I asked Mayor Brandon Scott how he would mark this year’s historic decline in violence; he got choked up and said, “I’ll probably talk to Tony,” referring to Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and former deputy police commissioner Tony Barksdale, who died unexpectedly in November

Another year very thankful the @thebaltimorebanner.com came along; proud of our journalism and to work with so many talented people. If you’re a subscriber, thank you for your support. Happy new year! 🎉

After years of covering 300+ homicides, I tried to take stock of what it means for Baltimore to finally see fewer than 150 victims this year. But people kept getting killed. 2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Baltimore homicides declined furthest, fastest in the country as killings will reach a 48-year low, report @conarck.bsky.social , @invisibae.bsky.social , @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Breaking: ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Really good reporting by my colleague @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social about an aspect of Maryland courts that flies under the radar - the court commissioner system that allows anyone to press criminal charges against another person, even if it’s total nonsense www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

NEW | As Under Armour ascended last decade, Kevin Plank received public support for his Baltimore Peninsula vision. But his company faltered, he narrowed his empire, and now won't be further developing the area. UA, though, is still poised for a comeback, he says. www.thebanner.com/economy/unde...

Late breaking follow-up to our reporting from last year: Independent investigators call on Greater Grace church leaders to step down www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Baltimore Peninsula timeline: From Dubai to goodbye

Kevin Plank exiting future development at Baltimore Peninsula

The 126th Army-Navy game is today in Baltimore and will include a visit by President Trump. @thebaltimorebanner.com has a live blog all day: www.thebanner.com/sports/colle...

Former federal prosecutor and former Maryland deputy attorney general Thiru Vignarajah discussing the the ABC Capital housing saga in Baltimore and why there haven’t been any criminal charges against Jay Walsh

Exotic cats captured in Baltimore were comfort pets of pro football player www.thebanner.com/culture/life...

The Banner's Giacomo Bologna went to Las Vegas to keep following this important story about how private investors are triggering a foreclosure crisis here (and maybe elsewhere).

Breaking: Judge orders former CEO of ABC Capital Jason Walsh to pay $5.6M for defrauding investors www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

NEW: Peña-Melnyk emerges as favorite to become next Maryland House of Delegates speaker www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Who will be the next speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates? Meet 10 delegates who could contend for the top job: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

SCOOP from @emilyopilo.bsky.social & @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said he is “terminating” his coordination with the mayor’s public safety office, which oversees the city’s flagship anti-violence initiative www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The U.S. Department of Justice wants Maryland’s voter rolls and is suing the state elections administrator for not offering them up, @brendawintrode.bsky.social reports www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, back home in New Orleans, will serve as a deputy mayor for public safety there www.wdsu.com/article/new-...

SCOOP from @emilyopilo.bsky.social & @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said he is “terminating” his coordination with the mayor’s public safety office, which oversees the city’s flagship anti-violence initiative www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Please state your name for the record, the court clerk said. "Justice" What is your age? “Timeless.” What year were you born? “I have been born many times.” Alleged leader of violent "Zizian" group makes appearance in Maryland federal court www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

New: Nearly six years after having them sealed, Pennsylvania prosecutors drop opposition to the release of autopsy records in the mysterious 2003 death of Maryland federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna lancasteronline.com/news/local/d...

‘Marooned’ in Baltimore: Crew of ship that destroyed Key Bridge are still here 19 months later, not permitted to leave. “A few have been granted permission to temporarily return home, including one for his own wedding.” By @hayesgardner.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/economy/dali...

Scoop: Reps for Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank have been lobbying Gov. Wes Moore’s office in an effort to persuade Maryland to buy Plank’s horse farm, email show. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Update: The commander of the Eastern District is among the officers suspended amid a criminal investigation in San Francisco www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Breaking: Four Baltimore Police officers suspended amid criminal investigation in California www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

BREAKING at @thebaltimorebanner.com: Man charged with second degree murder in 2022 Stricker Street blaze that killed 3 Baltimore firefighters www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Why is this influential member of the Baltimore Jewish community on prosecutors’ stay-away list for at least one of the defendants in the Dalya Attar extortion case? W/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Breaking: BPD Officer Robert Parks has been indicted on charges of attempted second degree murder and related charges www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Breaking: The Baltimore Police officer seen in a recent viral video driving into a vacant lot and towards a man has turned himself in after being criminally indicted. Details expected at noon press conference … www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Breaking: Baltimore Police carried out pre-dawn raids and made arrests this morning related to continuing investigation into July’s Penn North mass overdose event www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Update: Now the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office says they will announce the indictment of a police officer tomorrow at noon

NEW: In a possible sign of looming criminal charges, the Baltimore Police officer depicted in a viral video driving his car at a man in Northwest Baltimore has been suspended without pay www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Breaking: Anthony Barksdale, Baltimore’s deputy mayor for public safety and a former deputy Baltimore Police commissioner, whose tenures in both roles corresponded with steep declines in gun violence, is dead at 53. W @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/obituaries/a...

In a new statement, Sen. Dalya Attar, charged yesterday in federal extortion scheme, admits she did have a consultant followed and her family did capture an illicit video of the consultant. But she says it was legal. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

New: This successful furniture chain owner sprinkled tens of thousands of dollars among Maryland politicians before becoming a Baltimore cop at age 48. Now he’s federally indicted in a political blackmail scheme www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

A union election will be overturned and rerun as a result of social media posts from Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming that interfered with the process, a judicial panel for the union ruled this week, @emilyopilo.bsky.social reports www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Update: More than two years after being charged, former Dunbar High School football coach Lawrence Smith pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that he stole $215,000 as a city schools police officer by lying about working overtime www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Ex-Baltimore cop Daniel Hersl, who went to prison for his role in Gun Trace Task Force corruption scandal and was released early due to cancer, has died www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

New: Top Maryland prosecutor who investigated police-involved deaths is leaving post, weeks after unit’s first charged case went bust www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

New: Maryland State Police Col. Roland L. Butler Jr. is out, and the Moore administration has tapped state senator and former Prince Georges County sheriff Michael A. Jackson as his replacement www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

My latest: For 7 years after Black Guerilla Family gang leader Ricky Evans pleaded guilty, nothing happened in his case. Or so it seemed. He spent that time helping the feds solve dozens of murders and other acts of violence: www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Both of The Sun’s reporters who covered the governor and General Assembly - and did a good job I might add - have left

They tried the ritzy out-of-town developers. They tried local ones. They even tried breaking up the quagmire that is the "Superblock" into bite-size parcels. All failed. Then, it burned. What's next for the stagnant development? w/ @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/economy/supe...

Baltimore County government lately:

NEW: A few weeks ago, @muckrock.com shared the Brady list for Baltimore County. Scanning it, I noticed the police chief was on there. I then spent weeks trying to figure out why. But no one — not the state's attorney, nor the police department — is explaining it. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Person stabbed outside of Towson Town Center in critical condition, suspect arrested www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

The Sagamore Pendry’s striking Fernando Botero horse sculpture is gone - it belonged to Kevin Plank and was among art taken back after he sold his stake in the hotel www.thebanner.com/culture/arts...

Baltimore Councilman Mark Conway files to challenge U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...