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Jon Meoli: How Ryan Helsley’s signing sets the standard for the rest of the Orioles’ winter deals
Even with Helsley having the ability to opt out of the second year of his two-year, $28 million deal after the 2026 season, we’re still talking about a significant investment in a reliever — and a very good one at that.
Ryan Helsley has 105 saves and a 2.96 ERA in 319 2/3 career innings.
Maryland human services Secretary López pleads guilty in DC DUI case
Maryland’s secretary of human services, Rafael López, pleaded guilty on Monday to driving under the influence as part of a deal that could result in no jail time and an eventual dismissal of the case.
Rafael Lopez, Maryland secretary of human services, speaks during a panel on healthcare during the Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event.
Can high schoolers solve Maryland’s child care shortage?
Attracting kids to the field early could help boost the state’s workforce.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 — Christo Rey Jesuit High School sophomores Nayeli Galvez-Hernandez, left, and Amari Cheeks work with Ariyin Reed, 2, and Kross Usher, 2, in Imani Sims’ Pre-K 2 class at The Loyola School.
What we like about the Orioles’ Ryan Helsley signing | Banner Baseball Show
Baltimore wasn't dissuaded by the reliever’s 7.20 ERA with the Mets.
Ravens film study: The good, the bad and the ugly from Lamar Jackson in loss to Bengals
Jackson had some explosiveness back in the Ravens’ loss Thursday to the Bengals, but he also made crucial mistakes.
Lamar Jackson had three turnovers and his lowest single-game grade on Pro Football Focus since 2021 in the Ravens’ loss to the Bengals on Thursday.
Baltimore’s evolving hardcore music scene through the eyes of frontman Paris Roberts
Roberts, 28, of Mount Vernon, is the singer of the Baltimore hardcore band No Idols.
The band No Idols performs at the Ottobar.
Let’s make December the best month of this terrible year
2025 has been terrible. Maybe December will be nicer?
Visa canceled at the border, a Hopkins grad student has been stuck in Canada for months
Ehsan Rajabi said the university declined to advocate for him.
Ehsan Rajabi and his wife have been stranded in Canada for three months.
As the Chesapeake Bay cleanup enters a new era, it’s fighting for relevance
As the Chesapeake restoration enters a new era — governors from across the watershed are expected in Baltimore this week to extend cleanup to 2040 — the movement appears uncertain about its future.
A boater heads out toward the Chesapeake Bay at the Susquehanna Flats.
Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal allows Baltimore to sue the Sackler family
The agreement, which the city negotiated with Purdue Pharma, representatives of the Sackler family and other key players in the bankruptcy, means that Baltimore could try to take the Sacklers to trial.
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - SEPTEMBER 16: The headquarters of Purdue Pharma is shown on September 16, 2019 in Stamford, Connecticut. The pharmaceutical company makes OxyContin, the opioid often cited as starting the opioid crisis.
Racism claim that rocked Bethesda-Chevy Chase still lingers
Dan Engler, once a popular teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase, was accused of racism by two students. The incident was a flashpoint at the school and upended Engler’s career.
Dan Engler, a former teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
At this Owings Mills restaurant, latkes and matzoh ball soup get a foodie spin
Matthew Zafrir, who has worked at Michelin-starred restaurants in D.C., returned to his hometown to become chef at The Tillery, inside an Owings Mills Marriott.
Matthew Zafrir previously worked at Woodberry Kitchen and D.C.’s Minibar.
6 free-agent infielders the Orioles should consider
Should the O’s splurge on Pete Alonso or Alex Bregman, or play it safe with a bench bat?
Alex Bregman has an .846 OPS in 10 years in the big leagues.
Failed 2-point conversion in OT dooms Commanders to 7th straight loss
Treylon Burks of the Commanders catches a third-quarter pass for a touchdown against Riley Moss of the Broncos.
Trump says he will attend Army-Navy game in Baltimore months after criticizing city’s crime rate
In August, Trump mentioned the possibility of deploying the National Guard to Baltimore to combat crime, which garnered pushback from Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott.
Donald Trump and JD Vance, then the president-elect and vice president-elect, attend the 125th Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium on December 14, 2024, in Landover. On the right is then-Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.
Midwest storm brings flight cancellations, delays for post-Thanksgiving travelers
Planes were being deiced at airports across the country on Sunday, including Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
An arriving Southwest Airlines flight lands at BWI Marshall Airport as others prepare for departure at the start of the busy holiday travel week.
Daughter of Baltimore employee allegedly killed over parking dispute shares heartbreak
The daughter of Gregory Turnipseed, a 71-year-old Baltimore City employee, is speaking about the attack on the job that cost him his life.
A police car drives past the 500 block of St. Paul St. on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, where a 49-year-old woman from Northeast Baltimore was arrested last month and charged with fatally beating a city traffic worker during an argument over a parking spot.
Van Hollen among lawmakers backing congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats
Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs.
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 - Senator Chris Van Hollen addresses the crowd at Symphony Woods Park in Columbia during the No Kings rally.
Police identify man and woman in suspected murder-suicide
Homicide detectives are investigating two deaths in Silver Spring as a murder-suicide, Montgomery County police said.
Pedestrian, 77, dies after crash in Northwest Baltimore
A 77-year-old male pedestrian died Friday night after he was struck by a motor vehicle in Northwest Baltimore, police said.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
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