Christina Tkacik
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- Two male suspects are in custody following two carjackings and at least one street robbery, police said.
- An 18-year-old was killed inside a car in Laurel on Tuesday, according to police.
- A 29 year-old man was shot in Curtis Bay on Wednesday night, according to Baltimore police.Ā
- A Baltimore police officer who was fired in 2016 has been acquitted of charges of first-degree assault.
- Baltimore County Police have arrested the remaining two suspects ā both girls ā in the carjacking of a pregnant Baltimore County school teacher last week.
- Roadway deaths in Maryland have increased for three years in a row, following decades of steady declines.
- The independent monitoring team overseeing the Baltimore Police consent decree is seeking proposals for a survey to gauge public perceptions of the police department.
- Marylanders think of our state as the spiritual homeland of lacrosse. But without the Mohawk Indians, the sport might never have come here.
- CSX train travel was suspended in Baltimore Sunday afternoon as area firefighters worked to put out multiple brush fires alongĀ a broad stretch of the track in East Baltimore.
- In the wake of online criticism that called a teaching-assistant handbook ādiscriminatory,ā the University of Marylandās computer science department has removed text that offered different guidance for men and women
- Under Armour rolled out a new ad campaign Thursday called āWill Finds A Way,ā starring Dwayne āThe Rockā Johnson and eight unconventional athletes.
- Prominent Baltimore development firm The Cordish Companies has been tapped to help develop a planned $2.5 billion mixed-use district around the NFL stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.
- What to do if it happens to you. (But it probably won't.)
- āI have a big dog,ā said a woman who was robbed in Southeast Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon. āHeāll definitely be going with me a lot more places now.ā
- Members of the Democratic Central Committee for Baltimore's 41st District voted to send two names to Gov. Larry Hogan to fill the seat left by former lawmaker Nathaniel T. Oaks: former Del. Jill P. Carter and Joyce J. Smith.
- Police surrounded a house on East Lanvale Street near Barclay Street in Greenmount West on Monday night.
- A true crime channel has made an episode about a man who killed multiple people and held his ex-girlfriendās family hostage during a four-day standoff with police in Dundalk in March 2000.
- Two people were shot deadĀ in East Baltimore on Monday afternoon, according to Baltimore Police.
- An unidentified man is in serious but stable condition after jumping off the Crosby Road overpass onto I-695 Monday afternoon, according to Baltimore County Police.
- Three of the shootings took place in the cityās Coppin Heights neighborhood.
- Baltimore-area Holocaust survivors attended a reception Sunday to mark Yom HaShoah, the annual day of Holocaust remembrance.
- A pastor from the church of Martin Luther King decried the sanitization of Kingās legacy at an interfaith service held Thursday.
- An unknown assailant attempted to sexually assault a woman at a bus stop in West Baltimore last month before she fought him off, police said.
- Officials with the National Weather Service are warning of the possibility of wildfires in the area Thursday morning through evening.
- An unknown man exposed his genitals to a student at Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday, according to the Universityās Campus Safety and Security.Ā
- Churches and community organizations in Hampden have begun to raise money and collect goods for survivors of Tuesdayās fire, which displaced people from eight rowhomes.
- Horseshoe Casino was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a fire in the kitchen of Guy Fieriās Baltimore Kitchen & Bar, a spokeswoman for the Baltimore Fire Department said.Ā
- When he heard about the fire Tuesday in Hampden ā which left up to eight rowhomes badly damaged ā George Knott drove from Shrewsbury, Pa. to help his brother, Steve, who still lived in their childhood home.
- Two men were shot Tuesday night in Baltimoreās Oliver neighborhood,Ā police said.
- Local affiliates of the Sinclair Broadcast Group have posted links on the masthead of theirĀ websitesĀ to a youtubeĀ videoĀ responding to criticism regarding aĀ message the company aired last week on the perils of āfakeā news.Ā
- The former head of Howard Countyās Animal Welfare Society has pleaded guilty to stealing over $38,000 from the organization.
- Celebrity chef Duff Goldman proposed to girlfriend Johnna Colbry with butcher's twine, according to an Instagram post announcing the engagement.
- An estimated 200 attendees turned out for the 29th annual Maryland Statewide Memorial Services for crime victims and their families at Long Reach High School in Columbia, an event that brings together those who have been affected by crime and those who prosecute the criminals.
- A threatening message circulating online that seemed to warn of an impending school shootingĀ came from out of state and has ānothing to do withā Maryland, Baltimore County police said Sunday.
- āWeāll have another burst of late winterā this weekend, said Jeremy Geiger, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
- For the month of April, Eli Pousson is inviting people around the state to join his bliss through an effort heās dubbed the #30daysofpickinguplitter challenge. Every day, he posts a photo of his trash haul to Twitter and Instagram, and encourages others to do the same.
- Beverly Daniel Tatum, psychologist and author of the book āWhy Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?ā will speak at Towson Universityās College of Liberal Arts commencement ceremony this year, the school announced Thursday.Ā
- At this weekend's "block party for Arabbers and horse lovers," people curious about the centuries-old tradition can learn more about itĀ at one of the three remaining stables in the city.
- The building at the corner of Main Street and Old Columbia Pike has had many names, but its next will be a familiar one: The spot is slated to become a restaurant and music venue called The Ellicott, harking back to its days as theater.
- Hold on to your hats, Baltimore. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
- A man has died after a West Baltimore fire that also killed his mother last month.
- A man was shot today in the parking lot of an Owings Mills shopping center, according to Baltimore County Police.
- Police make an arrest in a shooting that injured a couple and a 5-year-old boy at a Randallstown apartment complex Sunday.
- Baltimore police and officers from Morgan State University police responded to a report of gunshots at the universityās off-campus housing Monday night.Ā
- A woman police nicknamed the āhamburglarā of Howard County has pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and theft andĀ will spend threeĀ months in jail, according to court documents.
- One man was killed and another man injured in a shooting that police believe took place near Druid Hill Park on Monday afternoon.
- A woman suffered critical injuries after a deer flew through her carās windshield Friday night in Dundalk, according to Baltimore County police.Ā Ā
- A large fight ended a carnival in the Dundalk area Sunday night and required the removal of an estimated 2,000 youths from the fairgrounds, Baltimore County Police said.Ā
- Twenty-four people were displaced and four people were injured after a fire that began Easter at a condominium in Cecil County, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal.
- The mascot for Mary Sue chocolates, perched atop its warehouse in Woodberry, was a reminder that Easter season was nigh and it was time to stock up on candy. But the company relocated last year to Baltimore County, and the bunny is nowhere to be found.