Reporting Intern

Irit Skulnik

Irit Skulnik is a Baltimore Sun intern reporting on emerging news and business. She is a rising senior at the University of Maryland, College Park, studying multiplatform journalism and business entrepreneurship. Irit is a senior staff writer for The Diamondback, the university's independent student newspaper, where she has reported on city development, housing and campus issues. Irit is also a copy editor at Stories Beneath the Shell — another student publication that covers underreported community issues. Previously, she interned at The Jerusalem Post, where she covered breaking news and domestic affairs. In her free time, Irit enjoys cooking new recipes and playing with her maltese, Bob.

A Baltimore County driver was injured after a tree fell on his truck Tuesday afternoon.

Severe storms injure driver, spark fires at area homes

July 9, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

A Baltimore County driver was injured when his truck was crushed underneath a fallen tree.

Three people died on Wednesday and Thursday in separate fatal shootings in Baltimore City.

3 people dead after multiple shootings in Baltimore

July 3, 2025 at 4:01 p.m.

Three separate fatal shootings have left multiple people dead over the course of two days across Baltimore City.

MDOT added "DEPORTM" and multiple variations of it to its list of objectionable vanity plates.

Baltimore man turns in ‘DEP0RTM’ vanity plate, MDOT adds it to banned list

July 3, 2025 at 4:47 p.m.

One Maryland driver had their “DEP0RTM” vanity license plate revoked last month because it failed to meet the Motor Vehicle Administration's standards for personalized plates.

File photo of Howard County Police car.

2 dead in Columbia murder-suicide

July 1, 2025 at 11:31 a.m.

Two dead in Columbia murder-suicide, police say

Baltimore City police.

Man fatally stabbed in East Baltimore late Monday, police say

July 1, 2025 at 10:50 a.m.

A 46-year-old man was fatally stabbed Monday night outside a home in East Baltimore, according to police.

Maryland's health department released a new statewide gun-violence database on Thursday, alongside a roadmap plan for addressing the public health issue.

Maryland Department of Health unveils gun violence data portal

June 30, 2025 at 3:31 p.m.

Maryland’s health department launched a new firearm data dashboard last week to visualize trends and analyze impacts of firearm deaths or injuries, according to a department news release.

Ambulance bays outside the Shock Trauma entrance to the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore. File.

Baltimore fire department downgrades advanced life support units, firefighters speak out

June 30, 2025 at 11:29 a.m.

A unit of Baltimore City’s Fire Department, IAFF Local 734, is speaking out against the department’s recent move to downgrade four Advanced Life Support Units (ALS) to Basic Life Support...

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, shown here at the site of a police-involved shooting last week, has said community policing and trust building is a key area for improvement within the department. (Kim Hairston/staff)

Baltimore Police Commissioner: ‘a lot of work’ left to do building trust in communities

June 30, 2025 at 5:38 a.m.

Residents of the Upton community said their neighborhood struggled from a lack of resources and fractured relationships with police, who said they are working to improve community ties.

The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners has voted to restrict student cellphone use joining a growing movement that includes Howard County which imposed similar limits earlier this year.

Baltimore City Schools’ cellphone policy mandates that devices be powered off

June 26, 2025 at 4:21 p.m.

Baltimore City Public School students will have to adhere to new restrictions on their personal electronic devices, including cellphones and laptops, under an updated policy rolling out for the 2025...