I've been covering @cmkatestewart.bsky.social for more than three years, but I decided to follow her around this fall and see what really makes her tick and what motivates her. A deep dive into Montgomery County's most powerful woman: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

How do people keep surviving all that time in the cold Inner Harbor water?

A transgender symbol painted near an Easton school led to hate crime charges

Judge weighs Trump administration’s push to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia

The family history beneath Anne Arundel County’s apology for slavery

What would you ask the Pope? This Maryland student has her question ready.

He admitted ‘filthy’ chats with a teen. Cumberland kept it quiet and made him police chief.

‘Paul Revere’ of Baltimore says he was shoved by apparent ICE agent

2 found shot dead in Anne Arundel County home

Can Maryland kick Avelo out of BWI over ICE flights?

Exclusive to the @thebaltimorebanner.com: Johns Hopkins has spent nearly double this year on federal lobbyists. The university has spent $1.3 million so far, with money going directly to an associate of Trump to lobby to the Executive Office of the President: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

The Baltimore City Fire Department is on the scene of a three-alarm fire in Hampden, in a historic building known as “The Castle.” www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

North Baltimore residents won their fight against a locked treatment facility for youths

A historian confronts America’s ‘trouble’ with colorism — and her family’s past

Amid resurfacing ‘blitz,’ not all Baltimore road projects comply with Complete Streets law

Federal contractor bleeding $110K a month amid shutdown, braces for more

Baltimore police officer, suspended after viral chase video, loses pay

BREAKING: Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election, Justice Department official says.

BREAKING: Federal appeals court says full SNAP benefits must be paid for November. The Trump administration is expected to appeal.

Why rent is up more in Anne Arundel than anywhere in Maryland

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is continuing a push for redistricting, setting up a commission to make recommendations and putting a key political ally in charge. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

For ancestors of those buried in this Black cemetery, long-sought answers may lie under a parking lot

Decades-old grocery store Food Depot to close in Northeast Baltimore

Flights resume at Reagan National Airport after ‘security threat’ causes ground stoppage

The USDA has refused to release contingency funds, and Congress remains gridlocked — but there are still paths to keeping the nutrition assistance program alive.

Happy Halloween! Since I can trace my horror fascination back as far as I remember, I wanted to find the Maryland kids who love all things scary, strange and creepy. They really didn't disappoint. www.thebanner.com/community/fa...

Baltimore Police officer suspended, under investigation after ‘alarming’ video shared on social media, @darreonna.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Morgan State University President David Wilson got a mysterious phone call at the start of October: a confidential high profile donor was interested in giving to the HBCU. Two weeks later, $63 million was in the university’s bank account. Here’s what happened: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

A 2.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Columbia, Savage

Journalists seldom have a lot of time to turn stories around. It’s important to learn how to report and write quickly on deadline. S/o to @thebaltimorebanner.com Express Desk/Breaking News Reporter @darreonna.bsky.social for sharing her experiences with my @smpagwu.bsky.social #JournoLife students.

New investigation w/ @invisibae.bsky.social: Baltimore County has the worst racial disparities in traffic stops throughout Maryland. Officers accused of profiling are quickly exonerated despite issuing 70-89% of their tickets to Black drivers. Read more: www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Had fun thinking out loud about the Baltimore harbor's huge, maybe historic? pistachio tide with Lindsay Smith Rogers at Johns Hopkins. A year ago, Lindsay did a deep dive into Baltimore's progress toward a swimmable harbor. Things have felt different the last few weeks...

Do you ever get so overwhelmed at work you need to take a walk to clear your head? It happens to kids, too, which is why they should go outside, play and learn naturally from the world around them. Click for the cute pictures, keep reading for the brain science www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

Long lines at Café Dear Leon? Try the owners’ new spot in Remington.

The hidden cost of saving the Chesapeake Bay: millions for private waterfronts

Preschool without a building could be in Maryland’s future

I had such an incredible time (🥁) visiting the Renaissance Festival and talking with vendors there for this story. The Maryland Renn Fest is a true institution, and one of the most popular festivals like it in the country. It's also, as I found out, one of the most desirable for vendors.

Breaking from me: Councilmember Gabe Albornoz will be leaving the Montgomery County Council on Dec. 1. A process to fill his seat for the last year of his term will follow: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

HAPPY SUBWAY BUILDER DAY We have spent the week playing with the game that has captured transit nerds' hearts. We spoke with Colin Miller, the game's creator, about why he built the game and how it can help us dream about better transit in Baltimore. www.thebanner.com/community/tr...

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...

Scoop: Heidi Anderson, president of the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, is accused of plagiarizing parts of her 1986 dissertation. Read about the accusation against the HBCU president, and see a side by side comparison, only in @thebaltimorebanner.com: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

The child care scholarship is the main way Maryland families get help with child care. Since many can't afford it otherwise, day cares and preschools rely on vouchers to fill spots. So what happens when the program gets frozen - and doesn't come back when predicted? www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

The Dish: This Annapolis restaurant is a tip-free zone

West Baltimore intergenerational project to honor community advocate

Is Maryland’s Freedom to Read Act working? It didn’t stop a Harford book ban.

In honor of Turnstile's Tiny Desk concert, read about how the band conquered this summer — and the world. www.thebanner.com/culture/musi...

NEW: St. John's College, which recently laid off 5% of its staff amidst declining enrollment + the departure of its president, is sticking with its Great Books curriculum despite a rise in AI. Read my profile of the college as it reaches a reckoning point: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

Teavolve Cafe to close in Harbor East after nearly 20 years in business

By Wesley Case: Nourished by Time is Baltimore’s next likely music star. Here’s why. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Rep. Sara Jacobs of California, 36, spent much of the August congressional recess going through the process of freezing her eggs. Her experience planning for a future pregnancy inspired her to write a bill to expand coverage of fertility treatments. nyti.ms/4gdoMbD