Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti won't give any ultimatums

Jeff Zrebiec
The Baltimore Sun

After missing the playoffs for the third time in four years, general manager Ozzie Newsome, coach John Harbaugh and quarterback Joe Flacco still have the staunch support of owner Steve Bisciotti

That was the overriding theme of Tuesday's "State of the Ravens" address, which officially wrapped up the team's disappointing 8-8 season. 

"I didn't get where I was by just firing people," said Bisciotti. "I think it's a bad model, especially in this business."

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Johnny's Bistro among businesses not returning to Ellicott City after flood

Andrew Michaels
Howard County Times

The Ellicott City flood last summer marked the end of an era for Johnny's Bistro on Main. Owner Johnny Breidenbach said the restaurant will not re-open due to financial woes.

Johnny's Bistro opened at 8167 Main St. 10 years ago, becoming a popular hotspot for its sandwiches and paninis, pizza However, after the July 30 flood washed out the restaurant's interior, Breidenbach said his hopes of re-opening began to dwindle.

"I lost everything. Everything that took place there was pretty devastating," Breidenbach said.

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Freddie Gray case: Judge allows malicious prosecution lawsuit against Mosby to proceed

Justin Fenton
The Baltimore Sun

A federal judge is allowing key parts of a lawsuit against Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby, brought by five of the six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, to move forward.

U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis ruled that claims including malicious prosecution, defamation, and invasion of privacy can move forward against Mosby and Assistant Sheriff Samuel Cogen, who wrote the statement of probable cause.

Mosby's attorneys had said she has absolute prosecutorial immunity from actions taken as a state's attorney.

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Hogan plans to cap Maryland university tuition increase at 2 percent

Erin Cox
The Baltimore Sun

Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced his plan to spend $17.5 million next year to defray rising tuition at many public Maryland colleges.

Along with his proposed 2 percent cap on in-state tuition increases, the governor pitched a separate tax cut for many state residents repaying student loans. Both initiatives require General Assembly approval and come as the governor must close an estimated budget gap of more than a half-billion dollars.

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Baltimore auto shop owner donates his $2.5 million business to nonprofit

Jeff Barker
The Baltimore Sun

Vehicles for Change, a pioneering Maryland nonprofit, has received foundation grants and corporate sponsorships, but no gift ever looked quite like this: a fully functioning auto repair business.

Jerry Greeff's unusual donation of his One Stop Auto Repair garage came with a request to keep alive the $2.5 million-a-year business that he has operated in Waverly with his wife, Pam, since 1991.

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Ex-NFL safety, community activist Keion Carpenter laid to rest; service draws thousands

Mike Klingaman
The Baltimore Sun

Had he lived, community activist and former NFL safety Keion Carpenter would have kicked off the week as he always did — with a prayer party.

“Every Monday, at 9 a.m., Keion and I would stop what we were doing and phone each other, strictly to pray,” said Ben Long, pastor of Rehoboth Light of the World Church in Woodlawn, where Carpenter was a member. “For 10 minutes, we’d pray for success in whatever we had on our plates for the week. It really set the tone.”

Sadly, this Monday was different.

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Man, 26, killed in shooting at East Baltimore barbershop

Justin George
The Baltimore Sun

Gunmen burst into an East Baltimore barbershop on Tuesday afternoon and fired multiple rounds, striking and killing a customer in front of a roomful of employees and patrons.

Police said the 26-year-old victim was sitting in a chair waiting for his barber when he was targeted and shot repeatedly. The man, who police did not identify Tuesday afternoon, died on his way to Johns Hopkins Hospital.

He became East Baltimore's first homicide victim of the year and the eighth homicide victim in the first 10 days of 2017.

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Judge releases teen accused of killing mother's boyfriend in Dundalk

Alison Knezevich
The Baltimore Sun

A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing his mother's boyfriend to death in Dundalk over the weekend was ordered released from the Baltimore County detention center Monday.

At a bail review hearing in District Court in Towson, both a defense attorney for David Paul Thomas and a county prosecutor said the boyfriend, 35-year-old Richard William Zenobia, was the "aggressor" in a fight between the two on Saturday evening.

Judge Leo Ryan Jr. noted that Thomas had no prior criminal record and ordered him released on his own recognizance.

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