Brett Barrouquere

Baltimore

Breaking News Editor at The Baltimore Banner

Unrepentant #Saints fan. #GirlDad. Investigative reporter, does a little bit of everything in Baltimore. #nola born bayou educated [email protected]

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Stevie Wonder had unexpected guests at his Baltimore show - the Obamas

Oct 15, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Brett Barrouquere

Not many special guests could overshadow Steve Wonder at his Baltimore show. But two who could showed up. Barack and Michelle Obama escorted Wonder, a music legend and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, on stage Tuesday night at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore. Snippets of the show - and the appearance of the Obamas on stage - made it to social media. The legendary musician can be heard making references to the upcoming presidential election.
First the northern lights, now a rare comet will be visible in Maryland

Oct 12, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Brett Barrouquere

Nature is treating Earth to a show. First the northern lights dazzled skywatchers around Maryland with great views and colors. Tonight, around sunset, a rare comet will be visible along the horizon in the western sky. Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, a once-in-80,000-years sight, will pass within 44 million miles of Earth, making it watchable with the naked eye in Maryland and much of the northern hemisphere. The comet will make its pass just after sunset, which is at 6:31 p.m. Saturday.
Frederick County hunter pleads guilty to poaching, ordered to pay restitution

Sep 26, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Brett Barrouquere

A Frederick County man pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally killing a white-tailed deer during a closed season and will pay $6,000 in fines and restitution. Judge Richard Sandy ordered Michael Hines to pay $5,000 to the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund for conservation efforts and a $1,000 fine for illegally harvesting a trophy deer. Hines must also serve 80 hours of community service.
Want one last swim this summer? Ocean City reopens beaches after medical waste washed ashore

Sep 21, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Brett Barrouquere

Want to take one last swim this summer? The beaches at Ocean City are open again. The Ocean City Emergency Services announced the reopening, about a week after officials shut down public access to the ocean because medical waste and debris washed ashore. Ocean City Emergency Services Director Joe Theobald said in a statement Friday evening that the water has been tested and is safe for swimming and surfing again.
Ex-Pentagon official pleads guilty to conspiracy to run dogfighting ring

Sep 13, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Brett Barrouquere

A former Pentagon official pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to run a dogfighting ring and racketeering, as part of a group known as “DMV Board,” which operated in and around Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.Frederick Douglass Moorefield Jr., 63, of Arnold, admitted to operating under the kennel name “Geehad Kennels” and using his home in Arnold to keep, train, and breed dogs for dogfighting for over 20 years.
Teen charged with murder in fatal Harford County school shooting

Sep 7, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Brett Barrouquere

A 16-year-old has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a student at a Harford County high school. The teen is being held at the Harford County Detention Center. He’s also charged with first and second-degree assault and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/crime of violence. The Baltimore Banner is not naming the teen because he is a juvenile.
Body camera video shows Baltimore Police shooting teen after chase

Aug 9, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Brett Barrouquere

Body camera video released Friday shows Baltimore Police officers firing multiple shots at and killing a 17-year-old after they spotted a gun in his hands and chased him near North Stricker Street. The teen, identified as William Gardner, was shot a dozen times, officials said Friday afternoon when they released the footage. He was pronounced dead at the scene Monday night. Police had withheld the teen’s name before Friday, saying they were required by state law to withhold the identity.
No plea deal for man accused of plotting to kill Supreme Court justice

Jul 20, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Brett Barrouquere

Plea negotiations between federal prosecutors and a man charged with plotting to break into the Montgomery County home of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and kill him have collapsed, according to court records, putting the case on course for a trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathleen O. Gavin, in a status report filed Thursday, asked U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte in Greenbelt to schedule a trial date for Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, California.
An NFL-affiliated vodka company went bankrupt. The Ravens are left trying to collect.

Jul 13, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Brett Barrouquere

When game days return for the Baltimore Ravens this fall, it may not be GameDay vodka being sold. Never Forget Brands LLC, the Isle of Palms, South Carolina-based parent company for GameDay, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which allows debtors and creditors to resolve financial problems under court supervision, and left the Ravens with a $150,000 debt.
Dali crew members cleared to leave the country, but lawyers seek to keep them in U.S. longer

Jun 18, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Brett Barrouquere

Eight crew members of the Dali are set to leave the country for the first time since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, but attorneys representing people economically hurt by the wreck say letting them leave would complicate litigation over the incident. In a motion and emails filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, claimants’ lawyer Andrew O’Connell says there’s no guaranteed way to make the crew members available for future questioning should they leave the country.