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Taylor Taranto, 37, who prosecutors say participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, kept two firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition inside a van he had driven across the country and had been living in, according to a Justice Department motion that seeks to keep him behind bars.

John Huffington was wrongly convicted of double murder in Harford County in 1981, in a case so flawed that the lead prosecutor was ultimately disbarred for his conduct in the case. Huffington was pardoned earlier this year.

An investigation found that the state improperly rounded up and rounded down the hours worked by employees at state-run prisons and jails, cheating them out of pay they had earned.

Bishme Cromartie, the Baltimore native fashion designer, returns to reality television for Project Runway All Stars.

Maryland’s strict wiretapping law forbids not only the act of secretly recording someone’s voice, but any attempt to share an illicit recording — by anyone.

In early June 2023, scientists confirmed that El Niño climate conditions are present in the Pacific Ocean. This comic explains what El Niño is and what effects it will have on U.S. and Maryland weather.

Closed-door hearings in Baltimore Circuit Court will decide whether the final details will be revealed in the report on child sex abuse within the archdiocese.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore visited the Brooklyn neighborhood Tuesday, where he other officials answered for what some residents called a lack of resources until tragedy struck.

Affirmative action wasn’t about giving unqualified people a leg up, but about leveling a playing field that was never, and still is not, level.

No matter what happens on a proposal to limit what flags can be displayed in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, you can bet it will be a school board campaign issue in 2024. That is what its supporters want most.

Johns Hopkins medical offices will begin charging a fee to send some messages through its online patient portal, according to a memo to staff obtained by The Baltimore Banner. The change goes into effect July 18.

A person has been arrested after a woman was struck and killed by a stolen forklift Sunday in Waldorf, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said.

Communication and collaboration appear to be the themes for the first week of July. See what's in store for your astrological sign.

With solid depth on offense, defense and special teams, the Ravens might not have a spot for an under-the-radar newcomer.

Partnerships using public and private investment are benefiting infrastructure projects such as the expansion of Baltimore's Howard Street Tunnel and B&O Railroad Museum improvements, Ed McDonald, a commissioner at the Maryland Port Administration, says.

People thronged cannabis dispensaries across the Baltimore region Saturday, eager to see, learn about and try the products that those 21 and over with a state-issued ID are now able to purchase for recreational use.

WMAR-2 News made the right choice in pulling down a documentary trailer about the 2018 Capital Gazette killings in Annapolis, Baltimore Banner Public Editor DeWayne Wickham says.

As Maryland joins 22 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing recreational adult use of the drug, state leaders also considered the debate about what to call a drug that has carried a racist stigma.

A round up of The Baltimore Banner's cannabis coverage.

A liver transplant saved the life of Morris Murray. Now he wants others living with an HIV/AIDS diagnosis to know that they, too, can receive and donate organs.