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Banks, business leaders to raise at least $100 million to address Baltimore’s vacant homes
The investment came with a call for increased urgency from the city.
Community members from across Baltimore’s congregations and housing coalitions stand in unity at a press conference about the state of vacant housing in the city at Greater Harvest Baptist Church on Sunday.
With council support for Madigan, Baltimore County IG search panel may be moot
A panel tasked to choose Baltimore County’s next inspector general needs its pick approved by at least four County Council members. They might not get the support.
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
Democratic states double down on laws resisting Trump’s immigration crackdown
In California alone, more than a dozen pro-immigrant bills passed either the Assembly or Senate this week.
A person holds up a sign during a news conference and rally by immigrant justice organizations and advocates protesting ICE arrests in San Francisco
After a lifetime in libraries, Carla Hayden was fired by Trump in two sentences
Hayden’s firing comes as libraries and archives are under siege nationwide by the Trump administration and factions of the Republican Party.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden was fired abruptly by Trump.
Wes Moore insists he’s not running for president in ’28. So why is no one persuaded?
Why is no one persuaded when Gov. Wes Moore says again and again he isn't running for president? Because not running for president has a track record of success.
Wes Moore’s image on the foamy head of a Guinness pint in South Carolina last month was another reminder that he’s on everyone’s lips as a possible candidate for president, no matter how many times he says no.
Klausmeier announces panel to aid in search for Baltimore County inspector general
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier announced on Friday the appointment of a five-member task force to aid in the search for an inspector general.
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier recently advised Inspector General Kelly Madigan that she would not be automatically reappointed to the post.
State to vacate Baltimore buildings, relocate employees to leased downtown offices
The state will relocate employees working in the Baltimore buildings to commercial spaces in the city’s central business district.
The State Center office complex in Baltimore has long been slated for redevelopment.
Baltimore’s billion-dollar opioid case decision delayed until next week
The long-awaited decision on the city’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit was pushed on Friday.
6/28/22—The exterior of the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse., Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse, Courthouse East
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to US to face charges after improper deportation
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been charged in the United States with transporting undocumented immigrants into the country, nearly three months after the Trump administration mistakenly deported him to his native El Salvador.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia and one of his children in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
Behind the scenes, ICE is meeting with Howard County’s top elected leaders
Federal immigration authorities are meeting behind closed doors with Howard County’s top elected leaders to discuss a dispute over detaining people in the county jail who are suspected of entering the country illegally.
The Howard County Department of Corrections has its detention center on Waterloo Road in Jessup. ICE officials appear to want the Howard County Council to change county law regarding its detainer requests for county inmates.
Maryland makes no-interest loan available to former federal workers
The Federal Emergency Loan Program makes a $700, interest-free loan available to Marylanders who lost their federal government jobs through mass layoffs, relocation or the shutdown of a part of the government.
Local governments in Maryland have been hosting job fairs for laid-off federal workers and connecting them to resources.
Baltimore County residents to see water rate hike starting in July
The Board of Estimates approved a 4.9% rate increase to water utility costs for Baltimore County residents beginning in July. 
Baltimore and Baltimore County share water and some sewer systems, which are managed by the city. 
‘How about me?’ Kathy Klausmeier reflects on first five months as Baltimore County’s first female executive
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, the first woman to hold the post, sat down recently for an interview with The Baltimore Banner. She addressed permit delays, teacher salaries and her controversial decision not to automatically reappoint the county's inspector general.
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier sits for a portrait at the Baltimore County Historic Courthouse, the county government headquarters, in Towson, Md. on Monday, June 2, 2025.
Controversial Howard County go-kart track may get the green flag after all
A controversial go-kart track built on a Western Howard County property inched closer to the starting line Thursday afternoon.
A Howard County man built a go-kart track on his property in Highland for his son.
Marylanders react to Trump’s announced travel ban, restrictions
Hundreds of Maryland college students could be affected by the travel ban on 12 countries and restrictions on seven more.
President Donald Trump stands before greeting Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz before his arrival at the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington.
Baltimore races to clean fuel spill that turned portion of harbor red
Efforts to clean up the spill could cause traffic problems in the Harbor East area on Thursday.
Crews work to lay down absorbent sheets to clean up a diesel spill at an inlet at South Caroline and Lancaster streets.
AmeriCorps must restore grant funding, members to states that sued over cuts, judge rules
AmeriCorps employs more than 500 full-time federal workers and has an operating budget of roughly $1 billion.
FILE - As President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton mark the 20th anniversary of the AmeriCorps national service program, hundreds of new volunteers are sworn in for duty at a ceremony, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
Is crime a problem at The Mall in Columbia? Depends on who you ask
Mall management and law enforcement say The Mall in Columbia is safe. Howard County Police logged fewer calls for service for shoplifting, theft and assault in 2024 than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ofc. Brian Onwezi walks through the Mall in Columbia in Columbia, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
Unsealed records in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case offer few details that are new, unknown
Abrego Garcia’s attorneys have argued that the Trump administration has done nothing to return the Maryland construction worker.
Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, second from left, joins a rally outside the U.S. Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md
Baltimore County IG finds another corrections officer involved in a fraud scheme
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan has found that another county corrections officer committed fraud, in this case by receiving an $18,125 federal COVID loan for a business that did not exist.
Baltimore County's Inspector General has found that another county corrections officer committed fraud.
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