The Baltimore Banner

12/08/2025

How Baltimore’s dive team found a submerged driver in the harbor’s dark waters

Crowds gathered along the sides of Pier 4 and 5 shortly after the red Chevy sedan accelerated into the water and then slowly started to sink.

12/08/2025

Waymo’s self-driving cars are coming to Baltimore: How do they even work?

Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent company, Alphabet, announced that its self-driving taxis are coming to Baltimore.

12/08/2025

NEW: Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk emerges as favorite to replace Speaker Adrienne A. Jones https://buff.ly/gmJCYsH

The 102-member House Democratic caucus is planning to meet on Dec. 16 to vote on a speaker to succeed Adrienne A. Jones.

12/08/2025

Much colder weather returns to Maryland Monday

Temperatures will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s by sunrise on Monday morning.

12/07/2025

12/07/2025

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

Under a 2023 settlement reached by the Biden administration, Southwest agreed to a $140 million civil penalty.

12/07/2025

When the Ravens host the Steelers on Sunday, the playoff implications in Week 14 will be even more significant than normal.

12/07/2025

‘It’ll build itself’: Monkton’s Manor Mill stands test of time

The nearly 3-century-old grist mill in Monkton, originally powered by a 24-foot waterwheel to grind grain into flour, has worn many hats: a long-abandoned mill, an antique shop and, most recently, a failed cidery.

12/07/2025

That you Chessie? Maryland surveyors catch monster sturgeon in Eastern Shore creek

Despite Trump administration funding cuts, Maryland sturgeon surveyors had a big year.

12/07/2025

As House speaker steps back, Jones leaves a legacy of policy and leadership

As Adrienne A. Jones steps down from the top position in the Maryland House of Delegates, those who have worked closely with her say she’s left her mark as someone who has quietly built coalitions, nurtured talent and set a high bar for integrity in the sometimes unwieldy House chamber.

12/07/2025

Remembering those who died in 2025, from Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk

The deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife became a source of both sadness and mystery after their bodies were found in their home in February.

12/06/2025

Andy Harris taken to hospital after ‘episode of dizziness’

Andy Harris, Maryland’s sole Republican in Congress, was selected to lead the influential House Freedom Caucus last year.