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Bill Ackman’s hedge fund just got closer to buying up downtown Columbia developer
Billionaire Bill Ackman has increased his control of the real estate development company that owns much of Columbia, further tethering the Maryland town’s interests to one of the richest people in the world.
Lake Kittamaqundi and downtown Columbia.
Broken promises, Fyre Festival vibes: A Million Lives Book Festival was a disaster
A Million Lives Book Festival was supposed to celebrate fantasy authors, narrators and influencers at the Baltimore Convention Center last weekend. Instead, they dealt with the book version of Fyre Festival.
An attendee checks out the Million Lives Book Festival.
Breaking barriers: Hygea Healthcare transforms Maryland addiction treatment
In the heart of Maryland’s ongoing recovery crisis, Hygea Healthcare is revolutionizing addiction treatment accessibility. With our groundbreaking “Recovery Without Barriers” approach, we’re not just offering treatment – we’re transforming lives through comprehensive, accessible care.
The Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
The Banner’s multi-year investigative series on Baltimore’s opioid crisis wins the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting.
Journalists Jessica Gallagher and Alissa Zhu celebrate in The Baltimore Banner’s newsroom after being awarded the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the overdose crisis in Baltimore, along with former Banner data journalist Nick Thieme.
Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses.
Reporter Alissa Zhu, center left, and photojournalist Jessica Gallagher, center right, celebrate with the Baltimore Banner newsroom as they find out they've won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting on Monday, May 5, 2025.
Mother pleads guilty to murder for killing her 1-year-old daughter in Baltimore
Aurielle Montgomery, 23, of Pikesville, faces between 10 years and 22 years in prison at sentencing on July 16 in Baltimore Circuit Court on one count of second-degree depraved heart murder.
6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
6-year-old boy found dead with gunshot wound inside Baltimore home, police say
A 6-year-old boy was found dead with a gunshot wound inside a Southwest Baltimore home, Police Commissioner Richard Worley said Saturday.
Baltimore Police officers respond to the scene after a child was shot in the 800 block of Vine Street on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
Trump administration says it’ll pay undocumented immigrants $1,000 to leave the country
The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda.
NEW YORK CITY - JANUARY 28: In this handout photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York City Fugitive Operations Team, joined by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, conducted targeted enforcement operations resulting in the arrest of an illegal Dominican national on January 28, 2025 in New York City.
School bus crashes into tree in Anne Arundel County, with minor injuries to students
All of the students attend Millersville Elementary School, an official said.
All of the students on the bus attend Millersville Elementary School, according to officials.
MCB is buying another marquee property in downtown Baltimore
Buying the hotel would strengthen the Baltimore developer’s position downtown, where it already owns or controls multiple properties nearby, including Harborplace.
The Hyatt Regency hotel along Light Street in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was built as an investment in the city's tourism industry.
Baltimore’s overdose crisis: Read The Banner’s coverage
Trump says he’ll reopen Alcatraz for ‘most ruthless and violent offenders’
President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.
Alcatraz Island is pictured on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Jon Meoli: Treading water isn’t easy. For the Orioles, it still represents progress.
The Orioles need to stack wins: winning streaks, series wins, winning weeks, winning months. And they need to do so fast.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MAY 03: Ryan Mountcastle #6 of the Baltimore Orioles flips his bat after being called out on strikes in the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 03, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Letter: Maglev president says environmental review needed to embrace high-speed rail
Bill Scott, president of Northeast Maglev, says a quick finish to the project’s environmental review is necessary to give Marylanders the transportation upgrade they need.
The Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail wants to bring a Superconducting Maglev to the Northeast, connecting Baltimore to Washington D.C. and eventually New York.
Is it un-American to fear your government? Not if you’ve been paying attention.
Our current American state of affairs and citizens' relationship with the government is a reminder that we’ve always lived in separate countries.
Signing the Declaration of Independence.
EPA funding cuts target disadvantaged communities, analysis shows
In its bid to resist a court order to unfreeze grants, the Trump administration reveals a laser focus on eliminating environmental justice aid.
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works distributes water in 2022 after E. coli bacteria was found in local drinking water. Baltimore is one of the cities awarded an environmental justice grant that the EPA plans to terminate. Among the grant's aims: water quality testing.
Federal workers may ‘need to vent’: How to cope and manage workplace stress
Federal workers who are still on the job may find their changing commutes and positions stressful, but there are ways to cope.
Federal workers are hunting for new jobs: ‘It’s incredibly saturated’
Federal workers are finding a depressing and difficult job market as they navigate the Trump administration's policy changes.
The Commanders are hosting the 2027 NFL draft in Washington, AP source says
In March, team President Sashi Brown said the Ravens would like to bring the draft to Baltimore.
Workers prepare the venue ahead of the NFL football draft Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis.
Plans are unclear for Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and others with Preakness 2 weeks away
The Preakness Stakes is the shortest race at 1 3/16 mile, but its quick two-week turnaround from the 1 1/4-mile Derby often gives pause to trainers and ownership groups.
Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky.
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