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Prosecution Says Phone Call Incriminates Defendant
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. Closing arguments finished July 15 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannine J. Hong for the 2023 murder of Mason Kelly. Jared Ford, 23, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of firearm use...
Trial Continues for Edlynne Road Homicide Defendant
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On July 15, a trial continued for a 32-year-old homicide defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Kyle J. Cooper is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of firearm use in a felony violent...
Final Drive: Important Week for Vets Returning From Injuries
Press Release: Ravens Provide $100,000 in Play 60 Grants
The Ravens Foundation, Inc. recently awarded $100,000 in grants to 22 nonprofit organizations in the Greater Baltimore area. The Ravens' PLAY 60 Grant continues to provide financial support of up to $10,000 for both new and expanding programs or endeavors that promote physical fitness and/or nutrition education among youth. Over the past 18 years, the Ravens Foundation, Inc. has provided over $1.6 million in funding to support these deserving programs.
City welcomes new trustees to Baltimore City Fire and Police retirement board
BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — On Monday afternoon, Mayor Scott attended a swearing-ceremony for two newly elected and certified members of the Baltimore City Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System (F&P) Board of Trustees. Sergeant William MacDonald was sworn in as the Police Department Active Member Representative Trustee and retired...
8-Year-Old Severly Injured After Being Struck By Train In South Baltimore
Baltimore Police announced that an 8-year-old suffered a severe injury after he was struck by a train Monday evening in the Cherry Hill community of South Baltimore. According to police, the boy suffered a severe injury to one of his extremities just before 7 p.m. in the 3400 block of Spelman Road. Join Our Text […] The post 8-Year-Old Severly Injured After Being Struck By Train In South Baltimore appeared first on 92 Q.
Mayor Scott visits YouthWorks participants at Art with a Heart
Baltimore (WBFF) — Mayor Brandon Scott joined summer YouthWorks participants at Art with a Heart on Tuesday morning. Art with a Heart is an organization that provides accessible visual art experiences to numerous Baltimore communities. Mayor Scott engaged with the YouthWorks participants, joined them in making pottery, and discussed...
Small houses in East Baltimore to offer new life for homeless families
Thirteen new homes are shaping up in Oliver led by one of Baltimore's top developers who is pivoting from the luxury apartment market to the more humble task of providing housing for families exiting homelessness. The Hope Village community of small homes is expected to open in October — and...
Baltimore City councilman speaks on canceled opioid epidemic hearing
There’s still disagreement over why a public hearing regarding the opioid epidemic in Baltimore City was canceled. The City Council Public Safety and Health committees were scheduled to meet at least four times on the topic in the coming months after a New York Times article called Baltimore “The Overdose Capital” of the U.S.
HCPD Daily Crime Bulletin, July 13-15, 2024
10000 block of Baltimore National Pike, July 14 8:40 p.m. An adult female suspect reported that she was approached by a male suspect who stole her cash before fleeing. No one was injured. Commercial burglary. Ellicott City, 21042:. Smyth Jewelers, 11000 block of Resort Road, July 13 1:55 a.m. Unknown...
Baltimore Police Nab Two After Stolen Vehicle Chase, Loaded Firearms Recovered
Chaos unfolded in the heart of Baltimore's Western District when members of a police unit called Foxtrot were in hot pursuit of a stolen vehicle on July 15. The Baltimore Police shared a post detailing the harrowing chase that ensued after patrol officers tried to pull over the car, which was flagged as stolen. According to the Baltimore Police Department, an avoidance maneuver by the suspects culminated in their vehicle colliding with a patrol car and crashing, allowing them to flee on foot.
What’s next for Key Bridge rebuild? Sun reporter Hayes Gardner to hold Reddit AMA.
Nearly four months ago, the container ship Dali lost power and crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, decimating it and killing six construction workers. Crews have since removed tens of thousands of tons wreckage from the Patapsco River and fully reopened the shipping channel in June. But there’s more activity on the horizon. In the coming months, state officials will identify the ...
A Baltimore man died after being sedated and restrained by medics. His mom wants answers.
When Trea Ellinger left a Baltimore drug rehab facility last summer, he assured his anxious mother that everything was fine. He had his medications and was planning to meet up with his girlfriend. By the following afternoon, he was dead — not from the violence his mom feared he might face, but because he didn’t […]
Heat warning and thunderstorms for rest of Tuesday
Meteorologist Alena Lee says the Excessive Heat Warning continues until the evening with chances of scattered thunderstorms possible. A heat advisory will be in place for Wednesday as temps are expected in the upper 90's. A cold front will hit the area on Thursday dropping temps into the 80's for the first time in a while. The weekend looks mostly cloudy with slight chances for rain with temps in the upper 80s.
Dan Joerres – President and General Manager
Dan Joerres joined WBAL NewsRadio and WBAL-TV in January 2011 from Hearst-owned WXII-TV in Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he served as General Sales Manager since 2008. While at WXII, Dan expanded community service projects, including the WXII Food Drive and the WXII Blood Drive, and helped establish the highly regarded...
Baltimore County spending $550K to shield 2020 settlement to brother of county executive’s friend
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s administration secretly paid his friend’s brother an $83,675 settlement after backing out of an agreement to increase the retired firefighter’s pension, which county lawyers said would have violated state law. And now, the administration could pay more than half a million dollars on a fight in court to keep secret details about the settlement. ...
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