NEW: The city of Baltimore has filed a federal lawsuit against car manufacturers Kia and Hyundai, joining a number of cities who say the companies created a public nuisance by making cars that can be easily stolen.
Good news! We're launching a weekly sports podcast: "The Adam Jones Podcast." Former Baltimore Oriole
@SimplyAJ10
and
@sportswcoleman
will host.
The show will debut next week. Look for it on the Banner's website or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Here's video of the collapse of the Francis Key Scott Bridge from this morning. The bridge was struck by a cargo ship just before 1:30 a.m. A search is underway for at least seven people.
BREAKING NEWS: Roy McGrath found in Tennessee after three-week manhunt, source says.
The fugitive ex-chief of staff for former Gov. Hogan was wounded in the encounter.
Gov. Wes Moore signed bills into law Tuesday that restrict who can apply for concealed carry handgun permits and where handguns can be carried. Opponents have vowed to challenge the new laws in court.
UPDATE: Planned Parenthood of Maryland denied vendor booth at HonFest — the move triggered talk of protests and boycotts on social media and led one Baltimore brewery to pull its sponsorship.
In January, an audio recording of a high school principal saying racist and offensive stuff upended his life. He denied making those remarks.
Two months later, experts agree: The audio is an AI fake.
A Maryland police officer who fatally shot a stabbing suspect earlier this year was arrested Thursday on charges that he had assaulted police during a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
A 14-year-old boy wanted to know why politicians were offering to help make Brooklyn a "nice place" now, after a mass shooting: “Why haven’t you been doing that?” via
@pwoodreporter
BREAKING NEWS: Annapolis State House placed on lockdown.
A Baltimore Banner reporter inside the building said they were told there were “people with guns” within the State House.
Watch live video from the courthouse after a hearing to vacate Adnan Syed’s murder conviction.
Hae Min Lee’s murder and Syed’s conviction were the subject of the “Serial” podcast.
Trey Mancini on the Orioles:
“Everybody on the Astros was saying Baltimore probably gave us the biggest fit in the regular season this year." via
@SimplyAJ10
&
@Adamjonespod
BREAKING NEWS: Leaked documents show Maryland State Police using a quota-like system to reward arrests and issue new vehicles, despite a 2006 ban on quotas.
Maryland's General Assembly will consider at least five pieces of gun safety legislation this year, including a bill that would restrict gun owners from wearing and carrying firearms in certain public and private properties
Filming of 'Lady in the Lake' was halted Friday a couple blocks from Lexington Market after drug dealers attempted to extort $50k from the crew to stand down and threatened to shoot someone, police said.
Maryland is one of 13 states with strong laws that protect the right to an abortion.
2 of the 4 clinics in the U.S. that provide third-trimester abortions are in Maryland.
The Baltimore Abortion Fund provides an average of $4,500 to each pregnant person they assist.
BREAKING: Orioles owner Peter Angelos’ sons are feuding over control of the team, according to an explosive lawsuit that one son filed against his brother and mother
A group of eighth grade girls from Baltimore have a new idea to bring fresh food to your door: a bus that parks in your neighborhood, chock full of locally farmed dinosaur kale, berries, cabbages and squash.
Maryland is one of nine states in the country with more than 1,000 prisoners who were sentenced as children — of those prisoners, 90% are people of color.
Baltimore did this. The
#NASAWebb
telescope's science and mission operations are directed by Baltimore-based
@SpaceTelescope
. Yesterday President Biden unveiled a teaser infrared image from the James Webb Space Telescope. It's the deepest and ...
Gov. Wes Moore and several dozen lawmakers announced Thursday a package of bills focused on strengthening abortion access, and protecting those who receive abortions around the state.
Jesus Campos, a construction worker who knows the crew, said the men were from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico. They are in their 30s and 40s and have spouses and children.
“They are hard-working, humble men,” he said.
More updates to come for
@BaltimoreBanner
.
Since Twitter is killing headlines, we're going to auto-tweet story links with straight headlines as the messages.
We could always add headlines to images, but we're not set up to do that.
If you have any ideas or suggestions about a better way to move forward, please holler!
BREAKING: The Office of the Maryland Attorney General has identified 158 priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years, according to court records
When a community organizer realized kids in his neighborhood were skateboarding miles to use a distant skatepark, he sought funding to build one closer to home.
A state senator just struck the skatepark from improvement plans citing community concerns.
Listen up! We’re forming a partnership with
@WYPR881FM
&
@WTMD
that will help both of us deliver important and interesting news to communities throughout Baltimore and Maryland.
⚰️Empty coffin for “Mathilda Lorenz” appears in park.
🪛Empty coffin’s screws raise questions about 1882 date on nameplate.
🛻Truck takes empty coffin.
🪕Reporter returns to scene and finds a bluegrass band.
Baltimore, you’re outdoing yourself.
BREAKING: 2 bodies have been recovered from the Key Bridge collapse site, according to 2 sources.
The men were found inside a vehicle and brought to shore.
A fire that many believe was a hate crime injured three people and burned four homes in Baltimore's Abell neighborhood this week.
Residents responded by distributing pride flags donated by
@FlagsForGood
.
Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a come-from-behind 27-22 victory over Tom Brady and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The first episode of "The Adam Jones Podcast" is here!
@SimplyAJ10
and
@sportswcoleman
talk about everything Baltimore sports and beyond, including why Adam Jones left the Orioles. Find it anywhere you get your podcasts.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg presented grants to two Maryland community colleges to help cover tuition in their commercial driver’s license programs.
This Sunday,
@60Minutes
will tell the story of the evolving local news landscape, including the work we’re doing at The Baltimore Banner to create a sustainable business model for local news. Join us on February 27 to watch 60 Minutes on CBS.
BREAKING NEWS: A Catonsville woman has been arrested by federal authorities on charges that she plotted to destroy energy facilities in the Baltimore area
A Reddit user who documents wildlife in the Inner Harbor says it’s about reframing Baltimore:
We’re a city on the bay, not an industrial wasteland — and wildlife is an asset
NEW: Watch live video from the courthouse after a hearing to vacate Adnan Syed’s murder conviction.
Hae Min Lee’s murder and Syed’s conviction were the subject of the “Serial” podcast.
We met with Sam Barsky, the iconic knitter who has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
What other Baltimore content creators should we meet? Let us know!
It's been 50 years since a new medical school affiliated with a historically Black university opened.
Morgan State University is one step closer to changing that
In Maryland, where state government is controlled entirely by Democrats for the first time in eight years, lawmakers are cementing the state as a solid home for liberal policies.
Wes Moore embraced his son James as they visited the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial today to lay a wreath and say a prayer before Moore was sworn in as the first Black governor in Maryland's history.
Centuries ago, enslaved people were sold and traded at the same location.