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BGE pausing its pricey Baltimore Peninsula transmission project
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company is pausing a controversial transmission project in South Baltimore. The move follows The Banner’s reporting that the build-out of electric infrastructure to prepare for the redevelopment of Baltimore Peninsula — which is in flux — would cost more than $500 billion.
Under Armour headquarters is seen in the Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore.
Orioles reliever Andrew Kittredge doubtful for opening day with shoulder inflammation
Without Kittredge, the Orioles have an even more wide-open bullpen competition.
Orioles reliever Andrew Kittredge pitches in the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 30.
Baltimore Filmmakers Collective aims to level the playing field for creatives
The Baltimore Filmmakers Collective is built on the principle that anyone — LGBTQIA+ filmmakers, low-income artists, first-time screenwriters — deserves a creative home as long as they are willing to work, collaborate and grow.
Eric Cotten, left, director and writer of the documentary short “Motor House: The Making of Baltimore’s Creative Crossroads” with Imani Muleyyar, filmmaker and editor.
Takeaways from the first elections of the 2026 midterm campaigns
The 2026 campaign kicked off Tuesday with high-profile primary elections in Texas, where Republican Sen. John Cornyn is heading toward a runoff vote against state attorney general Ken Paxton.
A supporter raises their hat at an election night primary watch party for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Up to 40% of Baltimoreans struggle with basic expenses, Hopkins survey finds
While poor residents and families with children are especially feeling the pinch, costs are creating stress for people across the income spectrum, the survey found.
Rising costs are creating stress for people across the income spectrum.
Anticipating an ICE surge, county leaders ramp up immigrant protections
In Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, home to more than half of the state’s foreign-born population, officials are drafting legislation to restrict ICE’s expansion.
Prince George’s County Council chair Krystal Oriadha, third from right, speaks during a press conference about new legislation designed to protect local immigrant communities.
US-Israeli strikes intensify as Iran vows to destroy Mideast infrastructure
Israel and the U.S. intensified their bombardment of Iran’s security forces and other symbols of power Wednesday.
Workers remove the rubble of a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran.
Kitty Washburne, former headmistress of The Bryn Mawr Lower School, was an innovative educator
Kitty Washburne, who served for 14 years as headmistress of The Bryn Mawr Lower School, died Feb. 19. She was 97.
Kitty Washburne.
Amtrak to launch West Baltimore community grant process after months of uncertainty
Amtrak will begin doling out $50 million to community groups this year for workforce development initiatives, historic preservation and more as part of the replacement of its aged West Baltimore tunnel.
An Amtrak train is stopped in Penn Station’s newly constructed platform 5 before the opening event for the platform on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. (Wesley Lapointe / for the Baltimore Banner)
The Dish: Kimberly Kong eats her way through 100 Asian restaurants in Maryland
The Korean American food influencer behind Nomtastic Kim, an Instagram page with over 122,000 followers, is spotlighting 100 Asian restaurants across Maryland to encourage people to patronize local, immigrant-owned eateries.
Kimberly Kong pours condensed milk on sweet “Swirly Buns” as she films a profile of Bao Bei, a Taiwanese street food eatery in Rockville.
How a woman charged with 328 counts of animal cruelty got her pets back
A Halethorpe hoarding case exposes flaws in Baltimore County’s animal welfare management.
Baltimore County Animal Services officers remove a black Labrador retriever from a home in Halethorpe where dozens of animals were seized in February.
Maryland spent $1B renovating Baltimore schools. Fixing the heat could add millions.
As many as 100 schools across Maryland use faulty HVAC systems, including those in Montgomery and Baltimore counties.
Jonathan Collins, director of mechanical services and engineering at Baltimore City Public Schools, shows a malfunctioning thermostat, which should keep the heat between 70 and 75 degrees, at Arlington Elementary School.
The bold, brilliant and bizarre writers that make Baltimore a literary town
Baltimore’s complex history, moody weather and idiosyncratic residents have been inspiring writers for hundreds of years.
A ghost sign is seen at the top of the former Stafford Hotel, now The Stafford Apartments. When the building was  constructed in 1894, it was the tallest building on Mount Vernon Place.
Why this 19-year-old Hopkins student helps record the dying’s last words
A Johns Hopkins student helped launch a project that deploys volunteers to hospices around the country to collect the final words of the dying.
Hospice patient Michael Mason told his life’s story to Vicky Meehan, a volunteer with Letters Without Limits, which turns the words into letters to family.
Pentagon says 4 US soldiers killed in Iran war were reservists who worked in logistics
Four of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the Iran war were identified Tuesday by the Pentagon as members of the Army Reserve from different states.
This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) that are operating in support of the war in Iran, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (U.S. Navy via AP)
Ex-Harford County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 36 years for sexually exploiting 2 children
Ryan Hall, 51, of Woodbine, who was on the force for 27 years, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to two counts of sexual exploitation of children.
Exterior of the Harford County Sheriff’s office in Bel Air, Md. on Monday, April 14, 2025.
Who will pay to prevent Baltimore’s underground fires? Officials say that’s a utility problem.
To finance the improvements, the city will renegotiate deals with the utility companies that use the system.
BGE workers continue working on North Charles St., in Baltimore, Monday, September 30, 2024.
Judge again throws out lawsuit over 2022 fire that killed 3 Baltimore firefighters
In a 30-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox wrote that while the allegations are “tragic and alarming,” they were not enough to support the claims by families of the victims in the South Stricker Street fire in Baltimore.
Baltimore City Fire Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo were killed while battling a fire at a vacant rowhome on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street in Mount Clare on Jan. 24, 2022. Meanwhile, EMT/firefighter John McMaster was seriously injured.
Dave Matthews Band, Gwen Stefani among performers at Oceans Calling 2026
Oceans Calling, a three-day multigenre music festival, returns to Ocean City this fall with the likes of Dave Matthews Band, Gwen Stefani and Mumford & Sons slated to headline.
The Ocean's Calling music festival returns to Ocean City’s boardwalk from September 25-27 for its fourth year.
Man dies after being struck by MTA train in Baltimore
A man died after being struck by a Maryland Transit Administration train Tuesday afternoon at Shot Tower Station in Baltimore, officials said.
MARCH 3, 2026 - 700 block of East Baltimore Street at Shot Tower Station.
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