Community issues

Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo died after a home on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street in Mount Clare partially collapsed on Jan. 24, 2022.

COLUMN | Tampons and menstrual products are essential to being able to participate in society for people with periods. A new bill would provide them for free in Maryland state buildings. There is some controversy about it, but I don't see why.

A woman was killed and a man was treated for smoke inhalation in a house fire in Chevy Chase on Friday.

Baltimore’s beloved local candymakers — Wockenfuss, Rheb’s and Mary Sue — have been filling Easter baskets for generations. Loyal customers say nothing from the grocery store comes close.

The federal government is “reconsidering the precise scope” of a planned immigration processing and detention facility in Washington County, according to new court records.

A controversial benefits program gave delivery drivers an opportunity they never imagined — paid time off.

Operations at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport have returned to normal, with no major disruptions Friday.

The lieutenant who led the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team to international renown has been reassigned to mall security after being disciplined for giving his team discretion not to handcuff people with mental illness or addiction.

Amazon wants to build three campuses at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant, according to documents obtained and reviewed by The Banner.

TikTok spawned an obsession for NeeDoh — brightly colored, textured, squishy toys that parents are desperately seeking for Easter baskets.

Maryland regulators in recent years have begun to acknowledge the prevalence of coal dust in Curtis Bay’s air, but a new report suggests the fossil fuel has contaminated nearby waters, too.

Officers with the Baltimore Police Department shot a 35-year-old man in West Baltimore after struggling to apprehend him and tasing him in the process, officials said.

Brady Ebert, 33, of Silver Spring, is charged with attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault.

Perry Hall High School teacher Sean Brooks pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to sexual abuse of a minor, fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.

Data-driven, forward-looking and more collaborative: The Department of Transportation’s updated approach to street repaving uses all the right words, but against mounting disrepair, the proof will be in the pavement.

Jackie Conway, a retired captain in the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, originally filed her lawsuit in 2025 in Baltimore County Circuit Court against Officer Jasmine Jeffry and Sgt. Bryan McDowell.

With a civil trial set to begin in two months, there could be more settlements in the coming weeks.

Chick-fil-A at Towson Place is the latest branch to participate in the Cell Phone Coop Challenge, offering free Icedreams to customers who can go without their phones.

Pop Mart, the popular “blind box” store, is coming to the Annapolis Mall later this year. Other additions, like Aéropostale and Abercrombie & Fitch, are also coming soon.

The developer behind rejuvenating the Edmondson Village Shopping Center in West Baltimore celebrated progress and new tenants with Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott and the community.