Tag: Baltimore

Baltimore Responds After Dozens of Businesses Threaten to Stop Paying Taxes

Around three dozen businesses in Fells Point, Baltimore, said in a letter that they won’t pay taxes unless the city adequately deals with a surge in crime in the area that included a series of recent shootings earlier this month that left three dead. According to local reports, in response, the Baltimore Police Department’s Mobile Command…


Woman Renovates 117-Year-Old Baltimore Rowhome Kitchen—and the Transformation Is Stunning

When it came time to renovate her 117-year-old kitchen, Anna Luttrell didn’t flinch at the idea of doing all the work herself. Now, her Baltimore home has been completely overhauled, with a DIY redo that would slacken the jaw of most Pinterest moms. And the best part? The remodel was done on a $13,000 budget….


2 Asian Women Beaten With Cinder Block in Baltimore, Suspect Arrested

Two Asian women in their 60s were attacked by a male suspect in Baltimore on Tuesday, officials said. The suspect, who appears to be a black male, is seen on surveillance video footage repeatedly hitting the two victims, ages 67 and 66, in the head with a cinder block or a brick, officials said. He…


Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Batch Fails Quality Control

An undisclosed number of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines were ruined after a batch failed quality control, the drugmaker said Wednesday. “This quality control process identified one batch of drug substance that did not meet quality standards at Emergent Biosolutions, a site not yet authorized to manufacture drug substance for our COVID-19 vaccine. This batch…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (March 29)

A border official says they’ve caught hundreds of criminals crossing the border in Texas recently. What did Republican senators find during their visit? A new designation appears on the official White House website. Critics say it’s another example of the vice-president being elevated beyond the traditional role of her office. Baltimore officials say they’re not…


Baltimore Permanently Ends Prosecution of ‘Low-Level’ Crimes Like Prostitution

The city of Baltimore is permanently ending the prosecution of crimes described as low-level and non-violent, including prostitution and drug possession. Officials late last week said the adoption comes after a one-year period of trying the criminal justice approach was successful, as crimes across the board decreased. “Clearly the data suggests that there is no…


US Marshal Shot in Baltimore While Executing Arrest: Police

A U.S. Marshals Service officer was shot in West Baltimore, Maryland, while trying to carry out an arrest, the Baltimore Police said. Officials said the suspect was shot and killed by the marshal. The marshal was serving a warrant in the 1400 block of N. Mount Street at about 6:45 a.m., officials told WBAL and…


Baltimore’s Lawsuit Against Energy Companies Belongs in Federal Court, Supreme Court Hears

A novel climate-change lawsuit that Baltimore, Maryland, brought in state court against energy producers seeking damages for the supposed effects of global warming, should be heard in federal court, the outgoing Trump administration urged the Supreme Court. The hearing came as the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden prepares to  reverse President Donald Trump’s pro-energy…


Baltimore Building Explosion Injures at Least 10, Traps Window Washers

At least 10 people were injured, nine of them critically, on Wednesday after an explosion shook a downtown Baltimore office building and left two window washers dangling from a scaffold outside the structure, authorities said. The Baltimore City Fire Department said it responded to an explosion and partial roof collapse at the Baltimore Gas and…