Wendy’s plans to close hundreds of its restaurants in an effort to 'boost its profit and make its remaining stores more appealing' huffpost.com/entry/wendys-c…

A Waldorf man who had been released from jail following an arrest for domestic violence went back to his victims home and brutally beat her again — less than six hours after he walked out of the detention center. fox5dc.com/news/md-man-ar…

Amid resurfacing ‘blitz,’ not all Baltimore road projects comply with Complete Streets law buff.ly/qEDcybB

Federal contractor bleeding $110K a month amid shutdown, braces for more buff.ly/8tfIU4g

A historian confronts America’s ‘trouble’ with colorism — and her family’s past buff.ly/F3HOVCd

North Baltimore residents won their fight against a locked treatment facility for youths buff.ly/QlN9eXc

Baltimore police officer, suspended after viral chase video, loses pay buff.ly/IYX55sN

The age of toys is over…? #ToyStory5 is only in theaters June 19, 2026.

Breaking: Baltimore Police carried out pre-dawn raids and made arrests this morning related to continuing investigation into July’s Penn North mass overdose event thebanner.com/community/crim…

ICE took her husband. She’s fighting to keep the lights on and hope alive. thebanner.com/politics-power…

A sequel? For spring? Groundbreaking. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci return in The Devil Wears Prada 2, in theaters May 1, 2026. Watch the teaser trailer now.

Breaking: BPD Officer Robert Parks has been indicted on charges of attempted second degree murder and related charges thebanner.com/community/crim…

4-alarm fire in Canton industrial area sends smoke billowing over Baltimore buff.ly/USkMuvX

Baltimore officials propose closing 3 schools over low enrollment, academic concerns buff.ly/T5AA6mu

When Maryland lawmakers return to Annapolis to work on the next state budget, they’ll have to close a budget hole of $1.4 billion — a significantly tougher challenge than they’d anticipated. thebanner.com/politics-power…

What does the founder of Tov Pizza have to do with Dalya Attar’s case? buff.ly/2w1H0Np

Baltimore County woman who faked being a nurse at over 40 Maryland facilities learns fate buff.ly/c74qBmu

Atlas Restaurant Group to open members-only supper club in Fells Point buff.ly/MMYHCtq

Johns Hopkins University will no longer charge tuition to undergraduate students from families making under $200,000 a year, the school announced Thursday. buff.ly/MRJcyFm

NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.