Dylan Segelbaum
@dylansegelbaum.bsky.social
Reporter at The Baltimore Banner. Past: The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Syracuse University/Daily Orange graduate. Always in search of a damn fine cup of coffee.
Baltimore County man found not criminally responsible in murder of wife in Monkton
Baltimore County man found not criminally responsible in murder of wife in Monkton
Anthony Lechner, 56, of Monkton, fatally stabbed his wife, Kimberly Lechner, inside their home on Maplehurst Lane on Sept. 29, 2025.
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Parents are pushing back against classroom laptops in Baltimore County schools, @kris10griffith.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Parents are pushing back against classroom laptops in Baltimore County schools
A group of parents want to reduce how much time students spend on laptops.
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Life sentence handed down in killing of off-duty DC police sergeant in Baltimore. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Life sentence handed down in Baltimore killing of off-duty DC police sergeant
Dion Thompson, 27, of Gwynn Oak, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of first-degree murder and related crimes in the deadly shooting of Metropolitan Police Sgt. Tony Mason Jr. on Nov. 4, 2017...
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The Nationals’s once-mighty offense continues to struggle in loss to Phillies
The Nationals’ once-mighty offense struggles in loss to Phillies
The Nationals were 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position Tuesday, and are 3-for-46 in those situations on eight-game road trip.
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Man charged in Inner Harbor fatal drowning was ‘good Samaritan,’ attorney says, @justinfenton.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Man charged in Inner Harbor fatal drowning was ‘Good Samaritan,’ attorney says
The 36-year-old Parkville man charged with second-degree murder for shoving a man into the Inner Harbor, where he drowned, had intervened as a “good Samaritan,” a defense attorney said Tuesday.
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Ex-Pikesville High School athletic director at center of AI case pleads guilty to child sex crime. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Ex-Pikesville athletic director at center of AI case admits to child sex crime
A man who used artificial intelligence to impersonate the principal of Pikesville High School and damage his reputation admitted Tuesday to sexually exploiting five children and faces up to 30 years i...
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From @juliemore19.bsky.social: Black Aggie, Black Aggie, come back to Pikesville! (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Black Aggie, Black Aggie, come back to Pikesville!
Pikesville leaders are seeking to summon the statue of Black Aggie, subject of local legends, back to historic Druid Ridge Cemetery.
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Bullpen issues (what else?) sink Nationals in loss to Phillies, @kwilliamsmedia.bsky.social recaps. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Bullpen issues (what else?) sink Nationals in loss to Phillies
Entering Monday, the Nationals’ bullpen had the fourth-lowest bullpen ERA, worst strikeout rate and the 10th-highest walk rate.
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Developer plans nearly 2,000 homes in northern Anne Arundel with a coal plant next door
Developer plans nearly 2,000 homes in northern Anne Arundel with a coal plant next door
A prolific developer plans to build a sprawling residential community in northern Anne Arundel County on land once identified for conservation, in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant.
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By @lesliegraystreeter.bsky.social: Streeter: It’s difficult to raise a cool, hard Baltimore kid, knowing it’ll be held against him. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Streeter: It’s difficult to raise a cool, hard Baltimore kid, knowing it’ll be held against him
COLUMN | I’m trying to raise a friendly, confident Black child who is solid in any identity he comes to have. But I’m afraid it will be used against him.
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From @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social and Kasturi Pananjady: He helped build a North Baltimore community. Now his neighbors want to honor him. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
He helped build a North Baltimore community. Now his neighbors want to honor him.
Joe Nathan Page has lived in his Northeast Baltimore home for over 60 years. He’s one of at least 129,000 Baltimoreans who have lived in their homes for 20 or more years.
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The Phillies are finalizing a trade for second baseman Luis Arraez, sources told The Athletic. It will include other pieces and prompt an infield realignment for Phillies, but they will have their offensive upgrade.
Orioles fall to Phillies in rain-shortened game, dropping series before trade deadline
Orioles fall to Phillies in rain-shortened game, dropping series
The game turned over the bullpens after a rain delay, and it immediately fell apart for the Orioles. Philadelphia scored in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings.
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Orioles strand bases loaded twice, bullpen falters in loss to Phillies www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...
Orioles strand bases loaded twice in shutout loss to Phillies
Baltimore (54-57) struggled to break through against left-hander Cristopher Sánchez despite twice loading the bases, and Philadelphia pulled away with four eighth-inning runs against the bullpen.
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ICE releases Johns Hopkins researcher detained while boarding flight
Johns Hopkins researcher Fatima Ameaka released from ICE custody
A public health researcher at Johns Hopkins University who was arrested by immigration officials while boarding a domestic flight has been released after spending multiple days in federal custody across...
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Can this long-awaited concert venue fill a gap in Baltimore’s music scene? @hayesgardner.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Can this concert venue fill a gap in Baltimore’s music scene?
After a start-and-stop construction process, The Paramount, an $86 million venue hosting up to 4,000 concertgoers, is expected to open soon near M&T Bank Stadium.
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Who’s buying up Chasen Cos.’ imploded Baltimore real estate empire, @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Who’s buying up Chasen Cos.’ imploded Baltimore real estate empire
The empire of the once-splashy real estate developer Chasen Cos. is being divvied up, though some properties are languishing without new owners.
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ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests
ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests
A Johns Hopkins public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight this week, the university confirmed, as the Trump administration...
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By @jessmnocera.bsky.social: She survived the Ellicott City flood. A decade later, she remembers her lost loved one. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
She survived the Ellicott City flood. A decade later, she remembers her lost loved one.
Thursday is the 10th anniversary of the flood in Ellicott City that took the lives of Joseph Blevins and Jessica Watsula.
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Elected officials hear that Baltimore County has too many vape shops at ever community meeting. And it has more than any other county in the state. A new bill will rein them in, but owners say they're immigrants making an honest living. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
Baltimore County wants to curb vape shops
In August, the Baltimore County Council will consider a bill to reduce the number of smoke and vape shops and restrict where they can go.
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By @halliemiller.bsky.social: Baltimore is fixing its tax sales. This city teacher might lose his house anyway. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore is fixing its tax sales. This city teacher might lose his house anyway.
Administrative errors in Baltimore’s tax sale process put a teacher’s rental property at risk. Now the city is moving to help reverse the foreclosure.
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Meet Joey Abel, the Delco native who sunburned LeBron into his back. He was in Sea Isle when the idea occurred to him. “I was like, ‘How can I get a LeBron James jersey as fast as possible?’ And that’s where my mind went.” Abel has no plans to apply aloe vera: www.inquirer.com/sixers/meet-...
This Delco man sunburned LeBron James’ jersey into his back in Sea Isle. He called it an act of ‘Philly toughness’
Joey Abel's passion for the Sixers runs hot.
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Which Orioles player would be best at catching a squirrel? We asked. www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...
MTA Administrator Holly Arnold stepping down after five years running system
MTA Administrator Holly Arnold stepping down after five years running system
Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold is stepping down, the MTA confirmed to the Banner Tuesday morning.
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