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.
Baltimore officials are warning of heavy traffic Saturday as the city hosts the Maryland Cycling Classic, an Orioles home game marking a Cal Ripken milestone and a sold-out concert at CFG Bank Arena.
A man who is incarcerated at a state prison in Somerset County has been indicted and charged with murder in connection with the death of another prisoner earlier this year.
Officials with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources are considering allowing e-bikes on more state bike trails, a move they say could increase accessibility to public parks.
Baltimore County Police said they are continuing to investigate the Catonsville double murder-suicide as they wait for a complete an examination into the manner and cause of death.
Juan Yahir Quiroz Manzueta, 21, was taken into custody in New York shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said in a news conference.
New routes are coming to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for those already dreaming about sunny destinations as summer wraps up.
Tens of thousands of patients at Johns Hopkins Medicine could be out of network starting Monday if the hospital system and UnitedHealthcare don’t reach an agreement.
Authorities recovered the body of a swimmer who drowned after searching since Sunday at the former quarry at Beaver Dam Swimming Club, a Baltimore County Police spokesperson said.
State prosecutors will not file charges in the shooting of a 29-year-old man in Laurel last year that involved Howard County Police Department officers, authorities said on Monday.
Baltimore Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that took place early Thursday at the intersection of North President Street and East Baltimore Street.
Residents in Baltimore’s Park Heights community are waiting for answers after a mass shooting Saturday night left one person dead and five others injured.
The University of Maryland, College Park is renaming its Office of Diversity and Inclusion as the Trump administration pushes to end programs that support marginalized groups nationwide. The new office's name is Belonging & Community at UMD.
In both incidents, Matthew Middleton stood outside businesses holding a sign supporting President Donald Trump before the situations escalated, according to charging documents.
July ended with a child’s death, water rescues, submerged cars, road closures and power outages after massive storms ripped through Central and parts of Southern Maryland.