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Towson University’s big man on campus is a robot named Snack Efron
A fleet of 14 food-delivery robots at the Baltimore County university tends to hungry students.
7 things to do in Baltimore County: a feast of fall fests and a mushroom hike
There’s no shortage of fall activities in Baltimore County this time of year, including a talk on monsters, a mushroom hike and a craft fair.
Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after 5 months in ICE custody
Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolonging her detention.
After months in ICE detention, a Maryland mother holds her children again
Melissa Tran was freed Sunday after spending the last five months in an ICE detention facility more than 2,700 miles from her family.
Westernport celebrates flood recovery amid FEMA uncertainty: ‘Patience has been unbelievable’
Nearly five months after floodwaters ravaged Westernport, a small, rural Allegany County town, the yearslong work of repairing and rebuilding paused, briefly, for a celebration.
The A-10 era is over for the Maryland Air National Guard
The Maryland Air National Guard deactivated its last remaining A-10 squadrons Tuesday, leaving Maryland as the only state without planes to deploy in an emergency.
Lawmakers join hundreds in outcry over Baltimore County landfill’s ‘trash juice’ proposal
Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh is seeking a permit to discharge 25,000 gallons of leachate a day into the Gunpowder River.
7 things to do in Baltimore County, from a pawpaw harvest to festivals galore
Baltimore County events this week include an Upperco music festival, Pikesville Armory block party and more.
A Baltimore County landfill wants to dump more ‘trash juice’ into the Gunpowder
A White Marsh landfill has applied for a permit to dump a toxic liquid called leachate into the Bird River, a tributary of the Upper Gunpowder River.
Incomes keep falling in Baltimore County
Baltimore County incomes fell for the fifth time in a row, and that's placing a greater strain on the county's renters, a Banner analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data found.
Gervonta Davis’ foundation delivers for Upton families, but boxer keeps his distance
Hundreds of kids gathered on the outdoor basketball courts of the Robert C. Marshall Recreation Center, where they received new backpacks, competed in dance-offs and slurped snowballs that turned their lips red and purple.
Months after flood rescue, Westernport Elementary goes back to school
Wednesday is the first day of school at Westernport Elementary. On May 13, a flood forced the school to evacuate by boat and prompted Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of emergency.
Federal workers: Fired by Trump, frozen out by Moore
While hundreds of federal workers have found room in Maryland's lifeboat, according to state officials, many others were left behind.
Detention cells in Baltimore designed for short stays instead confine immigrants for days
Under the Trump administration, ICE has detained immigrants in Baltimore holding rooms for an average of 51 hours, four times longer than the maximum time limit under its longstanding policy, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of federal data.
Memories of the Penn North mass overdose keep a survivor striving for recovery
A survivor of the July 10 mass overdose incident in West Baltimore struggled at first to find an open treatment center.
Trump administration denies Western Maryland federal flood aid
Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that Maryland will appeal Trump’s decision after the administration denied federal flood aid.
Immigration arrests in Maryland have doubled under Trump
Under President Donald Trump, ICE is arresting 76 immigrants per week in Maryland, up from 29 per week last year.
She nearly died on a playground. Now this mass overdose survivor struggles to find help.
A suspected “bad batch” of drugs that swept through West Baltimore sent at least 27 people to the hospital Thursday.
‘Give it a week’: Residents worry help won’t stick after mass overdose leaves 27 hospitalized
At least 27 people had been taken to hospitals for overdose treatment as of Friday, authorities said.
Medicaid cuts in Trump bill put rural Marylanders’ care on the line
Medicaid has served as a critical lifeline for many rural patients and providers, including in Maryland.
