Category: Baltimore News

(Updated 9/6/2013) Baltimore police shot and killed a 25-year-old man who they said was about to commit a crime at a nearby business on Sept. 4. The shooting spurred outrage from residents and leaders in the Douglas Homes community, located in northeast Baltimore. On the scene following the shooting, Dep. Police Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez said […]

Roaring sounds filled the air Aug. 30-Sept. 1 when the Baltimore Grand Prix brought professional racing to the Inner Harbor. Fans flooded the downtown area for the three-day Labor Day weekend event, which draws an impressive roster of drivers and fans from around the nation. “It brings revenue into Baltimore and takes away some of the bad vibes […]

Anthony Stanton, of Baltimore, said he began keeping up with the coverage in Syria following news reports of the devastation following the use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians. But while acknowledges the horror of such attacks, he believes that U.S. involvement would lead to the conflict getting out of hand and thousands of troops, […]

A new, state-of-the-art fire building for training firefighters is being built for the Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD) to replace an old structure that stood for more than two decades in its East Baltimore neighborhood. As part of her initiative to rebuild Baltimore, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, accompanied by a host of elected officials, broke ground […]

Fifty local faith congregations celebrated Labor Day by inviting area workers to speak during weekly worship services about their working conditions and organizing efforts. The event, Labor in the Pulpits, was organized by Interfaith Worker Justice of Maryland as part of the annual Labor in the Pulpits/on the Bimah/in the Minbar program hosted by national […]

The White House hosted mayors from across the county on Aug. 27 to discuss their plans and strategies to combat the growing issue of violence against youth in America. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joined mayors from 17 other cities for a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Washington, D.C. […]

The third annual Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT is scheduled to start on Aug. 30 and will end on Sept. 1. Just as in the past two years, the races of the Grand Prix of Baltimore will be driven on a temporary street circuit located at the inner harbor area; the circuit runs […]

Jamal Uddin, associate professor of natural sciences at Coppin State University, is the recipient of the 2014 Wilson H. Elkins Professorship Award. Founder and director of Coppin’s Center for Nanotechnology, Dr. Uddin plans to use the funds to continue supporting Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) research, especially solar research. This is Dr. Uddin’s second […]

A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed Aug. 24 and six other people were wounded in what Baltimore police said was the largest cluster shooting since 2009. Police said shooting erupted after what they called “an illegal dice game” in the 1500 block of W. Fayette Street. Deshaun Jones, 15, youngest victim of the shooting, […]

After months of deliberation, city officials and the Baltimore City Fire Department announced an agreement for a new contract that will increase firefighters’ pay by 16.5 percent. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced the new contract on Aug. 20. The agreement was approved by members of the Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 and the Baltimore Fire Officers […]