Community issues

The man found guilty of one charge related to the shooting and killing of Maisie, a young dog who went missing last year, was given six months of supervised probation.

Captain James Crab House, the popular waterfront seafood restaurant in Fells Point, will close for the rest of the season due to damage from an overnight fire.

The unanimous vote for the 18-month moratorium follows County Executive Marc Elrich’s June executive order that placed a six-month moratorium on data centers.

A second Towson 'Peeping Tom' case ended with a court deal requiring the defendant to stay away from the victims as prosecutors acknowledged concerns about proving the misdemeanor charge and called for changes to Maryland law.

The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.

A 19-year-old woman died after being stabbed Saturday night, according to Baltimore Police.

A suspended police sergeant pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of second-degree assault stemming from a December 2025 road rage incident.

Baltimore Police arrested a man they believe is responsible for a series of flashing incidents in Canton.

Baltimore schools’ post-pandemic gains are some of the highest in the state in English.

A beaver that bit a 13-year-old at Cunningham Falls State Park tested positive for rabies, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

Here's how Howard County’s top 10 schools shook out on the annual state math and English exams.

Prince George’s County Public Schools’ standardized test scores crept up slightly in English and math, but disparities across race, disability and language persist.

“The pain is still going to be there, but stuff like that makes me happy, to know that his legacy still lives on, and people still miss him and still remember him,” Sonsy Gaba said.

While shootings victimizing teens between ages 13 and 18 remain above pre-pandemic levels, they have fallen sharply this year compared to the same time period in 2023, a Banner analysis has found. This dashboard is updated with the latest data from BPD.

The Banner taste tested several beers brewed in collaboration with the county tourism board.

COLUMN | Jen Pauliukonis is collecting data on gun violence in the state as no one has before.

Vincent Ayd, the 71-year-old owner of Towson’s Ayd Hardware, is seeking a buyer for the profitable, no-frills store.

The former mayor of Morningside, Bennard Cann, is under investigation after an audit found financial irregularities and unauthorized ATM transactions in the Prince George's County Municipal Association's bank account.

The Hot August Music Festival in Cockeysville is canceled this year due to low ticket sales, organizers announced Monday.

Howard County Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Darwin Carcamo-Santiago, 24, who is accused of strangling his girlfriend.