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    Firefighters contain 2-alarm blaze in Northeast Baltimore
    The Baltimore City Fire Department responded to the fire just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the 1700 block of North Broadway, according to the department’s social media.
    A Baltimore City firefighter on the scene of a fire in Downtown Baltimore on Sept. 22, 2024.
    Luis Vázquez’s broken thumb narrows Orioles infield competition as opening day nears
    The competition for the final infield spot now appears to revolve around Jeremiah Jackson, Bryan Ramos and Weston Wilson.
    Orioles infielder Luis Vázquez required stitches for his thumb Sunday, and manager Craig Albernaz said Monday afternoon that X-rays confirmed that the digit was broken.
    Orioles opening day for beginners
    After a 2025 season that fell apart early, Baltimore is aiming to make immediate amends and return to the postseason.
    Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson runs onto the field before an exhibition game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
    Get sprayed by the new Ravens head coach, and more opening day festivities
    Baltimore Orioles pitcher Cade Povich delivers a pitch during the team’s home opener in 2025.
    Previewing the Orioles’ 2026 season | Banner Baseball Show
    How many wins will the O’s finish with in 2026?
    What MLB scouts say are the Orioles’ strengths and weaknesses
    The Banner spoke with six scouts from opposing clubs to take stock of the Orioles’ strengths and weaknesses.
    Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ryan Helsley throws a pitch during the ninth inning of an exhibition game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
    Maryland lawmakers pass school cellphone ban
    Maryland joins a bipartisan national movement to get phones out of classrooms.
    Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone and headphones from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School on Monday, March 17, 2025.
    Maryland’s higher education secretary to be replaced
    Sanjay Rai, The secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission will “conclude his tenure” leading the state agency this week, the governor’s office announced Tuesday afternoon.
    Sanjay K. Rai
    Victim’s father says quadruple amputee cornhole pro accused of murder had ‘unstable reputation’
    Authorities said Dayton Webber was driving a Tesla with Bradrick Wells in the passenger seat when the shooting took place on Sunday night.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    Jon Meoli: The Orioles have built bullpens this way before. This time, it’s more of a risk.
    If there’s anywhere the Orioles get the benefit of the doubt, it’s maximizing value by identifying pitchers who might help and guiding their development to make that true. That doesn’t make it any less risky.
    From left, Yennier Cano, Dietrich Enns, Keegan Akin, and Rico Garcia.
    Washington County asked DHS for millions to widen I-81, but there’s a catch
    A Washington County official sent an email to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in February requesting assistance in getting federal dollars for a highway-widening project, claiming the state isn’t funding it. The only catch? Maryland is.
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    With Chris Bassitt and Pete Alonso, the Orioles are sitting up a little straighter
    As the Orioles aim to prove that last season’s disaster was an anomaly, Bassitt and Alonso are the sort of players who can maintain accountability and put potential issues to rest before they reach the manager’s office.
    Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt, left, and first baseman Pete Alonso.
    Quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested in Charles County murder
    A professional cornhole champion who is a quadruple amputee awaits extradition to Maryland after he was accused of killing a friend in Charles County late Sunday, authorities say.
    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.
    Why the Orioles optioned Dean Kremer | Banner Baseball Show
    Baltimore's rotation will look a lot different in 2026.
    This guy tracks gas prices for a living. Here are his tips for saving.
    In Maryland, the average gas price is trending slightly above the national average at about $3.49 per gallon for regular unleaded gas, according to a press release from AAA.
    Gas prices in Maryland are a couple of cents higher than the national average, AAA said.
    When Orioles star Gunnar Henderson is on a baseball field, his grandpa will always be close
    Henderson’s grandfather died Feb. 10 at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 79.
    From left, Allen and Gunnar Henderson, TJ Etheridge at center, and Gunnar's uncle, Sam Brown, and his cousin, Brayton Brown.
    Craig Albernaz and Blake Butera begin their major league managing careers with honest talk — and razzing
    The two first-time major league managers have been close friends since 2015.
    Nationals manager Blake Butera, left, and Orioles manager Craig Albernaz.
    Mock draft 2.0: Ravens get first-rounder back, address interior offensive line
    Considering the free agent-additions and losses, here is a second stab at a mock draft with help from PFF’s mock draft simulator.
    Guard Olaivavega Ioane of Penn State could fill a glaring need for the Ravens in the first round of the draft.
    Ryan Mountcastle, Zach Eflin and other takeaways from Orioles president Mike Elias’ end-of-spring comments
    These are the major takeaways from president of baseball operations Mike Elias’ end-of-spring news conference.
    Orioles president Mike Elias, above, said he expects Ryan Mountcastle to be more than a bench bat and pitcher Zach Eflin has recovered well from surgery.
    Trump threatens to send ICE agents to airports as shutdown strains TSA security lines
    President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to give federal immigration officers a role in airport security unless congressional Democrats agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
    Passengers wait outside a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, March, 21, 2026, (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
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