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    Federal changes to SNAP cost 36,000 Marylanders their food benefits
    SNAP cuts under the Trump-supported federal law leave 36,000 Marylanders without food benefits, affecting families, seniors and vulnerable groups.
    FILE - SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
    Influential arts nonprofit Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance is shutting down
    The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, a veteran arts nonprofit servicing Maryland, is shutting down after 25 years, its leadership told The Banner.
    Locals gather for a meeting of the Baltimore Informal Educators Roundtable, a program by the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance. The arts nonprofit is shutting down.
    Pay to park is coming to The Mall in Columbia
    Starting Monday, 120 prime parking spots at The Mall in Columbia will require payment to ease parking headaches.
    Exterior of the Mall in Columbia, Md. on Friday, May 2, 2025.
    Potential trade deadline targets for the Orioles | Banner Baseball Show
    Baltimore might have to get creative to find reinforcements.
    What to do this weekend, including Baltimore’s Birthday Bash and a Patty Griffin concert
    From Baltimore’s Birthday Bash to Patty Griffin, planetarium shows and family fun, here are some of the best things to do around the region this weekend.
    Patty Griffin performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Tinley Park, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
    Stuck in traffic heading down the ocean? Here are 7 good stops along Route 50.
    Route 50 to and from Ocean City is notorious for traffic jams. Here are seven places to stop along the way that are worth your time.
    Wright's Market is a generational family farm located outside Salisbury on Route 50.
    Streeter: The deaths of a young sister and brother are a sad testament that our children are in trouble
    COLUMN | The murders of Giovanna Myrie and her young brother, allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend, remind us that our kids are struggling with big emotions and possible violence. What are we missing?
    Close-up of tourist couple holding hands outdoors.
    She survived the Ellicott City flood. A decade later, she remembers her lost loved one.
    Thursday is the 10th anniversary of the flood in Ellicott City that took the lives of Joseph Blevins and Jessica Watsula.
    Heather Owens stands in front of a memorial tree planted in honor of her partner, Joe Blevins, who died in the 2016 Ellicott City flood.
    7 things to do in the capital region, from Karol G to wine and jazz
    Things to do across Montgomery and Prince George’s counties this week include festivals showcasing books, wine and jazz, and concerts headlined by the likes of Karol G.
    Baltimore librarian Ben Egerman will speak at People’s Book in Takoma Park. He has spent years spreading the historical tale of LGBTQ+ people in Maryland.
    How many library cards can a book lover like me collect?
    If you’re itching for a certain e-book before your beach vacation, or your kid is behind on their summer reading list, you may want an extra card — or 10.
    Reporter Ginny Bixby with a newly obtained library card outside the Courthouse Library in Arlington, Virginia.
    Nationals’ Brady House has a clear lane for the third base job. He has to take it.
    “It means a lot that I’m back up here and they believe in me,” House said. “I’m not gonna put any pressure on myself in any type of way, but I am gonna keep trying to do my thing and just trust myself.”
    Brady House was the Nationals’ first-round pick in the 2021 draft.
    Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing
    Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. scientist who helped lead the nation’s COVID-19 pandemic response, is set to face off — again — with a Republican senator probing the origins of the coronavirus.
    Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, June 3, 2024, in Washington.
    State releases bodycam footage of moments leading up to man’s death in police custody
    The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released body-worn camera footage showing a Frederick man’s final moments while in custody of Greenbelt Police Department and U.S. Park Police officers.
    The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has released body-worn camera footage showing a Frederick man’s final moments while in police custody.
    MCPS employee accused of secretly recording students faces new charges
    The Walter Johnson High School employee accused of secretly recording female theater students faces more charges.
    The Walter Johnson High School employee accused of secretly recording female theater students faces more charges.
    Orioles overcome 7-run deficit to win crazy game against Tigers in extra innings
    Entering the seventh inning, Baltimore found itself trailing by seven runs. The Orioles caught up with a five-run seventh and a two-run eighth to force extra innings.
    Coby Mayo hits a two-run triple to center field to tie the game at 7 in the eighth inning.
    Nationals lose winnable game to Blue Jays, drop series
    Given the unreliability of starters not named Foster Griffin and Cade Cavalli, and most of the bullpen, the Nationals will be kicking themselves for losing Wednesday’s winnable game.
    Jacob Young makes a diving attempt to catch a ball during the eighth inning. The play resulted in a two-run double for Toronto’s Kazuma Okamoto.
    Heritage Smokehouse’s next chapter? A simpler barbecue kiosk in Jacksonville.
    Heritage Smokehouse will move to Jacksonville in Baltimore County this September after closing in Govans.
    Heritage Smokehouse was the most hyped BBQ place going into this list. Did it deliver?
    Feds approve sale of Potomac River power plant to data center developer
    Approval of TeraWulf’s purchase of the Morgantown Generating Station marks an early step in the Easton-based company’s plan to overhaul the contaminated coal site and use it to power a data center complex.
    The Morgantown Generating Station, built in 1970, is a 1,477 MW electric generating plant owned by GenOn on the Potomac River. The plant is expected to stop burning coal by 2027 but will continue to generate electricity burning  oil.
    ICE files detainer against Columbia man charged with strangling his girlfriend
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials lodged a detainer Monday for Darwin Gerardo Carcamo-Santiago, a citizen of Honduras, who faces charges in Howard County for the death of Esmeralda Perez-Mendez, 35, of Takoma Park.
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
    A look into Ravens head coach Jesse Minter’s first day of work
    First-year Ravens head coach Jesse Minter spent much of his first day of training camp on the sidelines observing.
    “I’m not going to micromanage every scheme on all three phases in the game,” Jesse Minter said after his first practice of training camp.
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