For years, Harold Coleman Jr. has traveled to Annapolis to push the Maryland General Assembly to expand expungement, the process of removing a case from court and law enforcement records. from The Baltimore Banner
The Supreme Court of the United States will hear a case on Tuesday about LGBTQ+ storybooks in Maryland’s largest school district. from The Baltimore Banner
Archbishop William E. Lori was shocked and saddened to learn of Pope Francis’ death in a text message Monday morning. In a special Mass hours later, Lori encouraged Baltimore-area parishioners to learn from Francis’ legacy by embodying light and hope through service to those in the margins. 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 froma 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
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