Open the Books: Examining Baltimore City Schools’ High Vendor Spending
The Baltimore City School System spends more on its vendors than most other school systems across the nation. Investigative journalist Jeremy Portnoy with "Open the Books" joined the Fox 45 Morning News to break down the numbers, take a look:
Baltimore County Removed from DOJ ‘Sanctuary Jurisdiction’ List After New Agreement
Baltimore County has been removed from the Department of Justice’s 'sanctuary jurisdiction' list after a memorandum of understanding was signed in 2024. The agreement includes the DOJ, Department of Homeland Security, and Baltimore County. It sets procedures for notifying federal authorities when detainees are...
Baltimore youth fund silent on how it sent taxpayer money to the mayor’s office
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) nonprofit has repeatedly ignored Spotlight on Maryland’s questions about how it sent $7 million taxpayer funds back to the Baltimore City government. The current Baltimore City budget sent $16 million to the BCYF nonprofit, which then sent $7...
1199 SEIU Announces: Seven More Planned Parenthood Clinics in Maryland Vote to Unionize
According to 1199 SEIU, nearly 100 workers at seven Planned Parenthood clinics in the Baltimore area voted in August to form a union with the healthcare workers’ union. These clinics join other unionized Planned Parenthood locations in New York and Massachusetts.
Maryland food pantries preparing amid SNAP funding battle
Food pantries and organizations in Maryland are gearing up for increased need as the future of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding is uncertain.
Baltimore police seek suspect in Charles Village bank robbery
BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) — Baltimore police are looking for a man who robbed a bank in Charles Village on Friday afternoon. Officers were alerted to the bank robbery at 4:08 p.m., according to authorities. A bank employee told them that "an unidentified male approximately 50 to 60 years old"...
Councilman continues to push for more action to tackle Baltimore’s open-air drug market
As an animal sedative makes its way into Baltimore's drug supply, Councilman Mark Conway is continuing to push for change. "We are seeing the drug supply change," Conway said. "It's getting more complicated. It's getting more dangerous, and it's complicating some of the tools that we have today." Health officials...
Person shot in arm, Baltimore police investigate
BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) — Baltimore police are investigating after a person was shot in the arm Friday night. Authorities said officers responded to the 4500 block of Penhurst Avenue on October 31 around 5:34 p.m. for a discharge of a firearm. Upon arrival, officers found a 24-year-old victim suffering...
» Saint Benedict Street Incident Was Blunt Force Trauma Attack, Police Say
The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a previous non-fatal shooting investigation. The case has been reclassified as an injured person incident. Investigators determined that the victim’s injury resulted from blunt force trauma, not a gunshot wound. Consequently, this case has been...
Coppin State University celebrates 125 years of service
Baltimore’s Coppin State University (Coppin) recently celebrated their 125th anniversary with a lavish annual gala on Oct. 18, marking more than a century of providing education and opportunity to the Black community. Their institutional advancement team reported that they not only met their fundraising goal but...
