Enterprise reporter for @BaltimoreBanner. Mom about town. Happiest among trees. she/ her Tips: julie.scharper@thebaltimorebanner.com (she/her)

Joined October 2008
New ad by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products.
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A 10-year-old girl was swimming when she felt a "furry object" last week, according to a police report. That fur turned out to be a beaver, which bit her three times, improbably marking the third beaver attack at a Maryland state park this summer.
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Nantucket, the Hamptons, South Carolina, Nevada, Michigan, Georgia. Just some of the places Gov. Wes Moore has gone in his first term. All said he’s spent at least a portion of more than 270 days in other states since taking office. W/ @pwoodreporter thebanner.com/politics-power…
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Our reporting on Justin Tucker won the Investigative Reporters & Editors Award for Sports Investigations:
Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2025 IRE Awards! We’re so proud to recognize these journalists, whose work represents the very best in investigative reporting. Awards will be presented at the 2026 IRE Conference in National Harbor, MD on Friday, June 19, during the Awards Luncheon. Full list of winners and finalists: bit.ly/4cS2qfN
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From yesterday: Maryland's highest court ruled prosecutors may not disclose the names of more than a dozen clergy and laypeople accused of hiding or failing to report child sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore thebanner.com/community/crim…
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BREAKING: The Key Bridge is getting a new builder. After disagreeing with contractor Kiewit on cost estimates, Maryland will be switching gears. “We were stunned by how significantly large their proposal was,” the state’s transportation secretary told me. thebanner.com/community/tran…
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Former McDonogh teacher - who went on to create the Living Classrooms Foundation - accused in lawsuit of abuse at the private school, which she says she told of the abuse and they kept quiet thebanner.com/community/crim…
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New: In an election year defined by affordability, Maryland Democrats have found their target: high power bills. Legislation this session will provide some relief, but the fights over the region's energy future are just getting started. W/ @adampwillis thebanner.com/politics-power…
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One of the world’s most renowned glassmakers lives in Baltimore— and is in a race against time to create art before his body fails.
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