Baltimore news

• Tony-Nominated Musical Kicks Off National Tour In Baltimore

  31-01-2018 23:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The touching and funny musical Waitress is on its first national tour.
  Baltimore is Waitress’ first stop on the East Coast, and in each city, they’re featuring two young actresses to be a part of the production, another reason to catch the Tony-nominated musical.
  Waitress is a story about a young woman named Jenna, a waitress and pie maker in an unhappy marriage, who enters a baking contest with dreams of starting a new life.
  “Something for everyone,
  
  Read more

• Millions In Upgrades: More Renovations Being Done To M&T Bank Stadium

  31-01-2018 23:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It may not seem like it, but M&T Bank Stadium is the 12th oldest stadium in the NFL.
  It’s hard to believe the Ravens will be playing in the stadium for the 20th year this upcoming season. It cost $220 million to build M&T Bank Stadium, and after two more phases of renovation, the Baltimore franchise will eclipse that number to renovate it.
  What used to be concrete ramps are now striped to the steel skeleton and will be replaced with a series of escalators an
  
  Read more

• Police: Man Threw Loaded Pink Gun From Car While Fleeing From Traffic Stop

  31-01-2018 23:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 29-year-old Baltimore man was arrested on gun charges after police say he tossed a pink gun from his vehicle while fleeing from a traffic stop.
  Kion Reed was arrested on January 25, after police tried to pull over a vehicle he was driving.
  Police tried to pull the vehicle over in the 4600 block of York Rd., but Reed refused to stop for officers.
  Officers later found the car, and arrested Reed in the 2500 block of Edgecombe Circle North.
  During their investigat
  
  Read more

• Monopoly Creates Special Edition Specifically For Cheaters

  31-01-2018 23:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —For anyone that’s ever “bent the rules” or just flat out cheated while playing Monopoly, the classic board game’s makers have a special edition just for you. Hasbro is releasing a “cheaters edition” of the famous game to see just how underhanded players can get.
  The new take on the game will test the player’s ability to cheat their opponents and reward them for getting away with various schemes.
  “A recent study conducted by H
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Family Not Over ‘Pain’ Of Losing Baltimore Woman, Now Seeking Justice

  31-01-2018 22:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Her body was found abandoned amongst the bushes near a busy road in Anne Arundel County last year.
  Police say the man responsible admitted to the crime.
  For the first time, Shaquana Caldwell’s friends and family are speaking out about her murder and the arrest of her boyfriend.
  The arrest has hit the family hard. They always had suspicions about who did it, but now, they just want justice.
  Pain is the only word Daequana Burris can utter before breaking down in
  
  Read more

• Business Is Booming: Port Of Baltimore Gets Much-Needed Cranes

  31-01-2018 22:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Port of Baltimore has received more cranes to handle the influx of increased deliveries at the Port.
  The port has been breaking records for business and the new cranes will help with the high demand.
  A cargo ship has been staged to unload six new portable yard cranes for the next few days starting Tuesday.
  The massive steel frames can roll under their own power and operate from a control cab suspended from above.
  Their purpose is to “get trucks in and out of the
  
  Read more

• Woman Claims Peacock Was Her Support Animal, United Airlines Says No

  31-01-2018 22:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Birds of a feather may flock together, but not on United Airlines. A woman who claimed that a peacock was her “emotional support animal” was not allowed to bring the animal on board her flight.
  Ventiko, a New York-based performance artist, brought her large feathered friend to Newark Liberty International Airport in hopes of taking the peacock with her on a flight to Los Angeles. According to Live and Let’s Fly, the artist initially argued with Unite
  
  Read more

• Blake Griffin Trade Highlights Issues With Max Contracts

  31-01-2018 22:40
  By Matt Citak
  When Blake Griffin signed his five-year, $171 million contract with the Clippers during the offseason, it wasn’t hard to predict that it wouldn’t take long for the Clippers to regret the deal. There is no doubt that Griffin is a good player- the 28-year-old is averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game this season. However the power forward had missed at least 15 games in each of the previous three seasons, and was coming off his second consecutive ye
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Authorities Searching For Missing Boys Last Seen At Baltimore Co. School

  31-01-2018 22:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities are searching for two missing boys who were last seen at a Baltimore County high school Wednesday morning.
  Police say both Cole Jack Rzepnicki, 12, and Christopher Guvonnie Kerfoot, 17, were last seen at High Road School of Baltimore County in the 11600 block of Crossroads Circle.
  Rzepnicki is described by detectives as a 5-foot, white male, who weighs around 160 pounds. He reportedly was last seen wearing a black and grey hoodie, black hat and khaki pants.
  Ker
  
  Read more

• 80-Year-Old Man Arrested On Child Porn Charges

  31-01-2018 22:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested an 80-year-old man accused having and distributing child pornography.
  Jon Dale Lohr is charged with six counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child pornography. He is currently being held without bail at the Allegany County Detention Center.
  The investigation into Lohr began in November 2017, when investigators received multiple downloaded images of child pornography from a computer traced to Lohr.
  The
  
  Read more

• 2018 Super Bowl Commercials: Best Commercials Set To Air On Super Bowl Sunday

  31-01-2018 21:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Eagles and Patriots will be battling for the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, but that’s not the only competition going on that night. With 111.3 million people tuning in to see last year’s Super Bowl, advertisers will be pulling out all the spots to entertain and attract new customers with star-studded TV spots.
  The year’s most expensive commercial breaks will reportedly cost businesses over $5 million to run a 30-second commercial during
  
  Read more

• Thousands Of Cases That Involved Cops In Corruption Scandal May Be Tainted

  31-01-2018 21:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A public defender now says as many as 3,000 cases may be tainted by officers who were involved in the Baltimore Police Department’s corrupt gun task force.
  Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were part of the Baltimore Police Department’s elite Gun Trace Task Force.
  Federal prosecutors allege officers in the specialized unit went rogue — robbing people, dealing drugs, then trying to cover it all up.
  Hersl and Taylor have pleaded not guilty in the c
  
  Read more

• Md.’s Top Democrats Support ‘Lockbox’ To Channel Casino Revenue To Schools

  31-01-2018 21:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch have thrown their support behind a constitutional amendment that would funnel casino revenue into a “lockbox” to fund education.
  As our media partners at The Baltimore Sun report, Maryland voters approved slot machines in 2008, and table games in 2012. At the time, lawmakers promised that revenue would go toward schools.
  But school funding, beyond what is required by law, did not actually in
  
  Read more

• Baltimore To Sue Big Pharma For ‘The Harm They’ve Caused’ In Opioid Crisis

  31-01-2018 21:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Fighting a losing battle on the streets of Baltimore, city attorneys are now going to try and tackle the opioid crisis in court.
  Baltimore City attorneys are setting the stage for a court battle against Big Pharma.
  It was announced Wednesday that Baltimore will sue drug makers for their roles in the ongoing opioid crisis
  Illegal drugs top the list of killers in Baltimore, and city attorneys want Big Pharma to pay the costs of fighting the opioid crisis.
  In the first
  
  Read more

• Is Seattle The Next City In Line For An NHL Team?

  31-01-2018 20:55
  By Steve Silverman
  Bumbling Habs have no chance of regaining stride in second half
  This season has been an abject disaster for the Montreal Canadiens.
  Barring a miracle run in the second half of the season, the Habs will miss the playoffs this year and it won’t even be close. They started the second half of the season with a mind-numbing 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues, and that game is typical of the way the team played in the first half of the season.
  The Canadiens have plenty of faults,
  
  Read more

• ‘House Of Cards’ Production Resumes Wednesday

  31-01-2018 20:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The production of the final season of “House of Cards” resumed Wednesday.
  According to our media partner, The Baltimore Sun, the production gets back underway with news that Academy Award-nominated actors Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear will join the cast.
  The Netflix series, which is filmed in the Baltimore area, was suspected in October after sexual misconduct allegations came out against Kevin Spacey.
  Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS B
  
  Read more

• 2 Women Arrested On Child Abuse Charges; Accused Of Making Kids Eat Dog Feces

  31-01-2018 19:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two women are now behind bars after police say they physically beat three children in their care, and forced them to eat dog feces.
  Amanda Wright, 29, and Besline Joseph, 25, have been charged with three counts each of first-degree child abuse, second-degree child abuse, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, neglect of a minor, stalking, use of a dangerous weapon with intent to injure, false imprisonment, and one count each of causi
  
  Read more

• Say Hello: Killer Whale Learns To Mimic Human Speech

  31-01-2018 19:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) Many people go to an aquarium to look at the whales but researchers say one killer whale in France would be happy to have a conversation with you too. A 14-year-old orca name Wikie has learned to imitate human speech through the use of her blowhole.
  The orca, living at the Marineland aquarium in Antibes, France, has copied several phrases like “hello,” “bye-bye,” “one, two, three,” and even people’s names. “We wanted to see how
  
  Read more

• Couple Finds Worms In Their Feet After Beach Vacation

  31-01-2018 19:25
  By Mark Lieber, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of parasitic worms were found burrowing in the feet of a young Canadian couple after a recent trip to the Dominican Republic.
  “We were scratching our toes for almost the duration of the trip,” Eddie Zytner said.
  Zytner, 25, and his girlfriend, Katie Stephens, 22, of Windsor, Ontario, returned home January 18 with itchy feet. Four days later, that itch turned into painful swelling and blisters, he said.
  The pain became so intense that they coul
  
  Read more

• Police Searching For Car Theft Suspect In Baltimore County

  31-01-2018 19:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are searching in Baltimore County for a man accused of stealing a car.
  Maryland State Police is receiving assistance from the Baltimore County Police Department to search for the suspect.
  .@mdsp w/assistance from #BCoPD is searching for man suspected of stealing a car. Suspect (B/M, 6-3, 190 lbs) abandoned his vehicle in the area of East Joppa and Hines roads. Per @BACOPoliceFire, 7 Oaks ES on alert status. Updates to follow
  — MD State Police (@MDSP
  
  Read more

• Police Catch Car Theft Suspect In Baltimore County

  31-01-2018 19:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities say they have caught a man accused of stealing a car in Baltimore County.
  Maryland State Police received assistance from the Baltimore County Police Department to search for the suspect.
  #UPDATE Person suspected of stealing a car who was last seen in the Perry Hall area of Baltimore County has been taken into custody by #BCoPD. Updates to follow @MDSP
  — MD State Police (@MDSP) January 31, 2018Police were searching the area of East Joppa Rd. and Hine
  
  Read more

• Train Carrying GOP Lawmakers Hits Truck, Killing 1 Person

  31-01-2018 17:59
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican policy retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck in a rural Virginia town on Wednesday. No lawmakers or aides were reported injured, but the White House said one person was killed and another was seriously injured.
  Maryland Congressman Andy Harris was not on the train, as he is driving himself to the retreat.
  Lawmakers said the fatality appeared to be someone who was in the truck. One lawmaker who wa
  
  Read more

• NFL Players That Could Be Traded This Offseason

  31-01-2018 17:57
  By Matt Citak
  We are just a few days away from Super Bowl LII, which means the official start of the 2018 NFL offseason is right around the corner. Free agents cannot technically sign with a new team until 4 PM on March 14th, which also represents the start of the league’s trading period. While there are numerous notable free agents that are likely to find new homes this offseason, several teams will choose to fill some of its roster holes through the trade market.
  Trades cannot be made of
  
  Read more

• FDA: To Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses, Over-The-Counter Anti-diarrheal Drugs Need Repackaging

  31-01-2018 17:49
  By Mark Lieber, CNN (CNN) — As part of the fight against the nation’s opioid epidemic, the US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday, one common antidiarrheal drug should be given new packaging.
  The agency is working with manufacturers to change the packaging of the drug loperamide to include blister packs and single-dose packaging, which could reduce the likelihood of overdose, according to FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb.
  Loperamide, sold under brand names such as Imodium, i
  
  Read more

• CDC Director Who Owned Stocks In Beer, Soda, Tobacco, Resigns

  31-01-2018 17:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. officials have announced that the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned because of financial conflicts of interest.
  Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald had been in the job since July.
  A statement Wednesday from the Department of Health and Human Services said Fitzgerald’s complex financial interests had caused conflicts of interest that made it difficult to do her job. Alex Azar, who was sworn in as head of the department Monday, accepted her
  
  Read more

• Lawmaker Files ‘Jared Kushner Act’ To Limit Tenant Arrests

  31-01-2018 17:05
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland lawmaker has introduced the “Jared Kushner Act,” a bill that would prevent state judges from issuing arrest warrants for tenants who are being sued for less than $5,000 in unpaid rent.
  The bill filed by Del. Bilal Ali, a Baltimore Democrat, follows The Baltimore Sun’s report that Kushner’s apartment management company was the state’s most aggressive landlord in obtaining civil arrest warrants called “body attachments&rdqu
  
  Read more

• Nassar’s Final Sentencing Hearing Underway, Victims Return

  31-01-2018 16:39
  CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — The final sentencing hearing began Wednesday for disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar, who will again be confronted by scores of victims as he faces another prison sentence for molesting gymnasts at an elite Michigan club run by an Olympic coach.
  Judge Janice Cunningham has set aside several days for roughly 60 people who want to confront Nassar or have their statement read in court. The hearing could unfold much the same as a hearing last week in another cou
  
  Read more

• ‘Many More Weeks’ To Come In Fierce, Deadly Flu Season, CDC Says

  31-01-2018 16:07
  By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
  (CNN) — This year’s seemingly unyielding flu season continues to ravage the entire continental United States, as health authorities track additional deaths and hospitalizations — and there’s more of the season left.
  Influenza activity continues to be widespread in all states except Hawaii, according to the weekly flu report released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  All while, based on the latest data, the flu season ha
  
  Read more

• Eagles Opponent Profile: Eagles Take On Patriots Dynasty In Super Bowl

  31-01-2018 15:59
  By Kevin McGuire
  The Philadelphia Eagles will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI in Minnesota. When they take the field on Sunday, the Eagles will be facing just the 53 men in Patriots uniforms. But leading up to the game, they are facing the Patriots knowing they have a chance at winning the first Lombardi Trophy in Eagles’ history in a game that could begin the downfall of the NFL’s most recent dynasty.
  Because this is the Super Bowl, this is not just any other opp
  
  Read more

• Governor Hogan To Give State Of The State Speech

  31-01-2018 15:42
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is giving his fourth and final State of the State speech of his first term.
  Hogan, who hopes to become the first Republican governor to be re-elected in Maryland since 1954, has focused on economic concerns in previous speeches.
  He also has taken the opportunity in past years to outline his legislative agenda to the 188 members of the Maryland General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats.
  A top issue for both the governor and legislator
  
  Read more

• Governor Hogan Gives State Of The State Speech

  31-01-2018 15:42
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is giving his fourth and final State of the State speech of his first term.
  Hogan, who hopes to become the first Republican governor to be re-elected in Maryland since 1954, has focused on economic concerns in previous speeches.
  He also has taken the opportunity in past years to outline his legislative agenda to the 188 members of the Maryland General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats.
  A top issue for both the governor and legislator
  
  Read more

• Patriots Opponent Profile: Eagles Are Team Of Mystery And Pure Talent

  31-01-2018 15:41
  By Danny Cox
  Super Bowl LII is set to pit the two best teams in the NFL against one another, and it really does seem as if things aligned perfectly this year. The New England Patriots are ready to take on the best team from the NFC in the Philadelphia Eagles, and they’re doing it after so many thought they wouldn’t be able to. Some injuries and mishaps along the way didn’t stop the Eagles from playing well, but it added a touch of mystery to the fact that they’re doing ev
  
  Read more

• London Man Who Kidnapped Georgetown Student Will Be Deported

  31-01-2018 14:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A London resident who pleaded guilty to kidnapping a Georgetown University student and attempting to rob him will be deported.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a release 35-year-old Paolo Aldorasi was sentenced Tuesday to 24 months in prison, with all but 11 months suspended. Since Aldorasi has been incarcerated for 11 months, he now faces deportation and five years’ probation, during which he’s barred from the United State
  
  Read more

• The Kitten Bowl To Air Day Of Super Bowl 52

  31-01-2018 14:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The 5th annual Kitten Bowl is scheduled to air on the Hallmark Channel on Sunday February 4, 2018; the same day as the Super Bowl.
  The event is described as an alternative for those viewers who may be tired of sports…or just want to watch something a little cuter.
  The pre-taped show is modeled after the Puppy Bowl which airs on Animal Planet.
  All of the kittens were rescued from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and were up for adoption. Thankfully they were all adopted a
  
  Read more

• State Fire Marshal: 38 Grenades Found Along Road In Maryland

  31-01-2018 13:59
  HURLOCK, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials say more than three dozen military grenades have been found by a person collecting recyclables near a road.
  The State Fire Marshal office says in statement that 38 grenades were recovered along a road in Dorchester County on Monday. The statement says nine grenades were live, 19 had a fuse but no explosive filler and 10 were inert.
  Some grenades were disposed of safely at the scene by Fire Marshal bomb squad technicians. Six were taken to a county lan
  
  Read more

• Weather Blog: Clear And Chilly Today But Warmer Tomorrow

  31-01-2018 13:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Clear and calm today. Sunny and chilly today. But calm. I point this out because over the next five days we are going to have two different shots of getting some snow. And by that I mean a bit of a bigger situation than yesterday morning, but no HUGE hit of snow.
  Thursday night into Friday morning some late rain will become snow showers. Directly quoting the forecast, “Small accumulation possible.”
  Then Sunday night into Monday morning a wintery mix is in
  
  Read more

• Las Vegas Shooting Documents Include Second Person Of Interest

  31-01-2018 12:54
  (CNN) — In the early days of the investigation into the Las Vegas mass shooting, two people were named as persons of interest in the case, according to newly released police search warrants.
  One was deceased shooter Stephen Paddock’s girlfriend, Marilou Danley, who has since been publicly cleared in the case. The name of the other was redacted in hundreds of pages of documents released Tuesday to the media.
  The Las Vegas Review-Journal has identified that individual as Douglas Haig.
  
  Read more

• Parents Of Toddlers Killed In West Baltimore Fire Speak; Funeral Service Announced

  31-01-2018 05:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– For the first time, the parents of two toddlers who tragically died after their home caught fire in West Baltimore spoke with the media.
  Tuesday, the parents, alongside members of the community, gathered for an emotional vigil outside the home.
  It’s every parents worst nightmare; being away when tragedy strikes. In this case, mom was in the hospital having a baby when she found out she lost two kids in a fire.
  The parents of little Kameron and Jaliyah say it too
  
  Read more

• Trump Calls For Unity On Immigration In State Of The Union

  31-01-2018 03:59
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump called upon lawmakers Tuesday night to “summon the unity” to make good on long-standing promises to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and fractured immigration systems, infusing his presidency with a sense of optimism, for at least one high-profile night.
  “To every citizen watching at home tonight, no matter where you have been, or where you come from, this is your time,” Trum
  
  Read more

• Trump Signs Order To Keep Guantanamo Military Prison Open

  31-01-2018 00:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order announcing his intent to keep the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, the White House announced Tuesday.
  Trump made it clear during his 2016 campaign for president that he wanted to keep Guantanamo open and “load it up with some bad dudes.” But the White House announcement, just before the president’s first State of the Union address, marked a formal reversal of President Barack Obama&rsquo
  
  Read more

• One Of BPD’s Most Vital Assets Has An Eye From The Sky During Emergencies

  31-01-2018 00:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Baltimore Police Department’s “Foxtrot” plays a vital role in the fight against crime across the city.
  When the city’s most dangerous criminals run from the law, police tap the tool you often hear buzzing above Baltimore.
  The Baltimore police helicopter tracked a wanted man from above Sunday night from five hundred in the air.
  RELATED: Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Northwest Baltimore
  Officers patrol the air 16 hours a day. Som
  
  Read more

• Tears And Lies: Explosive BPD Corruption Trial Testimony

  31-01-2018 00:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The first time former Baltimore City Police Detective Jemell Rayam wept on the witness stand was after he heard his children in the background of a wiretapped call played for jurors. The second time, he cried recounting how he along with other officers in the Gun Trace Task Force fled the scene after chasing a car in the rain and causing a crash.
  “It was a bad accident, and none of us stopped to render aid and see if anyone was hurt,” the disgraced detect
  
  Read more

• Ex-Detective Cries On Stand During Police Corruption Trial

  31-01-2018 00:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — An indicted ex-detective broke down in tears while testifying about a car wreck he says was set in motion by a rogue police unit recklessly initiating a chase in Baltimore.
  Jemell Rayam is a former member of the disbanded Gun Trace Task Force. He has pleaded guilty to police corruption. He is one of four ex-policemen cooperating with the government during a trial of two detectives fighting racketeering and robbery charges.
  Rayam cried Tuesday while describing an A
  
  Read more

• Baltimore Code Blue Alert Issued From Tuesday Evening To Wednesday Morning

  31-01-2018 00:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Baltimore City Health Department issued a Code Blue Alert for Tuesday evening, which is set to expire Wednesday morning.
  On #WJZ a cold night on tap and a cold but dry tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/vsDia0vvFM
  — Bob Turk WJZ-TV 13 (@TurkWJZ) January 30, 2018WJZ’s Bob Turk says the overnight low is expected to be around 16 degrees.
  “As we move into the heart of the winter season, it is important for us to remember that hypothermia, or low body temperature,
  
  Read more

Follow @Baltimore__news on Twitter!