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Baltimore native Donnell Whittenburg finally claims gold in 6th appearance at world gymnastics championships
The 31-year-old American gymnast claimed gold on still rings at the world championships on Friday.
Donnell Whittenburg of the United States reacts after competing in the men's rings final during the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.
National Democrats push a new poll showing Marylanders support redistricting
Maryland has not yet entered the national redistricting fray, but a poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee could put pressure on leaders to try to eke out one more Democratic member of Congress.
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
A historic diner changes hands as downtown Baltimore looks to make a comeback
The historic Werner’s Diner is changing hands yet again amid ongoing efforts to revitalize the blocks surrounding East Redwood Street in downtown Baltimore.
The staple Baltimore diner is under new management
This nail tech’s creepy hobby is a nod to your nightmares
Lani Moore’s horror dolls wouldn’t play well with Barbie.
Lani Moore uses a ring light and poses two of her custom made horror dolls for a photoshoot inside her home in Middle River, Md., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.
Sticker shock: Obamacare premiums jump in Maryland as Congress deadlocks
The federal government remains shut down, keeping the prospect of federal subsidies to buy health insurance off the table as open enrollment on the health exchange approaches for Maryland.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, center, a Maryland Democrat, leads a news conference in Silver Spring calling for an end to the government shutdown and an extension of subsidies that help people buy health coverage on the state health exchange.
Where can you see 10 DJs perform back-to-back? In a barn on a Maryland farm.
Forma Festival at The Garage in Boyds will showcase techno, dance music and visual arts.
Alexandre Docouto, founder of Heaven Dancing Club, is hosting Forma Festival at The Garage in Boyds on Oct. 25.
Sports roundup: From the Junior Ryder Cup to the Maryland state golf championship
Churchill senior Zoe Cusack, fresh off helping the U.S. win the Junior Ryder Cup, heads to the state championship next week.
Zoe Cusack holds a golf club on her backswing at the Junior Ryder Cup at Nassau Country Club.
Noah Hillman argued Black teachers weren’t equal. Annapolis is renaming his garage.
Annapolis is changing the name on the Noah Hillman Parking Garage, a downtown memorial for a respected alderman. Twenty years before he was elected, Hillman was the lawyer for one of Maryland’s most notorious racists, George Fox.
Noah Hillman, center, with Arthur Ellington, left, and an unidentified man at a City Hall meeting in the late 1950s. Both Hillman and Ellington were members of the city council who served brief tenures as interim mayor.
For sale: Charming 5-bedroom home in Chevy Chase
This five-bedroom, 3 1/2-bathroom Chevy Chase home for sale has been expertly updated for modern living, so all you have to do is move in.
Source: Thanks to government shutdown, game between No. 1 UConn and No. 20 Louisville will move from Germany to Naval Academy
CT Insider reported last week that the game was in jeopardy due to the shutdown, which dramatically reduced the operations of overseas military bases.
Head coach Geno Auriemma of the UConn Huskies raises the WBCA Coaches' Trophy after beating the South Carolina Gamecocks 82-59 to win the National Championship in April.
Man convicted of first-degree murder in Gaithersburg killing
Delondre Sawyer, 35, was found shot to death last year in Gaithersburg. A jury Wednesday convicted DeAngelo McRoy of his murder. Another suspect in the case will go to trial next year.
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.
Wawa recalls some lemonade, milk drinks due to ‘foreign object’ contamination
Wawa recalled the beverages out of concerns for “potential foreign object contamination.”
Malvern, PA, USA - June 26, 2022: A Wawa convenience store and gas station in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Wawa, Inc. is an American chain of convenience stores and gas stations along the East Coast.
Trump administration denies Western Maryland’s final appeal for FEMA money
The Trump administration rejected the final appeal for federal disaster relief for Western Maryland communities that are still recovering from May’s historic flash floods.
Waterlogged cars sit in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School on Thursday, May 15, 2025, after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
The $148 fee at the center of the University of Maryland’s free speech controversy
Turning Point USA claims a security charge targets the group’s free speech at the University of Maryland, College Park.
The University of Maryland College Park chapter of Turning Point USA was asked to pay for security when it brought a speaker to campus.
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson practices again, takes ‘another step forward’ in return to action
Coach John Harbaugh said after Wednesday’s practice that it was “hard to put a number on” Lamar Jackson’s chances of playing Sunday.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson looks to pass during the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 28.
Ravens signing veteran Carl Lawson, adding to thin edge rusher group
Carl Lawson worked out for the Ravens on Monday. He hasn’t appeared in a game this season after going unsigned during the offseason.
Carl Lawson celebrates with fans as a member of the Dallas Cowboys after beating the Carolina Panthers in 2024.
Silver Spring man arrested in connection with attempted murder
A Silver Spring man, Deondray Darnell Osbonre, was arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged attempted murder in July, Montgomery County Police said on Thursday.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
The Banner receives $500K gift from the Andrew and Julie Klingenstein Family Fund to support its mission and future growth
For more than 70 years, the Klingenstein family has advanced philanthropy that strengthens communities and improves individual well-being. Their latest contribution supports The Banner’s mission to provide independent, fact-based local information that helps Marylanders make informed decisions, bolsters civic trust and connects neighbors across the state.
6/8/22—Exterior of The Baltimore Banner office sign with the hanging banners.
National Aquarium CEO to retire and continue dolphin sanctuary work independently
The president and CEO of the National Aquarium in Baltimore, John Racanelli, is retiring “by the end of the year,” aquarium officials said Thursday.
6/6/22—Exterior of the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
Howard County seeks to jump-start plans for Columbia lakefront library, affordable housing
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball on Thursday announced steps to jump-start plans for a lakefront library and new affordable housing units in Columbia — top priorities on which there had seemingly been little progress.
The Columbia Lakefront near the Mall in Columbia, Md. on Friday, May 2, 2025.
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