Controversial Howard County go-kart track may get the green flag after all
A controversial go-kart track built on a Western Howard County property inched closer to the starting line Thursday afternoon.
Marylanders react to Trump’s announced travel ban, restrictions
Hundreds of Maryland college students could be affected by the travel ban on 12 countries and restrictions on seven more.
Baltimore races to clean fuel spill that turned portion of harbor red
Efforts to clean up the spill could cause traffic problems in the Harbor East area on Thursday.
AmeriCorps must restore grant funding, members to states that sued over cuts, judge rules
AmeriCorps employs more than 500 full-time federal workers and has an operating budget of roughly $1 billion.
Is crime a problem at The Mall in Columbia? Depends on who you ask
Mall management and law enforcement say The Mall in Columbia is safe. Howard County Police logged fewer calls for service for shoplifting, theft and assault in 2024 than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unsealed records in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case offer few details that are new, unknown
Abrego Garcia’s attorneys have argued that the Trump administration has done nothing to return the Maryland construction worker.
Baltimore County IG finds another corrections officer involved in a fraud scheme
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan has found that another county corrections officer committed fraud, in this case by receiving an $18,125 federal COVID loan for a business that did not exist.
State’s Attorney Ivan Bates gets retroactive approval for travel after scrutiny
Bates has been submitting past trips, some almost two years old, after The Banner reported at least eight trips had not received proper scrutiny by the city’s spending board.
Baltimore County is expanding its council and redrawing districts. It hasn’t been easy.
When the Baltimore County Council voted to expand to nine members, the decision launched a process that will take months. But making history can be messy.
Baltimore’s permit backlog was bad. A new system made things worse.
So far, the promised overhaul of Baltimore's permit backlog hasn't worked, according to city data.
Klausmeier says Inspector General Kelly Madigan never asked to keep the job
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier said the county’s first inspector general never asked to be re-appointed to her position.
Trump finally leaves Chesapeake Bay cleanup funds alone — cold comfort to advocates
Maryland environmentalists had braced for Trump to again take a sledgehammer to the Bay Program.
Rochester gave up on a highway and filled it in. Should Baltimore?
Rochester gave up lanes of highway traffic to turn a trench into green space — and wants to do more.
Times are hard. Here’s who to call for rent and housing help in Maryland.
If you’re worried about being able to stay in your home, there are resources available in Maryland.
In wake of deep cuts, NOAA says it will hire for ‘mission-critical’ weather service jobs
NOAA didn’t say how many jobs would be posted and refused to provide more details.
After councilwoman’s tearful plea, mayor’s office publicly commits to more immigrant aid
Mayor Brandon Scott’s office has committed to adding more money for immigration services to the budget, but how much is still up in the air.
Baltimore judge puts child sex abuse lawsuits on hold, citing ‘unprecedented influx of cases’
The order does not prevent the filing of new lawsuits under the Child Victims Act of 2023.
List of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ removed from government website following criticism
Maryland and multiple counties in the state were on the Trump administration's "sanctuary jurisdictions" list last week.
6 injured, possibly with burns, in a Colorado attack the FBI is investigating as terrorism
The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, yelled “Free Palestine” and used a makeshift flamethrower in the attack, the special agent in charge of the Denver field office said.