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The latest from Alissa Zhu
TV dubbed a homeless mom ‘Maryland’s most wanted.’ To her friend, she was in crisis.
At least one in four police shootings in the country involves a person with symptoms of mental illness, research has shown. Could this woman prevent her friend from a similar fate in Baltimore?
An opioid 100 times deadlier than fentanyl killed her. She won’t be the last.
Carfentanil first alarmed officials a decade ago, when it was linked to a wave of overdose deaths before fading. Now, amid an unpredictable drug supply, it appears to be making a deadly comeback.
Maryland’s backlogged board keeps new drug counselors from joining overdose fight
Staff turnover and vacancies at the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists are creating major problems in Maryland’s drug addiction treatment field and hindering the state’s fight against overdoses.
6 more die in drug treatment housing linked to PHA Healthcare operators
The number of deaths associated with PHA Healthcare alarmed lawmakers and treatment providers.
Odor at air traffic center halts flights at BWI, DC airports amid shutdown travel chaos
An odor at the air traffic control center overseeing D.C.-area airspace Friday night triggered ground stops at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and others in the region — the latest disruption for travelers facing massive security lines amid the government shutdown.
Baltimore group fights addiction, homelessness with gentle touch — and soup
Starting last year, community groups like Helping Up Mission began to receive tens of millions of dollars from the city’s opioid restitution fund to combat an ongoing overdose crisis.
Up to 40% of Baltimoreans struggle with basic expenses, Hopkins survey finds
While poor residents and families with children are especially feeling the pinch, costs are creating stress for people across the income spectrum, the survey found.
The bad news behind Baltimore’s remarkable decline in drug overdose deaths
Baltimore’s overdose crisis does not appear to be ebbing, but evolving, according to interviews with experts. A mix of other chemicals — often less immediately lethal but dangerous in other ways — has grown increasingly common.
Chestertown house explodes, killing a grandfather and family pet
A house exploded in Kent County on Valentine’s Day evening, killing Charles William Heaps, 68.
Man in a vacant home, teenage girl killed overnight in Baltimore
Baltimore Police are investigating two homicides that occurred early Sunday morning.
Woman dies after being struck by car in Baltimore County
Loretta Pretlow, 67, appeared to be trying to cross Liberty Road when a westbound car hit her.
Maryland official leading crackdown on drug treatment Medicaid fraud steps down
The Maryland health official leading an overhaul of the state’s troubled system of drug addiction and mental health treatment programs is stepping down.
Will the winter storm close schools for a whole week? This NBC4 weatherman thinks so.
NBC4 Washington weatherman Chuck Bell has a prediction that may send kids and teachers jumping for joy, but strike terror into the hearts of parents.
YouTuber Nick Shirley came to Baltimore to talk about fentanyl. People weren’t happy.
YouTuber Nick Shirley is known for both prank videos and conducting man-on-the-street-style interviews on politically charged topics.
Drug overdose deaths plummeted in Maryland, Baltimore again last year
Preliminary state numbers show a more than 45% decrease in drug overdose deaths since 2023.
Layoffs and confusion at Pride Center of Maryland after federal grants cut, reinstated
Pride Center of Maryland is one of thousands of groups nationwide that reportedly received letters late Tuesday from the Trump administration notifying them that their mental health and addiction grants had been terminated, effective immediately.
Baltimore ballroom ‘icon’ survives a life of grit with glamour
Revlon is a queer Black artist who lives in Baltimore's Penn North neighborhood and has been recognized as one of the pioneers of Baltimore's ballroom scene, a subculture built by LGBTQIA+ Black and Latino communities.
Why the animal sedative behind a Baltimore mass overdose is so hard to quit
Doctors are also reporting an increasing number of patients in Maryland who are dangerously sick with drug withdrawal.
New report details mixed progress in Maryland’s push for better addiction treatment
A new MDH report details delays and hurdles officials are facing as they attempt to overhaul Maryland’s faulty drug and mental health addiction treatment system and root out fraud.
For hungry people in Baltimore’s Penn North, Love & Cornbread is there
Love & Cornbread, the nonprofit is doubling efforts in a new era of food insecurity in Baltimore City.
