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State investigators search for video of police shooting at Gaithersburg bus stop
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General is seeking video of a fatal police shooting Sunday in Gaithersburg after a man allegedly loaded a gun at a bus stop.
After his most trying year in baseball, Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman is an All-Star once again
Rutschman finished last season with a .220 average and .673 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in a career-low 90 games. During the first half this year, Rutschman is hitting .253 with a .763 OPS. A trip to Philadelphia was his reward.
Catcher Adley Rutschman poses for a portrait during the Baltimore Orioles media day during spring training.
For Nationals lefty Foster Griffin, getting All-Star nod still feels ‘surreal’
For Griffin, each stellar start this season was followed by doubts. Is his production sustainable? The left-hander has quieted the chatter as he takes his place among the game’s best.
Washington Nationals' Foster Griffin speaks with members of the media during the MLB baseball All-Star Week on Monday.
B&O Railroad Museum gets a new name, plus a new front door
The B&O Railroad Museum will become the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation as part of a $38 million campus transformation.
The B&O Railroad Museum is rebranding and expanding with restoration of the South Car Works Building.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles went against type in the draft. The risk involved might inform their deadline plans.
Look at all the big trades and big contracts the Orioles have handed out. Look at all the high school draftees they’re about to sign. There’s a risk tolerance here that we haven’t seen before.
Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias, left, observes batting practice ahead of a spring training game against the New York Yankees in February.
Fireboats, crews put out blaze aboard military ship docked near Canton
Baltimore City fire crews extinguished a blaze on a ship docked in the Canton Industrial Area on Monday.
The MV Charles L. Gilliland, foreground, and the MV Gary I. Gordon are seen docked along South Clinton Street.
STK Steakhouse is coming to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Probably.
Posters in the former Kona Grill location say a branch of the STK Steakhouse chain is “coming soon,” but details about the eatery appear shrouded in secrecy.
Signage for STK covers the doors of 1 E. Pratt St. on June 5, 2026.
Maryland schools rank 10th worst for racial segregation
A new report ranks Maryland’s schools as more racially and economically segregated than most in the nation.
Students walk in the hallway at Nottingham Middle School on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Rosedale, MD.
Long-running feud over a Crownsville water tower heads to court
Residents aggrieved by Anne Arundel County’s plans to build a water tower in their Crownsville neighborhood sued to reverse the county’s decision.
Neighbors of the planned site for a new water tower near Crownsville at the Annapolis Moose Lodge are suing Anne Arundel County to stop the project.
Michelle García rides endorsements and public financing to victory in Prince George’s
Michelle García won the primary race for District 1 County Council with more than 67% of the vote. She is the only winner in Prince George’s to participate in the new public financing.
Prince George’s County District 1 County Council Democratic primary winner Michelle García.
Maryland digs deep to reclaim islands swallowed by Chesapeake Bay
A decades-old operation to recycle dredge spoils from the Port of Baltimore is entering a new chapter
Excavators on barges are being used to construct breakwater on the north end of Barren Island.
Hutzell: Republicans want to beat the odds in deep-blue Maryland counties. Good luck.
COLUMN | To win in Maryland's most Democratic counties, Republicans will try to distance themselves from toxic parts of the national and state party. It’s not always easy.
Esther Wells is running for Montgomery County executive as a fiscal conservative, but she has to deal with the Republican brand in a county dominated by Democrats.
Attorney general says Community Trust Act does not violate Constitution
Five days after the U.S. Department of Justice sued Maryland over its Community Trust Act, Attorney General Anthony Brown is defending the state’s immigration policy, arguing it is consistent with the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedent.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said he will defend an immigration law challenged by the Trump administration last week.
Bryce Harper is no longer DC’s darling, but he looks back fondly on 2018 Derby and his Nationals career
Harper crushed nine home runs in a span of 10 swings in the final minute, then went on to win the Home Run Derby at Nationals Park.
Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper speaks with members of the media during the MLB baseball All-Star Week on Monday.
Downtown Baltimore’s big pit could finally get filled in
The Baltimore Department of Housing and Community Development recently issued a code violation to the owner of the former site of the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in downtown Baltimore.
Artificial grass covers the site at 1 W. Baltimore St., where the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre once stood. It’s been a pit for 12 years.
Off-duty Baltimore Police officer shot while defending woman, court records show
An off-duty officer shot in Clifton Park Saturday night was defending a woman from a man’s unwanted advances, court records show.
Officer Joshua Moody suffered what police described as a graze wound to his left arm and was taken to the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Orioles’ Blaze Alexander responds to Royals regarding quick-pitch tactic that broke his hand
Blaze Alexander responded to a postgame comment from a Royals player, calling Vinnie Pasquantino’s statement a “weird take.”
Orioles' Blaze Alexander jogs to home plate to score on a home run hit by Leody Taveras in Sunday's game against the Royals.
Teen receives maximum sentence for shooting Rodgers Forge soccer coach
Kai Wilson, now 17, of East Baltimore, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Kai Wilson, now 17, of East Baltimore, shot Mark McKenzie, a beloved youth soccer coach in Rodgers Forge, during an attempted robbery in 2024.
CJ Abrams, James Wood take a new approach to ward off second-half slump
The Nationals stars are staying later than ever to get treatment on their bodies.
James Wood, CJ Abrams and Foster Griffin of the Washington Nationals are presented with All-Star Game jerseys by television personality Bill Nye before Sunday’s game against the New York Yankees at Nationals Park.
The Baltimore Banner deepens investment in Baltimore County with additional journalists
The Baltimore Banner is expanding its reporting presence in Baltimore County with the addition of Olivia Bensimon, who will join the newsroom through the Report for America program. Bensimon will serve as a Baltimore County reporter, adding capacity as The Banner continues to invest in local journalism across the county.
The exterior of the Baltimore Banner building at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
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