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  • 3 weeks ago | wbal.com | Phil Yacuboski

    SummaryIf you're caught using a leaf blower in one part of Maryland, fines are now in effect. If you’re caught using a leaf blower in one part of Maryland, fines are now in effect. Gas-powered leaf blowers were banned in January in Annapolis, but now, the city is putting fines into effect. The first offense is $100, and $200 for any subsequent offense. And if you see someone using a gas-powered leaf blower, Annapolis officials say don’t confront them. They do, however, want you to call them.

  • 3 weeks ago | wbal.com | Phil Yacuboski

    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott released his $4.6 billion dollar budget that calls for closing an $85 million budget deficit while some fees will go up. “The FY2026 budget is a reflection of our city’s values,” Scott said in a news release. “This is not just our financial plan for the next year; it is a roadmap for our future- designed to invest in the safety, health, and prosperity of every resident.”Scott said that income or property taxes will not go up.

  • 3 weeks ago | wbal.com | Phil Yacuboski

    The trial for the man accused of raping and killing Rachel Morin is set to begin Monday. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, is charged with the rape and murder of Rachel Morin, a mother of five, whose body was found along the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air in the summer of 2023. “I want to see this monster get life in prison without the possibility of parole,” Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said. “He wanted to come here and stay here.

  • 1 month ago | wbal.com | Phil Yacuboski

    Ships colliding with bridges across the U.S.,  like what happened to the Francis Scott Key Bridge, are highly likely to happen, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University. Hopkins researchers said that while ship strikes should be extremely rare, some of the nation’s busiest bridges are likely to be struck. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is on that list.

  • 1 month ago | wbal.com | Phil Yacuboski

    A Baltimore City Public Schools teacher was charged in connection with the shooting of an officer outside the Wilkens Precinct in Baltimore County last week. City Schools said 27 year-old Andrew Britt was hired in December 2022 as a teacher at Liberty Elementary School. He is currently on leave. Court papers showed that Britt walked into Wilkens Precinct in Catonsville on March 13, talked to the desk officer and then walked out.

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Phil Yacuboski
Phil Yacuboski @WBALPhil
11 Apr 25

Such a great film if you never seen it - it was really ahead of its time.

RetroNewsNow
RetroNewsNow @RetroNewsNow

🎬'Singin' In The Rain' starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor premiered in theaters 73 years ago, April 11, 1952 https://t.co/Ja8b9cfQGR

Phil Yacuboski
Phil Yacuboski @WBALPhil
11 Apr 25

.@SBA_Kelly toured @MarlinSteel in #Westport, #Baltimore City today with owner Drew Greenblatt. He says #tariffs will bring jobs back to America and level a ‘lopsided playing field’ on manufacturing. @wbalradio https://t.co/S4x9sXrDN4

Phil Yacuboski
Phil Yacuboski @WBALPhil
10 Apr 25

RT @LibnOfCongress: Today we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of “The Great Gatsby.” Since April 10, 1925 this Amer…