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Baltimore will not change immigration policies, Scott says, despite arrest threat
A Justice Department official directed prosecutors across the nation to investigate and charge officials who don’t comply in carrying out the administration’s mass deportation agenda
Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2024 State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage on March 25, 2024.uk
A fatal plunge, an icy DC river and a rescue boat stuck in Baltimore
As emergency crews responded to a submerged vehicle, they didn’t have access to a boat with ice-breaking capabilities because it has reportedly been in Baltimore for repairs.
For decades, the John Glenn has broken ice up and down the Potomac River. For at least two years, it's been at the General Ship Repair Corp. in Baltimore.
Meet the well-connected lawyer challenging Scott Shellenberger
David, the deputy Maryland state prosecutor, has collected $105,000, according to campaign finance disclosures.
Deputy Maryland state prosecutor Sarah David.
What Baltimore City Council hopes to tackle in 2025
Sewage backups, permitting problems, truancy and more are on the council’s priority list this year.
City Council members have proposed bills on truancy, permitting, sewage backups and consumer protections.
New Year, auld feud: Brandon Scott and Ivan Bates are at it again
It may be a new year, but for Mayor Brandon Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, it’s an auld feud.
Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates and Mayor Brandon Scott chat on October 17, 2024 before sitting on a panel discussion about gun violence.
What to know about Maryland snow totals, school closings and more
As a winter storm sweeps across Maryland, here’s what you need to know about plowing, schools and more.
A pedestrian crosses Lombard Street early Monday as a winter storm blankets the region.
Forget eggs and milk. Sleds are the hot item.
If you don’t have a sled, there may be time to get one before Monday.
A little girl is chased by her dog while sledding in front of the Observatory at Patterson Park last January.
Winter storm updates: Baltimore-area schools close ahead of heavy snowfall
The National Weather Service has placed the state under a winter storm warning — most of the Baltimore metro area is forecast to see at least half a foot of snow.
Snow in Fells Point last January. The latest forecast is calling for at least 4-10 inches for most of the Baltimore area.
Baltimore snow updates: Officials warn 10 inches possible, take storm ‘seriously’
Drivers in the Baltimore area and surrounding counties can expect snow showers and slippery road conditions on their commutes home Friday evening.
Snow flurries at the National Aquarium on Friday, January 3, 2024.
All this actually happened in 2024: The year in Maryland politics
Here are six stories The Banner’s political team can’t stop thinking about.
Baltimore, rat birth control is on the way
Baltimore City embraces a Plan B for rats, so to speak.
A gray rat stands on its hind legs in the street next to a curb.
Kamala Harris, in Maryland speech, urges resolve ahead of Trump presidency
“The movements for civil rights ... would never have come to be if people had given up their cause after a court case or a battle or an election did not go their way,” the vice president said.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Prince George’s Community College in August.
Baltimore gave out developer tax breaks. Is the city seeing the benefits?
Baltimore’s TIF-backed developments are, slowly but surely, making money, a new report finds.
A view of Harbor Point, which received a tax break in the form of a TIF.
Ghost gun in Mangione case highlights growing use of 3D-printed firearms
The ghost gun in the Luigi Mangione case — a pistol with 3D-printed parts and a 3D-printed silencer — has highlighted the growing use of 3D-printed firearms.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams touches a gun on a table full of confiscated guns.
The new Baltimore City Council’s first debate? Prayer.
It didn’t take long for the members of the 74th Baltimore City Council — they took their oaths of office 5 hours before Thursday night’s meeting, their first — to have a big debate.
The new Baltimore City Council's first contested vote? A pastor proposing to do away with prayers.
Zeke Cohen says it’s Baltimore’s moment. It might be his, too.
For the most part Zeke Cohen and Mayor Brandon Scott are aligned, sharing a common political coalition and similar goals. But tension is inevitable.
Councilman Zeke Cohen at his last council session before being sworn in as council president.
Prosecutors nearing criminal charges in Key Bridge collapse
Prosecutors are weighing whether to bring criminal charges against the Singapore-based companies who own and operate the Dali cargo ship that hit the Key Bridge.
The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore,  still sits in the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port on April 1, 2024. It has been a week since it lost power and struck the bridge , causing it to topple in seconds, taking several roadway workers and their cars with it. The once giant frame of the bridge now sits in the water and large cranes have arrived to untangle the mess.
Baltimore City Council’s new blood wants to do ‘really dope stuff’
These four freshmen say they’re here to shake up the status quo.
Incoming city council members, from left, Mark Parker, Jermaine Jones, Zac Blanchard, and Paris Gray.
Nick Mosby, head held high, leaves City Hall
On Monday, Mosby smacked his gavel and said his customary “Baltimore, we love you,” putting a bow on the the legislative session for the 73rd Baltimore City Council and this chapter of his political career.
Maryland Del. Regina Boyce, left, applauds while Del. Stephanie Smith embraces outgoing Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby as he chairs the council for the last time in Baltimore City Hall on Monday, December 2, 2024.
BOPA votes to oust CEO as arts group faces financial peril
Graham’s departure is “effective immediately,” BOPA interim Chair and CEO Robyn Murphy said at the close of a special meeting Wednesday. Murphy was temporarily appointed to both roles while the board searches for new leadership.
The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts has removed CEO Rachel Graham after just seven months on the job.
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