Fatal fire in Gwynn Oak caused by improperly discarded smoking materials
According to the Baltimore County Fire Department, just after 11:36 a.m. Wednesday, responders were called to the 1500 block of Langford Road after neighbors saw flames and smelled smoke coming from the second floor of a home.
Baltimore County Fire Department truck
Why the LGBTQIA+ community needs straight allies
Now that Baltimore Pride is over, some in the LGBTQIA+ community know that the fight for gender minority rights and existence also relies heavily on having meaningful straight allies.
Straight ally Karen Dugan poses for a portrait outside of Leon’s Backroom Bar on July 3, 2024.
Why Marlon Wayans is spending his holiday weekend in Baltimore
Marlon Wayans said he has a particular affinity for Baltimore, where he will perform five shows at the Baltimore Comedy Factory this weekend.
Marlon Wayans will perform at Baltimore Comedy Factory this weekend.
Photos: Baltimore celebrates Fourth of July with food and fireworks
Approximately 1,000 fireworks lit up the sky in Baltimore as spectators oohed and ahhed during the show.
Fireworks for the Fourth of July are seen from Federal Hill Park on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
How a Black-owned tequila brand is bringing family spirit to Maryland
Brothers Donta and William Henson launched the Black-owned Los Hermanos 1978 Tequila during COVID-19.
Donta Henson poses for a portrait with his tequila, Los Hermanos 1978 Tequila, at Lighthouse Canton, on July 3, 2024.
After it’s built, will Maryland have the money to maintain the Red Line?
The future Red Line will create even larger maintenance budget needs for a system already plagued by a backlog.
A close up image of three people wearing red t-shirts that say "RED LINE" and "redlinemaryland.com"
Banner analysis: Inequality central to Baltimore’s unprecedented overdose crisis
Baltimore’s unprecedented overdose crisis has not been suffered equally. Neighborhoods with the highest overdose rates were often the same ones with the highest rates of poverty, a Banner analysis found.
Flowers laid by Mona Setherley at the rowhome where her son, Bruce Setherley, was discovered deceased from an overdose in Baltimore on February 15, 2024.
Policing Baltimore’s Federal Hill when you’re not the police
Federal Hill turned to private security after high-profile crimes in the neighborhood left people feeling unsafe.
Brian Askew overlooks Key Highway and Rash Field Park in Baltimore.
Paper, fax machines, stress. Inside cyberattacks on hospitals
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What to do this weekend, from Indie Fest to Harbor Hootenanny
Whether you want to see Marlon Wayans perform, watch some extremely violent wrestling or support local artists, we’ve got you covered.
Saturday’s Harbor Hootenanny will take place at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater.
Paper, fax machines, stress. Inside cyberattacks on hospitals
Saint Agnes Hospital was just the latest to face a cyberattack, which are increasingly focused on health care facilities. Workers want more attention to their stress.
Members of a nurses union rally to address staffing issues outside Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Catonsville on June 20, 2024.
How do we celebrate July Fourth when our democracy appears to be fading away?
The Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity brings Independence Day into question.
This holiday is supposed to commemorate the Declaration of Independence. But what are we really celebrating?
Woman dies while in custody at Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center
Helen Williams, 43, of Baltimore, is at least the fourth person to die in 2024 in the custody of the city’s jail system.
The exterior of the Baltimore City Central Booking and Intake Center on February 6, 2024.
Code Red heat alert declared in Baltimore for July Fourth through weekend
This weekend also brings high heat, with thunderstorms expected Friday and Saturday, when temperatures could reach a high of 96 degrees. Sunday will be mostly sunny with a forecast high of 94 degrees.
The sun sets in Baltimore on June 22, 2024.
The Bible that caught a bullet in Brooklyn Day shooting
Charlene Bowie’s Bible has a bullet lodged in Jeremiah, right between chapters 29 and 30.
A bullet fired in the Brooklyn Day shooting went through Charlene Bowie’s upstairs window and grazed her granddaughter’s back. She later found it in her Bible.
A professor got $16 million to work on an Alzheimer’s drug. Prosecutors say he faked data.
Hoau-Yan Wang is accused of fabricating aspects of his research on a drug treatment for Alzheimer’s disease when applying for federal grants, including making false or misleading statements to “enrich himself.”
National Institutes of Health
Leadership of Baltimore City schools will be decided, in part, by these 3 people
All three new school board members have children in Baltimore City Public Schools system and two are former teachers.
All three new school board members, who were interviewed by a board that advised the mayor on who to hire, have children in the school system and two have extensive backgrounds in education, including as teachers.
Man cleared after 3 trials in teen’s 2010 slaying now accused of raping, strangling different teen
The alleged victim told police that Johnson, 40, overheard her on the phone talking about a boy and became enraged, assaulting her throughout the night, including punching her, strangling her until she lost consciousness and raping her.
Michael Maurice Johnson was ultimately cleared in the 2010 slaying of 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes after three trials. Prosecutors in Baltimore County accuse Johnson of raping and strangling a 19-year-old this year.
Deonte Harty is coming home to play for the Ravens. Returning is his specialty, after all.
The former Archbishop Curley star brings a skill set that could have increased value with the new rules in the NFL.
New Raven Deonte Harty has returned 103 punts and 76 kickoffs in his NFL career.
A community of Burmese refugees fought to keep their Catholic church open
When the Archdiocese of Baltimore announced plans to close dozens of Catholic churches, Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus was on the list. But parishioners, including many Burmese refugees, fought successfully to save a church that many say has become like a second home.
A community of Burmese immigrants organized pushback to the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s plan to close its church. Lun Khek, the extraordinary minister of communion at Our Lady of Victory, is pictured at a morning Mass on June 2, 2024.
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