The Baltimore Banner

12/22/2025

Days Cove landfill in White Marsh required to shut down by 2033

An eastern Baltimore County landfill that angered local residents over its request for a “trash juice” permit will be required to shut down within eight years, per a new agreement approved Wednesday by Maryland’s top spending board.

12/22/2025

Maryland is keeping more foster kids with family, but there’s still a long way to go

Research shows that foster kids adjust better and are more likely to be reunited with the parents when they stay under the care of loved ones.

12/22/2025

Why did Baltimore County cut a deal with ICE and is it constitutional?

Immigrants in Baltimore County worry about the implications of Baltimore County's recent agreement with ICE to hold inmates with detainers at the county detention center even as experts argue it's unconstitutional.

12/22/2025

Cold Ravens game tonight, brief wintry mix possible in early Tuesday

Cold weather returns to Baltimore on Sunday night, with the possibility of a wintry mix in Maryland by the beginning of the week. But it looks like warmer weather for Christmas.

12/22/2025

Independent investigators call on Greater Grace church leaders to step down

Greater Grace World Outreach should fire four top pastors and distance itself from controversial founder Carl Stevens, according to a report by an independent faith-based organization.

12/21/2025

Are PFF’s rankings accurate? Ravens players and coaches have their issues. But they are undoubtedly unavoidable.

12/21/2025

Ex-Greater Grace members express anger and heartbreak over investigative report

Former Greater Grace church members are reeling from a massive investigative report into the megachurch's response to sexual abuse allegations.

12/21/2025

Terri Royster, a professional dancer raised in Columbia, was an artist who ‘lived out loud’

Terri Royster left behind a lot of friends and a “memorable” legacy, her brother said. “She lived out loud.”

12/21/2025

James Ransone, who played Ziggy on “The Wire,” dead at 46

James Ransone "committed not only to the work but to the camaraderie that turns every good film production into something familial and caring,” said David Simon, creator of "The Wire."

12/21/2025

What 2 polls say about how Marylanders feel about redistricting

A new poll from a progressive coalition finds 54% of Marylanders support redrawing the state’s congressional district maps.

12/21/2025

Crofton parents determined to stop Anne Arundel school redistricting file legal challenge

Crofton parents who oppose Anne Arundel County’s school redistricting plan appealed Friday to the Maryland State Board of Education.

12/21/2025

Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers contend that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted.