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    Ain’t no mountain high enough: Pigtown Climbs raising money for climbing gym, community space
    The nonprofit wants to connect Southwest Baltimore communities to the outdoors through rock climbing.
    Pigtown Climbs is raising money to build a climbing gym and community space in Southwest Baltimore.
    3 Maryland vacationers killed and 3 others hurt in house fire in North Carolina’s Outer Banks
    All were vacationing in a waterfront rental home that was engulfed by the blaze in the pre-dawn hours Friday along North Virginia Dare Trail. The cause of the fire remains undetermined.
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    Hampden Family Center closes indefinitely with little notice, former director says
    The center acknowledged the impact the closure will have on its clients and staff and stressed that it’s working to resume operations.
    Hampden Family Center has closed down indefinitely.
    Man who stopped to check on disabled vehicle on I-395 is hit by car, plunges to death
    The Maryland Transportation Authority Police on Monday identified 50-year-old Robert Taylor Horne of Smithsburg as the Good Samaritan who pulled over on an elevated highway to help others on Sunday night, with a tragic outcome.
    Truck 55 sits in the Baltimore City Fire Department station in Pigtown on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
    Survivors of priest sex abuse honor The Baltimore Banner for naming accused clergy
    A series of investigative news stories identified church figures whose names were redacted from the investigative report.
    SNAP honored 4 reporters at the Baltimore Banner for OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM.
    With Black history under attack, Black museums are more important than ever
    Terri Lee Freeman, president of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, says society is at a crossroads where the accurate telling of history is of the utmost importance.
    Terri Lee Freeman is president of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, the state’s largest museum devoted to African American history.
    Baltimore City students take to the simulated sky during weeklong BWI program
    Fifty Baltimore City campers ages 10 to 14 participated in Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport’s summer youth initiative this week, getting a behind-the-scenes look at airport operations, customs and TSA management, as well as a day at the Community College of Baltimore County for a look at its robust aviation program.
    Instructor Jane Toskes shows campers Tori and Lauren how to fly a plane simulation.
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    (From left: Photos by Stokely Baksh and Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Banner and Scott Serio/Eclipse Sportswire/Cal Sport Media)
    The mysterious safe at Red Emma’s has at last been opened
    After weeks of attempts, a Canadian safecracker finally opened the mysterious old safe at Red Emma’s bookstore.
    Rick Ammazzini traveled from Winnipeg, Canada to crack the mystery safe found inside in Red Emma’s, seen here on Aug. 11, 2023.
    A few words, buried deep in the Pentagon budget, could change Annapolis forever
    Language in the Pentagon spending bill working its way through Congress would require the Joint Spectrum Center to finally move from the old David Taylor Research Center, clearing the way for the largest waterfront development in Annapolis history
    The Joint Spectrum Center, a Department of Defense Agency that researches military uses of the electromagnetic spectrum, would have to move from it's site on the Severn River if an amendment to the proposed defense budget passes.
    Weinberg Foundation donates $850K to wildfire-ravaged Hawaii
    One of the nation’s largest foundations, though headquartered in Baltimore, has strong Hawaii ties and gave away $850,000 in grants to communities across the state affected by the wildfires.
    Flames from a wildfire burn in Kihei, Hawaii, on Wednesday.
    Rachel Morin: More than 100 tips received in ‘heinous’ killing, sheriff says
    Ten investigators are working “around the clock” on the case of Rachel Morin, the 37-year-old mother of five, whose body was found near a Bel Air nature trail Sunday, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said Wednesday.
    The body of a woman found on a popular Maryland hiking trail has been formally identified as 37-year-old mother-of-five Rachel Morin.
    ‘Vast majority’ of people still without power should have service restored tonight, BGE says
    It may take until the weekend to bring back power to some in Westminster who live near the area where between 20-30 utility poles were knocked down by the storm.
    The aftermath of the storm on August 8, 2023 in Westminster. The storm took out several trees and inflicted damage upon vehicles and homes.
    Watch: ‘Free Kevin Brown’ chant erupts at Camden Yards
    The steady chant could be heard clearly throughout the stadium.
    Exterior details of Orioles Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on 2/2/23.
    A Mega Millions player in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third-largest prize in US history
    Before the big win Tuesday night, there had been 31 straight drawings since the last time someone won the game’s jackpot on April 18.
    Mega Millions lottery tickets are sold at a 7-Eleven store in the Loop on Jan. 22, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The jackpot in the drawing has climbed to $970 million, the third highest in the game’s history.
    See photos from around the region of Monday’s storm
    To get a sense of what it was like around the region, we asked our staff and our readers to share photos and tell us a bit about what they experienced.
    Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
    Storm cleanup continues after some of ‘the worst electrical damage our state has seen’
    BGE crews were working to restore power to thousands of customers in the Baltimore area after severe storms roared through the area Monday might, toppling trees and utility poles and causing widespread power outages. No injuries were reported.
    The aftermath of the storm on Aug. 8, 2023 in Westminster, Maryland. The storm took out several trees and inflicted damage upon vehicles and homes. (Samuel Gene)
    Harvey ‘Bud’ Meyerhoff, Baltimore businessman and philanthropist who was a driving force behind Holocaust museum, dies at 96
    Meyerhoff died Sunday at his Baltimore County home, according to family. He was 96.
    Photo of Bud Meyerhoff - Quote from Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels:
“We were deeply saddened to hear the news of Bud Meyerhoff’s passing. A fiercely proud Baltimore native, Bud was a true champion of our city and the institutions that supported Baltimore’s economic, intellectual, and cultural life. Johns Hopkins was fortunate to benefit from his visionary leadership, including as a member of our Board of Trustees and as the inaugural chair of the Johns Hopkins Health System. We are grateful for Bud and his family’s decades of wise counsel and philanthropic support that touched our institution and all those we serve. Our deepest condolences go to Bud’s family and to his many friends throughout our hometown and beyond.”
    Dozens trapped after storm knocks utility poles onto vehicles along busy Westminster road
    Maryland State Police said they were working to remove dozens of people from their vehicles after severe storms knocked down utility poles on Route 140 in Westminster, trapping them in their cars. BGE was working overnight to de-energize the power lines so that they can be removed from their cars.
    Dozens of people became trapped in their cars on Route 140 in Westminster after a powerful storm knocked down more than 30 utility poles on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
    Thunderstorms, damaging winds lead to power outages, downed trees in Baltimore area
    A line of powerful thunderstorms roared through the Baltimore region on Monday evening, downing trees and leaving thousands of customers without power.
    Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
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