WASHINGTON — Taxpayers calling the IRS for help processing their taxes this filing season may find it harder than normal to get someone on the phone, experts say, a problem that is only expected to get worse next year with staffing cuts that could slash the workforce considerably. from The Baltimore Banner
A man was found guiltyon Monday of killing Rachel Morin on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air, a case that received intense national attention and became an issue in the 2024 presidential election. from The Baltimore Banner
While Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele met President Donald Trump on Monday, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said he plans to travel to El Salvador this week if a Maryland father improperly deported by the Trump administration is not returned immediately. from The Baltimore Banner
New complaints filed this week allege that over the course of decades, staff at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson “repeatedly ignored credible reports of sexual abuse,” allowed known abusers to have continued access to students and failed to report misconduct to authorities. from The Baltimore Banner
George Levi Russell Jr., the first African American to sit on the Circuit Court in Maryland, died Saturday, friends and family said. He was 96. from The Baltimore Banner
Howard County officials announced Monday that they were basing a permanent police unit in downtown Columbia, part of a continued response to fatal shootings near the mall there that have alarmed residents. from The Baltimore Banner
The hearing to decide the fate of a 52-year-old Westminster woman, whose arrest by ICE agents while in her car drew national attention, is set for the end of the month. from The Baltimore Banner
The city of Baltimore spent years acquiring properties, removing residents, tearing down homes and businesses to create a half-acre of vacant land that it sold to a developer for $40. from The Baltimore Banner
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s basketball tournament has been a boon for Baltimore’s economy over the last few years, spurring millions in tax revenue and spending. That could all disappear after 2026. from The Baltimore Banner
A man who sexually abused a 10-year-old girl at his wife’s day care in Owings Mills in a case that led her to shoot him was sentenced on Monday to life in prison. from The Baltimore Banner
A Randallstown man pleaded guilty Monday to paying about $20,000 in bribes to a public employee in an attempt to steer state contracts to his company, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. from The Baltimore Banner
Since opening in 2022, Herb Banks’ Waldorf-area distillery has served as a gathering spot for federal workers, including four men who used to reconnect over cocktails in the tasting room every Friday evening. from The Baltimore Banner
The Ravens have a star-studded starting lineup with few holes left after free agency. But they need depth behind their stars, and that’s where the draft comes in. from The Baltimore Banner
Jivebomb lead singer Kat Madeira stalked and stomped the stage, mixing in chin-level high kicks and far-reaching back contortions as her bandmates stormed through their 18-minute set filled with chugging guitar riffs, thundering bass and pounding drums. from The Baltimore Banner
The Trump administration is doubling down on its decision not to tell a federal court whether it has any plans to repatriate a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month and remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador, despite a Supreme Court ruling and lower court order that the man should be returned to the United States. from The Baltimore Banner
Maryland native Gayle King is set to become the latest celebrity space tourist in a glitzy mission some are hailing as a milestone and others are criticizing as a spectacle. from The Baltimore Banner
On Saturday, Mexican on the Run food truck owner Jimmy Longoria asked his two kids, “Do you want to go to the outside market?” from The Baltimore Banner
When Gov. Wes Moore, Maryland’s cheerleader-in-chief, returns from a weeklong trade mission to Japan and South Korea, maybe he’ll talk about investment in quantum computing. from The Baltimore Banner