At a recent news conference, Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates - Baltimore City State's Attorney said he had a message for parents and guardians: 'Parental accountability.”

But it's complicated. And others believe that parents need help — not prosecution: tinyurl.com/yc83nrjm (via The Baltimore Banner)

.Dylan Segelbaum with a thorough examination of Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates' desires for 'parental accountability' and all the pitfalls that can come with charging parents for a kid's wrongdoings.

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In February, Lee Sanderlin & I wrote about the rise of unserialized firearms in Baltimore.

Ghost guns had higher magazine capacities on average and represented 1 in 5 guns recovered by police since mid-2021.

Learn more ahead of the Supreme Court case:

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My latest for The The Baltimore Banner is a deep dive into the court documents and other reporting about Peter Ajak, a Montgomery County man who is accused of trying to foment a violent revolution in South Sudan.
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ICYMI

Before the Key Bridge: “Propulsion failures like those experienced by the Geeta and the Dali are not uncommon in the Chesapeake Bay or Patapsco River.”

Must-read Chesapeake-focused “dead ships” story by ⁦Lee Sanderlin⁩ and ⁦Ryan Little⁩ thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tran…

Rona Kobell Daniel Zawodny and I examine how truck traffic will affect residential neighborhoods

📣 it's official! Denise Koch WJZ, Tom Hall & i will host a debate of mayoral candidates on April 30.

you can listen live on WYPR 88.1 at 12:30. and at 7pm, it will be livestreamed at The Baltimore Banner and WJZ | CBS Baltimore!

📣 what questions should we ask? thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Since 2010, more than 100 ships have had engine or other mechanical troubles in the Chesapeake Bay and Patapsco River, including some perilously near the Key and Bay Bridges. From Lee Sanderlin Ryan Little thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tran…

RIP Mr. Betts! Go listen to the 22 minute version of Whipping Post to hear him and Duane shred (preferably done with a buddy or two in your parents' basement drinking Busch Light and playing darts)
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A real estate speculator who flipped hundreds of Baltimore homes in distressed neighborhoods with the promise of fixing them up now faces criminal charges, 1.5 years after Justin Fenton first reported on the transacfions

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My look inside the Ivan Bates/Brandon Scott feud that’s played out against the backdrop of a Bates endorsement of Sheila Dixon: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Baltimore City has lawyered up, hiring a two outside firms to pursue claims against Dali owners in Key Bridge collapse thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

There is a criminal investigation into the Key Bridge collapse. FBI agents boarded the cargo ship Dali this morning. 5 days ago, NTSB chair said her (separate) investigation was focused on the ship's electrical system.

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FBI agents boarded the container ship Dali, still stuck in the Patapsco River, on Monday as they open a criminal investigation into the ship crash that took down the Key Bridge, report Lee Sanderlin & Justin Fenton for The Baltimore Banner.

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