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Baltimore’s unprecedented overdose crisis has not been suffered equally. Neighborhoods with the highest overdose rates were often the same ones with the highest rates of poverty, a Banner analysis found.

A yearlong investigation recently published by The Baltimore Banner and The New York Times revealed an unprecedented overdose crisis gripping Baltimore.

According to a new report from the Center for American Progress, Baltimore’s drop in gun violence through the first half of May this year ranks second among the 50 largest U.S. cities when compared to the same period in 2023.

For once in what sometimes feels like our miserable, national march toward oblivion, the worst didn’t happen. If all goes as planned, the 700-foot channel into the port, 50 feet deep, will be certified free of dangerous debris and declared reopened by Monday. Maryland is ready to rebuild.

Baltimore is in the middle of one of its least violent years in recent memory. It's not just that homicides are down — all shootings, including ShotSpotter gunshot alerts, have dropped significantly.

Not only did Mayor Brandon Scott, who has enjoyed higher approval ratings among white voters, have massive margins in the White L, he also ran close to former Mayor Sheila Dixon in the city’s majority-Black precincts, a Banner analysis of preliminary election data found.

See 2024 election results for the Howard County School Board race in Maryland.

See 2024 election results for the Anne Arundel County School Board race.

See primary election results for Maryland's 3rd congressional district, which includes all of Howard County, the northern portion of Anne Arundel County and a small piece of Carroll County.

See 2024 primary election results for the Baltimore City Council President Race, including results for candidates Nick Mosby, Zeke Cohen and Shannon Sneed.

See results for Maryland's 2nd District primary races, including the Democratic race between Johnny Olszewski Jr., Harry Bhandari and Sia Kyriakakos.

See Maryland county results for the U.S. presidential primary, including Joe Biden, results for "Uncommitted," and Donald Trump's performance.

See primary election results for Maryland's U.S. Senate seat. David Trone and Angela Alsobrooks lead the Democratic race and former governor Larry Hogan leads the Republican race.

See primary election results for the 2024 Baltimore mayor's race between Brandon Scott, Sheila Dixon, Bob Wallace and more.

Life as a highway construction worker: We ‘don’t know who’s gonna go home that day’

Read these infographics for a quick understanding of the Key Bridge collapse and its impact on Baltimore port.

Counties around the state grew in 2023. But why is Baltimore still lagging behind?

The Orioles spent $28.4 million on new players, including Corbin Burnes, acquired from the Brewers and owed $15.6 million this year, and Craig Kimbrel, a free agent signed for $12 million.

There are also signs that suggest the city’s youth gun violence surge may be abating.

Teens in Baltimore continue to be shot in record numbers this year. Check back weekly for the latest data and analysis.