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Baltimore woman sentenced to 35 years in deadly shooting captured in viral video Unique Thorne, 27, of Johnston Square, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to second-degree murder and use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence.

Baltimore woman sentenced to 35 years in deadly shooting captured in viral video. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Tenants sue Towson high-rise, saying alarms, sprinklers didn't work in fire A lawsuit alleges the Berkshires at Town Center Apartments knew about fire safety problems at the building long before a January blaze and failed repeatedly to correct them.

By Sapna Bansil: No alarms, no sprinklers as fire swept through luxury Towson high-rise, tenants say. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Pratt’s new leader traveled to Asia and Africa last year on library donations The trips to Egypt, China and Japan come as the Baltimore Enoch Pratt library’s budget has otherwise been pinched.

The Pratt Library’s new leader traveled to Asia and Africa last year on library donations, @emilyopilo.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Officer shot in Northwest Baltimore neighborhood, officials say A Baltimore Police officer has been shot in Northwest Baltimore, according to department spokesperson Lindsey Eldridge.

Officer shot in Northwest Baltimore neighborhood, officials say

Johns Hopkins’ D.C. real estate portfolio just got even bigger Johns Hopkins University bought a second building in D.C., continuing its expansion into the nation's capital.

Johns Hopkins University has its eyes on D.C.

The elite university just bought a second building in the nation's capital, bringing its total D.C. footprint to almost 600,000 square feet. Inside Hopkins' Bloomberg Center + the university's D.C. ambitions:
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With limited resources, Baltimore Police struggle to aid mentally ill people The Crisis Response Team was created nearly a decade ago, prompted in part by the federal investigation into the city’s police department following the 2015 in-custody death of Freddie Gray.

By @conarck.bsky.social: With limited resources, Baltimore Police struggle to aid mentally ill people. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Met Her at a Cafe adds an eatery to a neighborhood that sorely needs them An inconspicuous black building in Oliver is serving up colorful platters of food and providing one of the only sit-in eateries in the area.

From @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social: Met Her at a Cafe adds an eatery to a Baltimore neighborhood that sorely needs them. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Undercover informants. A crime lab. Operations like Middleman, Chameleon & Long Tailed Liberation.

For more than a century, one law has protected all of god's little creatures

Our Sunday story on the most important conservation act you've never heard of

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I might become a single-issue voter on eliminating Daylight Saving Time.

Kyle Schwarber absolutely crushes a baseball (108.9 mph EV, 427 feet) to put the USA on top

BALTIMORE — Someone was playing “Fergalicious” on TouchTunes.

She brings music, language and last goodbyes for grieving Spanish-speaking families A Glen Burnie funeral director bridges language and culture, guiding Spanish-speaking families through grief, death and repatriation in Maryland and Virginia.

By @norileyben.bsky.social, @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social and Danny Zawodny: She brings music, language and last goodbyes for grieving Spanish-speaking families. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Baltimore group fights addiction, homelessness with gentle touch — and soup Starting last year, community groups like Helping Up Mission began to receive tens of millions of dollars from the city’s opioid restitution fund to combat an ongoing overdose crisis.

Baltimore group fights addiction, homelessness with gentle touch — and soup

Lionel Messi is set to play in Baltimore. Beware of field invaders. Dozens of fans have illegally stormed onto the field to get a closer glimpse of their hero, Lionel Messi, over his storied career. That poses a unique security challenge ahead of the 38-year-old socce...

Lionel Messi is coming to Baltimore. Beware of field invaders. www.thebanner.com/sports/lione...

Police shooting of autistic man raises concerns at Howard’s celebrated housing complex Patuxent Commons residents are feeling uneasy after police shot and killed 25-year-old resident Alexander LaMorie, an autistic man, who authorities say refused commands to drop a knife.

Police shooting of autistic man raises concerns at Howard’s celebrated housing complex, @lillianreed.bsky.social and @jessmnocera.bsky.social report. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Youth charging reform is finally moving in Maryland, but not everyone is happy The Maryland Senate’s version of the bill would shorten the list of charges that automatically land teens in adult court but not by as many offenses as advocates wanted.

New story for @thebaltimorebanner.com: Youth charging reform is finally gaining traction in Maryland after more than a decade of advocacy. But after some significant compromises, not everyone is happy about it. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Recent Syracuse basketball player is detained by federal immigration agents After John Bol Ajak and his family fled civil war in South Sudan, he came to the U.S. to go to school and play basketball.

Recent Syracuse basketball player is detained by federal immigration agents

Federal judge rules against Navy baseball player seeking extra year of eligibility U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin held that Brock Murtha, 23, of West Sayville, New York, was unlikely to prevail in court.

Federal judge rules against Navy baseball player seeking extra year of eligibility. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Glen Arm man pleads guilty to paying bribes to Baltimore City Hall employee James Carroll Erny Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday to federal bribery charges for paying a Baltimore City Hall employee in exchange for wiping away city property tax bills.

Glen Arm man pleads guilty to paying bribes to Baltimore City Hall employee, @justinfenton.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Ex-juvenile detention center employee now charged with sexually abusing 11 children Ronald Neverdon, who held various positions at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School in Baltimore County until his retirement in 2013, faces a total of 117 counts of child abuse, perverted practice and sex...

Ex-juvenile detention center employee now charged with sexually abusing 11 children. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Private owner of planned Elkridge ICE facility sues Howard County The private owner of a planned ICE facility in Elkridge claims Howard County officials interfered with and obstructed the federal government’s authority to enforce immigration law and open detention...

Private owner of planned Elkridge ICE facility sues Howard County, elected officials

How a Hopkins professor’s mushroom trip led to 1,000 paintings of cigarettes While participating in a Johns Hopkins Medicine study on mushroom-derived psilocybin, and the drug’s ability to curb addictive behaviors, the local writing professor discovered he loves to paint cigar...

By Wesley Case: All the smokes: How a Hopkins professor’s mushroom trip led to 1,000 paintings of cigarettes. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Body camera footage shows deadly encounter between police officer and Samuel ‘Big Sam’ Brown The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released police body camera footage showing Samuel “Big Sam” Brown Jr.’s swatting away a Baltimore County Police officer’s arm twice before he punches...

Body camera footage shows deadly encounter between police officer and Samuel ‘Big Sam’ Brown

Why this 19-year-old Hopkins student helps record the dying’s last words A Johns Hopkins sophomore helped launch a project that deploys volunteers to hospices around the country to collect the final words of the dying.

From @mercohn.bsky.social: Why this 19-year-old Hopkins student helps record the dying’s last words. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Baltimore pays respects to Samuel ‘Big Sam’ Brown Jr. after deadly police encounter The juxtaposition between how Samuel Brown lived his life and how his life ended is devastating to parts of Baltimore’s Black community, hundreds of whom showed up to Brown’s funeral Tuesday.

Baltimore pays respects to ‘Big Sam’ after deadly police encounter

Ex-Harford County sheriff’s deputy sentenced for sexually exploiting 2 children Ryan Hall, 51, of Woodbine, who was on the force for 27 years, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to two counts of sexual exploitation of children.

Ex-Harford County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 36 years for sexually exploiting 2 children. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

A Baltimore family’s haven for six decades lost over an $888 tax bill The Harris family thought they had protected a family home from tax sale in Baltimore City, but an $888 unpaid tax bill sent the property to foreclosure.

By @halliemiller.bsky.social: A Baltimore family’s home for six decades lost over an $888 tax bill. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Reisterstown man dies after fight with Baltimore County Police officer The attorney general’s office has not yet released the body camera video from the incident between Baltimore County Police and Samuel Brown.

Reisterstown man dies after fight with Baltimore County Police officer causes brain damage, Céilí Doyle reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

First Eddie’s, now The Brewer’s Art. Why Mount Vernon isn’t panicking — yet. Mount Vernon, once a Baltimore nightlife destination, has struggled in recent years, with losses seeming to accelerate in the past year: Eddie’s grocery store isn’t coming back anytime soon, and The…

Mount Vernon, once a Baltimore nightlife destination, has struggled in recent years, with losses seeming to accelerate in the past year. We asked residents and business owners about the neighborhood's future.

The push to change a Maryland eviction law everyone ignores — except Anne Arundel An Anne Arundel County delegate, inspired by Sheriff Everett Sesker, is trying to get the Maryland legislature to change an eviction law that only judges in Anne Arundel follow.

The push to change a Maryland eviction law everyone ignores — except Anne Arundel, Alex Mann reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)