Van Hollen welcomes home Baltimore man exchanged in prisoner swap
Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said he and a bipartisan team of senators worked with Trump administration officials to secure the release of citizens wrongfully detained.
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen during a press conference he held on August 12, 2025 with Erick Oribio.
Inside the Dugout: Trying to define this era of the Orioles
This Baltimore Orioles season can be called what exactly? That's the question Jon Meoli is trying to answer.
Baltimore Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino takes questions from reporters following a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Beloved pit beef vendor mourned at Baltimore Farmers’ Market
Baltimore Farmers’ Market patrons paid tribute Sunday to a longtime pit beef vendor who was found shot dead in his burning Pennsylvania home a week ago.
An old photo of Michael Shores Jr. and his daughter, Ray, is displayed at a memorial for the longtime vendor at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market on Sunday.
The Maryland State Fair is coming. Here’s what you should know.
The Maryland State Fair is returning to Baltimore County for the 144th time this summer.
Fairgoers enjoy the last rays of sunshine at Maryland State Fair on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024 in Timonium, MD.
Many Ravens don’t know how to swim. Michael Phelps is here to teach them.
It seems that Michael Phelps and the Baltimore Ravens players will appear in a segment on an upcoming "Today" Show.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 23: Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps walks down the sideline after the 2025 SheBelieves Cup at State Farm Stadium between the United States and Australia on February 23, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona.
Ravens coordinator Todd Monken defends guard Daniel Faalele after sack: ‘It was one play’
"In today’s day and age, shock value — whatever’s seen for one shot on the internet — doesn’t make a man," Monken said.
Guard Daniel Faalele (77) waits for instructions during the Ravens’ organized team activities on June 10.
Florida prosecutors decline to file formal charges against Gervonta Davis in battery case
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office on Tuesday made the announcement at what was scheduled to be his arraignment.
World Boxing Association lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis in Baltimore in March.
Is Jalyn Armour-Davis a roster lock? | Banner Ravens Podcast
Injuries in the secondary have opened a spot for the fourth-year defensive back.
Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
Look what you made her do — Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour June 21, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
Proposed Bowie State MARC development could draw big-money partner
The state transportation department has so far budgeted $1.5 million to advance planning for the site.
A birds eye view of a college campus.
Trump’s DC takeover begins as National Guard troops arrive
Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in the nation’s capital on Tuesday.
A member of the District of Columbia National Guard arrives at the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Washington.
What is Grayson Rodriguez’s elbow debridement surgery? A former team surgeon gives context.
Dr. Bashir Zikria, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at Johns Hopkins, discussed the procedure.
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Grayson Rodriguez (30) throws a bullpen session during Spring Training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla. on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
Mark Fetting, former CEO of Legg Mason, was a champion of Baltimore
Mark Fetting, who passionately supported his three children, adored Stephen Sondheim’s music, died Saturday morning after a heart attack. He was 70-years-old.
Mark Fetting, here at Walter's Basin on Squam Lake in New Hampshire on New Year's Eve in 2018, served as Legg Mason's CEO from 2008 to 2012.
A wanderlust jeweler brings Mexican silver to Annapolis
In the early 1980s, Donna De Garcia drove through the mountainside of Taxco, Mexico, searching for her vision of gold — silver.
Donna De Garcia, left, the owner of Blanca Flor, and her daughter Sofia Garcia in their Annapolis jewelry store.
Letter: Howard County building code updates a win for consumers
Updates to Howard County building codes mean residents will have lower bills, better energy efficiency and more comfort during hot weather, says Monica O’Connor, a member of HoCo Climate Action.
Felicia Novotny Davis’ neighborhood in Columbia, Md. on Monday, June 9, 2025. in Columbia, Md. on Monday, June 9, 2025.
Peabody students perform and live at senior homes ‘like a resident grandchild’
A senior living community in Mount Washington has their own "resident grandchild" — a Peabody musician-in-residence who provides weekly concerts.
The first Peabody Institute musician-in-residence — guitarist Julien Xuereb —performs in lobby of Springwell Senior Living in 2015.
Meet Tanner, the Uber driver who saved Jeezy’s Baltimore concert
Uber driver Tanner Donahoo didn’t know he was driving famous rapper Jeezy until halfway through their 10-hour ride to save his Baltimore concert at the Lyric.
Tanner Donahoo greets the audience at Jeezy’s Aug. 1 concert at the Lyric.
Orioles, state have yet to begin negotiations on development around Camden Yards
The Baltimore Orioles and the state of Maryland sides are mandated to meet if they do not rekindle talks before Dec. 31.
A new Orioles ownership group, led by David Rubenstein, indicated it would move swiftly to complete a deal for ground lease at the Camden Yards complex.
Help not wanted: Maryland’s new college grads can’t find jobs
More than 60% of the recent graduating class are pessimistic about their job prospects, according to a survey conducted by Handshake, a virtual job search and match platform.
Standing up to Trump the despot will require Gloria’s courage
Standing up to injustice requires courage, and every step toward despotism by President Donald Trump is another call to show it.
FILE - Gloria Richardson, head of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, pushes a National Guardsman's bayonet aside as she moves among a crowd of African Americans to convince them to disperse in Cambridge, Md., on July 21, 1963. Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer whose determination not to back down while protesting racial inequality was captured in a photograph as she pushed away the bayonet of a National Guardsman, died July 15, 2021, in New York.
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