Barry Simms

Baltimore

I-Team Reporter at WBAL-TV (Baltimore, MD)

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OIG makes case for new positions to investigate DOT, DPW

3 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Barry Simms

Baltimore's inspector general is making her case for a budget that includes hiring two additional staff members.Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming said the new positions would be dedicated to specific projects that focus on two large city agencies: The Baltimore City Departments of Transportation and Public Works."Inspectors general are the people's watchdog.
Residents blame damage on flooding downstream from cemetery

3 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Barry Simms

WANT THIS RESOLVED. HERE ON MONASTERY AVENUE, THERE ARE SEVERAL DITCHES THAT RUN ALONG THIS PROPERTY. YOU CAN STILL SEE THE REMAINING STAGNANT WATER. NEIGHBORS TELL US WHEN THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. THIS LOT IS FULL OF WATER. IT ALSO FLOWS INTO THE HOMES OF CHARLENE LEWIS AND HER NEIGHBORS. SHE SAYS RECENT STORMS DAMAGED HER APPLIANCES. IT COMES ALL IN MY BASEMENT. IT DESTROYED MY WASHING MACHINE, MY DRYER, MY HOT WATER HEATER. I HAVE TO GET A NEW. I HAVE TO GET A NEW FURNACE.
Mayor, police still working to reduce crime despite progress

3 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Barry Simms

ROW, WE SET RECORDS FOR REDUCING HOMICIDES IN BALTIMORE. VIOLENT CRIME IN BALTIMORE CONTINUES TRENDING DOWNWARD. BUT THE MAYOR SAYS THE CITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE DOUBLING DOWN ON REDUCING CRIME. WE HAVE THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF HOMICIDES AND SHOOTINGS AND VIOLENCE THAT WE’VE HAD ON RECORD IN HISTORY THROUGH FIVE MONTHS IN BALTIMORE. TAKING A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, BALTIMORE POLICE SHOW A NEARLY 24% DECREASE IN HOMICIDES COMPARING JUNE 2024 TO JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
Teacher charged with sex offenses released from jail with conditions

3 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Barry Simms

CONDITIONS. THE CONDITIONS ARE HE MUST STAY AWAY FROM SCHOOLS AND THE GIRLS WHO HAVE ACCUSED HIM OF MISCONDUCT. DURING A VIDEO BAIL REVIEW IN TOWSON DISTRICT COURT. 61 YEAR OLD ROGER MYERS ANSWERED QUESTIONS BEFORE A JUDGE RELEASED HIM ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. WELL, I THOUGHT THE RULING WAS APPROPRIATE. THE DEEP CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM TEACHER IS CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE SEX OFFENSES AND TWO COUNTS OF ASSAULT.
Unclear FEMA funding status impacts Maryland flood prevention efforts

4 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Barry Simms

TONIGHT. MACHINERY IS STILL MOVING ALONG SOUTH HANOVER STREET AT THE PATAPSCO RIVER. THIS IS NEAR MEDSTAR HARBOR HOSPITAL AND THE BROOKLYN COMMUNITY. IT IS RESILIENCE OR RECOVERY WORK, PART OF A FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT TO CREATE AND RESTORE MARSHLANDS IN SOUTH BALTIMORE. THESE ARE RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE PROJECTS WILL LOOK LIKE ONCE COMPLETED. THE JOBS HERE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DESPITE A MAJOR FUNDING CUT. FEMA HAS TERMINATED BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES, OR BRICK FUNDING.
Baltimore Police investigating several overnight break-ins

4 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Barry Simms

Burglars targeted several East Baltimore businesses overnight, with the break-ins caught by surveillance video.Video shows the group members wearing hoodies — all had their faces covered. Police said the burglaries happened between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. Thursday morning.Video obtained by 11 News Investigates captured a break-in at a Butchers Hill Argentinian restaurant, La Barrita. When a hammer didn't work, someone used bolt cutters to shatter the door glass.
Parts of Baltimore County abuzz over annoying midges

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Barry Simms

The Bowleys Quarters neighborhood is abuzz over annoying little bugs.The bugs, called midges, were seen snared in spiderwebs on light posts at a Middle River marina.
4-year-old among students lost to violence, honored at ceremony

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Barry Simms

Baltimore City Public Schools honored six students killed in the past year, including a 4-year-old boy. The City College High School band helped set the tone Friday morning for the Peace and Remembrance Ceremony in front of City Schools headquarters on North Avenue.
3 settlements reached to ensure fair housing in state, AG says

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Barry Simms

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced settlements in three cases concerning discriminatory housing practices.The three settlements are to ensure that fair housing laws are followed in Maryland."Civil rights enforcement is not just about legal compliance — it's about creating a Maryland where everyone can participate fully in economic and civil life without facing barriers of discrimination or bias," Brown said.Brown said an investigation found American Management, which manages...
Residents remember man shot and killed by police in Dundalk

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Barry Simms

NEWS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M KHIREE STEWART THAT BREAKING NEWS IS IN DUNDALK, WHERE BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY POLICE SHOOTING. IT HAPPENED ALONG NORTH BOUNDARY ROAD, 11 NEWS REPORTER TORI YORGEY JOINS US LIVE NEAR THE SCENE. TORI, WHAT ARE POLICE TELLING YOU? WELL, WE JUST HEARD FROM CHIEF ROBERT MCCULLOUGH WITH THE BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT.