BPD’s new top cop hasn’t been confirmed, but he’s already facing tough questions
The Baltimore City Council seized its first opportunity to grill acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley at a marathon hearing, demanding change from the official who needs its approval to permanently enter the office.
Acting police commissioner Richard Worley speaks at the Baltimore City Council hearing on the Brooklyn mass shooting Thursday.
Her son was killed in Brooklyn. At Thursday’s hearing, she told the council it’s an ‘island’ devoid of services.
Less than six months after her son was killed in the 800 block of Gretna Court, Donna Bruce watched with horror on Instagram Live as the Brooklyn Day event she knew well devolved into a chaotic shooting exchange of gunfire on that same street, without a police officer in sight.
Kevin Keegan, Associated Catholic Charities’ director of family services, speaks at the Baltimore City Council hearing on the Brooklyn mass shooting on July 13, 2023.
2-year-old girl’s death ruled a homicide by overdose, police say
Officers found the girl with her blood coming out of her nose in November.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
DPW asks residents to limit water use in Baltimore, counties after pumping station fire
The request comes after a Thursday morning fire at a DPW drinking water pumping station in Baltimore County strained the region’s drinking water system.
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All aboard! Amtrak says Penn Station will have 2 new platforms in 2024
Amtrak is building two new platforms at Baltimore’s Penn Station to accommodate growing ridership. Construction is on track to finish sometime in the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, 2024.
Two project managers with orange vests look on at construction for a train platform inside a station.
‘Two children are dead!’ City agencies admit failures, and dodge questions, in Brooklyn shooting
The nearly four-hour-long hearing included emotional testimony from attendees and calls for more resources in South Baltimore.
City Council President Nick Mosby, right, looks on seated while seated next to Councilwoman Phylicia Porter at the Baltimore City Council hearing on the Brooklyn shooting.
Relax, everyone, the misspelling on the Orleans Street sign is fixed
“We gotta admit when we mess up!” a representative for the Department of Transportation said in a Facebook message.
Courtesy of the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
The Michael Harrison chess picture was just the beginning. See the other AI-created memes.
The meme was posted to Instagram by Harrison’s wife, just days after his abrupt exit from the Baltimore Police Department.
Illustrations of former police commissioner Michael Harrison.
City Council committee grills BGE on controversial external regulators
Baltimore City Council members scrutinized Baltimore Gas and Electric Company’s controversial gas regulator relocation project during a two-hour hearing Wednesday night.
BGE gas regulators were installed on a block of historic homes on Bond Street in Fells Point. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
Hearing will examine city failures around mass shooting in South Baltimore
City Council members will have a chance for answers during a public hearing today to examine the failures of communication and action around the mass shooting in South Baltimore.
A row of two story brick buildings stands in the background. In the foreground is police tape. A U-Haul truck and police vehicles are visible.
A whirlwind 36 hours: Behind the leadership change at the Baltimore Police Department
In an interview, former Commissioner Michael Harrison, Mayor Brandon Scott and Acting Commissioner Richard Worley provide new details about the events leading to the transfer of power.
From left, former Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, Mayor Brandon Scott and Acting Commissioner Richard Worley sit down for an interview with The Baltimore Banner and its media partner, WJZ-TV at City Hall on July 12, 2023. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
What to do this weekend, from flea markets to Whiskey on the Waterfront
Whether you want to watch a movie outside, check out work from some of Baltimore's young artists or support local Black businesses, we’ve got you covered for things to do this weekend.
Sagamore Spirit Distillery, as seen from Rye House, will host Whiskey on the Waterfront this weekend.
Brooklyn needed help before the mass shooting. Here’s what residents say.
Why some residents feel out of sight and out of mind in this South Baltimore neighborhood.
“The people of the Brooklyn neighborhood have felt cut off geographically, culturally and psychologically for 100 years,” Del. Robbyn Lewis said.
Contractor run over, killed by construction zone roller in Hampden
The mayor’s office said the contractor was working on a water main replacement project when he was killed.
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Track repairs continue on Baltimore’s subway system as service resumes days after fire
The Maryland Transit Administration has completed a full inspection of the heavy rail system, but an MTA spokesperson says officials may not finish an investigation into the cause of a July 7 electrical fire for a few weeks.
Interior of Charles Center Station as riders wait to board the subway on Aug. 11, 2022.
‘The city that reads’ but can’t spell? Baltimore goofs on street sign
“Yes, we saw it. Yes, we messed up,” the department said on Facebook, chiding itself.
Image via Facebook.
Police release surveillance, body-cam footage of fatal shooting near Patterson Park
Suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire with five officers during attempt to arrest him on an outstanding warrant
Body-worn camera footage from the fatal shooting of Darryl Gamble near Patterson Park.
James Webb Space Telescope celebrates first birthday with new image of stars forming
The James Webb Space Telescope has been operational for a year, transforming the way scientists understand the universe. It is operated out of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.
The first anniversary image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope displays star birth like it’s never been seen before, full of detailed, impressionistic texture. The subject is the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth.
Small Baltimore theaters struggle to find space to actually perform
The bulk of the city’s smaller theater companies are tasked with a constant search for suitable, affordable space as they are priced or kicked out of the ones they’ve occupied.
Motor House on West North Avenue is one of a dwindling number of organizations that rents out space to small theater companies.
The Dish: Miss the arepas at Alma Cocina Latina? You can soon get your fill at Candela.
Alma Cocina Latina owner Irena Stein has a new cookbook on Venezuela's signature dish and plans to open Candela, an arepa bar, in Station North this fall.
Alma Cocina Latina owner Irena Stein has authored a new cookbook about arepas, the signature dish of her homeland of Venezuela.
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