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Family and parenting

    ICE targeted a Maryland mother over a decades-old crime. Her town is fighting back.
    A 43-year-old is fighting deportation to Vietnam, a place she last lived when she was 10.
    Community members and supporters wave to Mong “Melissa” Tuyen Thi Tran as she calls in by video from an ICE detention center in Tacoma, Wash., on Wednesday.
    Is crime a problem at The Mall in Columbia? Depends on who you ask
    Mall management and law enforcement say The Mall in Columbia is safe. Howard County Police logged fewer calls for service for shoplifting, theft and assault in 2024 than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Ofc. Brian Onwezi walks through the Mall in Columbia in Columbia, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    11 hidden gems in Ocean City (including ways to save a rainy day)
    It’s Ocean City's 150th anniversary! Here are 11 hidden gems to check out to plan your best experience.
    A record 1,210-pound tiger shark caught off Ocean City in 1983 is displayed in a glass case outside the Life-Saving Station Museum on the Ocean City Boardwalk.
    Ocean City, where Maryland makes memories
    Ocean City stirs memories from childhood from family vacations.
    Banner reporter Julie Scharper's family has been going to Ocean City for generations. From left, her mother and grandmother in the 1950s; she and her sister in the 1980s; and one of her children in 2019.
    Joy is an act of resistance worth sharing in our days of Trump malaise
    In the age of Donald Trump, I’ll admit to not feeling very optimistic. What a time for my son and his fiancée to start a new chapter, to commit to love and a future together. I found some inspiration, of all places, on a rainy morning with U.S. Sen, Angela Alsobrooks.
    U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks talks at the Annapolis Senior Activity Center on a rainy Wednesday morning.
    Sick at the beach? How to get medical care in Ocean City
    Here’s a handy compendium of phone numbers and addresses for you to bookmark for Ocean City.
    Ocean City’s beach on a chilly weekday ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
    6 Ocean City restaurants my kids loved — and what they fought about
    On a recent trip to Ocean City, Julie Scharper managed to find six restaurants that made the whole family happy.
    Ropewalk, an oyster house, seafood restaurant and bar, offers bayside dining in Ocean City.
    Here’s what happens to migrant children in the U.S. without their parents
    The U.S. government recognizes these children as a particularly vulnerable group, and border agents are required to transfer them to minors-only shelters within 72 hours.
    RUBY, ARIZONA - JANUARY 05: Migrants turn themselves in to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers after crossing over a section of border wall into the U.S. on January 05, 2025 in Ruby, Arizona. Unlawful border crossings along the Texas Southern border have plummeted to a four-year low according to recent data provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Immigration experts have attributed parts of the decrease to a ruling under the Biden administration which encouraged traveling migrants to make appointments through an app before turning themselves in at ports of entry. The ruling also established that migrants attempting to cross illegally were ineligibile for asylum. President-elect Donald Trump continues speaking about his plans for hardline border and migration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border upon his return to office on January 20.
    University of Maryland study finds US children of divorce have reduced earnings
    The affected children also have increased chances of teen births and jail, the study found.
    A woman taking off her wedding ring
    Annapolis can be a lousy place for kids to play. The next mayor needs to fix it.
    Annapolis will select a new mayor and at least three new city council members in November. Over the next six months, I’ll explore problems they will face, including rising anger over the state of playing fields.
    PlayAnnapolis, a nonprofit advocacy group for youth athletics, held a sports fair in April at the Boys & Girls Club field. It's the only all-weather turf field in the city, and is controlled by the club and Anne Arundel County.
    A new pair of baby shoes, old traditions and a mom’s plea for slower times
    As a new parent, time can seem like such a thef.
    Jasmine Vaughn-Hall bought her son his first pair of shoes from the same Baltimore shop where her parents bought her first pair years ago.
    Scary Mommy creator Jill Smokler faces brain cancer with warmth and wit
    When Jill Smokler awoke at Johns Hopkins Hospital last year, her skull sealed shut with a jagged seam of staples, her first response was wry laughter.
    Pikesville resident Jill Smokler, who created the popular parenting site Scary Mommy, faces a terminal brain cancer diagnosis.
    Port Discovery is getting an upgrade. Here’s a first look.
    The children's museum's new exhibits will include rocket launching, fort building and a Baltimore streetscape.
    Around this October, Port Discovery will welcome two new exhibits: Galactic Builders and SKIES, funded both by private donations and some state support over the past couple of years.
    Bracing for the worst, Maryland’s immigrant families take stock of their lives
    Immigrant families — regardless of status — are increasingly planning for the possibility of a family member being detained and eventually deported.
    Illustration showing a picture of a man and a woman holding hands that his being torn apart.
    Judge to hold hearing for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    A judge will hear arguments in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran resident who the government said was deported after an “administrative error.”
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 26: Prisoners look out their cell as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The Trump administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT.
    I will have 1 child and there is no shame in my game
    Despite what many assume, research suggests only children have “pretty normal” life outcomes compared to those with siblings.
    A love letter to my chaotic joyful life with three kids
    This is life with three children: chaotic, messy, sticky.
    Letter: Trump order prohibiting gender-affirming care for youths is cruel, harmful
    President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting any hospital receiving federal funds from practicing gender-affirming care for youths callously disregards the needs of children who are both gender- and neurodiverse, a letter writer says.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Trump’s early actions drive Baltimore-area immigrants into hiding
    President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have immigrants, regardless of status, altering their normal routines. Some have stopped going to public places. Some have voluntarily returned to their home countries.
    “Fear, cruelty and chaos is the point,” says Vanessa Cardenas, executive director of America’s Voice, a national pro-immigration organization based in Washington, D.C.
    Maryland recorded an alarming rise in child deaths from abuse and neglect. No one noticed.
    As many as 83 Maryland children died from abuse or neglect in 2023, making the state’s published rate of child maltreatment fatalities among the worst in the nation.
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