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    Baltimore Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley, U.S. Marshals Chief Deputy Mathew Silverman, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, and Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates host a press conference at police headquarters on the arrest of Jason Billingsley, the suspect in the killing of Pava LaPere, on Sept. 28, 2023. Billingsley was apprehended at a train station in Bowie late last night. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
    Survivors sue landlord, property companies after alleged attack by Jason Billingsley
    The lawsuit was filed Monday in Baltimore City Circuit Court against Jason Billingsley, Eden’s Homes and Property Pals. It alleges negligence, premise liability and a breach of lease.
    St. Vincent de Paul Church is one of dozens of Catholic churches at risk of closure as the Archdiocese of Baltimore moves forward with a consolidation plan.
    Baltimore Catholics reeling after archdiocese proposes closing 40 of 61 parishes
    Baltimore Catholics, reeling from the archdiocese's proposal to close 40 churches, spent Monday mourning and preparing to battle to keep their beloved parishes open.
    The exterior of Mondawmin Mall on Dec. 13, 2022.
    7-year-old Mondawmin Mall shooting victim now in stable condition
    Baltimore Police said a 7-year-old girl shot at one of Baltimore’s best-known malls on Saturday is now in “stable” condition.
    Mayor Brandon Scott and Police Commissioner Richard Worley address reporters Saturday, April 13, 2024, outside the Mondawmin Mall, where a 7-year-old girl was shot.
    7-year-old shot Saturday at Mondawmin Mall; Baltimore Police say she wasn’t the target
    A 7-year-old was shot at Mondawmin Mall on Saturday, and Baltimore Police searched for the shooter.
    The duck wonton noodle soup and a side of lamb "samosas" at Colala Grind Express in BioPark.
    The Dish: In search of ‘the best Chinese food in the city’
    West Baltimore restaurant Colala Grind Express looks run-of-the-mill, but its Chinese food is out of the ordinary.
    A rendering created as part of The Druid Lake Vision Plan includes new amenities which compliment recreational water access.
    Druid Hill Park is getting a makeover. Here’s a timeline for all the upgrades.
    A water project, road changes and recreation on the lake are all planned for the park in the next few years.
    Former Loyola University Maryland and Southwestern High School standout Jamal Barney, pictured in 2011, was found dead in a vacant rowhome in October 2023.
    Arrest made in death of former Loyola Maryland basketball standout Jamal Barney
    Authorities charged a Baltimore man with murder, accusing him of killing Jamal Barney, a former basketball standout at Loyola University Maryland and Southwestern High School.
    An old Greyhound bus logo sign is boarded up in a wooden transport frame. It rests inside an office-like building underneath a long window.
    Squash anyone? New courts, student workspace coming to Baltimore’s old Greyhound station
    The project will transform the 24,000-square-foot station into six squash courts that will host tournament play, dedicated workspace for students and room to expand.
    April Hurley is a survivor. The scars from an attack from Jason Billingsley sexually assaulted where he sliced her neck are still visible.
    Her attack was overshadowed by Pava LaPere’s death. April Hurley speaks out.
    The 25-year-old fought back and managed to survive. Five months later, she’s begun the process of working every day — for the rest of her life — to not let the attack define her.
    The sign for Rooted Rotisserie, as seen on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Baltimore.
    Rooted Rotisserie brings affordable, French-inspired family dining to Hollins Market area
    How a Southwest Baltimore couple are making their restaurant feel like home
    A Baltimore Police car and 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.
    Police fire at pair outside a West Baltimore liquor store; 1 person shot, 1 person sought
    Police fired shots at two people fleeing from a liquor store in West Baltimore where a 31-year-old man was found wounded by gunfire.
    The 1800 block of McCulloh Street where a woman and baby were found dead on Feb. 13, 2024.
    Woman and baby found dead in West Baltimore, police investigating
    Baltimore Police are investigating after a 32-year-old woman and a 1-year-old baby were found dead in a home in the 1800 block of McCulloh Street Tuesday morning.
    Amtrak President Roger Harris approaches the lectern at the opening of a newly constructed train platform at Baltimore’s Penn Station on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
    Amtrak awards $1B-plus contract for new West Baltimore tunnel
    The supergroup Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture has been awarded a $1 billion-plus contract to bore two new tunnel tubes underneath West Baltimore. The project will ultimately replace a 151-year-old passenger rail tunnel that is a major bottleneck in the Northeast Corridor.
    Baltimore Police lights flicker at night.
    Baltimore Police arrest man in St. Patrick’s Day 2023 fatal hit-and-run
    Derek Glenn’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.356, according to the charging documents. That’s more than four times higher than the legal driving limit.
    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.
    47-year-old cyclist killed in hit-and-run in West Baltimore
    Police say they found the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries after being struck by an unidentified vehicle.
    The exterior of the renovated Hollins Market on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Baltimore.
    Hollins Market begins to unveil its $2.1 million makeover
    The market is holding an open house and tours Saturday to provide an early glimpse at the renovations.
    Robert Lee Hardy, star of Marty and the Hands That Could, sits on the stage at Arena Players Incorporated, where the play is being shown, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. Arena Players Incorporated is the theater where Hardy took his first steps into acting before moving to Los Angeles.
    From West Baltimore to L.A.: Actor returns to the home theater where he got his start
    Theater is more than a hobby. It saved his life.
    Passenger rail company Amtrak hosted an open house-style community meeting at Carver Vocational-Technical High School on Sept. 26, 2023 to offer details about construction of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, which will bore two new two-mile tunnel tubes underneath parts of West Baltimore.
    Amtrak’s tunnel is coming. Can this group get residents onboard?
    While Amtrak’s new Frederick Douglass Tunnel will keep its passenger trains running under West Baltimore for decades to come, local leaders and residents want a say in how the federally subsidized company plans to invest in communities above the tunnel while it’s building.
    Baltimore's “Highway to Nowhere” reflects bad decision making and disregard for the neighborhoods it harmed, says E. Evans Paull, a retired city planner and the author of “Stop the Road: Stories from the Trenches of Baltimore’s Road Wars.”
    As Baltimore rethinks ‘Highway to Nowhere,’ the clock is ticking for federal grants
    Community groups wonder why it’s taking so long to make progress in reimagining U.S. 40 in West Baltimore — aka the Highway to Nowhere.
    Travis Winstead Jr. smiles for a portrait in front of a stone archway that reads "The Baltimore City College."
    From shooting hoops to shooting photos, City College sophomore follows his passion
    How a student re-envisioned his involvement in sports
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