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Cody Boteler

Cody

Cody Boteler is a reporter on The Banner’s Express Desk, reporting on breaking news, trending stories and interesting things in and around Baltimore. He’s lived in Baltimore since 2017, when he graduated from Towson University and lives in North Baltimore with his wife and two rescue dogs. Cody’s work has appeared in The Baltimore Sun, USA TODAY, Baltimore magazine, Industry Dive and more. If he’s not working, Cody enjoys checking out different bars in Baltimore, playing Dungeons & Dragons and working through his “to be read” pile.

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Crews work to lay down absorbent sheets to clean up a diesel spill at an inlet at South Caroline and Lancaster streets.
Baltimore races to clean fuel spill that turned portion of harbor red
Efforts to clean up the spill could cause traffic problems in the Harbor East area on Thursday.
People go in the water and lounge under umbrellas at Ocean City Beach.
Ocean City has new rules for shade on the beach. Here’s what to know.
Effective immediately, most tents and some canopies are no longer allowed on the beach at Ocean City.
Jalen Manley and his twin sister, Bryanne Manley, discuss some of the cards they've opened from the new packs at Game Haven in Pikesville on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
Demand for Pokémon is exploding. Here’s how a local game shop is weathering the storm.
For local card stores, the latest surge in demand for Pokémon cards like Destined Rivals, Prismatic Evolutions and Surging Sparks has been a mixed bag.
Hailey Midgley, left, and Brett Midgley check out the view from the Top of the World Observation Leck at the Baltimore World Trade Center in April.
Top of the World observation deck won’t close — yet
The Top of the World observation deck, at the Baltimore World Trade Center, won’t close this month after all.
From left: Montgomery College had 1,257 international students; The University of Maryland, College Park, had 6,627; and almost half of the international students studying in Maryland last year — 10,054 of them — were at Johns Hopkins University.
These Maryland colleges would be hardest hit if they lose international students
More than a third of Maryland’s roughly 24,000 international students were from China last school year.
A man in silhouette adjusts his hat while running away from the camera. The Mildred Belle buyboat in the foreground frames the runner.
It’s hot, it’s wet, it’s summer in Maryland. Again.
Maryland is likely to see summer temperatures that are higher than average, according to the outlook published by the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center.
Blue crabs pinch when you back them into a corner. So do Marylanders.
Chesapeake Bay blue crab numbers send ‘red flags flying’ as population hits near-record low
There are an estimated 238 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay this year, down from an estimated 317 million last year.
A white sign in all capital letters says "ZAXBYS" on top of a Zaxbys restaurant.
Zaxbys chicken chain is coming to the Baltimore region
Zaxbys is a Georgia-based chain with locations in Northern Virginia and other Maryland spots planned for the Eastern Shore.
County Executive Calvin Ball said during a press conference announcing the arrest that “one act of violence in our community is one too many.”
5th person arrested after January killing of 17-year-old in Howard County
The Howard County Police Department arrested a fifth person in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Lance Carrington, officials announced Wednesday.
What we know about 36 in-custody deaths auditors say should have been ruled homicides
The Banner attempted to reach relatives and attorneys associated with each of the 36 deaths that the audit found should have been ruled as homicides.
The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
Driver identified in Baltimore County crash that killed 2 elementary school girls
Maryland State Police have said the crash is still under investigation.
Baltimore firefighters battle a 4-alarm blaze at a warehouse at 2205 W Lanvale Street in West Baltimore Monday evening, May 12, 2025.
Dozens displaced by 7-alarm fire at West Baltimore warehouse
Over 220 firefighters responded to a warehouse fire in West Baltimore Monday night.
Baltimore Police at the site of an officer-involved shooting at the 4600 block of York Road on Monday, May 12, 2025.
Baltimore Police fatally shoot man who fired at officers, authorities say
Police officials said Commissioner Richard Worley was on the scene of a police-involved shooting in the 4600 block of York Road in Baltimore.
There have been “upwards of 10″ incidents of students in Prince George’s County sticking objects into their school-issued or personal electronic devices, causing fires and smoke, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
TikTok ‘challenge’ has sparked fires in Maryland classrooms, officials warn
There have been multiple incidents of students in Prince George’s County sticking objects into their school-issued or personal electronic devices, causing fires and smoke.
Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
‘Exactly what our church needs’: Marylanders react to Pope Leo XIV becoming 1st American pontiff
After the white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the world learned that Pope Leo XIV would lead the church, Catholics across the world and Maryland were quick to celebrate.
Zoey Robinson-Budreski, owner of Charm City Pet Crematory, is preparing to host a vigil at her business on May 10 to memorialize the 60-plus pets whose remains weren’t treated properly.
Grieving pet owners seek justice after their pets’ bodies were left on the side of the road
The victims are grieving together, sharing information and trying to find other people who may have fake pet remains from Catonsville Loving Care Pet Cremations.
Flooding near the Inner Harbor in Baltimore as tropical storm Debby makes its way through Baltimore on Friday, August 9.
What to know about the 2025 hurricane season — including potential storm names
Experts are predicting 2025 could see an above-average number of hurricanes and other named storms.
The beach at Sandy Point State Park is popular, and the park regularly fills up on weekends during the summer.
These Maryland parks will require reservations this summer
Greenbrier State Park and Sandy Point State Park, both popular destinations during warm seasons because of their water access, will require passes beginning May 24.
A Frontier Airlines plane taking off.
Frontier Airlines will start cheap, direct flights from BWI to Chicago this summer
Frontier Airlines, one of the larger budget carriers in the U.S., will start offering direct flights from BWI to O’Hare International Airport in July.
Reporter Alissa Zhu, center left, and photojournalist Jessica Gallagher, center right, celebrate with the Baltimore Banner newsroom as they find out they've won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting on Monday, May 5, 2025.
Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses.
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