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    Maryland Air National Guard phasing out A-10 Warthog aircraft, switching to cyber mission
    Maryland’s Warfield Air National Guard Base will change its focus to cyberdefense from a flight mission using aging A-10 Thunderbolt model aircrafts under a plan announced Thursday by the U.S. Air Force.
    Maryland’s Warfield Air National Guard Base will change its focus to cyberdefense from a flight mission under a plan announced Thursday by the U.S. Air Force. The move comes as the Air Force retires the A-10 “Warthog” aircraft from use.
    Walmart to close Towson store in April
    Walmart said no additional closures are planned for the region at this time.
    Shoppers head out of a Walmart store Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
    José Andrés, Gov. Moore tout Bowery Farming in push for sustainability
    Culinary and political leaders met at Bowery Farming to discuss sustainability, but will it lead to change in Baltimore?
    Gov. Wes Moore and chef Jose Andres congratulated Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the country, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, for four years of production in Nottingham.
    Polls provide very different snapshots of two Baltimore-area congressional races
    The Baltimore region has two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives up for election with no incumbent. In one race, there’s a clear front-runner; in another, no one has an advantage, according to new polling.
    A photo of the light stone U.S. Capitol building. The photo is taken from the bottom of stairs leading into the building looking up at the Capitol dome. Two uniformed police officers stand on the steps.
    Baltimore County schools chip away at overcrowding with new boundaries
    The school system has approved the first of two redistricting processes, relocating about 430 students.
    Scotts Branch Elementary School in Windsor Mill is part of two Baltimore County Public Schools boundary studies this year.
    Baltimore County plans to convert power plant site into a park
    Baltimore County announced Monday it is planning on purchasing most of a 153-acre site and turning it into a county park.
    The C.P. Crane Power Plant in eastern Baltimore County before it was demolished.
    Baltimore County health officer ‘no longer’ in job, but reasons for the departure unclear
    Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch, the longtime health officer for Baltimore County has “departed” county government, according to a news release.
    Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch outside the Baltimore County Health Department in 2021.
    Baltimore-area men impersonated cops, tortured carjacking victims
    A four-man crew impersonated police officers to carjack and kidnap people throughout Baltimore, Baltimore County and Harford County, according to federal court records
    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.
    10 Baltimore County restaurants where you can get your fill of crab cakes
    Chris Franzoni recommends his favorite county spots to indulge in crab cakes, from The Crab Queen in Randallstown to Schultz’s Crab House in Essex.
    Crab cakes at Tark's Grill in Timonium.
    Banner political notes: Olszewski vetoes zoning bill; third parties seek voting changes
    Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. vetoed a bill Thursday that would have amended the zoning code in Hunt Valley to accommodate a potential new development project there.
    Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
    Meet the ‘leaplings’: These Maryland babies got a special leap day birthday
    The odds of being born on Feb. 29, which comes every four years, is 1 in 1,461. These Maryland babies beat the odds.
    Baby Braelyn, born in the early morning hours of February 29, 2024, at Sinai Hospital, is one of an estimated 5 million living people with leap day birthdays.
    Dispensary fined for selling cannabis that sat in dumpster for two days
    Curio Wellness was fined $26,000 by the state for selling cannabis that had been dug out of a dumpster and the packaging of which was covered by “liquid substance.”
    President of the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce Brent Howard cuts the ribbon with the CEO of Curio Wellness at the recreational grand opening of Far & Dotter on July 1, 2023, the first day of recreational cannabis legalization in Maryland.
    Harassment charges against Baltimore Police major thrown out
    Baltimore County prosecutors are throwing out harassment charges filed against a Baltimore Police commander, according to her attorney, who said the claims were fabricated.
    A Baltimore Police car and 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.
    Baltimore County’s $2.5 billion school budget passes, cutting jobs and changing class sizes
    The school board approved the funding plan after an uneasy budget season.
    Myriam Yarbrough listens during a Baltimore County Board of Education meeting on July 11, 2023.
    Maryland Attorney General, Baltimore Police say local gang behind dozens of carjackings
    The group, four adults and two juveniles, are accused of committing at least nine commercial robberies and 35 armed carjackings throughout the Baltimore area, mostly from April 2022 to March 2023.
    Maryland Attorney General Organized Crime Unit Chief Paul Halliday, center, talks about an investigation that led to six people being indicted in connection to dozens of carjackings and a murder. Also pictured, from left: Attorney General Anthony Brown, Assistant Attorney General Katie Dorian, ATF Assistant Special Agent Joseph Persails and Mayor Brandon Scott.
    A WWII veteran survived ‘plenty of close calls.’ He just celebrated his 100th birthday.
    Family gathered in the dining room of Meadow Park on Saturday afternoon along with a few neighbors and, because Walter Reynolds has become something of a big deal, several politicians showed up to present him with special citations for his military service.
    World War II veteran and Baltimore resident Walter Reynolds celebrated his 100th birthday on Feb. 24, 2024. Reaching the century mark was on his bucket list, family members said.
    Baltimore County Council approves DEI study after initial questions over cost
    The Baltimore County Council unanimously approved a diversity, equity and inclusion study.
    The cost of the equity study came under fire at a Feb. 13 meeting by council members who thought the money could be better used helping people directly.
    Where will your kids go to school next year? Baltimore County is about to decide.
    The school board will vote in March on plans to redistribute thousands of students among 25 elementary schools.
    Wellwood International School in Pikesville is one of the overcrowded schools participating in a northwest area redistricting process organized by Baltimore County Public Schools.
    Reps. Ruppersberger, Hoyer endorse Johnny Olszewski Jr. for Congress
    Olszewski is one of six Democrats running to represent the district that includes most of Baltimore and Carroll counties and a small portion of Baltimore City. Three Republicans are seeking the seat.
    Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (left) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (right), endorse Johnny Olszewski Jr. for Congress outside of the historic Towson courthouse on Feb. 21, 2024. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
    Olszewski withdraws controversial Baltimore County development bill
    A “compromise” bill is forthcoming, the county executive’s office said Tuesday.
    A small black and white sign reads 'No Apartments, No Compromise' stuck in the snowy ground in front of a suburban street.
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