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Highway to Nowhere: Baltimore to get $85 million to help transform blighted section of roadway
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation will receive an $85.5 million federal grant to further its efforts to transform a blighted section of U.S. 40 in West Baltimore dubbed the “Highway to Nowhere.”
Cars travel down U.S. Route 40 in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Hypothermia and heart attacks: How to stay safe during cold weather
Last year, 72 Marylanders died from reported cold-related illness; 51 the season before. Cold weather illness includes hypothermia and frostbite. Exercising in cold weather, including shoveling snow, can also cause cardiac health issues.
James Lamb shovels the sidewalk of his block in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore, MD on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
Inside the Dugout: Rethinking the trade deadline for 2025
The Orioles have done a lot to improve the 2025 roster compared to where it would have been.
Orioles General Manager Mike Elias’s midseason moves may be viewed in a different light now.
Ravens fans warned to brace for another potential snowstorm this weekend
Forecasts show a high of 32 degrees and a low of 20 degrees and 15-20 miles per hour winds with nearly 40 miles per hour wind gusts on Tuesday.
A pedestrian walks towards the Howard Street Bridge on the morning of the winter’s first lasting snowfall, in Baltimore, MD on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
After New Orleans attack, M&T Bank Stadium to see increased police presence for Ravens playoff game
After a terrorist attack in New Orleans last week that killed 15 people, officials in Baltimore will beef up security for the Ravens’ playoff game Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Fans tailgate before the Baltimore Ravens host the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium on Dec. 21, 2024.
Feds seek 35 years for ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann in sex abuse case
Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 35 years in prison for a former teacher at the Gilman School who was convicted of sexually abusing a student and recording videos of it.
Chris Bendann, 39, exits the Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson with his legal team after a hearing on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The former Gilman School teacher is accused of sexually abusing a student between 2016 and 2019, and was indicted on 16 counts including sexual abuse of a minor, rape and related offenses.
Storm coverage: Crews clear roads as Baltimore digs out from snow
A winter storm is barreling toward the Baltimore region, with heavy snow forecast from Cecil County to Montgomery County.
Snow along North Avenue in Baltimore, MD, on Jan. 6, 2025.
What to know about Maryland snow totals, school closings and more
As a winter storm sweeps across Maryland, here’s what you need to know about plowing, schools and more.
A pedestrian crosses Lombard Street early Monday as a winter storm blankets the region.
List: Baltimore-area schools closed Tuesday from winter storm
Public and private school closures for Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Workers shovel snow off the sidewalks near the dorms at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore on Monday.
The new factory coming to South Baltimore that (almost) no one is talking about
With virtually no fanfare, a Greek-based company called Hellenic Cables has started work on a factory that will employ 120 people in an industrial corner of the city known as Wagner’s Point.
Crews are preparing the site at Wagners Point in South Baltimore for a proposed cable plant that would manufacture the undersea cables needed for offshore wind farms.
After series of delays upended rape case in Baltimore, prosecutors refile charges
The Banner previously examined how a woman took the rare step of reporting that she was sexually assaulted, only to face a series of delays outside her control.
The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office has refiled charges of second-degree rape and third- and fourth-degree sex offense against Derwin Cox, 50, of Upper Fells Point.
2025 kicks off with an old-fashioned snow day
The more things change, the more snow days stay the same.
Battle Pincus, left, and Jack Kessinger sled down the hill at Wyman Park Dell on the morning after the first lasting snowfall of the winter, in Baltimore, MD on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
Kids, and grown-ups, too, hit sledding hills after morning snowfall
Kids and adults pulled out their sleds, toboggans and skis after a winter storm dropped 4 to 5 inches of snow on the Baltimore region.
Penny Parish, front, and Joy Duncan sled down the stairs at Wyman Park Dell on the morning after the first lasting snowfall of the winter, in Baltimore, MD on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
Who braves the snowstorm? The bartender and a postal carrier
In Woodberry, the families hunkered down inside. Yet the lights shone from one stalwart, neighborhood institution.
Dakota Baeta has been on the mail route in Woodberry since April and he was enjoying his first snowstorm on Monday, January 6, 2025.
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and the eternal struggle of what we think we know
Blake Lively’s seemingly odd behavior on the “It Ends With Us” press tour was allegedly a calculated attempt to make her look bad, because people like making women look bad.
Blake Lively on the press tour for “It Ends With Us.”
Forget eggs and milk. Sleds are the hot item.
If you don’t have a sled, there may be time to get one before Monday.
A little girl is chased by her dog while sledding in front of the Observatory at Patterson Park last January.
What Maryland parents need to know about snow days
It’s beginning to look a lot like snow days, with a large winter storm predicted to bring 4 to 10 inches of accumulation to the region starting Sunday night.
Many local kids will have up to three days to play. Beyond that, several area school systems will pivot to virtual learning.
Winter storm updates: Baltimore-area schools close ahead of heavy snowfall
The National Weather Service has placed the state under a winter storm warning — most of the Baltimore metro area is forecast to see at least half a foot of snow.
Snow in Fells Point last January. The latest forecast is calling for at least 4-10 inches for most of the Baltimore area.
Winter storm update: Worst-case scenario for Baltimore is 10 inches of snow
A winter storm watch starts Sunday evening and runs through late Monday night, with meteorologists forecasting 4 to 8 inches of snow for the city.
A snowman sits atop Federal Hill on a snowy day in Baltimore on January 19, 2024.
Think your BGE bill is high? Rates are rising
Maryland’s BGE customers will see even higher bills in January as rates rise for gas and electricity.
Gabrielle Elkaim and her partner, Pablo Castillo, took steps to weather seal their Baltimore home and bring down their rising BGE winter bills.
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