• American Cancer Society, JCPenney Team Up To Give Patients New Hairstyles

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Across the country the American Cancer Society has what it calls “Hope Lodges,” which is a free place for cancer patients and their caregivers to stay.
    On Tuesday, JCPenney had stylists visit every Hope Lodge in the U.S. to pamper the cancer patients who utilize the free place to stay.
    Bill Lonergan, who lives Albany, New York, is being treated in Baltimore for cancer, and is one of many who are staying at the Hope Lodges.
    “I know when I need a haircut,&r
  • Baltimore man found dead in Carroll County Detention Center - Carroll County Times

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    Baltimore man found dead in Carroll County Detention Center
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    The Sheriff's Office is investigating how a Carroll County Detention Center inmate died Tuesday in the work release unit. Brian Christopher Robinson, 35, of Baltimore, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead Tuesday, Oct. 10, before his body was ...and more »
  • 'Uptick' in hate vandalism reported at University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Baltimore Sun

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    'Uptick' in hate vandalism reported at University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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    A swastika carved into a table on UMBC's campus, where police are reporting an increase in incidents of hate-related vandalism. (Courtesy Photo/UMBC Police). Libby SolomonContact ReporterCatonsville Times. Incidents of hate crimes and acts of ...
  • 2 Officers Disciplined In Freddie Gray Case

    BALTIMORE (AP) — An attorney for two Baltimore police officers says they have agreed to be disciplined for their roles in the arrest of Freddie Gray, a young black man who died in custody.
    Michael Davey, an attorney for the Baltimore police union, says Garrett Miller and Edward Nero don’t believe they violated any policies or procedures, but accepted the disciplinary agreement in order to “move on.” Neither Davey nor a police spokesman would say how they would be discipli
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  • 2 Baltimore Officers Accept Disciplinary Action In Gray case

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore police officers agreed to be disciplined for their roles in the arrest of Freddie Gray, a young black man who died in custody, an attorney for the officers said Tuesday.
    Garrett Miller and Edward Nero “do not believe they violated any policies, procedures or practices of the Baltimore Police Department” but they accepted the disciplinary action to move on and continue their careers, said Michael Davey, an attorney for the Baltimore police uni
  • Judge warns Baltimore criminal justice council could shut down after Hogan reassigned funding - Baltimore Sun

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    Judge warns Baltimore criminal justice council could shut down after Hogan reassigned funding
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    Baltimore's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council — which has met since 1999 — could be forced to cease operations after Gov. Larry Hogan stripped the panel of its state funding. Baltimore Circuit Judge Charles J. Peters, chairman of the body, sent a ...
  • Baltimore school system joins Urban School Food Alliance - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore school system joins Urban School Food Alliance
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    Baltimore public schools are among the latest to join a national coalition working to improve the quality of food served to students. The Urban School Food Alliance announced Tuesday that Baltimore and two other large school districts have joined their ...and more »
  • Inaction in Congress threatens Maryland medical marijuana - Baltimore Sun

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    Inaction in Congress threatens Maryland medical marijuana
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    Maryland's medical marijuana program, finally about to launch, could remain grounded if Congress fails to extend limits on federal prosecutions for using and selling the drug. Under pressure from the anti-cannabis Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the ...and more »
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  • Third Baltimore police officer pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy - Baltimore Sun

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    Third Baltimore police officer pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy
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    Baltimore Police Detective Jemell Rayam pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to one federal charge of racketeering conspiracy. (Baltimore Police Dept / HANDOUT). Tim PrudenteContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Baltimore police Detective Jemell Rayam ...
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  • College Art Show With KKK Robes Too Disturbing For Public

    YORK, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania college has barred the public from seeing a provocative art exhibition on slavery, white supremacy and racist violence against blacks, deeming it “potentially disturbing.”
    The touring “Rewind” exhibition opened at York College in August, a few weeks after the deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The show includes a display of mannequins dressed in colorful KKK-style robes, images of lynchings and
  • DoorDash restaurant delivery launches in Baltimore next week - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    DoorDash restaurant delivery launches in Baltimore next week
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    Baltimoreans will have another mobile app to tap to summon food from local restaurants starting next week. DoorDash, a San Francisco-based restaurant delivery service, will launch Oct. 18 in Baltimore and surrounding areas including Arbutus ...
  • Boyse F. Mosley, outspoken Baltimore principal - Baltimore Sun

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    Boyse F. Mosley, outspoken Baltimore principal
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    Boyse F. Mosley, a media-savvy retired Baltimore City public school principal who openly criticized his superiors while stressing academics and safe classrooms, died of heart failure Oct. 2 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Mondawmin-area ...
  • Baltimore spending panel to approve $135K to man shot in 2015 - Maryland Daily Record

    Baltimore spending panel to approve $135K to man shot in 2015
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    The Baltimore City Board of Estimates is set to approve a $135,000 settlement Wednesday with a man who was shot in the leg in 2015 after he allegedly refused to show his hands to a Baltimore police commander. John Rau III filed suit in Baltimore City ...and more »
  • Baltimore County bus driver left man no choice but to jump on the hood, attorney says - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore County bus driver left man no choice but to jump on the hood, attorney says
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    Cellphone video captures a man clinging onto a moving school bus ordering the driver to open the door. The bus was transporting students from Loch Raven Middle School. (WMAR video). Colin CampbellContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. An attorney for a ...
    Mug shot released for man who clung to a Baltimore Co School busABC2 Newsall 11 news articles »
  • Baltimore middle school choir's emotive 'Rise Up' performance goes viral - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    Baltimore middle school choir's emotive 'Rise Up' performance goes viral
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    Baltimore music teacher Kenyatta Hardison directs the Cardinal Shehan School Choir during a rehearsal of Andra Day's "Rise Up" in late September. Wesley CaseContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. A couple weeks ago, when Baltimore choir director ...
  • Man Rescues Missing Teen, Gives Her His Own Reward Money For Saving Her

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  A Minnesota man is being regarded as a hero after helped save a young girl — and then gave her his own earned reward money.
    Fifteen-year-old Jasmine Block was missing for 29 days when Earl Melchert found her in rural northeast Minnesota.
    WCCO CBS Minnesota reports that Block had endured abuse and several attempts on her life before she swam across a lake to safety on Sept. 5. She was kidnapped by three men and held captive until she was able to escape.
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  • Express lanes are a win-win - Baltimore Sun

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    Express lanes are a win-win
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    Express toll lanes generated more than $70 million in revenue in Maryland last year. (Ulysses Muñoz, Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun). Regarding the article on Sunday's front page (“Designed wisely, express lanes can reduce travel time, bring revenue,” Oct.and more »
  • Detectives Offer Reward For Info About Ellicott City Walmart Shooting

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are still investigating Sunday’s shooting at an Ellicott City Walmart, and detectives are now offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information.
    Police were called to the store around midnight for a fight with shots fired. Upon arrival, they located a 23-year-old Baltimore man near the scene with a non-fatal gunshot wound. His identity has not been released.
    Investigators believe the man who was shot and the suspect passed each other as the suspect was enteri
  • Tractor-Trailer Winds Up On Top Of Van In Collision

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a tractor-trailer collided with a van and wound up on top of it at Orleans and Gay street.
    Sky Eye Chopper 13 was there above the scene and police investigated.
    Police say it happened just before 1 p.m. Tuesday. They say passengers in the van were taken to an area hospital, however, no injuries were reported.
    This story will be updated.
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  • Spookiest Places In And Around Baltimore

    By Joel FurchesWith a city as old and as steeped in maritime lore as Baltimore, there are bound to be quite a few ghost stories, haunted venues, graveyards and other frightening places to raise the hair on the back of your neck and to get your adrenaline pumping. If you’re interested in a thrill during the witching hours of the haunted October month, why not give some of these locations a try for sheer spine-tingling terror?
    Westminster Hall And Burying Ground
    515 W. Fayette St.Baltimore,
  • Annapolis Crab House Named Most Popular Restaurant In Maryland By People Magazine

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)  — People Magazine has named Cantler’s Riverside Inn as the most popular restaurant in Maryland.
    The magazine’s food section recently teamed up with Zagat to name the most popular restaurants in each state and Washington D.C. Cantler’s Riverside Inn in Annapolis won Marylands’ top spot.
    To determine the most popular eatery in each state, People says it considered Zagat expert reviews, diner ratings and Google scores, and paid “special
  • Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 6

    By Rahul Lal
    Last weekend, we saw injuries to Dalvin Cook, Chris Carson and Ty Montgomery. This week, we had to watch Charles Clay, Odell Beckham and just about the rest of the Giants’ receivers suffer from ankle injuries. In fact, Beckham is done for the season, as is Brandon Marshall and Dwayne Harris, and Sterling Shepard went to the locker room with an ankle injury too. It was a rough week for a number of teams but the Giants, and fantasy teams that are built around Beckham, are defini
  • Brothers Involved In Shootout That Led To Pr. George’s Officer’s Death Plead Guilty

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two brothers involved in an ambush of a Prince George’s County police station that led to the death of a 28-year-old officer have pleaded guilty, according to the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney.
    Sentencing for Malik Ford and Elijah Ford is scheduled for May.
    Police say their brother, Michael Ford, had a documented history of mental illness. They also say he planned the March 2016 attack on the Prince George’s County Police District 3 stati
  • Researchers: Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones Biggest Since 2014

    GLOUCESTER POINT, Va. (AP) — Researchers say the total amount of oxygen-deprived dead zones in Chesapeake Bay this summer was the biggest since 2014.
    The Virginia Institute of Marine Science also said Monday that the total amount of dead zones this summer increased by 10 percent over last year.
    The institute has used a three-dimensional forecast model since 2014 to gauge areas of oxygen depletion — or hypoxia — in which oxygen dissolved in water falls so low it no longer suppor
  • Baltimore County police: 32-year-old man killed in Lansdowne shooting - Baltimore Sun

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    A 32-year-old man was shot and killed in Lansdowne Monday night, Baltimore County police said. Police responded at around 11:45 p.m. to a report of a shooting on Silerton Road. They found a man laying in the parking lot of an apartment complex, with at ...
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  • You Could Win $50K For Guessing Oreo’s Mystery Flavor

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Oreo is offering a sweet prize for a lucky guess.
    Anyone who can figure out Oreo’s limited edition mystery flavor could be eligible for a chance to win $50,000.
    Those who guess the correct flavor through Nov. 30 will be considered for the grand prize.
    Five $10,000 prizes are also being offered.
    You’re only allowed one guess each day during the sweepstakes period.
    Visit oreomystery.com for more details.
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  • Baltimore students raise funds for Hurricane Harvey relief, learn and teach lesson in empathy - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore students raise funds for Hurricane Harvey relief, learn and teach lesson in empathy
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    Students at City Springs Elementary/Middle School raised $1,000 last month for the people left living in Hurricane Harvey's path of destruction. The story of their generosity has since gone viral, inspiring television spots, prompting visits from city ...and more »
  • 1,000 Leads Later, Authorities Still Stumped By Vegas Gunman

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than a week after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history investigators are stumped about the key question: What led a 64-year-old high-stakes gambler to kill 58 people and wound hundreds of others at a country music concert?
    It’s an answer they may never find.
    The FBI and Las Vegas police have sorted through more than a thousand leads and examined Stephen Paddock’s politics, finances, any possible terrorist radicalization and his social behavio
  • Man Found Shot Dead In Lansdowne Apartment Complex Parking Lot

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A man is dead after being shot Monday night in Lansdowne, police say.
    Officers were called to the unit block of Silerton Road just before midnight. Upon arrival, they found 32-year-old Mark Antonio Gibbs, of the 2400 block of Hollins Ferry Road, laying in the apartment complex parking lot suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
    He was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Police have not yet identified a suspect to the shooting, but they do believe Gibbs was the intended victim
  • Man Found Shot Dead In Landsdowne Apartment Complex Parking Lot

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A man is dead after being shot Monday night in Landsdowne, police say.
    Officers were called to the unit block of Silerton Road just before midnight. Upon arrival, they found 32-year-old Mark Antonio Gibbs, of the 2400 block of Hollins Ferry Road, laying in the apartment complex parking lot suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
    He was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Police have not yet identified a suspect to the shooting, but they do believe Gibbs was the intended victi
  • Round-Trip Flights Under $100 As Southwest Starts 72-Hour Sale

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Fall travelers may want to quickly pack a bag and hop on a flight to take advantage of Southwest Airline’s blockbuster sale. The airline is dropping prices for 72 hours with round-trip tickets to dozens of destinations selling for less than $100.
    The flash sale began Tuesday morning on Oct. 10 with the carrier’s shortest flights marked down to just $49. Longer flights around the country will cost between $79 and $129 each way.
    The sale doesn’t mean you c
  • Trump Hits Back After Sen. Corker Calls White House ‘Adult Day Care’

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Corker is hardly the only Republican lawmaker raising dark concerns about harm President Donald Trump might cause the U.S. and the world. But he’s one of the few willing to air those worries in public.
    Most GOP senators were silent Monday, a day after Corker charged that the White House was an “adult day care” and Trump could set the nation “on the path to World War III.”
    The only senator who publicly hinted at similar concerns was I
  • Third Baltimore Officer To Plead Guilty In Fraud Case

    BALTIMORE (AP) — A third Baltimore police officer is set to plead guilty in federal court to robbing and illegally detaining residents and billing for overtime hours not worked.
    The Baltimore Sun reports that Baltimore Police Detective Jemell Rayam will plead guilty on Tuesday. He is among eight officers, all part of an elite gun squad, federally indicted on racketeering charges stemming from allegedly unlawfully arresting and robbing people, and participating in an overtime fraud sch
  • Rosedale Federal expands to Towson after merger with Midstate - Baltimore Sun

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    Rosedale Federal expands to Towson after merger with Midstate
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    The community banking firms had announced plans in February to merge in the third quarter, forming a company with assets of nearly $1 billion. Midstate, based in Towson, has rebranded under the Rosedale Federal name, with its single branch at 6810 York ...and more »
  • Bowie Woman Killed By Police After Car Crashes In Miami Beach

    MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The minute before a 22-year-old Temple University student drove her BMW into a Florida police officer and was fatally shot “played out like a movie set” on Miami Beach, said a retired homicide detective who witnessed the incident.
    Cariann Hithon of Bowie, Maryland, crashed into several cars Sunday evening as people watched from sidewalk cafes in the tourist district known as South Beach, police said.
    “It played out like a movie set with people run
  • Baltimore area home sales, prices drop slightly in September - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore area home sales, prices drop slightly in September
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    Baltimore-area home sales and prices dropped slightly in September compared with the same time last year, as buyers waited to find their ideal home in an increasingly tight market. A total of 3,127 homes sold in September for a median price of $253,000 ...and more »
  • Police: Driver Hits Officer During Traffic Stop, Is Hospitalized After Complaining Of Abdomen Pain

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A Baltimore Police officer was treated at Shock Trauma and released Monday night after being hit during a traffic stop, investigators say.
    The driver was also transported to Shock Trauma.
    It happened in the 2700 block of West North Avenue at about 10:50 p.m.
    During the stop, the car took off going eastbound, sideswiping the officer, police say. The car was pursued to the 2300 block of Westwood Avenue, where it was stopped again.
    The driver complained of abdomen pain, and w
  • SEC Football Report: LSU Bounces Back Before Big Test

    By Andrew Kahn
    This is the CBS Local SEC Football Report. Every Tuesday, this space will recap the results and top performances from the Southeastern Conference and look ahead to key matchups the following week.
    Tigers roar
    Don’t get mad at me, LSU fans, but let’s not pretend the Tigers just won a playoff game. They won a game, against an SEC opponent, on the road. That’s not insignificant, but they still scored just 17 points versus a Florida team that was very fortunate to ha
  • Police Ask For Help ID’ing Man Who May Have Stolen Poker Chips From Maryland Live!

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Police are asking for help identifying a man who they say may have stolen poker chips from Maryland Live! Casino.
    The department posted the photo below on its Facebook page Tuesday morning.Anyone that has information to his identity is asked to contact Detective Pattana Western District Detective Unit (410)-222-87.
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  • Charmery To Open Third Location In Towson

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The ice cream shop known as The Charmery will be opening a third location in the Baltimore area next year.  That’s according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun. 
    The Hampden-based ice cream shop will be opening at 6806 York Road in Towson in the spring of 2018. The announcement comes as the 4-year-old shop disclosed they will be joining Union Collective, a manufacturing and retail development led by Union Craft Brewing in Midfield. This will also ha
  • The Charmery ice cream shop opening third location in Towson ... - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    The Charmery is opening a location in Towson, the ice cream shop's third.
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  • Texas Student Charged With Murder In Campus Officer’s Death

    LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A 19-year-old university student in West Texas was charged early Tuesday with capital murder of a peace officer in the fatal shooting of a police officer at the campus police station, where he was being questioned in a drug-related case, authorities said.
    According to a Texas Tech University statement, campus police made a student welfare check Monday evening and, upon entering the room, found evidence of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Officers then took the suspect to
  • The Baltimore Ravens will go as far as the offensive line takes them - Baltimore Beatdown

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    The Baltimore Ravens will go as far as the offensive line takes them
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    Against the Oakland Raiders, the Baltimore Ravens offensive line stonewalled the opposition. Khalil who? The guy who didn't record a single pressure? No doubt the Ravens offensive line was incredible and the reason for the victory on Sunday, but I ...
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  • People Start Collecting Items Lost During Vegas Shooting

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — They came quietly, in a steady stream looking for purses, wallets and cellphones. One person searched for a treasured wedding bracelet.
    After the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, concertgoers and family members of those who attended a country music festival that ended in death for dozens of people sought Monday to recover belongings left behind in panic.
    Lawn chairs, baby strollers, cowboy hats, boots and thousands of other items were discarded as 22,000 peo
  • Two Men Shot In Northwest Baltimore

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two people are injured after a shooting on Monday night in Northwest Baltimore.
    Police say the shooting took place on the 5400 block of Reistertown Road just before 8:00. A 26-year-old man was shot in the face and a 33-year-old man was shot with non-life threatening injuries. Both were taken to the hospital.
    Authorities say the shooting may have happened after an altercation at a neighborhood bar and lounge.
    Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call t
  • Weather Blog: A Sunny Start, But Rain Could Come Later

    Hi Everyone!
    Here comes another great Fall day. Sun, and clouds, early on. Then cloudier later. But my headline, again, is temps.  Today’s forecast daytime high is 82° that is 13° above normal. (Heck this morning we have numerous locations at 70°. The normal morning number should be 48°.)
    Some showers tonight and tomorrow, (which we still need), then clearing for the weeks end, and weekend.
    Cooler temps the next three days. Wed-73°, Thu-69°, an Fri-69°. &nb
  • Donna Karan Sorry After Comments Praising Harvey Weinstein

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fashion mogul Donna Karan is apologizing after praising Harvey Weinstein following his firing from his film company amid allegations of sexual harassment lasting decades.
    The Daily Mail reports Karan told reporters on a red carpet in Los Angeles Sunday night that Weinstein “has done some amazing things” and he and his wife are “wonderful people.” The 69-year-old Karan added that some women are asking for “trouble” by the way
  • Anne Arundel Opens Fire and Police Stations To Heroin Addicts Seeking Help

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than 200 people in Anne Arundel County have come to fire and police stations seeking treatment for heroin addiction. That’s according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
    Officials say the goal of the program known as Safe Stations is to remove barriers for people seeking help for heroin and other opiate addictions.
    Safe Stations include police and fire stations in Anne Arundel County that are open all day, every day. The program offers counseling,
  • Md. Woman Shot And Killed After Crashing Her Car Into FL Officer

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland woman was shot and killed by a Miami Beach Police Officer after she struck a police officer with her car Sunday night.
    Miami-Dade Police say it started when the suspect, 22-year-old Carianne Hithon from Bowie, crashed her black BMW into two cars along Ocean Drive in South Beach.
    Fleeing this crash, police say Hithon drove west on 12th Street, entering the intersection of Collins Avenue against the light and struck another car.
    While fleeing the second crash sce
  • Students Speak Out After Man Grabs On To Front Of Moving School Bus

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County man is caught on tape jumping onto the front of a school bus full of children and demanding the driver let him on board.
    An afternoon ride home from school took a surprising turn at Putty Hill and Hoerner Avenue, when a plastic bottle was thrown out a bus window at a man’s car, but his reaction caused things to escalate quickly.
    The suspect, 68-year-old Leverne Doran banged on the school bus doors, and attempted to get on the bus. But when that

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