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Aline Behar Kado

Aline

Aline Behar Kado is a graduate student at the Merrill College of Journalism. She has worked as an intern for El Tiempo Latino and as a freelance journalist for the Laurel Independent. Her reporting has primarily revolved around Latino communities in the D.C. area. She has previously worked as a copy editor and managing editor for The Eagle and as a data reporter for The Diamondback. She has also helped in the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism as a data reporter. She will work on The Banner’s news desk as a general assignment reporter through a partnership with the MDDC Press Association.

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Recruiters speak with prospective job seekers during a Federal Workers Career Fair in April.
Don’t get tangled in the web: Networking tips for former federal workers
Betty Bland-Thomas stands at the front with staff from Maryland Legal Aid and another speaker at the press conference on Wednesday, August 13 in Sharp Leadenhall..
Sharp Leadenhall Apartment tenants file suit alleging dangerous conditions
More than a dozen tenants of Sharp Leadenhall Apartments in South Baltimore filed a lawsuit against their landlord, alleging a multitude of severe and pervasive issues.
Maryland has a long history of beekeeping.
Make a bee-line to these events celebrating National Honey Bee Day
Here’s the buzz on bee events around the Baltimore region celebrating National Honey Bee Day.
Bed linens are sorted and folded at Commercial Laundry Corp. in Baltimore.
Baltimore’s Commercial Laundry Corp. moving to a new, larger Howard County facility
Commercial Laundry Corp. is set to move from Baltimore to a new, larger facility in Howard County, the latest local company to resettle outside the city.
Otterbein’s and Berger cookies are both famous in Baltimore. But which is the best?
Otterbein’s vs. Berger: The cookie debate ends here
Both cookies are easy to find in grocery stores around Baltimore, but can be harder to find anywhere else.
Some National Night Out events will include safety demonstrations from fire and police.
Neighborhoods are hosting National Night Out events across Maryland — find yours
National Night Out aims to build stronger connections between communities and local law enforcement.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.
Baltimore post office renamed in honor of Elijah E. Cummings
A post office in Baltimore City was renamed in honor of the late Rep. Elijah E. Cummings.
Baltimore City Fire and the Baltimore City Police Underwater Recovery Team work to pull a Silver Cab from the Inner Harbor on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
Body found inside van pulled from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
A body was found inside a van that was pulled out of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor just before noon Thursday morning, police said.
NASA Goddard Center Director Makenzie Lystrup giving a presentation in March 2024.
Goddard director steps down as tensions at NASA Rise
NASA has not said why Director Makenzie Lystrup abruptly announced her departure on Monday and did not make her available for comment.
Mark Bedell, Anne Arundel County Schools superintendent, addresses public comment on proposed school redistricting plans during a meeting in Annapolis in April.
Anne Arundel unveiled its school redistricting plan. Some parents called it short-sighted.
Redistricting may be necessary as Anne Arundel County grows and school enrollment swells, but few experiences are more agonizing for parents.
Volunteer Sebastian Flister helps weed the garden at Oriole Park.
This secret garden at Camden Yards attracts orioles — the bird kind
Installed almost 10 years ago at the Eutaw Street entrance, the garden, roughly the size of two basketball courts, seeks to attract the Baltimore oriole and other pollinators to allow native plants to flourish.
Tipping comes in the form of cash or an on-screen prompt that allows customers to choose the amount at Ceremony Coffee.
What ‘no tax on tips’ means for workers in Maryland
As part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” tipped workers are now able to exclude tips from their taxable income. Here's what that means for workers in Maryland.
The job market in Maryland has become competitive as thousands of federal workers have been cut under the Trump administration.
Federal workers to get dibs on Montgomery County jobs
Montgomery County officials unanimously passed a bill Tuesday creating a hiring preference for displaced federal workers.
A car drives past The Senator theater on York Road during Monday’s torrential downpour. Photographed Monday, July 14, 2025.
Some flooding in Baltimore as storms roll through Maryland
The Baltimore region was under a flash flood warning Monday evening, and saw some limited inundations.
Vernard Nelson, a harm reduction director and trainer with Penn North Recovery, hands out Narcan in the Penn North neighborhood on Friday.
How to help someone suffering from an opioid overdose
Here’s what you need to know about Narcan, a brand of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, and how to use it.
Baltimore Police and Baltimore City Fire Department personnel ⁩respond to a call for multiple people experiencing overdose symptoms at the intersection of Pennsylvania and North avenues in West Baltimore on Thursday.
West Baltimore overdoses leave at least 25 hospitalized
There had been no fatalities, but 25 people had been hospitalized for treatment as of Thursday night, according to Lindsey Eldridge, Baltimore City Police Department spokesperson.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Tuesday for the region with 70 mph winds expected.
Storms with 70 mph winds and lightning leave thousands without power, downed trees and road closures
After heat scorched the Baltimore region, heavy rain and 70 mph winds ripped through the area during Tuesday’s evening commute and led to power outages, fire and road closures.
Photographs of Jon Melegrito and other family members in both the Philippines and the U.S. The family continues to celebrate Philippine Republic Day, even as he says this year feels different.
For Filipino Americans, the Fourth of July is layered with pride, history and new worries
Some in the Filipino community in Maryland have mixed feelings about how to celebrate the Fourth of July amid a sweeping immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.
Tom Manente receives a goody bag as he deplanes at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Tuesday.
Flying through 75 years: BWI Airport by the numbers
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport celebrated its 75th birthday with gate parties for the 75th departing and arriving flights of the day.
The sun sets over the harbor near Canton Waterfront Park. This weekend brings dangerously high temperatures and humidity.
A heat dome might bake Baltimore. Expect higher temps and BGE bills.
High humidity will make temperatures feel closer to 110 degrees through Wednesday, said Brian LaSorsa, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington forecast office.
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