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    Bruce Springsteen postpones Camden Yards performance following medical advice
    Springsteen said he is being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease and the decision of his medical advisors is that he should postpone the shows, according to a statement posted to his social media accounts.
    Bruce Springsteen performed the first concert at CFG Bank Arena post renovations on April 7, 2023.
    Fire damages six rowhomes near Patterson Park
    No injuries were reported, but residents say the blaze moved quickly.
    A firefighter stands on the roof of a burned rowhome. A burned deck and staircase are visible. In the foreground is a Baltimore Fire Department truck.
    Archdiocese of Baltimore warns sexual abuse lawsuits under new law could lead to bankruptcy
    In a letter addressed Tuesday to “Friends in Christ,” Archbishop William E. Lori said he plans to consult in the coming days with various ordained and lay leaders about how the archdiocese should respond to the new law, which goes into effect Oct. 1.
    The exterior of the Archdiocese of Baltimore building as seen on Monday, March 13.
    Detectives pursue leads in Los Angeles, Chicago in Rachel Morin homicide investigation
    Detectives investigating the slaying of Rachel Morin near a wooded trail in Bel Air last month uncovered information in Los Angeles that led them to Chicago, Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said.
    The loved ones of Rachel Morin last month taped photos of her to trees and laid flowers on the grounds of the Ma & Pa Trail where she was found deceased.
    Baltimore County reaches agreement with DOJ over sexual harassment in fire department
    The Department of Justice and Baltimore County reached an agreement over alleged sexual harassment in the county’s fire department.
    Seal of Baltimore County, Maryland.
    ‘Fireball’ meteor puts on a show as it soars across the mid-Atlantic
    Skygazers across the mid-Atlantic were treated to a light show as a meteor breaching Earth’s atmosphere lit up the skies.
    The meteor captured on the Nest camera of Noelle Smith Althoff in Bel Air around 9:23 p.m.
    Visitors raise concerns about Monkton trail crosswalk where woman was killed
    Those familiar with the crosswalk consider it to be one of the most dangerous on the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail, created in 1984 over the former path of the Northern Central Railroad.
    Buddy Sueck, who lives by the crossing, walks his bicycle across the intersection.
    MTA has launched a new express bus to speed trips crosstown. So I rode it to see if it was faster.
    I took the MTA's new QuickLink 40 across town and compared timestamps to the existing local routes. Here's how the trip went.
    QuickLink 40 is the MTA's newest bus route, serving as the temporary East-West placeholder while Baltimore waits for the future Red Line.
    Think spotted lanternflies are bad now? Wait until they swarm.
    Seeing spotted lanternflies in your garden, along the street and scudding thorough the air? Welp, they're about to get worse. But at least they seem to be sparing Maryland's wineries this year.
    Invasive spotted lanternflies are appearing all over Maryland and pose a particular threat to grape vines.
    Meet Baltimore’s own ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ 99-year-old Susan Taylor King
    King, who worked at Eastern Aircraft Co. in 1942, was honored Saturday at the Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum in Middle River.
    Susan King holds the triangle-folded Maryland state flag she was just honored with. Her daughter, Camille Hinmon, sits frame left holding the certificate King was also given.
    Test your memory with our weekly news quiz
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    The Banner’s news quiz.
    Johns Hopkins report finds troubling rise in Black youth suicide rate
    Black youth suicide rates increased 144% from 2007 to 2020, with data showing that Black LGBTQ+ youth are particularly at risk, according to a new report from the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at Johns Hopkins.
    Jada Carrington has dedicated her adult life to advocating for mental health awareness. For the past eight years, Carrington has helped to facilitate workshops for youth based around mental health. She is also the former young adult representative for the Governor’s Commission on Suicide Prevention.
    The making of Baltimore sailor Donald Lawson and the quixotic quest that may have doomed him
    Baltimore sailor Donald Lawson likely had little warning before his sailing trimaran Defiant capsized hundreds of miles off the coast of Mexico in July. We might never know what happened that day or what became of Lawson, who likely perished. Was he prepared to succeed? Was he destined to fail?
    The journey of Donald Lawson and the Defiant.
    Man killed, 18 injured in head-on crash with Greyhound bus in Howard County
    A Buick Enclave traveling west in the eastbound lanes of MD Route 32 collided with the bus in the area of I-95. The driver of the Buick was pronounced dead at the scene.
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    Jury awards $4 million to former Maryland inmate for 2017 prison attack
    A Baltimore County Circuit Court jury has awarded $4 million in damages to a former state prison inmate who was brutally beaten by three other inmates at the Maryland Correctional Training Center in 2017, according to his attorney. The inmate said a corrections official opened the door to his cell and did not stop the attack.
    Chain link fence with barbed wire and razor wire.
    Former Howard County public works employee awarded nearly $1 million in racial harassment trial
    A Howard County Circuit Court jury ruled Wednesday evening that a former Black public works employee endured racial harassment while working with the bureau that administers and maintains the county’s public water and wastewater systems.
    The Howard County Circuit Court building in Ellicott City.
    Woman killed in hit-and-run crash while riding bicycle in Rossville
    A number of walkers and runners on Rossville Boulevard said speeding is a constant issue in the area. It is unclear if speed played a role in this crash.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Baltimore City to distribute free steering wheel locks to Kia, Hyundai owners at Tuesday event
    Baltimore City residents who own a Kia or Hyundai vehicle can pick up a free steering wheel lock on Tuesday at Greater Paradise Christian Center as part of an ongoing response to the rise in thefts of Kia and Hyundai cars.
    Kia dealership, Owings Mills.
    Howard County school leaders, bus contractor apologize for late, no-show school buses
    So many school buses showed up late, or didn’t show up at all, that Howard County schools Superintendent Michael Martirano apologized to families in an email.
    Zum, a California based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public School's roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
    A rare manatee sighting in Chesapeake Bay waters
    Manatees are typically found in waterways around Florida, but have been known to wander into the Chesapeake Bay over the years. Could climate change bring more?
    Manatees swim in the Homosassa River on Oct. 5, 2021 in Homosassa, Florida.
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