Justin Fenton
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Investigative reporter at the @BaltimoreBanner. Author of WE OWN THIS CITY, which became HBO miniseries. Support local news
BALTIMORE, Md.
Joined March 2009
Animal Control officers removed a large cat found wandering the Reservoir Hill area Friday morning: https://t.co/FFQt0e51kS
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Netflix CEO announcing price increase now that it owns The Wire, The Sopranos & GOT.
Netflix is officially buying Warner Bros. and HBO Max in an $82.7 billion deal. “Our mission has always been to entertain the world,” said Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. “By combining Warner Bros.’ incredible library of shows and movies—from timeless classics like 'Casablanca' and
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Who will be the next speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates? Meet 10 delegates who could contend for the top job: https://t.co/Sgg87LYiGR
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With Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones resigning from her leadership post, delegates will need to elect a new leader to preside over the chamber as they face challenging issues...
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How a West Baltimore charter school’s 30-year legacy collapsed in months. By @mayaklora
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In January, New Song Academy was given three years to right its financial wrongs. It folded in November.
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NEWS - A federal grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud on Thursday, sources said, rejecting DOJ's attempt to refile the case just ten days after a federal judge dismissed an earlier case based on the
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Breaking: Citing a third-party engineering report, the state corrections department is planning to imminently transfer all detainees out of the Maryland Reception, Diagnostic and Classification Center — an aging Baltimore facility that had numerous maintenance issues last year.
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NEW: Md House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, the first woman and person of color to hold her position, plans to step down from her leadership post, according to 3 people familiar with her decision. From @LeeOSanderlin w/me and @WintrodeBrenda: https://t.co/SNDnGO9aqp
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Jones, 71, has been a member of the legislature since 1997 and ascended to the top position in 2019 following the death of longtime House Speaker Michael E. Busch.
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Lamar Jackson was missing at Ravens practice. He was limited Wednesday by an ankle injury. Ravens PR said he was getting treatment after practice. Ravens sure would feel better about his readiness for a massive game Sunday vs. Pittsburgh if he gets a full practice in Friday.
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Baltimore County fire employee under investigation for allegedly masturbating, urinating in workplace, posting videos of it to OnlyFans, report @cadoyle_18 & @SapnaBansil
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A Baltimore County Fire Department employee is being investigated after he allegedly masturbated and urinated in shared common spaces inside the county’s fire stations.
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This will increase past year totals dating all the way back to 1984, the oldest incident for which a victim died in recent years, while decreasing recent data. Again, BPD says this change was initiated by FBI, not the city
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For example, last year's final homicide count was 201. That number is now 194, and cases from prior years are being added back to the previously-final totals for those years
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This frankly made sense to me because it meant the police weren't always revising years-old data. The data was set at the end of each year, and if someone died subsequent, it was added for that year. That's changing, per new FBI guidance:
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So: There's a thing every year where a number of gunshot victims from years past die from complications from their injuries, and based on FBI guidance, those deaths would be added to total for the year the death occurred, instead of the date of the original incident...
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Baltimore County’s interim inspector general is a former FBI agent who investigated Thomas Bromwell, Ulysses Currie, Nathaniel Oaks and Cheryl Glenn. @rkobell with 5 things to know:
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Baltimore County’s inaugural inspector general, Kelly Madigan, is leaving her post in January to become Howard County‘s first inspector general. The man who will replace her — at least for a while —...
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Allies are urging Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan Bates to set aside their differences. A lack of cooperation on the city’s anti-violence program would have “severe”consequences, one warned
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“No agency is perfect, and we welcome good-faith engagement on how to improve our operations,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott wrote to Ivan Bates.
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Driverless cars coming to Baltimore: “Can they adjust to local customs? How will they react when an Acura with an expired Virginia license plate speeds past them on Interstate 83? When it snows, will they forget how to drive, like most Marylanders?” https://t.co/a5FLOVeaMe
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Waymo vehicles will first hit Baltimore’s streets later this week, but won’t operate autonomously or be available for public rides quite yet.
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BREAKING: One person is dead and another is injured after a shooting inside MGM National Harbor casino. #breaking
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One man was killed and another wounded in a shooting inside MGM National Harbor casino Wednesday.
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Mayor Scott: “I was shocked to get that letter. I thought there was a turning point.” He’s referring to a 17 page letter sent by the #Baltimore SAO who said they will essentially ‘cut ties’ with #MONSE - Scott says he’s responded to the letter @wbalradio
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