As the Senate advances a deal to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, airports around the country have reduced flights and services with airports in Los Angeles and New York seeing hundreds of delays on Sunday, according to data from the flight tracking system FlightAware.

However at BWI, the impact so far has been muted. BWI wait times have barely been affected, with flight reductions and delays happening at rates only marginally higher than usual.

As of Tuesday evening, BWI had 29 delays and 27 cancellations in the past 24 hours,  according to FlightAware.

According to a BWI spokesperson and data from the flight tracking system FlightAware, 38 flights were canceled and 189 flights were delayed at BWI on Monday. On Sunday, 36 flight were canceled and 280 were delayed; and on Saturday, 41 flights were canceled and 145 were delayed. The cancellations include those that were unrelated to the FAA’s new guidelines.

Overall, BWI had a 4% cancellation rate and a 35% delay rate on Sunday, numbers that are within the range of standard BWI operations, although the number of canceled flights is expected to rise.

Passengers like Anne Shaw said they didn’t see a difference in their airport experience, even though two of the main security checkpoints, B and C, were closed as of Monday.

“I haven’t really noticed a difference to be honest with you,” Shaw, from Baltimore, who was taking a Southwest Airlines flight to Cleveland on Monday night.

All of that may change by Friday when greater flight reductions are expected to be in place, depending on the progress of the bill to end the government shutdown, which has already passed the Senate and is on its way to the House.

In a statement to The Baltimore Sun, the FAA said it is still aiming to reach a 10% reduction in flights across the country even with the shutdown potentially ending soon.

“Since the beginning of the shutdown, controllers have been working without pay, and staffing triggers at air traffic facilities across the country have been increasing,” according to the statement. “This has resulted in increased reports of strain on the system from both pilots and air traffic controllers.”

According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, BWI had an overall delay rate of 31% in 2024 and a cancellation rate of 1%. Delays also depend on the airline, with some, like American Airlines, having higher rates of delays and cancellations.

“Due to the FAA-mandated flight reductions, passengers may experience cancellations or delays in their travel,” Jonathan Dean, spokesperson with BWI, said. “The carriers are working to modify their schedules in a way to minimize impact on their passengers. Travelers are advised to check flight schedules with their airlines.”

Despite the reconfiguration of BWI, with two out of three security checkpoints closed and passengers mostly checking in on kiosks rather than with an employee, wait times for TSA on Monday night were between 1 and 7 minutes for general, priority, TSA pre-check and CLEAR lines.

Transportation Security Administration staff have been working without pay since the shutdown began. In a statement sent to The Sun, TSA asked the public to be patient with its workforce being “forced to work” while unpaid.

“While the vast majority of TSA’s nationwide operations remain minimally impacted by the government shutdown, occasional delays at some security checkpoints are to be expected,” according to the statement. “The longer the shutdown goes on, the more severe the impact on our TSA workforce who have expenses they must pay for, making it harder to show up for work when not being paid.”

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Police officers found a man with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead by staff.

Detectives are investigating the shooting. Anyone with information can call 410-396-2100.

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“Crews continue to monitor homes and businesses in the area and have found no hazard,” Baltimore County Fire said in a post on X.

The high-pressure gas leak was expected to spread the odor of the gas around the area.The fire department said the risk of danger was low due to high ventilation by the wind.

Rushing sound of a high pressure natural gas leak in #Reisterstown as BGE crews work to secure the leak. #NoInjuries pic.twitter.com/EloXvZjmB3

— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) November 11, 2025

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Firefighters responded just after 3:30 p.m. to the 3300 block of Keswick Road in North Baltimore for a fire in a three-story commercial building.

Fire officials said there were no injuries. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. emergency crews were also on the scene.

Keswick Road will remain closed between 33rd and 34th streets throughout Tuesday morning, according to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.

The historic building near the corner of 34th Street and Keswick Road, known as “The Castle,” is the former site of the city’s Northern District Police Station. The Victorian/French Renaissance structure dates to 1899 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen described the fire as “pretty serious” during a council meeting Monday night.

The blaze was contained to the third floor, Baltimore City Fire Department spokesperson John Marsh said Monday night. Because it is a historic building, fire crews set up a collapse zone to avoid any further damage or any potential injuries.

The roof of the building appeared to have extensive damage.

“We had heavy winds, and that was one of the challenges and the height of the building,” Marsh said, adding that crews were creating an area to reduce the chance of winds spreading the fire.

Teena Breanne said she had just left Flora Salon, a business housed in a building adjacent to The Castle, with her coworkers when they received news of the fire.

“We had just left to go to a happy hour, and the property manager had called and told us there was a fire,” Breanne said on Monday night from the scene, where she said she had been watching fire crews work for at least an hour.

Amy Petkovsek, executive director of Community Law Center, which is housed on the second floor of the building, said her staff evacuated the building when they heard the fire alarm Monday.

She said some employees of the nonprofit were waiting for transportation since some had vehicles in a parking lot connected to the building.

“We’re looking forward to working with the community to rebuild our office and our client files and support our team,” Petkovsek said about the center, which provides free legal help for neighborhoods.

Marsh said the blaze did not spread to nearby buildings. He said the cause is under investigation.

Carson Swick and Todd Karpovich contributed to this article. Have a news tip? Send it to nzimmerman@baltsun.com.

At 12:33 p.m. on Sunday, Anne Arundel County Fire crews responded to a call for a motor vehicle crash into a building on the 3500 block of Dental Road in Edgewater. Anne Arundel County Police were also dispatched to the scene of the crash.

A vehicle struck the building, hitting a gas meter and causing a gas leak. According to Anne Arundel County Fire, 53 homes and a community center in The Landings at River Oaks were evacuated due to the gas leak.

Baltimore Gas and Electric secured the gas leak at 2:30 p.m. No one was injured.

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The death is under investigation by Maryland State Police and will be presented to the State Attorney’s Office in Somerset County when completed.

Four other inmates have been found dead in Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services facilities so far this year.

In July, Elias Alvarado, 30, was found unresponsive in North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland after he was seen on camera minutes earlier.

Donyell Cornell Morris, 24, was found dead in the Eastern Correctional Institution on Aug. 31.

On Sept. 6, Patrick Candelero, 38, was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell in North Branch.

Billy Sorrow, 50, was found unresponsive on the floor in North Branch on Sept. 27.

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Philip Andrew Turner, 46, is accused of participating in a global child porn ring active in the Philippines, Colombia and other countries. He was arrested Oct. 28 and charged with four counts of sexual solicitation of a minor, five counts of possessing child pornography and several counts of producing child pornography, according to Maryland State Police and court records.

Turner made 154 payments to traffickers in Colombia and the Philippines from March 2017 to November 2023, totaling $12,462. Homeland Security Investigations special agents determined that payments made by Turner were spent on child sex acts that were streamed live.

While investigating a child sex traffic ring in the Philippines, Homeland Security Investigations special agents in Tucson, Arizona, identified Turner communicating directly with a trafficker in November 2017.

Turner was identified by his email, geolocation, IP address and subpoenaed information from the World Remit Corporation, which is a digital money transfer service.

Turner previously worked as a trivia host for Charm City Entertainment, which fired him after learning about the charges, saying the company was “completely devastated and outraged,” in a statement.

Federal agents found messages from Turner to the Philippines child sex trafficker dated back to April 2017 and continued up to April 2025. Turner exchanged 4,400 messages, 110 calls and 40 files with the child sex trafficker, according to court records.

In messages from November 2017, Turner allegedly engaged in exchanging funds, $80 total, with the trafficker in the Philippines to have underage girls perform sex acts over a live video call. Homeland Security agents found chat logs of Turner giving instructions to the trafficker as he watched the livestream.

A Homeland Security Investigations special agent, Jacob Marquis, said agents found that Turner engaged in 17 of these livestreams from April 2017 to April 2023. Turner also sent 2,477 messages, made 35 calls and exchanged 57 files with a different child sex trafficker.

Federal agents also discovered several images depicting child pornography Turner stored electronically, as well as an HP laptop taken during a warrant search on Oct. 28 that confirmed his activity with the child sex traffickers online.

“A full review of Turner’s laptop and other devices are still in process, but as of this time, the HP laptop mentioned above contains a copious amount of child sexual abuse material and other sexually explicit images of minor,” Marquis said in his statement.

Marquis requested a criminal complaint be filed for Turner and an arrest warrant be issued. Turner has been federally charged for production, receipt and possession of child porn. He faces up to 105 years in prison. The investigation into Turner was a collaboration between Maryland State Police and two Homeland Security Investigations offices in Tucson, Arizona, and Frederick, Maryland.

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Around 4 p.m. Wednesday, officers from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources found skeletal remains in a wooded area near I-70 and Green Valley Road in Frederick.

The gender and identity of the deceased have not been determined, according to police, who are awaiting autopsy results from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore.

Police are investigating the death. Anyone with information can call Maryland State Police at 301-600-4151.

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Maryland OneStop data shows the three groups — Baltimore Safe Haven, Charm City Care Connection Inc., and Penn North Recovery — have a registration status of “delinquent,” meaning they have not satisfied all Maryland Secretary of State requirements for nonprofits to solicit funds. These requirements include completing an annual financial review or audit, and paying an annual fee of up to $300 based on the amount of charitable contributions, with late penalties starting at $25 per month, according to the Secretary of State’s website.

The registration status of a fourth group, We Our Us, was labeled “not current” on the online portal on Thursday, a status separate from delinquent and not directly suggesting noncompliance. The group is expected to receive $1 million from the city’s $80.5 million settlement with Walgreens over the course of several years, based on grant agreements signed by nonprofits receiving funds from the Opioid Restitution Fund.

While financial information since the end of fiscal 2024 was not accessible via Maryland OneStop for any of the three delinquent nonprofits, the groups’ Form 990 tax filings show some executives took home healthy paydays — both in salary and bonus compensation. Baltimore Safe Haven and Charm City Care Connections each received more money from opioid settlements than they reported in total revenue for any recent years, the filings show.

Baltimore Safe Haven, an LGBTQ+ community support group, is expected to receive $3 million from the city’s $152 million settlement with Cardinal Health over several years. They reported $1.91 million in revenue for tax year 2023, of which $175,248 went to Executive Director Iya Dammons. Another $725,558 went to “other salaries and wages” while the group reported a net income of just $12,525, according to the filings.

Charm City Care Connection, a drug outreach group, is expected to receive $5 million of a $45 million settlement with Allergan from April 2025 to June 2027. They reported nearly $1.65 million in revenue for tax year 2023, of which its two executive directors took home a combined $116,780 in salaries, plus $110,614 in bonus compensation. Another $644,712 went to other employee salaries, and the group reported a net income loss of $97,248 for tax year 2023.

Penn North Recovery, which is also known as Maryland Community Health Initiatives Inc., is expected to receive $3 million from Baltimore’s $80 million settlement with Teva over the next several years. Its 2024 tax filings show the group had nearly $5.42 million in revenue, of which President and CEO William Brooks received $162,342. Brooks and other executives received $145,184 in combined additional compensation, while nearly $2.5 million went to other salaries and wages.

Penn North Recovery did not respond to The Sun’s request for comment, while Baltimore Safe Haven declined to comment. A representative for Charm City Care Connection referred questions to Bakari Atiba, the group’s director of community engagement and external affairs, who did not respond further.

In a statement to The Sun, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s office said the city “employed several best practices for grant administrations,” such as requiring groups to complete a risk assessment. No additional funds are currently earmarked for the three delinquent groups “beyond the funding that has already been designated to them in the previously negotiated settlements,” according to the statement.

“All grantees are required to adhere to monitoring activities including monthly performance and status reports, periodic site visits, document reviews, performance meetings, and corrective actions if needed to ensure adherence with the terms of the grant agreement,” the statement reads.

But taxpayer advocate David Williams told The Sun that the findings suggest more “accountability and extreme oversight” is needed to ensure the influx of opioid settlement funds to Baltimore does not become a “wasted opportunity.”

“If you are a nonprofit, and if you are not in good standing with the state, you should never have access to any taxpayer money or any settlement money, full stop,” said Williams, president of the D.C.-based Taxpayers’ Protection Alliance. “…That’s got to be the first consideration, and there shouldn’t even be a second question after that.”

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Hunt was charged with two counts of misconduct in office and felony theft for attending classes at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during her shifts as a police captain since 2019, prosecutors said.

According to Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III, Hunt admitted to attending two psychology classes from Jan. 27 to May 13.

Hunt submitted timesheets indicating she was working when she attended the courses. According to court documents, she made $5,140.64 in salary during that period. Her annual salary is $120,140.

“Law enforcement officers are entrusted with upholding the law and maintaining public confidence and trust,” Howard said in a news release. “When that trust is violated through misconduct or misuse of public resources, it undermines the integrity of the entire system. Our office will continue our efforts to hold all public officials who abuse their authority accountable for their actions.”

In May, Hunt received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, according to a university spokesperson.

Charging documents said Hunt had attended classes at UMBC since 2019, although it is not clear if she engaged in misconduct throughout that time.

In her role as police chief for the Maryland Health Department at Spring Grove Hospital Center in Catonsville, Hunt was responsible for supervising police personnel.

Hunt also used a state-owned vehicle while off duty for personal reasons without authorization, including driving it to her residence and to her classes. Charging documents say she falsified mileage logs by applying mileage from off-duty days to workdays.

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