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Baltimore expands flagship anti-violence program to Southern District
Baltimore partners with leaders in the community to identify and intervene with people at the highest risk of experiencing or committing violence.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, along with representatives from Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) and other public officials held a press conference on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Cherry Hill to announce the expansion of the City's Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) program. Speaking at center is Termite, or Kin Brown-Lane, a community leader who works with the strategy to reduce violence in her community.
Eastern European food markets: What to know when you go
Here’s where to find Eastern European food markets around Baltimore — and what to look for when you’re shopping there.
Customers shop inside International Food Market on Reisterstown Road in Baltimore.
Service restored following water main break in Cockeysville
Crews worked through the night and into Saturday after a massive water main break tore through York Road in Cockeysville, flooding streets, damaging pavement and cutting off water to homes and businesses.
Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation workers remove a section of the broken main on York Road in Cockeysville on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
‘The road is splitting open’: Cockeysville water main break shuts down portion of York Road
A massive water main break in Cockeysville on Friday morning flooded York Road and nearby streets, leaving residents and businesses without water as crews scrambled to contain the damage and begin emergency repairs.
A water main break on York Rd., in between Ashland and Shawan roads in Cockeysville on Friday, July 18, 2025.
‘Are we going to blow up next?’: Neighbors’ fears linger after house explosion in Rosedale
Baltimore County Police and fire officials still don't know what caused the Rosedale house explosion in the early hours of July 1.
The charred remains of a home on Callo Lane, seen on July 8, 2025, days after a powerful explosion rocked the quiet Rosedale neighborhood.
How to help someone suffering from an opioid overdose
Here’s what you need to know about Narcan, a brand of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, and how to use it.
Vernard Nelson, a harm reduction director and trainer with Penn North Recovery, hands out Narcan in the Penn North neighborhood on Friday.
Art and self-acceptance: What to know about Disability Pride celebration in Baltimore
The third annual Disability Pride Arts Festival in Baltimore will celebrate the history, achievements and experiences of the disability community.
Tyrone Weedon paints at his workstation. His art hangs over his desk.
St. Mary’s Parish buys Annapolis Christian School campus for $8.5M
St. Mary’s Parish finalized the purchase of an $8.5 million property in Annapolis from Annapolis Area Christian School.
The roughly 9-acre property along Bestgate Road in Annapolis includes an educational and religious facility.
Severna Park hiker found dead after 2-day search in Shenandoah National Park
After a two-day search, authorities on Monday located the body of a Severna Park man who had been hiking in Shenandoah National Park.
A canopy of trees surrounds the Limberlost Trail in Shenandoah National Park.
Lego trains spark big imaginations in B&O Railroad Museum contest
Kids submit an original Lego build to a railroad-themed competition at the B&O Railroad Museum.
Calvin Coble, 6, shows off a portion of his Lego train submission to the B&O Railroad Museum’s Brick Build-Off Competition.
The 330-year-old fort a Baltimore County community doesn’t want forgotten
Fort Garrison Fort was built in 1692 to house rangers patrolling colonial settlements, but it is rarely open for people to learn its history.
Exterior of Fort Garrison in Pikesville, Md. on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
Fourth of July needs these 5 essential workers in Maryland
The Banner spoke to the people who make Independence Day work while the rest of us are enjoying a leisurely day.
After the storms died down, customers showed up to The Cow for some ice cream in Reistertown, Md. on July 1, 2025.
Your lease will come with a ‘bill of rights.’ Here’s what that means.
The bill of rights in Maryland will include new protections in the 2024 law, such as capping security deposits at one month’s rent and more.
The law that mandated the tenants’ bill of rights also allows evictions to be postponed out of medical necessity or during extreme weather.
A Baltimore rec center is using TikTok but not how you think
“It’s our way of meeting them where they are at and allowing them to be themselves,” Baltimore's Farring Baybrook Rec Center Director Bertha Mae Coleman said.
From left, Kennedy Young, Jakyra Herring, and Brailyn Knight pose for a photo under the decorations at a TikTok party at the Farring Baybrook Recreation Center on June 13, 2025.
‘We see you’: Canton engraves names of enslaved people on new historical marker
A new historical marker was unveiled at an event in Canton on Thursday.
Rev. Marietta, Sheila “She” Anderson with the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance and Denise Glover with United Evangelical Church lead attendees in song during a Juneteenth celebration and historic marker dedication at O'Donnell Square Park on Thursday.
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