59+ min ago   (754+ words) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to purchase a warehouse just outside of Hagerstown for $102.4 million. So far, federal officials have declined to talk about their specific plans in the area. Reports published earlier this month said…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (895+ words) A man who police allege fatally shot another man at an Airbnb in Edgewater and then dumped his body in Baltimore had been made the beneficiary of the victim's $300,000 life insurance policy two weeks earlier, court records indicate. A sprawling…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (276+ words) Montgomery County schools will remain closed at least through Thursday. District staff say they still need to do more work to cleanup campuses and surrounding roads after the weekend's snow and ice storm. "Frigid temperatures are slowing snow and ice…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (276+ words) A prisoner was killed inside the Jessup Correctional Institution on Monday, representing the third prison homicide this month, state officials said. The spate of deaths comes after Maryland experienced 13 killings in state-run correctional facilities in 2025, the highest tally in more…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (463+ words) As Maryland leaders prepare to drill into a regional energy crunch and soaring utility costs this legislative session, Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday unveiled his own response to these problems. Moore announced a bill, set for introduction before the General…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (25+ words) Silver Spring comic shop offers refuge by way of Dungeons & Dragons'thebanner.com Silver Spring comic shop offers refuge by way of Dungeons & Dragons...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (272+ words) Amazon will close all of its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores in Maryland on Feb. 1 to focus on its same-day delivery services, the company announced on Tuesday. There are at least five Amazon Fresh stores in Maryland that will…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (363+ words) Some Maryland schools will stay closed Wednesday as chilly temperatures and icy conditions persist after a weekend snowstorm. Winter Storm Fern brought more than 10 inches of snow and ice to some areas, closing schools, government offices and businesses. Even as…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago   (603+ words) Jos" Andr"s trudged carefully through icy slush in work boots and a heavy winter coat, snow falling around him as he carried a large box filled to the brim with freshly made sandwich wraps. The Bethesda-based Michelin-starred chef and…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (337+ words) A precipitous drop in the number of Hispanic students and foreign students learning English has fueled a 1 percentage point decline in the state's graduation rate for 2025. State education officials have anecdotal evidence that the Trump administration's immigration policies and deportations…...