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Maryland awards $4 million to boost workforce development in construction
Eight workforce development organizations across Maryland were awarded $500,000 each to bolster their programs addressing apprenticeships in the construction industry.
HER Resiliency Center, a nonprofit serving 18- to 25-year-old women in Baltimore and Washington, plans to use the funds to improve the organization’s workforce development program, Triple Crown Academy.
Alas, poor FEMA. We knew you well.
President Donald Trump plans to phase out FEMA after this year’s hurricane season. In the future, if you want help after a disaster, you’ll have to call him. How do you think that’s going to go?
Waterlogged cars sit in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
Gov. Moore names 400+ communities for state program to close racial wealth gap
Thursday’s announcement comes weeks after Moore vetoed a bill that would have set up a commission to study reparations, angering allies in the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced he’ll pardon thousands more cannabis convictions and prioritize funding for communities harmed by racist government policies at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Dorchester County on June 19, 2025.
Dion Banks symbolizes Black pride on the Eastern Shore. His first book takes a page from that life.
Dion Banks has written a children's book about a Black superhero who fights slavery titled “Kofi the Wind Whisperer: A Hero’s Fight to Freedom.” The story takes inspiration from the landscape of Dorchester County.
William Jarmon, left, talks with Dion Banks at Banks' book signing on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge.
‘Time for a new generation of leaders’: Meet the early candidates for Howard County Council
These candidates are running for Howard County Council in the 2026 election.
The Howard County Council’s chamber, known as the Banneker Room, inside the George Howard government building in Ellicott City.
Trump administration resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
The U.S. State Department says it’s restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but says all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for review.
President Donald Trump stands before greeting Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz before his arrival at the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington.
State attorney general decries federal holding room for immigrants in Baltimore
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s filing comes as tensions flare nationwide over ramped-up immigration enforcement amid overcrowding at ICE detention centers.
Attorney General Anthony Brown says conditions in a federal ICE holding room in Baltimore are poor and violate standards if it were a state-run facility, according to a court filing.
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Walmart and Kroger
A deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettucine alfredo products sold at Kroger and Walmart stores.
The listeria outbreak, which includes at least 17 people in 13 states, began last August, officials said late Tuesday.
Supreme Court work goes on with 16 cases to decide, including LGBTQIA+ books in Maryland
The justices also have 16 cases to resolve that were argued between December and mid-May.
The United States Supreme Court has 16 remaining cases to decide this term.
Maryland faces lawsuit over wrongful driver’s license suspensions for child support
Maryland Legal Aid, the state’s largest provider of free civil legal services, and Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in Baltimore Circuit Court.
Sunlight reflects off Donte Peoples' driver's license as he examines it in his sister's Randallstown home on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban
The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve vetting of travelers or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump answers reporters' questions while hosting Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the Oval Office at the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Proposed new political maps sent to Baltimore County Council. Are they DOA?
A Baltimore County panel sent its plan for redrawing political maps to the County Council, but it might end up being dead on arrival.
proposed redistricting map to expand the Baltimore County Council.
Dr. Ben Carson’s neighbors don’t want his solar farm. They’re running out of options to stop it.
Dr. Ben Carson’s neighbors are opposed to his proposed solar farm in northern Baltimore County. They’re running out of options to stop it, thanks to a new Maryland law.
Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson at an event at the White House last month.
How a Pikesville Jewish congregation got stranded in Israel amid the Iranian conflict
Senior Rabbi Chai Posner and 50 members from the Pikesville congregation Beth Tfiloh arrived in Israel last Thursday, eager to tour the Jewish homeland. The next day they were bunkering in bomb shelters.
Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept projectiles over Tel Aviv, Saturday, June 14, 2025.
Abortion clinics are closing, even in states where abortion is legal
An initial surge of donations has subsided, scores of clinics have closed and advocates fear that federal policy changes will result in more shutting down.
Pro-abortion rights protesters rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years
A federal judge ruled it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination.
President Donald Trump listens during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
Mayor Brandon Scott’s budget approved with increases to fines and fees intact
The Baltimore City Council approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s $4.6 billion spending plan with $7 million worth of amendments but no rollback on fine and fee increases.
The Baltimore City Council approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s $4.6 billion spending plan with $7 million worth of amendments Monday but no rollback on fine and fee increases.
Maryland human services secretary, Rafael López, charged with DUI
López, in a statement, said that he reported the charges and was immediately placed on administrative leave.
Rafael Lopez, Maryland secretary of human services, speaks during a panel on healthcare during the Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event.
Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities
President Donald Trump has directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities.
Hundreds of protesters marched in East Baltimore last week in opposition to the increasing immigration crackdown.
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to police
Vance Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two influential Minnesota lawmakers, continued to elude investigators for a second day.
Bullet holes mark the front door of the house of Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife who were shot earlier in the day.
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