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Restaurant group to take over recently closed Greene Turtle spot
Titan Hospitality Group plans to open a second location of its rustic dining concept as the group continues its Greater Baltimore expansion. The Anne Arundel County group will open The Lodge at 20 Magothy Beach Road in Pasadena this fall, Titan Hospitality announced Wednesday. It will replace a Greene Turtle franchise restaurant that closed over the weekend, a Titan spokesperson said.
Neighbors helping neighbors after house fire sends two children, one man, to hospital in Greektown
The Southeast Baltimore community is coming together to help one family, following a house fire that sent two toddlers and one man to the hospital Wednesday. "As soon as the community really found out about the fire, within minutes, I had people reaching out from all over Greektown to find out what they could do to help the family, what they could provide," said Tricia Kontoudis, president of the Greektown Neighborhood Association. "It was really, really heartwarming to see."
Key Bridge collapse: Body of fifth bridge worker recovered
Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, 49, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, was among six men on a construction crew who was working on the bridge when a tanker hit a span causing the bridge to collapse, WBAL is reporting.
Marilyn Mosby wants Presidential pardon after being convicted of perjury, fraud
Former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is seeking a pardon from President Joe Biden prior to being sentenced for federal crimes she was convicted of committing while still in office.
Three taken to Shock Trauma following Rosedale crash
ROSEDALE, MD—Three people were seriously injured in a crash in the Rosedale area on Thursday afternoon. The accident occurred at around 2 p.m. on May 2 in the 8200-block of Pulaski Highway (21237). Three patients were taken to Shock Trauma, according to the Rosedale Volunteer Fire Company. The crash...
Maryland approves more than $3M for Baltimore man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (CBS/AP) — Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction.Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved."On the behalf of the entire state, I'm sorry for the failure of the justice system," Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice, he prayed the state could provide compensation "in a way that your family deserves."Washington was a 25-year-old new father when he was convicted in...
Mixed drug intoxication ruled as cause of death for man who died after being handcuffed
BALTIMORE — Eight police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing following a man's death last July. Trea Ellinger, 29 of Glen Burnie, died after being restrained while experiencing what one medic described as "excited delirium." A 911 caller reported Ellinger lying in the middle of S. Howard Street “trying...
The Key Bridge is gone; a new Baltimore Harbor bridge will do more than cross over water
When I was 10, my family moved to Ocean City north of the bridge. It was the only way into town at the time, and even after a slender, white ribbon of a bridge opened a few years later, the concrete slab at the eastern end of Route 50 remained the Ocean City bridge in almost everyone’s mind. That was still true even after it was named for the bombastic,...
Fallen Baltimore firefighter Rodney W. Pitts III to be honored at "Fallen Heroes Memorial"
BALTIMORE -- A fallen Baltimore City firefighter will be honored on Friday as a "fallen hero."Rodney W. Pitts III will be enshrined in the Fallen Heroes Memorial at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.Pitts died while batting a two-alarm rowhome fire in October in the 5200 block of Linden Heights Avenue in Northwest Baltimore. Lt. Dillon Rinaldo was also killed in the fire.Pitts' spoke with WJZ's Stephon Dingle about her son's legacy and what it means for her that he will be enshrined into the Fallen Heroes Memorial."Every day is a challenge. Everyday," Monica Gant said. Gant finds comfort in the burial ground...
Jose Eduardo Reyes Corrales Arrested For Howard Murder
Jose Eduardo Reyes Corrales, who was wanted for first-degree murder from an incident reported in Columbia in June 2023 is in custody and waiting extradition back to Maryland to face the criminal charge. Police say that on June 11, 2023, Corrales, 46, stabbed an acquaintance during an altercation that became...
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