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Facing sustained resident ire, Baltimore City Council housing bill stalls
The bill is the final and most controversial piece of a package of housing bills that have crossed the finish line in recent weeks.
Councilman Ryan Dorsey at a meeting last December. Dorsey is the architect of the bill, which allows for more housing on many single-family properties and is getting resistance from residents and City Council members.
Ravens CB Nate Wiggins is day-to-day after leaving game with foot injury
Ravens CB Nate Wiggins appeared to hurt his left foot while covering Bengals WR Mitchell Tinsley late in the second quarter Thursday.
Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins (2) breaks up a pass intended for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (1) in the second quarter.
Anne Arundel County executive violated ethics rules in weekly newsletter
The Anne Arundel County Ethics Commission found that County Executive Steuart Pittman, a Democrat, violated local ethics law by getting political in his weekly newsletter to residents.
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman, shown earlier this year, violated county ethics law with political commentary in a county newsletter, the county’s Ethics Commission found.
McCormick drops plastic, brings back classic Old Bay tin
McCormick & Company is bringing back tin packaging for Old Bay Seasoning, the spice blend’s original packaging before the brand switched to plastic in 2017.
Old Bay is switching back to tin packaging.
Luigi Mangione fights to exclude evidence from his trial in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
As the first anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing looms this week, the man charged in his death will be in court fighting to prevent prosecutors from using evidence they say links him to the crime.
Luigi Mangione is escorted into Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
8,000 MDMA pills, Gucci bags and more: Jessup prison smuggling schemes busted
State prosecutors and corrections officials on Monday announced 10 criminal indictments stemming from three separate alleged smuggling operations at the Jessup Correctional Institution in Anne Arundel County.
Barbed wire is seen outside the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
29 places in Montgomery County where you can donate toys this holiday season
Santa has a lot on his plate right now — help him out this holiday season by contributing to a toy drive in your own backyard.
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan leaves for Howard County job
Kelly Madigan, Baltimore County’s first inspector general, is leaving her position after four difficult years to become the first inspector general in Howard County.
Former Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan, left, joins Maryland State Bar Association president Raphael J. Santini on a panel
Kyle Goon: Ravens GM Eric DeCosta made tough choices that helped lead to the team’s middling season
The Ravens have many more obvious roster holes than they started the season with. Reconstructing the choices the GM had to make shows how limited his options were to prevent a slide, but he still has to take some blame.
Ravens executive vice president and general manager Eric DeCosta watches his team in the first quarter of a game against the Chicago Bears on Oct. 26.
Jon Meoli: How Ryan Helsley’s signing sets the standard for the rest of the Orioles’ winter deals
Even with Helsley having the ability to opt out of the second year of his two-year, $28 million deal after the 2026 season, we’re still talking about a significant investment in a reliever — and a very good one at that.
Ryan Helsley has 105 saves and a 2.96 ERA in 319 2/3 career innings.
Maryland human services Secretary López pleads guilty in DC DUI case
Maryland’s secretary of human services, Rafael López, pleaded guilty on Monday to driving under the influence as part of a deal that could result in no jail time and an eventual dismissal of the case.
Rafael Lopez, Maryland secretary of human services, speaks during a panel on healthcare during the Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event.
Can high schoolers solve Maryland’s child care shortage?
Attracting kids to the field early could help boost the state’s workforce.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 — Christo Rey Jesuit High School sophomores Nayeli Galvez-Hernandez, left, and Amari Cheeks work with Ariyin Reed, 2, and Kross Usher, 2, in Imani Sims’ Pre-K 2 class at The Loyola School.
What we like about the Orioles’ Ryan Helsley signing | Banner Baseball Show
Baltimore wasn't dissuaded by the reliever’s 7.20 ERA with the Mets.
Ravens film study: The good, the bad and the ugly from Lamar Jackson in loss to Bengals
Jackson had some explosiveness back in the Ravens’ loss Thursday to the Bengals, but he also made crucial mistakes.
Lamar Jackson had three turnovers and his lowest single-game grade on Pro Football Focus since 2021 in the Ravens’ loss to the Bengals on Thursday.
Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal allows Baltimore to sue the Sackler family
The agreement, which the city negotiated with Purdue Pharma, representatives of the Sackler family and other key players in the bankruptcy, means that Baltimore could try to take the Sacklers to trial.
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - SEPTEMBER 16: The headquarters of Purdue Pharma is shown on September 16, 2019 in Stamford, Connecticut. The pharmaceutical company makes OxyContin, the opioid often cited as starting the opioid crisis.
Racism claim that rocked Bethesda-Chevy Chase still lingers
Dan Engler, once a popular teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase, was accused of racism by two students. The incident was a flashpoint at the school and upended Engler’s career.
Dan Engler, a former teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
At this Owings Mills restaurant, latkes and matzoh ball soup get a foodie spin
Matthew Zafrir, who has worked at Michelin-starred restaurants in D.C., returned to his hometown to become chef at The Tillery, inside an Owings Mills Marriott.
Matthew Zafrir previously worked at Woodberry Kitchen and D.C.’s Minibar.
Baltimore’s evolving hardcore music scene through the eyes of frontman Paris Roberts
Roberts, 28, of Mount Vernon, is the singer of the Baltimore hardcore band No Idols.
The band No Idols performs at the Ottobar.
Let’s make December the best month of this terrible year
2025 has been terrible. Maybe December will be nicer?
Visa canceled at the border, a Hopkins grad student has been stuck in Canada for months
Ehsan Rajabi said the university declined to advocate for him.
Ehsan Rajabi and his wife have been stranded in Canada for three months.
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