Mindy Basara

Baltimore

Morning News Anchor at WBAL-TV (Baltimore, MD)

WBAL-TV Medical Reporter, wife, mother of two, animal lover. Links & RTs aren't endorsements. Opinions are my own.

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Vivica A. Fox on 11 News to preview 25th Gospel Superfest

3 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Mindy Basara

CELEBRATING ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY AND WILL BE LIVE HERE IN BALTIMORE. THIS LIVE RECORDING EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY AT MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. IT WILL BE A NIGHT FILLED WITH MUSIC AND PRAISE AND WORSHIP, FEATURING A DOZEN OF GOSPEL PERFORMANCES. AND JOINING ME NOW IS THE AWARD WINNING ACTRESS AND HOST OF GOSPEL SUPERFEST. YOU ALL KNOW HER, VIVICA FOX, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. YOU’RE SO WELCOME HERE. I KNOW YOU’RE HERE ON THE PLANE ALL NIGHT, AND YOU’RE ALL FRESH FACED AND READY TO GO.
Maryland troops take part in 'Defender Europe' exercise

3 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Mindy Basara

STORY OF INTERNATIONAL TEAMWORK IS UNFOLDING IN CROATIA, RIGHT AS WE ARE MARKING 81 YEARS SINCE D-DAY, A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN HISTORY THAT SHOWED THE WORLD THE POWER OF ALLIED COOPERATION. MARYLAND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY POLICE SOLDIERS ARE TEAMING UP WITH TROOPS FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, CONTINUING A MORE THAN TWO DECADE PARTNERSHIP THAT BEGAN IN 2003. TOGETHER, THEY’RE TRAINING DURING THE DEFENDER EUROPE 2025 EXERCISE, REINFORCING BONDS FORGED IN.
What's in store for the farewell season of Jazzy Summer Nights

3 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Mindy Basara

TRADITION. JAZZY SUMMER NIGHTS HAS OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF WITH ITS 25TH AND FINAL SEASON EVENT ORGANIZER LAUREN PHINNEY AND HOST APRIL WATTS JOIN US NOW. THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING IN. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS FOR HAVING US. HAVING US. SO THIS YEAR, THE FOCUS IS IMPACT AND LEGACY. WHAT’S THE IDEA BEHIND THAT? WELL, JAZZ HAS BEEN HERE FOR 25 YEARS AND IT’S REALLY BEEN A MELTING POT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN PRIVATE PARTNERS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS.
Babesiosis becoming more prevalent in Maryland, study finds

4 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Mindy Basara

This engorged tick, collected in Annapolis, Maryland is likely a female adult deer tick, or Ixodes scapularis. Deer ticks are also called blacklegged ticks and can transmit the pathogens that cause tickborne diseases such babesiosis and Lyme disease.
Baltimore-born idea creates cleats to prevent non-contact injuries

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Mindy Basara

A cleat that flexes, borne out of an idea from a Catonsville father-and-son duo, could make a big difference when it comes to helping athletes prevent certain injuries.Grady Rippeon, Mount St. Joseph High School's varsity lacrosse "faceoff specialist," and Beckett Flury, a defense midfielder, are back on the field after their injuries."I had a hamstring injury earlier this season. I was out for the first part.
Afro Preak brings excitement to Baltimore over 3 days

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Mindy Basara

ALONG WITH THE RACES. THERE ARE MANY EVENTS YOU CAN ATTEND ACROSS THE BALTIMORE AREA, INCLUDING AFRO CREEK. AND HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR FASHION, FOOD AND MUSIC IS AFRO CURATOR AND FOUNDER, DEREK CHASE. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, SIR. GOOD TO BE SEEN BY YOU. YEAH. SO TELL US ABOUT THIS. THIS WAS FOUNDED IN 2022. WHAT IS THE WHAT’S THE THOUGHT BEHIND THE CREATION. THE THOUGHT IS IS THE BALTIMORE IS SO AMAZING. THE PREAKNESS IS A SUPER BOWL.
Crisis-prevention program helps families of children with autism

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Mindy Basara

AFTERNOON’S MEDICAL ALERT. 70% OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM HAVE CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, MOST OF WHICH ARE BEHAVIORAL. AT TIMES, THESE CHALLENGES CAN ESCALATE INTO A CRISIS WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS TO THE CAREGIVER. SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY, OR THE CHILD. WE SEE MEDIA REPORTS WHERE THERE’S DEADLY INTERACTIONS WITH POLICE OFFICERS, ALTHOUGH THOSE ARE RARE. MORE COMMON INSTANCES WHERE CHILDREN END UP IN PLACES LIKE EMERGENCY ROOMS. THE EMERGENCY ROOM IS NOT DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.
Mother-son duo battles primary immunodeficiency together

1 month ago | kesq.com | Mindy Basara

By Mindy BasaraClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE ( WBAL) - Traci Davies sensed there was something wrong with her son the moment he was born. "They had to suction his lungs, and I just kept thinking, 'This is my second baby, I don't think this is normal.' And they were like, 'It's OK, it's all normal. You'll be fine when he gets home.' It wasn't fine," Davies said. "He was sick all the time."Ben Davies had 20 ear infections by the time he was 6 months old.
‘Hope and not giving up’: Mother-son duo battles primary immunodeficiency together ...Middle East

1 month ago | en.pressbee.net | Mindy Basara

By Mindy Basara Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Traci Davies sensed there was something wrong with her son the moment he was born. “They had to suction his lungs, and I just kept thinking, ‘This is my second baby, I don’t think this is normal.’ And they were like, ‘It’s OK, it’s all normal. You’ll be fine when he gets home.’ It wasn’t fine,” Davies said. “He was sick all the time.” Ben Davies had 20 ear infections by the time he was 6 months old.
Mother-son duo battles primary immunodeficiency together

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Mindy Basara

TRACY DAVIES SENSED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER SON, BEN. THE MOMENT HE WAS BORN. HOW THEY HAD TO SUCTION HIS LUNGS. AND I JUST KEPT THINKING, THIS IS MY SECOND BABY, BUT I DON’T THINK THIS IS NORMAL. AND THEY’RE LIKE, IT’S OKAY. IT’S ALL NORMAL. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU’LL BE FINE ONCE HE GETS HOME. AND HE WASN’T FINE. HE WAS SICK ALL THE TIME. BEN HAD 20 EAR INFECTIONS BY THE TIME HE WAS SIX MONTHS OLD.