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Man charged with murder in Monkton woman’s death Anthony Lechner, 55, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 56-year-old Kimberly Lechner, Baltimore County Police said.

Just this morning in Baltimore County:
55 yr old man accused of fatally shooting his wife, 56, in Monkton www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
89 yr old man kills his 87 yr old wife & then himself in Timonium www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
A “suspicious death” of woman found in home in Sparks area

SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

Ukrainian researcher’s future in doubt as Trump’s H-1B visa costs hit Hopkins, UMD Looking at Donald Trump’s new changes to H-1B visas, which now include a hefty $100,000 fee. Will Maryland colleges start hiring less foreign born faculty because of it?

New w/ @elliew0lfe.bsky.social: : The Trump administration will begin to charge $100k each for visas that UMD and Hopkins use to hire researchers, scientists and professors.

Among the affected? A Ukrainian researcher who may be forced to go home.

“I am terrified"

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Worth remembering that a prominent Fox host encouraged the government to murder homeless people last week and is still employed.

Top Maryland General Assembly leaders targeted by bomb threats The presiding officers of Maryland’s General Assembly were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday, amid rising concern about political violence in the nation.

The top Democratic leaders of the Maryland General Assembly – House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson – were both targeted by bomb threats at their homes today.

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Some flooding in Baltimore as storms roll through Maryland The Baltimore region was under a flash flood warning Monday evening, and saw some limited inundations.

I think we got lucky with this storm tonight, all things considered.

shout out Alex Mann and Aline Behar Kado on the story and updates and of course to @jphotoj.bsky.social for the great image.

This woman asked Tiktok which city would be better for postgrad: Baltimore or Raleigh?

Baltimore is winning (I think), with 429 comments and counting.
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Baltimore sheriff probes courthouse employee for allegedly inviting ICE to detain someone ICE agents detained a man at the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse last week, sparking an investigation of a corrections department employee.

BREAKING: The Baltimore Sheriff's Office is probing a courthouse corrections dept. employee for allegedly inviting ICE agents in for a meeting, which led to someone being detained. Investigation is looking at potential crimes including misuse of state data. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

Today’s Maryland traffic nightmare? A giant wind turbine blade The truck struck the guardrail, causing the blade to slip from the truck, cross the median and go into the eastbound lanes.

Today’s Maryland traffic nightmare? A giant wind turbine blade

After a century, the University of Baltimore is struggling Over the last 10 years, the University of Baltimore’s enrollment has dropped, its faculty has halved, leaving its deficit swollen amid state cuts.

EXCLUSIVE: The University of Baltimore turned 100 years old this year. It is also facing a structural deficit, 50% less enrollment in 10 years, and is cutting positions.

“Our ability to generate revenue is under duress," the CFO told me. Read:

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Social studies curriculum update reflects concerns about antisemitism Maryland's rewrite was criticized at points for some of the initial changes and for leaving social studies teachers out of the process.

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Kudos to the @thebaltimorebanner.com for a balanced take here.

Combating antisemitism is important, but you don't get there by stripping context out of history. Israel-Palestine is not a singular narrative, and the state shouldn't push that line.

Hampden is Appalachian Baltimore anyway it might as well get Pittsburgh infra

Hey, I don't know you but I'm sending good thoughts your way. Please text or call 988. Your life does matter. You're talking about people with a kind of empathy that you yourself deserve.

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum celebrated #Juneteenth, #BlackMusicMonth & their 20th Anniversary during their “Day of Jubilee” Block Party.

We talked with leaders, visitors & artists about the importance of Juneteenth and how they celebrate their Black Pride.

For @thebaltimorebanner.com

The scene at today’s ICE out of Baltimore protest near CASA’s headquarters

Chants of “SHAME” as a CASA organizer describes ICE abductions that have taken place in Baltimore recently. Protesters will be marching to local businesses where immigrants have been taken.

Journalists come under fire covering L.A. protests Reporters say they were struck with less-lethal rounds fired by law enforcement in Los Angeles. Advocates worry it will inhibit vital journalism.

Nora Benavidez, senior counsel at the advocacy group Free Press, said it’s “one of the most explicit visual examples I’ve ever seen in my career of retaliation by the government directly against journalists for them doing their job protected by the First Amendment.”

If you haven’t fallen down a rabbit hole of deep plane facelift result videos on TikTok you don’t deserve internet

No beds, lack of food and medicine: The struggles inside Baltimore’s ICE holding room Immigrants and their attorneys claim there are no beds, little food and medicine at Baltimore’s ICE holding room.

Some background on the conditions in ICE’s holding area in Baltimore: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Killing the man doesn’t kill the story. Dom Phillips was murdered reporting How To Save the Amazon. Join Alessandra Sampaio, Dom’s wife; journalist @andrew.intercept.com.br and me Monday for its U.S. launch

@opcofamerica.bsky.social @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social
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A former federal contractor from Maryland searches for work in a flooded market: ‘It’s scary’ Many former federal workers find themselves thrust into a job market suddenly inundated with experienced candidates even as employment opportunities are in free fall under federal spending cuts, parti...

Jobless claims are rising in Maryland at a rate greater than other parts of the country.

Here's what it's been like for one former federal contractor searching for work in a flooded market.

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I Bought a House. I Got a Neighborhood.

One of the best things I've done as a parent (I think?) is to raise my kids in a neighborhood like this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/w...

A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...

A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...

So, as you might know, I have been in the process of tracking the activities of DOGE staff across the federal government. And now I've built an auto-updating website to browse the data

It's not done (lots more content to write), but news is moving fast, so here it is dogetrack.info

Enjoy!

If this is even remotely accurate, Elon Musk and Donald Trump have killed more people in several months than the Iraq war killed in a decade

In Emaciated Children, Gaza’s Hunger Is Laid Bare

Powerful images www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/w...

'Boots on the Ground' was already viral. Baltimore's dance makes it even better. As 803Fresh’s “Boots on the Ground” takes off, Baltimore’s TSU Dance Crew is putting their own spin on the viral hit.

‘Boots on the Ground’ was already viral. Baltimore’s dance makes it even better.

History offers hope for the Orioles – and cause for concern FanGraphs projects that it will take about 85 wins to secure a postseason spot. That would mean the O’s need to win 69 of their remaining 114 games.

The losing streak is over, but the Orioles have a long way to go to save their season.

Making the postseason would require something no team since integration has ever done.

by @danielleallentuck.bsky.social & I

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