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    Photos show Nate Wiggins’ crashed Lamborghini after close call on I-95
    Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins’ Lamborghini Urus crashed, rolled on its side and came to rest in the northbound lanes of I-95 in Baltimore last month.
    Rookie Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins missed last month’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders after the crash on I-95.
    Port of Baltimore reopens after dockworkers reach deal to end three-day long strike — for now
    The deal reached Thursday night allows to the union and port management time to negotiate a new contract.
    Trucks navigate through the Dundalk Marine Terminal. Cranes line the left side of the frame and shipping containers are stacked on the right.
    Education, crime, affordability: Why Black residents continue to leave Baltimore
    For a decade, Baltimore lost more Black than white residents from 2010 to 2020, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
    Nazirah Muhammad sits with her daughter Khalilah Muhammad-Debellote, 8, at their home in Randallstown. The family moved there in 2021 for more living space and a slower pace of life.
    Councilman says arrest warrant issued for teen accused of shooting Rodgers Forge man
    Baltimore County Police obtained an arrest warrant for the teen accused of shooting the Rodgers Forge resident Sept. 13.
    Police responded to reports of a shooting in the 400 block of Dunkirk Road on Sept. 13., where they found a 50-year-old man with a single gunshot wound.
    Man sentenced for fatally shooting off-duty Howard County sheriff’s deputy in Baltimore
    Jewel Crowder, 41, of Baltimore, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of voluntary manslaughter, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence and reckless endangerment.
    Former Howard County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Demby was shot and killed in Baltimore.
    Bunch of nonsense: Why the banana shortage tied to the ports strike isn’t real
    This week, a massive container ship called the Chiquita Voyager arrived in Port Wilmington in Delaware, and members of the ILA unloaded it.
    Chiquita bananas are sold locally, including at Streets Market in Charles Village.
    Melvin Stukes, champion of Cherry Hill and pioneering Black city councilman, dies at 76
    Melvin Stukes, who kicked off a decades-long political career in Baltimore as an activist for the Cherry Hill neighborhood, died Sept. 21 at his home in Pikesville. He was 76.
    A headshot of Melvin Stukes
    3 people were killed at a Route 1 crossing. It’s finally getting a stoplight.
    After three pedestrian deaths at a Route 1 crossing since 2019, the state is moving ahead with safety improvements, including a new traffic signal.
    A car crosses across Doctor Patel Drive in Elkridge, Maryland, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.
    Can robots run the Port of Baltimore? Not really. At least not yet.
    The shipping companies that employ them made an unprecedented amount of money. What if it got spent on automating American ports — and getting rid of unionized dockworkers?
    Longshoremen are striking for higher wages — and to stop what they see as the job-killing automation of ports.
    Inspections of hazardous material trucks nearly doubled in recent months
    The increase follows a Baltimore Banner investigation published July 8 that found hazmat truckers have illegally been using the city’s tunnels after the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
    Hazmat inspections from the I-895 and I-95 highway corridors have increased.
    Amtrak watchdog warns of delays, extra costs for Frederick Douglass Tunnel project
    Amtrak and its partners must expedite planning around the Frederick Douglass Tunnel before construction begins — or risk scheduling delays and significantly increased costs, according to a watchdog report this week.
    A silver and blue Amtrak train emerges from a tunnel. In the background trees and a small piece of the Baltimore skyline are visible.
    After half a century serving Baltimore County, Wade Kach says he will retire
    Wade Kach’s current term ends in December of 2026. He said he won’t run again, citing his health.
    Third District Councilman Wade Kach speaks during a Baltimore County Council legislative session at the Old Courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 in Towson, MD.
    ‘Not an easy time.’ Archdiocese begins process of closing dozens of Catholic churches by Dec. 1
    Archdiocese of Baltimore has made official the closure of more than half the Catholic churches in city, nearby suburbs.
    This is St. Vincent de Paul Church. The Archdiocese of Baltimore has made official the closure of more than half of Catholic churches in the city and nearby suburbs.
    Teenager charged with first-degree murder in fatal Columbia mall shooting
    Howard County Police said in a news release that the department is partnering with the U.S. Marshals Service to look for a 17-year-old male suspect in a fatal shooting at Columbia's mall in July. The suspect has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of another 17-year-old.
    A still image from surveillance video at The Mall in Columbia shows a person in black pants, a black hoodie and a face covering running down a hallway.
    State’s attorney charges teen as an adult in Butchers Hill attack that went viral
    Police also arrested an 18-year-old on charges of attempted murder in the Butchers Hill attack.
    A 15-year-old boy was charged as an adult with attempted murder in a robbery and attack that happened in Southeast Baltimore.
    Man pleads guilty to killing his deaf cellmate at Baltimore jail
    A man admitted on Tuesday to killing his cellmate at a Baltimore jail in a case that raised questions about how prisoners with disabilities are housed.
    Javarick Gantt, 34, sits on a stoop and poses for a photograph at an unknown location in Baltimore. Gantt was murdered by an unknown assailant at a state-run jail in the city earlier this month.
    Ex-husband caught in Florida, charged in Maryland double homicide
    David Phillip Turner, 33, from Miami, was taken into custody on Saturday in Ft. Lauderdale.
    A patrol call belonging to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office
    100s of black cats roamed a Chesapeake Bay island. Then they disappeared.
    Charles Carroll III gathered hundreds of black cats on a Chesapeake Bay island to create a fur farm in the 1840s. Where did they all go?
    Artist Katherine Fahey became obsessed with a long-ago colony of black cats on Poplar Island, located on the Chesapeake Bay.
    Why does the ground beneath North Charles Street keep catching fire?
    Underground fires have broken out three times in a stretch of Baltimore’s North Charles Street, raising questions about safety and the cause of the subterranean blazes.
    BGE workers continue working on North Charles St., in Baltimore, Monday, September 30, 2024.
    Pedestrian fatally struck by state police vehicle in Anne Arundel County; investigation under way
    Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a trooper.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
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