Kelsey Kushner
News Anchor and Reporter at WJZ-TV (Baltimore, MD)
AP Award winning journalist & 2x Emmy award winning Reporter / Weekend Anchor for CBS @WJZ | Former WINK News reporter 🌴 University of Delaware 📚
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Kelsey Kushner
Natasha Dartigue, the Maryland Public Defender, discussed with Baltimore residents ways to keep decreasing violent crime in the city. Baltimore City crime numbers sit at the lowest percentage recorded in the first five months of any year, with homicides down 23.6% and non-fatal shootings down 23.4% this year. Dartigue credited the lower numbers to city partnerships, mental health services, and crime prevention programs, including crime walks throughout neighborhoods.
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Kelsey Kushner
With summer around the corner, Baltimore County police are sounding the alarm on car thieves. Baltimore County Police Detective Trae Corbin warns that when the weather warms up, thieves come out and target anyone who leaves their windows cracked and cars unlocked. "If you lower your windows, make sure you raise them before you leave your car," Corbin said.
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4 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Kelsey Kushner
Video shows a group of people breaking into a restaurant in Baltimore's Butchers Hill neighborhood early Thursday, smashing through the front door with a hammer. Police say they are investigating break-ins and robberies in La Barrita and other nearby businesses. Sebastian Cardona, the owner of La Barrita, said his restaurant was targeted around 3 a.m. The suspects used hammers and bolt cutters to shatter the glass to get inside.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Kelsey Kushner
Baltimore City leaders are figuring out ways to address hundreds of vacant jobs that are costing the city millions of dollars. Those unfilled positions are a concern as council members work to approve the Fiscal Year 2026. "We have several hundred vacancies in the city of Baltimore," said Faith Leach, the Baltimore City administrator. Leach told WJZ the city is aiming to reduce the number of vacant jobs, and it starts with competitive wages. "We know wages are a big part," Leach said.
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1 month ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Kelsey Kushner
Maryland's government agencies may have to take on some extra financial burden this year, with the organization responsible for disaster response taking a hit. With hurricane season starting on June 1, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is projecting an active run, with six to 10 hurricanes.
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A press conference is happening now with Mayor Scott after 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into the water here at Harbor East. It started more than a mile away on the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus on Fayette. @wjz https://t.co/EIKkKddGU9
19yr old Chris Parsley was shot and killed at a party in Queen Anne’s County Sunday morning. Two other people were shot, including a 28 yr old woman who tells me it was a house party that turned violent. Se says an unknown group of men pulled up to the party & opened fire. @wjz https://t.co/GHkHjUYOdw
Surveillance video shows a group of teens breaking into La Barrita and stealing the register and a speaker. They got away with about $100. It happened around 3am Thursday morning. Police say they are looking for 7 suspects @wjz https://t.co/gt2f2WNkOl
