Cody Boteler

2 days ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Darreonna Davis |Cody Boteler

Police were involved in a shooting on York Road in North Baltimore, the Baltimore Police Department confirmed Monday afternoon. Officials said Commissioner Richard Worley was on the scene of a police-involved shooting in the 4600 block of York Road, which is just south of East Cold Spring Lane. Several blocks of York Road are closed, police said, and people were asked to avoid the area. Police did not provide more details about the shooting. This is a developing story.

5 days ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

Remember kids, don’t try everything you see online. There have been “upwards of 10″ incidents of students in Prince George’s County sticking objects into their school-issued or personal electronic devices, causing fires and smoke, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. State officials said it’s because of a TikTok trend that’s being called “the Chromebook Challenge,” where students stick pencils or other metallic items into charging ports, causing a short circuit.

5 days ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

Zoey Robinson-Budreski is used to dealing with death. She operates two crematory businesses — one for humans and one for pets. She can fix sadness. She can comfort people. But she can’t fix the pain, confusion and sense of betrayal that some are feeling after news broke last month of dead pets being found on the side of the road near Catonsville.

6 days ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler |Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

After the white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the world learned that Pope Leo XIV would lead the church, Catholics across the world and Maryland were quick to celebrate. Leo, born as Robert Francis Prevost, is the first person from the United States to be elected Pope and only the second person from the Western Hemisphere. Catholics and other officials in Maryland celebrated the news.

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

Two Maryland parks will require reservations on weekends and holidays beginning this month, the Department of Natural Resources said. Greenbrier State Park and Sandy Point State Park, both popular destinations for swimming and boating, will require passes beginning May 24. Later this summer, the reservation system will grow to include more Maryland parks, including Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck and North Point state parks.