• Unique Beer, T-Shirts Await Light City Visitors

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two local businesses are creating some unique products ahead of Light City in Baltimore.
    At The Brewer’s Art in Mount Vernon, there’s a whole lot brewing for the third annual Light City, which is set to illuminate neighborhoods throughout the city in just four days.
    “We’ve have been talking to BOPA for the last couple of years now about making a special beer just for the event. This year, it came to fruition,” Tom Creegan of The Bre
  • Baltimore Student Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Schools « CBS ... - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

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    A Baltimore student has achieved a feat that very few have achieved: getting accepted to all eight Ivy League schools.and more »
  • Cancer Survivor On Ohio Fertility Clinic Failure: ‘I Have Now Lost All Hopes’

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three cancer survivors are suing the Cleveland-area fertility clinic that accidentally destroyed more than 4,000 stored embryos and eggs.
    All three women say they went through painful fertility treatments and the clinic betrayed their trust.
    “Losing my fertility was not an option for me,” Danelle Yerkey said.
    In an emotional press conference, the cancer survivors told similar painful stories.
    “I risked my life and delayed my chemotherapy treatments
  • Police Searching For Persons Of Interest In Shooting Near Morgan State

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police and Morgan State University officials are hoping video can help them identify three people who may have been involved in a shooting inside an off-campus building near the university on Monday night.
    The trio was seen walking onto the fourth floor inside building 1540 at the Morgan View Apartments.
    Police are calling them persons of interest in connection to the shooting inside the off-campus housing complex.
    “I don’t know if all three of
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  • Shooting witnessed by police in East Baltimore prompts chase to ... - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore Police and other law enforcement agencies responded to an incident that appeared to end outside Johns Hopkins Hospital Tuesday afternoon.
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  • County Fare: Berkshire Pulse dancers perform at Baltimore Theatre Project - Berkshire Eagle

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    Antonius Louw and Zenith Limon, 14-year-old students in Berkshire Pulse's Dance for Boys program in Housatonic, were invited to perform their original piece, "Limitless," as part of "In the Company of Men ... Part III," an evening of dance art ...
  • Baltimore's Phil Booth Joins Rare Company After Leading Villanova to Two National Championships - Afro American

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    Baltimore native Phil Booth just etched his place amongst College Basketball's immortality after helping lead the Villanova Wildcats to a 79-62 victory over the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Championship. The win gave ...and more »
  • Police Investigating Shooting At Foundry Row

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police Department officers responded to Foundry Row in Owings Mills after a shooting Tuesday afternoon.
    Officers were called to the scene just after 4 p.m., after police got a call about a shooting.
    Shooting cont’d- victim is an adult male, suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body. Receiving treatment at a local hospital and is listed in good condition. Police believe victim was targeted and no threat to the public. Case ongoing. ^SV
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  • Police Investigating Possible Shooting At Foundry Row

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police Department officers are on scene at Foundry Row in Owings Mills after reports of shots fired Tuesday afternoon.
    Officers were called to the scene just after 4 p.m., after police got a call about a possible shooting.
    Police were told it happened in the parking lot outside HomeGoods store.
    No victims have been located at this time, but officers are interviewing possible witnesses at the scene.
    Police say it’s possible the suspect and victi
  • 1 person injured after East Baltimore shoot out - ABC2News.com - ABC2 News

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    Baltimore Police alongside ATF is at the scene of a shooting that involved two groups firing gunshots at one another.and more »
  • Suspect Dead, Others Injured In Shooting At YouTube Headquarters In California

    SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — A woman opened fire at YouTube’s headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday, wounding four people before she shot and killed herself and prompted panic as employees hid and tried to flee, police and witnesses said.
    UPDATE: Female shooter in incident at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California, is dead, CBS News confirms. pic.twitter.com/ClDjOxMO79
    — CBS News (@CBSNews) April 3, 2018Officers and federal agents swarmed the company’
  • Police Respond To Active Shooter At YouTube Headquarters In California

    (CBS SF/CBSNews) — Multiple people have been injured in an active shooting situation at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno Tuesday afternoon. The shooting appears to have happened in an outdoor cafe on the grounds of the facility.
    Police were seen laying down evidence markers near the seating area of the cafe. Lines of employees were seen being led out of the building with their hands up.
    CBS San Francisco reporter Andria Borba said at least two Homeland Security units were responding.
  • Winter Weather May Disrupt Maryland Crabbing Season

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Department of Natural Resources measures how many crabs are in the Chesapeake Bay every year to determine what the summer crabbing season will look like.
    The DNR’s winter crab survey of Maryland and Virginia has concluded, now many await what the crabbing season will look like once the numbers come in.
    “That will give us a pretty good indication of what the summer and rest of the crabbing season will look like,” said Dave Blazer of the DNR.
    In 2017, f
  • 1 Injured, 2 In Custody After 3 Involved In Shootout Drive To Hopkins Hospital

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a shooting in east Baltimore after police say they followed three of those involved in the shootout to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
    Just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, Baltimore Police Department officers saw two groups of people shooting at each other in the 2100 block of Aiken St.
    Officers followed a vehicle involved, and the vehicle ended up at the N. Wolfe St. entrance of Johns Hopkins Hospital.
    There were three people inside the vehicle, and one was i
  • The Orient Restaurant has reopened at its new Towson location - Baltimore Sun

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    The Orient Restaurant owner David Huang in early March. The downtown Towson restaurant opened its new location in the 400 block of York Road on April 3. The Orient Restaurant owner David Huang in early March. The downtown Towson restaurant opened its ...
  • Proposal Would Limit When Calif. Police Can Shoot Guns

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Several lawmakers and the family of a 22-year-old unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police are proposing Tuesday that California become the first state to significantly restrict when officers can open fire.
    The legislation would change the standard from using “reasonable force” to “necessary force.”
    That means officers would be allowed to shoot only if “there were no other reasonable alternatives to the use of deadly force&rdq
  • Bed Bath & Beyond Will Exchange Toys R Us Gift Cards

    (CNN Money) — You can turn that unused Toys R Us gift card into a new set of sheets. Or tea kettle. Or any other kitchen gadget your heart desires.
    Bed Bath & Beyond, with a partnership with CardCash, is allowing consumers to exchange Toys R Us or Babies R Us gift cards for a reduced Bed Bath & Beyond or buybuy BABY eGift cards.
    But you better act fast: You can only trade in your Toys R Us gift card through Thursday.
    RELATED: Toys R Us Calling It Quits, Will Close All Its U.S.
  • 5 Things You Missed: Villanova Earns Second Title In Dominating Fashion

    By Matt Citak
    A wild 2018 NCAA Tournament has finally come to an end. We began with 68 schools from around the country vying for the same goal- to come out of the Big Dance on top. After dominating six straight games, the Villanova Wildcats have earned the title of National Champions.
    Villanova takes home second national championship in three years
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    Villanova entered the tournament as a No. 1 seed, and unlike the other top teams that fell early, the Wildcats im
  • Baltimore Student Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Schools

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Baltimore student has achieved a feat that very few have achieved: getting accepted to all right Ivy League schools.
    Gilman School senior Mekhi Johnson has been accepted to all eight Ivy League schools, the school reported Tuesday.At the age of six, according to the school, Johnson heard a radio story about a student who was accepted to all eight Ivy League schools and he told his mother, “I’m going to do that one day.”
    Johnson learned achieved the goal
  • Ex-Teacher’s Aide Gets 190 More Years On Child Sex Charges

    LaPLATA, Md. (AP) — An HIV-positive former teacher’s aide and track coach has been sentenced to an additional 190 years in prison on child sex charges.
    Carlos Bell of Waldorf had already been sentenced to 105 years on federal child pornography charges. On Tuesday a judge in Charles County sentenced him to 190 years on state charges, including child sex abuse.
    WTOP-FM reported that prosecutors put forward evidence to support charges involving 42 boys between the ages of 11 a
  • Baltimore Ravens: Two-round mock draft 4.0 - The Ebony Bird

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    With less one month away from the NFL draft, here's a look at my two-round mock draft 4.0 for the Baltimore Ravens. Time continues to tick and we are just 23 days away from the start of the NFL draft. The Baltimore Ravens have limited moves left to ...
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  • Maryland Amazon Incentive Package Advances In House

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A $5.6 billion incentive package to try to lure Amazon’s second headquarters to Maryland has advanced in the House of Delegates.
    The House gave the bill preliminary approval Tuesday. The House could vote on the bill already passed by the Senate it in the next couple of days and send it to Gov. Larry Hogan, who submitted the proposal to the General Assembly.
    The measure includes a package of state income, property and sales tax credits. The state also is consider
  • Baltimore County has history of hiring homegrown superintendents — but not recently - Baltimore Sun

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    If the Baltimore County School Board decides to hire interim Superintendent Verletta White as its next permanent leader, she would be the first home-grown superintendent in nearly two decades. (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun). Liz BowieContact ReporterThe ...
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  • Antibiotic Resistant ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Spreading In U.S., CDC Warns

    CBS Local — In recent years, antibiotic resistance has risen to dangerous levels and has become a growing public health crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 2 million Americans become infected with germs resistant to antibiotics each year and more than 23,000 die from these infections.
    Now, a new government study finds more grim news. Researchers report that nationwide testing uncovered 221 instances of unusual resistance in the so-ca
  • Police On Scene Of Incident Near Johns Hopkins Hospital

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police Department officers are on scene of an incident reported near Johns Hopkins Hospital Tuesday afternoon.
    Few details have been released at this time, but police were called to the 600 block of N. Wolfe St.
    BREAKING: Heavy police presence right outside Johns Hopkins Hospital Wolfe St entrance. Waiting for details. #WJZ pic.twitter.com/52EdOwZGve
    — Devin Bartolotta (@WJZDevin) April 3, 2018It is unclear at this time if there were any injuries.
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  • Panera Bread ‘Ignored’ Report Of Leaked Customer Data For Months, Report Suggests

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Panera Bread has been accused of leaking the personal information of millions of their customers. The data breach was reportedly discovered in August 2017, but nothing was done to correct the leak for eight months.
    A report from KrebsOnSecurity.com claims that Panera’s website exposed the information of up to 37 million people who created an account to order food online from the bakery chain. Names, email addresses, home addresses, birthdays and credit car
  • John Krasinski On ‘A Quiet Place’, Working With Wife Emily Blunt

    MIAMI (CBSMiami) — John Krasinski might best be known as Jim from the hit comedy TV series ‘The Office,’ but in recent years, he’s shown his dramatic acting chops appearing in films like ‘13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’ and has directed movies as well.
    In his new film, ‘A Quiet Place,’ he jumped into three roles. He stars in it, directs it and co-wrote the screenplay for the film described as a heart pounding roller coaste
  • John Krasinski On A Quiet Place & Working With Wife Emily Blunt

    MIAMI (CBSMiami) — John Krasinski might best be known as Jim from the hit comedy TV series ‘The Office,’ but in recent years, he’s shown his dramatic acting chops appearing in films like ‘13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’ and has directed movies as well.
    In his new film, ‘A Quiet Place,’ he jumped into three roles. He stars in it, directs it and co-wrote the screenplay for the film described as a heart pounding roller coaste
  • Measure To Put Research Dogs, Cats In Forever Homes Moves Forward

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)– A bill that would have dogs and cats used in research put up for adoption is gaining traction in Annapolis.
    After three years of trying, supporters are smelling a victory.
    “We’re not saying that researchers can’t use the dogs anymore, we’re saying that when the research is finished, they should have a chance at a normal loving home like every other dog and cat,” said Emily Hovermale of the Maryland Humane Society.
    The Humane Society has r
  • Harford County To Add Student Resource Officers To All Public Middle Schools

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Harford County Public Schools announced Tuesday that student resource officers will be added to all our its middle schools in the wake of recent school shootings.
    Nearly $1.2 million in new funding will be included in Harford County Executive Barry Glassman’s proposed 2019 county budget. $773K of that is set to be used for expanding the school resource officer program.
    Currently, all of the county’s public high schools and four middle schools have school
  • Pres. Trump Says He Wants Military To Do Border Control

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.
    Speaking at a lunch with Baltic leaders, Trump said he’d already discussed the idea with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
    “We are going to be guarding our border with the military,” Trump said, calling the measure a “big step.”
    Trump has been deeply frustrated about the lack of progress building what was
  • WBAL radio names Brett Hollander new afternoon host - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    Brett Hollander talks over the air in the WBAL radio studio during a broadcast of "Sportsline with Brett Hollander" on Feb. 22, 2011. (Steve Ruark / Baltimore Sun). David ZurawikContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Brett Hollander is the new afternoon ...and more »
  • Reports Of ‘Zombie’ Raccoons Scare Homeowners, Puzzle Police

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Youngstown, Ohio had more than crime to deal with over the last month. The city has reportedly been invaded by a wave of “zombie-like” raccoons who have terrified local residents.
    Police received 14 calls in March from homeowners saying that the woodland creatures were spotted standing upright on their back legs and showing off their fangs. One wildlife photographer called the shocking sight “extremely strange.”
    “He would stand
  • Nationwide Search Set To Begin For New Baltimore Co. Superintendent

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Public Schools will launch a nationwide search to replace former superintendent Dallas Dance.
    The school board is set to vote Tuesday night to award a contract to a New Jersey headhunting company to head up the search to find a new superintendent.
    RELATED: Baltimore Co. Schools Superintendent S. Dallas Dance Abruptly Resigns
    Dance resigned last April following a criminal investigation.
    Verleeta White was appointed as interim superintendent, and could
  • 19-Year-Old Repeat Offender Arrested With Handgun

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 19-year-old was arrested after being found with a loaded handgun.
    On April 2, officers arrested Kewain Phillips in the 2500 block of Liberty Heights Ave.
    Following his arrest, police reportedly found an automatic handgun and what appeared to be bag of drugs.
    Phillips is prohibited from possessing a firearm, as well as ammunition.
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  • Mother Of 3 Killed By Ex-Husband At Salisbury Home, Police Say

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Salisbury Police are looking for a man who they say shot and killed his ex-wife at her home on Easter.
    A fight occurred between the 30-year-old mother of three, Erica Gould, and her ex-husband and father of one of the children, Jameal Gould, at the home in the 1000 block of Aspen Drive on Sunday morning, according to police.
    Jameal Gould left and later came back, forced his way into the home and found Erica Gould hiding on the roof outside a bedroom window,
  • States, Cities Sue US Government Over Census Question

    NEW YORK (AP) — Seventeen states, the District of Columbia and six cities sued the U.S. government Tuesday, saying the addition of a citizenship demand to the census questionnaire is unconstitutional.
    Federal funding and congressional representation are at stake in the dispute over the Trump administration’s move to reinstate a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. It would be the first time in 70 years that the government uses the census form sent to every household to
  • Sonic Asks Customers To Stop Smoking Pot In Drive-Thru

    GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi fast-food restaurant says people smoking marijuana in its drive-thru will not be served after a patron blew smoke in an employee’s face.
    The Sun Herald of Biloxi reported Friday that a sign in the window of a Sonic in Gulfport says “If you are smoking weed in the drive thru you will not be served! Please show some common courtesy and smoke and air out before pulling up to order.”
    Manager Yasman Freeman says the sign was poste
  • Teen Rescued From Los Angeles Drainage Pipe Thought He ‘Was Going To Die’

    (CNN) — A 13-year-old who was trapped for more than 12 hours after falling into the Los Angeles drainage pipe system said he thought he “was going to die.”
    Rescuers found Jesse Hernandez on Monday when they lifted a manhole cover to drop a floating camera into the complex of pipes, CNN affiliate KCBS reported.
    He was safe and returned to his family after being decontaminated and evaluated at a hospital.
    The harrowing incident began during an Easter gathering of 20 family m
  • This Week In Golf: Poulter Secures Masters Invite With Houston Open Playoff Win

    By Sam McPherson
    The drama of the moment was not too much for England’s Ian Poulter on Sunday as he forced his way into a playoff at the Houston Open with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd green. He then won the tournament on the first hole of that playoff with a par, securing the final spot in the field for the Masters Tournament this week in Augusta, Georgia, the first major of the PGA Tour season.
    American Beau Hossler could only manage a triple bogey on the extra hole, after watching P
  • Police Still Looking For 3 Missing Children Week After Fatal Wreck

    (CNN) — We may never know why Jennifer and Sarah Hart’s SUV plummeted 100 feet over a cliff, killing the couple and three teens. Or whether their three other children are dead or alive.
    But new details about the mysterious family reveal a troubled history. Here’s what we know about the couple and their six children:
    All 6 children were adopted
    Three of the children were adopted in Texas in 2006 — siblings Abigail, Hannah and Markis, said Tiffani Butler of the state’
  • O’Malley To Democrats: Shake Off The Pity Party

    MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Back in New Hampshire, former Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley says his party needs to shake off its pity party and face the future.
    O’Malley, the former governor of Maryland who dropped out of the 2016 race just before the New Hampshire primary, was back in the state Tuesday for the “Politics & Eggs” lecture series at Saint Anselm College.
    He has spent much of the last year helping elect Democrats to state Legislatures in
  • Rents rise and vacancies stabilize in Baltimore office market, report shows - Baltimore Sun

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    Asking rents for Baltimore metro area offices increased to the highest level in five years during the first three months of the year while vacancies stabilized, a real estate report by Newmark Knight Frank shows. The average asking rent in the January ...
  • Law Would Aid Transfer Of Mentally Ill From Jail To Hospital

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s General Assembly has approved legislation that will require state-run psychiatric hospitals to more quickly accept patients who are supposed to be transferred out of local jails.
    The Baltimore Sun reports that the legislation passed the Assembly Monday night and now goes to Gov. Larry Hogan.
    The bill gives state-run hospitals 10 business days to accept court-ordered transfers from jails to hospitals. Hospitals that miss the deadline could fa
  • Baltimore's Mussel Bar and Grille closed until next year - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    Photos of Mussel Bar and Grille, the first Baltimore restaurant from the Washington-based chef and restauateur Robert Wiedmaier. The Harbor East location opened in March. (Richard Gorelick). Brittany BrittoContact Reporter. Seafood restaurant Mussel ...
  • Suspect Arrested In Shooting That Injured Family In ‘Targeted’ Attack

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested the man accused of shooting a man, his girlfriend, and his 5-year-old son in Baltimore County Easter Sunday in a “targeted” shooting.
    Devron Paul Goodwyn has been charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.
    According to police, a prior business dispute between Goodwyn and the adult male victim led to the sho
  • Nick Faldo: Tiger’s Play Has Created A Great Buzz Entering Master’s This Year

    By Dave Shedloski
    This year’s Masters Tournament will mark CBS Sports’ 63rd consecutive year providing television coverage, by far the longest partnership between a broadcast network and one of golf’s major championships.
    It truly is a tradition unlike any other, though changes always occur to the formula. This year, CBS Sports will produce more than 110 hours of programming among its network, cable and digital platforms, providing viewers and fans an ample fill of coverag
  • Show Won’t Go On After Harassment Allegation In Baltimore

    BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland theater is postponing its production of an upcoming play after cast members accused the artistic director of sexual harassment and refused to perform.
    Baltimore’s Iron Crow Theater bills itself as Baltimore’s only queer theater. It had been scheduled to stage Terrence McNally’s “Corpus Christi” later this month.
    The Baltimore Sun reports the production was postponed after 13 cast members walked out on the show. The cast members accu
  • 2nd Person Dies From Injuries Following Baltimore House Fire

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A second person had died from injuries he received from a house fire in Baltimore last week.
    Firefighters were able to rescue two people – an 81-year-old woman and a 55-year-old man – in the early morning hours of March 25 after flames broke out inside a home in the 2300 block of Orem Ave., but both were in critical condition.
    The woman rescued from inside the home died a short time after arriving at the hospital.
    The man was still in critical condit
  • Second person dies after 2-alarm fire in west Baltimore, officials say - WBAL Baltimore

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    A second person has died after a two-alarm fire in west Baltimore two weeks ago, city fire officials said.
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