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Ryan O’Hearn’s All-Star recognition is a fitting reward for a player who was once an afterthought
“The way it has progressed has been insane,” said O’Hearn of a career he felt might be over at any moment years earlier. “Better than anything I could have imagined.”
Ryan O'Hearn (32) salutes the crowd ahead of a game against the Miami Marlins on July 11.
As Ravens rookies report ahead of training camp, Mike Green’s contract situation bears watching
Green remains the Ravens' only unsigned draft pick, and he could be waiting for other second-rounders to get deals done first.
Ravens rookie Mike Green works out during rookie minicamp on May 4.
Maryland streamlines application for food, cash, health assistance
It’s now an all-in-one process, no matter which benefits a Marylander is hoping to sign up for.
State officials have upgraded the application website for Marylanders to apply for government benefits.
Moore picks former Fort Meade commander to be state veterans secretary
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is tapping a former high-ranking Army officer who commanded Fort George G. Meade to be the state’s next secretary of veterans and military families.
Carroll County Commissioner Ed Rothstein
Baltimore County schools never had a plan to pay for years of promised teacher raises
To better understand how Baltimore County schools arrived at this impasse, The Banner reviewed the public records for each year leading to this point, including a comparison of how raises have been handled.
Cindy Sexton, head of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County, talks to reporters about having to renegotiate salary raises with Baltimore County Public Schools on May 14 outside the union's Towson headquarters.
US inflation accelerated in June as Trump’s tariffs push up costs
Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are pushing up the cost of a range of goods, including furniture, clothing, and large appliances.
In this aerial view, trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge as they carry cargo between Canada and the United States.
MAGA faithful are angry about the Epstein case. Here’s what to know.
The Justice Department last week said no more files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case would be made public.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point in Michie Stadium on May 24, 2025 in West Point, New York.
Employees at the nation’s consumer financial watchdog say it’s become toothless under Trump
CFPB employees say they essentially spend the workday sitting on their hands, forbidden from doing any work by directive from the White House.
A security officer works inside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building headquarters, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington.
Car prices are rising in Maryland even without the sting of high tariffs
New national reports have documented a tale of consumers’ woes: increased monthly payments, extended loan terms and stubbornly high interest rates.
One in five car buyers nationally have monthly payments of over $1,000.
One entrepreneur’s ‘slow work’ of restoring Baltimore’s old furniture
Phillip Kerrigan does furniture restoration by hand at his company in Better Waverly.
Phillip Kerrigan runs and is the sole employee of Kerrigan Restoration, a furniture restoration business in Baltimore.
Free speech is under attack in the Trump era. It’s no time to keep quiet.
In this moment of everyone shouting at once all the time, would we be better off if we all just shut up for a day? Then I remember my right to ignore it all. What if we can’t refuse? That's the risk to free speech today.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin calls in from an American Airlines lounge at Reagan National Airport to join an ACLU forum on threats to free speech.
Immigration arrests in Maryland have doubled under Trump
Under President Donald Trump, ICE is arresting 76 immigrants per week in Maryland, up from 29 per week last year.
Some flooding in Baltimore as storms roll through Maryland
The Baltimore region was under a flash flood warning Monday evening, and saw some limited inundations.
A car drives past The Senator theater on York Road during Monday’s torrential downpour. Photographed Monday, July 14, 2025.
Van Hollen, Raskin wade into MAGA rift over Epstein files
Two Democratic congressmen from Maryland joined the growing call for the Department of Justice to release files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen got an amendment to a federal spending bill requiring the Justice Department to preserve Epstein-related records.
MLB draft tracker: Follow the Orioles’ picks on Day 2
With the Orioles’ competitive balance round and compensation picks already selected, Baltimore now starts the final rounds of the 2025 MLB draft with the hope of finding another late-round star.
Signage for the MLB Draft is seen in the first round during the 2025 MLB Draft in Atlanta, Georgia.
At All-Star Game, Ryan O’Hearn can’t escape trade deadline speculation: ‘It’s hard to ignore, for sure’
“Be where my feet are, focus on my team," O'Hearn said. "The Baltimore Orioles right now are my team. In my mind, we’re trying to make a miraculous comeback."
Baltimore Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn, right, poses with his wife Hannah as he is recognized for being an All-Star before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Baltimore.
The path to MLB stardom for James Wood began in a batting cage in a Maryland suburb
Before Wood got the invite to launch homers during the derby alongside some of the game’s biggest stars, he and his hitting coach Gerardo Caceres developed his swing in Gaithersburg.
Washington Nationals' James Wood sits in the dugout before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — and to go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: The U.S. Supreme Court Building as the court hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S., on January 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The future of the popular social media plaform is at stake at stake as the Supreme Court hears arguments on a law set to take effect the day before Inauguration Day that would force their China-based parent company to cut ties with TikTok due to national security concerns. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Baltimore has a new place to drink on the water
From two veterans of Baltimore's dining scene, Bellini's at 500 Harborview Drive picks up where Tabrizi's left off.
Restaurateur Brian Acquavella has reimagined a waterfront bar in South Baltimore as Bellini’s. The space was previously operated by Tabrizi’s.
EPA says Maryland permit for Ocean City wind farm is invalid
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week told Maryland regulators that an air quality permit issued for an offshore wind project near Ocean City was not valid.
Ocean City’s beach on a chilly weekday ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
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