Annapolis police warn of traffic woes Friday for academy commencement

Police warn of traffic woes Friday near Naval Academy

Annapolis Police are reminding residents to expect traffic congestion on Friday, May 24, due to the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony. Commencement scheduled to be held at the Navy-Marine Corps...

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Seven people shot, one fatally, in five incidents in Baltimore

Seven people shot, one fatally, in five incidents in Baltimore

Seven people were shot — at least one fatally — in Baltimore between Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday morning, with the violence stretching from Brooklyn in the south to Gwynn Oak...

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Ravens re-signing wide receiver Gerrard Sheppard

Ravens re-signing wide receiver Gerrard Sheppard

Former Towson wide receiver Gerrard Sheppard is getting another shot with the Ravens.

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Financial oversight panel to approve Baltimore property tax credit

Oversight panel to approve Baltimore property tax credit

A Baltimore oversight panel is expected to approve an additional property tax credit Wednesday for city homeowners.

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Heat, humidity expected Wednesday with chance of storms

Heat, humidity expected Wednesday; chance of storms

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening as humidity and warmth surge during the day, according to forecasts.

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Wednesday traffic: No incidents at 9:12 a.m.

Wednesday traffic: No incidents at 9:12 a.m.

Traffic flowed toward the end of rush hour on Wednesday without unscheduled road closures as the state Department of Transportation reported no incidents at 9:12 a.m.

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BJ's to sell gas for $2.50 gallon to kick off summer

BJ's to sell gas for $2.50 gallon to kick off summer

Gas won’t get any cheaper than this.

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Man in custody in Edgemere shooting

Man in custody in Edgemere shooting

A man found shot in the upper body in Edgemere on Tuesday evening is expected to survive, while a second man has been taken into police custody in the shooting, according to Baltimore County Police.

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Baltimore residents in largely vacant blocks to be uprooted

Baltimore residents in largely vacant blocks to be uprooted

With plans to demolish 1,500 vacant houses in the next three years, Baltimore officials and the few remaining residents in largely vacant blocks are beginning the early stages of the most delicate...

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Md. passes thoroughbred breeder incentive program amid bickering

Md. passes thoroughbred breeder incentive program

The Maryland Racing Commission passed a revised incentive program Tuesday meant to persuade thoroughbred breeders to operate in the state and owners of those horses to run on its tracks, but might...

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Baltimore County says it won't raise water rates

Baltimore County says it won't raise water rates

Baltimore County residents served by the city's water system won't see a rate increase this year, county officials said Tuesday, despite a city proposal to impose a 15 percent increase.

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State Board upholds Dyer's removal

State board upholds Dyer's removal from Howard

The Maryland State Board of Education has decided to uphold an administrative law judge's conclusion that former Howard County Board of Education member Allen Dyer did commit misconduct in office,...

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Policy pits candy against sugar

Policy pits candy against sugar

Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth.

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State board finds speed camera task force violated open-meetings act

Speed camera task force violated open meetings act

A task force appointed last year by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to study the city's speed and red-light camera program violated Maryland law when it met behind closed doors in March, the state Open...

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Baltimore second in per-pupil spending, Census Bureau says

Baltimore second in per-pupil spending, Census Bureau says

The Baltimore school system ranked second among the nation's 100 largest school districts in how much it spent per pupil in fiscal year 2011, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census...

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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes

Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes

With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions.

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As Tolliver exits, no new police chief named for Anne Arundel

As Tolliver exits, no new police chief named for Arundel

Anne Arundel County is without an official police chief following Tuesday's formal retirement of Chief Larry Tolliver.

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Trial of second man in child killings postponed

Trial of second man in child killings postponed

A Baltimore judge postponed the trial of a second man accused of nearly beheading three young relatives nine years ago until October so that lawyers have more time to prepare arguments on DNA...

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Trial of woman accused in death of quadriplegic husband begins

Trial of woman accused in death of quadriplegic husband begins

The prosecution in the murder trial of an Ellicott City woman will attempt to prove she is responsible in the 2011 death of her quadriplegic husband, stating the man's life "was ended at the...

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Rocky Gap resort to open casino this week, pending state OK

Rocky Gap resort to open casino this week, pending state OK

Maryland’s fourth casino - the Rocky Gap Casino Resort - hopes to open its doors for gambling this week.

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Man runs out of gas, sets up drum kit on Interstate 695

Man runs out of gas, sets up drum kit on Interstate 695

It wasn't the average traffic stop on the Baltimore Beltway Tuesday morning.

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911 calls released in shooting, standoff involving officer

911 calls released in shooting, standoff involving officer

Recorded 911 calls released Tuesday reveal frantic reports from neighbors who described the scene as Baltimore police said an off-duty officer shot and killed his girlfriend then barricaded himself in...

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Weakened storms could reach Maryland from Plains by Thursday

Weakened storms could reach Md. from Plains by Thursday

The storms that have ravaged Oklahoma and other Plains states the past few days could reach Maryland and the mid-Atlantic by Wednesday and Thursday, albeit weakened, according to the National...

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Gill sworn in as natural resources chief

Gill sworn in as natural resources chief

Gov. Martin O'Malley swore in Joseph P. Gill as Secretary of Natural Resources Tuesday, replacing John R. Griffin at the top of the 1,200-employee agency.

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Consumer group warns of auto sale scams in new documentary

Consumer group warns of auto sale scams

It won’t win an Oscar, but this movie could be useful if you’re in the market for a car.

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Maryland gambling exclusion expanded to lottery tickets

Md. gambling exclusion system expanded to lottery tickets

Maryland has become the third state offering people a voluntary system to restrict their ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday.

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York Road corridor school overcrowding [Pictures]

Hearing set for Baltimore County schools capital budget

A meeting scheduled for Wednesday evening will be the first opportunity for county residents to provide input and suggestions on the Baltimore County Public Schools capital budget for fiscal year...

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Ravens sign fourth-rounder John Simon to four-year, $2.545 million deal

Ravens sign fourth-rounder John Simon to four-year, $2.545 million deal

The Ravens have signed fourth-round outside linebacker John Simon to a four-year deal.

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Peace Corps opens door for same-sex couples to serve together

Peace Corps opens door for same-sex couples

The U.S. Peace Corps will begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who wish to serve overseas together for the first time next month, the agency announced Tuesday.

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Calvert Cliffs reactor shut down

Calvert Cliffs reactor shut down

One of two reactors at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in southern Maryland was shut down again Tuesday, the second unplanned outage in the past two weeks.

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Baltimore man convicted of killing his youth program mentor

Baltimore man convicted of killing his youth program mentor

A Baltimore jury convicted a man of robbing, then killing his mentor in a youth program and shooting another man who survived, the State's Attorney's Office said.

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State school board adopts concussion regulations

State school board adopts concussion regulations

The Maryland state school board adopted regulations Tuesday that require more concussion training for those responsible for student-athletes and beef up protocols for addressing head injuries.

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Maryland Lottery fixes computer problem

Maryland Lottery fixes computer problem

Maryland Lottery officials say they've mostly fixed a computer glitch that prevented players from cashing their winning tickets over the weekend -- including thousands who won minor prizes in...

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Baltimore percentage of same-sex couples raising kids among highest in nation

Balto. same-sex couples raising kids among highest in U.S.

Same-sex couples in the Baltimore area are raising children at a higher rate than in most large metropolitan regions in the nation, according to a new study released by a think tank at the UCLA School...

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State workers ready to untangle Memorial Day traffic snarls

State workers ready to untangle Memorial Day traffic snarls

On Memorial Day weekends, Kim Yates and Albert Kullman measure success by speed.

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Yankees defeat the Orioles 6-4 in the 10th, Johnson blows third straight save opportunity

Johnson blows 3rd straight save chance as O's fall to Yankees

Orioles manager Buck Showalter has often said that his club has been spoiled by closer Jim Johnson’s amazing consistency.

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Man fatally shot in Northeast Baltimore

Man fatally shot in Northeast Baltimore

A man was fatally shot in Northeast Baltimore on Monday night, the 80th homicide of 2013, police said.

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City board approves $107 million Harbor Point TIF

City board approves $107 million Harbor Point TIF

Meeting behind closed doors, the city's Board of Finance on Monday approved more than $100 million in taxpayer assistance to help fund a massive, waterfront development project that will host energy...

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City school system passes $1.2B budget

City school system passes $1.2B budget

The Baltimore school board unanimously passed a $1.2 billion budget Monday that had essentially remained intact since it was presented.

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Casino site contamination prompts new lawsuit

Casino site contamination prompts new lawsuit

A pair of Baltimore residents filed suit Monday accusing the city of breaking the law by allowing toxic chemicals to leach into the Patapsco River from the South Baltimore site where a casino is now...

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Counties, city face potential loss of piggyback revenue

Counties, city face potential loss of piggyback revenue

Maryland's counties and Baltimore face a collective loss of more than $40 million a year and some taxpayers could get refunds if a decision by the state's highest...

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Md. looks to make city regular host of NCAA lacrosse championships

Md. aims to regularly bring NCAA lacrosse final four to city

The state plans to submit a bid this summer that it hopes will fulfill its vision of making Baltimore a "semi-permanent" home of the NCAA lacrosse championships.

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Baltimore County hires consultant to assess facilities needs

Balto. Co. schools hire consultant to assess facilities needs

The Baltimore County school system has hired a local architecture firm to help document its long-term school facilities needs, following a similar strategy the city school system used to generate a...

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Harford Sheriff's deputy pleads guilty to bribery, resigns

A Harford County Sheriff's deputy accused of taking payments from a Baltimore repossession company pleaded guilty to bribery charges and resigned from his post on Monday, the Harford County State's...

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Beretta has no plans to leave, yet

Beretta has no plans to leave, yet

Despite Beretta's threats that the company would leave Maryland if new gun laws were passed and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, Beretta USA has no current plans to abandon its headquarters in...

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Large group of teenagers fighting in downtown Baltimore

Large group of teenagers fight in downtown Baltimore

A large group of teenagers were involved in a fight near the Inner Harbor in Baltimore on Monday afternoon, with several of the teens taken into custody, police said.

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Guns stolen from home of Ravens' Ray Rice

Guns stolen from home of Ravens' Ray Rice

Two guns and cash were stolen in a weekend burglary at the Reisterstown home of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, Baltimore County police confirmed.

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Woman struck by car in Parkville on Saturday dies

Woman struck by car in Parkville on Saturday dies

A 67-year-old woman struck by a car Saturday night in Parkville died of her injuries early Monday morning, Baltimore County police said.

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State, economic group launch program to help companies to grow

State, economic group launch program to help companies to grow

The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore and the Maryland Department of Business of Economic Development announced Monday that they created a new program to help companies that have moved beyond the...

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Baltimore water bills could rise by 15 percent

Baltimore water bills could rise by 15 percent

Customers of Baltimore's water system would see their water bills go up 15 percent — more than expected — under a proposal the Department of Public Works announced Monday.

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