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Clara Longo de Freitas

Clara

Clara Longo de Freitas is a breaking news reporter. She joined The Baltimore Banner in 2022, covering East Baltimore before joining the express desk. She’s 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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Traffic fatalities in Maryland last year were the lowest in more than a decade
Traffic fatalities in Maryland last year were the lowest in more than a decade, state officials said Tuesday.
Last year was the first time since 2014 that the state had fewer than 500 traffic fatalities, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation.
List: School delays for Tuesday as cold and ice persist
Here is the list of K-12 schools that will be delayed or closed on Tuesday.
Some schools are opening late due to icy conditions across Maryland.
Near-record streak of freezing temperatures to end this week
Temperatures will hover just above freezing Tuesday and Wednesday after the Baltimore region has seen one of the longest stretches of frigid cold in its history.
Tuesday will see a high of 37 degrees, the warmest temperature expected this week, according to the National Weather Service.
Updated list of Maryland school delays, closings
Here are K-12 schools, colleges and universities that will be delayed.
Public schools systems across Maryland closed campuses for much of last week after Winter Storm Fern.
Brrr! Epic cold to keep Maryland frigid this week.
Forecast offers some relief — but not much — from teeth-chattering temperatures in the coming days.
People walk along Charles Street in Mount Vernon last week.
UMBC graduate returns to the US after going missing in the Philippines
Chantal Anicoche, 24, had been in military custody in the Philippines.
Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.
One man injured in Baltimore County police-involved shooting
Baltimore County detectives are investigating a police-involved shooting this weekend in Towson.
Aerial view of the Baltimore County Public Safety Building, the Baltimore County Police Department Headquarters, in Towson, Md., on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
Is Maryland local law enforcement ready for expected ICE surge?
President Donald Trump’s massive immigration enforcement push has seen federal agents get violent with residents, raising the prospect of local authorities having to hold them accountable. Are Maryland’s police and prosecutors ready?
People march through East Baltimore during a protest this month to denounce ICE’s presence in the city.
Nor’easter likely to miss Maryland but Baltimore faces near-record cold
The powerful nor’easter that intensifies into a bomb cyclone will likely miss the Baltimore area, but the city could still see near record-breaking cold.
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 — The Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse is seen in the snow at sunrise on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
Bitter cold continues as Maryland faces potential ‘bomb cyclone’
In Maryland, temperatures will stay below freezing through early next week and some forecasters say the East Coast could be facing a “bomb cyclone.”
Another storm is developing in the Atlantic ocean, a nor’easter that could bring heavy snow and strong winds to the East Coast this weekend.
3 across Maryland hospitalized after ice from cars crashes through windshields
An Anne Arundel County sheriff’s deputy on Interstate 97 and two people on Interstate 95 in Harford County were hospitalized after airborne ice from another vehicle crashed through their windshields.
A black car with a shattered windshield
Baltimore Police investigate ‘suspicious death’ downtown
Baltimore Police are investigating a “suspicious death” after authorities responded to a report of an unresponsive man in downtown Baltimore.
There have been 9 homicides in Baltimore in January, according to the police.
List: School closings and delays for Wednesday
Here’s what we know about Maryland school and college closures as cold weather and ice persist.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025 — Ava Funk, 5, boards her school bus to Davidsonville Elementary School in Riva, MD.
Bitter cold grips Maryland as forecasters eye another winter storm
Frigid temperatures, brutal windchills and possibly another storm lie ahead for Maryland.
After a major winter storm over the weekend, Maryland could see more snow soon.
List: Winter storm school closings and delays for Tuesday
As crews clear snow, several school systems across Maryland will be closed or delayed on Tuesday.
Several school systems across Maryland will be closed or delayed on Tuesday.
How much snow did Maryland get? Snow totals from the weekend storm.
Baltimore saw the largest snowfall in years over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Chase Kneip sleds at the Navy Stadium in Annapolis on Sunday. Some places in Maryland saw more than 10 inches of snow from the winter storm, according to totals from the National Weather Service.
Maryland braces for storm that could bring largest snowfall since 2016
A major winter storm is on track to dump heavy snow — 11-13 inches — and ice on the Baltimore region this weekend, prompting warnings from state and local officials.
Robert Cannon the vice president at Hardware Plus, Inc. yells out to passerby “Snow shovels!” in Baltimore, Friday, January 23, 2026. Maryland is bracing for storm that could bring largest snowfall since 2016.
From roads to hospitals, how Maryland is preparing for the snowstorm
Here’s how local and state agencies, hospitals and transportation authorities are preparing for the winter storm in Maryland.
A snow plow on St. Paul Avenue on Monday, January 6, 2025.
Winter storm could dump anywhere from 5 to 18 inches of snow across region
Snowfall will start in Maryland Saturday evening and continue into Sunday, with a high likelihood of at least 5 inches of snow and possibly more than 10, the National Weather Service said Thursday.
BALTIMORE, MD - JAN 6, 2025:  Salt box seen on a snowy day in Hoes Heights neighborhood in Baltimore on January 6, 2025.
Towson University delays spring semester ahead of winter storm, cancels classes until Tuesday
Towson University announced Thursday it is delaying the start of the spring semester because of the approaching winter storm.
Towson University announced Thursday it is delaying the start of the spring semester because of the approaching winter storm.
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