What happened to former UMBC student Chantal Anicoche in the Philippines?

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsyltucky, baby.

NEW | Hidden within the Port of Baltimore is a liner-sized, yacht-shaped ship that once housed a nuclear power plant. It hasn't sailed in decades, but still regularly attracts the nautical and nuclear curious. Its days here, though, could be numbered. www.thebanner.com/economy/ns-s...

She moved home and started whispering about Wawa. Then she went viral. (via @inquirer.com)

Hours after Bo Bichette slipped away, the Phillies chose the path of least resistance. J.T. Realmuto is coming back on a three-year, $45 million deal. Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...

Federal appeals court won’t rehear Marilyn Mosby’s appeal in perjury and mortgage fraud case. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

By Wesley Case: Pinkshift is the next Baltimore band you need to know. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Layoffs and confusion at Pride Center of Maryland after federal grants cut, reinstated, @alissazhu.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

NEW TONIGHT: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy can agree on one thing: They want the Francis Scott Key Bridge built faster. www.thebanner.com/community/tr...

Mimi DiPietro Skating Center temporarily opens for remainder of the season

He kept a body in his refrigerator in Baltimore. Now he’s going to prison. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Keith Davis Jr. sues former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, police officers www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

New: Exelon and Constellation are in an arms race in Maryland’s capital. With their deep pockets and small army of lobbyists, they’re in a fight to bend energy policy to their liking and to ratepayers are caught in the middle. W/ @adampwillis.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

Baltimore woman pleads guilty to threatening to blow up City Hall over water shut-offs, @emilyopilo.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Moving police helicopters to Plank-owned heliport will cost city at least $17.8M

Breaking news: The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials.

BREAKING: Annapolis saw an "unprecedented" level of ICE activity yesterday, according to @aacoexec.bsky.social, with at least 7 arrests. Today is the first day of the legislative session in Maryland's capital.

Why did Towson Square die? In this story, I circle the square, or square the circle, to find out why. And it's not what anyone has said before. It's something else.

New: Baltimore officer charged with assaulting 3 at SWAT team holiday party; Bates faults officers who were there for not taking action www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Woman pleads guilty to hit-and-run of police officer during 2025 Baltimore Running Festival. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Maryland AG pushes for change to system allowing anyone to file for criminal charges. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Baltimore officers involved in Dontae Melton’s death won’t be charged, family lawyer says, @maddioneill.bsky.social and @darreonna.bsky.social report. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

To fix its budget hole, Baltimore wants to hitch a ride on Uber and Lyft, @emilyopilo.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

I'm a little behind, but thanks again to T.J. Smith for discussing my stories about the district court commissioner system in Maryland on @wbalradio.bsky.social. Listen here: 1. Jan. 5, 2026: tinyurl.com/ey56xnxx 2. Jan. 12, 2026: tinyurl.com/3jjfztfj

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has a lot on his plate this year and this General Assembly session. Budget gap, disagreement with other Dems, fallout from Trump actions, re-election. “We were never promised easy,” he says. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Report: No school property stolen from Harford superintendent, despite alleged 911 call

By @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: Crime is down, so why isn’t Ivan Bates happy? (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

The community effort to preserve a historic Black cemetery in Maryland’s capital, @codyboteler.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Catonsville businesses recovering after string of Sunday break-ins, @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Orioles add Tupac bobblehead to lineup of stadium giveaways

A Baltimore homebuying dream collides with a ‘heartbreaking’ rental scam. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Baltimore Del. Caylin Young resigns from city job following assault charge. (w/ @emilyopilo.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Even Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley is not immune to porch pirates. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

“Do I have all of the answers right now? No, I don’t. But am I willing to do the work? And are my members willing to do the work? Absolutely. Absolutely.” Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk charts a new course in the Maryland House. 📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Anne Arundel cops charged in assault at Hagerstown softball tailgate to be cleared

Howard County’s Indian community reels after back-to-back tragedies, @lillianreed.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Many know him as Greater Baltimore Committee’s CEO. He’s also a poet. www.thebanner.com/culture/arts...

Plans for a historically expensive jail in Baltimore just got even more costly: $1.2 billion, @conarck.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Baltimore Police officer pleads guilty to unlawful sexual contact with 16-year-old girl. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

She was shot at a Towson University party. Maryland’s Supreme Court will decide if she can sue. (w/ @elliew0lfe.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

How a Patterson Park zoning fight exposed a New York investor

By @kris10griffith.bsky.social and @sararuberg.bsky.social: How a law firm’s Facebook post rocked Harford County schools. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

From Wesley Case: Hip-hop icons The Roots and legendary singer Stephanie Mills to headline Artscape. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

The $600,000 plagiarism report the University of Maryland won’t release, @elliew0lfe.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces closure

Judges are identifying suspected AI hallucinations in Pa. court cases — including one at the highest levels https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01/pennsylvania-commonwealth-court-ai-hallucinations-allegations-justice-system/

Baltimore spending board approves deal requiring union wages; opponents warn it’s illegal

Breaking: Maryland's corrections department has released a safety report on a since-evacuated jail facility downtown that revealed the building had become so decrepit, human waste was dripping from the ceiling and detainees were able to dig through walls. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Baltimore approves $14M settlement for man wrongfully convicted in 1986 killing. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Longtime Anne Arundel prosecutor Carolynn Grammas resigns to run for state’s attorney