Days before Christmas, I was sitting in a nearly empty newsroom looking for a story. I scrolled somewhat erratically through social media until I came across a post by Meghan Lewis.

A West Baltimore priest on Monday led a group of Baltimore residents on a prayer walk to remember the 258 people who have died by homicide in the city in 2023. The walk included a reading of the names of victims, who ranged from 2 to 80.

A Baltimore Banner data analysis from 2022 found that two neighborhoods on Orleans Street, Dunbar-Broadway and CARE, have had the first- and third-highest accident rates per resident when looking at the more densely populated parts of the city.

Four other people were shot and wounded Saturday morning in the incident in Woodlawn.

Two rowhomes were vandalized with smashed watermelons, long considered a symbol of solidarity with Palestine.

In a Friday morning email to customers, Charmington's did not provide an explanation for the closure after 13 years in business.

How the 19 of them got there started with the family learning of Peggy’s cancer diagnosis. Distance and time had kept them from being ingrained in each other’s lives as they once were, but when Peggy needed her family, it was like no time had passed.

Councilman Ryan Dorsey said he asked city officials to have a plan of action “within a month” and that he hopes they will implement it “before the end of the year.”

City officials said Wednesday they now expect a completion next spring.

Many were standing outside the gates of M&T Bank Stadium after the concert started. And an interactive map from the Maryland Department of Transportation showed gridlock around the venue.

Hours before first pitch, fans young and old danced to music, cracked open drinks and toasted to the Orioles.

Homecoming at a historically black college like Morgan State University is more than a football game. It represents an opportunity to see familiar faces and new ones.

Students say they're still grappling with the events of Tuesday night.

Minutes after the Child Victims Act went into effect on Sunday, ending the statute of limitations for civil cases involving child sexual abuse, two women filed lawsuits against the Key School, a private institution in Annapolis.

Rashid Maxwell Jr., known as “Ugg” to his loved ones, was a playful teen with a knack for fixing things, family members said.

This school year will be the first in decades where there will be no funding dedicated to Native American students.

Trone, a Democrat who represents much of Western Maryland in Congress and is running for the U.S. Senate, echoed concerns detailed by the American Civil Rights Union in a complaint last July.

The historic landmark and tourist attraction, which is usually open from April through October, has as many as 14,000 visitors per year.

The Department of Public Works previously told The Banner the city was hoping to fix the sinkhole by April of this year.

The Public Service Commission decided that residents could choose whether the regulators, which maintain a set pressure in a gas system, can be located outside or inside their homes.