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Baltimore County residents to see water rate hike starting in July
The Board of Estimates approved a 4.9% rate increase to water utility costs for Baltimore County residents beginning in July. 
Baltimore and Baltimore County share water and some sewer systems, which are managed by the city. 
Where to get free doughnuts around Baltimore on National Doughnut Day, June 6
The first Friday in June marks a day for all those with sweet tooth: National Doughnut Day.
Local bakeries and national chains are offering deals for those with a sweet tooth on National Doughnut Day.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles are winning again. What should we make of it?
After every win comes the moment when you check the standings and start doing the mental math of what it will take for this team to play meaningful baseball again.
Second baseman Jackson Holliday and outfielder Colton Cowser celebrate the Orioles’ win Wednesday in Seattle, one of six straight.
The old Hamilton Tavern ‘is DEAD.’ Check out the new Hamilton Spice.
Fans of Hamilton Tavern are not happy with Hamilton Spice, which has taken its place. But the building's owner says the new concept delivers what was promised.
Harford Road staple the Hamilton Tavern has reopened as Hamilton Spice, with a menu of Indian, Nepalese and American food.
Jackson Holliday is one of baseball’s most aggressive first-pitch swingers. The results are good.
Overall, Holliday is swinging on the first pitch 42.1% of the time. Those swings have led to positive results.
Fueled by his first-pitch-swinging success, Jackson Holliday is batting .260 with a .736 OPS.
Her husband died suddenly. Then the inquiries for her house began.
In tragedy, some housing professionals see opportunity.
Molly and her son, Henry, play at a park near their home.
Lutherville resident and philosopher Alphonso Lingis found beauty in the different and strange
Alphonso "Al" Lingis, a prominent philosopher and phenomenologist who lived in Lutherville, died May 8 of meningitis and a brain abscess. He was 91.
Alphonso “Al” Lingis.
‘How about me?’ Kathy Klausmeier reflects on first five months as Baltimore County’s first female executive
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, the first woman to hold the post, sat down recently for an interview with The Baltimore Banner. She addressed permit delays, teacher salaries and her controversial decision not to automatically reappoint the county's inspector general.
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier sits for a portrait at the Baltimore County Historic Courthouse, the county government headquarters, in Towson, Md. on Monday, June 2, 2025.
How a Woodlawn High senior helped boost the graduation rate
Sean Marshall helped design and fund a student-led tutoring program that’ll live on after he leaves Woodlawn High School.
Woodlawn High School senior Sean Marshall is looking forward to graduating and studying cyber security at Coppin State University.
Hip-hop trailblazer Dapper Dan Midas sets the stage for queer Baltimore talent
Dapper Dan Midas, who just released an EP about his love of WWE wrestling, helps kick off this summer’s “Baltimore by Baltimore” festival series and the city's Pride celebrations.
Dapper Dan Midas, a veteran of Baltimore’s hip-hop scene, is curating the kickoff of the “Baltimore by Baltimore” festival series.
Annapolis once made sails. Trump’s tariffs won’t bring those jobs back.
Annapolis was once a sailmaking center, with multiple lofts manufacturing for thousands of boaters on the Chesapeake Bay. That's unlikely to change, despite President Donald Trump's boasts that tariffs will bring manufacturing back to U.S. cities and towns.
Steve Ross, loft manager for Ullman Sails in Annapolis, says he makes about three sails a year, spending the rest of his time on repairs.
Controversial Howard County go-kart track may get the green flag after all
A controversial go-kart track built on a Western Howard County property inched closer to the starting line Thursday afternoon.
A Howard County man built a go-kart track on his property in Highland for his son.
Hundreds of gallons of diesel removed from Baltimore Harbor as spill cleanup continues
Officials said that roughly 18,000 gallons of water have been removed from the Inner Harbor, though it remains unclear how much of the 2,000 gallons of red-dyed diesel fuel that spilled a day earlier were included.
Crews assess an oil spill at an inlet at South Caroline and Lancaster streets Thursday.
Trump and Musk’s relationship flames out just as intensely and publicly as it started
President Donald Trump is threatening to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: U.S. President Donald Trump and White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk depart after looking at Tesla vehicles on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke out against calls for a boycott of Elon Musk's companies and said he would purchase a Tesla vehicle in what he calls a 'show of confidence and support' for Elon Musk.
Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson hit back-to-back homers in Orioles’ 6th straight win
They’ve fired a manager, fallen 18 games below .500 and now suddenly come to life.
Gunnar Henderson’s solo home run in the sixth inning, which followed Adley Rutschman’s two-run shot, proved to be the difference in Thursday’s 4-3 Orioles victory.
Annapolis murder suspect captured weeks after 37-year-old man fatally shot
The Annapolis Police Department, Prince George’s County Police Department and the US Marshals Service arrested William Hairston, 33, on Thursday for the murder of Gregory Wells.
The Annapolis Police Department, Prince George’s County Police Department and the US Marshals Service arrested William Hairston, 33, on Thursday for the April murder of Gregory Wells.
Ravens OTAs: Chuck Pagano has ‘deep, detailed’ answers upon return to coaching staff
“He had an answer for every single one of those guys,” defensive coordinator Zach Orr recalled Thursday, after the Ravens’ third open practice of organized team activities.
Ravens senior secondary coach Chuck Pagano’s last job was Chicago Bears defensive coordinator in 2020.
Marylanders react to Trump’s announced travel ban, restrictions
Hundreds of Maryland college students could be affected by the travel ban on 12 countries and restrictions on seven more.
President Donald Trump stands before greeting Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz before his arrival at the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington.
Army soldier from Maryland gets 23 years for killing his pregnant wife and dumping her in the trash
A Hawaii-based U.S. Army soldier who was originally from Maryland was sentenced to 23 years in prison for killing his wife and unborn child last summer and attempting to cover up the crime by dismembering and disposing of her body in the trash.
U.S. Army Pfc. Dewayne Johnson sits with his teammates during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-01 at Helemano Military Reservation in Wahiawa, Hawaii, Nov. 2, 2023.
Murder case of ex-Navy doctor frozen as prosecution appeals state’s attorney’s removal
In court Wednesday and in a appellate court brief Thursday, Houston’s attorneys described the state’s appeal as a delay tactic.
The exterior of the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis, MD on September 10, 2024.
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