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    A photo compilation of Bilal Ali, Paris Gray and Joyous D. Jones.
    It’s a ridiculously close one in Baltimore’s 8th District City Council race
    Around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, the race was too close to call; with seven of 17 precincts reported, Gray had the slightest of edges.
    Crystal Parker, president of the North Avenue and Hilton Street Business & Community Task Force, speaks about issues her community is facing while walking up West North Avenue.
    Sheila Dixon, a ‘filthy’ street and residents who want politicians to put up or shut up
    Dixon brings up a stretch of North Avenue as part of her stump speech, she said, because she passes it on the way to her office or her gym and the conditions there are indicative of the state of the city.
    A silver and blue Amtrak train emerges from a tunnel. In the background trees and a small piece of the Baltimore skyline are visible.
    Reservoir Hill residents file civil rights complaint against Amtrak over new tunnel
    “Amtrak’s demonstrated need for the project does not justify the discriminatory effects on Black residents,” Baltimore residents told the U.S. Department of Transportation.
    The mother and aunt of the 7-year-old shot at Mondawmin Mall said they received an “outpouring of love” from community members, who have asked for updates on the status of the girl. They didn’t want to show their faces because of safety reasons.
    Family says 7-year-old shot at Mondawmin Mall is on the road to recovery
    The girl was struck once in the abdomen and once in the hand.
    Sonia Eaddy, John T. Bullock and Venroy July are running for Baltimore City Council in District 9.
    After 20 years of fighting City Hall, Poppleton’s Eaddy looks to join it
    City Councilman John Bullock faces a challenge in West Baltimore’s 9th District.
    Catholic Charities is opening an Intergenerational Center in West Baltimore.
    A new use for a closed school in West Baltimore
    Catholic Charities unveiled plans Thursday for a resource center at a shuttered school in the Franklintown Road neighborhood.
    Baltimore Police and the State's Attorney's office have announced a crackdown on riding dirt bikes on city streets.
    Baltimore again cracking down on dirt bikes, causing a stir
    Because of fines, enforcement and accountability, people are definitely talking about dirt bikes in Baltimore.
    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.
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