Updated: 9:44 PM EST Mar 4, 2021 A 15-year-old boy was shot Thursday night in northwest Baltimore, police said.Police said officers responded around 7:16 p.m. to the 5100 block of Chalgrove Avenue for a shooting. Arriving officers found a 15 year-old boy who had been shot, police said. The victim was transported to an area hospital and is in critical condition. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2466 or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.This is the fifth young person shot in Baltimore since Saturday, and the second one on Thursday.A 10-year-old girl was shot Saturday after she got caught in the crossfire of two groups.On Monday, a 12-year-old boy was shot in the arm in northeast Baltimore.On Tuesday, 17-year-old squeegee worker was shot at Mount Royal and North avenues.
Anxious Baltimore County school teachers are blaming the school district for being too slow in responding to their request to stay home for health reasons.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||Some of those asking for special accommodations are dealing with serious health issues. This comes as a Maryland lawmaker asks for legal protections for those who can t come back.The first group of teachers returned to in-person instruction a few days ago, but there are a growing number of them who say for now, coming back is next to impossible.“I m just asking to hopefully stay home and to continue virtually teach which I am not sure Baltimore County is allowing us with serious health conditions to do that,” Catonsville High School teacher Gina Palermo said.Palermo, a four-time cancer survivor, has asked the district for accommodations.“I got a response, just an auto response (that) says, ‘We ve received your paperwork,’ standard proced
Updated: 9:15 PM EST Mar 3, 2021 Strip clubs will be able to reopen in Baltimore City starting on Friday.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||This comes days after the Penthouse Club owner filed a lawsuit, claiming the city s ban on adult entertainment violates the First Amendment.Owners of adult entertainment establishments also protested the city s COVID-19 restrictions that mandated the continued closure of their businesses.Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott s Office released a statement Wednesday night saying: “The City updates its executive orders based on trends in the City’s COVID-19 reopening indicators, as it has throughout the pandemic. This has included, at times, reopening different types of establishments while providing clear requirements for those businesses to operate – including use of face coverings, social distancing, and other relevant guidance. The City will continue to enforce its executive order, and estab