Baltimore, MD

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore’s public works director defended his proposal to hike executive salaries at a far faster pace than others at the agency. For more than four hours on Wednesday, Director Jason Mitchell was grilled about his proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year. “The people in...

Baltimore city's DPW director defended his proposal to hike executive salaries

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — School administrators confirmed on Thursday that half of all Baltimore City School students are chronically absent. Administrators were questioned about the absentee record during a city budget hearing on Thursday. The school district is set to receive $1.5 billion in additional state funds this next fiscal...

Former Baltimore City teacher talks proactivity towards fighting chronic absenteeism

Maryland State

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Driving around the city, you see them every day: landmarks that paint the Baltimore skyline, backdrops to our busy lives. But look again. You may not have noticed some windows on the front of City Hall that are about a century younger than the rest. The carvings on the grounds of Johns Hopkins University -- reflect our own Chesapeake Bay. And tucked away inside a South Baltimore studio, one artist holds the tools that helped create them.

MARYLAND MOMENTS | A Baltimore sculptor's lasting impact on our city

BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor Ivan Bates plans to address quality of life concerns in the city with a new citation docket, but some worry it won’t improve quality of life for everyone. “I’m not in this position to coddle these individuals. We’re trying to...

SA Ivan Bates pushes back on concerns over new citation docket

BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — On Thursday, Mayor Brandon Scott will be joined by Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement Executive Director Shantay Jackson and members of the community as he unveils Baltimore’s first-ever Peace Mobile. Baltimore’s Peace Mobile, a core component of MONSE's Coordinated Neighborhood Stabilization...

Baltimore leaders and community members unveil first-ever 'Peace Mobile'

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — With budget week continuing in Baltimore, the top prosecutor’s office is on the docket for Monday and City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is requesting more resources to help prosecutors take cases to trial and shore up the office in terms of resources: both physical and personnel.

SA Bates seeks budget increase for staff training, technology upgrades in office

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Mayor Scott is increasing his commitment to addressing food insecurity to $26 million. Pastor Shannon Wright, a community activist joined Fox45 to discuss the food insecurity issues leading to poor health outcomes and increased health costs. Pastor Wright says funding is crucial. “There are basic things...

Pastor and community activist weighs in on food insecurity issues in the city

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor Ivan Bates plans to address quality of life concerns in the city with a new citation docket starting this month. “From the time I was out campaigning the question people ask is when is something going to be done about the quality of life crimes. We’re doing it now,” he said.

Ivan Bates rolls out citation docket to address quality of life concerns in Baltimore

BALTIMORE WBFF) — School administrators confirmed on Thursday that half of all Baltimore City School students are chronically absent. Administrators were questioned about the absentee record during a city budget hearing on Thursday. During questioning, City Councilman Kristerfer Burnett criticized the school's response to the shooting deaths of Edmondson-Westside...

Half of all Baltimore City School students are chronically absent, school officials say

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Adults 21 and up will soon legally be able to buy cannabis in Maryland. New York legalized marijuana for recreational use back in 2019; and while some reports show teen use dropping, teachers say they have seen an increase in students under the influence of marijuana while in class. Associate Director of Communications and Coalitions for the American Federation for Children, Rebekah Bydlak, joined Fox 45 Morning News to discuss the possible implications of recreational marijuana on schools.

High school high? How recreational marijuana could affect Baltimore schools

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The best of American figure skating will be on display throughout a three city tour. Happening here tonight you can see the "Stars on Ice" at the CFG Bank Arena. 2023 World Bronze Medalist and reigning U.S. Champion Ilia Malinin shares more.

See the "Stars on Ice" in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Updated 7:30 a.m. June 3 — The weekend starts with lower temperatures and a new weather-maker. Saturday comes with a chance for a few showers and a thunderstorm during the afternoon. Western Maryland is included in a marginal risk for severe weather (one out of five...

Tracking lower temperatures and a new weather-maker this weekend in Baltimore

Colorado State

Columbia, MD

COLUMBIA, Md. (WBFF) — Adults 21-years and older will soon be able to legally buy cannabis in Maryland. “We’ve been seeing this happen for 15 years but it was always away in Colorado, and California. and New Jersey, and Massachusetts -- and now to be here, right now in the middle of it, it is exciting,” said Mitch Trellis, Co-CEO of Remedy Maryland.

Md. dispensary braces for possibility of selling out once recreational cannabis is legal

Annapolis, MD

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Annapolis Art in Public Places Commission (AiPP) announced the Annapolis City Dock 2023 Summer Concert Series will kickoff on Sunday, June 4. AiPP Chair, Genevieve Torri said the concert series includes free concerts on most Sundays throughout the summer, as well as every second Friday of the month with City Dock Tango.

Annapolis City Dock 2023 Summer Concert Series to kickoff Sunday, June 4th

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Over the last month, Morrell Park residents say it’s been one murder after another. "It's getting bad," said Morrell Park resident Brittany Linthicum. "It's normal to hear a gunshot now," said Corrie Meador, another resident. Throughout May, the small Southwest Baltimore neighborhood was struck by...

"We want to get out" | Residents on edge as violence mounts in Morrell Park neighborhood

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The deputy lead prosecutor in the juvenile division within Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office called on lawmakers to make changes to the current laws surrounding juveniles and how young offenders are held accountable. Pamela Chung, deputy juvenile division chief, said when the Juvenile Restoration...

Prosecutor: Without changes, current juvenile crime laws put 'public safety at risk'

Baltimore (WBFF-TV) — A stunning admission from a Baltimore mother whose 17-year-old son was shot by police - saying he needs to have a gun to protect himself. More on her concerns Friday and why some argue she shouldn't have let her son put himself in danger. Kieria Franklin...

Mother sparks debate over accountability when a child is accused of crime

BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Updated 10:30 a.m. June 1st — Temperatures are heating up just in time for the start of meteorological summer. June 1st marks the start of meteorological summer and it will feel like it with highs in the middle 80s Thursday. Highs soar into the low 90s...

Summery feel for the start of meteorological summer in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Baltimore Police Department has identified two men killed, with one occurring over Memorial Day weekend. Otis Toney, 38, was killed on May 27. 2023, in the 2800 block of Harford Road. Maurice Smith, 36, was killed on May 30, 2023, in the 1900 block of...

Baltimore Police identify two homicide victims

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Two people were shot throughout Baltimore on Thursday afternoon, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Police said the first shooting happened around 2:45 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Mount Street. When officers arrived to the scene, police said they found a 53-year-old woman suffering...

2 people shot throughout Baltimore on Thursday, police say

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — As the school year winds down for the year, Baltimore City launched a new initiative with the goal of ushering kids home safely at the end of the day. Mayor Brandon Scott and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement launched the Safe Passage Initiative on May 30, 2023. The news came in a release Tuesday afternoon, noting the pilot program is in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success, the Baltimore City Public School System, Maryland Transit Authority, and other passage partners.

Baltimore City launches Safe Passage Initiative to help usher kids home from school safely

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore Police has released the identity of a man killed, the first publicly known homicide so far of June 2023. Police say Alamar Wilson, 28, was killed on June 1, 2023, on the 5200 block of Saybrook Road. There have been 116 homicides so far in...

Baltimore Police identify man killed, first known victim of June 2023

Baltimore (WBFF) — Baltimore boxer Gervonta 'Tank' Davis has been processed at central booking downtown and ordered to serve jail time for a reported violation of his home detention sentence for a 2020 crash that injured four people. A pregnant woman was among those hurt in that crash. The...

Gervonta Davis in jail for reportedly violating home detention terms from 2020 crash

WBFF (BALTIMORE, MD) — On March 2, 2023, in Southeast Baltimore’s Highlandtown community, a 911 dispatch receives a panic alert from WesBanco Bank. Dispatch: “Silent alarm. 531 south Conkling. WesBanco. Panic alarm. Teller hold-up alarm.”. Inside, a teller had pressed the silent alarm after investigators say a...

Suspected bank robber had open warrants, escaped, agents say

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore Police say three adult men were shot Friday night into the early hours of Saturday across Baltimore. One man, who was shot multiple times, is in critical condition. According to police around 11:58 p.m., on Friday officers responded to the intersection of East 27th Street...

3 adult men shot overnight across Baltimore, police say

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DPW Director Jason Mitchell delays his resignation, now staying through the end of June

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — After originally announcing an April resignation, the director of Baltimore's Department of Public Works DPW, Jason Mitchell, is delaying his resignation. On Tuesday,...

DPW Director Jason Mitchell delays his resignation, now staying through the end of June

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