Via: WJZ-TV John Crowder, the 17-year-old basketball player, was laid to rest Tuesday. The basketball hopeful was shot while walking home from a July 4 party. College basketball scouts were pursuing the talented player and his dream and life were cut short in a second. The teen attempted to escape the drugs and violence in […]
Via: ABC News Friday Ty Pennington, host of ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition, announced that they will rebuild a girl’s home in Northeast Baltimore. Boys Hope Girls Hope helps teens better themselves through education, community service and more. It’s a group that helps co-parent the teens to live more productive lives. We will be on location […]
Via: Baltimore Sun A 48-year-old woman was killed Sunday afternoon when her 1994 Camaro flipped over on the Harford Rd. ramp of the beltway’s inner loop about 5:15 p.m. Danita Hasselbarth was pronounced dead at the scene. SHe lost control of her vehicle and swerved onto a grassy area and then careened backward onto a […]
Via: Baltimore Sun Sunday evening was quite violent in the city of Baltimore. Three men were shot and all suffered non-life threatening injuries. The first shooting happened around 10:45 in the 2300 block of McCullough Street. The victim was shot in the ankle and transported himself to the hospital. Nearly an hour later, an 18-year-old […]
ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” is coming to provide a home for one very deserving recipient in the Baltimore Metro Area. It should be a lot of fun, because all of the labor used on the show must come from volunteers and the supplies must be donated. 3,000-4,000 volunteers are needed. We’re sworn to secrecy […]
Today Baltimore is expected to hit three-digit temperatures and the Baltimore City Health Department has released the list of cooling centers to seek relief from the heat. Click here for the details. Below are a few tips to beat the heat. The Baltimore City Health Department recommends that city residents: Drink plenty of water or […]
Via: WJZ-TV 17-year-old John Crowder was shot and killed Monday morning just two blocks away from his grandmother’s home. The victim, his cousin and a friend were walking home and were all shot. Crowder was already being sought out by colleges to play football. He just moved back into the city a month ago after […]
Via: The Baltimore Sun Wednesday the city laid off or forced to retire 100 workers. Originally the cut was to include 122 positions but as an effort to save some jobs by moving employees into different positions, a smaller number was let go. The layoffs came on the last day of the fiscal year in […]
Via: Baltimore Sun July 1 marks the day that a slew of new state laws go into effect. School and police will be able to communicate about gang activity, fees for civil court filings will increase, foreclosure mediation between homeowners and lending institutions are among the new changes. For more on this story, click here.
Former Maryland Governor Ehrlich has selected MAry Kane as his running mate to reclaim the governor’s seat.The Republican announced his lieutenant governor pick Wednesday on Facebook of all places. Kane, 48,is a resident of Montgomery COunty and served as Maryland secretary of state for 18 months under Ehrlich. For more on this story, click here.