Commentary: Sun takeover risks leaving Baltimore in the dark
The media and political agenda of The Baltimore Sun’s new owner is sparking fears about what his model for local ownership will mean for the newspaper, Isaiah Jerome Lewis Poole, a journalist and nonprofit communications executive, says.
The Baltimore Sun front page is seen, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Baltimore. David D. Smith, executive chairman of the Sinclair broadcasting chain and an active contributor to conservative causes, has bought Baltimore Sun Media from the investment firm Alden Global Capital. The purchase price was not disclosed.
Bishme Cromartie talks his newest fashion collection inspired by ‘The Matrix’
Just days before his second New York Fashion Week collection, Bishme Cromartie spoke to The Baltimore Banner about his latest collection and his recent appearance on “Sherri,” the Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show.
Bishme Cromartie at the end of his New York Fashion Week show.
Banner political notes: Tax sale bill moves on; bill on bills; Shorty for Johnny
Baltimore City’s Annapolis delegation voted to advance a bill Friday designed to protect homeowners, tenants and heirs from the annual tax sale list.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
911 call: Woman ‘in distress’ near Ravens WR Zay Flowers’ home
The dispatch recording provides some new insight into a domestic assault investigation involving Zay Flowers that reached police departments in two states.
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers runs before an NFL preseason football game against the Washington Commanders on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 in Landover.
Officer involved in Freddie Gray case tapped for internal affairs for Baltimore Police
One of the six officers charged after the death of Freddie Gray in 2015 has been promoted to oversee the Public Integrity Bureau of the Baltimore Police Department.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, left, and Mayor Brandon Scott, right, at the promotion to captain for Alicia White, whose name became known around the country after the death of Freddie Gray.
Why is the Harriet Tubman $20 bill taking so long?
Federal authorities’ plan to feature Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill has years to go before making its way into Americans’ wallets.
Rep. Joyce Beatty at a 2019 rally calling for Harriet Tubman’s image to be put on the $20 bill.
Klacik joins race in Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District
Klacik, who lives in Middle River, will compete against at least two other Republicans in the May primary, John Thormann and Dave Wallace. The deadline to file as a candidate in the primary is Friday.
Republican Kim Klacik, a radio talk show host, announced she will make another run for Congress, this time in the 2nd Congressional District.
How Tupac and Biggie are helping the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has attempted to diversify their programming to find new audiences. It’s working.
Conducting at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
Commentary: Baltimore could play big role in solving Maryland’s housing crisis
Baltimore is well-suited to help solve what Gov. Wes Moore has called a housing crisis in Maryland, says Annie Milli, executive director of Live Baltimore.
Shown is the view looking northeast along Atlas Street in the Baltimore Peninsula neighborhood.
Jon Meoli: Analyzing what truly matters about the Orioles’ preseason win projections
The Orioles we saw win 101 games last season were built on the principal that such forecasts should be adhered to above all else.
The Orioles begin spring training next week. Preseason win projections give them the look of a playoff team.
Photos: Moments from Lamar Jackson’s MVP season
Pictures from Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson's 2023 MVP season.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson arrives for the NFL Honors award show Thursday night in Las Vegas, where he picked up his second MVP trophy.
Joe Flacco wins Comeback Player of the Year
Flacco, the 39-year-old former Super Bowl MVP with the Ravens, went 4-1 in five starts and passed for over 300 yards in four straight games with 13 touchdowns.
Joe Flacco of the Browns throws a pass against the Jaguars in a December game.
Onetime Raven Devin Hester headed to Hall of Fame
He played eight seasons for the Bears and two for the Falcons before playing 12 games as a Raven in 2016.
Devin Hester (second from right) joins other newly elected members of the Hall of Fame onstage Thursday night in Las Vegas.
Drumgoole’s 20 help Delaware knock off Towson 74-62
Charles Thompson finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers (14-10, 7-4 Colonial Athletic Association).
Gun violence strategy reduced shootings without increasing arrests, report finds
The benefits of the strategy were most profound in the first year before abating somewhat afterwards, the researchers found.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott listens as a team of crime analysts from the University of Pennsylvania presents findings from a new anti-violence report at a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. The report assessed early impacts of the city's group violence reduction strategy in the historically violent Western District.
Baltimore Police officer who stole envelope containing cash gets probation, community service
Officer Eric Payton, 46, of Parkville, stole an envelope containing more than $100 from Soy Transportation Inc. on Belair Road near Southern Avenue in Northeast Baltimore on Sept. 20, 2023.
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.
Was it murder or an accident? Truck driver’s death raises tough legal question
Baltimore man held without bond, but judge concedes case could be wrongly charged
Delroy Plummer, 68, died Jan. 24 after Tony Jones, a mechanic at Fix It All Repairs, shot him in the chest in the office at the business. Jones and other witnesses described the shooting as an accident; the Baltimore Police Department arrested Jones, 58, on charges of first-degree murder.
Time is nearly up. Will Baltimore City schools keep CEO Sonja Santelises?
The silence in February is unusual.
Dr. Sonja Brookins Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, speaks at the Maryland Impact Conference Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 in Baltimore.
After decades apart, two lovers reconnected. Now cancer tests the life they’ve built.
These former Glen Burnie High prom dates rekindled their relationship decades later after reconnecting on Facebook. A diagnosis changed their journey.
Left, Tina and David at prom in the 1980's, photo courtesy of David Medford. Right, Tina and David photographed again at Hope Lodge in a classic "prom pose".
What’s next after ex-Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was found guilty of mortgage fraud?
Mosby, 44, a Democrat who served as the city’s top prosecutor from 2015-2023, was found guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt of one count of making a false statement on a loan application.
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, leaves U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on Tuesday after she was found guilty of one count of making a false statement on a loan application.
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