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Defense attempts to chip away at witness credibility during Christopher Bendann trial
The federal trial of a former history teacher at the Gilman School continued Monday. Christopher Bendann, 40, is accused of sexually abusing and exploiting a former Gilman student beginning when they were in eighth grade. When the trial got underway, the gallery was packed, and the defendant was in attendance....
1,000 Baltimore County school buses equipped with automated enforcement cameras
ESSEX, Md. — Some 1,000 school buses in Baltimore County are equipped with automated enforcement cameras in an effort to discourage drivers from illegally passing the stopped buses. Students attending Eastern Technical High School in Essex arrived for the first day of class Monday to greetings from cheerleaders and...
Warmer but cloudy with chance of thunderstorms Monday
Meteorologist Dalencia Jenkins says it will be warm and partly cloudy for the rest of Monday as isolated thunderstorms could develop this afternoon. It will continue to get warmer and more humid as the week continues as temps in the 90's are expected. We are looking at an impact day for Wednesday as temps will get close to triple digits with a high heat index expected. The rest of the week will feature a chance for thunderstorms each day as the rain will cool temps back down to the 80's.
Missing Northwest Baltimore Child Found Alive and Well in Northern Arizona
A missing 8-year-old Northwest Baltimore boy was found alive and well after getting separated from his family for more than 12 hours while visiting a cave in northern Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Park rangers, law enforcement officers and more than 100 volunteers from around the country worked together to...
Ravens announce tragic death of offensive line coach Joe D’Allessandris after recent hospitilazation with illness
THE Baltimore Ravens announced the tragic death of the team’s offensive line coach Joe D’Alessandris. The NFL team had revealed earlier this month that 70-year-old D’Alessandris was dealing with an acute illness and needed ongoing treatment. “Our hearts ache with grief and sadness upon learning of Coach Joe D’Alessandris’ passing early this morning,” the Baltimore […]
Washington D.C. on Alert for Thunderstorms and Scorching Heat Wave, NWS Advises Caution
The National Weather Service in Washington D.C. has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook, announcing a mix of scattered showers and thunderstorms set to ricochet across the region. Residents should brace for a potential cocktail of weather conditions through the upcoming week, with today's temperatures cresting near 90 degrees and a 40 percent chance of precipitation.
Health department confirms first case of West Nile virus in Maryland this year
MARYLAND (DC News Now) — Maryland health officials announced the state’s first confirmed positive case of West Nile virus this year. The Maryland Department of Health (DOH) announced Monday that an adult living near Baltimore tested positive. That person has since recovered. The DOH said that mosquitoes infect humans with West Nile virus after feeding […]
False fall, second summer? DC region heats back up with temps in the 90s this week
WASHINGTON - Are we starting "second summer?" It sure feels that way!. As autumn approaches (less than a month away!), residents of the D.C, Maryland, and Virginia region are experiencing what is colloquially known as a "second summer." This weather phenomenon brings a resurgence of unseasonably warm temperatures to the area typically when it should be cooling down. Often, it makes it feel like summer is making an unexpected return.
Prince George's County Schools kicks off school year with new bell schedule, bus routes
BOWIE, Md. — More than 130,000 are heading back to class at Prince George's County Public Schools Monday. For many of them, that means new bus routes and bell schedules. PGCPS said that the majority of schools are seeing no change or only a 15 minute change in their start and end times, but 16% of schools are seeing a shift anywhere from 16 to 45 minutes.
Baltimore County Detectives: Woman fatally stabbed sister after post-wedding dispute
WBFF (Baltimore, MD) — Two sisters went to a wedding together on Saturday, and by Sunday morning, one of them had killed the other following a dispute outside of a Catonsville home, according to Baltimore County investigators. Charging documents show that police arrested Brianna Jarrells, 29, for allegedly fatally...
Mount Vernon Place Conservancy wins $750K ‘Save America’s Treasures’ grant
Mount Vernon Place Conservancy has been awarded the National Park Service’s “Save America’s Treasures” grant, a prestigious and highly competitive honor awarded under the NPS’s Historical Preservation Fund. The $750,000 grant will be used for Mount Vernon Place Conservancy’s next major restoration project: the revitalization...
Market problems, poor planning causing price hikes in nation’s largest electric market, critics say
After years of climbing electric prices nationwide, customers in the United States’ largest power market are about to get squeezed harder. Last month, PJM, which coordinates the flow of electricity for an area that includes all or parts of 13 states, including part of Kentucky, stretching from the Midwest to New Jersey plus the District […]
Mondawmin Mall Shooter Identified Based on Baltimore Detectives’ Assumptions, Defense Argues
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. Baltimore Police detectives investigating the shooting outside Mondawmin Mall last December gathered a lot of information, but, according to defense attorney Natalie Finegar, determining the identity of the shooter left the department “scratching their heads.”. Turning...
Reopening the Channel: A Look-back at the Key Bridge Accident Response
“The enormity of this disaster is hard to imagine without seeing it in person…It may sound dramatic but given the wreckage field created by the collapsed bridge, the environment divers are working in, and the dangers posed to them, is like cleaning the site of 9/11 with blinders on.” - Rick Benoit, Emergency Management specialist at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) North Atlantic Division (NAD), from USACE news report.
Baltimore County Public Library to temporarily close Rosedale Storyville for renovations
ROSEDALE, MD—The Baltimore County Public Library will be closing the Storyville at its Rosedale Branch for extensive renovations that will include painting, new carpeting, and upgraded art. The renovations are scheduled to begin on August 30th and will last until September 21st. These will be the first refurbishments since...
1 death investigation, 1 shooting investigation upgraded to homicides, BPD says
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore Police announced two investigations that have been upgraded to homicides. Police say on January 27, 2024, officers went to a home in the 400 block of North Clinton Street to assist the fire department. Upon arrival, officers say they followed a medic to Johns Hopkins...
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