How different are the Ravens after a seismic offseason? Answers are coming as OTAs kick off.
The boldest, busiest and biggest Ravens offseason in almost two decades will start to look more normal this week, when organized team activities start in Owings Mills.
Ravens head coach Jesse Minter watches as his team warms up during rookie minicamp practice in early May.
Howard County residents keep fighting W.R. Grace’s Columbia plastics recycling plant
Residents against W.R. Grace & Co.’s pilot plastics recycling plant want to appeal a decision from the Howard County Board of Appeals.
Protesters with the Stop Grace Coalition hold signs during a rally near the W.R. Grace headquarters in Columbia on Thursday.
Boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’ $20M countersuit against ex-girlfriend is thrown out
Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch ruled against Davis, 31, who grew up in West Baltimore, at the end of a brief hearing.
Gervonta Davis arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse for a probation violation hearing Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Ship owner, operator seek delay in Key Bridge civil trial after indictment
The companies that own and operate the ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge are asking to put a long-awaited civil trial on hold after the U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges in the case last week.
A boat passes by the Dali, which is now docked at the Port of Baltimore, on May 24, 2024.
Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Judge Gregory Carro’s decision, five months after he held a hearing to examine how police came upon the items, is a major win for prosecutors.
Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City.
Lisa Ann Walter hints at childhood in Montgomery County in new comedy special
Silver Spring native Lisa Ann Walter released her first stand-up comedy special Friday on Hulu.
LISA ANN WALTER: IT WAS AN ACCIDENT - Lisa Ann Walter brings her no-filter, grown-ass-woman truth to her debut comedy special.
Howard County schools got 99% of their budget request. Some still want more.
For the first time in years, the Howard County Board of Education isn’t struggling with what beloved program or staff positions to cut this spring.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced his education funding proposal to the tune of $871.5 million on Monday.
Motorcyclist dies in Gaithersburg collision
A motorcyclist died following a crash with a vehicle in Gaithersburg Saturday night, Montgomery County Police said. The collision took place near the intersection of West Diamond Avenue and an Interstate 270 ramp.
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‘Dream State’ author talks teaching at Hopkins, writing with humor and his next book
Baltimore-based author Eric Puchner will join The Banner Book Club on Wednesday to discuss “Dream State,” which was also an Oprah’s Book Club pick.
Eric Puchner's "Dream State."
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Baltimore braces for 98-degree temps before rainy Memorial Day weekend
Temperatures are forecast to rise as high as 98 through Wednesday, near record-breaking levels.
A man running away from the camera's t-shirt is drenched with sweat.
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Jordan Westburg’s season-ending surgery serves as a painful reminder of the pitfalls of waiting for injury luck to turn.
New documents suggest straw contributions as motive in Attar sextortion case
There have been few clues from federal prosecutors about why a former campaign manager worried the state senator and co-defendants so much — until now.
Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar speaks on the phone in the cafeteria of the Edward A. Garmatz Courthouse after pleading not guilty in federal court to extortion and conspiracy charges in 2025.
Prince George’s County Council funded the sheriff’s PIO’s nonprofit. Auditors found problems.
An audit recommended that the Prince George’s County Council no longer fund a nonprofit run by a public information officer in the sheriff’s office.
An audit recommended the Prince George’s County Council no longer fund a nonprofit run by a public information officer in the sheriff’s office.
A new approach to accelerated math puts parents and educators at odds
Montgomery County is eliminating its “compacted math” track for elementary schoolers.
An undocumented student revisits a math problem from class earlier that day at his school in Baltimore, Maryland.
There’s a convention center arms race in America. Can Baltimore afford to compete?
A task force of state and local leaders is recommending a roughly $1 billion convention center modernization to boost spending and tourism in downtown Baltimore.
People walk along Pratt Street past the Baltimore Convention Center.
Streeter: Maryland finally recognizes hip-hop lyrics are not proof of guilt
COLUMN | A new Maryland law stops artists — particularly those in hip-hop — from having their words held against them in a court of law. Because racism.
Rapper Mac Phipps, left, and Del. Marlon Amprey, after the signing of Maryland's Protecting Artists’ Creative Expression (PACE) Act on May 12.
Orioles mash 3 homers en route to a 7-3 victory over the Nationals
Finally, on an afternoon when a scuffling offense needed a boost, the process and results aligned in the Orioles’ favor.
Baltimore Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo tumbles after he caught a popout hit by Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams in foul territory for an out during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Washington.
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