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Baltimore expands flagship anti-violence program to Southern District
Baltimore partners with leaders in the community to identify and intervene with people at the highest risk of experiencing or committing violence.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, along with representatives from Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) and other public officials held a press conference on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Cherry Hill to announce the expansion of the City's Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) program. Speaking at center is Termite, or Kin Brown-Lane, a community leader who works with the strategy to reduce violence in her community.
Baltimore Police investigating pornographic school board interruption as hate crime
In an email Wednesday, the Baltimore City school system apologized to the community after the pornographic interruption.
The Baltimore City Public Schools Administrative Headquarters on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Murder trial resumes after family members attack defendant in Baltimore courtroom
The Baltimore City Sheriff's Office arrested three men on charges including second-degree assault in a melee that broke out in the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse during the trial of Joseph Walker.
The Baltimore City Sheriff's Office reported that a sheriff’s deputy and correctional officer used pepper spray to restore order Tuesday after three men attacked Joseph Walker, 50, as he stood trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges including first-degree murder.
Pimlico demolition set to begin Thursday, kicking off ambitious rebuild timeline
The Preakness Stakes will be held next year at Laurel Park and is “expected to return” to Pimlico in 2027, according to the news release.
Pimlico Race Course two weeks after the 150th Preakness Stakes.
The Dish: Yes, you can get a decent bagel in Baltimore
People love to complain about Baltimore’s bagel scene, but there are plenty of options if you know where to look.
The Pup-town Girl bagel at Good Boy Bagels.
Ghostly grandmas, plastered pigs: Sundance short films hit Baltimore screens
The Sundance Short Film Festival comes to Baltimore’s Parkway Theatre this weekend, with shorts featuring topics from people- pleasing to pig-men.
Saroeun Nay and Phalla Im appear in Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites by Chheangkea Ieng, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
As Baltimore’s massive permit backlog persists, City Council’s patience runs thin
Weeks after Baltimore leaders sounded the alarm about massive backlogs in the city’s newly instituted permitting system, housing and building permits continue to lag well behind previous years.
Baltimore City Council listened to residents and developers during a hearing on permit backlogs on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Family of murder victim attacks defendant in Baltimore courtroom during trial
The man on trial for a Baltimore murder was attacked in court by three of the victim’s family members as prosecutors showed video they say depicts the fatal shooting, officials said.
Three relatives of a Baltimore murder victim stood up and charged the defendant in court Tuesday as prosecutors played video of the shooting, according to the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office.
‘Graphically offensive’ video interrupts Baltimore school board meeting
Tuesday night’s livestream of the Baltimore City school board meeting was ended after a major disruption.
The Baltimore City Public Schools Administrative Headquarters on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Why is underground Baltimore burning? City Council hearing yields no answer.
City leaders hope third-party investigator can figure out why Baltimore’s manholes keep exploding.
Stephen Salsbury, Deputy Solicitor, speaks before council members Mark Conway, left, and Zac Blanchard at Tuesday's hearing on underground fires.
Six Baltimore teens arrested in Pennsylvania for burglary are a suspected ‘crime ring’
The teenagers, who are between 13 and 17 years old, may be connected to multiple burglaries and stolen vehicles in Baltimore and surrounding areas in Maryland, police said.
A Baltimore police officer displays his handcuffs on 8/24/22.
Inside the Dugout: Why this Orioles season isn’t as painful as the rebuild years
It’s just that we were not supposed to be here. Not this year. Not at this point in the process.
The way this played out — a couple of playoff appearances and then a return to selling — was absolutely not what was promised.
Opinion: From ‘useless’ to unstoppable: Arts education empowers Baltimore students
Young people discover confidence, purpose and opportunity through creative programs that government funding rarely prioritizes.
Will teacher-sharing bring instruments and music lessons to Baltimore students?
Only five elementary schools offer band or orchestra classes. Starting next fall, the district will hire one instrumental music teacher to work between two schools in a pilot model.
Violin students at Abbottston Elementary School in Baltimore.
For Baltimore high school students, this arts competition offers more than scholarships
Now in its ninth year, Courting Art Baltimore provides both scholarships and a public platform to Baltimore City Public School students who love art.
This secret garden at Camden Yards attracts orioles — the bird kind
Installed almost 10 years ago at the Eutaw Street entrance, the garden, roughly the size of two basketball courts, seeks to attract the Baltimore oriole and other pollinators to allow native plants to flourish.
Volunteer Sebastian Flister helps weed the garden at Oriole Park.
Esperanza Center open to serve after car crash damaged their entrance
The Esperanza Center opened uninterrupted Monday, even after a man who was allegedly driving while intoxicated crashed a vehicle into the center’s entrance on Sunday.
A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
35 years ago, ‘The Cosby Show’ had ‘big fun’ in Baltimore. We still are.
Vanessa Huxtable of “The Cosby Show” came to Baltimore in 1990 to have “big fun.” It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it was awesome for us Baltimoreans.
Thirty-five years ago this spring, "The Cosby Show's" Vanessa Huxtable came to Baltimore to have Big Fun. It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it made a very cool salt box design by Juliet Ames.
Meet literary icon Anne Tyler, the first author in The Baltimore Banner Book Club
Author Anne Tyler was not born in Baltimore, but over several decades, hers has become one of the city’s signature voices.
Author Anne Tyler is not from Baltimore, but she's adopted the city as her own.
How a daring audit sparked Maryland’s reckoning over police custody deaths
Research by a psychology professor from Towson University shed new light on how the work of medical examiners suffers from bias.
Jeff Kukucka, Associate Professor of Psychology at Towson University
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