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The Orioles can't replace Mullins, but they don't lack for intriguing options who could help keep the team in contention for a while. Knowing what we do about how they view roster construction and management, that might not make for the splashiest roster moves Tuesday afternoon.

The Hall of Famer may seem like an immortal part of Orioles baseball, but a recent brush with melanoma should help fans value the time Jim Palmer has left in the broadcast booth.

Having a Black Ariel in the new "Little Mermaid" movie felt like its own fairy tale for some. Here's what one group of viewers thought.

As teacher Kerry Graham leaves her job, she pens a final thank you note to her students for the lessons they taught her.

The 12th-round pick in 2021 has adapted well to Double-A ball but is working to add pitches to his repertoire as he pushes toward the big leagues.

An ordinary fight between two boys at Brooklyn Park Middle School metastasized and resulted in the death of Christopher Wright, who was killed while protecting his son from five students and adults who showed up outside their townhouse.

After Lamar Jackson signed his five-year contract, there was buzz on social media and other arenas about whether he'd be at the Ravens' offseason voluntary workouts. He's there, but why is it even a big deal?

The "Succession" series finale, which airs Sunday, is about generational trauma as much as it's about fascism, betrayal and wealth.

The Navy flight demonstration team’s annual show over Annapolis is what drew Baltimore Banner photojournalist Ulysses Muñoz and me to Annapolis, cameras in hand. I got to see it from a boat in the Severn River, a first for me. He shot from the State House dome. Check out what we got.

His father, seven-time All-Star Matt, didn’t even expect Jackson’s acclimation to happen so quickly. “It’s really impressive,” he said. ”To play well enough to move up a league already, and as well as he’s playing here, it’s just been fun to watch as his dad.”

Every Annapolis mural tells a story, whether it is the tragedy of Breonna Taylor’s death or love for community figure Carlester Smith. You can spend hours admiring the artists’ skills. Ah, but then there are the backstories.

The Orioles continued thriving when the schedule turned challenging, but it’s still too early to predict whether this group can get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

The holiday weekend is that rare time of year when Annapolis National Cemetery has lots of visitors.

In the twilight of his NBA career, Carmelo Anthony went out on a bad team that underachieved in spite of his solid play. But the NBA star with Baltimore roots learned during his 19 years in the league how to adapt and evolve, on and off the court, and found peace with the blessings of his career.

Meet Talia Smith, a Maryland resident who, unlike me, successfully auditioned for "The Voice."

The promise the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling held for many in Baltimore and elsewhere stands in sharp contrast to enduring school segregation almost 70 years later, Banner columnist E.R. Shipp says.

The only death of Preakness day was Havnameltdown, one of the horses under the care of controversial trainer Bob Baffert. But, with a record-setting Preakness win, the 70-year-old manages to keep insulating himself from scandal.

A 20-year-old man has been walking in his Anne Arundel County neighborhood with a fully loaded assault-style weapon to protest a new Maryland gun law. It’s terrifying kids and parents

We dumped “Maryland, My Maryland” with good reason in 2021. It was a dumb, racist song written by a traitor and irredeemably associated by everyone with Christmas. It was long overdue for the dustbin. Do we require a new state song? Well, no. But do we need one? Hell, yes.

Maryland's hopes for the first state-bred champion since 1983 rest on Coffeewithchris, born in Woodbine and trained in Laurel. The long shot also represents a chance for the Salzman family to have a moment in the spotlight amid a business that is shifting around them.