Ex-Gilman School teacher accused of sex abuse won’t be released from federal custody after all
Chris Bendann, 39, could not agree to the stringent conditions of release that U.S. District Chief Judge James K. Bredar set in the case.
Chris Bendann exits the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson after a hearing on July 18, 2023. Bendann, 39, of Baltimore, a former teacher at the Gilman School who’s accused of sexual abuse, will not be released from federal custody at this time after he declined to agree to stringent conditions.
Columbia man facing possible prison time for refusing to cooperate in death investigation of UMD football coach’s son
John Willie Kennedy has pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2017 fatal shooting of Meiko Locksley.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape sits unused on a police vehicle at the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Her grandson killed a teen with her gun in Baltimore. Now she faces 4 years in prison.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams had convicted April Gaskins, 55, of Southwest Baltimore, of reckless endangerment and firearm access by a minor, after a bench trial.
Photo of 15-year-old NyKayla Strawder.
Italian spirits company buys majority stake in Sagamore Spirit, announces move to Baltimore Peninsula
Representatives from Sagamore Ventures said the whiskey company’s signature “grain-to-glass” concept won’t change under new majority ownership.
Looking northeast at Sagamore Spirit Distillery from Rye House.
Want to advocate for better transportation? A free class will show you how
Transportation 101 offers a free six-week dive into how to advocate for better transportation in your community.
People wait for their bus to arrive outside Charles Center Station on Aug. 8, 2022.
What to do this weekend, from Trash Wheel Fan Fest to Defenders’ Day events
From celebrating Baltimore’s oldest holiday to fêting some of its weirder traditions (we’re looking at you, Mr. Trash Wheel), we’ve got you covered for things to do this weekend.
Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West is one of Baltimore’s trash wheels.
A woman said she was ‘gagging’ over Kamala Harris. A furor over slang and culture ensued.
A recent viral social media post about Vice President Kamala Harris opened a debate about changing language and the expectation that everything is about us. (It’s not.)
Vice President Kamala Harris hosts a 50th anniversary of hip-hop celebration at her home in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 9. A video of her dancing at the event went viral.
Marylanders with ‘Project Runway’ ties shine during New York Fashion Week
Bishme Cromartie was one of three Marylanders with “Project Runway” ties who participated in the country’s most iconic fashion event, New York Fashion Week, in September 2023.
Bishme Cromartie at the end of his New York Fashion Week show.
Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander on why he almost gave up hitting from the right side | The Adam Jones Podcast
Orioles right fielder Anthony Santander joins to discuss how he learned English and representing Venezuela. Additionally, Baltimore Banner columnist Kyle Goon joins to discuss the Ravens.
What we learned from a state hearing on youth crime
Lawmakers, public defenders, police, prosecutors and state officials faced gathered in a marathon video meeting on Wednesday to confront Maryland’s problems with juvenile crime head-on.
Vincent Schiraldi, acting secretary of juvenile services, testifies before a Maryland Senate budget subcommittee in Annapolis on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.
Grieving mother brings Brooklyn Day hearing to a halt in stirring testimony
The wrenching testimony from the mother of a victim halted the hearing, which had been focused on a breakdown in police-community relations.
Krystal Gonzalez, mother of 18-year-old Aaliyah Gonzalez, who was shot and killed at the Brooklyn Day event, plays a video of her daughter’s body being discovered for the City Council. She said the video haunts her.
Henrietta Lacks’ last son dies after long-sought settlement with firm using her cells
Lawrence Lacks, eldest son of Henrietta Lacks, “held on through illness” to get justice for his mother. He died weeks after a settlement with a company that used her HeLa cell line.
Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a press conference during the memorial service for Henrietta Lacks’ last surviving son, Lawrence Lacks Sr., at Faith Christian Fellowship in Owings Mills, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.
‘Enforcer’ for violent CCC gang admits to 4 killings; guilty plea follows others
Federal authorities have claimed the CCC gang was behind 18 killings and 28 attempted killings between 2015 and 2020.
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Baltimore Police make another arrest in Brooklyn Homes shooting
Baltimore Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy and are charging him with 44 offenses in connection to the fatal shooting in July at a block party in the Brooklyn Homes housing project of South Baltimore.
Flyers put on the windows of cars in the Brooklyn Homes, Monday, July 3, 2023.
Baltimore’s management of federal funds needs fixing or risks penalties, audit finds
The report highlights many problems agencies had already been dinged for in previous years, with numerous issues surfacing in audits dating back as far as 2017.
The exterior of Baltimore City Hall as seen on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.
The Dish: Chaps Pit Beef is getting a new space. Don’t tell Guy Fieri.
You can take Chaps Pit Beef out of the dive, but you can’t take the “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” out of Chaps Pit Beef.
Since 1986, Bob Creager has run Chaps Pit Beef out of a ramshackle structure on the Pulaski Highway. “This is like 11 buildings stuck together,” he said.
Views of Brooklyn Homes courtyard from CitiWatch Cameras
These photos show the different viewpoints BPD's CitiWatch cameras had into the main courtyard of Brooklyn Homes, where the mass shooting occurred.
Footage from a Baltimore Police CitiWatch camera shows that a 45-foot Elm tree obstructed the camera's view of the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting. This screenshot was taken from footage recorded the day before the mass shooting. It was obtained by The Banner through a public records request. (CitiWatch footage from the Baltimore Police Department)
Woman pleads guilty to intentionally setting house fire that killed 6 of her children in 1992
Tonya Lucas, 59, of Northwest Baltimore, was awaiting a fifth trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on arson and murder charges after a previous conviction was set aside. She had spent more than two decades in prison and will not have to serve any additional time.
6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
Baltimore homeless services agency faces City Council questions about late rent payments
Staff turnover, fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, has affected how efficiently the office runs, the homeless agency’s leader told City Council. The agency is tasked with overseeing large amounts of money from the federal government, a challenge even with more staffing and resources than the office has now.
James Crawford Jr. of Housing Our Neighbors addresses the Baltimore City Council on Sept. 12, 2023, as Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services director Irene Agustin looks on.
Housing authority denies IG report that the agency owes millions in past-due water bills
This massive bill has accrued because, while the housing authority has been paying some of its water bill to the city it has not been paying them in full, staff from both the housing authority and the Department of Public Works told the inspector general’s office.
A City of Baltimore Department of Public Works Bureau of Water and Wastewater patch on an employee’s shirt on July 17, 2023.
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