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- Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby explains why her office declined to charge police officers in reviews of their use of force in three separate incidents.
- Actress Carol Burnett dines at Aldo's Ristorante Italiano in Baltimore.
- A woman was struck in the head with a gun while she was the victim of an armed robbery in Baltimore.
- A service dog was killed in a July 9 shooting in the 3900 block of Chatam Road on July 9.
- Timothy Floyd, 28, of Baltimore was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy as participating in the Trained To Go West Baltimore gang.
- The Agape Youth Foundation of Baltimore unveils the Agape Youth Center at the John Wesley United Methodist Church on West North Avenue.
- The National Weather Service says the "oppressive and dangerous" heat wave in the Baltimore area will abate by Monday and Tuesday.
- Police say two men died after they were found shot in the Pimlico neighborhood in Northwest Baltimore on Thursday evening.
- U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings blasted acting Department of Homeland Security Chief Kevin McAleenan over shelter conditions for children detained at the border and held at ICE facilities.
- Prince Georgeās County police say Gerardo Thomas, 33, of Baltimore has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in the shooting death of Zoe Spears last month.
- A federal lawsuit alleging that Bank of America and Safeguard Properties did not properly maintain properties they owned in minority neighborhoods has been allowed to continue after a judge denied a motion to dismiss the case Thursday.
- Police are offering $5,000 to anyone who gives them information leading to an arrest in the shooting death of Manuel Luis, Jr. on July 11.
- A federal grand jury indicted 19 people Wednesday on weapons and drug distribution charges in newly unsealed documents in Baltimoreās U.S. District Court.
- William Soyke, a Baltimore County physicianās assistant, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute several prescription drugs as he admitted he helped prescribe several opioids, including fentanyl, not for legitimate medical purposes and engaged in sexual contact with some of his female clients.
- A small plane was forced to crash-land in the water along the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, after it experienced an engine failure.
- Leana Wen, the former Baltimore health commissioner, has resigned as the president/CEO of Planned Parenthood, citing "philosophical differences" with the organization's board of directors.
- Firefighters responded to smoke coming from an Atlas Air plane that landed at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on Monday.
- Andy Harris tried to defend President Donald Trumpās tweets targeting four Democratic congresswomen of color, but Trump's clarification make clear that the president meant what he said.
- Family of Tariq Alston, who was killed at a Harford County party in 2008, remembers his life at a cookout.
- A 16-year-old boy and two women are injured after police say the group were shot Thursday night at the Alameda Marketplace.
- Baltimore health officials announced Thursday that a raccoon captured Tuesday in the Roland Park neighborhood tested positive for rabies.
- Police are searching for a 26-year-old man who is wanted on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting a woman in the head and then attempting to stab her in her North Baltimore home this week.
- A person is in critical condition after a water rescue at a park in Rosedale in Baltimore County on Wednesday.
- A man died after he was shot in the head in East Baltimore on Wednesday night.
- Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby signed onto an amicus brief supporting the implementation of safe injection sites for drug users, along with 63 other local, state and federal criminal justice leaders.
- Kelvin Sewell, Pocomoke Cityās first black police chief, who accused his former department of racial discrimination.
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University System of Maryland appoints committee to find chancellorās replacement starting in 2020
The University System of Maryland has created ana 18-member committee to search for Chancellor Robert Caretās replacement before he finishes his term in 2020. - A man died Tuesday afternoon after police said he was shot in the Broadway East neighborhood of East Baltimore.
- As federal prosecutors were winding down their cases against one of Baltimoreās most notorious drug gangs, the Black Guerilla Family, one name stood out among the nearly two dozen members sentenced to prison for firearms, racketeering and drug crimes.
- Baltimore County police say a man who was fatally shot by officers at a Baltimore County motel had previously shot his ex-girlfriend in Windsor Mills.
- Police say a 20-year-old woman died from a gunshot wound to her upper body after being shot in the 400 block of N. Rose Street.
- Derek Black was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Greg Manuel during a dice game in June 2017.
- Johnny Ray Woods III, 20, of Baltimore, was charged with killing his girlfriend Dymond Jones, 18, who was found dead at her Pikesville home in June.
- The FBI announced that Roger Taylor, aka "Milk" of the Baltimore gang "Trained to Go," was arrested in the Dominican Republic on racketeering charges.
- El alcalde Young y el comisionado de policĆa Harrison declararon su apoyo a los inmigrantes de Baltimore, ya que anunciaron una nueva polĆtica policial.
- A Twitter poll created by Rep. Eric Swalwell regarding a gun buyback program saw 79% of respondents say "No. We Love Guns > Kids."
- Mayor Young and Police Commissioner Harrison declared support for Baltimore's immigrants as they announced a new police policy to not aid ICE.
- Rona Zhfani, Asher Sharvit and Oren Sharvit have pleaded guilty to their role in smuggling illegal immigrants from France and Israel into Baltimore.
- An abandoned warehouse caught fire in West Baltimore.
- Demetrius Thompson, 24, of Baltimore, was convicted of attempted first-degree murder in shooting his child's mother in the face in 2018.
- A Baltimore man was killed in a hit-and-run crash while changing a tire on Interstate 295 in Anne Arundel County on Sunday, police said.
- Police say Dolphin Bernard Jackson, 57, of Laurel, died after he was shot in the area of 2 Woodland Court in Laurel at 2:15 p.m. Sunday.
- Kevin Hart interviewed Baltimore comics Sir Alex, Ivan Martin and Ty Davis on his Comedy Central show "Hart of the City."
- Hope Gladden, 35, of Salisbury, pleaded guilty to racketeering for her role in a drug smuggling scheme at Eastern Correctional Institution.
- The Onion wrote a satirical report saying that the Norfolk Tides sent Anderson Felix "down" to the Baltimore Orioles.
- Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young turned 65 on Wednesday.
- The Baltimore Sun won five Excellence-in-Features awards in 2019.
- Shingaidzo Nhekairo, 50, of Arnold pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful employment of aliens and admitted to not paying her fair wages for house work.
- City officials say the last 10 toilets will be installed at the Poe Homes public housing complex as apartments are starting to see water pressure return.
- A bay pinto colt was born to Ms. Macky on Assateague Island on Friday.