Baltimore, MD

Maryland State

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) — 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

Washington, DC

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Prince George's County leaders on Wednesday gave more insight into an ongoing rise in juvenile crime after the teen wanted in a brutal attack on a school bus and a murder in Washington, D.C. was arrested on Tuesday. It's been nearly a month...

Leaders address youth crime after 'Baby K' charged as adult in PGCPS bus attack

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, 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'

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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

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) — 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

Washington State

Prince George's County, MD

Upper Marlboro, MD

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — One person is dead and three others, including a child, were injured after a crash on Largo Road (MD-202) in Prince George's County early Wednesday morning, according to the Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP). The crash happened in the 4600 block of...

1 dead, 3 hurt, including child, after MD-202 crash in Prince George's County: MDSP

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

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Bethesda, MD

BETHESDA, Md. (7News) — Montgomery County police are looking for the man they say inappropriately touched several women in the adjacent neighborhood along the Trolley Trail located between Edson Lane and Tuckerman Lane in Bethesda. Police said on May 21 around 9:30 p.m., a woman told officers she was...

Police release video of man wanted for groping woman in along Bethesda's Trolley Trail

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Essex, MD

BALTIMORE CO. (WBFF) — Two juveniles were taken to the hospital after being shot near an Elementary school in Essex, according to Baltimore County Police Department. Public information officer Sergeant Gladys L. Brown says officers were sent to the scene of a reported shooting on the 900 block of South Marlyn Ave at around 8:10 on Friday evening.

Two juveniles shot near Elementary school in Essex, police say

Baltimore (WBFF) — A Baltimore mother is defending her 17-year-old son who police say ran from them carrying a gun. The teen now faces several charges after a police officer shot him earlier this month. Kieria Franklin admits her son, Mekhi Franklin, had a weapon. Police say it was...

Mother of the teen shot by police: 'How am I accountable for what he has on him?'

Safe Passage is a new initiative launched by the Mayor's Office to provide some Baltimore public school students a safer trip home from school. Three schools have been chosen for the pilot program - which launches with less than 2 weeks left in the school year. PEACE spokesperson Yurpizy Morgan joined Fox 45 Morning News to weigh in.

Mayor's Office launches Safe Passage Initiative to keep students safe

Middle River, MD

MIDDLE RIVER, Md. (WBFF) — The device under investigation by the Hazardous Devices Team of the Baltimore County Police was determined not to be an explosive, according to Baltimore County Police. Police say the investigation began about 7 a.m. along Middle River Road. Middle River Road was temporarily closed...

Device in Middle River determined not to be explosive, say Baltimore County Police

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) — 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

Jessup, MD

HOWARD CO.(WBFF) — A man is in critical condition after being shot in Jessup, according to Howard County Police Department. Police say, at around 12:42 p.m., police were sent to the Cedar Motel in the 8000 block of Washington Boulevard for a report of a shooting. The victim was...

Man in critical condition after Jessup shooting, police say

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) — For the second weekend, Baltimore's curfew enforcement efforts are back on. However, their impact on police appears to be in dispute. A week ago, Mayor Brandon Scott vowed the effort would not burden an already overburdened police department. "We want to relieve them of something that's...

Curfew enforcement is having impact on Baltimore city's police force

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The National Aquarium Animal Rescue team announced they have released a locally rescued turtle, Glockenspiel, back into the wild earlier this month. The loggerhead turtle was the third of three releases throughout the 2022-2023 cold-stun sea turtle rescue season, the animal rescue team said, and was released on May 10.

National Aquarium Animal Rescue Team released a locally rescued turtle back into the wild

BALTIMORE, (WBFF) — Memorial Day weekend marked the start of Baltimore’s youth curfew. Mayor Brandon Scott touted it as a success. “Baltimore's first weekend under the curfew ordinance was by all accounts a complete success. There were no major incidents and no need to transport anyone to the Youth Connection Centers. This was only possible thanks to the coordination and partnership between the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE), the Mayor's Office of Children and Family Success (MOCFS), and numerous offices and agencies across city government. Our innovative approach ensured that the beginning of our strategy worked and helped keep young people and our communities safe this holiday weekend. We will continue to evaluate our approach and adapt, if necessary, as the summer progresses.”

Mayor says no youth transported to youth connection centers on first weekend of curfew

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — With less than a year left in his five-year contract, Commissioner Michael Harrison's future leading Baltimore City's Police Department remains uncertain as the community heads into historically violent summer months. On Thursday, The Washington Times cited sources within the Metropolitan Police Department that "candidates from Chicago...

Speculation over Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison's future builds

BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — Police a man was killed in a Southwest Baltimore shooting on Tuesday night. At approximately 9:38PM, officers responded to the 1900 block of Grinnalds Avenue to investigate a report of a shooting. When police arrived at the scene, they found an unidentified man suffering from...

Man with multiple gunshot wounds dies at hospital after Southwest Baltimore shooting

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Reduce infant deaths by practicing safe sleep methods

A sudden rise in infant sleep-related deaths in Baltimore, raising concerns. According to reports in 2022, there...

Reduce infant deaths by practicing safe sleep methods

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