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Man shot in Baltimore's North Roland Park neighborhood
A man was shot in North Roland Park/Poplar Hill on Thursday night, a wealthy neighborhood usually insulated from the city’s gun violence. The victim, 35, was in the 1100 block of West Northern Parkway around 8:40 p.m. when he was shot, according to police. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment....
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City officials say repair of collapsed retaining wall along East 26th Street likely to last until summer
Work to repair a retaining wall that collapsed along East 26th Street in Charles Village last month is likely to last until next summer, city officials told local residents at a community meeting Thursday. They promised to do a better job monitoring and maintaining such infrastructure moving forward...
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Howard Street Tunnel expansion back on as CSX returns to table with $91 million commitment
The Howard Street Tunnel expansion appears to be back on, after the railroad CSX Transportation reversed a decision to pull out of the project and committed $91 million toward it, Maryland officials said Thursday. “We are pleased that CSX has reversed its position on the Howard Street Tunnel project...
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Preis, van Arsdale, two more top Baltimore County officials, to retire
Two more top Baltimore County officials are leaving as County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. sets up his new administration. Fire Chief Kyrle Preis and planning director Andrea van Arsdale announced this week that they are retiring. They were two of the department heads who were not included in...
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Federal prisoners convicted in drugs and murder trial face new charges for allegedly beating guards in Baltimore
Three federal prisoners have been indicted on charges of assaulting U.S. marshals and other guards who escorted them to and from a federal racketeering trial in Baltimore. John Harrison, 28, Taurus Tillman, 29, and Brandon Wilson, 24, were convicted in October of racketeering and drug crimes. Prosecutors...
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Autistic student winds up in Baltimore, many miles from home, in school bus
A 14-year-old autistic student from Montgomery County ended up in Baltimore on Wednesday when his afternoon school bus drop-off did not go as planned, authorities said. The student at Rockville High School was not harmed and was in the custody of the school bus driver and bus attendant throughout...
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Reward offered for information on hit-and-run that killed Towson University student
Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information connected to the hit-and-run that killed a Towson University student over the weekend. Mzimazisi Ncube, 20, was walking across North Charles Street south of Ruxton Ridge Road at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, when he was struck...
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Maryland's ski resort Wisp opens for the season Friday
Maryland’s only ski slope, Wisp Resort in Garrett County, has announced plans to open for the winter season Friday. The resort struggled through last year’s unseasonably warm and rainy winter, reducing skiing hours and eventually closing early for the season. The resort’s owner, Pacific Group Resorts,...
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Bomb threats reported in Salisbury, Frederick amid nationwide hoax, police say
Bomb threats reported Thursday in Salisbury and Frederick are believed to be part of a nationwide hoax in which similar threats were emailed to dozens of schools, universities and other locations around the country. Salisbury police are investigating the threats, one of which was aimed at Avery...
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BWI Airport runways reopen after being temporarily closed for emergency repairs
The two main runways at Baltimore- Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport are open again after being shut down for more than an hour while staff made emergency repairs Thursday afternoon. The runways were closed from about 2:30 p.m. until 4:15 p.m., during which all incoming and outgoing...
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Hanover restaurateur pleads guilty to stalking estranged wife in plot to burn business, frame her as terrorist
A Hanover restaurateur pleaded guilty to stalking his estranged wife Wednesday. Khalil Ahmad, 51, admitted he solicited another individual to have his wife killed after he violated protective orders she obtained against him, according to a news release. Ahmad paid that individual to set up his...
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Maryland weather: Possible flooding Friday night and Saturday as heavy rain returns
Heavy rain is forecast to return to Maryland late Friday, and meteorologists warned it could bring with it flooding risks into Saturday. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch across Central Maryland from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon. A large area of low pressure is forecast...
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Woman, 25, fatally shot in car near social services office in South Baltimore Thursday
A 25-year-old woman was shot and killed inside a car near a social services office in South Baltimore Thursday afternoon, city police said. Officers were called at 1:23 p.m. to a parking lot in the unit block of Reebird Avenue for a shooting. Police said the woman was seated inside of a vehicle...
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In first act, incoming Greater Baltimore Urban League president backs maglev train
In her first public act as incoming president of the Greater Baltimore Urban League, Tiffany W. Majors announced her organization’s support Thursday for a proposed high-speed train linking Baltimore and Washington. The magnetic levitation, or maglev, train, based on Japanese technology and boosted...
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Liquor board violations part of ongoing dispute between Fallston Barrel House owners
Attorneys for the two owners of the Fallston Barrel House told county officials this week that a rift between their clients was the cause of an alleged liquor license violation. Co-owners Robert Diem and William Grose are at odds over control of the restaurant, and their lawyers say the dispute...
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No one injured as vehicle runs into CVS in Bel Air
No one was injured Thursday morning when a vehicle ran into the side of the CVS Pharmacy in Bel Air, Maryland State Police said. The accident happened around 11:45 a.m. at the pharmacy on Route 22 near Brierhill Drive, according to Cpl. Joshua Kres of the State Police Bel Air Barrack. The pharmacy...
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3 things the federal farm bill funds besides farming: Chesapeake Bay cleanup, food stamps and renewable energy
The federal farm bill — approved Wednesday by Congress — does more than set federal agricultural and food policy for five years. To be sure, the bill that President Donald Trump is expected to sign maintains farming subsidies and crop insurance programs, which help the nation’s farmers. It also...
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Sheriff's office: Student charged in threats made to Patterson Mill school community
A 15-year-old student at Patterson Mill Middle/High School allegedly made threats of violence toward the school community on Wednesday, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said. The male student sent a series of threatening text messages to another student, according to Cristie Hopkins, director...
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Olszewski names Baltimore County transition team members on topics from education to public safety
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. on Thursday released the names of dozens of county residents, activists and business leaders who are members of his transition team. They’re divided among seven work groups that are examining various aspects of county government and life in the county....
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World's most embarrassing mom sings Kelly Clarkson during Maryland men's basketball game
A video of a Terps men’s basketball fan singing along to Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” to her mortified son has gone viral. The moment was captured during Maryland’s win Tuesday over Loyola Maryland at Xfinity Center in College Park. It was tweeted by the Terps team and has garnered more...
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Five more adenovirus cases confirmed at University of Maryland, bringing total to 35
At least 35 cases of adenovirus have been confirmed at the University of Maryland, College Park as of Wednesday, according to the university. That’s five more than were reported a week ago. Ten samples have been confirmed as adenovirus 7, one of the strains that can lead to more serious illnesses,...
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Curbside delivery: Mom makes it to — but not inside — Howard County General Hospital to have her baby
Genet Sebani almost made it into the hospital in time to deliver her baby on Monday. Almost. Sebani planned to give birth at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, but Monday she made it only to the driveway outside the front door. “I ran into the hospital yelling that my wife was having a...
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Police make two arrests in 2017 killing in West Baltimore
Baltimore police have arrested two men in connection with a killing that took place last year. Darryl Burks Jr., 25, a medical technician whom friends called “Pee Wee,” was found shot to death in a burning vacant rowhouse in the 3000 block of Rayner Ave. in the Mosher neighborhood of West Baltimore...
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Maryland health exchange to allow consumers to finish enrollments after Dec. 15 deadline
The Maryland health exchange is responding to a last-minute spike in enrollment in the final week of this year’s sign-up period by allowing people who are “in line” to complete their enrollment after the Dec. 15 deadline. The state has made the same move in years past to accommodate the last-minute...
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Johns Hopkins School of Nursing wins grant to expand aging-in-place program
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing was given a $3 million grant to implement an aging-in-place program for seniors across the country. The five-year program aims to help lower-income adults improve function, lesson disability and age in their homes, which research has shown can be a cost saver...
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EPA names Pennsylvania environmental official Dana Aunkst as director of Chesapeake Bay Program
Pennsylvania environmental official Dana Aunkst will serve as the next director of the federal Chesapeake Bay Program, based in Annapolis. The Environmental Protection Agency announced his appointment Wednesday. Aunkst replaces Nick DiPasquale, who retired from the helm of the bay program a year...
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All 50 states to require screening newborns for 'bubble boy' disease
The families of every child born in the U.S. will soon know whether their newborns are at risk of having a life-threatening immune disorder sometimes known as “bubble boy” disease, as every state now requires screening for the condition. The Towson-based Immune Deficiency Foundation has spent the...
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Fatal shooting in East Baltimore pushes city closer to 300 homicides for the year
A man was fatally shot Wednesday in East Baltimore, pushing the city’s total number of killings closer to 300 for the year. Police responded to the 2500 block of E. Biddle St. around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday and found a man with gunshot wounds to his body. He was taken to an area hospital where he later...
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Study calls for demolishing Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, rebuilding at a cost of $424M
A new Maryland Stadium Authority study calls for demolishing Pimlico Race Course and rebuilding it at a cost of $424 million, according to a summary of the study’s findings obtained by The Baltimore Sun. The full study, which was released online Thursday morning, aims to design an ideal venue to...
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Group to host interfaith gathering on Friday in Columbia against gun violence
A group of Howard County activists promoting gun violence prevention will host an gathering this Friday in Columbia. The Interfaith Gun Violence Remembrance Vigil, scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., will be held at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way. It’s being organized by...
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Feds to review every fentanyl arrest in Baltimore in hopes of moving more cases to federal court
With the number of fentanyl overdoses soaring in Maryland, federal prosecutors say they plan to bring more state drug cases to federal court, where penalties are stiffer. U.S. Attorney for Maryland Robert Hur said his office will review every arrest involving fentanyl in Baltimore. Then officials...
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Maryland Gov. Hogan names former Arundel executive Schuh as new point person in opioid fight
As opioid deaths continue to soar in Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan has changed leadership at the state’s command center dealing with the crisis. Former Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh, who lost a re-election bid in November, will become the command center’s new director, replacing Clay Stamp,...
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Toyota Tundra was likely vehicle in hit-and-run killing of Towson student, Baltimore County police say
Baltimore County detectives have narrowed the description of the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run that killed 20-year-old Towson University student Mzimazisi Ncube on North Charles Street last weekend, a police spokeswoman said Wednesday. Based on their investigation, crash detectives are “leaning...
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Lamar Jackson will start as Ravens quarterback Sunday over Joe Flacco, marking a changing of the guard
For the first time in his 11 years in Baltimore, a healthy Joe Flacco will not start at quarterback for the Ravens. Coach John Harbaugh announced Wednesday that Flacco will be ready to play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday but that rookie Lamar Jackson will remain the team’s No. 1 quarterback....
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Old Bay crabby over New Bae: McCormick takes rival spice to court, claiming trademark infringement
Old Bay parent company McCormick and Co. filed a federal lawsuit this week claiming trademark infringement from a Pittsburgh spice company that produces a seasoning called New Bae. The suit against Primal Palate, an organic spice company, was filed Monday and claims that Primal Palate has intentionally...
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Olszewski urges GM not to close White Marsh plant
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. is joining the chorus of politicians pressing General Motors not to close its plant in White Marsh. In a letter sent to GM CEO Mary Barra on Tuesday, Olszewski urged her to find a different product to build there or another use for the plant. He said...
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Under Armour makes case that its turnaround plan is working — though some analysts are still skeptical
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank told investors Wednesday that the company has stabilized its North American business after the second year of a three-year reorganization and is ready to apply a revised strategy for growth to other parts of the world. “To stay one step ahead, we have to be constantly...
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Support offered for $78 million Baltimore County deal to help Tradepoint Atlantic
Baltimore County Council members heard from a long string of East-side residents, business owners and labor leaders Tuesday who urged them to vote in favor of a $78 million assistance plan for Tradepoint Atlantic. Council members are weighing whether to give the assistance to the company redeveloping...
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Dog shot in mouth during Baltimore home invasion 'fighting for her life,' BARCS says
Gun violence doesn’t just affect humans: A dog was shot in the face during a Sunday home invasion in Baltimore City, according to the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter. The brown and white dog named Lenna was found lying in her crate in a pool of her own blood, according to BARCS. She had...
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Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner could profit from Opportunity Zone tax break they pushed
At an Oval Office gathering earlier this year, President Donald Trump began touting his administration's new real estate investment program, which offers massive tax breaks to developers who invest in downtrodden American communities. He then turned to one of the plan's strongest supporters. "Ivanka,...
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Kathleen Causey elected chair of Baltimore County school board
Baltimore County’s newly partially elected school board voted Tuesday night to give leadership positions to two board members who have been highly critical of the current administration. Kathleen Causey, representing the Hereford area, was unanimously elected the chair of the board and Julie Henn...
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University of Maryland college of journalism dedicates plaque to Capital Gazette shooting victims
On the day her late husband and his Annapolis Capital Gazette colleagues were recognized with a Time magazine cover and a plaque at the University of Maryland’s journalism college, Andrea Chamblee implored a roomful of journalists to resist the temptation to become numb to gun violence. She told...
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Baltimore's historic Mayfair Theatre finally gets a developer; site will become apartments, dining and retail
The Baltimore Development Corp. has selected a local design and construction firm to redevelop the historic Mayfair Theatre and an adjacent lot, according to Board of Estimates documents. Zahlco is set to purchase the city-owned properties at 300-304 W. Franklin St. and 506 N. Howard St. for $400,000...