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Chilly morning but sunny Friday with temps reaching mid 60's
Meteorologist Ava Marie says it will start out chilly Friday before becoming sunny and milder with temps in the mid 60's. There is also a risk of coastal flooding with tides expected 1-2.5 feet above normal. This weekend will start out cloudy and cooler on Saturday with scattered showers expected and temps in the low 60's. Then it will warm up into the 80's starting Sunday and lasting through the week. Tuesday will see a good chance for Thunderstorms as temps will approach the high 80's.
Councilmember applauds new state bill imposing higher property tax rate on vacant buildings: 'Game changer'
BALTIMORE - Gov. Wes Moore signed a major bill into law that allows local jurisdictions in Maryland to impose higher property tax rates on structures and lots that are vacant and abandoned.Baltimore City Councilmember Odette Ramos says this is a huge step toward tackling the vacant housing issue in the city.Ramos tells WJZ this now paves the way for Baltimore City leaders to introduce a vacant property tax in the city which will hopefully force the owners of the city's more than 13,000 vacant homes to either redevelop them or hand them over to the city.Longtime Baltimore City resident Cornett...
New festival called "Hampden Highlights" coming in June
BALTIMORE — A new festival is coming to Hampden this summer, just as one major neighborhood event, HONfest, announced it's ending for good. Two longtime local businessowners - Sam Claassen of Golden West Cafe, and Susannah Siger of Ma Petite Shoe - are organizing a festival they're calling Hampden Highlights - "a festival with a purpose to support the amazing and talented community in Hampden."
Alleged Baltimore drug dealer faces 20 years behind bars
BALTIMORE, MD—A 42-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in Maryland. Robert Frazier, Jr., also known as “Glass,” was arrested in September 2021. A Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office report...
Tractor-Trailer, Charter Bus Crash Ties Up Traffic On MD-40 In Harford County
Shortly after 2 p.m. on April 25, first responders were called to a stretch of Pulaski Highway involving a tractor-trailer and charter bus that blocked several lanes. The crash was reported in the westbound lanes of MD-40 near MD-152 (Mountain Road). Harford County Department of Emergency Service paramedics were called...
WATCH: A timeline of events since the Key Bridge collapse over one month ago
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — It has been over one month since the Key Bridge collapse. Around 1:30 a.m. on March 26, 2024, the bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River after the MV Dali, a cargo ship, struck one of the bridge's pillars and caused the bridge to fall into the water.
Judge Uses Discretion in Sentencing Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. During a sentencing hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard decided to sentence a 28-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant with the possibility of parole on April 25. Timmy McKinnon was charged with firearm possession with a...
Baltimore County woman indicted in plot to attack power grid charged for illegally possessing gun
Federal authorities charged on Tuesday a Baltimore County woman with neo-Nazi ties whom they previously accused of plotting to attack Baltimore’s power grid with possessing a firearm despite knowing she was legally barred from doing so. Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 35, of Catonsville, was indicted in February 2023 of conspiring with Brandon Clint Russell, 28, of Florida, to blow up five electrical ...
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