CURRENT EDITION: baltimore (none)🔄 Loading BlueConic...EDITION HISTORY: No changes tracked
🔵 BlueConic: ___🍪 Cookie: ___ UNKNOWN🔗 Query: ___✏️ Composer: ___
Council to consider dueling data center moratoriums
Two county executive candidates have put forward competing bills, creating an unusual competition as the upcoming election impacts council business.
Will Jawando, left, and Evan Glass at a candidate forum in April.
The man behind the city agency that helps move Baltimore forward in more ways than one
Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks Director Reginald Moore doesn't take his role lightly.
Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks Director Reginald Moore at Druid Hill Park.
Goodbye, Greyhound Tavern, the strangest, homiest dive bar in my neighborhood
What is there to say about a Fells Point corner bar that’s given you everything and nothing at the same time?
The now-closed Greyhound Tavern at 1822 Fleet Street in Baltimore.
Hutzell: Speed dating for Congress: How Maryland’s 5th District candidates stand out
COLUMN | In Maryland’s biggest primary, almost anything seems possible just 32 days from the start of early voting. A look at how candidates are trying to break out of a crowd of Democrats.
A dozen candidates for Congress in the 5th District attended a forum organized by three political clubs in Prince George's County on May 3, 2026.
Orioles fall to 0-9 against left-handed starters with 4-3 loss to Athletics
Adley Rutschman and Pete Alonso came through against Jacob Lopez with solo homers, but the Orioles managed only three other baserunners against a pitcher who averages almost two baserunners per inning.
Adley Rutschman was 2-for-3 with a home run as the Orioles lost 4-3 to the Athletics on Friday night.
Griffin strikes out season-high 9 and Young homers to lead Nationals past Marlins 3-2
Pitching dominated after the teams combined for all five runs in the first inning.
Foster Griffin lowered his ERA to 2.12 by allowing one earned run in seven innings Friday night in the Nationals’ 3-2 win.
Anne Arundel man convicted of animal cruelty in case of puppy believed shot to death
Robert Anthony Harley of Harwood was found guilty of one charge and not guilty of another related to the shooting and killing of Maisie, a puppy who went missing around Easter last year.
Authorities are investigating after Maisie, Shannon Smith Wood’s 11-month old Belgian Malinois, was apparently shot to death in Harwood by a neighbor who mistook her for a coyote.
The Banner wins Best News Organization of 2025 at MDDC Press Association awards
The Banner, a nonprofit, multiplatform news operation serving Greater Baltimore and Maryland, received about 60 awards from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association, including News Organization of the Year for the third year in a row.
Banner Chief Philanthropy Officer Sarah Walton, left, and graphic designer Glenford Nuñez pose for a photo with MDDC Press president Dawn Gessel as they're presented with a Best of Show award
Fans camp out at Camden Yards for hours to snag Orioles’ Tupac Shakur bobblehead
The Tupac bobblehead boasts the hip-hop star’s signature black bandanna and nose ring while rocking an Orioles jersey over a long-sleeved white shirt with jeans and sneakers.
Friday, May 8, 2026 - Chris Mansolf, 25 of Howard County, was among the first to secure his Tupac bobblehead after a more than five-hour wait in line.
Bob Baffert withdraws presumptive Preakness favorite Crude Velocity
“It’s a little close for him. He’s been running hard, he’s been running fast, and he’s such a brilliant racehorse that I just think it’d be doing too much too soon with him,” Baffert said.
Crude Velocity #6 ridden by Florent Geroux wins the Pat Day Mile.
Baltimore ends its opioid lawsuit after suffering a major loss on appeal
The decision was a blow to Baltimore City’s legal strategy, with legal observers saying the case was all but dead.
An aerial view of Baltimore City Hall in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
Alsobrooks endorses Jawando for county executive
The senator gives Jawando one of the most high-profile endorsements in the race to date.
U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks endorsed Will Jawando for Montgomery County executive in a news release.
Montgomery County Council poised to pass progressive income tax plan
Taxes would increase for higher-income earners and decrease for those making $150,000 or less.
At-Large Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando speaks during a council session for electing a new president from the current council at the Montgomery County Council Office Building in Rockville, MD.
Baltimore County Police arrest one of the suspected Towson-area Peeping Toms
Baltimore County detectives arrested a 55-year-old man Friday on misdemeanor charges, saying that he repeatedly peered into and filmed the first-floor Towson apartment of three young women who said they have been terrorized by Peeping Toms for nine months.
A still from Ring camera footage shows a man looking into the Chloe White's apartment in March.
Pitcher Cade Povich becomes latest Oriole to go on the injured list
Left-hander Cade Povich was placed on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation, the club announced.
Cade Povich has a 5.12 ERA in 19 1/3 innings.
Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year’s midterm elections.
Attorney Matthew Seligman, representing Democratic state legislators, speaks with the media following a hearing on new congressional maps before the state Supreme Court in Richmond, Va. last month.
New organic market coming to Westphalia Town Center
The arrival of Sprouts Farmers Market is being hailed as a win by residents in the Westphalia community who have pushed for retail, grocery stores and more economic investment.
Sprouts Market to open a location in the Westphalia Towne Center at the end of 2027.
Bowie passes tax increase to address ‘police-department-sized’ budget gap
Mayor Michael Estève said the rate increase was still 2 cents short of what’s needed to close the structural deficit in the city budget.
Bowie Mayor Michael Estève said the city is still exploring how to close an additional $2 million gap in its budget.
A second-home tax in Annapolis? Anne Arundel executive candidates say maybe.
Speaking at a forum hosted by the Anne Arundel Affordable Housing Coalition on May 7, Democratic county executive candidates Allison Pickard, James Kitchin and Pete Smith said a supplemental tax on secondary luxury residences was worth considering.
Anne Arundel County executive candidates Allison Pickard, Pete Smith and James Kitchin during a forum on affordable housing and development on Thursday.
State police seek driver involved in fatal hit-and-run on Capital Beltway
Maryland State Police are asking the public’s help to locate a driver who fled the scene of a hit-and-run on the Capital Beltway.
Traffic backs up on the outer loop of I-695 behind an overturned tractor trailer on the beltway near Stevenson Road.
Load More Stories
Oh no!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes. If the problem persists, please contact customer service at 443-843-0043 or customercare@thebaltimorebanner.com.