• Gas Station Shut Down Because Of Crime Problem Now Back Open

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A gas station known for being a hot area for crime was forced to close, but is now back open.
    Authorities have helped clean things up, and that’s good news for the neighborhood and their bottom line.
    Crime at the BP gas station on Windsor Mill Rd. and North Forest Park Ave. was so prevalent, the city was forced to step in and shut the place down.
    Police records show that they responded to three assaults, three robberies, two shootings, and two homicides at
  • Police: 8 Year Old Girl Killed As Car Plows Into French Pizzeria

    PARIS (AP) — French police say an 8-year-old girl was killed and at least five people were injured when a driver slammed his car into the sidewalk cafe of a pizza restaurant in a small town east of Paris.
    An official with the national gendarme service said the driver was arrested soon after the incident Monday night in the town of Sept-Sorts.
    The official said it is unclear whether the act was deliberate. The official was not authorized to be publicly named according to police policy.
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  • Baltimore Chef Takes His Cuisine To The Dogs

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A local chef is now providing healthy foods for your dog. Ron Matz reports on a man and his mission and his cafe that’s just opened in Baltimore.
    Kevyn Matthews used to cook up food for other people, but now he’s the dog chef, and he’s just opened a new cafe on North Howard Street with fresh pet food.
    “Everything we do here is hand made. It’s all made on premises, all healthy, no allergens. No wheat, corn or soy, nothing. We make treats and f
  • Union Says Local Fire Department In ‘State Of Emergency’; Needs More Firefighters

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The union representing Anne Arundel County Fire Department firefighters says the department is so short staffed, citizen volunteers are having to pitch in to fight fires.
    It was a recent fire that raised the union’s alarm.
    Last week, a Shady Side home was fully involved in flames.
    When the fire truck pulled up and two Anne Arundel County firefighters stepped out, they had to get help from a citizen.
    “We had to rely on a private citizen working in the capacity
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  • Confederate Monument In Baltimore Covered With Paint

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Someone poured red paint on a Confederate monument in Baltimore’s Bolton Hill Monday.
    The 114-year-old statue of a dying Confederate soldier embraced by a winged figure of Glory.
    This comes after three people died following violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
    Earlier on Monday, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh announced renewed efforts to remove confederate statues from Baltimore.
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  • Is There A Curse On The Ravens’ 2016 Draft Class?

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Does the Baltimore Ravens’ 2016 draft class have reason to be concerned? 
    Seven of the 11 players taken in that draft by Baltimore either spent last season on injured reserve or will go on IR to start this year.
    LT Ronnie StanleyLB Kamalei Correa – injuredDE Bronson Kaufusi – injuredCB Tavon Young – injuredWR Chris MooreOL Alex Lewis – injuredDT Willie Henry – injuredRB Kenneth Dixon &nd
  • Judge Won’t Guarantee Pay For ‘El Chapo’ Lawyers

    NEW YORK (AP) — Private lawyers seeking to represent Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in his U.S. drug-trafficking case failed to get assurances Monday that they’ll get paid, leaving the Mexican drug lord’s defense in limbo.
    During a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan told the lawyers that if they took the case, there was no guarantee that prosecutors wouldn’t later seize their fees if they could show that the money came from his es
  • State’s Attorney: Officer Justified In Fatal Shooting Of Theft Suspect Outside Giant

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office found that an off-duty officer who fatally shot a theft suspect outside a Giant grocery store earlier this month was justified.
    Officer McCain was moonlighting as a security guard at the store located on Route 40, when he noticed Christopher Evin Clapp was shoplifting.
    RELATED: Police: Officer Moonlighting As Supermarket Security Guard Fatally Shoots Thief
    The officer followed Clapp outside, at which time, po
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  • Confederate-era statues in Maryland: What they're saying - Baltimore Sun

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    Four statues in Baltimore are under review by the city after a commission studying Confederate-era monuments recommended they be removed. (Sean Welsh). Sean WelshContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Baltimore leaders are in support of removing four ...
    Confederate Statues: Baltimore, Statehouse Renew Efforts To Remove Controversial MemorialssPatch.comall 6 news articles »
  • Police: 17 Immigrants Locked Inside Rig At Texas Truck Stop

    EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas acting on a tip found 17 immigrants locked inside a tractor-trailer parked at a gas station about 20 miles from the border with Mexico, less than a month after 10 people died in the back of a hot truck in San Antonio.
    Edinburg Assistant Police Chief Oscar Trevino tells KGBT-TV that the immigrants from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Romania may have been locked inside the 18-wheeler in Edinburg for at least eight hours before being freed by
  • Scotland Festival Roasts Donald Trump

    EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Donald Trump may not be planning to visit the United Kingdom this year, but he’s become a very popular figure in Scotland’s capital right now.
    Performers at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival — an annual buffet of hundreds of standup, theater and musical offerings — are roasting the U.S. president in several shows, including “Trumpageddon,” ”Trumpus Interruptus: The Impeachment of Donald J Trump,” ”Lo
  • Skydiver Rescued After Spending Hours Stuck In Tree

    DUNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A skydiver who was blown off course in Massachusetts has been rescued after spending hours stuck about 70 feet up in a tree.
    Dunstable police said late Sunday that the man had been removed from the tree more than two hours after rescue teams were first dispatched.
    Don Mayer, the airport manager at Pepperell Skydiving Center, tells WBZ-TV the man is an experienced diver who missed the landing area.
    Mayer says the man was embarrassed, but not seriously hurt. He says t
  • Organizers: Baltimore seafood business masks shocking labor abuses - Salon

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    Organizers: Baltimore seafood business masks shocking labor abuses
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    Phillips Seafood is a Baltimore-based company that trades on its historic connections to the Chesapeake Bay blue crab fishery. The signature dish at its restaurants is the famed Maryland-style crab cake, and its dining rooms feature models of antique ...
  • Mormon Temple Will Allow Visitors For The First Time In Decades

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For the first time in more than 40 years, the Mormon Temple in Washington D.C. will allow non-Mormon people to see the inside of the building.
    Many catch a glimpse of the temple in Kesington, and its castle-like structure when traveling along the nearby Beltway. That is the most anyone who isn’t Mormon has seen of the church in years.
    The temple serves Latter-Day Saints, and is considered a house of God. Mormons come to get married and unite their families in a
  • Seahawks’ Bennett Plans To Sit For Anthem, Expects Backlash

    CARSON, California (AP) — Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett plans to sit during the national anthem this season to protest social injustice — and expects a backlash over an issue that is “bigger than a sport.”
    He sat on the visiting bench during “The Star-Spangled Banner” before a preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers, a decision he made before weekend protests by white supremacists at the University of Virginia.
    The violence in Charlo
  • Trump Condemns KKK, Neo-Nazis As ‘Thugs’

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is saying that “racism is evil” as he condemns the KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists as “criminals and thugs.”
    He is speaking in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House after meeting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI director Christopher Wray about the race-fueled violence Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia.
    Trump has come under fire for his comments Saturday that “many sides” are to blam
  • GoDaddy Boots Neo-Nazi Site After Post On Protest Violence

    A leading neo-Nazi website is losing its internet domain host after its publisher posted an article mocking the woman who was killed in a deadly attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia.
    GoDaddy tweeted late Sunday night that it has given The Daily Stormer 24 hours to move its domain to another provider because the site has violated the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company’s terms of service.
    GoDaddy spokesman Dan Race said the move was prompted by a post on the site about Heather Heye
  • After Charlottesville, Mayor Plans To Remove Baltimore’s Confederate Monuments

    BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) —After violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend in response to the city’s plan to remove a Robert E. Lee statue from a park there, Mayor Catherine Pugh has renewed efforts to remove similar confederate imagery from Baltimore.
    A white nationalist group gathered in the central Virginia college town Saturday to protest the statue removal, and others arrived to counter-protest. A car plowed into a crowd of the counter-protesters, killing one perso
  • DOT: On First Day Of New Baltimore Speed Camera Program, Some Issued Duplicate Fines

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Baltimore’s new speed cameras have been issuing fines for just a few days, but there are already some concerns.
    Officials announced Monday that there was a glitch in how some fines were processed.
    WJZ’s Amy Yensi reports that some speeders were issued two tickets for the same violation. It happened on the very first day that the program kicked off.
    Baltimore has had some major issues with its speed camera program in the past. A few years ago, it was suspended a
  • Baltimore's new speed camera system stumbles on first day, sending extra tickets to motorists - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore's new speed camera system stumbles on first day, sending extra tickets to motorists
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    Due to a processing error, Baltimore sent extra speeding tickets to drivers caught speeding on new cameras on July 31. All the tickets have been canceled. (Colin Campbell/Baltimore Sun video). Colin CampbellContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun.and more »
  • Orioles Continue On Hunt For Wild Card In Series Against Mariners

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles continue their 10-game West Coast road trip on Monday night with a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners.
    Kevin Gausman will take to the mound for the Orioles and Yovani Gallardo, now with the Mariners, will square off against his former team.
    Gausman has posted a 1.67 ERA over his last four starts to lower his ERA from 6.11 to 5.21. He is one win from matching his career high of nine.
    Gallardo will make his first start this season against the Orioles
  • Fleas Carrying Plague Found In 2nd Arizona County

    TAYLOR, Ariz. (AP) — A second Arizona county in two weeks has confirmed that fleas in the area tested positive for plague.
    The announcement by Navajo County Public Health officials on Friday comes one week after Coconino County officials found prairie dogs in the area to be carrying fleas with the plague.
    Plague is an infectious disease infamous for killing millions of Europeans in the Middle Ages.
    The fleas in Navajo County were found near the town of Taylor.
    Navajo County advises people
  • Man Wanted For Armed Robberies In Maryland Arrested In Virginia

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man charged in multiple armed robberies in Anne Arundel County has been arrested on unrelated charges in Virginia.
    Terrell Price has been charged with six robberies, and authorities are working to get him extradited back to Maryland to face these charges.
    Police say he is charged with the following robberies:
    June 30 – at the 7-11 located at 8530 Fort Smallwood Rd. in Pasadena
    July 1 – at the Exxon located at 7898 Ridge Rd. in Hanover
    July 13 – at
  • U-Haul Reveals Plans to Expand Self-Storage Footprint in Baltimore - PR Newswire (press release)

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    U-Haul Reveals Plans to Expand Self-Storage Footprint in Baltimore
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    BALTIMORE, Aug. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® corporate sustainability initiatives are being applied through the adaptive reuse of the former Kmart® department store at the North Point Mall in Baltimore. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Eastpoint at 222 N.and more »
  • Maryland Releases 2017-18 Non-Conference Schedule

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Head coach Mark Turgeon and the Maryland men’s basketball team released the non-conference portion of the 2017-18 schedule.
    Maryland – which punched its ticket to a third straight NCAA Tournament a year ago – will open up the season on the road, traveling to Stony Brook to take on the Seawolves at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Friday, Nov. 10 before hosting four straight at XFINITY Center, beginning with the home opener versus UMES on Sunday, Nov. 12
  • Bond Denied For Suspect In Virginia Rally Death

    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A judge has denied bond for an Ohio man accused of plowing his car into a crowd at a white nationalist rally.
    Judge Robert Downer said during a bond hearing Monday he would appoint a lawyer for James Alex Fields Jr.
    Fields is charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he drove into the crowd, fatally injuring one woman and hurting 19 others.
    The rally was held by white nationalists and others who oppose a plan to remove from a Charl
  • Keidel: Has Mayweather Really Lost A Step?

    By Jason Keidel
    Just a week ago it said here that the best chance Conor McGregor had of beating Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their ballyhooed bout on Aug 26 was if Mayweather had, as every fighter has at some point, gotten athletically old.And now, Mayweather either agrees with me or is being professionally coy for the sake of coin.During a recent sit-down with Stephen A Smith, Mayweather mused over his upcoming fight with McGregor, and made some unusually candid and self-effacing assertions. Most no
  • After Charlottesville, Mayor Releases Details About Plans To Remove Baltimore’s Confederate Monuments

    BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) —After violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend in response to the city’s plan to remove a Robert E. Lee statue from a park there, Mayor Catherine Pugh has renewed efforts to remove similar Confederate imagery from Baltimore.
    After a white nationalist group gathered in the central Virginia college town Saturday to protest the statue removal, others arrived to protest the racism.
    A car plowed into a crowd of the counter-protesters, killing one
  • Monday, August 14, 2017

    Linh and Marty have Coffee With Olympian Laurie Hernandez.
  • Eclipse forecast looks promising, but scattered storms threaten view - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    Eclipse forecast looks promising, but scattered storms threaten view
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    The Moon begins to move in front of the sun during a solar eclipse Feb. 26, 1998, as viewed from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Karl Merton Ferron / The Baltimore Sun). Scott DanceContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Clouds appear unlikely to block Marylanders' ...and more »
  • Does Baltimore want Colin Kaepernick? We asked 21 Ravens fans. The answer: It's complicated. - Washington Post

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    Does Baltimore want Colin Kaepernick? We asked 21 Ravens fans. The answer: It's complicated.
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    There were 1,072 passes thrown over the first full week of NFL preseason action, none from the arm of quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The former San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback remains unsigned by an NFL team, while NFL fans debate whether it's ...
    Baltimore Ravens swap QBs, add veteran Thad LewisNFL.com
    New backup quarterback Thaddeus Lewis looks good in prac
  • Officer On Fatal Charlottesville Crash: ‘Hahahaha Love This’

    SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts police department is investigating a Facebook comment by an officer who wrote “Hahahaha love this” in response to a story about a car crashing into counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one person and injuring at least 19 others.
    Springfield Police Commissioner John Barbieri says he received a complaint about the comment Sunday and opened an internal investigation.
    Officer Conrad Lariviere
  • Ravens Training Camp Attendance Report 8/14 - Baltimore Beatdown

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    The Ravens are back in Owings Mills for practice and the injury report is rather short for this cloudy, Monday morning. Bad news is Ronnie Stanley is missing 2nd straight practice. Eluemunor and Adeboyejo (knee) who left yesterday's workout also not ...
    Rookie wide receiver Quincy Adeboyejo missing from Ravens practice on MondayBaltimore Sunall 3 news articles »
  • After Charlottesville, Mayor Plans To Remove Baltimore's Confederate Monuments - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

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    After Charlottesville, Mayor Plans To Remove Baltimore's Confederate Monuments
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    BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — After violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend in response to the city's plan to remove a Robert E. Lee statue from a park there, Mayor Catherine Pugh has renewed efforts to remove similar confederate imagery ...
    Baltimore mayor contacts contractors about removing Confederate ...Baltimore Sun
    Baltimore mayor: Confederate sta
  • Rookie Prospects Can Mess With Your Fantasy Baseball Roster

    By Sam McPherson
    Last Monday in this space, we recommended fantasy baseball team owners drop catcher/first baseman Alex Avila after his trade from the Detroit Tigers to the Chicago Cubs. Then, the defending World Series champions suddenly lose their top catcher to an injury a few days later, and Avila suddenly has fantasy relevancy once again. It’s a tough world to stay on top of for six months straight, isn’t it?
    The Avila example above is an extreme case, but it’s not just in
  • Ravens Make Quarterback Moves, Sign Lewis And Waive Vaughan

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens made a move at quarterback.
    The team signed Thad Lewis and waived Dustin Vaughan.
    Lewis has played for seven teams in seven seasons. He was with the 49ers last season. This move will give the Ravens a more experienced arm to help out during training camp. Vaughan was pulled early in the preseason opener and fell to the bottom of the depth chart.
  • Baltimore LEED Gold Certified Asset Changes Ownership - Commercial Property Executive

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    The buyer already owns more than 3 million square feet of space located across the state of Maryland, with some 825,000 square feet concentrated within the Towson/Timonium submarket of Baltimore County. by Veronica Grecu | Aug 14, 2017; Aug 14, 2017.
    Merritt Propoerties buys Towson office building for $24.55 millionBaltimore Sunall 3 news articles »
  • My Maryland State Fair

    August 24th to September 4 join 105.7 The Fan at the Maryland State Fairgrounds for the unFAIRgettable My Maryland State Fair, presented by Toyota!  Enjoy live entertainment, food, fun and rides.  Click here for more
  • Game of Thrones episode 5 recap: 'The threat is real' - Baltimore Sun

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    Game of Thrones episode 5 recap: 'The threat is real'
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    Episode 5 of Game of Thrones got off to a fiery start after last week's epic battle. Danielle OhlThe Baltimore Sun. What an episode for touching (longing?) gazes between potential family members, completely awful plans, ignoring the single most ...and more »
  • Pressure Mounts On Trump To Address Race-Fueled Clash

    BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — As President Donald Trump remained out of sight and silent, pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to explicitly condemn white supremacists and hate groups involved in deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia.
    Trump, who has been at his New Jersey golf club on a working vacation, was set to make a one-day return to Washington on Monday to sign an executive action on China’s trade practices. But he will likely be unable to escape
  • Insane Inflatable 5K

    Grab your friends and join us on October 28 for the Insane Inflatable 5K, the world’s most spirited 5K obstacle course, happening in Baltimore.  From start to finish the Insane Inflatable 5K is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before.  It’s not about running; it’s about having a crazy fun day with your friends.  Registration is now open.  Click here for all the details.
  • Crash Suspect’s Ex-Teacher Says He Idolized Hitler, Nazism

    FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) — The young man accused of plowing a car into a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally was fascinated with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler, and had been singled out by school officials in the 9th grade for his “deeply held, radical” convictions on race, a former high school teacher said Sunday.
    James Alex Fields Jr. also confided that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was younger and had been prescribed an anti-psychotic medication,
  • WEATHER BLOG: Lazy, Hazy Days Of Summer

    Hi Everyone! We start this week with one thought. Where the heck has Summer gone? Today is the 14th, essentially half way through the month. Labor Day is looming on the horizon. LOOMING. Oh the pain…..Temp wise it will feel like Summer is in full tilt boogie as we will see the thermometer go to 90 and, basically, stay there through the weeks end and into the weekend. Humid too. And that part of the forecast is quite present, already, this morning. Today, tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday, we
  • Superstitious? Ravens' banged-up 2016 draft class has reason to be - ESPN (blog)

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    Superstitious? Ravens' banged-up 2016 draft class has reason to be
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    Ronnie Stanley is one of four players from the 2016 draft class not to suffer a season-ending injury last year or this year. David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire. Facebook · Twitter · Facebook Messenger; Email; comment. 4:01 AM PT. Jamison HensleyESPN Staff ...
  • Baltimore City Council to vote on weakened gun bill - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore City Council to vote on weakened gun bill
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    The Baltimore City Council is set to hold a preliminary vote Monday on weakened legislation originally designed to impose a mandatory one-year jail sentence on people who illegally carry guns. The Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee ...
  • At Everyman Theatre, a chance meeting - Baltimore Sun

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    Everyman Theatre founder Vincent Lancisi made connection with Boursicot after meeting a man who had once been the Frenchman's driver. MUST CREDIT: Phot by Andre Chung for The Washington Post. (Andre Chung / Andrew Chung).
  • Maryland man's Army uniform makes cross-country journey home - Baltimore Sun

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    Maryland man's Army uniform makes cross-country journey home
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    Author Heather Shreve recently received a her grandfather's army uniform from a collector would found it at a thrift store in Washington. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun video). Talia RichmanContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Bruce Campbell was ...and more »
  • Protesters In Md. Show Solidarity With Charlottesville, Decry White Supremacy - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

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    Protesters In Md. Show Solidarity With Charlottesville, Decry White Supremacy
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    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Protesters across Maryland organized to show support for a woman who was killed and several people injured during counter protests of a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. RELATED: Police Identify Suspect, Victim In ...and more »
  • Protesters In Md. Show Solidarity With Charlottesville, Decry White Supremacy

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Protesters across Maryland organized to show support for a woman who was killed and several people injured during counter protests of a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
    RELATED: Police Identify Suspect, Victim In Virginia Car Ramming
    On Sunday, hundreds of people organized across the state to show their support for people of all ethnicities and religions.
    People marched through the streets of Baltimore at Wyman Dell Park, where statues of Confede
  • Maryland Leader For Cyber Security, With New Range Center

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A first of its kind cyber security system in the entire country is ready to go in Baltimore.
    Officials say the move paves the way for Maryland to lead in cyber security. It’s among the fastest growing crimes in America.
    Trying to tackle cyber crimes takes special skills, now being taught here in Baltimore.
    “This system allows them to do things in a safe and sequestered manner that they can’t do on their systems at work,” says Mike Doyle, with

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