Maryland

A new minimum wage, fewer telephone spam calls and updates to health insurance coverage are coming to Maryland with the start of the new year.

Maryland’s underfunding of its Office of the Public Defender has left hundreds of positions unfilled, making it harder for the office to provide clients with the services they need, says Marci Tarrant Johnson, president of the Maryland Defenders Union.

YesCare will keep providing medical care to incarcerated people while the state reviews bids for a new contract.

We look back at the visuals that represented our first year of publication.

The Terps' quarterback competition will be the most important preview of coming attractions.

Maryland’s combined medical and recreational cannabis market could hit $1.1 billion in sales over the first 12 months, according to the state’s top regulator.

Seafarers coming through Baltimore typically have precious few days — sometimes just hours — to stock up on basic necessities and items to help pass the time during long voyages.

Baltimore Banner reporters share the funny, important and fascinating stories that stuck with them this year.

Flowers, the Ravens’ top wideout, returned to practice Friday after missing two days with a calf injury, but he was a limited participant.

The Banner's political reporters and editors weigh in on the year's biggest stories.

The stakes of Sunday’s game are clear to the Ravens. “If we get a win, we win the division and we win the conference,” Kyle Hamilton said.

The Ravens will face the Dolphins at 1 p.m. Sunday in Baltimore. Here are predictions from The Baltimore Banner’s sports staff.

Maryland officials on Thursday released a plan for reducing greenhouse emissions. Recommendations include promoting cleaner ways to produce electricity, putting more electric vehicles on the road and making buildings more efficient.

Research has shown Black students are more likely to graduate and go to college if they have a Black teacher, yet thousands don’t have one at all.

“It’s all about trying to make things look different to the quarterback,” Ravens assistant coach Chris Hewitt said last month.

Nearly 75 firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire, which took almost an hour to bring under control.

From Baltimore to Ocean City, here’s where you can ring in the New Year with a fireworks show.

Maryland Chef Ashish Alfred appeared on “Good Morning America.”

The weather is expected to clear up ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Attorneys’ letters signal a truce to the six-year battle in federal court in Baltimore over franchise rights