• Baltimore Metro Subway Detaches At Height Of Rush Hour - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

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    Baltimore Metro Subway Detaches At Height Of Rush Hour
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    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– No one was injured when a Baltimore metro subway split apart with passengers on board Friday morning in Owings Mills. The incident happened around 7 a.m., as the train left the Owings Mills platform. The disruption delayed riders who ...and more »
  • Baltimore Metro Subway Detaches At Height Of Rush Hour

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– No one was injured when a Baltimore metro subway split apart with passengers on board Friday morning in Owings Mills.
    The incident happened around 7 a.m., as the train left the Owings Mills platform.
    The disruption delayed riders who were headed for downtown for about 30 minutes.
    The subway detached during the height of rush hour.
    Jeff Silver was one of the passengers who captured the situation on his cell phone. He says many of the other riders were in shock and worried a
  • Immigrant Child With Cerebral Palsy Detained After Surgery

    HOUSTON (AP) — A 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who entered the United States from Mexico without permission a decade ago is potentially facing deportation after having to cross a Border Patrol checkpoint in South Texas for emergency gallbladder surgery, a family lawyer said Thursday.
    Immigration advocates are protesting Rosa Maria Hernandez’s case and say Border Patrol should show more discretion in the cases of sick children who are in the U.S. illegally but need medical trea
  • Thursday Night Feline Adopted By Stadium Employee Whose Cat Recently Died

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The Thursday Night Feline that had her 15 minutes of fame when she ran onto the field during the Ravens/Dolphins game Thursday now has a new home, and a new name.
    That’s according to the Ravens website, which reports that a stadium worker named Yogi, who lost his 17-year-old tabby Mrs. Prissypants about six months ago, adopted the cat and named her “Rae,” after the Ravens.
    Yogi says Rae looks exactly like Mrs. Prissypants.
    “I’m ecstatic to hav
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  • Angry Ravens Say QB Flacco’s Concussion Was On ‘Dirty Play’

    BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens are angry and calling for a review of the rule book after watching Joe Flacco being helped off the field, bleeding and disoriented following a late hit.
    Flacco sustained a concussion Thursday night against Miami after he went into a slide designed to prevent the quarterback from being tackled. The Ravens were off Friday, and provided no update on the quarterback’s condition.
    It is unclear if Flacco will be ready when Baltimore plays on Nov. 5 at
  • Kitten crashes Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins Thursday night football game - Palm Beach Post

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    Kitten crashes Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins Thursday night football game
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    A kitten runs on the field as the Miami Dolphins play the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. BALTIMORE, Md. The last play of the Baltimore Ravens game with the Miami Dolphins wasn't surprising because of any players, but ...
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    Dolphins vs. Ravens final score, takeaways: Baltimore r
  • Maryland Takes On Compensation For The Wrongly Imprisoned

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Exonerated of murder and other charges in 2014, Walter Lomax is still making his way through the Maryland bureaucracy to receive compensation for 39 years of wrongful imprisonment.
    Now, he sits on a state task force to study the issue.
    A state law that went into effect Oct. 1 created the 10-member task force, which is planning to establish a compensation standard for those wrongfully imprisoned in Maryland. A governor’s pardon is no longer required for damages t
  • Mysterious Russian Compound On Eastern Shore Awaits Fate

    CENTREVILLE, Md. (AP) — The soccer field is still trimmed to perfection, but no Russians will be gracing the pitch anytime soon. Nor will they be staying in either of the two Georgian-style mansions or in any of the ten bungalows clustered on the 45-acre waterfront property.
    Russia’s luxurious “dacha” on Maryland’s Eastern Shore sits eerily empty and waiting, a casualty of the diplomatic row with the United States that flared after it became clear the Russians meddl
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  • Mega Millions game to cost more, offer larger jackpots - Baltimore Sun

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    Mega Millions game to cost more, offer larger jackpots
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    Mega Millions is raising its entry price and tinkering with its formula to draw larger jackpots. (Maya Earls / Baltimore Sun Media Group). Jeff BarkerContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Mega Millions, a lottery game offered in Maryland and 43 other ...and more »
  • Locked In Beer Cooler Overnight, Wisconsin Man Charged For Drinking The Goods

    MARSHFIELD, Wis. (AP) — When a central Wisconsin man got locked inside a convenience store cooler overnight, he made the best of it, knocking back a beer and three more malt beverages.
    USA Today Network-Wisconsin reports that police were called to a Kwik Trip in Marshfield Wednesday morning. A customer had noticed the 38-year-old man inside the cooler around 6 a.m., and when employees opened it, he fled.
    When police found and arrested the man, he told them he went into the store
  • Iowa DOT Says It Gets This Dumb Question About Deer Crossings ‘On A… Regular Basis’

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —In a post on its Facebook page on Tuesday revealed that it gets a pretty stupid question on a regular basis.
    That question is: “Why don’t you put these [deer crossing] signs where it is safer for the deer to cross?”
    They used the Facebook post to inform the masses, replying with: “Deer can’t read signs. Drivers can. This sign isn’t intended to tell deer where to cross, it’s for drivers to be alert that deer have been in this area i
  • Boy, 10, Charged For Leading Police On 100 Mph Car Chase

    CLEVELAND (AP) — A 10-year-old Ohio boy has been charged with felony fleeing and eluding for leading police and state troopers on a miles-long pursuit that reached speeds of 100 mph.
    Erie County Prosecutor Kevin Baxter says a judge will hold a hearing Friday to determine if the boy should remain in a juvenile detention center.
    Authorities say the boy took the car from his Cleveland home Thursday and led police on a high-speed interstate pursuit that continued with state troopers chasing hi
  • Brochin wants General Assembly special session on health insurance subsidies - Baltimore Sun

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    Brochin wants General Assembly special session on health insurance subsidies
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    State Sen. Jim Brochin, a Democrat from Towson, wants the General Assembly to deal with President Donald Trump's decision not to fund subsidies for insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act. ((Baltimore Sun file)). Pamela WoodContact ReporterThe ...
  • Keidel: Cowboys, Redskins To Resume Rivalry

    By Jason Keidel
    One of the oldest, most rancorous rivalries in the NFL resumes on Sunday, when the Washington Redskins play the Dallas Cowboys.
    More than bragging rights are at stake. The winner nudges above .500 and claims second place in the NFC East, while the loser sinks closer to the cellar-dwelling New York Giants. The football nerds give Dallas a 53 percent chance to win the game, despite the fact that it’s being played in Washington. So even though both clubs are 3-3, there’s
  • Baltimore to pay nearly $2M to Chicago firm to do quicker background checks on police - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore to pay nearly $2M to Chicago firm to do quicker background checks on police
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    Over the objections of the City Council president, Baltimore officials have awarded a nearly $2 million contact to a Chicago firm that says it can conduct background checks of police recruits 10 times faster than city workers. The Board of Estimates ...
  • Ben Carson visits Baltimore for tour of addiction recovery facility - Baltimore Sun

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    Ben Carson visits Baltimore for tour of addiction recovery facility
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    Dr. Ben Carson, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, visits Baltimore Friday for tour of an addiction recovery facility as part of President Trump's efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. (Algerina Perna / Baltimore Sun video).and more »
  • Texans CEO Apologizes Over ‘Inmates Running The Prison’ Anthem Comment

    HOUSTON (AP) — The chairman and chief executive of the Houston Texans has apologized after a report said he declared “we can’t have the inmates running the prison” during a meeting of NFL owners over what to do about players who kneel in protest during the national anthem.
    In his statement released Friday, Bob McNair says he regretted using the expression and said he was “not referring to our players.”
    “I used a figure of speech that was never intended t
  • Daryl Wade suspended as City football coach; assistant to take over - Baltimore Sun

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    Daryl Wade suspended as City football coach; assistant to take over
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    Daryl Wade has been suspended from coaching the City football team after being charged in an alleged bribery plot in his job as a supervisor in the Baltimore Department of Transportation. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun). Katherine DunnContact ...
  • What To Expect At The Baltimore Police Disciplinary Hearing

    BALTIMORE (AP) — The police officer who prosecutors once said was most responsible for the in-custody death of a black man in Baltimore will appear Monday before a disciplinary board that will determine whether or not he should be fired. It is the final effort to hold the officer accountable for the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old man critically injured during a police van ride.
    Gray was handcuffed and shackled, but left unrestrained by a seat belt, during the nearly 45-minute ride
  • Universities to study how to turn Baltimore into a "smart city" - Baltimore Sun

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    Universities to study how to turn Baltimore into a "smart city"
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    Imagine that Baltimore's street lights automatically came on when they sensed someone was near, collected data about air quality and even alerted police at the sound of a gunshot. Such futuristic-sounding technology may not be so far off in Baltimore.
  • Timberlake At Super Bowl: White Male Privilege Again?

    NEW YORK (AP) — The booking of Justin Timberlake for the Super Bowl halftime show has triggered a backlash from women, minorities and others who say Janet Jackson was unfairly forced to pay a far higher price than he ever faced for that breast-baring “wardrobe malfunction” at the big game in 2004.
    The hashtag #justiceforjanet trended on social media this week after the NFL announced Timberlake would perform Feb. 4 in Minneapolis.
    Some argued that Jackson fell victim to a sexist
  • Parents Charged In Death Of Infant Found Rotting In Swing

    ALTA VISTA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have charged an Iowa couple with murder in the death of their 4-month-old son, whose maggot-infested body was found in a baby swing in the family’s home.
    Twenty-year-old Cheyanne Harris and 28-year-old Zachary Koehn were arrested Wednesday on charges of child endangerment and first-degree murder in the death of their son, Sterling Koehn. Court records don’t list attorneys for either of them. Their preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 2.
  • What to expect at the Baltimore police disciplinary hearing - Fox News

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    What to expect at the Baltimore police disciplinary hearing
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    BALTIMORE – The police officer who prosecutors once said was most responsible for the in-custody death of a black man in Baltimore will appear Monday before a disciplinary board that will determine whether or not he should be fired. It is the final ...and more »
  • Regular Marijuana Users Have More Sex, Study Says

    (CNN) — Dr. Michael Eisenberg, an assistant professor of urology, sees a lot of patients at the Stanford University Medical Center who have problems performing in the bedroom.
    To determine what the problem is, they’ll go through a laundry list of regular activities. Often, patients will ask whether they need to smoke less marijuana.
    There isn’t a lot of research on the topic. However, with marijuana becoming legal in a growing number of states, Eisenberg thought it’d be w
  • NFL To Review Controversial Hit On Joe Flacco

    BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) – As a result of the widespread criticism of the officiating of last night’s match-up between the the Miami Dolphins and the Baltimore Ravens, the league has decided to review the most notable play of the game.
     The hit from #Dolphins LB Kiko Alonso to #Ravens QB Joe Flacco is under review by @NFL. Not clear yet if it’s for a possible suspension
    — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 27, 2017
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  • Filmmakers, Fans Mark Making ‘Blair Witch’ In Maryland

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Twenty years ago this month, two intrepid young directors — including a Maryland native — and three little-known actors descended upon the state to film what they thought would be a small, low-budget film.
    It was low-budget, but anything but small.
    Though “The Blair Witch Project” took only eight days to film and had a shooting budget of about $25,000, the film was a historic success, grossing almost $250 million when it was released in 1999.
    T
  • Giada De Laurentiis Confirms Restaurant Deal with Horseshoe Baltimore - Eater DC

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    Giada De Laurentiis Confirms Restaurant Deal with Horseshoe Baltimore
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    A banner outside the casino announcing the latest celebrity chef headed to Charm City. Photo: Horseshoe Baltimore. TV personality Giada De Laurentiis has closed the loop on a rumored affiliation with Horseshoe Baltimore's waterfront casino, revealing ...
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  • Former President Clinton To Speak At Hopkins About Opioids

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton will attend an opioid summit next week at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
    Clinton is scheduled to speak Monday at the school in Baltimore. He will give opening remarks and serve as a moderator at the summit, which will take up ways to address the nation’s drug addiction epidemic.
    The summit will include officials from business, law enforcement and public health. It is being co-sponsored by the Clinton Health Matters
  • Challenges Remain For Musk’s Hyperloop In Maryland

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Elon Musk’s East Coast “hyperloop” project still faces technological and regulatory hurdles as Gov. Larry Hogan announced Maryland’s support for construction of the project last week.
    Maryland may have jumped the gun a bit, as a day after the Oct. 19 announcement, Musk tweeted a clarification: “Not ready to do a proper announcement yet, but maybe in a month or so. Maryland has been awesome to work with and just wanted to say thanks.&rdquo
  • NHL Headlines Of The Week

    By Matt Citak
    With the NHL season only a few weeks old, we have already seen our fair share of surprises. From several of last year’s playoff teams getting off to horrid starts, to the league’s newest team looking unstoppable, it feels like we have already seen it all. Fasten your seat belts, folks. It looks like we’re going to be in for a wild season.
    Here are some of this week’s top NHL headlines.
    Golden Knights off to hot start
    The NHL’s newest expansion team has
  • Man Sought In Rape-Murder Of Ohio Tot In Custody

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man wanted on charges he raped and killed a 13-month-old girl in Ohio is in custody in Pennsylvania.
    KDKA-TV reports Joshua Gurto was captured in Pittsburgh around 1:30 a.m. Friday and was taken to the Allegheny County Jail. Conneaut, Ohio, police on Facebook said they would have more details later in the day.
    Aggravated murder and rape charges were filed earlier this month against the 37-year-old Gurto in the death of Sereniti Jazzlynn-Sky Blankenship-Sutley.
    On Oct. 7
  • Baltimore County taxpayers should know where their superintendent is - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore County taxpayers should know where their superintendent is
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    Public record show, former Baltimore County School Superintendent, Dallas Dance spent more than a third of the school days in 2016 traveling to out-of-state education conferences at a cost of tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars. (Baltimore Sun video).and more »
  • Dolphins’ Alonso Says Hit On Flacco Unavoidable: ‘He Slid Too Late’

    BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) —Ravens nation is up in arms this morning, the day after Joe Flacco was stopped short during one of his best performances of the season after a hit from Miami Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso.
    Flacco was sliding at the end of an impromptu run near the end of the second quarter when Alonso hit him high. Flacco’s helmet flew off his head, and the 10-year quarterback appeared wobbly as he struggled to his feet.
    “Joe had a concussion and a cut ear,” coach Jo
  • County Leaders Accused Of Anti-Muslim Bias Sue For Slander

    BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland county executive and other county officials have filed a defamation lawsuit against a developer, accusing him of falsely suggesting that anti-Muslim bias is fueling their opposition to his project.
    Court records show Harford County Executive Barry Glassman and three other county officials filed the suit this week in federal court in Maryland against the developer, William R. Luther Jr.
    Luther’s company, Gemcraft Homes, had already filed a civil rights suit
  • Friday, October 27, 2017

    The third annual Vino in Vogue at Harbor East is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4.
    Linh talks to Jessica Kartalija, who reveals more about her interview with John Urschel.
  • School Honoring Confederate General Has A New Name: Justice

    FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board has chosen “Justice” as the new name for a high school that has honored a Confederate general since the 1950s.
    The Fairfax County school board had solicited input from families inside the school’s attendance boundaries after deciding to rename J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church. The community’s top choice was to remove “J.E.B.” and be known simply as “Stuart High School.” Indeed, the boa
  • Ravens take out their anger on Dolphins after losing Joe Flacco - ESPN (blog)

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    BALTIMORE -- Joe Flacco left Thursday night's game with a concussion after taking a brutal hit to the head, but the Baltimore Ravens made sure the Miami Dolphins felt some pain as well. The Ravens' 40-0 rout represented the third-largest margin of ...
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  • Dallas Dance Spent More Than A Third Of 2016’s School Days Traveling Out of State While Superintendent

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Former Baltimore County Schools Superintendent Dallas Dance spent more than a third of school days in 2016 traveling to education conferences that were out of state. That’s according to The Baltimore Sun. 
    Public records show the traveling came at a cost of thousands of taxpayer dollars.
    While he was superintendent, Dance spent more time traveling than any other superintendent in the region.
    According to the Baltimore Sun, he made trips with the approval of
  • Baltimore mayor kicks off fall festival at City Hall - WTOP

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    BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is launching the first-ever Baltimore fall festival at city hall. The celebration will include family-friendly entertainment, music, games and food, and will be held at the War Memorial Plaza on Friday ...and more »
  • Drug Firm Founder Once Among Arizona’s Richest Billionaires

    PHOENIX (AP) — The drug company founder charged with leading a nationwide conspiracy to bribe doctors and pharmacists to widely prescribe an opioid cancer pain drug for people who didn’t need it came to the U.S. for postgraduate studies and for a time was listed among Arizona’s richest billionaires.
    John N. Kapoor, the founder of Insys Therapeutics, several years ago was listed by Forbes as having a worth of $2.4 billion. That worth has fallen amid the indictments of numerous f
  • Russia’s RT Says Twitter Pushed It For Ads Before Election

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state-owned television station RT says Twitter had pushed it to spend millions on advertising ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
    The San Francisco company had announced Thursday that it would ban ads from RT and Sputnik, two state-sponsored Russian news outlets that the U.S. intelligence community has said tried to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
    RT replied Thursday by publishing what it said were excerpts from Twitter’s pitch made
  • Weather Blog: A Bright, Sunny Sunny Start To Your Weekend

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    Hi Everyone!
    It is a beautiful morning. Clear skies, and coming  into work,( before surmise), I can tell you the star field was GREAT! Matter of fact this is the first morning I have noticed the constellation “Orion”, the hunter. He was a sight not seen since the first few days of early Spring.
    Orion is the Fall, and Winter constellation. Very high in the sky and prominent in our night time view. As the earth moves toward the warmer months he slips below the horizon but
  • Tiger Woods Due In Court With Plea Deal To Resolve DUI Case

    PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Superstar golfer Tiger Woods is due in court to resolve a driving under the influence case, expected to plead guilty to reckless driving and agree to enter a diversion program.
    The 41-year-old Woods was scheduled to enter the plea Friday in Palm Beach County, Florida. In the diversion program, Woods will spend a year on probation and pay a $250 fine and court costs. Other requirements include attending DUI school, performing 20 hours of community service and
  • Ashley Judd: ‘Tipping Point’ On Sexual Harassment Is Here

    NEW YORK (AP) — Ashley Judd says the continuing flurry of allegations against Harvey Weinstein means society is at a “tipping point” on sexual harassment.
    The actress added that “this will be the end of it if we decide that’s what we want” before being honored at the Women’s Media Center Awards in New York on Thursday.
    Judd has been discussing her personal accusations of harassment by Weinstein in recent weeks. Judd was one of the women whose stories wer
  • Baltimore Mayor Kicks Off Fall Festival At City Hall

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is launching the first-ever Baltimore fall festival at city hall.
    The celebration will include family-friendly entertainment, music, games and food, and will be held at the War Memorial Plaza on Friday evening at 7 p.m.
    The festival will also feature a children’s costume contest, face and pumpkin painting, hot cider and a variety of food trucks.
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  • Lawmakers And Environmentalists Push Hogan For Tougher Pollution Rules

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Environmentalists and 49 state Democrats are urging the Hogan administration to impose tougher water pollution standards on coal-fired power plants and not wait for rules delayed by the Trump administration. That’s according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
    Water pollution permits for three of the state’s seven-coal fired plants are up for renewal. Initially, Maryland proposed permits that wouldn’t require the power plants to immediately i
  • Developer to host community input meeting on Presbyterian Home development plan - Baltimore Sun

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    A sign posted on the lawn of the former Presbyterian Home of Maryland nursing home announces a community input meeting set for Nov. 1 on a developer's plan to redevelop the property (Courtesy photo). Margarita CambestContact ReporterTowson Times.
  • Maryland Lawmakers Join Residents In Wanting To Sue FAA Over Flight Patterns

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The FAA faces even more high power opposition over it’s aviation changes around Baltimore and D.C. area airports.
    Since the FAA switched to a new system that sends air traffic over the same area, instead of spreading planes out, complaints about noise have been flying.
    Gov. Larry Hogan wants to sue the FAA on behalf of fed-up residents and Maryland lawmakers on Capitol Hill are throwing their support behind that plan.
    First it was just the residents complaining about
  • Former Raven John Urschel Opens Up About Retirement, Concussions, Football, Math

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– This summer, as the Ravens prepared for their first full-team practice of training camp, offensive lineman John Urschel decided to hang up his cleats.
    In an exclusive interview with WJZ, he told Jessica Kartalija why he made the decision to give up the game he loves.
    After three seasons with the Ravens, the Penn State graduate, doctoral student at MIT and the man who has been dubbed the NFL’s smartest man decided to end his football career.
    “That was
  • Ravens Lose Flacco, Beat Dolphins 40-0 Behind Defense

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass before being knocked from the game with a concussion, and the Baltimore Ravens frustrated quarterback Matt Moore and the Miami Dolphins in a 40-0 victory Thursday night.
    Alex Collins ran for a career-high 113 yards, and Baltimore (4-4) returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the most lopsided shutout in franchise history.
    In the midst of one of his best performances of the season, Flacco was struck in the helmet by Miami linebacker Ki

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