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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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Police fatally shoot armed man while responding to stabbing in Essex
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is investigating after Baltimore County Police officers shot and killed an armed man while responding to a stabbing in Essex on Wednesday evening.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
Snowy start: Marylanders may wake up to flakes Friday morning
Snow is likely in the early hours of Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
A plow truck drives up 31st St. in Charles Village on a snowy evening in Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
Where to see holiday lights around Maryland if you want to walk, drive or go on a hayride
A roundup of holiday light displays in the Baltimore metro region and across Maryland.
Homes are decorated in holiday lights at Hampden's Miracle on 34th Street annual display on Sunday, December 8, 2024.
Watch the ‘Stranger Things’ finale at these 10 Maryland theaters
The finale, which runs 2 hours and 5 minutes, will screen on New Year’s Eve in hundreds of theaters across the U.S., including several in Maryland.
STRANGER THINGS: SEASON 5. (L to R) Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley in Stranger Things: Season 5. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025
Baltimore area spared snow as wintry mix hits Maryland ahead of drop in temps
The low-pressure system moving onto the East Coast hit parts of Western Maryland with snow and sleet.
Residents of South Baltimore brave the downpour on December 11, 2024.
Icy roads possible Tuesday as wintry mix expected to blast Maryland
A wintry mix could mean icy road conditions in Central Maryland, the National Weather Service said, though snow is only likely to stick closer to the Pennsylvania border.
Close up of ice and rain on the windshield of a car with bare winter trees beyond.
McCormick drops plastic, brings back classic Old Bay tin
McCormick & Company is bringing back tin packaging for Old Bay Seasoning, the spice blend’s original packaging before the brand switched to plastic in 2017.
Old Bay is switching back to tin packaging.
Where to find the best blind boxes for people into mystery gifts
You can find blind boxes at toy stores, booksellers, big retailers — and, if you are not picky, some gas stations and gift shops, too.
Toys, plushies and figurines come in blind boxes, packaging that obscures exactly which version of an item the purchasers will get. This Baby Third Lily Rabbit Town series has 12 versions.
Headed to Christmas Village in Baltimore? Here’s what to know.
The Christmas Village in Baltimore, now in its 12th season, is back and full of shops, food and photo opportunities.
Patrons walk past vendors through the Christmas Village at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Md. on Friday, December 20, 2024.
Don’t be fooled by warm weather today. Thanksgiving will be cold.
Thanksgiving Day will see a high of 46, and it will stay windy with gusts around 20 to 30 miles per hour. Windchill will make the weather feel below freezing on Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Wild turkeys forage in a field near Linkwood on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
9 indicted in Texas-to-Maryland cocaine trafficking ring
Authorities said they arrested nine people in connection with a drug trafficking network that transported a large amount of cocaine from Texas to Maryland, with drugs stashed in homes across the region.
Law enforcement officials believed the suspects were using homes across the region to stash cocaine.
Police investigate after body found at ‘trash fire’ in West Baltimore
Baltimore Police are investigating what they described as a “suspicious death” after a body was found Monday night following a fire in West Baltimore.
A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
Cold front will bring freezing temperatures to Maryland for Thanksgiving
A strong cold front will blanket Maryland with near-freezing temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
The forecasted low on Thursday night is 32 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
What would you ask the pope? This Maryland student has her question ready.
It's the first time the American pope is addressing U.S. teens.
Mia Smothers, a freshman at the all-girls Catholic school in Northeast Baltimore, is part of a small group of teens who will ask the Pope questions during a virtual discussion at the National Catholic Youth Conference.
Prince George’s County is ending its decades-old ban on pit bulls
The Prince George’s County Council passed a bill on Monday that will allow residents to adopt and foster pit bulls through a pilot program.
Jasmine, a pit bull rescue, runs through light snow on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, March 20, 2015, on the first day of spring. Just when flowering bulbs were poking out their heads and snow shovels were getting a well-deserved rest, winter weather has come back. And on the first day of spring no less. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Families of Baltimore firefighters killed in Stricker Street blaze say city has ignored their concerns
The families of three Baltimore firefighters who died three years ago battling blazes in vacant rowhomes on Stricker Street said city officials have failed to act and largely pushed them aside, days after prosecutors charged a man in connection with the deaths.
The memorial at the site on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, of the deadly 2022 Stricker Street blaze honors three Baltimore firefighters Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo who died in the blaze.
Man fatally struck by train near the Owings Mills Metro station
A person died after being struck by a Metro SubwayLink train late Sunday, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
Commuters head for the exit at the Baltimore area Metro SubwayLink's northernmost Owings Mills stop on Sept. 20, 2023.
Eat mor waffles: Baltimore-area Chick-fil-A locations will taste test new sandwich
The fast-food chain will roll out the sandwiches starting Dec. 1.
Chick-fil-A is testing a chicken and waffle sandwich at some restaurant locations in Maryland.
Missed the northern lights in Maryland? You might be able to spot them tonight.
Sky-gazers across Maryland snapped photos Tuesday of the night sky with colorful hues of magenta, teal and purple.
The northern lights again made an appearance in Maryland skies on Tuesday night, seen here in Lisbon.
Maryland sees first snow of the season as temperatures drop statewide
Maryland’s first cold snap of the season has arrived, bringing snow in the mountains, freezing temperatures to its southern counties and a sharp temperature drop statewide.
Parts of Western Maryland could see up to 4 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.
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