Replying to Baltimore high school athletics director Dazhon Darien is facing charges for creating a FAKE racist rant using AI. He copied the voice of the school’s principal, Eric Eiswert, to make it sound like he made racist co...Daily Mail1 DAY AGO
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'Largest in our history': Six-alarm inferno tears through Stewartstown warehouse
A massive, six-alarm inferno engulfed a former furniture factory early Saturday morning in southern York County. Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire at the former Stewartstown Furniture Factory on the first block of Mill Street in Stewartstown around 1:57 a.m., according to York County 911 records. The fire would soon grow...
Abandoned dog found during mayor's Spring Cleanup in Baltimore
Trash and debris weren’t the only thing that picked up during the mayor’s annual Spring Cleanup event on Saturday. An abandoned dog named Captain Mercado was found in an alley near West North Avenue.
Harford County brewery wins gold medal at international competition
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. — A gold medal is coming home to Maryland — but this one isn't from Paris. The World Beer Cup is often referred to as "the Olympics of beer." Hopkins Farm Brewery in Havre de Grace was awarded a gold medal for their "Level Common" under the category of "Historical Beer."
Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage a month after the collapse
A wooden cross is laden with Miguel Luna’s personal belongings — his construction uniform and work boots, a family photo, the flag of his native El Salvador — but his body remains missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.More than a month has passed since six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns. Four bodies have been recovered, but Luna and another worker, Jose Mynor Lopez, have not been found. They were all Latino immigrants who came to the...
Judge Sets Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial Date
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. Baltimore City Circuit Court’s Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for a 49-year-old attempted murder defendant after he rejected a plea deal from the prosecution in an April 24 hearing. Stevenson Reid is charged...
Man found dead in Nottingham area
——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police say a man has been found dead in the Nottingham area. At around 3:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon, the Baltimore County Police Department said officers were called to the area of Town Center Drive and Campbell Boulevard in White Marsh/Nottingham (21236) in reference to an adult male who had been discovered deceased at the location.
Johns Hopkins Hospital helps combat prescription drug misuse through 'take back' initiative
BALTIOMRE -- The old medication that lies around your home can be harmful if it gets in the wrong hands. Johns Hopkins Hospital is taking part in the fight against the misuse of prescription medications, many of which continue to fuel the nation's opioid epidemic. "Medications that folks don't need anymore is one of the ways that can keep them safe if we get it out of the house," Julie Waldfogel, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, said. "If we think about family, friends, or kids getting into the medications, we need to make sure that they get out of the house as...
Newly Minted Baltimore County Millionaire Shocked By $2M Scratch-Off Lottery Win
The trip to Busy Bee Restaurant, Bar and Liquors in East Baltimore will be memorable one for an occasional Lottery player from Windsor Mill, who claimed a $2 million prize after playing a 200X The Cash scratch-off ticket. "I didn't think it was real, and I still don't think it...
Former Athletic Director Arrested After Allegedly Using AI To Create Fake Racist Rant
The former teacher was taken into custody at BWI airport. Dazhon Darien, a 31-year-old Baltimore high school athletic director, has been arrested after allegedly sharing an AI audio recording that simulated the voice of the school’s principal, Eric Eiswert. The audio, which included racist and anti-semitic comments, caught nationwide attention after it was widely circulated on social media.
Man caught with 38 pounds of 'pot' near North East gets 45 days
ELKTON — A restaurant owner who was arrested after investigators confiscated 38 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $191,000 from his vehicle during an Interstate 95 traffic stop near North East in December received a 45-day jail term on Monday, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records. Retired Cecil County Circuit Court Judge Keith A. Baynes imposed a three-year sentence Qi Zhang Chen, 42, of Baltimore moments after the defendant pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, as part...
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