CURRENT EDITION: baltimore (none)🔄 Loading BlueConic...EDITION HISTORY: No changes tracked
🔵 BlueConic: ___🍪 Cookie: ___ UNKNOWN🔗 Query: ___✏️ Composer: ___

Local news

    Four Red Lobsters closed in Maryland. Here’s how to buy the fish tanks.
    Red Lobster restaurants in Gaithersburg, Columbia, Silver Spring and Laurel have officially closed — but the equipment and furniture inside the Maryland locations is up for grabs.
    Red Lobster fans in Howard County may have to find a new seafood destination.
    Controlled explosives used to clear Key Bridge debris off Dali ship
    Controlled explosions used to clear debris from Key Bridge, allowing cargo ship Dali to be freed and continue its journey.
    Two birds, one a red-winged blackbird, fly past the explosion of the large of of the collapsed Key Bridge on May 13, 2024.
    A bike lane on the rebuilt Key Bridge? It’s being discussed.
    Compared with our neighboring states, Maryland has been slow to adapt to the growing demand for safe cycling lanes, particularly over bridges.
    Rona Kobell stands on the Ben Franklin Bridge, overlooking New Jersey, with her friend Chuck Quirmbach, who is a radio reporter from Milwaukee. The two were on a Society of Environmental Journalists' 12-mile bike ride through Philadelphia to see street connectivity.
    ‘Llama Llama’ author lives on in daughter’s Baltimore classroom
    Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama series has delighted children for nearly 20 years. The beloved author died of brain cancer in 2016, but her daughter Berol Dewdney embodies her mother’s message of empathy, compassion and the power of play in a Baltimore City Public Schools pre-K classroom.
    Berol Dewdney, right, leads students in a routine conclusion to class time in her pre-kindergarten class at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary School on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. (Wesley Lapointe / for the Baltimore Banner)
    Key Bridge demolition rescheduled for Monday after lightning spotted
    Crews plan to make precision cuts using small charges to break up the steel structure into pieces more easily removed by equipment.
    A controlled explosion to break apart a heavy truss resting on the cargo ship Dali was rescheduled for Monday.
    Callum Robinson arrived in America like a legend. Then his adventures began.
    Callum Robinson was a standout lacrosse player at Stevenson University, a hulking figure who was hard to miss. But friends remember the former Locust Point resident, who was found fatally shot in Mexico last month in a robbery attempt, for his big hugs, big heart and zest for life.
    Callum Robinson (right) is shown with his college lacrosse coach, Paul Cantabene, in October 2023. He had returned to Stevenson University to mark the induction of the 2013 lacrosse team into the school's sports hall of fame.
    Minecraft meets Baltimore in scaled, playable map
    Map details include walking paths in Patterson Park and Federal Hill Park, winding suburban roads and a swimmable Inner Harbor.
    Map details include walking paths in Patterson Park and Federal Hill Park, winding suburban roads and a swimmable Inner Harbor.
    Fat is back: why dairy farmers are curdling more cheese
    Maryland was once one of the largest dairy-producing states in the country. But the number of dairy farms has fallen sharply over the years, especially in the past three decades. There were 297 dairy farms still in existence as of March, down from 1,400 in 1991, according to the Maryland Departments of Health and Agriculture.
    Cows graze at Palmyra Farm in Hagerstown, Maryland.
    Banner quiz: How closely did you follow the news this week?
    Columbia’s Merriweather Post Pavilion added an unusual amenity to their backstage facilities in 2018. What was it?
    In majority-Black Baltimore, white voters could be key to Sheila Dixon’s success
    The city’s white demographic is expected to play a pivotal role in electing Baltimore’s next mayor. With Sheila Dixon, who has attracted a loyal base of Black voters throughout her career, white residents can help sway a tightly contested race, according to experts.
    Arch McKown poses for a portrait outside his house with his Sheila Dixon yard sign.
    A win looms for energy justice advocates seeking to rein in state’s energy market
    A non-profit organization that fought to reign in Maryland's energy market won part of its fight with Gov. Wes Moore's pledge to sign a far-reaching reform bill.
    Laurel Peltier, an energy justice advocate who volunteers at the local nonprofit Cares, goes over utility bills to determine if her client Henry Burlock was overcharged by a private energy company.
    Woman arrested, charged with arson in Papi Cuisine fire incident
    A 47-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with arson and related offenses in connection to a May 6, 2024 fire at Papi Cuisine in South Baltimore.
    The Federal Hill restaurant suffered an alleged "deliberate attack" Monday morning, according to an online post.
    Northern lights could be visible in parts of Maryland this weekend. Here’s why.
    The timing isn't certain, but there is a possibility of seeing the brilliant northern lights much further south than normal this weekend.
    Solar activity means the northern lights could be visible across large parts of the United States. There is some risk to satellites, but the forecast geomagnetic storm does not pose safety risks to most people.
    Prison or probation? Attorneys make conflicting recommendations for Marilyn Mosby’s sentence
    Mosby’s attorneys, Federal Public Defender James Wyda and Assistant Federal Public Defenders Maggie Grace and Sedira Banan, said, “Jail is not justice for Marilyn Mosby.”
    Prosecutors recommended that former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby be sentenced to 20 months in prison. Mosby’s attorneys are asking a judge to sentence her to probation.
    St. Agnes Hospital reacts to ‘mini-disaster status’ after cyberattack
    The Maryland Emergency Medical Services System, which monitors hospitals across the state, placed St. Agnes in mini-disaster status, meaning new patients to the emergency room were rerouted to other hospitals.
    Ascension St. Agnes Hospital says it reacted quickly following a cyberattack on its computer systems that forced the facility to stop admitting new patients to the emergency room.
    Combination library, rec center planned in Randallstown — pickleball court included
    The new location is set to include enough space for more than 200,000 annual library visitors, arts space and public access computers on the library side, and an open gymnasium, walking path and indoor courts — including for pickleball — on the rec center side.
    Officials announced around $41 million in funding for the project, including $10 million from Baltimore County.
    Severe storms possible in parts of Maryland later Thursday
    As of Thursday morning, it appears the best chance for severe storms will be south of Baltimore across far southern Maryland and the lower Eastern Shore.
    Raindrops are seen on a window.
    Get your first peek at Baltimore-based Apple TV series ‘Lady in the Lake’
    “Lady in the Lake,” the Apple TV+ drama based on the 2019 novel by New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman, will have its global premiere date of July 19. The miniseries stars Natalie Portman and Baltimore-native Moses Ingram.
    Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram in "Lady in the Lake," premiering July 19, 2024 on Apple TV+.
    K-12 school leaders reject allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant
    Montgomery County Public Schools featured prominently in a Congressional hearing on antisemitism in public schools on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
    From left, David Banks, chancellor of New York Public schools, speaks next to Karla Silvestre, president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Emerson Sykes, staff attorney with the ACLU, and Enikia Ford Morthel, superintendent of the Berkeley United School District, during a hearing on antisemitism in K-12 public schools, at the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
    Johns Hopkins protest continues after talks with school officials falter: What we know
    The pro-Palestinian encampment on the Johns Hopkins University campus has stretched on for about a week, despite rainy weather.
    A protester waves a Palestinian flag amid a protest on Monday at Johns Hopkins University.
    Load More Stories
    Oh no!

    Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes. If the problem persists, please contact customer service at 443-843-0043 or customercare@thebaltimorebanner.com.