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The campaign may be over, but Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is still making promises. from The Baltimore Banner

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball on Monday proposed a $2.3 billion operating budget for the next fiscal year, recommending $100 million in spending cuts to mitigate “extraordinary fiscal headwinds” at the federal and state level. from The Baltimore Banner

The former president of the community association of Oyster Harbor in Annapolis was sentenced Monday to two years’ probation for pilfering more than $18,000 from the beachfront neighborhood’s bank accounts to pay his home internet and veterinary bills. from The Baltimore Banner

In 2023, Ryan Holiday stood in front of a crowd of students at the U.S. Naval Academy and spoke about courage. In 2024, he lectured about doing the right thing. from The Baltimore Banner

Ravens safety Ar’Darius Washington has signed a restricted-free-agent tender that will keep in Baltimore for at least another season, the team announced Monday. from The Baltimore Banner

Chelsey Douglas waited outside a courtroom in Baltimore for an expected guilty plea from a former Amazon delivery driver who hit her in a crosswalk, ran over her and left her with nine broken ribs and five fractured vertebrae. from The Baltimore Banner

Maryland State Police are investigating a hit-and-run that killed a 67-year-old man on the inner loop of the Beltway in Baltimore County early Sunday. from The Baltimore Banner

Mass transit riders in the region can leave their CharmPass tickets in their pockets on Tuesday. from The Baltimore Banner

Three years ago, the Ravens drafted safety Kyle Hamilton and center Tyler Linderbaum with high expectations. from The Baltimore Banner

After years of clamoring from sections of the fan base who had cut cable, the Orioles and Nationals will be available in a direct-to-consumer package. Starting Monday, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will be available for streaming via MASN+. from The Baltimore Banner

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge will soon be better protected from ship strikes like the one that collapsed the Key Bridge, the Maryland Transportation Authority wrote Monday in response to a scalding report from federal regulators. from The Baltimore Banner

Pope Francis, who was known for his humble style and concern for the poor, died Monday at age 88. After being hospitalized earlier this year with double pneumonia, the pope emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday — his last public appearance, a day before his death — to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square. from The Baltimore Banner

WASHINGTON — Four House Democratic lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to call attention to the plight of a man the Trump administration deported to a Salvadoran prison and has refused to help return — even after the Supreme Court ruled that it was the government’s duty to do so. from The Baltimore Banner

VATICAN CITY — He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing the feet of a Muslim prisoner, sinking to his hands and knees to implore South Sudan’s rival leaders to make peace. from The Baltimore Banner

The Archdiocese of Baltimore believes that it doesn’t have to pay any of the more than 1,000 sexual-abuse claims filed in its bankruptcy case — at least with its own money, a new lawsuit alleges. from The Baltimore Banner

Last year, a small Northeast Baltimore school flew into panic mode as a nearby apartment complex threatened to double the rents. from The Baltimore Banner

A ballooning income gap. Shifts in law enforcement. A massive spike in murders. from The Baltimore Banner

State officials found toxic chemicals in the wastewater of the Perdue AgriBusiness factory more than a year before neighboring residents in the Salisbury area were informed about any contamination, according to emails between the company and state environmental officials obtained by The Baltimore Banner. from The Baltimore Banner

Inside a courtroom in downtown Baltimore, Assistant State’s Attorney Garret Mooney approached the witness stand, retrieved the exhibit and prepared to show the photo to the jury. from The Baltimore Banner

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will announce his plan to lower the city’s property tax rate on homeowners to under $2 by 2028 in his State of the City address on Monday. from The Baltimore Banner