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Clara Longo de Freitas

Clara

Clara Longo de Freitas is a breaking news reporter. She has worked for the Baltimore Banner for more than two years, covering all things East Baltimore before joining the express desk. She also covered the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, youth gun violence and immigrant issues. A graduate of the University of Maryland, she spent most of her college years looking into workers’ conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Clara is also an illustrator and likes to paint in her free time. Originally from Brazil, she moved to the United States in 2016.

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Officials said there's no indication the material was related to students at the school.
Ex-St. John’s Parish Day School assistant arrested for child pornography
Officials said there's no indication the material was related to students at the school.
The exterior of the new Barnes & Noble opening in Westminster
New Barnes & Noble coming to Maryland next week — with another on the way
The store will cover nearly 20,000 square feet, with its signature B&N Café, a wide offering of toys and games, stationery items and, of course, books.
The teenagers, who are between 13 and 17 years old, may be connected to multiple burglaries and stolen vehicles in Baltimore and surrounding areas in Maryland, police said.
Six Baltimore teens arrested in Pennsylvania for burglary are a suspected ‘crime ring’
The teenagers, who are between 13 and 17 years old, may be connected to multiple burglaries and stolen vehicles in Baltimore and surrounding areas in Maryland, police said.
Altoona-based gas station and convenience store Sheetz opens its first Anne Arundel County location Thursday. Photo courtesy of Sheetz.
Another Sheetz is coming to the Baltimore region
A second Sheetz will open in Harford County, adding to the growing number of the beloved chain’s locations in the Baltimore region.
Emergency services and opioid outreach teams respond to the Penn North neighborhood Friday as multiple people were hospitalized for overdoses.
Baltimore again sees multiple people hospitalized after overdoses in Penn North
Just over a week after a “bad batch” of drugs sent dozens of people in West Baltimore to the hospital, authorities were in the Penn North neighborhood again Friday responding to multiple overdose calls.
Commuters zip past one of Baltimore's speed cameras on the Jones Falls Expressway.
‘Slow your roll or get a ticket’: Baltimore adds 2 more speed cameras on I-83
The new cameras will go live on Aug. 4, according to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, and be located near 41st Street.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
Baltimore Police identify man found dead during wellness check in Belair-Edison
Baltimore Police are investigating Keith Garrett's death as a homicide.
Love Island U.S.A., Episode 728. Pictured from left to right, Nicolas “Nic” Vansteenberghe, Cierra Ortega, Elan Bibas, Amaya Espinal, Ace Green, Jose “Pepe” Garcia-Gonzalez, Michelle “Chelley” Bissainthe, Iris Kendall, Taylor Williams, Clarke Carraway.
‘Love Island’ is this summer’s latest TV craze. Here’s where you can watch in Baltimore.
As the “Love Island” season nears its end, watch parties, where friends and strangers gather in bars and restaurants to tune in to the show, are becoming increasingly popular.
Mayor Brandon Scott updates the media on the mass overdose in the Penn North neighborhood on Friday morning.
‘Focusing on keeping people alive’: Baltimore reels after at least 27 hospitalized in mass overdose
As of Friday morning, there were no fatalities, but at least 27 people had been hospitalized for suspected overdoses, officials said.
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.
A still from bodycam footage released by the Howard County Police Department shows a man they identify as Micah Booker running toward Officer Michael McKee shortly before McKee fires on him.
Bodycam video shows man with spear shot, killed by Howard County police
Authorities said Micah Booker stabbed his 26-year-old brother, Samuel Louie Booker IV, inside a residence in the 9200 block of Wilbur Court on June 9.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for parts of Maryland until 6 p.m. on Monday.
Chantal’s remnants bring heavy rain, risk of flash flooding to Baltimore
Parts of Maryland are under a flood watch Monday as remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal move across the region.
FILE - The CVS Pharmacy logo is displayed on a store on Aug. 3, 2021, in Woburn, Mass. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, his office secured $152 million over the next decade in a settlement against CVS in opioid claims, the largest sum that the state has brought in by itself in opioid-related litigation. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Another CVS in Baltimore is closing its doors
The pharmacy at 3300 Belair Road will shut down July 9, shrinking the number of CVS pharmacies in Baltimore to 18, according to an email statement by the company.
Rob Roblin.
WBAL’s Rob Roblin approached reporting with humor and heart
WBAL’s Rob Roblin was a skilled storyteller — he made sure people knew how he felt, his family said. And people responded to it.
Joshua Jennings Jr. looks at his vehicle that’s trapped under an overpass after a fast-moving thunderstorm on North Point Road, in Baltimore, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
Power outages, transit delays linger after severe storms rip through region
Thousands are without power as storms are rolling through the Baltimore region, bringing wind gusts, severe thunderstorms and flash floods.
Baltimore County fire officials are investigating an explosion and fire that leveled a home in Rosedale on Tuesday, July 1 2025.
Explosion under investigation after house is destroyed in Rosedale
Baltimore County officials are investigating an explosion and fire that leveled a home in Rosedale early Tuesday morning.
Screenshot of MDOT traffic camera showing a wind turbine blocking lanes along I-70 on Monday, June 30, 2025.
Today’s Maryland traffic nightmare? A giant wind turbine blade
The truck struck the guardrail, causing the blade to slip from the truck, cross the median and go into the eastbound lanes.
An American flag is caught on top of a lamppost in front of the Maryland State House dome in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
New laws that kick in July 1: Boosting the number of teachers, opioid treatment oversight and more
Dozens of bills passed by Maryland lawmakers earlier this year will become law come July 1.
Baltimore Police officers on scene of a shooting on the 2700 block of Mosher Street on Wednesday. The woman and officers in that shooting were identified.
70-year-old woman, officers identified in fatal West Baltimore police-involved shooting
Maryland authorities on Friday released the name of a 70-year-old woman who was fatally shot by Baltimore Police and the names of the officers involved.
An Amtrak train arrives train going to Boston arrives at Penn Station on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
Why extreme heat causes trains to slow down
When steel, the backbone of railroads, heats and expands, there’s a risk of buckling, where the track snaps out to the side. Trains cannot move when this happens.
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