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    He’s known for magnet fishing in the harbor. Now, he’s building a museum
    Evan Woodard, the young leader of an organization called Salvage Arc, secured a lease for a space in Fells Point where, if all goes to plan, he will open the the Salvage Arc Foundation Museum and Community Center.
    Evan Woodard magnet fishes off a pier in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore on Jan. 26.
    Hawk that’s been through hell escapes after another brush of bad luck
    Stella the hawk, partially blind and with a chest full of shrapnel, is loose after a tree struck her enclosure at Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville.
    Stella the hawk in on the loose after a fallen tree broke open her enclosure at Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville.
    Survivors sue landlord, property companies after alleged attack by Jason Billingsley
    The lawsuit was filed Monday in Baltimore City Circuit Court against Jason Billingsley, Eden’s Homes and Property Pals. It alleges negligence, premise liability and a breach of lease.
    Baltimore Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley, U.S. Marshals Chief Deputy Mathew Silverman, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, and Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates host a press conference at police headquarters on the arrest of Jason Billingsley, the suspect in the killing of Pava LaPere, on Sept. 28, 2023. Billingsley was apprehended at a train station in Bowie late last night. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
    Baltimore forgot to cash his check. Then it sold his home at tax sale.
    In 2021, Frederick Williams wrote the city of Baltimore a check for more than $13,000 to pay off outstanding property taxes as part of his purchase of a home. What he got was an almost three-year legal odyssey that nearly cost him the house.
    Balimore resident Frederick Williams on 4/17/2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    The truckers hauling goods across Maryland are terrified to do their jobs
    Already stressed local truck drivers are feeling overworked and fearful after the collapse of the Key Bridge — which some said they nearly got caught up in.
    The collapse of the Key Bridge has reshaped how truck driver Mandel Brown said he views his profession.
    Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ features a Baltimore star
    Taylor Swift invited Baltimore’s own Josh Charles, who played Knox Overstreet in the 1989 hit “Dead Poets Society” to be a part of the video.
    Taylor Swift visited Baltimore to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the Ravens. Her newest album features Baltimore actor Josh Charles in one of its music videos.
    Children learn matzo making and Passover’s traditions ahead of the Jewish holiday
    Rabbi Levi Raskin led them through all the steps during their “Model Matzah Factory” field trip. The major Jewish holiday commemorates the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Torah. Observant Jews avoid leavened grains for Passover, which starts Monday evening.
    Wearing a necklace with her name in Hebrew, Charlotte Gleicher, 7, a first grader at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital, is helped by her teacher, Dafna Kiverstein, to roll out dough for matzah during a "Matzah Factory" field trip at the JCrafts Center for Jewish Life and Tradition in Rockville.
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    Here’s what Mr. Trash Wheel has accomplished in 10 years
    Mr. Trash Wheel, the googly-eyed, solar-powered trash interceptor who sits where the Jones Falls meets the Inner Harbor, has been gobbling garbage for 10 years.
    Mr. Trash Wheel sits in the water at the mouth of the Jones Falls on a sunny day.
    Temporary commercial shipping channel opens around site of Key Bridge collapse
    A temporary channel northeast of the main shipping lanes on the Patapsco River has been established and will provide limited access to the Port of Baltimore for commercially essential vessels, the Unified Command, which is overseeing the salvage work on the river, said Friday night.
    A dredge bucket picks up debris from the Patapsco River and deposits it on a barge on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
    From tree plantings to free transit, here are ways to celebrate Earth, Arbor Days
    From tree plantings to free transit, here are ways you can celebrate the earth this week.
    Five teens shot at gathering in Greenbelt park; Police searching for gunman
    Five young men were shot Friday afternoon when gunfire broke out in a park in Greenbelt, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., according to police.
    Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers addresses reporters after five people were shot at “senior skip day” at a park in Prince George’s County on Friday, April 19, 2024.
    Maryland Proud Boys leader sentenced to multiple years for attacking police during Capitol riot
    A far-right extremist group leader was sentenced on Friday to more than five years in prison for repeatedly assaulting police officers with makeshift weapons during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago.
    In a court filing, federal prosecutors say Scott Miller, 36, of Millersville, swung a pole at a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
    Montgomery County teen accused of plotting school shooting held without bond
    The teenager faces 10 years in prison if convicted.
    A Montgomery County Police vehicle is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
    Recreational boaters get second chance to transit Key Bridge safety zone
    For the second time in less than a week, recreational vessels will be allowed passage through the Key Bridge safety zone by using the temporary channel off Sollers Point, located on the northeast side of the channel off Dundalk.
    A U.S. Coast Guard boat is seen in front of the Dali and Key Bridge wreckage on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
    Columbia Association board taps Massachusetts town official to be new CEO
    The Columbia Association board has selected a new leader after not having a permanent CEO for over a year.
    The Columbia Association in Columbia on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
    Out of dog space, BARCS waives adoption fees
    In addition to waiving fees, BARCS will have an “adopt-a-thon” this weekend.
    BARCS is running out of kennel space and will hold an “adopt-a-thon” this weekend to help make more room for more dogs.
    Howard County farm museum to host 29th annual auction as county looks to site’s future
    As Howard County’s Antique Farm Machinery Club hosts its 29th annual auction on Saturday, the club looks to the future of their museum and the county weights what’s to become of the museum grounds.
    An antique tractor by the road marks the driveway to the Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in West Friendship. The museum will hold its final auction at the site on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
    Rockville teen charged with plotting school shooting after FBI finds ‘manifesto’
    A Montgomery County high school student has been charged with plotting a school shooting.
    A Montgomery County Police vehicle is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
    Did Beyoncé copy the design of a small Baltimore company for her latest album?
    Globe Collection and Press at MICA believes the track list poster for Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” was inspired by them. They want credit for it.
    The tracklist poster for Beyoncé’s latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” is seen next to Globe’s “The Biggest Show of Stars for ’61” showcard poster on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
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