After the pardons came the purge: The people who beat police officers and tried to block the democratic transfer of power were spared. The people who did their jobs by prosecuting them for their crimes were punished. Dan Barry Alan Feuer nytimes.com/2025/08/24/nyr…

Did that really happen? The O's get off the mat and turn a near no-hitter by the Dodgers into a comeback for the ages on a night they honored Cal Ripken and the late Davey Johnson. Wall-to-wall coverage of Orioles news in The Banner. thebanner.com/sports/orioles…

My favorite quote was from Trevor Rogers, “What the hell did I just watch?”

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Heck of a video tribute to the great Gene Hackman, one of my favorite actors.

How interesting that Bob Woodward and Robert Redford remained friends, and that the journalist interviewed the Hollywood legend several times in recent years.

The Banner's Nina Giraldo explores the impact of the federal crackdown on homelessness in D.C. on neighboring Montgomery County. A thoughtful and sensitively written look at the issue. thebanner.com/community/loca…

As someone whose first daily newspaper job was with the suburban Journal papers, I encourage folks to check out the new Montgomery County edition of The Banner. The folks there are fired up and doing outstanding work covering Maryland's largest county. thebanner.com/montgomery/

Quite a tale out of Baltimore County, where a top county staffer's apparent attempt to wrap up an inspector general investigation led to years of lawsuits and a nearly $200k bill for taxpayers. Excellent reporting by Rona Kobell thebanner.com/community/loca…

Hard to believe that President Carter passed away just nine months ago. He was honored with a postage stamp on what would have been his 101st birthday.

Photos: The demolition of Pimlico Race Course buff.ly/VzyY85N

Our columnist Rick Hutzell has a little fun with Poe and Baltimore. thebanner.com/opinion/column…

"It could be yours. The Maryland Port Administration is selling its Trumpy, a midcentury-modern statement on floating luxury no longer up to the job of economic development in Baltimore." thebanner.com/opinion/column…

A young Maryland jockey was living his dream. Now he is awaiting sentencing this week for his role in the murder of a Baltimore County high school student. Sapna Bansil with a must-read story this morning in The The Baltimore Banner. thebanner.com/community/crim…

"Cheesesteaks are having a moment in Baltimore, with new restaurants popping up everywhere to serve Philadelphia’s signature dish. Their rise could threaten the longstanding dominance of Baltimore’s other favorite sandwich: the Italian cold cut sub." thebanner.com/culture/food-d…

NEW | The rebuilt Key Bridge is now expected to cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion and open by 2030. In the weeks after the collapse, the state had pegged the estimate at ~$1.8 billion with a 2028 completion date. w/ Lee Sanderlin: thebanner.com/politics-power…

Melissa Tran, a 44-year-old immigrant who built a family and a small business in Western Maryland, has been deported to Vietnam, a country she last lived in as a child. thebanner.com/politics-power…

This column by Rick Hutzell made me want to become a coffee drinker. thebanner.com/culture/things…

"Was Flacco ever truly 'elite' outside those four postseason games in January and February 2013? Does it matter anymore? " Delightful profile on QB Joe Flacco by a sports journalist who knows him well, Childs Walker. thebanner.com/sports/ravens-…