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    Woodlawn library closing for $22 million, 2-year renovation
    Woodlawn branch of the Baltimore County Public Library will close for two years for $22 million renovations.
    The Woodlawn branch of the Baltimore County Public Library. The branch is closing later in September for a large renovation.
    Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event
    Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, officials said.
    Charlie Kirk speaking at event in Oconomowoc, Wis.
    Marlon Humphrey says Ravens defense is the problem, needs to mature
    This is not going to be another year when the defense comes in with lots of hype and fails to show up in clutch moments, the Ravens say.
    Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey tackles Keon Coleman of the Bills on Sunday night.
    Man shot outside West Baltimore mosque in critical condition
    A man was shot and severely injured outside a Baltimore mosque Wednesday afternoon, 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.
    Bird flu detected in Anne Arundel County for third time this year
    Bird flu was recently detected in a backyard Anne Arundel County flock, the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday, bringing the total outbreaks across the state to 10.
    Bird flu was recently detected in a backyard Anne Arundel County flock, the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.
    More time for maps? Baltimore County Council divided over public’s plea.
    Dozens of residents showed up at Tuesday’s Baltimore County Council work session to plead for more time to study the latest redistricting map, which dropped five hours before a public hearing.
    Dozens of residents showed up at Tuesday’s Baltimore County Council work session to plead for more time to study the latest redistricting map, which dropped five hours before a public hearing on efforts to slice up Maryland’s third-largest county.
    Annapolis, citing U.S. Postal Service delays, warns voters to drop off mail-in ballots
    Annapolis attributed the problem to “issues with the U.S. Postal Service.”
    Tennley Cook waits on the floor of the Eastport Community Center gym while her mother Heather Cook votes Tuesday night in Annapolis.
    BGF member sentenced in murder of mom pushing 1-year-old in stroller
    Barak Olds, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
    The Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse is seen on July 23, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
    5 takeaways from the new draft state transportation budget
    Maryland's transportation budget: From roads to buses to port traffic, here’s where billions of dollars of transportation spending will go over the next six years.
    I-695 road work
    Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in West Baltimore
    Baltimore Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that happened early Wednesday in West Baltimore.
    Police tape seen at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave and Lauren Street.
    Where Maryland and other states stand in battle over US House redistricting maps
    Nationally, Democrats need to gain three seats next year to take control of the House. The party of the president typically loses seats in the midterm congressional elections.
    The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    Can horse country and affordable housing coexist in Baltimore County?
    Earlier this year, the Baltimore County Council passed a measure that leaves the future of the URDL up to the voters.
    David and JoAnn Hayden visit with some of their horses at Dark Hollow Farm in Upperco.
    Anne Blumenberg, founder of Community Law Center, always found a way to make it happen
    Anne Blumenberg, the founder of the nonprofit Community Law Center, which offers pro bono legal services to help improve quality of life in Baltimore, died last month at age 79.
    Anne Blumenberg.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County this week: Travel to the 1950s, sip apple cider and taste Towson
    This week’s lineup of Baltimore County events includes a Johnny Appleseed Festival as well as other fall-themed excursions.
    An apple cider slush ($3), left, and an apple cider creamsicle ($6) at Weber's Cider Mill Farm in Parkville.
    Do the Orioles have a keeper in Jeremiah Jackson? | Banner Baseball Show
    Which players on the fringes of the roster – including Jeremiah Jackson, Kade Strowd and Alex Jackson – could be keepers?
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia wants asylum. The US wants to deport him. What to know.
    The Trump administration wants to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the African nation of Eswatini. Abrego Garcia wants to apply for asylum to stay in the U.S. Either path could begin with a long journey through the legal system.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into ICE custody in Baltimore in August.
    The advice Kyle Schwarber gave Jackson Holliday has prompted the Orioles infielder’s recent surge
    In 25 games since Aug. 9, Holliday holds a .787 OPS with a 19.3% walk rate and a 13.4% strikeout rate.
    Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday connects with a pitch in the third inning against the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 25.
    Harford County schools’ book ban tests state law
    A book ban in Harford County Public Schools was the Baltimore area’s first test of Maryland's Freedom to Read Act.
    AUGUST 18, 2025 - Dozens of protesters stand outside the Harford County Public Schools headquarters to protest the school board's decision to ban a book from school libraries.
    West Baltimore intergenerational project to honor community advocate
    Catholic Charities has big plans to renovate a nearly 55,000 square foot building into a center useful to all ages.
    The upcoming Carolyn Fugett Intergenerational Center will house Catholic Charities’s first Early Head Start program in the city.
    The Dish: This Annapolis restaurant is a tip-free zone
    At a time when tips seem to be expected everywhere, Rumhouse may be the first restaurant in Maryland to do away with the practice all together.
    Sophie McGee is a server at Rumhouse in Annapolis. The restaurant has a no-tipping policy.
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