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What Baltimore’s housing and zoning overhaul would — and wouldn’t — do
For those who haven’t been following the legislation closely (and even some who have), here’s what you need to know about the housing package.
People gathered outside City Hall in November to speak against the Scott administration's package of zoning policy bills.
Police chase linked to narcotics call ends with driver shot, passenger in custody
A 37-year-old man is hospitalized, and another is in custody following a police chase that led to one of them being shot by officers in Upton Tuesday evening.
A Baltimore officer-involved shooting unfolded around 8:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of Division Street.
A genetic disease is stealing their toddler. A blood test at birth could have saved her.
In October 2024, Kennedy Krieger Institute doctors diagnosed Carmen Akras with late infantile onset metachromatic leukodystrophy, or MLD. The recessive genetic condition destroys the nervous system and affects one of every 40,000 babies in this country. There is a test, and a new therapy, that could help other children.
Annie Akras holds her daughter, Carmen, inside their home in Baltimore last month.
Journalist Charles Robinson remembered for ‘legendary’ coverage of politics, minority communities
Charles Robinson, an award-winning journalist who covered stories across mediums for decades, died on Monday afternoon at the age of 69, according to an executive at Maryland Public Television, his most recent workplace.
The MPTState Circle team in 2019. Left to right standing: reporters Charles Robinson, Nancy Yamada, Sue Kopen Katcef. Sitting: host Jeff Salkin.
Greg Turnipseed, city employee killed over parking dispute, was a hard worker with a gentle soul
Family, friends and public officials gathered Tuesday to remember Gregory Turnipseed, the city employee who died in November from injuries he sustained in a brutal attack a month earlier.
Baltimore transportation worker Gregory Turnipseed fatally beaten over parking dispute.
Metachromatic leukodystrophy and Duchenne’s added to federal newborn screening recommendations
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed a mandate Tuesday adding metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel.
At the Federal Health and Human Services press conference in Washington, DC, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signs the mandate surrounded by children with MLD/ DMD and their families and advocates.
1 killed, 4 injured in Northeast Baltimore shooting
Police said a shooting in Northeast Baltimore left one woman dead and four people injured on Monday evening.
A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
Dalya Attar’s attorney: Feds don’t have sex tape at center of blackmail case
Dalya Attar’s attorney is seeking to have extortion charges dismissed.
Maryland state Sen. Dalya Attar leaves the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse after pleading not guilty in federal court last month.
Forget those old classics, listen to some local Christmas songs this year
There’ll always be time for Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé, The Jackson 5 and Tex Ritter. They’re everlasting. But your December playlist isn't complete until you add local Christmas music.
Mighty Mark and Eze Jackson have put out their first Christmas album, "Baltimore for the Holidays."
Baltimore County Council approves biggest ever tax credit for port project
The Baltimore County Council unanimously approved a 50-year tax credit for a massive port project on Sparrows Point. The new container terminal is expected to break ground early next year.
Councilmember Todd Crandell, left, speaks about the success of Tradepoint Atlantic during a Baltimore County Council meeting on Monday where they unanimously approved a 50-year tax credit for a massive port project at Sparrows Point.
Recent Hampden fires called electrical accidents
Investigators determined the early morning fire that gutted Falkenhan’s Hardware store in Hampden, as well as one weeks earlier at "The Castle," were caused by electrical accidents.
Baltimore City Fire Department crews mop up after the blaze at Falkenhan’s Hardware on Monday.
Maryland joins lawsuit alleging ‘deceptive’ Uber One practices
Maryland is among nearly two dozen state, federal and local agencies suing Uber for “deceptive enrollment, billing and cancellation practices” through Uber One.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks at a press conference at the Wayne K. Curry County Administration Building in Prince George’s County in November.
Former supervisor guilty in cover-up of prisoner beating on Eastern Shore
A former lieutenant at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover has been found guilty for his participation in a cover-up after one of his junior officers physically abused a prisoner.
Eastern Correctional Institute, in Westover, Somerset County, Maryland, on Dec. 8, 2020.
Fire guts Falkenhan’s Hardware near Baltimore’s Miracle on 34th Street
Baltimore City firefighters have contained a blaze at Falkenhan’s Hardware, a staple in Hampden that sits on the edge of the Miracle on 34th Street holiday lights display.
Baltimore City Fire Department crews respond to a blaze at Falkenhan’s Hardware in Hampden on Dec. 15, 2025.
What is a 287(g)? How immigration enforcement continues to change across Maryland.
This year, five county sheriff’s offices entered agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, joining three counties that already had longstanding pacts with the federal agency.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
When Christmas hurts: A local writer explores grief through holiday movies
Matthew Norman, who will appear at The Banner Book Club on Wednesday, discusses his book “Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon.”
Matt Norman, author of "Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon," will attend The Banner Book Club on Dec. 17.
The chef bringing West African fast-casual food to Baltimore
Jollof Bowl, which opened in Federal Hill’s Cross Street Market this summer, aims to make West African cuisine accessible through fast casual meals.
A bowl of half jollof rice, half jollof noodles, grilled chicken, yassa onions, corn, fresh tomato and suya aioli from Jollof Bowl in Cross Street Market.
Why the animal sedative behind a Baltimore mass overdose is so hard to quit
Doctors are also reporting an increasing number of patients in Maryland who are dangerously sick with drug withdrawal.
Derek Smith holds his 4-year-old son Jaxon, who has been his motivation to stay sober.
Packers pass rushing standout Micah Parsons suffers possible torn ACL
Micah Parsons of the Packers leaves the field after injuring his left knee Sunday in Denver.
‘We’re not going to hide’: Baltimore leaders urge resilience after Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting
City officials marked the first night of Hanukkah in an Inner Harbor lighting ceremony a day after an antisemitic terrorist attack on a popular Australian beach.
Members of the Chabad of South Baltimore dance in front of the Esther Ann Menorah after the lighting on the first night of Hanukkah at McKeldin Square in Baltimore.
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