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The project also totally replaced the “antiquated” concourse baggage handling system. The old system could process about...
12/28/2025

The project also totally replaced the “antiquated” concourse baggage handling system. The old system could process about 2,100 bags an hour, while the new one can move 3,400.

The new expansion to improve connectivity at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, slated to open in January, is the airport’s largest capital project since it first opened to the public.

The incident brought another flashpoint amid a ramp-up in arrests by ICE and tense confrontations with members of the co...
12/27/2025

The incident brought another flashpoint amid a ramp-up in arrests by ICE and tense confrontations with members of the community.

Questions surround the violent confrontation on Christmas Eve in a neighborhood court in Glen Burnie.

The experts predict flu infections will rise for six to eight more weeks, making for another bad flu season just after t...
12/27/2025

The experts predict flu infections will rise for six to eight more weeks, making for another bad flu season just after the last particularly terrible one for kids.

Last flu season was bad, and cases are already on the rise this year. Maryland may not be prepared, as only about a quarter of people are vaccinated.

There are plenty of ways to stave off the chill of a dark winter night, but among my favorites: ducking into a cozy bar ...
12/26/2025

There are plenty of ways to stave off the chill of a dark winter night, but among my favorites: ducking into a cozy bar for a quick drink, bite to eat and some time indoors.

There are plenty of ways to stave off the chill of a dark winter night, but among my favorites: ducking into a cozy bar for a quick drink, bite to eat and some time indoors.

“Shot him three times, I seen him laid out. Guy didn’t deserve to be killed, but he shouldn’t have tried to run them ove...
12/26/2025

“Shot him three times, I seen him laid out. Guy didn’t deserve to be killed, but he shouldn’t have tried to run them over.”

Two people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after federal immigration officials opened fire on a vehicle in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County officials said.

I’m telling you once, I’m telling you twice, “The Baltimorons” is not a Christmas movie. This dark romantic comedy is pa...
12/25/2025

I’m telling you once, I’m telling you twice, “The Baltimorons” is not a Christmas movie. This dark romantic comedy is part of a tougher genre: the Baltimore movie. My colleague Leslie Gray Streeter disagrees. So here's a little Christmas argument.

COLUMN| Is “The Baltimorons” a Christmas movie? Is it a Baltimore movie? Is it both? Columnists Leslie Gray Streeter and Rick Hutzell debate.

Annapolis loves a parade. Following St. Patrick’s Day, MLK, July Fourth, Memorial Day and Pride, the Military Bowl Parad...
12/25/2025

Annapolis loves a parade. Following St. Patrick’s Day, MLK, July Fourth, Memorial Day and Pride, the Military Bowl Parade marches across town Friday afternoon, the final one of the year.

The Military Bowl Parade marches across Annapolis on Friday afternoon, the final processional of the year in a city that loves a good parade. It’s one of seven great things to do in the final week of 2025, along with concerts, walks and New Year’s Eve fireworks.

Travelers are responding with glee to the TSA Choir at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
12/24/2025

Travelers are responding with glee to the TSA Choir at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

The TSA Choir at BWI Airport in Maryland is going viral for spreading holiday cheer with Mariah Carey’s classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

The Banner interviewed more than 100 people and reviewed court records, courtroom audio recordings and body camera video...
12/24/2025

The Banner interviewed more than 100 people and reviewed court records, courtroom audio recordings and body camera video over several months and found the system can be easily abused and wreak havoc on people’s lives.

Maryland’s district court commissioner system allows people to file criminal charges with little oversight, a Banner investigation found. The process can be abused and upend lives.

Federal cuts rippled through the state’s economy in 2025. Somehow, surprisingly, Maryland might finish the year with a t...
12/23/2025

Federal cuts rippled through the state’s economy in 2025. Somehow, surprisingly, Maryland might finish the year with a tiny net gain in jobs.

COLUMN | The number of 2025 layoffs in Maryland is harder to determine than you’d think. Yet it remains one of the ways the average person understands what’s happening in the economy.

“Having a place and an outlet to go where someone knows exactly what you’re talking about, that feels good. That’s kind ...
12/23/2025

“Having a place and an outlet to go where someone knows exactly what you’re talking about, that feels good. That’s kind of what attracted me to comic shops as a kid.”

Steve Anderson started the comic store Third Eye in Annapolis in 2008. It has expanded, and he wants it to become "America's favorite nerd store."

“I was scared to death. Oh my God, because I was clicking paddles. I didn’t know what I was doing. I was going to quit. ...
12/22/2025

“I was scared to death. Oh my God, because I was clicking paddles. I didn’t know what I was doing. I was going to quit. But my husband told me, ‘If you don’t go back now, you’ll never go back.’ I went back, and I’ve been loving it since.”

A member of the Annapolis Dragon Boat Club was discharged Tuesday after 10 months at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she was treated for heart-related complications stemming from chemotherapy drugs.

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