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The sidescraper found at Piney Grove.
Buried under a Reisterstown churchyard: A 13,000-year-old tool
The fragments uncovered were clearly produced by human hands using the distinctive techniques of the Clovis people.
This pair of black vultures were regular visitors to Martha Midgette’s rural Southern Maryland home.
Vultures in mourning? Bizarre bird behavior captured in Prince George’s County
Vultures are intelligent and complex birds who form lasting relationships, according to one vulture expert.
A love letter to my chaotic joyful life with three kids
This is life with three children: chaotic, messy, sticky.
The NFL is in Baltimore investigating Justin Tucker accusations
NFL investigators were in Baltimore this week interviewing massage therapists who have accused Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior.
Justin Tucker’s accusers: 16 massage therapists from 8 spas
The women, most of whom do not know each other, detailed similar experiences at Baltimore-area spas. They told people close to them around the time the incidents occurred.
7 more massage therapists accuse Ravens’ Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior
The new accusers provided similar details about Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker that The Baltimore Banner had not previously reported.
Ravens’ Justin Tucker faces new allegations from 3 massage therapists
Three additional massage therapists are accusing Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexually inappropriate behavior.
Ravens' Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six massage therapists
Women say Justin Tucker repeatedly exposed his genitals and, in three instances, apparently left ejaculate on tables after massages.
Development Director at the Women's Health Center Ramsie Monk stands in a procedure room.
Western Maryland has become an abortion care haven for red state residents
In September 2023, exactly one year after West Virginia’s abortion ban took effect, the new clinic opened its doors in tiny Cresaptown in Allegany County
An emu loose on the Eastern Shore.
There’s an emu on the loose on the Eastern Shore
Yes, that’s an emu running along Route 50.
Santa Wayne has been the mall Santa at Marley Station Mall for 35 years - nearly as long as the mall has been open. With much of the mall vacant, Santa Wayne has seen hardly any children this year.  To his excitement, the Shelley family came to see him. The children's grandmother used to take their mother to see him when she was a girl.
Bringing joy to the lonely Santa of Marley Station Mall
Santa Wayne has held court at Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie for 35 years — nearly as long as the mall has been open. But, with much of the mall vacant, Santa Wayne has seen hardly any children this year.
The iconic red shed at the 2000 block of St. Paul Street caught on fire.
Fire destroys ‘iconic’ red shed in Station North, unsettling a community of unhoused people
Red Shed Village’s eponymous structure burned down on Thanksgiving. The community of unhoused people who live around it, and the unusual church that supports them, is working to build back.
The theme of their holiday photos? Awkward. Very awkward.
Aesthetically pleasing photo shoots are out and awkward is in.
Luigi Mangione in a photo from the University of Pennsylvania 2020 yearbook.
Isolated and disengaged: Piecing together Luigi Mangione’s lost year
Earlier this year, Luigi Mangione disengaged. His mother filed a missing person report and friends pleaded with him to return their messages.
Baltimore City Fire Service Vehicle
Chunk of crumbling railroad bridge injures driver in East Baltimore
Photos of the scene show a mangled dark Ford SUV with a shattered windshield.
The Rev. Martin Demek prepares for the second-to-last Sunday mass at the Corpus Christi church in Baltimore on Nov. 17.
Saying goodbye to a Catholic church — and a link to my family’s past
There are places that become part of us, and places where part of us of remains. Corpus Christi, one of dozens of Baltimore-area Catholic parishes set to close at the end of the month, is that kind of place for my family.
10 Maryland-made gifts that put Amazon to shame
Jeff Bezos doesn't need your money, but local artists, artisans and shopkeepers do.
Phillip Clark, a volunteer at skylight boutique, helps a customer find their size at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Baltimore on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.
One of the country’s few gender-affirming thrift stores is in Baltimore
Trans and nonbinary people can struggle to find clothes that fit their bodies, their gender expression and their budget, but the Skylight Boutique is a thrift store stocked with items that are often difficult and expensive to obtain.
Reporter Julie Scharper peeks out of one of the solitary confinement cells in the basement of the old Northern District police station.
Way down in the hole: Exploring Hampden’s creepy solitary-confinement cells
The basement in The Castle in Hampden is a grim remnant of another era: a duo of dark, dank solitary confinement cells.
Alma Geddes, 3, enjoys a visit from her older brothers while hospitalized with pneumonia at GBMC.
Is your kid coughing? Walking pneumonia surging in Maryland
The bacteria infecting children right now, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, typically triggers a spike in pneumonia cases in children every 3-7 years. However, like so many other things, the COVID pandemic disrupted the cycle.
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