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Michigan State's Cassius Winston could be Maryland defensive stopper Darryl Morsell's biggest challenge
As a freshman at Mount Saint Joseph, Darryl Morsell was indoctrinated early on to the role of defensive stopper. At practice every day, Morsell had to guard three older teammates headed to play major college basketball. The three — Phil Booth Jr., Jaylen Adams and Kam Williams — were all seniors...
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Fire at Reisterstown mansion Cal Ripken Jr. sold to Adam Jones last year is contained to boiler room
Firefighters were called to the Reisterstown mansion that was the longtime home of Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and recently sold to outfielder Adam Jones. After smoke appeared in the home’s gym, a fire was discovered in the boiler room about 10:13 a.m., Baltimore County fire spokesman...
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Maryland misses worst of winter storm but faces 50 mph gusts Sunday and subzero wind chills early Monday
A powerful winter storm slamming the Northeast spared most of Maryland any significant snow or ice, but it isn't forecast to leave the Baltimore region completely unscathed: Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are forecast Sunday, and as temperatures plummet, wind chills could drop below zero overnight....
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Mount Washington Whole Foods evacuated Saturday night for a bomb threat that turned out to be unfounded
The Whole Foods grocery store in Mount Washington was evacuated for a bomb threat Saturday night, but no explosives were found, a Baltimore Police spokesman said. Police were called to the store, in the 1300 block of Smith Ave. in North Baltimore, about 7 p.m., Det. Jeremy Silbert said. It was...
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Among four weekend shootings, man killed in Northwest Baltimore, another injured in attempted robbery near Riverside Park
Among at least four weekend shootings in Baltimore, one man was killed in Northwest Baltimore and another was injured in an attempted robbery near Riverside Park, police said. About 4:40 p.m. Saturday, a 26-year-old man was found shot in the 2500 block of Edgecombe Circle North, in the Parklane...
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Baltimore-area skies could clear in time for the 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' on Sunday night
Clouds could part in time for Baltimoreans to watch a total lunar eclipse being called the Super Blood Wolf Moon. The eclipse was expected to be one of the highlights of 2019 for stargazers. A storm system plowing its way across the northeastern United States brought rain to Maryland overnight,...
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Here's what some Maryland congressmen had to say about Trump's shutdown offer
Maryland’s congressional legislators shared mixed receptions Saturday to President Donald Trump’s offer to extend protections for immigrants brought into the United States illegally as children in exchange for border wall funding. In a speech Saturday, Trump said he would extend the Deferred Action...
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Hogan appoints deputy chief of staff to oversee Maryland's natural resources
Governor Larry Hogan has appointed his deputy chief of staff as Maryland’s new secretary of natural resources. Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio was named Friday to the Cabinet position and is slated to begin her appointment in early February, according to a Friday news release. She had served as deputy...
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Rep. Cummings, Mayor Pugh headline roundtable talk, resources fair aiming to curb Baltimore violence
It’s never easy to re-enter society upon being released from prison, and even ex-offenders lucky enough to secure a job right away face a challenge few may know about: It can take weeks for their first paycheck to arrive. In the interim, many face the temptation to chase “fast money” in the streets...
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Ravens coach John Harbaugh reportedly nearing contract extension
Ravens coach John Harbaugh is nearing a contract extension that secures his future beyond next season, multiple media outlets reported Saturday. The team announced in late December that Harbaugh would return as coach in 2019, the final year of his contract, and that the two sides were working on...
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TSA to close checkpoint at BWI after 'excessive' number of agents call out of work
The Transportation Security Administration announced Saturday plans to close one of its checkpoints early at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport because of excessive call-outs. In a tweet, TSA confirmed that it would exercise a contingency plan at BWI Marshall Airport in...
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Police identify 25-year-old killed in Sandtown-Winchester shooting
Baltimore police have identified the victim in Friday’s shooting in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood as 25-year-old Corey Dodd. Police were called to the 1800 block of N. Fulton Ave. on Friday for a report of gunshots. When officers arrived, they found Dodd with gunshot wounds to his body. ...
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Women protest Trump policies, highlight political gains during third annual march in Baltimore
Chanting “Hey, hey. Ho, ho. Donald Trump has got to go,” hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets around City Hall in Baltimore on Saturday for a march that was as much about celebrating women’s recent political and social gains as it was a protest of Trump administration policies. “As mothers,...
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Police: 25-year-old man killed in Fulton Avenue area of Baltimore
Baltimore police say a man died Friday morning after suffering gunshot wounds. Police said they were called to the 1800 block of N. Fulton Avenue for a report of gunshots. When they arrived, officers found a 25-year old man with gunshot wounds to his body. Police said he was transported to an area...
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Hide and seek: Baltimore zoo's polar bears briefly wander from habitat into holding area
As 2-year-olds sometimes do, Amelia Gray and Neva briefly wandered away from where they should have been Friday afternoon. Given that they are polar bears, it caused a bit of a stir. The Maryland Zoo’s cubs waddled away from the public display area into a behind-the-scenes holding area around 12:30...
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Here's what you need to know about Maryland Gov. Hogan's new budget proposal
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan released his first budget of his second term Friday — a $46.6 billion proposal that would boost money for public education and give raises to all state employees. Here are five takeaways from the spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1: Democrats generally...
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Kamala Harris picks Baltimore as site for headquarters for potential presidential campaign
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris has selected Baltimore for her campaign headquarters if, as expected, she runs for president in 2020, according to sources familiar with the California Democrat’s plans. Harris picked Baltimore because of its diversity, its proximity to Washington and because it is in the...
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Former Fells Point bar owner Joseph C. 'Turkey Joe' Trabert dies
Joseph C. “Turkey Joe” Trabert, a former Fells Point bar owner and Baltimore personality who headed the city’s Film Commission, died of an apparent heart attack Thursday at his Northeast Baltimore home. He was 83. The Baltimore native, the son of Joseph C. Trabert Sr., a church sexton, and his...
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Weis Markets launches aggressive price cuts to compete in market
Saying it’s facing increasing competition, Weis Markets launched an aggressive price-cutting initiative and lowered prices on more than 7,000 products in every department. The Mid-Atlantic grocer, which operates 203 stores in Maryland and six other states, said its new “Low, Low Price” program...
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Maryland's black lawmakers urge Gov. Hogan to meet with them to help settle long-running HBCU lawsuit
Maryland’s black lawmakers are asking Gov. Larry Hogan to meet with them to discuss settling a long-running lawsuit that alleges the state fostered segregation at its public universities. Members of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland delivered a letter Friday to Hogan’s office, seeking the...
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Former McDonogh lacrosse star Jessica Morgan modest about induction into local Hall of Fame
Jessica “Jessy” Morgan’s list of contributions to women’s lacrosse is long and prominent: a highly touted prospect at McDonogh, a three-year starter at Virginia and a member of the 2004 NCAA championship team, a two-time member of the United States developmental squad, and coach at Howard and now...
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Federal agents blamed Martin Luther King's nonviolent movement for violence in Baltimore, other cities
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered each year in January for giving his life while leading the charge to attain full civil rights for black Americans. But it’s also important to remember how King was perceived by the very power structure he hoped to reform — as a national security threat...
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Baltimore did not conduct routine inspections as promised after East 26th St. collapse in 2014, records show
A week after the April 2014 collapse of a portion of East 26th Street in Charles Village, Baltimore officials promised to conduct routine inspections of aging infrastructure like the retaining wall that gave way under heavy rains and sent cars and trees plummeting to the railroad tracks below. ...
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Baltimore consent decree monitor calls for internal investigation into Gun Trace Task Force scandal
The independent monitoring team overseeing Baltimore’s consent decree is calling for an internal affairs investigation into the Gun Trace Task Force scandal, including looking at officers implicated in wrongdoing in the case who have not been charged with a crime. The Baltimore Police Department...
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Howard County fire crews rescue man from burning townhouse in Columbia
Howard County fire officials say crews rescued a man from a fire at a Columbia townhouse just before dawn Friday. The department was called just before 7 a.m. Officials said that upon arrival in the 5800 block of Harness Court in Columbia, responders saw fire on the first floor. A man, who called...
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Maryland weather: Snow showers fall overnight; snow, ice and rain coming Saturday
Snow showers reached the Baltimore area Thursday night and left about half an inch of snow in the region, according to the National Weather Service. Other areas in Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties reported preliminary snowfalls totaling more than an inch. School districts in Baltimore...
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When Mr. Robot met Mr. Poe: the curious case of the chess-playing machine
It was a hot summer day in May 1827, and Johann Maelzel’s robot exhibition was not going well. Crowds had gathered inside Baltimore’s Fountain Inn on Light Street to see the star of the show, a European chess-playing robot (or “automaton,” in the language of the era) that had impressed the likes...
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Antietam Blush: An apple bred for Maryland is on its way, but not in a hurry
It takes apples about five months to ripen, but the first variety developed in Maryland is taking a bit longer than that to fully mature. The University of Maryland has landed a long-awaited patent for an apple dubbed Antietam Blush, the first fruit of a painstaking breeding process launched nearly...
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Howard County high schools making free condoms available to students
High school students in Howard County will soon be able to get free condoms at their school nurse’s office in a program officials say is aimed at reducing the spread of chlamydia, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections. School officials say they are partnering with county health department...
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Preston: Nearly a month after announcement he'd return, Ravens' John Harbaugh still has no new contract
The last time the Ravens made a statement about head coach John Harbaugh’s contract status was Dec. 21, the night before the team played the Los Angeles Chargers in California. It was a bizarre announcement, especially since it came at 7 p.m. on a Friday night when virtually the entire country...
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Audit finds conflict of interest in Maryland Transit Administration contracts
The state's Office of Legislative Audits uncovered potential conflicts of interest among contracts made by a former Maryland Transit Administration employee, according to a report released Monday. The report presented evidence that the unnamed MTA management employee had, through the particular...
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Proposed solar energy developments in Baltimore County draw opposition over loss of farmland, rural beauty
Gary Atkinson sees new potential for the fields that have long yielded corn and soybeans on his northern Baltimore County farm. A Seattle-based energy company, OneEnergy Renewables, plans to lease a portion of the scenic property in Freeland for an installation of solar panels that could power...
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Marylander Frances Tiafoe, channeling LeBron James, reaches Round of 16 at Australian Open
Frances Tiafoe has advanced to the fourth round at Melbourne Park, his first appearance in the Round of 16 at any Grand Slam. The 20-year-old American from Riverdale in Prince George’s County beat 34-year-old Andreas Seppi, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, on Court 3, where matches began 2 1/2 hours...
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Bread and Roses Party, a self-identified socialist group, is certified in Maryland
Maryland voters will find a new political party on the general election ballot. The Bread and Roses Party, a self-identified socialist group, was certified Thursday by the Maryland Board of Elections after the board validated the required 10,000 voter signatures needed for certification. The party...
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Columbia man dies on University of Maryland, College Park campus on his way to an athletic event
A Columbia man collapsed and died this week at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus, but campus police said no foul play is suspected. Police said Michael Kofi Adu, 37, was on his way to an athletic event Sunday around 1 p.m. when he collapsed in the courtyard of the school’s physical...
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Tribune Publishing, parent of The Baltimore Sun, names new CEO as three executives depart
Tribune Publishing CEO Justin Dearborn has stepped down after nearly three years at the helm of the Chicago-based newspaper company that owns The Baltimore Sun, the company announced Thursday. Longtime Chicago newspaper executive Tim Knight was named CEO, effective immediately. Knight, who had...
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Baltimore prosecutors file motion to revoke bail for man charged with murder after shooting in Fells Point bar
City prosecutors filed a motion Thursday to revoke bail for a man accused of murder. Phillip Stanley West of Rosemont was released on bail this week by Baltimore District Judge Michael Studdard after being charged with shooting a man to death in a Fells Point bar. The judge’s decision to grant...
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Taneytown police chief, officer on administrative leave after FBI executed search warrant at department
The city of Taneytown has placed its chief of police, William Tyler, and another officer on administrative leave after federal law enforcement agents executed a sealed search warrant at the Taneytown Police Department on Tuesday. Agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
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Maryland Gov. Hogan touts budget proposal that would increase school funding, give state workers raises
Gov. Larry Hogan pledged to increase funding for public education and give all state employees raises in a $46.6 billion budget he will propose Friday to the General Assembly. Under the governor’s plan, each of the state’s local school systems would receive more state money in the next fiscal year...
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Baltimore approves $1.25 million to turn old movie theater into hub for growing Latino community
Baltimore officials approved using $1.25 million Wednesday to help turn a dilapidated former movie theater on Pulaski Highway into a hub for the city’s immigrant community, a project its backers say will help revitalize a neighborhood that is increasingly attracting Latino families priced out of...
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Former Baltimore Police Department major files complaint after she says false charges resulted in her suspension
A former Baltimore police major who received an unpaid suspension after she was investigated by internal affairs for alleged theft, is asking for a Baltimore Circuit Court judge to intervene in the case. Kimberly Burrus, who has been demoted from major to lieutenant, said that the charges were...
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Baltimore mayor orders security review after city employee found with hacking tools on his computer
Mayor Catherine Pugh ordered a security review after a technology staffer at Baltimore’s water agency gave himself special access to the computer of the Department of Public Works director and was found with hacking tools on his own city computer, according to the city inspector general and documents...
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Monitor: Deep dysfunction in Baltimore Police Department means reforms will take years longer than expected
The monitor overseeing reforms of the Baltimore Police Department said Thursday the dysfunction within the agency is so deep and widespread that it will take years longer than anticipated to root it out. “The Baltimore Police Department is a dysfunctional organization, a highly dysfunctional organization,”...