Deborah Weiner

Baltimore

Anchor and Reporter at WBAL-TV (Baltimore, MD)

WBAL-TV News Anchor and Reporter; Native Baltimorean, Ultimate Jewish Mother , lives in perpetual state of guilt and worry. Links & RT's aren't endorsements

Articles

Inspections reveal unaddressed problems at Camp Small before fire

1 week ago | wbaltv.com | Deborah Weiner

Baltimore City officials are working to get Camp Small into compliance after state inspection reports show years of problems that weren't fully addressed, 11 News Investigates has learned.The most recent inspection report obtained by 11 News Investigates still lists Camp Small's condition as in "noncompliance" amid persistent problems and potential fire hazards for more than two years.Inspections reveal problems before massive fireThe findings from the Maryland Department of the Environment...
Jevons Liu named City Schools teacher of the year

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Deborah Weiner

HELLO, IS MR. LIU HERE? CAN I SPEAK TO MR. LIU? WHO? YOU ARE THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL. 2025. I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, LIKE ALL OF OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, HE IS A CHAMPION OF BALTIMORE CITY’S KIDS, AND IT JUST OOZES FROM HIM. WHEN YOU TALK TO HIM. BEING THE BALTIMORE CITY TEACHER OF THE YEAR OR EARNING THAT NOMINATION IS SUCH AN HONOR. MR. LIU IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE THAT ADVOCATES FOR HIS KIDS AND SHOWS UP IN SPACES THAT MATTER.
'Pivotal moment': Former Baltimore gang members turned mentors reflect after 11 News interview

1 month ago | krdo.com | Deborah Weiner

By Deborah WeinerClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — It was a five-minute interview that garnered nearly 2 million views on YouTube: Baltimore gang members who reached a truce amid unrest that followed Freddie Gray’s police in-custody death 10 years ago. Hours after Gray’s funeral, while rioting and looting erupted in west Baltimore, a group of gang members asked 11 News to report their real role in the unrest: “This is the Bloods right here.
Former gang members turned mentors reflect after Freddie Gray's death

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Deborah Weiner

TEN YEARS SINCE THE DEATH OF FREDDIE GRAY CONTINUES. HOURS AFTER GRAY’S FUNERAL, RIOTING ERUPTED IN WEST BALTIMORE AND GANG MEMBERS APPROACHED OUR DEBORAH WEINER TO REPORT ON THEIR REAL ROLE IN THE UNREST. IN A NO HOLDS BARRED VIDEO THAT WENT VIRAL. AND TONIGHT, DEBORAH RECONNECTS WITH TWO OF THEM, WHO ARE NO LONGER AFFILIATED WITH GANGS. THIS IS THE BLOODS RIGHT HERE. THIS BLOODS. WE GOT THE PIRATES OVER HERE, AND WE GOT BLOODS OVER HERE. WE STAYING AS ONE, THOUGH. WE’RE ONE RIGHT NOW.
The call that forever changed Rev. Donte Hickman's life

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Deborah Weiner

TURNED VIOLENT AND DANGEROUS ON THE WEST SIDE OF BALTIMORE. AT ONE POINT IT LOOKED LIKE THE DESTRUCTION HAD SPREAD TO THE EAST SIDE WHEN A MASSIVE FIRE BROKE OUT, DELAYING BUT NOT DERAILING. TRANSFORMATION. AFTER THE CLERGY TOOK TO THE STREETS IN BALTIMORE THE DAY OF THE UPRISING, ONE OF THE MARCHING PREACHERS, DANTE HICKMAN, SENIOR OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH, RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT CHANGED HIS LIFE FOREVER. SOMEONE SAID TO ME, YOUR BUILDING IS ON FIRE.
Mayor reflects on progress in decade since Freddie Gray's death

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Deborah Weiner

CONVERSATION. DEB, ASHLEY AND KAI IN 2015, BRANDON SCOTT WAS A MEMBER OF THE BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL, REPRESENTING THE SECOND DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE. AT JUST 31, HE WAS HELPING TO LEAD THE GROUP. 300 MEN MARCH AND DEMONSTRATING AGAINST VIOLENCE WHEN FREDDIE GRAY, JUST SIX YEARS YOUNGER THAN SCOTT, DIED IN POLICE CUSTODY. COMING OUT OF SITUATIONS THAT START WITH TRAGEDY, YOU GET A LOT OF PROGRESS. AND WE ARE NOT PERFECT AT ALL.
Clergy led way through unrest amid Freddie Gray's death 10 years ago

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Deborah Weiner

FOLLOWING HIS FUNERAL. EVEN IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE JUST GOING TO STAND OUT ON THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO OUR CHURCH OR WHATEVER, JUST TAKE WHATEVER CAME. I JUST HAD TO BE HERE. WELL, EVEN AS CHAOS SWIRLED AROUND HIS CHURCH FOLLOWING FREDDIE GRAY’S FUNERAL, REVEREND DOCTOR HAROLD CARTER WAS THE CALM IN THE STORM. THIS WEEK, WE’RE MARKING TEN YEARS SINCE THE DEATH OF FREDDIE GRAY, A SEMINAL MOMENT IN BALTIMORE HISTORY. THE DAY OF THE UNREST TURNED VIOLENT IN THE CITY’S CLERGY.
Empty Bowls raises money to combat hunger, homelessness

2 months ago | wbaltv.com | Deborah Weiner

Every day, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore helps those experiencing hunger and homelessness.For the past 19 years, the Empty Bowls event makes sure there is money to continue the mission.Many WBAL-TV staff members painted bowls which will be handed out Saturday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds.Tickets are still available for the event. Every day, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore helps those experiencing hunger and homelessness.
'Welcome Home' veterans event held in Baltimore

2 months ago | wbaltv.com | Deborah Weiner

GILCHRIST CARES HOSTED ITS ANNUAL WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION. THIS YEAR’S EVENT MARKS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARYLAND’S OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS DAY. THIS EVENT OFFERS A CHANCE TO HONOR VETERAN SERVICE, SHARE THEIR STORIES, AND PROVIDE RECOGNITION OF THEIR SERVICE. ONE EVENT ORGANIZERS EXPLAINS WHY VETERANS APPRECIATE EVENTS LIKE THIS. THEY ARE SO HAPPY AND THEY ARE FILLED WITH JOY.
11 News' Deborah Weiner tries her hand at Orioles' Live Hot Dog Race

2 months ago | wbaltv.com | Deborah Weiner

WHEN IT COMES TO THE ORIOLES, THERE ARE THE LEGENDS. THE UNDISPUTED LEGENDS OF THE GAME. BUT FOR ME, JUST ME. NOTHING HAS MADE BASEBALL MORE SPECIAL THAN THESE THREE. KETCHUP, MUSTARD AND RELISH. AND WHEN I HEARD THEY WERE LOOKING FOR SOME HELP ON GAME DAYS, I WANTED IN. BUT FIRST I NEEDED A MENTOR. A MASCOT MENTOR, A RETIRED ORIOLE BIRD WHOSE IDENTITY MUST ALWAYS BE. PROTECTED. I DREAM OF BEING A HOT DOG. CAN YOU HELP? I BELIEVE I CAN GUIDE YOU. LESSON NUMBER ONE.