Baltimore

First Officer Implicated In Freddie Gray's Death Goes On Trial In Baltimore

5:18pm November 30, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In the city, many residents want accountability from this trial. They're eager for convictions, and some fear there will be more unrest if that doesn't happen.

A mural for Freddie Gray is seen at the intersection of North Mount and Presbury streets where he was arrested in April.

National

Baltimore Residents Wary As Freddie Gray Trials Slated To Begin

6:34am November 29, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

The city braces for the trials of six police officers charged in the death of the unarmed black man who suffered a fatal spinal injury after his arrest and transport in a police van last April.

The homicide rate in Baltimore is now at its highest rate, surpassing the 1993 level. Here, balloons and candles mark the spot in the city where a man was shot in July.

National

Baltimore's Homicide Rate Hits New Per Capita High

12:35pm November 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The city saw its 300th killing of the year over the weekend; since then, gun violence has killed five more people.

"The Block is like living," outreach worker Nathan Fields says. "These relationships, you've got to keep them flourishing."

Pitching Health Care In Baltimore's Red Light District

6:03pm November 10, 2015

Nathan Fields, a health outreach worker, has a knack for building trust with some of the people who distrust public officials the most.

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Taylor watches students following an incident during class. Mentors often help teachers intervene.

For At-Risk Kids, Mentors Provide Far More Than Just Homework Help

11:42pm October 29, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

At Baltimore's Renaissance Academy High School, mentors help students cope with the trauma in their daily lives. The principal says the aim is not just to keep boys in school, but to keep them alive.

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Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore's health commissioner, is eager to see hospitals in the city pitch in on public health.

Health & Safety

In Maryland, A Change In How Hospitals Are Paid Boosts Public Health

6:22pm October 23, 2015

Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen has big dreams for her city, but finding the money to achieve them is a challenge. Putting Maryland hospitals on fixed budgets may be the key.

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Breaking Up City Hall Sit-In, Baltimore Police Arrest 12 Demonstrators

7:15am October 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Activists were protesting the appointment of a new police commissioner. They stayed inside City Hall hours after a hearing ended. Twelve were arrested early this morning.

D. Watkins' work has appeared in The Baltimore Sun and Salon. He will start teaching English at Goucher College in the spring.

Baltimore Author Discusses 'Living (And Dying) While Black'

9:01am October 02, 2015

Author D. Watkins says that crack destroyed his East Baltimore neighborhood, and he explains how the real day-to-day of selling drugs is nothing like the movies. His new book is The Beast Side.

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A nasal spray version of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone demonstrated at police headquarters in Quincy, Mass., in 2014.

Price Soars For Key Weapon Against Heroin Overdoses

2:24pm September 11, 2015

Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen is working to put the anti-overdose medication naloxone into the hands of as many heroin users as possible. But the price of the antidote has nearly doubled.

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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stands outside vacant homes before a ceremony to kick off their restoration in Baltimore in July. In the wake of the riots triggered by the death of Freddie Gray, Rawlings-Blake announced Friday she will not seek r

Baltimore's Mayor Says She Won't Run For Re-Election

11:12am September 11, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Democrat Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she will use the remainder of her term in office to concentrate on rebuilding parts of the city that were destroyed in April's riots.