Emerging news reporter

Dillon Mullan

Dillon Mullan works on the emerging news desk. Dillon previously wrote for the Portland Tribune, the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. He grew up in the Washington, D.C., area and studied Spanish at Georgetown University.

Defendants posed as police officers to carjack employees of check cashing businesses in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, according to court records.

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Baltimore County men plead guilty to posing as police officers to carjack employees of check cashing businesses

September 9, 2024 at 9:25 p.m.

Defendants posed as police officers to carjack employees of check cashing businesses in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, according to court records.

The 33-year-old African penguin made a 'tremendous contribution' to the survival of his endangered species by fathering 230 chicks.

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Mr. Greedy, a 33-year-old African penguin who fathered 230 chicks, dies at Maryland Zoo

September 9, 2024 at 5:28 p.m.

The 33-year-old African penguin made a 'tremendous contribution' to the survival of his endangered species by fathering 230 chicks.

At least 100 people, most of them young, gathered Sunday evening on a basketball court at an Edgewood community center to remember 15-year-old Warren Curtis Grant.

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‘Gone too soon’: Vigil held for Joppatowne High shooting victim as Harford County school system closes 5 schools this week

September 9, 2024 at 7:27 a.m.

At least 100 people, most of them young, gathered Sunday evening on a basketball court at an Edgewood community center to remember 15-year-old Warren Curtis Grant.

Monday is predicted to be sunny with a high of 80 degrees ahead of a week of mild weather in the Baltimore area, according to the National Weather Service

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Baltimore weather: Sunny week ahead with temperatures in mid-80s

September 9, 2024 at 7:32 a.m.

Monday is predicted to be sunny with a high of 80 degrees ahead of a week of mild weather in the Baltimore area, according to the National Weather Service

A 76-year-old man was declared dead after being taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries from a house fire in Pikesville on Wednesday night.

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Man dead after Pikesville house fire Wednesday

September 5, 2024 at 1:35 p.m.

A 76-year-old man was declared dead after being taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries from a house fire in Pikesville on Wednesday night.

A man and five children were injured in a house fire early Wednesday morning in Dundalk.

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6 injured, including 5 children, in Dundalk fire early Wednesday

September 4, 2024 at 6:46 p.m.

A man and five children were injured in a house fire early Wednesday morning in Dundalk.

Fall-like temperatures are expected to continue throughout the Baltimore region with a brief chance of a thunderstorm Saturday before clear skies return as summer winds down.

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Baltimore weather: Fall-like temperatures through the weekend; sun on Sunday

September 7, 2024 at 9:16 p.m.

Fall-like temperatures are expected to continue throughout the Baltimore region with a brief chance of a thunderstorm Saturday before clear skies return as summer winds down.

Man who was arrested in Howard County is sentenced to over 1 year in prison for making threatening calls to congressional offices

September 4, 2024 at 7:06 a.m.

A former Maryland resident arrested in Howard County was sentenced Tuesday to more than one year behind bars for making thousands of threatening and harassing telephone calls to dozens of...

As generative AI becomes mainstream, Maryland government officials are safeguarding their data against the evolving technology.

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Maryland officials approach AI with caution: ‘As a government, we don’t beta test’

September 5, 2024 at 9:44 p.m.

As generative AI becomes mainstream, Maryland government officials are safeguarding their data against the evolving technology.

Dr. Bob Spence, a reconstructive surgeon at Maryland and Hopkins who specialized in burn victims, died at home in Cambridge on Aug. 9. He was 77.

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Dr. Bob Spence, reconstructive surgeon who specialized in burn victims, dies

September 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Dr. Bob Spence, a reconstructive surgeon at Maryland and Hopkins who specialized in burn victims, died at home in Cambridge on Aug. 9. He was 77.

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