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Nina Giraldo

Nina

Nina Giraldo is a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, where she studied international affairs and anthropology. Originally from Sarasota, Florida, she served as editor-in-chief of the university’s student newspaper and reported for a variety of local St. Louis papers, covering everything from social justice movements to the city’s music scene. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, dancing salsa, and cooking with friends and family. She will work as a general assignment reporter on The Banner’s news desk.

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13-year-old struck by car in Silver Spring in critical condition
A car struck a 13-year-old at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Evans Drive in Silver Spring. She is at the hospital in critical but stable condition, police said.
Driver who allegedly plowed into children’s birthday party fled, then turned himself in
The driver fled the scene but turned himself in the next morning, police said. They are investigating alcohol and speed as possible factors in the crash.
Acting chief Daniel Frishkorn of the Bladensburg police discusses a Saturday night crash in which a Washington, D.C. man allegedly drove into a children's birthday party in the front yard of a private home. One woman died and 14 were injured, including eight children.
Thousands of ‘No Kings 2.0’ protesters hit the streets from Baltimore to Annapolis
From the cheering crowds along the Baltimore Running Festival route to the rainbow flags of the Annapolis Pride Parade and the rallies that filled Towson streets, Maryland became a stage for the nationwide “No Kings 2.0” protests on Saturday.
“No Kings 2.0” protest attendees listen to Sen. Chris Van Hollen at the Chrysalis in Symphony Woods in Columbia.
‘My neighbors are out of work’: Thousands come out for ‘No Kings Day’ in Montgomery County
Thousands of people turned out for about 20 Montgomery County “No Kings Day” protests. All remained peaceful.
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 - NIH research scientist Todd Macfarlan, daughter Ellie McFarland, 16, and son Ian Macfarlan protest outside the agency. McFarlan said he’s lost dozens of coleagies to layoffs.
She used AI to fake a home invasion, confounding her husband and police
Moesha Gardener said she didn't think her husband would take her prank seriously. Police told her nobody was amused.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Celeste Iroha drops out of the county executive race
Celeste Iroha, a Democrat, has dropped out of the county executive race after campaigning on investing in schools, protecting the environment and preventing homelessness.
Ex-FBI agent found guilty of multiple sex offenses sentenced to 60 years
The judge called the ex-FBI agent’s offenses, which included the rape and sexual assault of young women, “some of the most difficult and troubling circumstances I’ve ever heard.”
FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025.
More than $80,000 raised for family of child killed by school bus
A GoFundMe campaign, to cover funeral and other expenses for the family — which includes Summer’s younger sister and brother — collected the sum in two days.
Items left at a Rockville intersection to honor Summer Lim, an 11-year-old girl killed in a collision with a school bus there last week.
11-year-old girl killed by school bus identified by police
Summer Lim, 11, was killed on Thursday after a collision with a school bus near her middle school.
Items left at a Rockville intersection to honor Summer Lim, an 11-year-old girl killed in a collision with a school bus there on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
MCPS school bus involved in fatal collision with 11-year-old girl in Rockville
A Montgomery County school bus was involved in a fatal collision with an 11-year-old girl on Thursday, Montgomery County Police said.
A Montgomery County Public Schools bus sits behind police tape with two Montgomery County Police cruisers nearby.
For 911 calls of the future, AI is on the line
By the end of next year, Montgomery County’s call center hopes to use artificial intelligence to answer nonemergency phone calls. The goal is to lighten the workload for a chronically understaffed center.
By the end of next year, Montgomery County’s call center hopes to use artificial intelligence to answer nonemergency phone calls.
Nothing under the tree? Montgomery County’s Toys for Tots says it needs help fast.
Holiday gift drives across Montgomery County brace for an increase of families in need due to federal layoffs. But donations will likely also decrease, they say.
Elizabeth Scott, head coordinator for Toys for Tots in Montgomery County, has been struggling to find a warehouse for the program's toy distribution this year.
New water tank will help make Upcounty safer, firefighters say
The location and size of the tank allow for easier access to an “uninterrupted water supply” in fire emergencies.
A water cistern in Beallsville, Montgomery County, Maryland.
Montgomery County’s cancellation of Hispanic Heritage Festival draws criticism
County Executive Marc Elrich said he was responding to community concerns about drawing attention from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Montgomery County Councilmember Gabe Albornoz said this Hispanic Heritage Month was the most important in his lifetime.
Charges filed against Montgomery County firefighters over flooded field
Prosecutors have filed charges against two county firefighters who allegedly used a fire truck to flood a baseball field after a fly ball hit their property near the station.
A still from a video recorded by a bystander on the scene in mid-July shows plumes of water dousing the Takoma Thunderbolt’s home field as players in blue jerseys stare at the outfield and each other in apparent disbelief.
‘Let’s be nice, please’: Debate over sidewalks gets testy amid safety concerns
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation wants to add sidewalks in Kensington. Neighbors are turning on those who welcome the change.
Many residents on Clearbrook Lane and Dresden Street in Kensington believe that their neighborhood is safe for pedestrians and doesn't require sidewalks. The county installed this caution sign there more than a decade ago.
‘Who would take the time to care enough?’: A bus driver helped a missing woman with dementia get home safe
A bus driver realized that a missing woman with dementia was her passenger — and helped her get home safe.
Ride On Montgomery County Transit driver Tillwonna Gollman-Stevenson is being commended for her actions in identifying a missing senior with dementia and facilitating her safe return earlier this month.
Woman killed by hit-and-run driver in Wheaton
It was the second pedestrian traffic death in Montgomery County in three days.
Marc Elrich promised to shutter the county’s waste incinerator. This is his last chance.
Despite extending the contract for the Dickerson incinerator through 2031, the county executive is pushing for alternatives before his term ends.
Despite extending the contract for the Dickerson incinerator through 2031, the county executive is pushing for alternatives before his term ends.
Locust Point residents cheered when noisy military ships left. Then one came back.
Locust Point residents thought their wishes had been granted Wednesday when two massive and noisy military cargo ships left the spot where they’d been berthed since June. But then one returned.
The spot where two massive military cargo ships were berthed in Locust Point was empty Wednesday morning.
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