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Nori Leybengrub

Nori

Nori Leybengrub is an intern for The Baltimore Banner’s general assignment news desk. She is a recent graduate from Barnard College in New York City, where she majored in sociology and worked as a social studies teacher at a high school in the Bronx. Pikesville-born and raised, she’s reported for The Anniston Star in Anniston, Alabama, on everything from city government accountability to grassroots advocacy and rodeos. Nori also worked for her campus paper as a columnist, writing about a variety of student groups. Most early mornings, you can find her figure skating at the Mount Pleasant Ice Arena, where she has been an active member with the Baltimore Figure Skating Club for over a decade. She will work on The Banner’s news desk as a general assignment reporter.

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Freebies and deals for federal workers during the government shutdown
Restaurants, museums and theaters in Maryland are offering freebies or reduced-price deals to federal workers during the government shutdown.
Ekiben Hampden at 911 W 36th Street in Baltimore.
Former nurse at Sheppard Pratt charged with rape involving minor patient
A former Sheppard Pratt nurse has been charged with raping a minor who was being treated at the Maryland psychiatric hospital.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
Feds find almost two-dozen ‘skimmers’ designed to steal credit cards at Baltimore area retailers
The U.S. Secret Service, in collaboration with local law enforcement, spent time in and around Baltimore, checking over 3,000 card readers, gas station pumps and ATMs looking for illegal skimming devices.
Examples of ATM skimming devices.
See ya later: Alligator dumped outside Harford County pet store
Harford County officers were called to respond to an alligator found in the parking lot of an exotic pet store in Bel Air Thursday night. The female alligator was housed overnight at Ryan’s Reptile Rescue and Rehoming.
Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office responded to a call on Thursday about an alligator in the parking lot of a local reptile shop.
MacKenzie Scott makes historic, $38 million donation to HBCU University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced Friday that it received a historic donation of $38 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 04:  MacKenzie Bezos attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
Wawa recalls some lemonade, milk drinks due to ‘foreign object’ contamination
Wawa recalled the beverages out of concerns for “potential foreign object contamination.”
Malvern, PA, USA - June 26, 2022: A Wawa convenience store and gas station in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Wawa, Inc. is an American chain of convenience stores and gas stations along the East Coast.
Historic bridge collapses in Baltimore County as septic truck crosses
Baltimore County officials say a metal truss bridge built in 1879 collapsed under the weight of a septic truck.
Baltimore County Fire crews respond to a call about a septic truck involved in the collapse of a bridge in Phoenix, Md., on Monday, October 20, 2025.
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.
Jury deadlocked after 5 hours deliberating, leads to mistrial in senior facility shooting case
Norman Waker, a 66-year-old man who uses a wheelchair, was charged with first- and second-degree murder and attempted murder for the shooting of two men in a senior living facility earlier this year.
The police presence outside Pleasant View Gardens on Feb. 20 as they investigate a double shooting inside the senior living facility.
‘Disrespecting me’: Man in wheelchair claims self-defense in senior living facility shooting
Norman Waker, on the third day of his trial Thursday, testified that he acted in self-defense when he shot two men, killing Clyde Barnes,79, and severely injuring Vance Winston Bey, 73.
Police presence outside Pleasant View Gardens on Thursday, February 20, 2025, as they investigate a shooting inside the senior living facility.
Alleged fight over $70 in cigarettes at the center of murder trial for man who uses a wheelchair
A 65-year-old man in a wheelchair is on trial for murder after an alleged fight over $70 worth of cigarettes led to a fatal shooting inside an East Baltimore senior complex.
Police presence outside Pleasant View Gardens on Thursday, February 20, 2025, as they investigate a shooting inside the senior living facility.
Savannah Bananas’ brand of baseball heads to Bowie, with Oct. 31 lottery cutoff
Next year, for two summer nights, the Indianapolis Clowns and Loco Beach Coconuts will bring Banana Ball to Prince George’s Stadium. Here’s how to get tickets.
The Indianapolis Clowns and Loco Beach Coconuts will make a stop in Maryland as part of the Banana Ball Championship League.
Johns Hopkins professor wins $800,000 ‘Genius’ grant for her research on saving democracy
Political scientist Hahrie Han has spent decades answering questions about political organizing, collective action and democracy. Her work has earned her one of the country’s most prestigious awards: the MacArthur “Genius” grant.
Dr. Hahrie Han was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant in 2025.
Parkville High 9th grader charged after gun found on campus
A ninth grader at Parkville High School has been charged as an adult on Friday after officers found the student in possession of a gun.
Baltimore County Police say officers responded to Parkville High School around 11:30 a.m. after administrators reported seeing what appeared to be the handle of a handgun in the book bag of a 16-year-old student.
Officials identify man killed and 6 officers involved in Dundalk shooting
Robert Adams, 55, of Dundalk, was shot and killed in the 2100 block of Larkhall Road by responding Baltimore County Police officers.
Baltimore County Police responded to a shooting Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in the 2100 block Larkhall Road in Dundalk.
Baltimore County Police shoot and kill man during barricade incident in Dundalk
Baltimore County Police responded to a shooting Wednesday night that turned into a barricade situation in Dundalk.
Baltimore County Police responded to a shooting Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in the 2100 block Larkhall Road in Dundalk.
Pikesville double stabbing leads to hourslong barricade amid a husband’s mental health crisis
A stabbing at a Pikesville home Tuesday morning turned into a barricade situation, leaving two adults hospitalized and drawing a heavy police presence to the normally quiet suburb.
Police arrived at a home on the 8200 block of Arrowhead Road at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday in response to a reported stabbing and found a man and a woman suffering related injuries.
Man charged after ‘extremely brutal attack’ leaves woman with over 12 stabs wounds in Towson
Baltimore County Police charged a 33-year-old man with attempted murder after an “extremely brutal” attack that lasted three minutes and left a woman critically injured with more than a dozen stab wounds.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Months after Lansdowne High student’s shooting death, 18-year-old charged with murder
Baltimore County Police charged an 18-year-old with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Lansdowne High School student earlier this year.
Lansdowne High School.
All Maryland Rite Aid stores closed, prescriptions transferred to new pharmacies
Rite Aid has officially closed all 16 of its Maryland stores, with customers’ prescriptions transferred to other pharmacies.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16: A Rite-Aid is seen on October 16, 2023 in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Rite Aid, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the country, has filed for bankruptcy and plans to close a number of stores across the United States amid slumping sales and lawsuits related to accusations that it helped fuel the opioid epidemic.
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