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Commentary: Condemnation of terrorist acts against Jews must be unequivocal
Any effort to use political arguments to rationalize the indiscriminate slaughter of Israelis must be rejected, says Rona Kobell, a Baltimore journalist and former reporter at The Jerusalem Post.
Rona Kobell (right), during her time as a student at Hebrew University, is shown with a co-counselor while leading a tour of American teenagers through Israel in 1992.
Once-segregated tennis courts now serve Black friendships and rivalries
Why some memories are best served on each side of the net.
Ronnie Diggs plays tennis at Druid Hill Park, in Baltimore, Friday, October 6, 2023.
Parishioners fight to clear pastor dismissed over $200k fraud, abuse settlement
Parish members are compiling information that they believe raises doubts about the allegations of fraud and sexual assault against their pastor of almost 40 years.
The St. Benedict Church photographed Sunday, Oct.15, 2023, in Baltimore.
Watch the full video: Pete Buttigieg’s Baltimore talk disrupted by protesters
The video shows protesters shouting their objections to a Texas petrochemical project during an appearance by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at iMPACT Maryland.
The group Climate Defiance disrupted a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at the iMPACT Maryland conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.
WBAL’s Tim Tooten to retire from TV news after 35 years
After 35 years as an education reporter, Tooten is leaving journalism, but he’ll continue as a pastor and adjunct professor.
Tim Tooten, WBAL’s TV education reporter, is retiring after 35 years.
The legal gymnastics and thorny history of Maryland’s correctional health care provider
The state’s provider, now known as “YesCare,” emerged from what is known as a “Texas two-step” bankruptcy.
Photo collage showing, in top half, fence topped with barbed wire, and in bottom half, spotlight on a man’s arm as he lays in bed and receives blood transfusion through an IV.
Where Baltimore residents without insurance can get COVID vaccine for free
The city health department will hold vaccine clinics every Friday through November.
Geraldine Long, a neighborhood resident, comes in to get her COVID booster. Baltimore City's continued effort towards combating COVID-19 includes a stationary mobile clinic that gives vaccine recievers incentives to keep up to date on their vaccines.  A mobile setup is shown here on February 10, 2023.
Former Gun Trace Task Force member Hersl says he has cancer, asks for release
Former Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force member Daniel Hersl is seeking compassionate release from federal prison, saying he has terminal cancer and only a short time left to live.
The United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners is a United States federal prison in Springfield, Missouri, where federal inmates are housed and receive medical treatment.
National Aquarium to build floating exhibit between Inner Harbor piers
The National Aquarium will begin working next month on its floating wetland exhibit, set to open next summer.
A rendering of the National Aquarium’s new floating wetland exhibit, which is set to open in summer 2024.
No toxins found in white powder sent to Baltimore courthouse
The Maryland Department of Health conducted the testing of the substance, and advised that the room in the courthouse where the envelope was found could be reopened once decontaminated.
6/28/22—The exterior of the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse., Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse, Courthouse East
Some people go to the ER again and again. Maryland hospitals have ways to help them stop.
Data shows a program at four Baltimore-area hospitals has reduced emergency visits by half among the patients who frequent the emergency room.
The team at Medstar Harbor hospital poses for a group photo. Left to right: Dr. Lucas Carlson, Jaqueline White, Shylisa Alexander, Larissa Behuniak, Kristina Aquino and Jenna Everett.
Commentary: Home heating, cooling systems contribute to poor air quality
Maryland needs air quality standards to curb harmful emissions from heating and air conditioning systems and water heaters, say Panagis Galiatsatos, an associate professor and a physician in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins, and Ruth Ann Norton, president and CEO of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative.
Records show Baltimore nonprofit housing provider stopped paying tenants’ rents and hasn’t accounted for the money.
The path to a new Annapolis City Dock starts with these 5 questions
As the City of Annapolis begins deliberations of a massive, $88 million project to reinvent its waterfront center and save it from flooding, here are five questions likely to be a central part of the discussion.
The waterfront of downtown Annapolis would be changed by a proposed maritime welcome center, part of an $88 million plan to protect the historic heart of Maryland's state capital from sea level rise.
Scooters are changing the way people get around Baltimore
It’s not always easy going without a car in Baltimore, but a growing number of people, particularly those on limited incomes, are turning to scooters not just for short leisurely rides but as a primary means of transportation. But how safe are they?
A purple bus is captured in slow shutter speed going by a parked orange Spin scooter.
Four men injured in shooting in Severn, Anne Arundel County Police say
Four men were injured in a shooting Monday evening in Severn in Anne Arundel County, police said. Officers responded around 8:40 p.m. to the 1100 block of Reece Road.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Morgan State police union urges ‘comprehensive’ reform after shooting; campus leaders express surprise
Members of Morgan State's FOP Lodge #142 are seeking a re-evaluation of the university's current approach to policing on campus and have questioned the department's leadership in a 11-page letter to university officials.
Part of the existing barrier fence that surrounds most of Morgan State University.
Baltimore County Council tweaks plastic bag ban; Olszewski vows veto
Just two weeks before a ban on plastic bags is due to go into effect in Baltimore County, County Council members voted Monday to scale back the measure — under a veto threat from the county executive.
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 15: People carry plastic bags during the lunch hour in Lower Manhattan, January 15, 2019 in New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is planning to push for a statewide ban on single-use plastic shopping bags as part of his 2019 budget, which he is scheduled to introduce in Albany on Tuesday.
Baltimore City courthouse locks down after letter found to contain white powder
The second floor of the Baltimore City Circuit Court building went into lockdown Monday afternoon after an employee received a letter containing white powder.
6/28/22—The exterior of the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse., Courthouse East.
Dashcam footage shows logging truck overturn on I-695 inner loop, snarling traffic
A logging truck overturned Monday afternoon on the inner loop of I-695, temporarily halting traffic in all lanes.
A driver's dashcam video captured the moment the logging truck overturned on the inner loop of I-695 on Oct. 16, 2023.
MTA fare machines won’t accept credit card payments for 14 months during system upgrades
Riders can continue to use cash at machines during the software and hardware changes, and the MTA recommends the CharmPass app for mobile transactions. The agency plans to wrap the upgrades to fare machines by December 2024.
Exterior of Charles Center Station as a bus drives by on Aug. 11, 2022.
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