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Sydney Towle, who documented life with cancer, dies in Bethesda at 26
Sydney Towle, a social media content creator who was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, an aggressive form of cancer in the bile ducts, has died, according to her family. She was 26.
NAPA, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 10: Sydney Towle speaks onstage at "Connection in the Age of Disruption" during The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025 presented by The Business of Fashion at Stanly Ranch on June 10, 2025 in Napa, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The Business of Fashion)
Childs Walker: 5 things we learned from the first week of Ravens training camp
COLUMN | Eight practices into training camp, the Ravens have signed their top wide receiver to a mammoth contract extension, gained familiarity with an overhauled coaching staff and seen their newest additions don full pads for the first time.
Ravens coach Jesse Minter instructs players about to run a defensive drill during training camp last week.
Baristas at Columbia’s Wilde Lake Starbucks vote to unionize
Baristas at the Wilde Lake Starbucks in Columbia have voted to unionize.
Baristas at the Wilde Lake Starbucks in Columbia have voted to unionize.
Hutzell: $400M later, Live! Maryland grants face pressure to change
COLUMN | There’s growing acknowledgment that change is coming for the millions of dollars handed out in grants funded by Live! Casino taxes every year. After 14 years, there’s interest in sharing the wealth.
Maryland collects a 41% tax on video slot machine and table game revenue from its six casinos. That money has funded $1 billion in local impact money.
Adley Rutschman represented hope. That’s why these Orioles fans named loved ones after him.
Adley Rutschman arrived in the darkest of days for the Orioles. When he was chosen first overall in 2019, Rutschman became the face of a rebuild that would be stuck in losing ways until 2022, when he arrived in the majors.
Josiah and Casey Dells are photographed with their two boys, Adley and Brooks, on their way to an Orioles game.
In Forestville, Diamonds N the Ruff Boxing gym teaches the sweet science and beyond
Tai-Rhan McBride’s gym exists to train fighters. But there’s a deeper mission at play, too. He aims to address some of the community’s intractable problems.
Yran Butler, 26, does shadow boxing drills with fellow boxers during training at Diamond N' the Ruff boxing gym in Forestville, MD, U.S., August 5, 2026. Leah Millis for the Baltimore Banner
What to know about Maryland tax-free shopping week
The state will forgo its usual 6% sales tax on certain clothing items and shoes this Sunday through Aug. 15.
The state will forgo its usual 6% sales tax on certain clothing items and shoes this Sunday through Aug. 15.
Too dark for a Hopkins waiting room? A viral art debate unfolds.
An art installation at a Johns Hopkins clinic waiting room has stirred a mix of emotions among those viewing it in person and online.
Portraits by Stoehr that have been hanging in the Bayview waiting room since November 2025.
How the Nationals handle the starting rotation is worth monitoring down the stretch
Miles Mikolas allowed seven doubles and six runs on 12 hits over five innings Thursday night as the Nationals lost 7-3 at Philadelphia.
Washington Nationals' Andrew Pinckney follows through after hitting a home run against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
17-year-old driver killed, 2 critically injured after high-speed chase ends in Randallstown crash
A 17-year-old driver died after driving his car off the roadway and hitting a tree in Randallstown on Wednesday night, police said.
A crash in Randallstown late Wednesday left a 17-year-old dead and two passengers in critical condition, Baltimore County Police said.
McConnell says he’s leaving rehabilitation center to continue recovery at home
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he’s been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from home.
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks to reporters following the weekly Senate Republican caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on February 27, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Vultures flock to a Columbia neighborhood where woman won’t stop feeding them raw meat
Vultures have descended on the Glenmont community in Columbia, where a woman won’t stop feeding them raw meat despite repeated orders.
Black vultures sit on a rooftop in Columbia’s Glenmont neighborhood.
Bel Air deacon, former Catholic school teacher charged with soliciting minor
Kenneth Goedeke has taught religion and worked in schools for over a decade.
Kenneth Goedeke was most recently around students at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, where he worked until February of this year.
First Black woman to lead Fort Meade calls for more female leaders in the military
As Army Col. Yolanda Gore relinquished her role as garrison commander of Fort George G. Meade in a ceremony Thursday, she called for more women leaders in the military.
Col. Yolanda Gore speaks about her career and gives thanks to her family during her Relinquishment of Command Ceremony at Fort Meade.
Caretaker faces charges in Howard County for allegedly leaving nonverbal man locked in a car
Kymora Lee Sanders, 26, is charged with two misdemeanors related to abuse of a vulnerable adult and reckless endangerment after authorities say she went to lunch at Eggspectation, leaving behind a man in her care in a Toyota Sienna.
Howard County Police charged a Beltsville woman with abuse of a vulnerable adult and reckless endangerment after they say she left a nonverbal man locked in a car while eating at a Columbia restaurant.
Ferran Torres pays Baltimore a visit after World Cup heroics
Less than three weeks after scoring the game-winning goal in the men’s World Cup final, Spain’s Ferran Torres visited Under Armour’s Baltimore headquarters for the first time.
Ferran Torres, who scored the game-winning goal for Spain in last month's World Cup final, visited Balitmore's Under Armour headquarters on Wednesday.
Boyds man pleads guilty in alcohol-related crash that killed 71-year-old woman
The Boyds man pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court to one count of grossly negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle and one count of homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
Brody Richardson pleaded guilty in guilty in fatal 2025 car crash.
Ravens observations: Tavius Robinson, Carson Vinson bring ‘fire’ in chippy practice
The Ravens wanted this practice, specifically, to be physical. They ended the two-hour session with “live” tackling near the goal line in the longest, hottest padded practice of training camp yet.
Ravens linebackers Ethan Burke, Kaimon Rucker, Zion Young and Mike Green participate in drills during training camp last week.
Fauci contempt vote reflects the enduring politics of COVID
Six years after COVID-19 pandemic thrust the world into fear and uncertainty, Republicans in power aren’t leaving it in the past.
Dr. Anthony Fauci departs after appearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington.
Orioles walk 8 times but score only 1 run in loss to Angels
Yohel Pozo hit a solo home run in the third for the Orioles.
Orioles' Dylan Beavers, left, is caught stealing second base by Los Angeles Angels second baseman Oswald Peraza (2) during the third inning.
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