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Abby Zimmardi

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Abby Zimmardi is a reporter covering Howard County for The Baltimore Banner. She was an investigative reporting fellow for The Banner and joined the newsroom in January 2023. Zimmardi earned her journalism master’s degree from the University of Maryland in December 2022, and her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas in 2021. She has reported on worker safety and illnesses in Arkansas' meat-packing industry as a data reporter, evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, education, reproductive justice, criminal justice and Maryland’s 2022 gubernatorial race. Zimmardi’s reporting and data visualizations have won regional and national awards. She is a native Texan and has lived in Maryland since 2021. When she is not reporting, you can find her museum hopping, watching scary movies and always drinking a cup of coffee.

Latest content by Abby Zimmardi

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A group of pro-Trump protesters wave flags from a platform above a group of Capitol Police after storming the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.
These Marylanders faced years in prison for the Jan. 6 riot. Then Trump pardoned them.
President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Dozens of those people are from Maryland.
A triple shooting left a 52-year-old woman dead in a “working-class neighborhood” in northern Baltimore Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
North Baltimore triple shooting leaves woman dead, child and man injured
Baltimore Police and Police Commissioner Richard Worley arrived at the scene of a triple shooting that unfolded in northern Baltimore Wednesday night.
Four decades after Sharon Miller was found dead, Baltimore County Police are asking the public for help solving the unsolved case.
What happened to Sharon Miller? 42 years later, son still seeks answers in mom’s killing
When Charles Miller was just 11 years old, his mother was killed. Now, 42 years later, he is still searching for answers about what happened.
With frigid temperatures expected to last the next few days, here is a list of the schools that announced delayed openings for Wednesday morning.
List: Delayed school openings for Wednesday
With frigid temperatures expected to last the next few days, here is a list of the schools that announced delayed openings for Wednesday morning.
BGE crews continued working Saturday to fix a gas leak on Central Avenue which forced a lane of traffic to close.
Mayo reopened after gas leak shuts down access overnight to Anne Arundel peninsula
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company is currently repairing an underground gas leak that is shutting down access to the Mayo Peninsula in Anne Arundel County.
ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Khaled Fouad (L) and Mimi Laine (R) embrace as they inspect a family member's property that was destroyed by Eaton Fire on January 09, 2025 in Altadena, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Eaton Fire has grown to over 10,000 acres and has destroyed many homes and businesses. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Baltimore Red Cross worker headed to assist California wildfire victims: ‘Important to help’
The first Baltimore Red Cross volunteer is headed across the country to help with relief efforts on Friday.
Sick dogs at BARCS are handled by volunteers in PPE.
BARCS temporarily suspends dog intakes due to ‘uptick’ in respiratory illnesses
Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter temporarily suspended dog intakes due to a growing number of canines with a respiratory illness.
Time to bundle up. Light snow is in the forecast ahead of bitter cold temperatures.
How to prepare for Maryland’s coldest winter temperatures in years
In the case of snow, rain, ice, wind, sleet and other harsh winter weather, here are ways to prepare and places to get emergency alerts for Howard, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties.
The state’s second case of bird flu in 2025 was detected in Queen Anne’s County Tuesday evening.
Maryland’s second case of bird flu discovered on another chicken farm
The Maryland Department of Agriculture found a second case of bird flu Tuesday on a commercial chicken farm in Queen Anne’s County.
Baltimore County Officer sits outside the Macy’s at Security Square mall in Baltimore, MD, Wednesday, October 12, 2022.
2 Macy’s department stores in Maryland set to close
Two Macy’s department stores in Bel Air and Woodlawn are set to close by the end of the first quarter of 2025, the company announced Thursday.
Bird flu was detected recently in wild birds and birds on a commercial property in Eastern Maryland.
Maryland finds bird flu on Eastern Shore, marking first case in poultry facility since 2023
The Maryland Department of Agriculture detected bird flu at a commercial broiler in Caroline County.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 9: Burned houses are seen from the Palisades Fire on January 9, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds are burning across Los Angeles County. At least five people have been killed, and over 25,000 acres have burned. Over 2,000 structures have also burned and almost 180,000 people are under orders to evacuate.
Baltimore native Anna Faris’ mansion burns to ground in deadly wildfires
As the California wildfires ripped through buildings, displacing more than 180,000 people and killing at least five, the impact of the devastation across the country was felt in Baltimore.
Dozens of Marylanders have been charged with involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in 2021.
A look at Marylanders involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection as Trump returns to office
President-elect Donald Trump vowed he would act quickly — on his first day in office — to look at individual cases and pardon people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Baltimore will see a dusting of snow on Friday with more possible early next week.
First week of 2025 could bring snow to Baltimore
As the first week of 2025 begins, so will more winter weather in the Baltimore region.
I checked under my kitchen sink, and in my wife's stash. I counted more than 50 plastic bags, including one from Buc-ee's - a convenience store more than 400 miles away from Annapolis.
Annapolis bans on gas-powered leaf blowers and plastic bags start in January
Starting in January, Annapolis residents will see two new bans take effect: on gas-powered leaf blowers and retail plastic bags.

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