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Upwards of two-hundred people marched from the intersection of MLK and Howard Street to Penn Station in support of Palestine in a protest organized by People's Power Assembly on October 13, 2023.
Vigils, rallies around Baltimore to mark anniversary of Oct. 7
Tens of thousands of protesters have joined demonstrations across the U.S. nearly a year into the war, including protests at many college campuses.
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.
‘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.
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said one of the best parts of the event at the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center was talking with young students from area law schools.
At new Baltimore community center, Eric Holder says Justice Thurgood Marshall’s work is unfinished
Eric Holder, the former U.S. Attorney General and renowned civil rights leader, delivered an inaugural speech in a lecture series created to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
University officials said they will continue to look for ways to build a diverse university community.
Johns Hopkins sees ‘significant setback’ as diversity of incoming class drops sharply
Johns Hopkins University shared socioeconomic statistics and self-reported racial and ethnic identities of this year’s incoming first-year undergraduates.
The Baltimore City Board of Elections is seeking judges for Nov. 5 local, state and presidential elections.
Q&A: Elections director says more poll workers are needed. Here’s how to become one.
Baltimore City Board of Elections Director Armstead Jones says about 2,100 election judges are needed to work the polls during the general election on Nov. 5.
The Jewish Museum of Maryland, at Loyd St. and Watson St. on March 2, 2023.
Jewish Museum of Maryland gets $1.5 million from Orioles owner David Rubenstein
Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein announced a $1.5 million donation to the Jewish Museum of Maryland, to help complete significant renovations.
An indictment and warrant were issued for a man’s arrest late last month after he allegedly stole cash and luxury sunglasses from the University of Maryland football team.
Man charged with stealing over $3K in cash from UMD football administration
A Reisterstown man suspected of stealing cash and luxury sunglasses from a coach and staff with the University of Maryland’s football team was charged with theft and burglary.
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.
Facial recognition rules for Maryland police are due. ACLU says more protections are needed.
A fast-approaching deadline has the ACLU of Maryland calling for more protections as state police outline how local enforcement agencies will be able to use facial recognition technology.
An attendant of an event commemorating a year without homicides wars a Safe Streets jacket, in front of the Safe Streets Penn North site managed by Catholic Charities, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
3 more Safe Streets sites go more than a year with no homicides
Baltimore’s Safe Streets gun violence reduction program celebrated a milestone Friday, as three more sites marked over 365 consecutive days without a homicide.
Hotel workers walked out of the city-owned downtown Hilton hotel Monday for a daylong Labor Day strike demanding better pay and better working conditions, making it the first strike in 54 years at any hotel in Baltimore.
Baltimore hotel workers hold first strike in decades at city-owned Hilton
Baltimore hotel workers went on strike at the the city-owned downtown Hilton hotel on Labor Day, demanding better pay and better working conditions. It was the city's first strike in more than 50 years.
Andrea Rodriguez Avila wearing glasses and a powder blue suit jacket while holding an award.
Family of Rice University student killed remembers her as academic achiever, caring leader
Andrea Rodriguez Avila was found dead in her residential hall on the campus of Rice University in Houston. The family of the 21-year-old issued a statement, saying her "precious life was lost to horrific violence."
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
Guardian charged with murder and child abuse in January death of 16-year-old stepson
Johnnie Teague, 51, was arrested Wednesday inside his home in Southeast Baltimore where his stepson was found unresponsive in January.
Roughly 200 unionized workers at the Hilton participated in a vote on Aug. 9, deciding not to extend their contract with the city-owned hotel.
Hilton workers prepare for strike after failing to reach deal with city-owned hotel
After voting to authorize a strike earlier this month, union hotel workers and Hilton had their final negotiations before their contract's expiration on Aug. 29.
Trash collection in Baltimore is expected to be canceled Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, due to extreme high heat, according to the city’s public works agency.
Baltimore DPW may cancel trash pickup due to extreme heat conditions
The Department of Public Works possible suspension of service comes as Baltimore’s health department declared a Code Red Extreme Heat warning Tuesday.
A butterfly-themed picture frame holds a photo of Autumn Harvey displayed during a vigil in her honor in Middle River on July 14, 2024. Baltimore County Police announced Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, the arrest of 36-year-old Bryan Demetric Cherry in the death of Harvey and her grandmother, 75-year-old Iona Sellers. Cherry is charged with first-degree murder.
Man charged with murder in deaths of Middle River woman, grandmother
Detectives with the Baltimore County Homicide Unit arrested Bryan Demetric Cherry, 36, on Thursday. He faces a count of first-degree murder charges and is being held without bond. An attorney was not immediately listed in online court records.
Baltimore City Councilman Antonio Glover in August 2023. Glover has led the criticism of the Department of Public Works following a worker heat-related death earlier this month.
Baltimore City Council sounds off on DPW after worker’s heat-related death
The Department of Public Works is scheduled to discuss working conditions at a City Council oversight hearing Thursday night following the death of a solid waste worker.
Loved ones were told to go in peace and hug someone after the vigil for 16-year-old Leslie Noble. Noble died during a football practice at Franklin High School last week. A smiling cardboard cutout of Noble was positioned in the center of the crowd.
Family and school community honor life of fallen Franklin High football player
“One thing about Leslie, he was not a downer. He was one that was really excited,” Elder Gregory Johnson said. “And so, while we are here in his remembrance, we know he has left such a great legacy in his life of just 16 years.”
A vial of smallpox/monkeypox vaccine is seen during a vaccination event at the Pride Center on July 12, 2022 in Wilton Manors, Florida. The center is offering the free smallpox/monkeypox vaccinations from the Florida Department of Health in Broward County as South Florida leads the state in the number of people infected.
WHO declares mpox a global health emergency. Here’s what Marylanders need to know.
Marylanders are safe for now as the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus could cross borders.
The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel is a pair of two-lane tunnels carrying I-895 under the Patapsco River.
Army Corps recommends $77M floodwall to protect Baltimore’s tunnels from storms
“The people of Baltimore know all too well the impact caused when vital transportation infrastructure is lost,” Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, the commanding general of the U.S. Army of Corp Engineers, said.
The children of Ronald Silver II, a solid waste worker who died of hyperthermia, wear shirts that read  “We Love You Dad” printed on family photos at a press conference held outside City Hall on Monday.
Family of DPW worker who died of heatstroke says it was ‘completely preventable’
After a Baltimore sanitation worker died on the job from overheating 10 days ago, his family spoke publicly for the first time Monday.
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