Baltimore news

• Hogan Administration Works To Keep Redskins In Maryland

  11-12-2018 23:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gov. Hogan is making moves to keep the home of the Redskins in Maryland.
  The state quietly made an agreement with the National Park Service back in 2017 to re-purpose the Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm as a future stadium site.
  The state made no announcement at the time, and local leaders were unaware of the deal.
  The 300-acre site sits across 95, from National Harbor and MGM Casino.
  This comes amid speculation that the Redskins are returning home to D.C. at a proposed
  
  Read more

• Ray Lewis: AFC Doesn’t Want To Play Ravens Right Now

  11-12-2018 23:14
  By Norm Elrod
  The NFL’s high-flying offenses, like the Chiefs and Rams, generate the highlights. But the Bears and the Ravens are showing the importance of defense as playoff races heat up. The Bears limited the Rams to just six points in Week 14, and the Ravens came very close to knocking off the Chiefs. Both teams, oriented around defense, find themselves contending for division titles with just three games left in the season.
  The Bears can lock up the NFC North this week, and the Ravens
  
  Read more

• Towson University Community Remembers Student Killed In Hit-And-Run

  11-12-2018 23:12
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Towson University students gathered on campus Tuesday night to remember a classmate.
  The 20-year-old accounting student was the victim of a hit-and-run driver. The campus community said the vigil is to remember Mzi Ncube, but also to keep his case in the public eye, as officers continue to search for the driver who hit him Saturday night.
  Hundreds show up to honor ⁦@TowsonU⁩ student who was killed after a weekend hit and run accident. ⁦@wjz⁩ pic.
  
  Read more

• Baltimore City Council delegation heads home from Texas trip, plans vetting report on police commissioner nominee - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 23:10
  Baltimore City Council delegation heads home from Texas trip, plans vetting report on police commissioner nominee  Baltimore SunA group of Baltimore City Council members departed Fort Worth on Tuesday after hearing from leaders in the Texas city about police commissioner nominee ...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 2 dead, several wounded in shooting at Strasbourg Christmas market, French police say

  11-12-2018 23:08
  (CBSNEWS) PARIS — A shooting in the French city of Strasbourg killed two people and wounded at least eight others, officials said. The shooting sparked a major security operation around a world-famous Christmas market on Tuesday. The gunman, who is at large, has been identified and had been flagged as a suspected extremist, officials said.
  
  Read more

• Ralph Ferrell, bank official and board member, dies - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 22:55
  Ralph Ferrell, bank official and board member, dies  Baltimore SunRalph Harris Ferrell III, a banker and Parks and People Foundation board member, died of Parkinson's disease complications Dec. 1 at St. Joseph University of ...
  
  Read more

• Farm Bill Will Make More Money Available For Chesapeake Bay, Md. Senator Says

  11-12-2018 22:54
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland senator says the federal farm bill makes more money available to help the Chesapeake Bay.
  Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Tuesday the measure includes parts of his Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancements Act.
  The measure contains $300 million for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program each year.
  It provides funding to conservation groups and farmers to work together to cut pollution and improve water quality.
  It was created in 2014 to prioritize conservati
  
  Read more

• Relief Effort Sees Oysters Thriving In Chesapeake Bay After Freshwater Threat

  11-12-2018 22:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Between the Key Bridge and Fort Carroll Island, there is a man-made oyster reef that was laid down in 2017 by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
  The reef was made using old oyster shells to carry three million baby oysters called spat, into the Patapsco River.
  Almost microscopically small, multiple spat attach to each shell. A survey in November found that 82 percent were still alive.
  “We were pleasantly surprised,” said Allison Colden, CBF’s Marine Fisherie
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Baltimore's historic Mayfair Theatre finally gets a developer; site will become apartments, dining and retail - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 22:30
  Baltimore's historic Mayfair Theatre finally gets a developer; site will become apartments, dining and retail  Baltimore SunThe Baltimore Development Corp. has selected a local design and construction firm to redevelop the historic Mayfair Theatre and an adjacent lot, according to ...
  
  Read more

• Baltimore launches gun buyback program, offering between $25 and $500 depending on the type of gun turned in - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 22:15
  Baltimore launches gun buyback program, offering between $25 and $500 depending on the type of gun turned in  Baltimore SunBaltimore is again offering money in exchange for guns, between $25 and $500 during three events this month.
  
  Read more

• CVS Employees Fired After Tackling Robbery Suspect

  11-12-2018 21:27
  GREENFIELD, Ind. (CBS Local) — A CVS employee says he and a co-worker were unfairly terminated last month for stopping a thief from stealing drugs.
  Zacharia Phillips says he and a co-worker were fired a few days after they pulled a man to the ground as he tried to run out the front door. He said the man had pushed a pharmacist and attempted to take Oxycodone.
  “I was defending myself, defending my pharmacist,” he told CBS afilliate WTTV.
  Phillips said the company told him h
  
  Read more

• Trial opens for Baltimore men charged with murdering grandson of state delegate - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 21:10
  Trial opens for Baltimore men charged with murdering grandson of state delegate  Baltimore SunThat 22-year-old Tyrone Ray died in a barrage of gunfire last year was undisputed, but defense attorneys and prosecutors have disagreed over who pulled the ...
  
  Read more

• Korn’s Brian Welch & Daughter Jennea Discuss New Showtime Documentary

  11-12-2018 20:43
  (CBS Local)–There weren’t many bands or artists hotter than Korn during the late 90s and early 2000s.
  That time was incredibly satisfying and unbearably difficult for the group’s guitarist Brian “Head” Welch. Welch won Grammys, welcomed a daughter named Jennea into the world, but also struggled with drug addiction.
  The Korn guitarist ended up leaving the band in 2005 in order to take care of Jennea and save himself. The world will have the opportunity to relive this
  
  Read more

• Police: Woman Threw Baby Twice During Argument Over Amazon Purchases

  11-12-2018 20:32
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (CBS Local) — An Ohio woman threw her infant daughter onto a couch twice during an argument over purchases made on Amazon, authorities said.
  Police in Youngstown say Erin Johnson, 32, was holding the baby during an argument with another woman — believed to be her sister — for allegedly making purchases on Amazon using Johnson’s credit card. In frustration, Johnson lifted the baby above her head, police say, and threw the baby onto a couch. 
  
  Read more

• Hogan Announces $3.5B For Maryland School Construction Funds

  11-12-2018 20:32
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Marylanders may soon see the results of their votes pay off for local schools.
  Gov. Larry Hogan has announced plans for $3.5 billion for school construction over five years. The plan is the Building Opportunity Fund, a direct result of voters passing a constitutional amendment that requires all of the state’s casino revenue to go to education.
  Hogan made the announcement Tuesday at Highland Park Elementary School in Landover, Maryland.
  He said the new casino loc
  
  Read more

• DVD rental store Beyond Video to open in Baltimore Friday - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 20:30
  DVD rental store Beyond Video to open in Baltimore Friday  Baltimore SunBaltimore will be getting back into the movie rental game this weekend. Beyond Video, a non-profit movie-rental store that's been years in the making, will have ...
  
  Read more

• 2018 Holiday Mailing And Shipping Deadlines Are Fast Approaching

  11-12-2018 20:25
  (CBS Local) — If you’re planning to send packages or holiday cards this year, the deadlines to get them delivered by Christmas is fast approaching.
  The Postal Service expects to deliver more than 900 million packages and nearly 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season
  Here are the holiday shipping deadlines for the U.S. Postal Service, UPS and FedEx if you want your items delivered in time for Christmas Day.
  United States Postal Service (domestic, not including Alaska and Hawaii
  
  Read more

• Orioles Close To Choosing A Manager? GM Elias Hints Team May Be Done With Interviews

  11-12-2018 20:24
  Ryan Mayer
  With the entirety of the baseball world descending upon Las Vegas this week for this year’s Winter Meetings, there is plenty of news to discuss. For Orioles fans, the biggest question that lingers over this week isn’t which free agents the team might sign, but rather who will the organization tap to lead the roster into next season? That question may be very close to being answered.
  According to WJZ media partner the Baltimore Sun, the team is “pretty far along&
  
  Read more

• 11-Year-Old Leukemia Survivor Collecting Toys For Pediatric Cancer Patients

  11-12-2018 20:16
  TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CBS Local) – There’s no place like home for the holidays. For children with cancer or serious illnesses though, “home” is often a hospital room.
  Sadie Keller, a young leukemia survivor, is spreading cheer to kids who are in the fight for their lives.
  “I think this is like the best time of the year. I’m sure a lot of other kids think the same thing,” the 11-year-old said. “When they are in the hospital on Christmas, I’m sure
  
  Read more

• ‘Utterly Disgusted’: Parents, Students Voice Concerns Over Racist Jingle

  11-12-2018 19:57
  DOVER, NH (CBS Local/CBS Boston) – Tensions were high inside of the Dover High School auditorium in New Hampshire Monday night. Students and parents came together for an open discussion after a video of a racist jingle surfaced last week.
  “I want to say I’m utterly disgusted by the entire situation,” said one parent.
  The video shows students singing a Ku Klux Klan-themed song set to the tune of “Jingle Bells” – apparently assigned as a history project.
  O
  
  Read more

• Jury Recommends Life In Prison For Man Who Rammed Crowd

  11-12-2018 19:48
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A jury recommended life plus 419 years on Tuesday for a man convicted of killing a woman and injuring dozens when he drove his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia.
  James Alex Fields Jr. stood stoically with his hands folded in front of him as a court clerk read the verdict, which now must be taken under advisement by the judge, who will issue the final sentence. Judge Richard Moore scheduled a sentencing hearing for March 29.
  The
  
  Read more

• Police Continue Investigation Into Fatal Crash Of Stolen Car

  11-12-2018 19:26
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County police say 18-year-old Taiwan Linton is dead–after an unidentified juvenile driver crashed into a tree off Highfalcon Road in Owings Mills Monday.
  The Honda Accord had been reported stolen on Friday.
  Teen Dead After Stolen Car Crashes In Owings Mills, 3 Others Injured
  Police said an officer pulled the car over just before 4 p.m. less than a mile from the crash scene. As the officer was getting out of his squad car, the juvenile driver took o
  
  Read more

• ‘He Made A Bad Decision’ Mother of Teen Who Died Fleeing Police In Stolen Car Speaks About Crash

  11-12-2018 19:26
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — The mother of 18-year-old Taiwan Linton spoke Tuesday about the death of her son, who was riding in a stolen car that slammed into a tree while fleeing Baltimore County police.
  “I don’t blame the police. I don’t. I don’t blame anybody. He didn’t think about how many people it could hurt. It was just something that he did on a whim,” said Lauren Linton. “He made a bad decision, and it was a costly one.“
  The mothe
  
  Read more

• Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups For NFL Week 15

  11-12-2018 19:03
  By Matt Citak
  If you are reading this, then that means you are still alive in your fantasy playoffs.
  Two wins. That is all that is stopping you from winning your league’s championship. Now is not the time to be hesitant on the waiver wire, as only three other owners are still looking to improve their rosters.
  Below are the top options likely available on the waiver wire for Week 15.
  Good luck in the fantasy semifinals! See you back here next week for a look at the top adds for the fantasy
  
  Read more

• WATCH: ‘Hero’ Helps Woman Suffering Medical Episode On Flight

  11-12-2018 18:37
  CINCINNATI, Ohio (CBS Local) — A recent flight from Houston to Cincinnati took an unexpected turn when a passenger suffered a dramatic seizure and a “hero” stepped in to help.
  Amy Hammond, who was sitting a few rows back, captured the ordeal on video.
  “She was just passing out and they’d try to get that oxygen on her and bring her back, and then it was just the same cyclical passing out, seizure and then posturing,” Hammond told WXIX. “And her whole body
  
  Read more

• Baltimore dirt bike rider Chino Braxton auctions custom bike to benefit local STEM program B-360 - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 18:35
  Baltimore dirt bike rider Chino Braxton auctions custom bike to benefit local STEM program B-360  Baltimore SunBaltimore dirt biker Pacino "Chino" Braxton is auctioning off his custom bike to benefit local program B-360, which aims to educate and attract more students of ...
  
  Read more

• How Should The Ravens Handle Pat Ricard’s Racist And Homophobic Tweets?

  11-12-2018 18:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens have a big decision to make this week, and it’s not about who will start their next game.
  On Saturday night, homophobic and racist tweets posted by Ravens defensive lineman/fullback Patrick Ricard in 2011 resurfaced, shocking many fans. Ricard himself had forgotten about the tweets, which he posted when he was 16 years old.
  But sitting in his hotel room Saturday night in Kansas City, he saw his Twitter mentions “blowing up,” and
  
  Read more

• Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Army Helicopter Crash In Maryland

  11-12-2018 17:12
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The widow of an Army specialist killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in Maryland last year and two other soldiers who were critically injured are suing Sikorsky Aircraft in Connecticut, alleging the tail rotor system was defective.
  The lawsuit was filed Monday in state court in Hartford by Spc. Jeremy Tomlin’s wife, Jessica; Capt. Terikazu Onoda and his wife; and Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Nicholas. The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages.
  The Sik
  
  Read more

• Former Baltimore County pharmacist sentenced to prison for exchanging opioid prescriptions for sexual favors - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 17:05
  Former Baltimore County pharmacist sentenced to prison for exchanging opioid prescriptions for sexual favors  Baltimore SunA former Owings Mills pharmacist was sentenced Monday to over three years in federal prison for filling fraudulent prescriptions for oxycodone for several ...
  
  Read more

• Crossroads Classic On CBS: How To Watch, Where To Watch, Things To Know

  11-12-2018 17:01
  Ryan Mayer
  How to Watch: CBS or CBSSports.com
  When: Saturday, December 15th
  College basketball season is hurtling towards conference season, but the month of December still has several big inter-conference matchups that will draw plenty of attention. This Saturday, at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, we’ll see two of those matchups, when the four biggest basketball programs in the state meet for Hoosier state bragging rights.
  The event begins at 1:30 p.m. ET with th
  
  Read more

• National Guard Soldier Carries Stranded Baby Through Snow After Historic Storm

  11-12-2018 16:58
  CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. (CBS Local) — A National Guard soldier is being hailed as a hero after he carried a stranded baby to safety during the record-setting snowstorm that pounded the Southeast.
  Sgt. Donovan McPherson, 27, was escorting emergency responders Sunday south of Lenoir, North Carolina, when crews received a call for help. A tree had fallen on a power line, cutting electricity to the house where a family with a small baby had been stuck for three days.
  “The baby was recently
  
  Read more

• Baltimore City Council's 'bold leadership' includes bans on cat and dog sales and sugary drinks - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 16:45
  Baltimore City Council's 'bold leadership' includes bans on cat and dog sales and sugary drinks  Baltimore SunAs the homicides mount in Baltimore, the City Council remained focused on the important issues in 2018, including bans on: selling cats and dogs at pet stores, ...
  
  Read more

• Hogan Highlights Political Moderation At Conference

  11-12-2018 16:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he believes most Americans are sick and tired of divisive politics and want elected officials to work together and compromise to solve the nation’s problems.
  Hogan, a Republican who won a second term last month in a heavily Democratic state, spoke Tuesday in Washington at a conference sponsored by the Niskanen Center, a moderate think tank with libertarian principles.
  Hogan says he ran for governor in 2014 because he was tired of polit
  
  Read more

• Maryland Man Sentenced To Prison For Scamming Elderly

  11-12-2018 16:08
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for scamming dozens of elderly people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by convincing them that they needed to pay taxes or fees to collect lottery or sweepstakes prizes.
  U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Monday sentenced 23-year-old Onijah Crighton of Chillum to 57 months in prison and ordered him to pay nearly $400,000 in restitution.
  United States Attorney Robert Hur’s office says
  
  Read more

• Recall Issued For 30K Pounds Of Jimmy Dean Sausages After Metal Pieces Found In Food

  11-12-2018 15:53
  (KDKA) – Nearly 30,000 pounds of Jimmy Dean sausages are being recalled because they may contain pieces of metal.
  According to the USDA, CTI Foods LLC is recalling 29,028 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat sausage links.
  The affected product was produced on Aug. 4, 2018, and has a use by date of Jan. 31, 2019.
  It can be identified as follows:23.4-oz. pouches of “Jimmy Dean Heat ’N Serve Original Sausage Links made with Pork & Turkey” The product bears case code A6382168,
  
  Read more

• 1 dead, others injured in Moravia Road crash in Baltimore - WBAL Baltimore

  11-12-2018 15:43
  1 dead, others injured in Moravia Road crash in Baltimore  WBAL BaltimoreOne person has died and others were injured Monday evening in a four-vehicle crash on Moravia Road near Interstate 95 in Baltimore, city police said.
  
  Read more

• Suspect Accused Of Stealing Credit Cards, Using Them Around Baltimore County - CBS Baltimore

  11-12-2018 15:27
  Suspect Accused Of Stealing Credit Cards, Using Them Around Baltimore County  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police released a photograph of a suspect they said broke into a garage and stole credit cards from a car inside.
  
  Read more

• Ex-Obama Aide To Give Legislature Anti-Harassment Training

  11-12-2018 15:21
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Following a report detailing sexual harassment in Maryland’s capital, the General Assembly will bring Michelle Obama’s former chief of staff to conduct sexual harassment prevention training.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that the training with Buckley Sandler LLP partner Tina Tchen will cost $45,000, and be held during the first full week of the 2019 legislative session. The training sessions for the 188 lawmakers and their staffs will last three hours and be
  
  Read more

• Indiana Teen Confesses To Killing Pregnant Schoolmate, Police Say

  11-12-2018 15:08
  MISHAWAKA, Ind. — An Indiana high school football player told investigators that he killed a 17-year-old schoolmate because he was angry that she waited so long to tell him she was pregnant with his child that it was too late to get an abortion, authorities said Monday. Aaron Trejo, 16, was charged as an adult with murder in the Sunday killing of Breana Rouhselang and the fetus. He was arrested Sunday, scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday and had no attorney on record.
  Follow @
  
  Read more

• Weather Blog: Rain Later In The Week

  11-12-2018 14:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Good to be back with you!!  And I return to a 7 day forecast that features times of rain on three days, but no snow…and so “IT” begins. That “it” is how I look, with baited breath, at extended outlooks until mid-March.
  Every time we see  7 day’s peeled off the Winter calendar with no wintery mix, that is a WIN! “Fly the W” and such is this current “7 day.”
  Now we know for fact there will  be more
  
  Read more

• Suspect Accused Of Stealing Credit Cards, Using Them Around Baltimore County

  11-12-2018 14:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police released a photograph of a suspect they said broke into a garage and stole credit cards from a car inside. The incident happened in the 6900 block of Granite Ridge Court on Nov. 2.
  Officials asked for the public’s help in finding the suspect.
  #BCoPD needs help identifying this burglar who is using credit cards he stole out of a car parked in a resident's garage in the 6900 block of Granite Ct, 21209. Recognize him? 410-307-2020. Callers
  
  Read more

• Capital Gazette Shooting Victims Included In TIME Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ Honorees

  11-12-2018 14:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — TIME Magazine released it’s 2018 ‘Person of the Year’ Tuesday morning. The winner is a group of people, journalists who were either imprisoned or killed for their work around the world. The magazine called it “The Guardians and the War on Truth.”
  Included in the list are the five victims of the Capital Gazette shooting in Annapolis. Police say gunman Jarrod Ramos, who had a grudge against the newspaper, blasted his way into the newsroom
  
  Read more

• Aquariums Oppose New Rules On Ocean Sound Blasting

  11-12-2018 13:00
  BOSTON (AP) — A group of aquariums says it’s opposed to seismic blasting along the East Coast as part of efforts to extract offshore oil and gas.
  The six aquariums are all on the East Coast, and they say they oppose the recent affirmation of sound blasting from Delaware to Florida by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  The aquariums say they’re worried noise pollution caused by the blasting could harm marine life, all the way from microorganisms to giant whales
  
  Read more

• County To Replace Police Guns At Risk Of Misfire, Failure

  11-12-2018 12:08
  TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Baltimore County, Maryland, is set to spend $1.4 million to replace over 2,000 local law enforcement pistols that are at risk of misfiring or not firing.
  The Baltimore Sun reported Monday that the County Council entered an emergency contract with Pennsylvania-based Atlantic Tactical last month for new Glock 17 Gen5 pistols. The contract still needs council review.
  Police Cpl. Shawn Vinson says officers have lost confidence in the gun, which led to an immediate need for a
  
  Read more

• In 1931, Louis Armstrong donated coal to needy black Baltimoreans - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 12:00
  In 1931, Louis Armstrong donated coal to needy black Baltimoreans  Baltimore SunTrumpeter and band leader Louis Armstrong announced his arrival in Baltimore by giving away 300 bags of coal in a poor black neighborhood. He offered the ...
  
  Read more

• Baltimore has had four police commissioners since 2015. How long will the next have to stay to ensure reform? - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 11:00
  Baltimore has had four police commissioners since 2015. How long will the next have to stay to ensure reform?  Baltimore SunHow long is long enough for Joel Fitzgerald, the Baltimore mayor's nominee to head the police department, to make changes that reduce violence and carry out ...
  
  Read more

• ‘He Was By Himself’ | Towson U Student’s Family Pleads For Hit-And-Run Driver To Come Forward

  11-12-2018 05:59
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A family is desperate for answers as police search for the hit and run driver who left a college student for dead on a Towson street.
  Students are holding a vigil on Towson’s campus Tuesday to remember Mzi  Ncube, a 20-year-old accounting student, a friend, a son, and a brother.
  Mzimazisi Ncube (Courtesy: Ncube family)
  Now his family is asking for the driver responsible for his death to step up.
  Growing up in Gaithersburg, he was the only boy and the youngest
  
  Read more

• Residents Of Baltimore’s E. 26th Street Looking For Answers, Repair Timeline After Road Sinks

  11-12-2018 05:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s been two weeks since the partial road collapse of East 26th Street in Charles Village left residents in a panic.
  Repair work has been underway since, but some living in the area feel they’ve been kept in the dark as to what’s exactly been happening to ensure it won’t happen again.
  26th Street Buckling, 4 Years After Road Collapsed
  For two weeks this is what neighbors have been dealing with, the road is obviously closed, parking we’re tol
  
  Read more

• One killed, one injured in shootings Monday in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  11-12-2018 05:20
  One killed, one injured in shootings Monday in Baltimore  Baltimore SunTwo men were shot, one fatally, in Baltimore on Monday. A man was fatally shot at Pennsylvania Avenue and Dolphin Street in the Upton neighborhood in West ...
  
  Read more

• UMMS Restores IT Systems After Malware Attack

  11-12-2018 05:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The University of Maryland Medical System is addresing concerns after a malware attack on their systems Sunday.
  “The measures we took to identify the initial threat, isolate it to prevent intrusion, and to counter and combat the attack before it could infiltrate and infect our network worked as designed,” said Jon P. Burns, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for UMMS.  “None of our systems were encrypted with a ransomware-type virus
  
  Read more

Follow @Baltimore__news on Twitter!