Local news

Concerns about jury duty have been raised with Maryland courts and those across the country, and people who study the process say more jurisdictions are responding with reforms.

It’s been a gray, dreary winter in Baltimore this season with plenty of rain — but no measurable snowfall.

Test your knowledge of this week's local news events by taking our quiz.

The foundation is $1 million away from ownership.

Some 41,000 properties have gone through the city’s tax sale since 2016, a Baltimore Banner investigation found, threatening home ownership and prolonging vacancies in majority-Black neighborhoods.

It’s a dilemma that pet owners dread: When your companion animal escapes, how do you bring them home safely?

When PriceRite closed, Pigtown leaders feared the neighborhood would become a new food ‘desert.’

Test your knowledge of this week’s local news events by taking our quiz.

The Otis Warren Group constructed an 11-story office building downtown during a time when the real estate profession shut out people of color.

The body of a 33-foot-long humpback whale washed up at Assateague National Seashore this week. It’s the 10th dead whale to be found along the coasts of the mid-Atlantic over recent weeks. The whale was likely struck by a boat, a NOAA spokeswoman said.

Scenes from Wednesday in Annapolis as Democrat Wes Moore was sworn into office as Maryland’s 63rd governor amid promises to improve nearly every facet of life for the state’s residents, from better schools to cleaner air to more job opportunities. (Photos by Kaitlin Newman, Jessica Gallagher and Paul Newson / The Baltimore Banner and Terrance Williams for The Baltimore Banner)

Slogans have become a part of Baltimore’s constant struggle to earn respect. And they’ve often proven short-lived.

The parade's return followed a weeklong spat between city officials and Baltimore's arts council, culminating with the mayor's office staging the event with days to spare.

When the federal government auctioned the 120-year-old Chesapeake Bay lighthouse last year, a surprise bidding war broke out. The price jumped from $15,000 to $38,000. Then $189,000. Who bought the Hooper Island Light?

About two dozen people protested the Drag Story Hour hosted by the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Canton branch

Test your knowledge of this week's local news events by taking our quiz.

Residents slam board members at meeting as council member who backs CEO and President Lakey Boyd criticizes ‘one-sided’ plan that prompted her decision.

A new report, released on the same day that the city’s top public works official announced his resignation, lays out a roadmap to address staffing challenges, equipment shortages and inefficient truck routes.

Aaron Henkin of WYPR and Krishna Sharma went out to find benches boasting the city slogan "Baltimore - The Greatest City in America," coined by former Mayor and Governor Martin O'Malley. They asked passerbys on the street their thoughts on the benches.

Out of the magazine’s 23 Places to Travel in 2023, Baltimore hit the list at No. 18.