Baltimore Police: 6-year-old boy dies after being stabbed by mother’s boyfriend
Mayor Brandon Scott said he was “devastated” by the killing.
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.
In new play ‘I Will Eat You Alive,’ fat women reclaim their right to take up space
“I Will Eat You Alive” playwright Katie Hileman felt compelled to create her play about the experience of being fat because the examples she saw of those bodies in entertainment were “usually being ridiculed or laughed at.”
From left, Meghan Taylor, Vicky Graham and Betse Lyons are the stars of “I Will Eat You Alive.”
Commentary: The dogs at BARCS can get their second chances from us
Volunteering at the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter is a good way to find fulfillment while caring for dogs of many varieties with many backstories, Baltimore Banner Orioles reporter and dog lover Andy Kostka says.
Andy Kostka takes a selfie with Jumping Bean, a dog at BARCS.
The Dish: The Urban Oyster, a Black-owned oyster bar, comes to Hampden
Chef Jasmine Norton is bringing “approachable” oysters back to the people at The Urban Oyster’s new Hampden location.
Jasmine Norton, owner of The Urban Oyster, poses for a portrait last summer in Hampden, the location of her new restaurant.
Rescuers said person pulled from icy Baltimore harbor was dead. She wasn’t. Here’s why.
Rescuers said a woman who fell in Baltimore’s icy harbor died, but later said she didn’t. A doctor calls the reason basic physiology.
Baltimore police pull a body from the Harbor near the 600 block of E Pratt street.
Baltimore City school board eliminates virtual elementary school
The Baltimore City School Board voted to scale back virtual learning by eliminating the elementary grades of Charm City Virtual, despite significant parent pressure to keep it going.
Charm City Virtual parents and students rallied outside the Baltimore City Public Schools Building on North Avenue on Jan. 11, 2023, to protest the proposed elimination of the program for elementary students.
Will the real ‘RLong’ please stand up?
Who is the person behind the ‘RLong’ graffiti tag painted all over the Baltimore region? The Baltimore Banner tracked down some theories — and here’s what we discovered.
Various examples of the ubiquitous “RLong” graffiti tag found across Baltimore.
Maryland doubles down on science of reading with new literacy plan
The state board unanimously adopted a resolution that will require all schools to have research-backed instruction by next school year.
___ works on an assignment in reading class at Montebello Elementary/Middle School on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Schools throughout the state are beginning to shift toward using a phonics style of instruction for reading, which is also known as “the science of reading.”
Mortgage fraud trial of Marilyn Mosby light on drama, heavy on paperwork minutiae
Assistant U.S Attorney Sean Delaney said the government could soon rest its case against Mosby, 44, a Democrat who served as Baltimore state’s attorney from 2015-2023.
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, a Democrat who served two terms as the city’s top prosecutor from 2015-2023, is standing trial in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on two counts of making a false statement on a loan application.
Self-described ‘Baltimore Boy,’ CBS news personality Charles Osgood dies. He was 91.
Charles Osgood, a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades and spent part of his youth in Baltimore, has died. He was 91.
FILE - Charles Osgood, anchor of CBS's "Sunday Morning," poses for a portrait on the set in New York on March 28, 1999.  Osgood, who anchored the popular news magazine's for more than two decades, was host of the long-running radio program “The Osgood File” and was referred to as CBS News’ poet-in-residence, has died. He was 91. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)
Republicans push back against cannabis odor law, but repeal seems unlikely
Republicans are pushing to repeal a controversial Maryland law that prohibits police from pulling over and searching drivers simply because they smell marijuana, but Democratic leaders say they aren’t interested in dramatic changes to the state’s cannabis legislation this year.
A cannabis plant grows in the Amsterdam Cannabis College.
Lack of supervisor oversight cost Baltimore $66M in police overtime, audit says
Supervisors at all levels failed to enforce overtime policies, according to a state audit.
A Baltimore Police detective’s uniform patch is seen on his shoulder while he observes the crowd in between innings during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics held at Camden Yards on Wednesday, April 12. The Orioles beat the Athletics, 8-7, to win the series.
Prosecutors, defense lay out vastly different accounts in Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud trial
In her opening statement, Assistant Federal Public Defender Sedira Banan, one of Mosby’s attorneys, said her client relied upon loved ones and professionals, acted in good faith and committed no crime.
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby walks with one of her attorneys, Federal Public Defender James Wyda, to the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md. for the first day of jury selection on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Mosby is standing trial on two counts of making a false statement on a loan application.
First responders resuscitate woman pulled from Inner Harbor water near Pier IV
Emergency responders were on scene Monday morning to pull a person out of the water near Pier IV.
Baltimore police pull a body from the Harbor near the 600 block of E Pratt street.
New park to be named for late Congressman Elijah Cummings
The Baltimore Peninsula has announced the development of a new public park named after the late congressman.
Elijah Cummings headshot, as US Representative of Maryland and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair.
Rangers are back in Baltimore parks
The city hopes to hire at least 30 rangers divided into teams spread across the city. The city hired three park rangers late October of last year, and a fourth one was recently hired.
Chief of Safety Security Risk and Fleet Management for Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Dorsey Skinner and park rangers Tavon Powell, Willow Overly and Donte Futrell pose for a photo in Patterson Park on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.
Fleeing hate: Trans teacher finds peace in Baltimore after receiving threats in Anne Arundel
Trans teacher Billie Hoard experienced threats and harassment in the Anne Arundel County school district after some parents and students learned she had transitioned. She said she has found her Baltimore City school to be more inclusive and welcoming.
Billie Hoard is a trans teacher who taught in Anne Arundel County schools. She experienced online harassment from community members.
The Baltimore Sun sale proves we should support journalists now more than ever
I went from delivering The Baltimore Sun as a teenager to writing columns for its competitor. The news of its recent ownership change threw me for a loop.
The front page of the Jan. 16 edition of The Baltimore Sun.
Woman, 64, dies in hit-and-run on Reisterstown Road, police say
Police say a 64-year-old woman died after being struck by a vehicle in the predawn hours Sunday in the 3500 block of Reisterstown Road in Northwest Baltimore. The driver fled the scene, authorities say.
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Ravens fans flock to joy (and warmth) as team advances to AFC championship game
Ravens fans say it's about time.
Ravens fans at Mother’s Purple Patio celebrate the team's second touchdown during the AFC divisional playoff game Saturday.
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