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Man killed after car crashes into tree in Howard Co.
A man is dead after striking a tree with his car in Howard County, Maryland, on Friday evening. Howard County police responded to reports of a car that struck a tree in the 7100 block of Dorsey Run Road in Elkridge around 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Icaro Freire-Pina, 42, of...
May 12 Mothers Day Showers And Another Aurora Viewing Tonight May Be Better
Today, we focus on the all-important Mother’s Day weather and the ongoing impact of the latest Solar Storm. We have been stuck in a pattern with persistent showers and even some heavier thunderstorms. Today will bring more. But because of this pattern, the clearing at night for the epic Aurora viewing has been in the mountains from the Shenandoah to western Maryland and PA.
About half of Baltimore City students are chronically absent. Which schools have highest, lowest rates?
Principal James Sargent beamed as he held up a large trophy before a packed classroom of students and staff. The prize recognized Success Academy, a small alternative program in East Baltimore, as the latest winner of Mayor Brandon Scott’s attendance challenge. The quarterly contest seeks to motivate students to be consistently present in school after the coronavirus pandemic severely impacted ...
Old Line, New Battles: Bridge collapse pushes rising Democratic star Wes Moore into limelight
Deep-blue Maryland has been a stronghold for Democrats in general elections for decades. But with a popular former Republican governor running for an open Senate seat and eight House races, the Old Line State could spring a few surprises this November. In this series, Old Line, New Battles: Maryland feels the primary pinch, the Washington Examiner will look at […]
Maryland mom celebrates Mother's Day with 17 children
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WMAR) -- Not one, not two, not 10, how about 17?. Moira, Timothy Jr., Gerard, William, Sean, Gabriel, Kevin, Mary Ellen, Marie, Molly, Theresa, Megan, Francis, Brendon, Virginia, Rose, and Cecilia. Meet the Berzins Brigade from Annapolis. Mom Eileen and Daddy Tim met in downtown Annapolis and were...
Atlas Restaurant Group’s plan for a new bar on Thames Street stirs anger and fear
Lawyer for the politically influential hospitality company warns residents – including the spouse of Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman – that they could be personally sued. With their homes backing up to Fells Point’s legendary Thames Streets bars, the residents of Lancaster Street say, noise from the revelry over...
Prosecutor Claims DNA Evidence on Gun Links Defendant to 19-Year-Old’s 2023 Murder
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. The homicide trial of Clifton Shields rests heavily on circumstantial evidence, a Baltimore City prosecutor said on May 10, specifically, the defendant’s DNA that she said was found on the gun he used to kill 19-year-old Tavon Wilson Jr. in March 2023.
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