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Police release images of persons of interest linked with antisemitic vandalism at Greenwood Elementary School
Montgomery County Police seek the public’s help identifying three persons of interest linked to antisemitic graffiti found Saturday at Greenwood Elementary School.
Detectives Investigate Anti-Semitic School Vandalism
Harford County schools announce finalists to replace fired superintendent
Dyann Mack and Stacey Gerringer have both worked in the Harford County Public Schools system for more than 30 years.
From left, Stacey Gerrringer, principal of Abingdon Elementary School, and Dyann Mack, Dyann Mack, Interim Superintendent.
State police investigating third Maryland inmate death in just over a week
A 33-year-old was found dead in his cell at Western Correctional Institution, state police announced, marking the third death of a Maryland prisoner in just over a week.
Western Correctional Institution (red brick), Cumberland, Maryland.
These 3 new Baltimore restaurants are one step closer to opening
Thai Restaurant, Nest and a new breakfast spot in Greektown are one step closer to opening after a liquor license hearing Thursday.
MAY 7, 2026 - Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore County office in Towson.
Local lawmakers fear Trump will shutter one of the world’s largest workplace giving programs
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a letter signed by 39 other House members urging the preservation of the program.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a letter signed by 39 other House members urging the preservation of the program.
Bowie State University to lay off employees amid $18 million deficit
Maryland’s oldest historically Black university will cut 79 jobs.
Bowie State University is facing a multimillion-dollar deficit for the second year in a row.
FAA investigating two Southwest planes that clipped wings at BWI
The planes “clipped wings” while leaving their gates at BWI around 10:30 p.m., according to a FAA statement, adding that the collision happened in an area where “air traffic controllers do not communicate with flight crews.”
Two Southwest Airlines planes clipped wings at Baltimore-Washington InternationalThurgood Marshall Airport on Monday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Rockefeller Foundation makes a big bet to create more jobs
To improve the lives of those living in America’s most distressed communities by creating approximately 1.6 million additional good jobs nationally, The Rockefeller Foundation recently launched a Big Bet on Good Jobs for America, a new three-year, $100 million commitment to connect more people to good jobs and adapt to rapid economic and technological change.
Governor of Maryland Wes Moore and The Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv J. Shah speak about economic opportunity, including the Foundation’s new Big Bet on Good Jobs for America, with moderator DeRay Mckesson at Big Bets for America: Baltimore. (Photo Credit: The Rockefeller Foundation)
Jon Meoli: Pete Alonso’s ‘coin-flip theory’ explains his approach to hitting — and the Orioles slugger’s recent success
COLUMN | Alonso entered Wednesday with 54 hard-hit balls and 21 walks, accounting for 48% of his 155 plate appearances. That was 11th best in baseball among all qualifiers.
Pete Alonso hit his seventh home run of the season Wednesday night and raised his OPS to .780.
Baltimore’s drone boat company just landed another huge contract from the Navy
BlackSea Technologies is already churning out drone boats for the U.S. Navy. Soon, the firm will build underwater barges that can pump fuel through long hoses, delivering fuel to almost any beach.
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 — BlackSea Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) naval drones are lined up outside the company’s headquarters in south Baltimore.
Former hospice chaplain weaves end-of-life stories into a musical comedy
Benjamin Kintisch, a Columbia man who worked as a hospice chaplain, used the stories he heard from patients to create a musical about life, death and legacy. “Life Review: The Hospice Musical” will be performed in Baltimore on May 9.
Benjamin Kintisch, center, performs a song with a Peabody Institute ensemble during rehearsal for “Life Review: The Hospice Musical” at the Johns Hopkins University’s Arellano Theater in Baltimore on Wednesday.
For sale: Newly updated 8-bedroom home in coveted Clarksville community
The home opens to a two-story foyer with new wide-plank hardwood floors, detailed millwork and an open staircase. There are a formal dining room and a living room, which opens to one of many patios. Every room features custom lighting.
Eat this, not that: Skip the fast food in Howard County
Howard County is home to dozens of chain restaurants, but instead, there's plenty of mom and pop places to support instead.
Facci Ristorante’s pappardelle bolognese arrives steaming hot.
How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified
Three passengers have died, one is in intensive care in a South African hospital, and three others were evacuated from the ship Wednesday. Another man who left the ship earlier in the voyage tested positive in Switzerland.
Health workers in protective gear arrive to evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
What to do this weekend, including an R&B lovers concert and Mother’s Day events
Whether you want to have a tea party for Mother's Day, sing along to Dru Hill or attend a book festival, we've got you covered.
Sisqo of Dru Hill performs for the Blavity House Party Music Festival at Municipal Auditorium on June 14, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for Blavity Media Group)
How would you perform on conservatives’ favorite alternative to the SAT?
Try a sample section of the Classic Learning Test, a new standardized test created in Maryland.
The CLT has three sections: verbal reasoning, grammar and writing, and quantitative reasoning.
Streeter: Those ‘Baltimore: Actually, I like it’ stickers? Actually, I hate them.
The “Baltimore: Actually, I like it” bumper stickers are a winking nod to the city’s self-deprecation. But to me, qualifying one’s approval gives too much weight to the haters.
A Toyota Prius displays an assortment of Maryland-centric bumper stickers, including the “Baltimore: Actually, I like it” slogan.
An army of ticks is sending more Marylanders to the ER
Across the country, emergency department visits for tick bites are up more than 25% from last year, according to federal data. Maryland and other northeastern states are looking like ground zero.
A mail-in specimen of  a Deer Tick in its nymph stage under a microscope in the Norris Lab at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. After identification it will get sent off to the State Department.  Deer tick are the tick species responsible for spreading Lyme Disease. Despite its name, the bacteria pathogen that causes Lymes comes from mice. 

ER visits from tick bites are at a record high in the U.S., according to the CDC. Those numbers are unclear within Maryland, because there is not enough research funding for experts to conduct surveillance in Maryland on ticks.
Meet The Banner journalists covering Prince George’s County
We've assembled a team of award-winning journalists to help cover local government, education, health, children and families, food and culture.
The Banner’s editor-in-chief, Audrey Cooper, addresses attendees at a community listening session at the Prince George’s County Memorial Library branch in Laurel.
Conservatives love this new standardized test created in Maryland
Founded in 2015 by a pair of Marylanders, the Classic Learning Test has now logged more than 500,000 test-takers and is popular among Christian schools and homeschooling families.
The Classic Learning Test, known as the CLT, has now logged more than 500,000 test-takers and is popular among Christian schools and homeschooling families.
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