Maryland attorney general’s office’s Independent Investigations Division, and her deputy, Renee Joy, have resigned, office spokesperson Jennifer Donelan said in a statement. Both will leave the office after this week.
    Sources said last week that Allison Green had left as chief of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office’s Independent Investigations Division.
    Teen convicted of killing classmate at Joppatowne High School gets 80 years in prison
    Jaylen Prince, a teenager who was found guilty of shooting and killing a classmate inside a Maryland high school in 2024, was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison with all but 75 years suspended.
    Law enforcement and emergency personnel gather near Joppatowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. An on-campus fight led to one person being injured, officials said.
    A new Chinese restaurant in Southeast Baltimore invites you to dinner with the Wangs
    Bao Di, the long-awaited Chinese restaurant at the edge of Canton and Highlandtown, will open Wednesday.
    Bao Di, a new Chinese restaurant at 3215 Eastern Ave. in Canton, will officially open its doors Oct. 15, 2025.
    How much blame should Zach Orr, Todd Monken get? | Banner Ravens Podcast
    Baltimore’s 194 points allowed through six games are the most in the NFL.
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