Confederate monuments taken down in Baltimore overnight
The Confederate Women’s Monument sits on a flat bed truck after it was removed by workers from its location on on West University Parkway in North Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun) Confederate statues in Baltimore were removed from their concrete bases overnight, as crews using heavy machinery loaded them onto flat bed trucks and […]
Maryland’s Opioid Epidemic: Overdose Death Rate Spikes In Baltimore County
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — The rate of fatal drug and alcohol overdoses in the state continues at an epidemic pace — especially for users of heroin, fentanyl and the even more lethal carfentanyl — say state officials, who begged users to get into treatment before it’s too late. The Maryland Department of Health released data […]
Amid calls for a ceasefire, the familiar sound of gunshots in Baltimore
Baltimore hopes for a 72-hour ceasefire Organizers and supporters of a 72-hour Baltimore “ceasefire” initiative marched and prayed Saturday, even as they acknowledged that their fervent pleas for peace could not halt the relentless pace of shootings and killings in Baltimore. On the second day of a community initiative aimed at stopping — or at […]
Shuttered rooming house worries neighbors in East Baltimore
The operator of an assisted-living facility in Butcher’s Hill that has been shut down by the city says he hopes to reopen, so it can continue to serve those in need. City officials say they want longstanding problems at the facility fixed, or the property sold. The state suspended the license of St. John’s Assisted […]
Baltimore Council committee to debate 1-year mandatory sentence for gun offenders Tuesday
A Baltimore City Council committee plans to debate a proposal for a new 1-year mandatory minimum sentence for first-time gun offenders after a hearing Tuesday. The seven-member Judiciary and Legislative Investigations committee will meet at 10 a.m. to hear testimony about the bill and then take a vote on the measure, said Councilman Eric T. […]
Body camera footage prompts review of 100 Baltimore cases
Video shows cop plant evidence, public defender says 01:11 (CNN)About 100 cases involving at least one of three Baltimore police officers are under review by the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office. The review comes after the discovery of body camera footage that allegedly shows one of the cops in the trio planting evidence at the […]
In Maryland, rescuing food that might otherwise be wasted
On one end of this particular food chain are boxes of dinged-up tomatoes, spotty avocados and other perfectly edible yet rejected fruits and vegetables that pile up at the Maryland Wholesale Produce Market in Jessup. On the other end are the estimated one in four residents of Baltimore who live in food deserts, where lack […]
Things That You Will Want To Do Upon Arriving In Baltimore Maryland
In the city of Baltimore, if you happen to be traveling there for a quick vacation, there are many things you can do. It’s not going to take you very long to figure out where you need to go, especially if you are booking everything online. For example, when you are getting your flight, hotel […]
Maryland Zoo: Baby giraffe receives 2nd plasma transfusion
FILE – This June 28, 2017, file photo, provided by The Maryland Zoo shows a baby giraffe, Julius, and his mother, Kesi, at the zoo in Baltimore. Maryland Zoo officials said the struggling baby giraffe has had a second plasma transfusion and is… BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Zoo officials say a struggling baby giraffe has […]
Man gunned down outside Baltimore gas station local attorney’s stepson
BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) — A man killed outside a northwest Baltimore gas station Saturday is the stepson of a local attorney, family said. Police were called to the BP on Garrison Blvd just before 1 a.m.. There officers found Cody Young, 22, with gunshot wounds. Young was rushed to the hospital, where he later died. […]