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    Grading the glizzies: How each hot dog at Camden Yards measures up
    Armed with a kitchen scale, a ruler, butcher’s twine and a serious commitment to the bit, The Banner analyzed every hot dog configuration at Camden Yards.
    Banner data reporter Allan James Vestal measures the length of hot dogs at Camden Yards.
    Maryland Senate limits police cooperation with ICE
    Maryland lawmakers move to block police from detaining immigrants for ICE, focusing on public safety and civil rights protections.
    State Sen. Clarence Lam speaks at a rally organized by We Are CASA outside the State House in Annapolis on Friday, April 10, 2026. Lam, a Democrat representing Howard and Anne Arundel counties, is a lead sponsor of the Community Trust Act, a bill moving forward that would further limit local law enforcement cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott tapped to lead African American Mayors Association
    Brandon Scott has been appointed president of the African American Mayors Association, a national nonprofit representing more than 500 mayors across the country.
    Mayor Brandon Scott delivers the State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage in March.
    Soaring gas prices lead to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March
    Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Friday, up sharply from just 2.4% in February and the biggest yearly increase since May 2024.
    Prices are displayed at a gas station in Portland, Oregon.
    Extremist group 764 is targeting kids through popular online sites, including in Maryland
    The online extremist group 764 is one of the “biggest priority threats” the FBI is pursuing right now, said Supervisory Special Agent Nick DeGeorge.
    Hutzell: Anne Arundel retreats from humane policing, with little explanation
    COLUMN |Anne Arundel County is retreating from its role as a leader in police response to mental health crises. The silence surrounding it is an insult to the public.
    A Baltimore police officer displays his handcuffs on 8/24/22.
    ICE told Maryland agency about warehouse plans 2 weeks before they became public
    A Jan. 12 letter to the Maryland Historical Trust from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security carried the heading “New ICE Baltimore Processing Facility.”
    A warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
    As Ravens look for starters in NFL draft, can Eric DeCosta find his form in the late rounds?
    The Ravens cannot afford to be wasteful this year. They have Super Bowl hopes, little salary cap flexibility and an NFL-high eight Day 3 picks in the draft.
    Baltimore Ravens General Manager and Executive Vice President Eric DeCosta takes questions from reporters at the team’s pre-draft news conference at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills, Md. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
    LGBTQIA+ community explores arming up during heated political times
    Gun rights organizations and advocates say interest in gun ownership seems to have increased in LGBTQIA+ community since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year.
    Gun rights organizations and advocates say interest in gun ownership seems to have increased in the LGBTQIA+ community since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year.
    Maryland lawmakers pass bill granting some college professors union rights
    If Gov. Wes Moore signs the bill into law, these educators will be the first granted collective bargaining rights at Maryland’s four-year public colleges.
    Non-tenure track faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park, would be among those who could form recognized unions under new legislation.
    Companies that rained lead paint from TV tower in North Baltimore agree to $2M settlement
    Lead paint rained down on a half-mile radius in North Baltimore during 2022 work on a TV tower, covering homes, a day care and a playground.
    Carol Jarvis holds a jar with piece of red paint. She has been collecting them to test for lead.
    Protesters rally against now-paused immigration detention facility near Hagerstown
    The sprawling blue-and-white warehouse in Washington County has been the subject of intense debate in part because of the way commissioners voiced their support for ICE.
    Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — This new warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
    Remembering Frances Harper, a Black abolitionist, suffragist and poet from Baltimore
    Harper was the first African American woman to publish a short story and among the first Black published poets and authors.
    The Johns Hopkins University’s Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts is hosting a lecture on Baltimore native Frances Harper, the first African American woman to publish a short story and a pioneering Black poet.
    What to do this weekend, including spring festivals and the Baltimore Farmers’ Market
    Whether you want to see movies at the Maryland Film Festival, shop locally at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market or fly a kite in Patterson Park, we’ve got you covered.
    Vendors display their wares at the Baltimore Farmer’s Market in downtown Baltimore, MD on April 13, 2025.
    Streeter: Where’s Marty Bass? Ending his TV career with a few more stories to tell.
    COLUMN | WJZ’s Marty Bass is retiring at the end of May. But he’s still got a few more stories to tell.
    Marty Bass, a WJZ reporter for 48 years poses for a portrait inside of the studio in Baltimore, Monday, April 6, 2026. Bass will be retiring in May.
    Rideshare app Empower remains defiant as Maryland tries to regulate it like Uber
    Empower is an app people can use to hail a car similar to Uber or Lyft, but it promises to do it for cheaper without taking money off the top.
    An ad for Empower, a rideshare app Maryland’s Public Service Commission filed a complaint against in 2024, seen on the side of a BaltimoreLink bus.
    A shooting shattered their family. Annapolis is playing politics with their grief.
    Legislative bumps and political infighting in Annapolis shroud passage of a NyKayla Strawder memorial bill, a teen killed by a 9-year-old with access to his grandmother's gun.
    NyKayla Strawder was killed in 2022 by a 9-year-old who accessed his grandmother’s gun.
    Nationals miss another opportunity in 6-1 loss to Cardinals
    The Nationals (4-8) will head to Milwaukee for a weekend series after an uncharacteristically quiet day.
    Thomas Saggese of the Cardinals slides into third base on a passed ball in the second inning as Brady House of the Nationals takes the throw.
    Maryland lawmakers question pause on collecting hospitals’ offshored insurance tax
    The state insurance administration estimates Maryland is missing out on at least $2.3 million per year from hospital insurance companies not paying the 3% tax.
    A view of one of the Emergency Department treatment rooms inside the new University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center on Monday, May 15.
    Six Flags America to be sold to group including NBA star Kevin Durant
    Kevin Durant, NBA superstar and Prince George’s County native, is part of a group acquiring 515 acres of Six Flags America in Bowie. It's unclear what the parcel’s future is.
    The Firebird rollercoaster can be seen beyond the Six Flags sign at Six Flags America in Bowie, MD on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. The amusement park will close permanently at the end of the 2025 season.
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