Community issues

The Community Trust Act would block corrections officials and law enforcement from holding or detaining an individual for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless a judge has issued a warrant.

No one has heard from Branson Oduor since the early morning of April 4, when he left The Horse You Came In On Saloon in Fells Point, a popular area full of bars and restaurants near the waterfront.

The Baltimore Ravens were among the first to say “welcome home” to astronaut and longtime fan Reid Wiseman after his return from space Friday with his Artemis II crew — and they weren’t alone.

The father of Turnstile’s lead singer Brendan Yates introduced the band over a video message at Coachella on Friday night, almost two weeks after the band’s former guitarist, Brady Ebert, hit him with a car.

While the strong El Niño can impact weather patterns in the United States and Canada, it’s unlikely to have extreme effects for the summer in the mid-Atlantic, according to the National Weather Service.

Armed with a kitchen scale, a ruler, butcher’s twine and a serious commitment to the bit, The Banner analyzed every hot dog configuration at Camden Yards.

Hundreds piled into Dulaney High School’s auditorium for a “splashdown party” Friday night to watch mission commander Reid Wiseman — a 1993 graduate from Cockeysville — return.

Brandon Scott has been appointed president of the African American Mayors Association, a national nonprofit representing more than 500 mayors across the country.

“Abbott Elementary” star Sherly Lee Ralph ate at Conrad’s Seafood Restaurant in Perry Hall on Wednesday.

Anne Arundel County is creating a work group to study Police Department policies that affect the work of its acclaimed Crisis Intervention Team. The announcement follows The Banner’s reporting on the ouster of the unit’s longtime leader and other changes since his removal.

A Bethesda resident was one of two men who died in a murder-suicide in Friendship Heights on Thursday, police said.

Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann on Friday nominated two powerful members of his staff.

Over a dozen friends and family members of Branson Oduor met outside James Joyce Irish Pub & Restaurant on Friday morning to search for the 27-year-old, who disappeared almost a week ago after a night out in Fells Point.

Montgomery County Police are asking the public for help as they investigate a Gaithersburg homicide.

The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck will stop at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda on Saturday and The Avenue at White Marsh on April 18.

Records show Officer Derek Hadel was disciplined for misconduct before a deadly encounter with Samuel “Big Sam” Brown in Baltimore County.

Harvey Doster, known for his panache and commitment to students at Towson University and Saint Timothy’s School, died in his sleep Feb. 19 after taking a fall at home. He was 73.

The online extremist group 764 is one of the “biggest priority threats” the FBI is pursuing right now, said Supervisory Special Agent Nick DeGeorge.

COLUMN |Anne Arundel County is retreating from its role as a leader in police response to mental health crises. The silence surrounding it is an insult to the public.

A Jan. 12 letter to the Maryland Historical Trust from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security carried the heading “New ICE Baltimore Processing Facility.”