Did you get your flu shot? More and more folks are getting the vaccination, which health officials say may be partly due to the publicity given to the Ebola virus. A Baltimore officer caught on video beating a suspect is charged. And San Francisco claims another World Series title last night against the Kansas City Royals. Here's what you need to know to start your Thursday.
WEATHER
You can put your umbrella away but it's time to dig out the jacket from the closet. Today's forecast calls for clear, sunny skies with temperature remaining in the 50s today.
TRAFFIC
TRENDING THIS MORNING
Wednesday was National Cat Day. If you didn't go home to cuddle that affectionate fur ball (or sometimes less than affectionate), get your kitteh fix from watching this video of a shelter in Columbia at your desk today. If cats aren't your thing, check out these weird things all dog owners do.
And while Daniel Radcliffe may be best known for playing Harry Potter, perhaps he's found a new calling. Watch him perform Blackalicious' "Alphabet Aerobics" on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
FROM LAST NIGHT
Baltimore officials will spend $8.4 million on new water-billing system. Customers have have long complained about erroneous water bills.
TODAY'S FRONT PAGE
A Baltimore officer has now been charged with assault and perjury after a video surfaced last month showing him beating a man a bus stop back in June.
State health officials say the number of Marylanders getting flu vaccinations in September are up about 30 percent. They say the rise my be partially attributed to the publicity given to Ebola.
NASA officials are beginning the lengthy investigation into what caused an unmanned rocket to explode seconds after liftoff at Wallops Island launch facility on Tuesday.