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Poet Wallace Lane reads an excerpt of his poem “My life as a ‘90s hood drama movie.”
Watch the clip, then click the link to read the poem and watch more of the video. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/creatives-in-residence/wallace-lane-my-life-as-a-90s-hood-drama-movie-FPDXESBDSNENJDYKZWK5LI4YEE/
BREAKING: A boy who turned 15 last Friday has been arrested and charged as an adult in connection with the fatal shooting of a 48-year-old motorist who confronted squeegee workers with a baseball bat.
Timothy Reynolds left his car idling and crossed eight lanes of traffic to confront a group of squeegee workers before he was fatally shot.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra cut 10 shows from their schedule and some subscribers are worried about what it could mean for the organization’s future.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra subscribers are concerned about the changes to the season offerings.
Baltimore County is 31% Black and almost 46% of the population is Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latino and Hispanic, but six of seven council members are white.
After voting rights group and residents challenged new County Council districts as unfair to Black residents, a group of Black candidates are running for in districts across the county.
A tear streaked down a man's face in court today as he listened to a corrupt police sergeant's sentencing. The former sergeant got 21 months for helping to plant a BB gun on him:
“If I do something one time, I’m a menace.”
Former Police Sgt. Keith Gladstone was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison Wednesday for helping plant a BB gun on Demetric Simon.
“America’s most gerrymandered district” got a makeover (new boundaries after a redistricting process) and these three Republicans hope they can compete. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/republicans-hope-they-can-compete-in-central-marylands-redrawn-3rd-congressional-district-ZSTIPHUA55FK3BAH5HVQP3KKLM/?tag1=facebook&tag2=socialnewsdesk
A handful of challengers are competing for a chance to take on an eight-term Democratic incumbent in Central Maryland.
People on this Baltimore team were the first in the world to see images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. They had to edit and tweak the images to make them shine. And they feel a huge sense of relief. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/article/how-a-team-from-baltimore-turned-data-from-the-james-webb-telescope-into-the-images-seen-around-the-world-HWIA5JQ6AJBW7CA5G6OJBEKSLQ/?tag1=twitter&tag2=socialnewsdesk&tag1=facebook&tag2=socialnewsdesk
Release of first full-color images from the telescope marks the culmination of more than three decades of work.
The Maryland State Board of Elections blames the errors on a new border drawn during this year’s redistricting process.
Baltimore City Board of Elections found error in voter poll book.
A Baltimore County official and aide to Johnny Olszewski Jr. has resigned. A recent IG report showed that the official and other Olszewski aides involved themselves with the permitting process for a wealthy developer's plans for a tennis barn. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/baltimore-county/baltimore-countys-deputy-admin-officer-to-resign-replaced-by-former-city-sanitation-regulator-prosecutor-62JX4EPTYZAMVAQXO56VC4N5CY/?tag1=facebook&tag2=socialnewsdesk
Drew Vetter, a top aide to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., is leaving his post as deputy administrative officer Friday. He will be replaced by Rebecca Young, a former city prosecutor who most recently oversaw the city's sanitation regulatory board.
According to a lawyer for the victim's family, video shows a Baltimore Police officer sped a cruiser through two red lights and a stop sign before crashing into Terry Harrell. Harrell died two days later.
Attorney for family says questions remain, including how fast the officer was driving when he ran the red light and struck Terry Harrell.
Outside political groups are spending big in several Maryland primaries.
In Baltimore County, a committee accrued almost $538k in debt to support Democratic state's attorney candidate Robbie Leonard. Most of that money is owed to a NYC-based PR firm.
Outside political influencers are playing a more significant role in a few down-ballot races, in some cases putting more money on the table than candidates have brought in on their own.
Baltimore nonprofit Hosts for Humanity finds local homes for travelers seeking abortions and other medical care.
Hosts for Humanity provides a free housing for medical travelers
If you're on a hike or in a park and you think you've found a raspberries, you're probably wrong. They're most likely wineberries — and they’re delicious.
The arrival of the raspberry-like fruit in the city's wooded edges signals the start of summer in Baltimore.
Baltimore did this. The James Webb Space Telescope's science and mission operations are directed by the Baltimore-based Space Telescope Science Institute.
Yesterday President Biden unveiled a teaser infrared image from the James Webb Space Telescope. It's the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. And it was just a preview.
NASA will unveil the full set of full-color images from #JWST around 10 a.m. today. Reporter Cadence Quaranta will be covering it. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/article/james-webb-photos-baltimore-space-telescope-science-institute-releases-first-images-VAWYCJWPLVF7DKICZM37HYWZKM/
Candidates in the nonpartisan Baltimore County Public Schools school board race show wide differences of opinion on topics like race, LGBTQ issues and masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Here's what you need to know about the races taking place in Districts 1, 2 and 4.
(If you're not sure which council district you live in, use this tool from Baltimore County to figure it out: https://vote.baltimorecountymd.gov/Address.aspx)
Responses from the Baltimore County school board candidates in this nonpartisan race show wide differences of opinion on contentious topics such as race, LGBTQ issues and masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Former public defender Robbie Leonard, left, is challenging Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger, right, to become the county's top prosecutor. Leonard believes the county is ready to embrace a more progressive approach toward crime.
Shellenberger and Leonard share a political party but their platforms rarely converge.
Former Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young cut the graffiti unit from Baltimore City’s budget in 2020. The small unit was restored last year and they delight in fixing residents’ problems.
The work is daunting, but one they say they love.
Sam Brand elevated Baltimore Polytechnic Institute's basketball team to national prominence, now he's stepping away to build Carmelo Anthony's AAU program.
As director of the Team Melo AAU basketball program, the former Poly coach wants to inspire more city youth on a larger scale
Dashcam video shows the final seconds of Timothy Reynolds’ fatal encounter with squeegee workers.
A car dashcam video obtained by The Baltimore Banner captured the end of the fatal encounter between bat-wielding motorist Timothy Reynolds and a group of squeegee workers. It provides some news details not previously discussed by police, but still leaves many unanswered questions about the shooting...
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Columnist Leslie Streeter is “convinced that how people view [yesterday's fatal shooting], and what they’ve decided may have happened, is influenced by what one thinks about the squeegees in general."
The auntie in me sees hardworking youths not much older than my son. But yesterday’s violence proves how complicated it is.
Baltimore Carnival returns to Clifton Park and Canton Waterfront Park this weekend after two years of cancellations.
After two years of cancellations, Baltimore Carnival Returns
Each candidate argues that their type of experience — Brown as a legislator and executive, and O’Malley as a prosecutor and judge — make them better qualified to serve as attorney general.
The primary pits Katie Curran O’Malley, a longtime judge and former prosecutor, against U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown, who has represented Maryland’s 4th Congressional District.
In response to Thursday's fatal shooting between a squeegee worker and a driver, Mayor Brandon Scott said he will increase police presence at intersections, arrest squeegee workers who damage vehicles and increase youth outreach. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/baltimore/central-baltimore/mayor-scott-announces-enhanced-police-patrols-more-youth-outreach-after-fatal-shooting-involving-squeegee-worker-and-driver-B5BXTHBXEZHYNPDDFIA6UNH3CM/?tag1=facebook&tag2=socialnewsdesk
Baltimore Police to increase presence after fatal encounter between squeegee workers and a bat-wielding driver.
One candidate prosecuted the serial killer known as Son of Sam, the other has ties to a white supremacist organization that calls for a second Southern secession.
The race is emblematic of Maryland Republicans’ split between party members inspired by former President Donald Trump and the center-right represented by Gov. Larry Hogan.
BREAKING NEWS: Mayor hires former BPD official Anthony Barksdale as deputy mayor for public safety
Since leaving BPD in 2014, Barksdale has been highly critical of the city’s approach to policing, the consent decree, and Commissioner Michael Harrison
BREAKING: Man shot after confrontation with squeegee worker near Inner Harbor, witnesses say https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/man-shot-after-confrontation-with-squeegee-worker-near-inner-harbor-witnesses-say-7OQLSQAMPBAVZIUFQFG4B3XRM4/?tag1=facebook&tag2=socialnewsdesk
The shooting happened in the area of Light Street and Conway Street near the Inner Habor.
A Baltimore nonprofit that houses people at risk of homelessness has stopped paying their rents. Now vulnerable clients face possible eviction.
City officials said they are committed to ensuring every tenant stays housed — and paying off what’s now owed to landlords in back payments.
Political endorsements don't cost a thing. Unless you're Rushern Baker. If he endorses someone, he could be on the hook for more than $850,000.
He’s suspended his campaign — but hasn't officially withdrawn or endorsed another candidate.
Baltimore City officials are proposing new boundaries for police districts, the first such reallocation of resources in more than 60 years. This map shows the proposed changes.
New district boundaries would mark the first such change in more than 60 years.
If you grew up in this area or you've been here for a while, you've probably heard Art Ehrens' jingles.
He died unexpectedly in April and his son compiled a 48-track album of ads that's both tribute and time capsule.
Ourisman Dodge, Jerry’s Subs & Pizza, Jiffy Lube, Len the Plumber are among the brands made recognizable by Art Ehrens' jingles.
The funding will support things like workforce development, education for refugee youth and violence prevention in the LGBTQ community.
The grants include programs for workforce development, educational opportunities for refugee youth and violence prevention in Baltimore’s LGBTQ community.
"I didn’t understand what it takes to be a teacher," writes Kerry Graham.
Now teaching is a part of my identity.
Under the right circumstances, taking your kid to a concert can be a fun bonding experience, says Leslie Streeter. And it’s cheaper than a sitter.
It’s not about being the cool parent. It’s about sharing a cool moment with your child.
Slow your roll and find some peace at these Baltimore-area gardens.
Even as Liz Bowie works patiently and waits for plants to grow in her home garden, she visits other gardens that fill her with ideas and joy
What drives someone to repeatedly run for office? Three candidates for governor have collectively sought political office 34 times with little success.
Despite their single-digit poll numbers, Robin Ficker, Ralph Jaffe and Joe Werner remain undeterred, resolute and fearless however unlikely it is their candidacies will bloom past the July 19 primary.
Public defenders are creating a database that will track police misconduct information that prosecutors and law enforcement might not otherwise share.
The effort aims to build on recent reforms intended to improve transparency, but others believe it goes too far.
Same-sex couples are calling lawyers, looking to protect their rights and assets after Supreme Court Justice wrote a concurring opinion suggesting the court revisit 3 rulings, including same-sex marriage.
Lawyers report uptick in concerns about status of marriages, wills, power of attorney
BREAKING: WBAL's Jayne Miller WBAL is retiring, considering shift to politics.
What’s next? Miller says she intends to get involved in political causes. And there's also a documentary.
In a recent poll, 35% of Maryland Dems weren't sure who they would vote for in the primary race for governor. Analysts blame the lack of enthusiasm on a date change and candidates themselves.
The candidates will have to spend the final weeks before the election keeping those voters on their side and figuring out how to engage those not tuned in.
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