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After a halfway-constructed senior center was burned down in East Baltimore, a partnership emerged between a pastor and a mortgage broker. Their collaboration has provided meals and holiday gifts to families across the city.

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Drones cannot be flown within 3 miles of a stadium starting one hour before a scheduled game until one hour after the event ends for any National Football League or Major League Baseball.

Created in the 1930s as part of a New Deal work and housing program, Greenbelt has a historic old town surrounded by more modern homes. The federal government has chosen it for the new FBI headquarters.

A faint brown haze enveloped Baltimore and much of Maryland Thursday from wildfires in western Virginia that have been burning for weeks, fueled by drought and steady wind.

Workers at the Baltimore-area store and more 100 Starbucks locations nationwide are striking on one of the coffee chain’s busiest days of the year.

Between July 2022 and June 2023, 208 Baltimore teens were charged with auto theft, according to juvenile services data. What happened to them?

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced two new positions to help address the causes and effects of climate change.

But advocates for a better path and trail network say that funding doesn’t match the county’s apparent goals laid out in the plan. Based on current funding levels, it would take the county between 22 and 38 years just to complete less than 10 miles of infrastructure.

An autopsy later found 4-year-old Amir James had skull injuries and died from bleeding in his brain.

A strong El Niño weather cycle doesn’t guarantee a big winter storm, but it could bring several inches of snowfall in Baltimore.

People whose cars are stolen aren't the only ones affected by this spike in auto thefts. The industries that tow, repair and sell cars have had to handle the surges, too.

People still want to buy Kias and Hyundais. Why? Used car salesman Carl Moore says they're “nice-looking” affordable cars with decent warranties.

Tino Bertin has owned Tino Auto Service and Sales in Northeast Baltimore for nearly a decade, but says he's never seen people so embolden to steal cars, despite his attempts to deter them.

Maryland Transportation Administration spokesperson Courtney Mims said the car was discovered Saturday night and removed midday Sunday.

This illustrated guide lists steps you should take if your car is stolen in Baltimore, based on a Banner reporter’s firsthand experience.

Officers were sent to the 2900 block of Rosalind Avenue to investigate a report of a shooting around 8 p.m., police said.

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Visiting grandchildren, pursuing higher education, going to medical appointments, and even taking a drive to see the fall foliage aren’t easy things to do when you don’t have a vehicle. That changed today for 10 Maryland veterans who received new cars thanks to the nonprofit Vehicles for Change, MileOne Autogroup, and Heritage Toyota Owings Mills.