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Some Baltimore Sun Media journalists seek to form union
Journalists at Baltimore Sun Media community newspapers, including the Capital Gazette and Carroll County Times, have moved to form a union and asked parent company Tribune Publishing to voluntarily recognize the unit. The Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, which represents the Chesapeake Newspaper...
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Swastika, racist graffiti reported in bathroom at Goucher College
Baltimore County Police are investigating after graffiti threatening African-Americans was reported in a dorm bathroom at Goucher College in Towson. The bathroom is shared by three dorm rooms belonging to black students, according to police spokeswoman Jennifer Peach. “None of them knew anything...
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Forecasters predict up to 2 inches of snow, a glaze of ice and an annual precipitation record for Baltimore on Thursday
The Baltimore area is under a winter weather advisory Thursday, and forecasters are calling for up to 2 inches of snow, a glaze of ice — and a new record for the region’s wettest year. The National Weather Service predicts a dusting to as much as 2 inches of snow, and a glaze of as much as two-tenths...
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Pope, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, face class-action lawsuit from 6 who say they suffered abuse
While the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops concluded a three-day meeting this week in Baltimore, a class-action lawsuit was filed against it in Washington. The suit was filed in Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of six victims of priest sexual abuse and others...
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WOW air to offer flights to India from BWI Marshall Airport, starting at $199
WOW air is launching service to Delhi, India, via Iceland from BWI Marshall Airport next month, the Icelandic low-cost airline announced Wednesday. The airline is offering one-way tickets as low as $199.99 for flights between Jan. 5 and April 10. In addition to Baltimore, the initial pricing will...
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Federal labor board finds further evidence of Johns Hopkins interfering in union effort
The National Labor Relations Board has found further evidence Johns Hopkins officials are restricting the rights of nurses trying to unionize. This is the third time the labor board has found merit to such allegations since the National Nurses Organizing Committee filed a complaint in June, after...
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Baltimore police recover five electric scooters from depths of the Inner Harbor
At least five of the electric scooters that are now ubiquitous on Baltimore’s streets were sent to watery graves, according to the city police department. Detective Jeremy Silbert, a police spokesman, confirmed that five of the two-wheeled contraptions were hauled up Wednesday from the Inner Harbor....
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Lawyers seek dismissal of hate crime charge in University of Maryland murder case
Lawyers representing a former University of Maryland student charged with fatally stabbing a black student on the College Park campus last year have asked the court to dismiss a hate-crime charge, saying it violates the First Amendment. “The evidence the State intends to introduce has no nexus...
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra extends suspension of concertmaster Jonathan Carney, but judge denies peace order
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announced late Tuesday that concertmaster Jonathan Carney’s suspension will continue through Sunday. In a statement, the BSO cited Carney’s “behaving in an unprofessional manner and exercising poor judgment.” The news came the same day a judge denied a peace order...
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Man, 31, dies at Baltimore Central Booking after being taken to hospital because of medical concerns
A 31-year-old Morrell Park man died at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center last week after initially being taken to a hospital because of medical concerns, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said Tuesday. David Ott, who had been arrested by Baltimore...
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Black bear sighting prompts modified lockdown at Columbia high school (whose mascot just happens to be a bear)
The Hammond High Bears got a visit from their mascot Wednesday. A black bear sighting near the school in Columbia prompted officials to place the school on a modified lockdown — continuing classes as normal but keeping students, faculty and staff inside the building — just before noon, Howard County...
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Water main breaks close streets in downtown Baltimore, sink car in Baltimore County
A water main break has closed several streets near Mercy Hospital in downtown Baltimore on Wednesday. The 300 block of Davis Street and Saratoga Street, between Guilford and Calvert streets, are closed, according to Baltimore Department of Public Works. The day before, a water main break in the...
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Baltimore County to hire private attorneys to defend itself in lawsuit over UMBC students' sex assault claims
Baltimore County government is poised to pay a private law firm up to $600,000 to help defend the county against a federal class-action lawsuit that claims police failed to properly investigate sexual assaults involving students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. County officials...
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Amid delays at port of Baltimore, longshoremen and management agree to arbitration
Work slowdowns by longshoremen at the port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal are disrupting operations so much that some shipping line customers may move their cargo shipments to other ports, the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore said in a court filing. The association, which represents...
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Police: Men used dating apps to rob Anne Arundel residents at gunpoint
Officers arrested two Odenton men Tuesday after police said they used mobile dating apps to lure victims to a location where they would rob them at gunpoint. Anne Arundel police said the department had received multiple complaints of citizen robberies between Nov. 10 and 13 in Glen Burnie and Odenton....
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Baltimore police union approves contract introducing civilian oversight; FOP head calls it 'less than ideal'
Rank-and-file members of the Baltimore Police Department have voted to accept a new labor agreement with the city that would increase civilian oversight of the department and do away with a shift schedule that leaders blamed for patrol shortages and high overtime costs. The tentative three-year...
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Lead found in water at three more Howard County schools
Lead has been found in the water at three additional Howard County schools. In the latest round of sampling at seven schools, elevated levels were detected in a kitchen sink at Clemens Crossing Elementary in Columbia, in kitchen sinks at Dunloggin Middle in Ellicott City and a concession stand...
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Divine mural on a Baltimore rowhouse is here to stay, historic preservation panel rules
Divine is in Midtown-Belvedere to stay after Baltimore’s historic preservation commission approved a mural of the drag queen and actor Tuesday. The Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation OK’d the Preston Street mural retroactively after a Midtown-Belvedere couple commissioned...
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Chicago woman missing in Baltimore after attending conference
A 32-year-old Chicago woman went missing in Baltimore this week after attending a conference, police say. Kemara “Kemi” Alliman was last heard from Nov. 12, police say. She is 5-foot-6 and weighs about 125 pounds and has brown hair and eyes, police said. She was last seen wearing a black jacket,...
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This STD is more common than gonorrhea, but few people know about it. Johns Hopkins is hoping to change that.
Johns Hopkins researchers are spearheading efforts to raise awareness and learn more about a sexually transmitted disease few people know about but scientists believe makes people infertile. Many people infected with mycoplasma genitalium, or Mgen for short, don’t show symptoms and might not know...
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'She's a miracle': Vegas shooting victim, Crofton native Tina Frost continues recovery in Baltimore
An Arundel High graduate is undergoing more surgeries in Baltimore this month as she recovers from injuries suffered in a mass shooting in Las Vegas last year, according to her friends and family. “She’s really a miracle,” said Amy Klinger, a family friend. While only a small percentage of people...
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Baltimore County unveils details of $78M plan to aid Tradepoint Atlantic redevelopment at Sparrows Point
Baltimore County plans to offer up to $78 million in financial assistance to help Tradepoint Atlantic build the roads and water and sewer lines needed for the redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel mill in Sparrows Point. County Executive Don Mohler announced the financial package Wednesday,...
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1.1 million Marylanders expected to travel for Thanksgiving
More than 1.1 million Marylanders will travel for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the most in more than a dozen years, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic projections. It’s the fourth straight year the auto club has projected Thanksgiving travel volumes of more than 1 million people in Maryland. Roughly...
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Man taken to hospital after fire in apartment complex in Parkville
A fire at an apartment complex in Parkville sent one man to the hospital, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. The fire started on the first floor of an apartment complex on the 7700 block of Hillendale Road. The call initially came out at 8:40 p.m. as smoke in the hallway, according...
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Baltimore school board votes to revoke charter of Banneker Blake Academy, makes other closure recommendations
Dressed in maroon and gold, supporters of Banneker Blake Academy packed the Baltimore school board meeting Tuesday night. Parents, teachers and students at the all-boys public charter spilled over into overflow rooms, hoping their show of solidarity and passionate testimony would convince the board...
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Some Catholic bishops urge conference to reach consensus on sex abuse crisis in American church
A psychologist who works with clergy sex abuse victims told the nation’s Catholic bishops Tuesday that the key to solving the crisis now facing the church in the United States and around the world is to focus on victims first. “We need to listen to those who have been harmed, to those who have...
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'Trained To Go' gang member sentenced to 25 years in prison
Brandon Bazemore, 25, who prosecutors said went by the street name “Man Man,” was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for his involvement in the Trained To Go gang, which operated in West Baltimore’s Sandtown neighborhood. “Brandon Bazemore was a member of one of the most violent gangs operating...
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Amazon's HQ2 in Northern Virginia could boost Maryland's economy, but not so much in Baltimore
Amazon’s selection of Northern Virginia for part of its massive expansion should benefit Maryland, but experts don’t expect many of those benefits to extend north to Baltimore. After weighing hundreds of bids for the company’s second headquarters, the online retail behemoth announced Tuesday that...
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FBI report shows 17 percent spike in hate crimes nationwide in 2017
The number of hate crimes rose 17 percent across the country in 2017, according to new data released by the FBI on Tuesday. It marks the third year in a row hate crimes have increased. Federal data show there were 7,175 reported hate crimes last year, up from 6,121 reported in 2016. Anti-Arab crimes...
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Maryland AG Frosh challenges Trump's choice of acting U.S. attorney general as 'illegal and unconstitutional'
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a motion Tuesday in federal court challenging President Donald Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general after the ouster last week of Jeff Sessions. Frosh’s motion in U.S. District Court in Baltimore argues that the selection...
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Salvation Army says kettle, cash were stolen in Baltimore's Waverly neighborhood
There was the Grinch who stole Christmas, and then there was the person who stole the red Salvation Army kettle at the Waverly Giant on Tuesday afternoon. The alleged incident took place in front of the grocery store on 33rd Street, according to Salvation Army spokesman Ryan Vincent. The bell ringer,...
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PETA to run ad in Baltimore challenging animal testing
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plans to run an ad in Baltimore Tuesday evening showing what it’s like for animals used in medical experiments, but the animal will be a teddy bear. PETA, known for graphic billboards and stunts to highlight animal cruelty, said a real animal would be...
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Pedestrian killed trying to walk through traffic in Maryland City
A 51-year-old Severn man was killed Monday night while trying to cross Route 198 through traffic in Maryland City. Anne Arundel County police said Michael Eugene Calloway was trying to cross the busy roadway southbound about 6:20 p.m. at Russett Green West near a gas station at a crosswalk. Police...
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Commission investigating Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force scandal will get secret records — but has to keep them secret
A state commission investigating the Baltimore police Gun Trace Task Force scandal will get secret records from the police department, but will have to sign an agreement to keep them from public view. City Solicitor Andre Davis told members of the Commission to Restore Trust in Policing on Tuesday...
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Eastern Tech students and faculty grieve loss of Baltimore County officer who killed himself at school
Outside Officer Joseph Comegna’s door at Eastern Technical High School on Tuesday were dozens of notes by students thanking him for his work and expressing their appreciation and love. “Comegna, forever in our hearts,” one sign posted to the yellow tile wall read. A string with red paper hearts...
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Man dead after early-morning fire in Finksburg
An early morning house fire in Finksburg left one man dead Tuesday, Nov. 13. The fire broke out just after midnight in the 3100 block of Slasmans Road, according to Bruce Bouch, spokesman for the Gamber volunteer fire department. Bouch said when the first units arrived there was active fire in...
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Allegiant Air to add flights between BWI and Sarasota, the Orioles spring training home
If you’re looking to watch the Baltimore Orioles in spring training next year, Allegiant Air wants to get you there. The low-cost airline plans to add a twice weekly flight from BWI Marshall Airport to Sarasota, Fla., the O’s spring training home, starting Feb. 22. The new flights were announced...
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Executive-elect Olszewski launches transition plan for Baltimore County
Baltimore County executive-elect Johnny Olszewski Jr. has selected a corporate leader and a local nonprofit official to lead his transition team as he prepares to take office. Calvin G. Butler Jr., chief executive officer of BGE, and Rachel Garbow Monroe, president and CEO of the Harry and Jeanette...
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Harford Road Bridge to close for next three years during replacement, disrupting Northeast Baltimore traffic
The Harford Road Bridge over Herring Run in Northeast Baltimore will close Monday for the next three years, likely causing major traffic backups, as the city spends $18.9 million to replace the century-old bridge. The more than 22,000 drivers a day who take the major thoroughfare across the bridge...
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Gas leak shuts Bel Air streets
Harford County firefighters and BGE crews are on the scene of a reported natural gas leak on Gateshead Drive in Bel Air. The road will be shut down for at least another three to four hours, according to a tweet at 1:26 p.m. from Harford Fire and EMS officials. Harford County Public Schools officials...
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Baltimore mayor Pugh hoping for police commissioner 'by Thanksgiving'
A new holiday has emerged as the target date for Baltimore to get a new police commissioner. Mayor Catherine Pugh said Tuesday that she’s hoping to name her choice “by Thanksgiving.” City officials had initially said they aimed to have someone in place by Halloween and since that date passed have...
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J.P. Morgan opens office of its exclusive Private Bank in Baltimore
The House of Morgan has arrived in Baltimore. JPMorgan Chase announced Tuesday that it is opening an office of its Private Bank in Baltimore’s Harbor East. The J.P. Morgan Private Bank focuses exclusively on serving high net worth customers with an array of banking and wealth management services....
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Supreme Court denies Baltimore officers' appeal in case against Marilyn Mosby
The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal on Tuesday from five Baltimore police officers in a case in which they alleged they were wrongfully prosecuted for the death of Freddie Gray by Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby. The decision brings the case to an end, in Mosby’s favor. It leaves intact...
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Baltimore home prices drop in October, but remain historically high
The median sale price for homes in the Baltimore region dropped $10,100 from September to October and remained unchanged from a year ago. October’s median sales price of $259,900 marks the third month of dipping prices after a sustained rise that peaked in June at $285,000, according to data provided...
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Saks will close Harford distribution center next year and lay off 150
Saks Fifth Avenue plans to close its Aberdeen distribution center early next year and lay off about 150 workers. The warehouse at 500 Hickory Drive will shut down in phases between March and August, the company said in a notice filed with the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation....
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Fire in city early Tuesday spreads from vacant house to assisted-living facility
A two-alarm fire early Tuesday that started in a vacant house spread to an adjacent assisted-living facility in Northwest Baltimore, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. The fire department received a call for the fire just after 2 a.m. Tuesday in the 2900 block of Garrison Blvd., department...
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This is our lane: Baltimore surgeon pushes back after NRA tweet about doctors and gun control
When the National Rifle Association tweeted Nov. 7 that doctors should “stay in their lane” on the topic of gun control, that message did not sit right with Joseph Sakran. The Johns Hopkins Hospital trauma surgeon is himself a victim of gun violence and has been a vocal advocate for funding more...
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Anne Arundel leaders scramble to battle rise of hate incidents
Amid a rash of hate incidents, officials in Anne Arundel County are scrambling to address the problem — with plans to submit legislation, change school curriculum and improve prosecution of hate crimes. Examples of hate from just the past month include Ku Klux Klan fliers in the Iron Stone community...
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Pilot program to teach Baltimore doctors, nurses the latest in diabetes care standards
About 140 Baltimore-area doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners will be among the first in the country to receive new training aimed at conveying the latest care standards for diabetes. Primary care providers will gather Tuesday at the Sheppard Pratt Conference Center in Towson for “Diabetes is...
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Lawsuit claims University of Maryland medical school ignored sexual harassment complaints
Carly Goldstein says the text messages lit up her phone at all hours of the day and night. “You are smoking hot in the way that I enjoy,” a supervisor texted her in July of 2015. “I would give a pinky to have you for 24 hours,” he wrote a few months later. For three years, Dr. Robert Crawford,...
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At insistence of Vatican, U.S. bishops meeting in Baltimore won't vote on actions to address sex abuse crisis
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened its conference in Baltimore Monday by saying that at the “insistence” of the Vatican, the American clerics would not vote as planned on steps to address a sex abuse crisis that has reached the highest levels of the church in the United...
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KKK fliers distributed in Lothian, police say, in second such Anne Arundel incident over three days
Anne Arundel County police say Klu Klux Klan fliers were distributed in the Iron Stone community in Lothian. The fliers were found around 1 p.m. Monday, according to a statement issued by police. Officials say the fliers “were not threatening in nature, but were extremely offensive.” “The Anne...
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Baltimore County school resource officer fatally shot himself at school Monday, police say
A Baltimore County police officer working as a school resource officer at Eastern Technical High School in Essex fatally shot himself at the school Monday, police said. Officer Joseph Comegna, a 21-year veteran of the force, was taken to MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center for a self-inflicted...
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McDaniel College offering Military Legacy scholarships worth up to $100K over four years
For veterans, those in the service or children of those who have been enlisted, paying for McDaniel College just got easier. This weekend, the college announced a new Military Legacy Scholarship worth up to $100,000 over four years for all military veterans, active-duty military personnel and their...
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Hazing incident involving football players reported at another Maryland high school, officials say
A second high school in the Maryland suburbs has confronted an alleged episode of hazing involving football players, officials confirmed — as administrators contend with continuing concern about alleged sexual assaults by players at Damascus High, a football powerhouse. The new case in Montgomery...