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18-Year-Old Sentenced to 65 Years in Prison for Fatal Shooting at Mergenthaler High School in 2022
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. An 18-year-old Baltimore man will serve 65 years in prison following his conviction for the murder of 17-year-old Jeremiah Brogden at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School in 2022. On May 10, family and friends of Brogden filled the...
Unified Command progresses in Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage, awaits dive results
BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — Unified Command salvage teams continue wreckage removal at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site. Officials are awaiting results from a dive survey before proceeding with plans to re-float and move the Dali to Seagirt Marine Terminal in the Port of Baltimore. Officials say this dive...
Sentimental cards, mail stolen from post office mailbox in White Marsh. How did this happen?
BALTIMORE - Mail has been routinely stolen from post office mailboxes in White Marsh since last September.Cheryl Adams told WJZ she has had all sorts of cards taken from her mailbox at the post office on Ebenezer Road."Mother's Day cards, sympathy cards, birthday cards, get well cards, none of them arrived," Adams said.Adams said she went inside the post office and asked about her missing mail, but found out from the clerk that someone had routinely robbed the outside mailbox on the weekends when the office was closed.She told WJZ the clerk didn't put up a sign because they didn't want to alarm people."What about people like me who have their mail stolen? I'm alarmed right now," Adams said.WJZ reached out to the U.S. Post Office Headquarters who said the matter is under investigation.Adams decided to take her mail inside to ensure delivery but worries for others who may not be aware."People are putting their mail, some of it could be very important, taxes, social security documents," Adams said. "Considering the guy told me it was being done with a lock — changed the lock."The mail theft may have been caught on post office cameras.
Baltimore Story Fest spotlights tales with heart
Storytelling is an opportunity to share universal lessons about the human condition. Phill Branch is the founder and creative director of Baltimore Story Fest. He previews the groups performing this weekend at the Baltimore Theater Project and shares how to craft an exceptional story. Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer...
Police seeking tips in 2019 Rosedale cold case homicide [VIDEO]
ROSEDALE, MD—It has been five years since the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Kitera Bishop, and police are still searching for clues. At around 1 a.m. on May 16, 2019, someone walked behind Kitera Bishop’s residence in the 8800-block of Fontana Lane in Rosedale (21237) and began to fire multiple shots into the family’s TV room. While there were others with Kitera at the time, they survived. Kitera did not. A second victim, a 26-year-old man, also sustained a gunshot wound to his hand. The suspect fled prior to police arriving on the scene.
Cloudy and mild Friday before cooler and wet Preakness Saturday
Meteorologist Ava Marie says it will be mostly cloudy and mild for Friday with temps in the mid 70's. There could be some sprinkles during the day with isolated showers possible in the evening. For Preakness on Saturday it will be wet and cool as steady showers are expected, especially early. The rain will taper off in the late afternoon and temps will only be in the low 60's. It will begin to warm up on Sunday before a pleasant start to next week in the low 80's.
Maryland weather: Rain returns tonight & Saturday
BALTIMORE-- Showers and thunderstorms will increase this afternoon and evening across western Maryland The heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to wane by late evening as they approach Central Maryland, but light to moderate rain will be possible through late tonight across the area. High temperatures today will be slightly cooler, ranging from the upper 60s to mid-70s under increased cloud cover. Lows tonight will drop to the mid to upper 50s.Another stormy and soggy weekend is ahead for much of the Mid-Atlantic region, marking the 15th wet weekend this year out of a total of 20. Off and on rain...
Baltimore man pleads guilty to killing roommate in dispute over money
A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing his roommate during a dispute over money and then putting the body in a vehicle that police found behind a gas station on Harford Road. Markis Russell, 25, faces decades in prison at his sentencing, set for Aug. 6. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and using a firearm in a crime of violence against his roommate, 22-year-old Jeffrey ...
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