Baltimore news

• Attorneys For Freddie Gray’s Family Allege Police Sabotaged Gray’s Death Investigation

  13-09-2017 23:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — New fallout from the Department of Justice’s decision to close its investigation into Freddie Gray’s death without filing charges against any officers.
  The Gray family attorneys spoke about the decision Wednesday. Members of the Gray family were supposed to speak, but they did not attend the press conference, saying they were tired of dealing with bad news.
  Their lawyers say they’re devastated, but accept the DOJ’s findings. They also made som
  
  Read more

• Bike-share locks meet industry standards, but were no match for Baltimore thieves, manufacturer says - Baltimore Sun

  13-09-2017 23:47
  Baltimore Sun
  Bike-share locks meet industry standards, but were no match for Baltimore thieves, manufacturer says
  Baltimore Sun
  The manufacturer of the $2.36 million Baltimore Bike Share system said his company has never experienced the level of theft that caused officials to announce a temporary shutdown of the program to allow additional locking devices to be installed to the ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Guide Dogs, Horses Now Allowed At All Baltimore City Public Schools

  13-09-2017 23:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Guide dogs and miniature horses are now allowed at all Baltimore City Public Schools after the school board approved a new policy to recognize both dogs and mini horses as service animals at all of their facilities.
  For years, people have been using miniature horses as therapy animals, and because they tend to live longer than dogs and are easily trained, it was only a matter of time before they officially were recognized as guide horses.
  Known for their gentle nature and
  
  Read more

• Kent County Students Dealing With No-Show Buses, Bad Driver Behavior, Parents Say

  13-09-2017 23:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Kent County students think their schools are great, but so far this year, they’re finding some bumps along the road.
  “For the first three days of school, my bus never showed up in the mornings,” says student Leanna Hardin. “And in the afternoons, if we didn’t know where we were going, we probably wouldn’t have gotten home.”
  While most parents worry about kids missing the bus, Kent County parents have been concerned about the bus m
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Coyote Hit By Car Found Stuck In The Grill After 20-Mile Trip

  13-09-2017 23:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Living in the country or other rural areas usually goes hand-in-hand with hitting animals on the road. The stories usually don’t have a happy ending, but don’t tell that to one lucky coyote in Canada.
  The animal survived a 20-mile trip after being lodged in the front grill of a woman’s car.Georgie Knox posted on Facebook that she was driving from her home in Airdrie, Alberta to Calgary when she hit the coyote.
  “I heard a crunch and believed I ran o
  
  Read more

• Baltimore County Officer Accused Of Assaulting Suspect Takes Stand

  13-09-2017 22:29
  Towson, Md. (WJZ)– The Baltimore County officer accused of a dirty take-down took the stand in court Wednesday.
  The cop says he was playing by the rules when cameras captured him kicking a car thief.
  Christopher Spivey is fighting allegations of using excessive force in day two of his trial. Two key questions asked were: was it too much and why wasn’t it documented?
  The accused officer, for the first time, walked jurors through helicopter video from January 25 that showed h
  
  Read more

• Video Shows Teen Before Her Body Was Found In Hotel Freezer

  13-09-2017 22:04
  ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Police investigating the death of a woman whose body was found inside a suburban Chicago hotel freezer are examining a video that appears to show her in a room at the hotel hours earlier.
  The Chicago Tribune reports that the Facebook Live video appears to show 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins of Chicago sitting on a bed with other people nearby in a 9th-floor room of the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center in Rosemont.
  Jenkins’ b
  
  Read more

• Maryland Lawmaker Presses For A Harriet Tubman $20 Bill

  13-09-2017 21:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The fight to put Harriet Tubman on the face of the $20 bill by 2020 has been revived with the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the House co-sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Baltimore.
  “Too often, our nation does not do enough to honor the contributions of women in American history, especially women of color,” Cummings said. “I am proud to introduce this bill with Rep. (John) Katko (R-N.Y.) to honor Harriet Tubman’s role in making Ameri
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Baltimore County police officer accused of assaulting suspect ... - Baltimore Sun

  13-09-2017 20:53
  Baltimore Sun
  Baltimore County police officer accused of assaulting suspect ...
  Baltimore Sun
  Baltimore Police Foxtrot helicopter footage from Jan. 25 shows the arrest of 20-year-old Damontae Tyquan Farrar that involved Baltimore County police officer ...
  Baltimore County Officer Accused Of Assaulting Suspect Takes StandCBS Baltimore / WJZall 6 news articles »
  
  Read more

• 1 Killed, 3 Injured In Shooting At High School In Washington State

  13-09-2017 20:47
  ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — One person is dead and three others are injured after a shooting at a high school in Washington state, local fire officials say.
  Brian Schaeffer of the Spokane Fire Department says the threat “has been eliminated” at Freeman High School in Rockford, south of Spokane. Spokane Public Schools says on Twitter that the school is no longer lockdown.
  Multiple ambulances and a Lifeflight helicopter were dispatched to the school.
  No information was immediately ava
  
  Read more

• 40% Of Adults In U.S. Sleep With A Teddy Bear, Study Says

  13-09-2017 20:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After celebrating National Teddy Bear Day on Sept. 9, makers of the cuddly friends are getting great news about their future sales. A new study says that nearly half of all adults in America still sleep with a teddy bear.
  The study, commissioned by stuffed animal maker Build-A-Bear, surveyed 2,000 adults and found that 40 percent have their favorite stuffed animal by their side when they go to bed. According to the Atomik Research group, more than half of those polled say
  
  Read more

• 15-Year-Old Arrested With Loaded Handgun

  13-09-2017 20:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police arrested a 15-year-old after they found him with a loaded handgun.
  The Baltimore Police Department reports officers were investigating near York Rd. and Woodbourne Ave., when they saw an armed 15-year-old boy.
  Police seized a loaded .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun, and the teen was taken to juvenile booking to be charged with handgun violations.
  Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  
  Read more

• Baltimore to keep, clean defaced Francis Scott Key statue ... - Baltimore Sun

  13-09-2017 20:05
  Baltimore Sun
  Baltimore to keep, clean defaced Francis Scott Key statue ...
  Baltimore Sun
  Mayor Catherine Pugh says she has no plans to remove the Francis Scott Key monument in Bolton Hill that was vandalized before dawn Wednesday.
  Francis Scott Key statue vandalized in BaltimoreABC2 News
  Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Monument vandalizedWBAL Baltimore
  Century-old Francis Scott Key monument defaced with 'racist anthem' in BaltimoreWashington Examiner
  CBS Baltimore / WJZ -Fox News Insider&nb
  
  Read more

• Look Out! Here Comes Spider-Man To Help With Irma Clean Up

  13-09-2017 19:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There have been many heroes who have emerged in the wake of the recent hurricanes that have devastated Florida and Texas, but one superhero has shown up to help with the clean up in Florida following Hurricane Irma.
  Spider-Man was spotted near Bradenton, Florida, with a chainsaw, to help clear downed trees and brush left by Irma.
  Spider-Man was not the only recognizable figure seen helping with the clean up, as a nun spent time cutting trees to clear the roadways.
  There a
  
  Read more

• Burger-Flipping Robot Taking Over In 50 Fast Food Restaurants

  13-09-2017 18:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As fast food employees across the U.S. continue to protest for higher wages, a California chain restaurant has decided to hire a new staff member that works for free. The competition for the company’s low-wage workers: a burger-flipping robot named “Flippy.”
  CaliBurger has announced they will be installing the high-tech replacement in 50 of their locations around the world. “Flippy,” the robotic kitchen assistant, was created by a Califo
  
  Read more

• ‘The Show Has Evolved With Our Friendship’: Sharon Osbourne & Sara Gilbert On Season 8 Of ‘The Talk’

  13-09-2017 18:28
  This week marks the premiere of the 8th season of The Talk. Fresh off the heels of a Daytime Emmy Award win in May, Sharon Osbourne and Sara Gilbert, who host the show with Julie Chen and Sheryl Underwood, sat down with CBS Local to talk about how the show has evolved over the years, the importance of engaging with fans, and what we can expect from the show this season.
   
  This week is the 8th season premiere of The Talk. Eight seasons is a long time to be on the air. Can you talk about
  
  Read more

• Police Seek Man They Believe Committed 2 Sexual Assaults Within 24 Hours

  13-09-2017 18:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Aberdeen Police Department is searching for the man they believe is responsible for two sexual assaults that occurred within 24 hours of each other.
  The first incident happened on Sunday, just after 9:15 p.m. Police were called out to the unit block of Carol Ave. for a reported rape.
  Responding officers met with a woman who said she had been raped and robbed at knifepoint. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
  The woman told police she had set up a meeting with a
  
  Read more

• Police Searching For Missing Johns Hopkins University Student

  13-09-2017 18:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are asking the public to help them find a missing Johns Hopkins University graduate student.
  24-year-old Lauren Hartley was last seen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, in the 500 block of N. Wolfe St.
  Hartley’s roommate reported her missing Tuesday evening, after Hartley had not returned home, and hadn’t contacted anyone.
  She is 5-foot-3 and weighs approximately 200 lbs., and was last seen wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans, and white Converse sneakers.
  H
  
  Read more

• Missing Johns Hopkins University Student Found Unharmed

  13-09-2017 18:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have located a missing Johns Hopkins University graduate nursing student.
  24-year-old Lauren Hartley was last seen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, in the 500 block of N. Wolfe St., but has since been found.
  Hartley’s roommate reported her missing Tuesday evening, after Hartley had not returned home, and hadn’t contacted anyone.
  Her family also says Hartley suffers from severe migraines.
  Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore o
  
  Read more

• Dietz & Waton’s Hometown Hero: Navy WWII Vet Philip Marcus

  13-09-2017 17:45
  (SPONSORED CONTENT) –Philip Marcus is this week’s Hometown Hero. He is a 96-year-old disabled veteran that was injured during an enemy invasion while serving his country with great pride and courage from May 1942 to October 1945 in the United States Navy.
  “When I heard over radio that the Japanese attacked our country at Pearl Harbor, I immediately knew that I had to go in. I was very proud to serve my country. I served for three and a half years, including two years in the Sou
  
  Read more

• After Thefts, Maintenance Issues, Year-Old Baltimore Bike Share Program Temporarily Shutting Down

  13-09-2017 17:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After less than a year, Baltimore’s Bike Share program is taking a break.The Baltimore Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that it will be suspending the program for maintenance and upgrades.Several bikes from the program have been stolen, and DOT says better locks will be installed on the bikes to prevent theft.Bikes will be unavailable starting September 17, but should be back online by mid-October.Bike Share was launched in October of 2016, and more th
  
  Read more

• ‘Racist Anthem’ Spray-Painted On Baltimore Francis Scott Key Statue

  13-09-2017 17:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A statue of Francis Scott Key in the Bolton Hill area of Baltimore was vandalized overnight.
  Someone spray-painted “racist anthem” on the side of the statue, which honors the writer of the Star Spangled Banner.
  This comes just weeks after the city dismantled and removed four Confederate monuments.In Bolton Hill neighborhood of #Baltimore this morning – #RacistAnthem on Francis Scott Key monument. pic.twitter.com/gGCBmAScYc
  — Sick Boi (@AbbyHiggs) Se
  
  Read more

• Supporters Of Clean Energy To Outline Jobs Campaign

  13-09-2017 17:00
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Clean energy supporters in Maryland are announcing a new campaign to require that 50 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2030.
  They have scheduled a news conference Wednesday in Baltimore to discuss a legislative proposal to expand Maryland’s Renewable Portfolio Standard. That requires utilities to buy a certain percentage of renewable energy each year from the current target of 20 percent by 2020.
  The campaign also will call for i
  
  Read more

• Coalition Pushing For 50 Percent Of Maryland’s Electricity To Come From Renewable Sources

  13-09-2017 17:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s an ambitious goal on a very tight schedule: Produce half of Maryland’s electricity with renewable energy by the year 2030.
  As Alex DeMetrick reports, that jump to 50 percent doubles the state’s current goal of 25 percent.
  A coalition of 300 organizations, from churches to environmentalists, announced the campaign push for the increase on Wednesday.
  “The federal government is going backwards on this,” says Vincent DeMarco, with the Maryla
  
  Read more

• Ravens Stellar Defense Ready To ‘Chase Perfection’

  13-09-2017 16:41
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens knew their defense was going to better this year, and their season-opening shutout of Cincinnati seemed to bear out that assessment.
  After forcing five turnovers and getting five sacks in a 20-0 rout, they still believe there is room for improvement.
  “We can build on that,” coach John Harbaugh said Monday. “We can always work on the things that we need to work on to chase perfection.”
  After the Baltimore defense wore dow
  
  Read more

• Serena Williams Shares Pictures, Name Of Baby Daughter

  13-09-2017 16:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Serena Williams has shared the name and a photo of her baby daughter on Instagram.
  She introduced the world to Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. Wednesday morning. In her Instagram story, she explained that they were in the hospital for several days after the birth due to “a lot of complications.”The 23-time Grand Slam champion and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian got engaged in December.
  Ohanian is a graduate of Howard High School in Ellicott City.
  Follow @CBSBaltimo
  
  Read more

• Way Back Wednesday: Kyle Robinson Shares More About His Super Bowl Season

  13-09-2017 16:14
  Former Baltimore Ravens punter Kyle Richardson joined Baltimore’s Big Morning Show for this week’s Way Back Wednesday. Richardson was a member of the Baltimore Ravens team that won Super Bowl XXXV.
  Richardson, along with New York Giants punter Brad Maynard, hold the record for most punts (both teams) in a Super Bowl with 21 punts.
  Tune in to hear more from Kyle and about the special 2000 season.
  
  Read more

• Good-Looking Fla. Officers Go Viral, Department Promises Calendar To Benefit Irma Victims

  13-09-2017 16:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —After a picture of good-looking Gainesville Police Department officers went viral this week, the department is promising a calendar that will raise funds for Hurricane Irma clean-up.
  The picture of Officers Nordman, Hamill and Rengering was posted to the departments Facebook page Sunday, and has since been shared more than 200,000 times and liked more than 350,000 times.
  One popular comment on the post reads: “The hunkapotumus is a rare, elusive, and mythical creatur
  
  Read more

• 6 Dead At Florida Nursing Home After Irma Knocked Out Power

  13-09-2017 16:00
  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Six patients at a sweltering Hollywood nursing home died in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath, authorities said Wednesday, as people confronted a multitude of new hazards in the storm’s wake, including oppressive heat, brush-clearing accidents and lethal fumes from generators.
  Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills were heat-related, and added: “The building has been sealed o
  
  Read more

• 5 Dead At Florida Nursing Home After Irma Knocked Out Power

  13-09-2017 16:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Five people are dead after Hurricane Irma knocked out power at a Florida nursing home, Broward County officials say.
  Three people were found dead in the home and two others died at a hospital after the facility was evacuated Wednesday, CBS News reports. The power had been out for several days at that point.
  More than 4 million people in the state are still without power following the storm, which proved deadly for dozens of others in the state as well.
  This story will be
  
  Read more

• Missing 4-Year-Old Boy Found Safe

  13-09-2017 15:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — UPDATE: Police say 4-year-old Alex Medina has been found safe.
  ———————————————————————-
  A 4-year-old boy and his 49-year-old cousin have been missing since September 10, and Baltimore Police are asking the public for help finding them.
  Alex Medina was last seen with his cousin Steven Shipley in the 1700 block of East Federal Street
  
  Read more

• 4-Year-Old Boy Missing Along With 49-Year-Old Cousin

  13-09-2017 15:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A 4-year-old boy and his 49-year-old cousin have been missing since September 10, and Baltimore Police are asking the public for help finding them.
  Alex Medina was last seen with his cousin Steven Shipley in the 1700 block of East Federal Street. At that time they were traveling in a 2013 blue Ford Fusion bearing Pennsylvania tag number KDE5034.
  Alex Medina and Steven Shipley. (Baltimore PD)
  Steven Shipley is described as 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds.
  If you know the whereabout
  
  Read more

• Ray Lewis Among First-Year Nominees For Hall of Fame

  13-09-2017 15:40
  CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Star linebackers Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher and game-breaking wide receiver Randy Moss are among 11 first-year eligible players for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  Also part of the 108 early nominees who are eligible for the first time, having been retired for five years when the class is chosen next February, are cornerback Ronde Barber, wideouts Donald Driver and Steve Smith (former Giant, Eagle and Ram), offensive linemen Steve Hutchinson, Matt Birk, and Jeff Saturd
  
  Read more

• WEATHER BLOG: Light Showers Should Clear For Great Weekend

  13-09-2017 14:54
  Hi Everyone!
  This day started out feeling more like Summer than the Fall feel of the past two mornings. Humid and in the mid 60’s to start this day. (The normal overnight low is now down to 59° by the way). This afternoon temps right at normal, (which is now 79°), and humid. It is the next two days we should discuss.
  The remnants of Irma will be moving our way. Understand there is no great mechanism to push these clouds, and showers, offshore quickly. Conversely there is no great m
  
  Read more

• Florida Nun Dons Habit, Grabs Chain Saw To Help After Irma

  13-09-2017 14:42
  MIAMI (AP) — A Florida nun is pitching in on the cleanup efforts following Hurricane Irma by taking a chain saw to downed trees while dressed in her full habit.
  Miami-Dade police posted video of Sister Margaret Ann at work on social media taken by an off-duty officer who came across her.We are #OneCommunity in @MiamiDadeCounty! Thank you Sister Margaret Ann of @ACCHS_Bulldogs for pitching in as we recover from #Irma pic.twitter.com/KSqdHFHJuv
  — Miami-Dade Police (@MiamiDadePD) Septem
  
  Read more

• Stars Turn Out To Push For Donations For Hurricane Relief

  13-09-2017 14:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of stars turned out to sing, tell stories and plead for support for hurricane victims on Tuesday, in a one-hour televised benefit that had raised $14.5 million by the time cameras were turned off.
  With Stevie Wonder singing “Lean on Me” and Usher and Blake Shelton joining for “Stand By Me,” the message was clear: Americans were being asked to help those whose lives were upended by wind and rain.
  Justin Bieber, George Clooney, Barbra Streisand,
  
  Read more

• Fallen Tree Shuts Down 41st Street In Hampden

  13-09-2017 13:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A tree came crashing down Tuesday evening, shutting down a Hampden street for hours.
  The branch fell around 7:30 p.m. on the 41st street bridge just east of the I-83 overpass. The branch fell on top of near by power lines bringing them down as well. BGE crews were working on repairs well into the morning.Watch for a downed tree in the city blocking all lanes of 41st St. at the 83 bridge. @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/1Z5DjzIZ7c
  — Sharon Gibala WJZ (@SharonGibala) Se
  
  Read more

• Berkeley Loosens Rules On Police Pepper-Spraying Protesters

  13-09-2017 13:17
  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — For the first time in 20 years, police in the city of Berkeley can use pepper spray on violent demonstrators.
  The City Council voted 6-3 Tuesday to allow police to use pepper spray to repel attacks on officers and others during the kind of violent protests that have rocked the city this year.
  They still may not use it as an overall crowd-control method.
  The Tuesday vote came ahead of another planned speech on Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley that m
  
  Read more

• Babies Born On Back-To-Back Days Outside Same Burger King

  13-09-2017 13:03
  DENVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Two women have delivered healthy babies on back-to-back days in the parking lot of the same Burger King restaurant in New Jersey.
  Denville police say they were called to the restaurant Friday night for a woman going into labor. They say the parents were on the way to the hospital but got stuck in traffic and had to pull over.
  Officers and emergency responders then helped the woman deliver a healthy son.
  The same patrol officers went back to the restaurant the next nig
  
  Read more

• ESPN Distances Itself From Anchor Jemele Hill’s Trump Tweets

  13-09-2017 12:52
  BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN distanced itself from anchor Jemele Hill’s tweets one day after she called President Donald Trump “a white supremacist” and “a bigot.”
  “The comments on Twitter from Jemele Hill regarding the president do not represent the position of ESPN,” the network tweeted Tuesday from its public relations department’s account. “We have addressed this with Jemele and she recognizes her actions were inappropriate.”
  On
  
  Read more

• Baltimore 'Innovation Team' to target police recruitment in first ... - Baltimore Sun

  13-09-2017 12:02
  Baltimore Sun
  Baltimore 'Innovation Team' to target police recruitment in first ...
  Baltimore Sun
  Mayor Catherine Pugh has given Baltimore's new Bloomberg-funded “Innovation Team” its first assignment: Figure out how to recruit more police officers and ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Blue Jays Rally In Ninth To Beat Slumping Orioles 3-2

  13-09-2017 05:46
  TORONTO (AP) — Zach Britton’s second blown save of the season came at a particularly bad time for the slumping Baltimore Orioles.
  Richard Urena singled home the winning run off Britton in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat Baltimore 3-2 on Tuesday night, handing the Orioles their sixth straight loss.
  “It’s a loss, and they’re hard anytime,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
  Tim Beckham homered for the Orioles, who began the day 3 1/2
  
  Read more

• Video Of Alleged Excessive Force On Carjacking Suspect Released In Trial Of Baltimore Co. Officer

  13-09-2017 05:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For the first eight months after reportedly kicking a suspect, a Baltimore County Police officer answers to a jury. He faces charges of excessive force against an accused car thief.
  A video has been released of the officer kicking the suspect and soon it will be up to a jury to decide if the force he used was too much.
  Dramatic chopper video released on day one of the trial shows the January arrest that itself became an alleged criminal case centered on 29-year-old Christ
  
  Read more

• Baltimore School Board Approves Dogs, Miniature Horses As Service Animals

  13-09-2017 05:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Baltimore City Public Schools’ board of commissioners approved new guidelines Tuesday on the use of service animals in district schools and facilities by students, employees and visitors who have disabilities.
  According to the Baltimore Sun, the guidelines state that people with disabilities, accompanied by their service animals, must be permitted access to district property.
  Aside from services dogs, the guideline states miniature horses are also permitted as an
  
  Read more

• Wonder Opens Hurricane Relief Benefit With ‘Lean On Me’

  13-09-2017 04:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stevie Wonder asked television viewers across to “Lean on Me” and a collection of celebrities encouraged people watching a telethon for hurricane relief to open their wallets on Tuesday.
  Originally conceived as a benefit for victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the “Hand in Hand” telethon was expanded to help people in Florida and the Caribbean devastated in recent days by Irma. It was shown on more than a dozen television networks and online simult
  
  Read more

• State May Help Investigate Possible Near-Hanging Of Boy, 8

  13-09-2017 02:44
  CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has asked the state attorney general’s office to help with an investigation in Claremont following an allegation that an 8-year-old biracial boy was nearly hanged by a group of teens.
  Sununu said Tuesday he expects local and state authorities to “investigate appropriately.”
  The boy’s grandmother has said teens taunted her grandson with racial slurs Aug. 28 and pushed him off of a picnic table with the rope aroun
  
  Read more

• Video Released In Trial Of Baltimore Co. Officer Using Excessive Force On Carjacking Suspect

  13-09-2017 02:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For the first eight months after reportedly kicking a suspect, a Baltimore County Police officer answers to a jury. He faces charges of excessive force against an accused car thief.
  A video has been released of the officer kicking the suspect and soon it will be up to a jury to decide if the force he used was too much.
  Dramatic chopper video released on day one of the trial shows the January arrest that itself became an alleged criminal case centered on 29-year-old Christ
  
  Read more

• Edith Windsor, Who Helped End Gay Marriage Ban, Dies At 88

  13-09-2017 02:17
  NEW YORK (AP) — Edith Windsor, a gay rights pioneer whose landmark Supreme Court case struck down parts of a federal anti-gay-marriage law and paved a path toward legalizing same-sex nuptials nationwide, died Tuesday. She was 88.
  Windsor died in New York, said her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. The cause of death wasn’t given, but Windsor had struggled with heart issues for years.
  Former President Barack Obama called her one of the “quiet heroes” whose persistence had furthered
  
  Read more

• Maryland Colleges Among Best Schools In The U.S.

  13-09-2017 00:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Maryland colleges are making the grade. Several schools are taking top spots on the U.S. News and World Reports “Best Colleges” lists.
  Devin Bartolotta has a look at where our local schools rank.
  This isn’t the first time Loyola has made one of these lists, and they’re in good company with several other Maryland schools.
  “We’re really close to DC, we’re really close to a lot of other major cities, so,” says Loyola
  
  Read more

• One way Maryland officials can help reduce Baltimore violence - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  13-09-2017 00:37
  CBS Baltimore / WJZ
  One way Maryland officials can help reduce Baltimore violence
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  During conversations over the summer about Baltimore's depressing pace of shootings and homicides, and again yesterday in a community center on the east side, the issue of age came up — the age of victims, and the age at which intervention might have ...
  Baltimore's rising violence getting rising state attentionNews & Observerall 3 news articles »
  
  Read more

Follow @Baltimore__news on Twitter!