Officials say before seizure, 83 rescued puppies and dogs were being bred and sold by owner
The animals were in an unsafe and unhealthy environment — officials said they were found covered in excrement and insects.
The animals were in an unsafe and unhealthy environment — officials said they were found covered in excrement and insects
Prosecutors: No charges filed against Baltimore Police in shootout near Patterson Park
Officers were “reacting to deadly force being used on them and in the vicinity of civilians in the area” when they shot and killed Darryl Gamble, 40, of Baltimore, on June 29, 2023, according to a report from the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office.
The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office ruled on Friday that Baltimore Police were authorized to use deadly force to defend themselves and other people in a shootout that happened near Patterson Park on June 29, 2023.
Corps says work to restore main shipping channel at Key Bridge site to be complete by early June
Salvage work and restoration of the main shipping channel near the site where the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed should be complete by the second week of June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday.
The Dali cargo ship begins to move from the Key Bridge wreckage site on the morning of May 20, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.
City College students thought they were moving to UB. Now that’s up in the air.
The sudden uncertainty has caused an uproar among students and parents.
Baltimore City College students thought they would be moving to the University of Baltimore during renovations. Those plans are now up in the air.
2 Baltimore Police officers plead guilty in unrelated reckless driving and overtime theft cases
Officer Alexia Davis pleaded guilty on Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court to reckless driving and failure to control speed to avoid a collision for a $2,000 fine. Meanwhile, former Detective June Hall pleaded guilty to theft and misconduct in office for probation before judgment.
A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
Need 25 bedrooms? Old Baltimore hotel up for sale after revival plans fall through
A preservationist developer wanted to modernize an old 25-bedroom hotel in Mount Vernon. Now, the property sits with a listing price at $1.6 million.
The Mount Vernon building was built in 1880 and for many years was reportedly used as a boarding house for female students at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
Sprinters chase Olympic finish line on Coppin State track
Two Ghanaian teammates and friends are sharpening their skills to represent their country in Paris.
Coppin State University alumni Joseph Amoah (left) and Martin Owusu-Antwi run 200 meters as part of their speed endurance training to qualify for the Olympics at the school’s track.
Angel Reese is excelling on and off the court in her WNBA rookie season with the Chicago Sky
Reese said the perception that it’s only Indiana’s Caitlin Clark that’s raising the profile of the league is misleading.
Angel Reese has averaged 11.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in her first four games with the Sky.
Costello concedes to long shot challenger Blanchard in 11th District race
Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones and Paris Gray maintained their advantages in Baltimore City Council races as Friday’s deadline for certifying results approached.
A ballot counter runs mailed-in ballots through a machine and gathers them if they get stuck.
Baltimore redirects nearly $70 million in pandemic aid to new priorities
While Baltimore has been slow to spend much of its American Rescue Plan Act funding, a change in oversight requirements has left the city nearly in compliance with an end-of-2024 federal deadline.
The exterior of Baltimore City Hall as seen on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.
Marilyn Mosby spared prison time in fraud and perjury case, must forfeit vacation home
U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby spared Marilyn Mosby, 44, a Democrat who served term terms as the city’s top prosecutor from 2015-2023, from going to prison on two counts of perjury and one count of making a false statement on a loan application.
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, along with civil rights attorney Ben Crump, addresses reporters outside the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, May 23, 2024. Mosby was sentenced earlier in the day to three years of probation with a year of house arrest for perjury and fraud.
Baltimore planning an opioid office, public database of overdose deaths
City administrator Faith Leach said Baltimore officials have been working to expand services for people addicted to opioids, and hope to do so using potential settlement money from an ongoing lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.
Lisa Filer and Jon Filer stand outside of Starlight Liquors in Baltimore, MD on July 20, 2023 where their son, Aidan Filer, passed away from a fentanyl overdose three years prior.
8 Catholic churches got a reprieve from the archdiocese. 3 weren’t so lucky.
The blueprint released Wednesday closely tracks the draft plan that the archdiocese put out in April, reducing the number of parishes — or Catholic communities — from 61 to 23. The number of actual churches would shrink from 59 to 30. But Archbishop William Lori did spare eight churches initially, while delivering some late bad news to others.
Archbishop William Lori is shown in his conference room in September 2023.
Atlas, Sacré Sucré get OK to sell booze despite Fells Point neighbors’ objections
A liquor board hearing took an unusually contentious turn as Atlas Restaurant Group and Sacré Sucré’s licenses were approved despite vocal and written objections from Fells Point residents.
Thames Street in Fells Point.
Protesters interrupt Mitt Romney during Johns Hopkins commencement
Musical legend Stevie Wonder performed at the Johns Hopkins University commencement ceremony after protesters interrupted Sen. Mitt Romney’s commencement address.
Sen. Mitt Romney acknowledged the protestors, telling them “we got the message.”
Black women are told to ‘go high.’ Jasmine Crockett went low, and I’m proud.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s clapback to a personal insult from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was a refreshing reminder that Black women no longer feel compelled to cater to respectability politics.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) speaks during a press conference in December.
Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, Baltimore’s top health official, to leave job next month
Deputy chief of staff J.D. Merrill will serve as Dzirasa’s interim replacement.
Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, then health commissioner, in her office in January 2023. She was later promoted to deputy mayor of health, equity and human services. According to a memo obtained by The Banner, she will leave City Hall in June.
What to do this Memorial Day weekend: Movie night, drinking at the zoo
There’s lots of options for things to do over Memorial Day weekend, including honoring fallen soldiers at a ceremony. However you plan to spend the weekend, we’ve got you covered.
Attend Brew at the Zoo and see giraffes while you sample beverages.
‘I love you in the sky, daddy’: Stories from Baltimore’s overdose crisis
Unprecedented overdose rates from fentanyl and other drugs have left signs of loss across the city.
Cassidy Fredrick, 6, sits on the headstone of her father, Devon Wellington, at Woodlawn Cemetery in Baltimore, MD on April 7, 2024.
Baltimore’s unprecedented overdose crisis: 5 takeaways
Nearly 6,000 people have died over the past six years — an unparalleled number among U.S. cities.
The synthetic opioid fentanyl, up to 50 times more potent than heroin, has taken over Baltimore’s illegal drug supply, contributing to more and more deaths.
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