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Maria del Carmen Castellon, wife of Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, said real justice would mean her husband was still alive today.
Families of Key Bridge victims to take legal action against Dali owner, say tragedy was preventable
Almost six months after the cargo ship Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the families of three of the six construction workers who died in the collapse are pursuing legal action to hold the ship company accountable.
Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein will join Gov. Wes Moore and others at The Baltimore Banner’s iMPACT Maryland leadership conference Oct. 1.
Orioles owner David Rubenstein leads list of speakers participating in The Banner’s iMPACT Maryland
As many as 1,000 people are expected to attend this event, including many of the region’s leading business, civic, health, education and nonprofit leaders. The event, hosted in partnership with Defender One and presented by Whiting-Turner, will be held on Oct. 1 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
Penguin #821, aka Mr. Greedy, is at the left in this photo (with the most spots on his belly). Mr. Greedy was euthanized at the Maryland Zoo following an age-related decline in his health.
Mr. Greedy, a prolific penguin father, dies, leaving behind 230 descendants
The penguin, Mr. Greedy, is survived by his longtime companion, Mrs. Greedy, and 230 descendants.
A guardian and student leave a reunification center near Joppetowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after the sheriff's office and emergency personnel flocked to campus after a fight resulted in one student being injured.
16-year-old fatally shot fellow student after fight at Harford County high school, authorities say
The school’s principal and resource officer heard a commotion in the first-floor men’s bathroom, but did not hear the shot.
Dead fish are seen between Pier Five and Pier Six Wednesday Sept. 4, 2024.
Why are there so many dead fish in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor?
It’s not unusual to see some dead fish around the Inner Harbor as summer ends, but a mass fish kill left several thousand floating in the water Wednesday.
A photograph of Andrea Rodriguez Avila was displayed on a table during a vigil honoring her life held at CCBC’s Essex Campus on Sept. 3, 2024.
Andrea Rodriguez Avila, killed in her dorm, remembered for her promise, leadership
Dozens of people were gathered Tuesday evening to remember Andrea Rodriguez Avila, a recent graduate of the Community College of Baltimore County, who was shot and killed at Rice University.
A Baltimore man was arrested on charges of theft and trespassing after Maryland State Police said he tried to steal a plane at Martin State Airport.
Baltimore man charged with sneaking into Martin State Airport, trying to steal airplane
A preliminary investigation found that Joseph Goldman, 43, drove past security onto airport grounds Aug. 30.
Justine Billingsley turned in her brother Jason to the police.
She called the police on Jason Billingsley. It cost her a sibling.
By the time Jason Billingsley, 33, was Pava LaPere’s age, he was in prison for a sexual offense. Their lives converged on a rooftop in 2023, bringing about a case that commanded the attention of Baltimore for a year.
Frank LaPere, the father of Pava LaPere, speaks to reporters on Friday at the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office after Jason Billingsley pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of the tech entrepreneur and CEO.
Baltimore judge to man who killed tech CEO Pava LaPere: No one is safe ‘as long as you are free’
Jason Billingsley, 33, of Sandtown-Winchester, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder in an attack on a man and woman in West Baltimore on Sept. 19, 2023.
Baltimore Police lights flicker at night.
Three teens, one adult charged in a string of burglaries at gun shops in multiple counties
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown on Tuesday said that over the course of three successful burglaries, the group stole at least 81 firearms and 10 firearm replicas from gun stores.
Mugshot of Jason Billingsley.
Jason Billingsley pleads guilty to attack, with guilty plea expected in Pava LaPere killing
Jason Dean Billingsley, 33, pleaded guilty Monday to attacking and sexually assaulting a Baltimore couple.
The new steel and cement replacement pipe, right, is seen next the to an opening in the multilayered brick pipe which was built from the inside over 140 years ago at Lake Montebello on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 in Baltimore.
We went into the Lake Montebello sinkhole. It wasn’t what we expected.
Here’s what I imagined: an active construction site, heavy machinery, dusty air and loads of dirt with caution tape and signs. And, of course, the infamous sinkhole, swallowing soil into a dark cavern with little space to breathe.
Fire and emergency responders are continuing to search through debris Sunday morning after an apparent house explosion in Bel Air.
Harford County says seven Bel Air homes are uninhabitable after explosion
While officials were on their way to the home in the 2300 block of Arthurs Woods Drive, they were notified the home had exploded, Master Deputy State Fire Marshal Oliver Alkire said.
A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
Man charged with manslaughter after fatal Fells Point assault, police say
The man was in a “brief verbal altercation” with an unidentified man who assaulted him around 2:45 p.m. Saturday on Eastern Avenue, police said.
The football stadium at Franklin High School in Reisterstown, MD is seen on August 16, 2024.
Franklin High student who died was 16-year-old football player
Leslie Noble, 16, started on the varsity team during his freshman year in 2022.
High school student dies after medical emergency as student-athletes return to campus
The death came as students were on campus for practices and tryouts for nine sports at the school. Afternoon practices were canceled Wednesday, according to a Franklin High School Athletic Boosters page on social media. Tryouts and practices resumed Thursday.
Annie Milli is leaving Live Baltimore to become the sole program officer at Goldseker Foundation. Milli had led Live Baltimore for 11 years.
‘We’ve come a long way in 11 years.’ 10 questions with Live Baltimore’s departing leader.
Annie Milli is leaving Live Baltimore to become the sole program officer at the Goldseker Foundation, the nonprofit’s “longest supporting and largest philanthropic partner,” according to the press release.
Crowds start to head for the exit around closing time at the Maryland State Fair on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. The 2024 State Fair is scheduled for for three weekends in late summer this year: Aug. 22-25, Aug. 29-Sept. 2, and Sept. 5-8.
Everything you need to know about the Maryland State Fair
The Maryland State Fair returns in August. Here’s what you need to know.
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer dances across the stage before speaking at a campaign event in support of gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore at Bowie State University, in Bowie on Nov. 7, 2022.
U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer recovering from ‘mild ischemic stroke,’ spokesperson says
The Democrat, who is 85, will likely return to his normal schedule next week and has responded well to treatment. He did not have any lingering symptoms from the stroke on Sunday night, according to Deputy Chief of Staff Margaret Mulkerrin.
Flight cancellations appeared across the Baltimore/ Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's information screens Tuesday.
BWI sees increase in passengers this summer, becomes busiest airport in the region
More than 2.6 million commercial passengers flew through BWI in June, an increase of 11% compared to the same time in 2023. This fiscal year also marks a new record, with about 27 million passengers in the busiest airport in the Washington, D.C., area, according to a press release.
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