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    A building at the corner of E. North Avenue and N. Wolfe Street collapses after it's hit by stolen car that crashed into another car. The driver of the stolen vehicle hit a pedestrian, Alfred Fincher, before crashing into the building. Fincher was pronounced dead at the scene.
    AG releases shocking footage of East Baltimore pursuit, crash that killed pedestrian
    An attorney for the man’s family says police officers need to be trained to avoid pursuits “when it needlessly puts the lives of Baltimore residents in jeopardy.”
    Baltimore City Public Schools bus.
    Baltimore City school board votes to keep Collegiate School for Boys open
    After a split vote a week ago, the city school board voted unanimously to give Collegiate School for Boys a second chance.
    A bus outside Charles Center Station drives along its path on 8/11/22.
    Why don’t Baltimore City Schools have school buses? | The Maryland Curiosity Bureau
    Ask MTA administrators and transit activists, and you’ll get the same answer: No idea. It’s just been that way forever.
    There has been a rise in gunshot violence with youth in Baltimore.
    Nearly one in three people shot in 2023 were 18 or under as gun violence flares near schools
    A spike in youth gunshot victims is worsening even as nonfatal shootings and homicides are down.
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    Baltimore gets $2 million to help plan for redevelopment of Highway to Nowhere
    The controversial road displaced over a thousand residents of West Baltimore when it was built decades ago.
    Photo collage showing silhouettes of two adults and a child walking over prairie landscape, with excerpts from 1997 letter from Maryland Historical Society to the Pawnee Nation.
    At long last, Pawnee Nation ancestral remains are returned from a Baltimore museum
    The Baltimore Banner used a database created by the investigative news site ProPublica that tracks roughly 600 federally-funded institutions — which includes museums and universities — around the country that still hold ancestral remains. One of the institutions is in Baltimore.
    Volunteers and rescue teams search a destroyed building on February 12, 2023 in Adiyaman, Turkey.
    How to support victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
    As the death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria surpasses 21,000 people, Baltimore area nonprofits, charities and businesses are looking for ways to support victims.
    Christa Daring, along with their partner Dan Staples and child Juniper, raise chickens in their backyard in Lauraville on February 3, 2023. They have ten chickens total.
    Clucked up: The humble and heartbreaking world of raising backyard chickens
    Thinking about raising chickens to save money on eggs? These Baltimore-area backyard chicken owners say prepare yourself for feathers, heartbreak and some very expensive eggs.
    Lake Clifton's Quentin Monroe puts up a shot over Dunbar's Gary Suite during Friday's Baltimore City boys basketball contest. Monroe scored 27 points as the No. 5 Lakers topped the 13th-ranked Poets, 68-34, in East Baltimore.
    Lake Clifton overwhelms No. 13 Dunbar
    No. 5 Lakers honor last season’s championship team, dominate longtime rival
    Illustration. Original photos by Getty Images and Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
    Disconnected: Baltimore Latinos tell City Council about the need for more interpreters
    Leading community advocates are pushing the city to hire more bilingual employees rather than rely on an interpretation service or staff who don’t speak other languages.
    Screenshot of a WJZ segment about Lake Montebello.
    City says it will repair Lake Montebello sinkhole by early spring
    City officials still don’t know the cause of the sinkhole.
    Photo of 15-year-old NyKayla Strawder.
    Woman arrested in connection to fatal shooting of 15-year-old NyKayla Strawder
    The woman is charged with reckless endangerment, and two charges related to a minor gaining access to a firearm.
    A 5-year-old boy died in a house fire in East Baltimore.
    Boy, 5, dies in East Baltimore house fire
    A 5-year-old boy died Saturday morning in a house fire in East Baltimore, the Fire Department said.
    The Baltimore Banner/VSN Boys & Girls Week 7 Basketball Top 15
    John Carroll enters boys poll; undefeated Loch Raven debuts in girls rankings
    Inside of Asian Court Dim Sum.
    Where to ring in the Lunar New Year in Baltimore
    This weekend, head to one of the following Baltimore-area restaurants or events to bring in a lucky year of the rabbit — or the cat.
    At the end of the Sew Some Garments class, students are holding up their nearly finished trousers. 
From left to right, Cecilia, Neha, Lisa and Imani.
    What a sewing class taught me about creativity and patience
    I’ve been trying to take intentional time to learn new skills.
    Wanda Watts stands in front of a restaurant in Baltimore.
    Baltimore Divided: Old Town residents see paychecks shrink while neighbors thrive
    Old Town in central Baltimore, one of the three original settlements in the downtown area of the city, has seen better days. The neighborhood has a pedestrian mall that now has decaying buildings, giving it the feel of a ghost town.
    The four-bedroom, 7-bathroom house at 1015 Binney St. in Canton is listed for sale at $1.1 million dollars. It has an extra kitchen, marble detail throughout, two roof decks and a large, ocular window above a jacuzzi.
    This Canton home ‘defied the laws of physics’ and can be yours for about $1 million
    This three-story home ”defies the law of physics,” according to its listing.
    Danni Donovan of Donovan WaterWorks.
    The Baltimore plumber who saved Christmas
    Two immigrant families were staring down a Christmas without running water. Then Danni Donovan, of Baltimore’s Donovan WaterWorks, showed up.
    Employees and clients of Charm City Care Connection create edible holiday wreathes together using icing, sprinkles, and pretzels during the Holiday Party on Thursday December 22, 2022.
    Holiday parties, drug supply dropoffs: How Baltimore groups fight overdose epidemic in wake of COVID
    “It’s one thing to just throw resources at a community,” one harm reduction worker. “It’s another to build relationships."
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