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A Baltimore family’s home for 6 decades lost over an $888 tax bill
The Harris family thought they had protected a family home from tax sale in Baltimore City, but an $888 unpaid tax bill sent the property to foreclosure.
The Harris family on the porch of their family home, which was sold in a tax sale without their knowledge. Clockwise from left are Aajah Harris, Natasha Pratt-Harris, Carlos Harris, and Cairo Harris, seated.
Baltimore pays respects to ‘Big Sam’ after deadly police encounter
The juxtaposition between how Samuel Brown lived his life and how his life ended is devastating to parts of Baltimore’s Black community, hundreds of whom showed up to Brown’s funeral Tuesday.
Samuel "Big Sam" Brown Jr. was known as the "go-to-guy" in the Baltimore community, Roberto "DJ Quicksilva" Silva said.
At Orioles camp during a game that didn’t matter, accountability took center stage
“Hey, we need to clean up,” Alonso recalled telling his teammates after beckoning them to join him in the second inning of a game that doesn’t count. “If we want to go far in the playoffs, it’s all about doing the little things right, even now.”
Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo (29) speaks with manager Craig Albernaz in the dugout after scoring in the second inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers on Feb. 22.
Ranking Ravens’ free agents by likelihood of returning | Banner Ravens Podcast
From Tyler Linderbaum to DeAndre Hopkins.
Former Orioles farmhand Sharlon Schoop returns to Sarasota to represent the Netherlands
The Curaçao-born infielder is now 38, and he hasn’t played for a professional team in a few years. But a love for the sport brought Schoop to the World Baseball Classic for one last ride.
Curacao relief pitcher Anthony Herrera (1) and infielder Sharlon Schoop celebrate after Curacao beat Mexico, 6-5, during a Caribbean Series game in 2024.
Family ‘utterly heartbroken’ after man with autism fatally shot by police in Columbia
The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division identified the Howard County Police officers involved in the March 1, 2026, fatal shooting of a Columbia resident.
Columbia resident Alexander LaMorie, 25, was fatally shot by Howard County Police on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
72-year-old pedestrian hit and killed by vehicle in Parkville
The man, Peter Ruy, was hit at the intersection of Harford Road and 5th Avenue in Parkville around 8 p.m. on Friday, according to Baltimore County Police.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
Jon Meoli: Dean Kremer’s slow starts have puzzled the Orioles. He may have found a solution.
COLUMN | Kremer switched up his offseason routine to try to reverse a three-year trend in his results.
Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer will lead Israel’s rotation in the World Baseball Classic.
Israel steps up airstrikes as Iran widens its response across the region
The United States and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes in what President Donald Trump suggested was just the start of a relentless campaign that could last more than a month.
Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut.
Dow drops 500 and oil prices leap on Iran war worries
A worldwide sell-off for stocks is slamming onto Wall Street Tuesday, and oil prices are leaping even higher as worries rise that the war with Iran is widening and may do more sustained damage to the global economy than feared.
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
1 dead after 3-car collision in Damascus
First responders found a driver who had been ejected from a Toyota Camry. They pronounced him dead at the scene, police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
25-year sentence for killing of American University professor
A judge sentenced Jorge Rueda Landeros to 25 years in prison Tuesday for the beating death of an American University professor at her Bethesda home in 2010. The maximum sentence in the case was 30 years.
Sue Ann Marcum was found dead in her home in the 6200 block of Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda in 2010.
Average price for a gallon of gas rises 11 cents overnight to $3.11, AAA says
Benchmark U.S. crude jumped 8.6% to $77.36 a barrel.
 The average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped to about $3.11 overnight in the US.
Police identify pedestrian killed in Rockville crash
A pedestrian was killed in Rockville when a van struck him on Sunday night.
A 2006 Chevrolet was traveling north on Norbeck Road when it struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday evening.
Anne Arundel County overhauls eviction process with ‘a bill for compassion’
Seeking to make evictions more humane, the Anne Arundel County Council passed a bill Monday night to overhaul the process in the county.
Evicted residents belongings sit on the side of the road of the one of the five Glen Burnie apartment communities that makeup the Hendersen Webb, Inc.-owned The Forest, in Glen Burnie, Tuesday, November 22, 2022.
Narratives taking shape at Orioles spring training | Banner Baseball Show
Vance Honeycutt and Enrique Bradfield Jr. are trying to quiet doubters about their futures.
New Orioles outfielder Taylor Ward believes in the science of hitting
Listening to Taylor Ward and Trent Woodward is like being catapulted into a physics class. They are talking baseball, but the words are far from standard locker room talk.
Baltimore Orioles left fielder Taylor Ward speaks with teammates during batting practice ahead of a spring training game on Feb. 20.
Baltimore lawmakers want to cut the community out of school board picks
Legislation being considered by the Maryland General Assembly would give Baltimore City's mayor more power in picking school board members and cut out members of the public.
State Sen. Antonio Hayes, center, speaks with colleagues in the Senate chamber in January. Hayes’ bill, which he said he introduced to provide greater transparency and to streamline the process, has the support of his fellow city senators.
Hutzell: In ‘The Big Rip,’ an artist shares today’s immigrant experience
COLUMN | Like any tumultuous moment, the political right’s anti-immigrant agenda will show up in the arts. So I’ve been looking for it in local arts, places like the stages of Annapolis and the galleries of Columbia.
Artist Lusmerlin Lantigua talks about the hidden elements of "The Rip," her monumental work on display at Howard County Community College.
After Baltimore increased fees, less trash came to its landfill
According to Baltimore Department of Finance projections, the loss of all that garbage will yield about $4 million less than what budget writers had anticipated.
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 — Baltimore’s Quarantine Road Landfill is receiving less trash since the city raised fees.
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