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    Bodycam footage shows police chase, fatal shooting of arabber in West Baltimore
    Police on Monday released video showing the fatal police shooting of Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, a beloved arabber in Baltimore.
    Police Commissioner Richard Worley described the fatal shooting as tragic, but praised responding officers for following their training.
    A heat dome is bringing dangerous temps to Maryland. Here’s what to know.
    A strong ridge of high pressure is creating “very warm” air mass over the region, a phenomenon known as a heat dome.
    Local residents relax inside the lobby of the Zeta Center for Healthy and Active Aging, one of the Baltimore City Health Department’s cooling centers, in northwest Baltimore on Monday.
    Letter: Art or not, Baltimore needs less light pollution, not more
    Katharine Rylaarsdam of Baltimore says the planned “Inviting the Light” public art project will increase harmful light pollution.
    Artist Tony Shore, with assistance from street artist Gaia, works on his installation, “Aurora,” outside of the old Gatsby's nightclub in the Station North neighborhood of Baltimore. The installation is part of “Inviting the Light,” a public arts project that uses features illuminated visual art.
    African American remains were uprooted by development. This woman wants to find them a final resting spot.
    A state effort aims to find final resting spots for African American remains that were found in most cases by accident because of things like contruction projects and coastal erostion.
    Janice Curtis Greene is part of an effort aimed at identifying and interring the remains of close to 100 people currently stored at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.
    If you ran for office in Howard County, you knew Grace Kubofcik
    Kubofcik, who also loved spending time with family and doting on her grandchildren, died June 9 of a pulmonary blood clot. She was 83.
    Grace Kubofcik.
    Letter: Detention of elected officials by ICE should alarm everyone
    Sarah Pan of Ellicott City says the detentions of elected officials by ICE should alarm everyone.
    New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is placed under arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and FBI agents outside federal immigration court on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in New York.
    Baltimore’s arabbers mourn a fellow fruit man — and their dying way of life
    Arabbing — selling fruits and vegetables from a horse-drawn wagon — is a centuries-old profession that is hanging by a thread in Baltimore.
    Levar Mullen calls out, “Fruit man, fruit man!,” as he leads the funeral procession down Pennsylvania Avenue for Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, the beloved arabber fatally shot by Baltimore Police this week.
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    Racism in life and death: Activists push to stop redevelopment of Black cemetery in Bethesda
    The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition is continuing a years-long fight to preserve and memorialize what was once Moses Macedonia African Cemetery.
    On Thursday, community members lift a sign over a main road in remembrance of a historic Black cemetery buried below the construction of a storage center in Bethesda.
    ‘Justice for the fruit man’: Hundreds rally for arabber fatally shot by Baltimore police
    More than 300 people rallied in Upton on Friday evening to demand justice for Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, the well-known arabber fatally shot in Upton by police this week.
    Community members march in honor of the recently-killed arabber, Bilal "BJ" Adbullah, on Friday, June 20, 2025.
    A heat dome might bake Baltimore. Expect higher temps and BGE bills.
    High humidity will make temperatures feel closer to 110 degrees through Wednesday, said Brian LaSorsa, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington forecast office.
    Sun sets over the harbor near Canton Waterfront Park
    Baltimore County Police arrest former city sheriff’s deputy for allegedly sexually abusing teenager
    The former sheriff's deputy is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Sea turtles find their way home in rare Ocean City release
    The National Aquarium released two rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean on Thursday, just a few days after World Sea Turtle Day.
    A sea turtle moves along the sand towards the ocean as spectators watch and take photos.
    The ‘pink shopping center’ in Baltimore County finds new life with redevelopment
    Tide Realty Capital is back with another redevelopment project.
    Tide Realty plans to fill the 80,000 sq feet available at Valley Centre, known to locals as the "Pink Shopping Center," with a mix of local and national vendors in 2026.
    Ellicott City realtor Valerie McNeal helped Black families build generational wealth
    Valerie McNeal, a beloved Ellicott City realtor, died May 27 of breast cancer. She was 59.
    Valerie McNeal.
    Harbor Splash swim in Baltimore harbor postponed due to storms
    The event, meant to showcase the harbor’s safety for swimming and recreation, will instead take place July 19.
    Baltimore Banner Giacomo "Jack" Bologna jumps into the Baltimore Harbor alongside other participants as a part of the Waterfront Partnership's Harbor Splash 2024 event held on 6/23/24 in Baltimore, MD.
    Maryland awards $4 million to boost workforce development in construction
    Eight workforce development organizations across Maryland were awarded $500,000 each to bolster their programs addressing apprenticeships in the construction industry.
    HER Resiliency Center, a nonprofit serving 18- to 25-year-old women in Baltimore and Washington, plans to use the funds to improve the organization’s workforce development program, Triple Crown Academy.
    ICE agents are clashing with residents, putting local police in the middle
    The tensions surfacing in the Baltimore area are unlikely to ease anytime soon.
    Severe storms Thursday bring damaging winds, power outages
    The National Weather Service said there’s a threat of severe weather Thursday, including the possibility of damaging winds, large hail and an isolated tornado.
    A flood watch has been issued for part of the Baltimore region on Thursday.
    Grief and questions follow fatal police shooting of arabber BJ Abdullah
    Chair of a police oversight board and city council member say they are heartbroken and awaiting answers after Tuesday’s fatal police shooting in West Baltimore.
    In this June 20, 2018 photo, Bilal Yusuf Abdullah, center, leads a horse to an arabber stable as neighborhood boys tag along in Baltimore. Baltimore has long been the last U.S. city to have functional horse-cart vending.
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