Via: Baltimore Sun Baltimore will launch the second of three free Charm City Circulator bus lines on Monday. The new north-south Purple Route will run down from Ostend Street to South Baltimore’s Penn Station, operating at 10-minute intervals. The new line will intersect at Pratt and Lombard streets with the circulator’s east-west Orange route. That […]
Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree (1797–1883 ) 1797 Isabella Baumfree is born into slavery to parents Elizabeth and James Baumfree in Ulster County, New York, one of 13 children. She is sold several times before the age of nine. 1815 Isabella falls in love with another slave named Robert from a neighboring farm, but […]
Via: Baltimore Sun Baltimore fire officials have released the locations of the three fire houses expected to close for good if funs are not found elsewhere to balance the budget. Those locations are: Engine 36, along Edmondson Avenue in the Midtown-Edmondson neighborhood; Engine 52 near Mondawmin Mall and Druid Hill Park in Parkview/Woodbrook; and Truck […]
Via: WJZ-TV Alphonso Gaye died Monday after his motorcycle crashed into a pole after swerving to avoid hitting a dirt bike driven by an adult with a baby on the seat. The driver of the dirt bike has not been identified by police. After Gaye hit the light pole, the driver of the dirt bike […]
BALTIMORE — Police are investigating a series of shootings that left seven people dead and three more injured over a violent Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore.
We are sad to report that Gary Coleman, child star of “Different Strokes,” has died. Reports say that the actor suffered a fall in his home Thursday evening. Coleman has had legal issues for the past few years and split from his wife. His wife was at his side when he passed.
Via: WBAL-TV Governor O’Malley’s daughter, Tara O’Malley, was treated and released from a Baltimore hospital Thursday evening. No details were released about the visit but the Governor’s spokesperson asked that the family’s privacy is respected.
Via: WBAL-TV After receiving word of the George Washington Elementary School principal losing her professional license over test tampering found within students’ test booklets, parents are not happy and feel cheated. “It’s deceiving and I feel cheated,” said Linda Thompson who has a child who attends a local National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. The […]
Via: WJZ-TV A driver crashed off of I-795 last evening. After being stopped by officers Carl Johnson, 48, became violent by punching one officer and threatening others. He was then tasered several times and went into cardiac arrest. For news footage of this incident, click here.
The forecast for Maryland could not be more enticing for the Memorial Day weekend. Meteorologists are projecting sunny skies and warm weather, getting warmer throughout the weekend. Large numbers are expected at Ocean City for the holiday. The concern comes should the weather turn toward non ideal conditions then the Bay bridge would be congested […]