Community issues

We’ve curated the best Maryland gifts and experiences to give for the holidays, with recommendations from Banner staff.

Montgomery County Police found the body of a man on Wednesday night in Fairland about an hour after responding to a shooting that wounded another man.

Bark Social is hosting a grand reopening Thursday in Columbia’s Merriweather District after shuttering a year earlier.

A federal judge will hear arguments over whether to allow Homeland Security to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia or forward his fear of removal claims to an immigration court on Thursday.

Here are some things to do in Howard County for the week beginning Nov. 21 — and none of them involves visiting a grocery store.

Maryland is ranked No. 1 in the country and a No. 4 seed heading into the NCAA tournament.

A suite of zoning changes is garnering steam in Baltimore City Council, despite impassioned pushback.

School transportation company HopSkipDrive used AI and a Banner analysis to map how yellow buses, vans and cars could get Baltimore students to school safely and on time for less than 5% of the district’s budget.

Oladotun is the No. 8 recruit in the class of 2026, according to ESPN.

Two people were taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center Wednesday after a car struck their Glen Burnie doctor’s office while they were in the waiting room.

The driver who was rescued from a car that plunged off of Pier 4 and sank into the Inner Harbor on Tuesday evening is conscious and expected to live after being underwater for nearly 30 minutes.

The longtime owner of Tov Pizza resigned from the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office a day after a news story showed his involvement in the Sen. Dalya Attar case.

The Prince George’s County Council passed a bill on Monday that will allow residents to adopt and foster pit bulls through a pilot program.

The state has opened an investigation into an agrement with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office amid potential compliance issues with child support enforcement duties.

Baltimore’s favorite free bus system is adding new stops — Charm City Circulator Green and Orange routes will offer expanded service starting Dec. 7.

Initially, library officials said the layoffs were necessary to better serve the county and preserve resources.

The Howard County board members have accused council members Deb Jung and Liz Walsh of political interference and coercion.

A number of holiday events, from tree lightings to Christmas markets, will take place even before Thanksgiving turkeys hit the tables.