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The NFL is in Baltimore investigating Justin Tucker accusations
NFL investigators were in Baltimore this week interviewing massage therapists who have accused Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior.
Justin Tucker’s accusers: 16 massage therapists from 8 spas
The women, most of whom do not know each other, detailed similar experiences at Baltimore-area spas. They told people close to them around the time the incidents occurred.
7 more massage therapists accuse Ravens’ Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior
The new accusers provided similar details about Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker that The Baltimore Banner had not previously reported.
Ravens’ Justin Tucker faces new allegations from 3 massage therapists
Three additional massage therapists are accusing Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexually inappropriate behavior.
Ravens' Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six massage therapists
Women say Justin Tucker repeatedly exposed his genitals and, in three instances, apparently left ejaculate on tables after massages.
Western Maryland has become an abortion care haven for red state residents
In September 2023, exactly one year after West Virginia’s abortion ban took effect, the new clinic opened its doors in tiny Cresaptown in Allegany County
Development Director at the Women's Health Center Ramsie Monk stands in a procedure room.
There’s an emu on the loose on the Eastern Shore
Yes, that’s an emu running along Route 50.
An emu loose on the Eastern Shore.
Bringing joy to the lonely Santa of Marley Station Mall
Santa Wayne has held court at Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie for 35 years — nearly as long as the mall has been open. But, with much of the mall vacant, Santa Wayne has seen hardly any children this year.
Santa Wayne has been the mall Santa at Marley Station Mall for 35 years - nearly as long as the mall has been open. With much of the mall vacant, Santa Wayne has seen hardly any children this year.  To his excitement, the Shelley family came to see him. The children's grandmother used to take their mother to see him when she was a girl.
Fire destroys ‘iconic’ red shed in Station North, unsettling a community of unhoused people
Red Shed Village’s eponymous structure burned down on Thanksgiving. The community of unhoused people who live around it, and the unusual church that supports them, is working to build back.
The iconic red shed at the 2000 block of St. Paul Street caught on fire.
The theme of their holiday photos? Awkward. Very awkward.
Aesthetically pleasing photo shoots are out and awkward is in.
Isolated and disengaged: Piecing together Luigi Mangione’s lost year
Earlier this year, Luigi Mangione disengaged. His mother filed a missing person report and friends pleaded with him to return their messages.
Luigi Mangione in a photo from the University of Pennsylvania 2020 yearbook.
Chunk of crumbling railroad bridge injures driver in East Baltimore
Photos of the scene show a mangled dark Ford SUV with a shattered windshield.
Baltimore City Fire Service Vehicle
Saying goodbye to a Catholic church — and a link to my family’s past
There are places that become part of us, and places where part of us of remains. Corpus Christi, one of dozens of Baltimore-area Catholic parishes set to close at the end of the month, is that kind of place for my family.
The Rev. Martin Demek prepares for the second-to-last Sunday mass at the Corpus Christi church in Baltimore on Nov. 17.
10 Maryland-made gifts that put Amazon to shame
Jeff Bezos doesn't need your money, but local artists, artisans and shopkeepers do.
One of the country’s few gender-affirming thrift stores is in Baltimore
Trans and nonbinary people can struggle to find clothes that fit their bodies, their gender expression and their budget, but the Skylight Boutique is a thrift store stocked with items that are often difficult and expensive to obtain.
Phillip Clark, a volunteer at skylight boutique, helps a customer find their size at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Baltimore on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.
Way down in the hole: Exploring Hampden’s creepy solitary-confinement cells
The basement in The Castle in Hampden is a grim remnant of another era: a duo of dark, dank solitary confinement cells.
Reporter Julie Scharper peeks out of one of the solitary confinement cells in the basement of the old Northern District police station.
Is your kid coughing? Walking pneumonia surging in Maryland
The bacteria infecting children right now, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, typically triggers a spike in pneumonia cases in children every 3-7 years. However, like so many other things, the COVID pandemic disrupted the cycle.
Alma Geddes, 3, enjoys a visit from her older brothers while hospitalized with pneumonia at GBMC.
These Maryland women were accused of witchcraft. Their crime? Having power.
Women who possessed special knowledge, such as midwives or herbalists, were more likely to be accused of witchcraft, as were women in need, including widows and beggars.
An illustration depicts a woman being burned at the stake for the crime of engaging in witchcraft, circa 1692. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
The racist roots of Maryland’s mythical Snallygaster monster
The Snallygaster appears to have been invented by the staff of a small newspaper to terrorize and control Black people in the early 1900s.
The Snallygaster is not just a cute cryptid from Western Maryland, but a reminder of the region’s racism.
‘Not an easy time.’ Archdiocese begins process of closing dozens of Catholic churches by Dec. 1
Archdiocese of Baltimore has made official the closure of more than half the Catholic churches in city, nearby suburbs.
This is St. Vincent de Paul Church. The Archdiocese of Baltimore has made official the closure of more than half of Catholic churches in the city and nearby suburbs.
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