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Why juvenile justice legislation named in honor of slain Baltimore teen hasn’t passed
Gov. Wes Moore waded through hundreds of pieces of legislation and has signed over a thousand since the 2024 legislative session ended in April. But one juvenile justice bill sponsored in honor of a slain teen girl never saw ink from his ceremonial pen. The NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act never even reached his desk. NyKayla Strawder was 15 in 2022 when she was fatally shot on the porch outside ...
Almost 6,000 Dead in 6 Years: How Baltimore Became the U.S. Overdose Capital
BALTIMORE — People in Baltimore have been dying of overdoses at a rate never before seen in a major U.S. city. In the past six years, nearly 6,000 lives have been lost. The death rate from 2018 to 2022 was nearly double that of any other large city and higher than nearly all of Appalachia during the prescription pill crisis, the Midwest during the height of rural meth labs or New York during the crack epidemic.
Baltimore to implement second year of summer youth curfew enforcement, additional teen events
Baltimore City officials presented a plan Thursday to enforce a youth curfew for the second summer. Mayor Brandon Scott last year began strictly enforcing the long-standing weekend curfew in response to an alarming rise of youth shootings. As the school year winds down, the city’s weeklong curfew will start Memorial Day and run until Labor Day. Curfew starts at 9 p.m. for teens under 14. Teens ...
U.S. Air Force Airman from Maryland killed by car will be honored during Memorial Day Ceremony
BALTIMORE – U.S. Air Force Airman Makai Cummings was returning to his base in North Carolina from a visit home to Baltimore when his car got a flat tire.He pulled over on I-295 outside Richmond, Virginia, to change the tire in the early morning hours of May 8, 2023, when he was struck and killed in a hit-and-run."I don't know why this had to happen to my son, but I trust God," said Rotina Lacy, Cummings' mother. "I'm commanded to forgive (the driver)."Cummings will be honored Monday at the Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens' 57th annual Memorial Day Ceremony, honoring the...
Summer youth engagement activities, curfew set to return in Baltimore
BALTIMORE - Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced this year's Summer Youth Engagement Strategy, which includes more activities for the city's youth.The summer initiative is to provide young people with engagement events to keep them safe while school is out.The city is inviting children to Rash Field at the Inner Harbor on Sunday for a Summer Kickoff Party.Scott said the strategy will offer children more positive activities that will help them stay out of trouble."Our goal this summer is to keep our young people safe, connected and engaged," Scott said.What does the youth want?City leaders received input from 300 children in...
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