Biden pledges to cover ‘entire cost’ of rebuilding the Key Bridge
President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River following a ship strike.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Baltimore stinks at buying things. Can city officials make it any better?
The system controlling how Baltimore purchases hundreds of millions of dollars of goods and services each year has been riddled with problems for years.
Illustration shows people searching through maze of shelves filled with products, with city skyline in the background.
Candidates seek breakthrough in crowded 3rd District congressional race
Harry Dunn is one of 22 Democrats vying in the 3rd District primary set for May 14. The winner could easily be headed to Congress to represent this heavily blue district, though nine Republicans are seeking their party's nomination.
Harry Dunn, a retired U.S. Capitol Police officer, talks with potential voters who turned out on March 12, 2024 for the opening of his campaign headquarters in Ellicott City. Dunn is one of more than 20 candidates for Congress in the 3rd District.
Republican nominee for state elections board advances to Maryland Senate
The full Senate will vote to fill the vacant Republican seat.
Diane Butler, a nominee for the Maryland State Board of Elections, appears before the Senate Executive Nominations Committee in Annapolis on Monday, March 11, 2024.
At State of the City address, Scott pitches staying the course
Before a crowd of officials and supporters at Baltimore Center Stage in Mount Vernon, Scott used much of his last State of the City address of this current term to tell residents to stay the course with his administration and tout accomplishments such as a reduction in homicides and nonfatal gun violence.
Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2024 State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage on March 25, 2024.
Commentary: Peter Angelos often helped his community without fanfare
Peter Angelos helped Baltimoreans and Marylanders countless times and in countless ways that he didn't want anybody to know about, Tom Minkin, his friend and longest-serving legal associate, says.
Peter Angelos helped Baltimoreans and Marylanders countless times and in countless ways without any fanfare, his longest-serving legal associate says.
How to watch Mayor Scott’s 2024 State of the City address
Mayor Brandon Scott will deliver the last State of the City address of his current term on Monday night, before a crowd of officials and supporters.
Last year, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott delivered his annual State of the City address at the Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center in South Baltimore.
Commentary: Marylanders need more protection from identity theft, fraud
Maryland can better protect residents from identity theft and fraud by giving them greater access to and more control over personal data, the founder of a consumer rights law firm says.
Peter Holland is founder of the Holland Law Firm for Consumer Rights in Annapolis, which helps victims of identity theft, wrongful debt collection and other financial scams.
Commentary: When the largest asset of low-income Marylanders is held hostage
Tax debt and other property-related bills can block home title transfers that would be beneficial to low-income Marylanders, says an attorney who works to resolve these “tangled titles.”
Steven Messmer is an attorney who works to resolve “tangled titles” that can block property transfers.
Orioles’ hero or tyrant? Baltimore won’t see another Peter G. Angelos
How to understand a man who got a hero’s welcome after buying the O’s and also inspired 1,000 or so fans to walk out of a game in protest? Or, how to sum up a figure who has been crowned Marylander of the Year and baseball’s worst owner?
Orioles owner Peter Angelos, pictured with his wife, Georgia Angelos, in 1996 at a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra party. (Andre Chung/Baltimore Sun/TNS)
Peter Angelos, Orioles owner and lawyer for the little guy, dies at 94
Peter G. Angelos, the billionaire personal injury attorney credited with keeping the Baltimore Orioles here but who became despised by the fan base, died Saturday, the Orioles announced. He was 94.
Courtesy of the Baltimore Orioles
Banner Political Notes: New leaders for Maryland Dems; Annapolis honors; senate vacancy
This week’s political news and updates from around Maryland.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner analysis: Maryland’s state legislature among most diverse in U.S.
Maryland's General Assembly is the Blackest state legislative body in the nation, and one of the most diverse.
Del. Regina Boyce, a Baltimore City Democrat, takes a call in the House Chamber in the Maryland State House on March 15, 2024. Maryland has one of the most diverse legislators in the country, a Banner analysis found.
General Assembly climate legislation likely to fall short of activists’ goals
Environmental advocates said they’re not giving up on their efforts just yet, pointing out that there is still time to influence change before the session ends on April 8.
The Maryland House of Delegates on Jan. 10, 2024, the 90-day session’s opening day.
Someone has been making hoax distress calls from Baltimore. The Coast Guard isn’t amused.
The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for assistance in identifying an alleged Baltimore hoax caller.
The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for the public’s assistance identifying a serial hoax emergency caller the agency said is likely based in Baltimore.
U.S. Rep. Trone apologizes for unintentional use of slur
Trone’s remark came during a budget hearing Thursday at the U.S. Capitol.
U.S. Rep. David Trone is apologizing for what he says was the unintentional use of a racial slur during a budget hearing.
Vignarajah’s mayoral campaign qualifies for $450,000 in public funding
The money positions Vignarajah to air TV ads, conduct polls and financially compete in a tight Democratic primary where every vote matters.
Baltimore mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah.
Commentary: Maryland lawmakers can now keep roadworkers safer
It’s time for Maryland to enact a law to protect roadworkers whose safety is put at risk by the actions or motorists, a representative of the Laborers’ International Union of North America says.
Overhead footage of crash on I-695 that killed six highway workers.
First female Naval Academy superintendent says curbing sexual harassment is her top priority
Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is the first woman and first Hispanic American to serve as Naval Academy superintendent, and as she laid out her top three priorities to the Board of Visitors for the first time, she even found good news in the Washington political maelstrom that delayed her arrival by six months.
Vice Adm. Yvette Davids talks with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin on Tuesday, March 19 at the Naval Academy Board of Visitors meeting in Annapolis. Davids is the first woman academy superintendent.
Angel Reese says Black women need to be paid more in new commercial
The SEC Player of the Year has teamed with Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women initiative for a national TV and digital campaign to ask Congress to help narrow the racial wealth gap Black women are facing.
Angel Reese and LSU play Rice at 4 p.m. Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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