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    The Rev. Annie Chambers was ‘the mother of the movement’ supporting Baltimoreans in need
    Rev. Annie Chambers, a Baltimore civil rights icon who advocated for the poor, died July 2 of an infection. She was 84.
    Reverend Annie Chambers speaks against police brutality at a rally for Tyre Nichols on the corner of North Avenue and North Charles Street on January 28, 2023.
    After 47 years, 2 dentists retire with a mouthful of Park Heights memories
    Drs. Charles Shelton and Willie Richardson opened their dental practice in Baltimore in 1979. For more than four decades, the practice operated seven days a week in Park Heights.
    W.J. Richardson didn't always intend to become a dentists but a mix of curiosity and coincidence sparked his over 50-year career.
    This Baltimore sewage building is beautiful. Now it’s getting a $63M upgrade.
    The historic Eastern Avenue Pumping Station has kept Baltimore's wastewater moving since 1912. Now the city is investing $63 million to modernize it.
    The Eastern Avenue Pumping Station has been a fixture of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor since 1912.
    Former Anne Arundel Police officer sentenced in insurance fraud scheme
    An Anne Arundel officer was sentenced in an insurance fraud scheme involving several other Maryland officers.
    A former Anne Arundel County Police officer was sentenced to five months of home detention and three years of probation, and ordered to pay restitution, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud against insurance companies.
    3 men shot outside strip shopping center in Northeast Baltimore, police say
    Three men were injured in a shooting outside a commercial strip on East Cold Spring Lane in Northeast Baltimore, police said.
    Baltimore Police mark shell casings on the pavement after a multiple shooting outside a strip shopping center on Cold Spring Lane in Northeast Baltimore on Friday, July 10, 2026.
    Parents sue Anne Arundel schools, allege officials hid their child’s gender transition
    Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.
    Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.
    Baltimore Police video shows wild chase before officers fired 70 shots at carjacking suspect
    Six Baltimore Police officers fired 70 shots at a man who appeared to lower his hand in the direction of what officers believed was a gun following an 18-minute police pursuit, officials said Friday.
    Screenshot from the Foxtrot video footage that showed a Baltimore Police pursuit of a carjacking suspect that led to officers fatally shooting the driver on July 5 in the 3300 block of Clifton Avenue.
    Baltimore County Police identify the 2 children found dead in Gwynn Oak home
    The killings of two children inside a Gwynn Oak home have left a Baltimore County community in mourning, as police identified the victims Wednesday as 9-year-old Steve Allen and his 15-year-old sister, Giovanna Myrie.
    July 8, 2026 - Views of 6102 Talles Road where Baltimore County Police are investigating a double shooting that left two juveniles, ages 9 and 15, dead.
    10-story Empire Towers building declared unsafe after Thursday evacuations
    The large building on Ritchie Highway is not structurally sound, according to the county fire department.
    Aerial view of Empire Towers, a 10-story office building in Glen Burnie, the day after it was evacuated for structural integrity issues.
    Baltimore City finally lands a Trader Joe’s — barely
    Trader Joe’s is opening its 12th store in Maryland at the Anneslie Shopping Center on York Road.
    Trader Joe’s will open its 12th store in Maryland by taking over the former Party City location at the Anneslie Shopping Center on York Road.
    Expect road closures, parking restrictions as Caribbean festival returns to Baltimore
    Drivers in Baltimore should get ready for another weekend of heavy traffic and road closures as the 44th annual Baltimore Washington One Carnival welcomes thousands to celebrate Caribbean culture.
    Mas players cheering on a friend at the judging point of the annual Baltimore Washington ONE Carnival in Baltimore, MD on Saturday, July 8, 2023.
    The trailblazing Maryland ACLU director who fought for racial justice
    Susan Goering, the former executive director of the ACLU of Maryland, died June 21 of cancer. She was 73.
    Susan Goering.
    Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leaders
    Ron Daniels, the president of the Johns Hopkins University for 17 years, received a multiyear payout ahead of a drastic drop in federal research funding.
    Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels has led the prominent Baltimore institution since 2009.
    Partner of man shot by ICE in Glen Burnie speaks out as he fights for freedom
    The partner of the man shot by ICE in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve spoke to The Banner about the anguish she and her sons feel as one of tens of thousands of families who have been separated under President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration enforcement initiative.
    Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, the Portuguese immigrant ICE agents shot in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve, is fighting for his freedom in a renewed legal push. His partner, who asked to remain anonymous, holds a photo of him.
    Microsoft layoffs hit Maryland video game workers in Montgomery, Baltimore counties
    Maryland is losing more than 350 jobs as software giant Microsoft makes deep slashes to its video game divisions.
    Rockville-based Bethesda Game Studios is among the companies impacted by the Microsoft layoffs.
    After Pikesville bus crash, some wonder: Is Reisterstown Road too dangerous?
    Community leaders say the bus crash that injured more than 30 people exposed years of unresolved traffic and pedestrian safety problems in downtown Pikesville.
    Reisterstown Road carries four lanes of heavy traffic through the heart of Pikesville, where storefronts, shopping plazas and sidewalks abut the roadway.
    Motorcyclist killed after collision with bus on Route 32 in Howard County
    Howard County Police said a motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a transit bus on Route 32 on Wednesday night.
    Howard County Police said a motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a transit bus on Route 32 on Wednesday night.
    Howard County activist sentenced to probation for stealing law firm’s immigration records
    Baltimore County authorities charged Jake Burdett in March 2025, claiming he jeopardized immigration cases by deleting dozens of electronic forms and stealing physical files including passports.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    Videos show chaotic moments before MTA bus slams into Pikesville building, injuring dozens
    Video footage of an MTA bus crash in Pikesville shows the bus racing through an intersection, crossing lanes, striking about a dozen cars, taking out an electrical pole and slamming into a building, leaving more than 30 people injured.
    Wednesday, July 8, 2026 — Video shows a bus at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.
    Flash flooding and 60 mph winds threaten Maryland as severe storms roll through
    Rainfall rates could reach 2 to 3 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service.
    Storm clouds move over the Inner Harbor ahead of an afternoon thunderstorm.
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