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MSP identifies driver killed in dump truck crash on I-95 in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Maryland State Police (MSP) have released the name of the driver who was killed in a dump truck crash on I-95 in Prince George’s County on Tuesday. State police told DC News Now that the driver was 37-year-old Oscar Ramos, Jr., of Mountain Rainier, Md. Details about […]
Suspect in West Bay Avenue Murder Arrested
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Southern District on June 14, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 48-year-old Gregory Barnes. Investigators learned Barnes shot and killed 39-year-old Dennis Edmonds, leaving Edmonds on the 4300...
Baltimore Endures Violent Day with Five Shootings, One Fatality (Video)
Baltimore experienced a surge in violence over a 24-hour period, with five separate shootings leaving one person dead and several others injured. The incidents unfolded across various neighborhoods, challenging recent claims of declining crime rates in the city. Series of Shootings Across the City. The violent spree began late Tuesday...
ShotSpotter Alerts Officers to Fatal Shooting
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On Aug. 22, at approximately 12:21 a.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to the 1900 block of East North Avenue, for a report of a ShotSpotter alert. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers located 46-year-old Ronald Caroll...
Baltimore police determining if bike shop arson is tied to Sunday’s mass shooting
The Baltimore City Fire Department’s Arson Unit is trying to determine if a Wednesday night fire on Spring Street is connected to a weekend mass shooting. The fire broke out in a building that is registered to TB Aberdeen Motorcycle Club Inc. One person was killed and seven others...
Maryland Weather: Back to school heat, Alert Day Wednesday
BALTIMORE -- The weather turns hot and humid for the students going back to school on Monday. An Alert Day is issued Wednesday for dangerous heat.After a beautiful weekend, the weather is looking hot and humid for back to school. High pressure that delivered us a stretch of comfortable weather will be sliding to our east. This will allow a return of heat and humidity to the area.Morning temperatures will be in the upper 60s Monday for kids at the bus stop. Heat will build throughout the day with temperatures in the middle 80s by lunchtime and upper 80s when...
Democratic Convention Notebook: Earl the Muskrat, river cruise, walk up songs
CHICAGO — Delegates from Maryland’s Eastern Shore to the Democratic National Convention are being joined by a mascot this week: Earl the Muskrat. Earl may have had one of the best seats in the house for former President Barack Obama’s speech from the perch of a 3-foot-high “VOTE” sign that a Maryland delegate proudly held in the air.
QA Fair hosts Eastern Shore Jousting Association event
CENTREVILLE — Numerous riders turned out to participate in the annual Queen Anne’s County Fair Jousting Tournament on the night of Friday, Aug. 16. The tournament sponsored by the Queen Anne’s County Fair Board was put on by the Eastern Shore Jousting Association. Karen A. Callahan, a jouster herself, was the chairman and welcomed all of the spectators to the event. She told the crowd she knew there was a lot going on at the fair but to please be patient as some of the...
A celebration of community, history and culture
CHESTERTOWN — Each year on a weekend in mid-August, Sumner Hall celebrates Legacy Day, a “Celebration of Community, History and Culture.” This year in partnership with the Historical Society of Kent County, it explored African American fraternal and community organizations in Kent County. “Our theme this year was African American fraternal and community organizations,” noted Airlee Ringgold Johnson, community historian for Washington College’s Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience. “Our citizens had a chance to step out of our usual work uniforms...
Baltimore City Police charge man following discovery of dead woman within home
Baltimore City Police have provided an update regarding their July 14 finding of a deceased woman within a Baltimore City home. According to authorities on July 14, around 8:56 a.m., officers arrived at a residence in the 800 block of Abbott Court after receiving a tip to investigate. At the...
Warm and dry conditions continue with low humidity Friday
Meteorologist Ava Marie says it will be warm and sunny but still less humid as temps will reach the low to mid 80's Friday. Temps will increase for the weekend as the humidity returns into the upper 80's and will stay there going into next week. Monday will see some chances for rain as the first day of school starts for many. Tuesday could see some possible afternoon storms before clearing out and warming up by Thursday.
10 guns and fiery retaliation: Oliver community hears from Baltimore officials as it processes mass shooting
A man was killed and seven other people were injured Sunday evening in Oliver. Three nights later the motorcycle hangout at the center of the mass shooting caught fire. Thursday night, an ice cream truck chimed, basketballs echoed next to charred windows and residents gathered in a church to process a jarring week in the East Baltimore neighborhood. “We’ve got to be able to stand up for ...
Baltimore ranked among worst real estate markets in U.S., WalletHub study
BALTIMORE, MD—With home values up around 3.3% in the past year and mortgage rates remaining high, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on the Best & Worst Real Estate Markets in 2024, to identify the most attractive cities for home-buyers and real estate professionals.
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Orioles’ bullpen struggles stretch beyond Craig Kimbrel, closer role: ‘Searching for outs’
NEW YORK — Forget figuring out the ninth inning. The Orioles are still trying to come up with a bullpen combination that gets them through the sixth, seventh and eighth. Their relief corps faltered again Wednesday as Craig Kimbrel and Seranthony Domínguez combined to cough up a pair of runs late in a 4-3 loss to the New York Mets. Kimbrel, still demoted from the closer role, allowed a go-ahead ...
Harris accepts Democratic nomination for president, Maryland delegates energized for fall campaign
CHICAGO – Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination Thursday night, pledging “a new way forward” for the nation and warning that the consequences of another Donald Trump presidency would be “extremely serious.”. “On behalf of the people, on behalf of every American, regardless...
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