• Orioles End 0-6 Road Trip With 13-8 Loss To Tigers

    DETROIT (AP) — Leonys Martin hit his first big league grand slam, Jeimer Candelario had four hits and three RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers beat Baltimore 13-8 Thursday to extend the Orioles’ losing streak to six.
    Jordan Zimmermann (1-0) gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings, allowing two home runs to Manny Machado and one to Chris Davis. Zimmermann was pitching for the first time since being hit in the jaw by a line drove off the bat of Cleveland’s Jason Kipnis on Apr
  • 911 Operator Jailed For Hanging Up On Thousands Of Callers

    HOUSTON (CBS Local) – A former 911 operator in Houston is headed to jail after an investigation revealed that the emergency center worker hung up on thousands of people who were calling for help.
    Crenshanda Williams was sentenced to 10 days in prison and 18 months on probation for interfering with emergency telephone calls. According to KHOU, the 44-year-old was working as an emergency operator in Houston from 2015 to 2016. During that time, Williams registered thousands of 
  • Annual Highlandtown Wine Festival; 1 Of Baltimore’s Most Popular Events

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It has become one of Baltimore’s most popular spring time events and it happens on Sunday.
    It’s time for the 15th Annual Highlandtown Wine Festival. The festival has been drawing bigger crowds every year.
    “It started 15 years ago, just a small group of us. It was mostly family in the church courtyard around the corner,” said festival co-founder Joe Dipasquale. “We’ve expanded into three streets now.”
    The festival raises m
  • Last Caribou Herd On U.S. Mainland ‘Functionally Extinct’, Experts Say

    HELENA (CBS Local) – Another species is about to disappear from the American wilderness. The last herd of southern mountain caribou – known as gray ghosts – has reportedly dwindled down to the point where wildlife experts are calling them “functionally extinct” in the U.S. mainland.
    The Selkirk herd – the last group of caribou living in the lower 48 states – has gone from a population of around 50 in 2009 to just three females currently. “It&r
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  • Day Of Service, No Walkout At Columbine On 19th Anniversary

    DENVER (AP) — A planned national high school walkout for gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting Friday won’t include student protests at the Colorado school that changed the way the nation viewed shootings.
    Just as it has done every year since the April 20, 1999, shooting killed 12 students and a teacher, Columbine High School will be closed, and students there will stick with their tradition of holding a day of service to commemorate the tragedy in a community
  • Trump: Honored To Be Speaker At Naval Academy Graduation

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump says it’s his great honor and pleasure to give the commencement speech to the U.S. Naval Academy’s 2018 graduating class.
    The White House on Thursday confirmed Trump as the speaker for the May 25 commissioning ceremony. Trump says his administration will fight to ensure the nation’s military has the resources “to fight the brave fight so they may return, safe and sound, to their loving families and friends.”
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  • Yahoo, AOL’s New Privacy Policy Allows Them To Read Your Emails

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Oath, the media division of Verizon that runs both AOL and Yahoo, is finally unifying the privacy policy of its two giant legacy Internet brands. That means an updated set of privacy terms and policies for hundreds of millions of users. And in an online world where privacy expectations have been radically reshaped in light of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica mess, it’s more important than ever to read the fine print on those splash
  • Google Creates App That Teaches Adults How To Code

    CBS Local — For many children computers have become the biggest resource when it comes to learning, socializing, and entertainment. With computer science becoming a bigger part of the world, some children are overtaking their parents in their knowledge of computer coding.
    Google is now trying to help adults keep up with their tech-savvy kids by introducing an app designed to teach people how to code. The tech giant has launched an app called Grasshopper which turns learning how t
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  • Maryland Bill Seeks Transparency In Online Political Ads

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — In the wake of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, Maryland is close to enacting a law that some experts say would set a new standard for how states deal with foreign interference in local elections and increase overall transparency in online political ads.
    If signed by Gov. Larry Hogan, the law would require online platforms to create a database identifying the purchasers of online ads in state and local elections and how much they spend. The
  • Mayor Pugh Officially Signs Styrofoam Ban Into Law

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s official. No more Styrofoam cups or food containers coming from food service businesses in Baltimore without penalty of law.
    It’s one of the bills signed by Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh Thursday afternoon.
    The Baltimore City Council unanimously passed the Styrofoam ban bill last month.
    Call it a victory for the students, whose efforts contributed to the success of the bill.
    It is largely an environmental concern, with cups and containers
  • 16 Dogs Recovered From Anne Arundel Co. Home; 1 Reported Missing

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Animal control removed 16 dogs from an Anne Arundel County residence last Friday after an investigation was launched concerning the condition of the animals.
    Animal control officials responded to a home on Sarah Avenue in Linthicum where they removed 16 dogs that were living in substandard conditions, according to investigators.
    It was also discovered that one of the dogs recovered, was reported missing in May of 2017 and has been reunited with its family after a microchip
  • Annapolis Native Named Among Time’s 100 Most Influential People In The World

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– An Annapolis native has been named among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
    Fashion designer Christian Siriano, known for his celebrity clientele, was included in the list of 100 artists, politicians, athletes, business leaders and other icons.
    Siriano has designed for popular celebs like Cardi B, Leslie Jones and even former First Lady Michelle Obama.
    Jones had the privilege of writing Siriano’s blurb in the magazine.
    Other notable
  • Former WWE Star Pete Gas Talks Undertaker-Rusev Situation

    By Chuck Carroll
    The world of pro wrestling is pretty much unlike any other. It floods our televisions and arenas with colorful, larger-than-life, loud-mouthed characters who captivate our imaginations. The funny thing is many of the people who portray those characters are themselves also colorful and loud-mouthed. Pete Gas knows this very well.
    As a member of the short-lived but memorable Mean Street Posse during the Attitude Era, he traveled up and down America’s highways and byways whil
  • Independent Review Board Meets To Discuss Slain Baltimore Detective

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The independent review board, which is now handling the investigation of slain Baltimore police Det. Sean Suiter, met for the first time Thursday morning.
    Commissioner Darryl De Sousa told the board to “go where the evidence leads you.”
    It’s been more than five months, and very few answers in what led to the death of Det. Suiter.
    RELATED: Police Announce Panel Members Reviewing Det. Sean Suiter’s Murder Case
    Suiter was killed with his service w
  • Prosecutor Won’t File Charges In Prince’s Death

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The prosecutor in the Minnesota county where Prince died said Thursday that no criminal charges will be filed in the musician’s death, effectively ending the state’s two-year investigation into how Prince got the fentanyl that killed him.
    Carver County Attorney Mark Metz’s announcement on no criminal charges came just hours after documents revealed that a doctor who was accused of illegally prescribing an opioid for Prince had agreed to pay $30,000 to s
  • Target Offering Car Seat Discounts For Trading In Your Old One

    MINNEAPOLIS (CBS Local) – Target’s annual car seat trade-in event starts Monday, April 22 and runs through May 5.
    Parents can bring an old car seat into any Target and get a coupon for 20 percent off the price of a new one. The coupon can be used to buy car seats, booster seats, car seat bases, travel systems, or strollers. Customers will get one coupon per item brought into Guest Services. The coupon expires on May 19 and purchases can be made in store or online.
    Target will recycle
  • Rise and Shine Walk Fitness Walk At Light City

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Enjoy Light City Festival weekend with a walk Saturday morning.
    The Rise and Shine Walk, hosted by Kaiser Permanente, will begin at 8:30 a.m.
    Registration is at 8 a.m. at Rash Field.
    Attendees will walk 1.5 miles to Pier 5 Hotel.
    Walkers can also participate in Zumba and Tai Chi.
    No experience is required and everyone of all ages are encouraged to participate.
    To register, click here.
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  • SRO Credited With Stopping Md. School Shooting To Receive Award Of Valor

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The school resource officer credited with bringing a shooting at a Maryland high school to an end will be given the National Award of Valor.
    Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill confronted 17-year-old Austin Wyatt Rollins last month after he fatally shot 16-year-old Jaelynn Willeyl and injured a 14-year-old boy at Great Mills High School.
    RELATED: School Resource Officer Credited With Stopping Md. School Shooting
    Gaskill will receive the National Award of Valor fro
  • Pete Prisco Mock Draft: Giants Take Darnold

    By Pete Prisco
    (CBS Sports)- We are one week away from the NFL Draft, and there is still so much uncertainty.
    Who will go first overall to the Cleveland Browns? How many quarterbacks go in the top 10? How many trades will we see?
    With that as a backdrop, here is Mock Draft No. 6 from me, which might be my final one depending on any late information.
    In it, I have the four top quarterbacks going off the board with the first four picks — including the Buffalo Bills making a move up to the No
  • Baltimore Suspect Arrested For Fatally Shooting Man In Head

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities have arrested a suspect connected to fatally shooting a man in the head in North Baltimore back in February.
    Baltimore police say they arrested Vernon Williams, 30, for the murder of Paul Jackson, 33.Detectives say on February 26, just before 7 p.m., they responded to the area of the 3000 block of Mannasota Avenue and Brehms Lane after hearing gunshots. Officers were flagged down by citizen who reported that a man was laying down on the block.
    Officers located
  • 1 Dead, 1 In Critical Condition After Shooting In Baltimore

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say one person is dead and another is in critical condition after a double shooting in Baltimore Thursday morning.
    An officer was investigating another call near N. Regester St. and E. Lafayette Ave., when shots were fire. The officer then chased after the shooter.
    Police have a couple persons of interest in custody in connection with this shooting.
    Two people were found with gunshot wounds. One victim was pronounced dead on scene, while the other was taken to
  • Kenny Johnson On Working With His Daughter & S.W.A.T.

    There is nothing like a father daughter relationship. For actor Kenny Johnson, his relationship with his eight-year-old daughter Angelica is even more special because the two get to work with each other on screen. Kenny and Angelica have been in a few movies together and tonight will get the opportunity to appear together on “S.W.A.T.”
    Johnson chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about his daughter, tonight’s episode and his career.
    DJ Sixsmith: You and your daughter
  • Chadwick Boseman To Speak At Howard University Commencement

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Black Panther” is returning to his alma mater to give the commencement address at Howard University.
    The university announced Wednesday that Chadwick Boseman will give the keynote address at Howard’s 150th commencement ceremony on May 12.
    News outlets report Boseman will be presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, the university’s highest honor.
    Howard University President Wayne Frederick said his role in the blockbuster “Bla
  • Students Protesting At Dunbar High School Over Treatment Of Teachers

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Students have reportedly gathered inside the cafeteria at Dunbar High School to protest the treatment of a few of their teachers.
    Edie House, spokesman for Baltimore City Public Schools, says students are upset because of a situation involving teacher.
    No further details have been released at this time, but House says students are circling inside the school’s cafeteria.
    WJZ spoke with several students, and they say they are protesting because a handful of teach
  • Students Protest At Dunbar High School Over Treatment Of Teachers

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Students abandoned their desks Thursday morning, and walked out of Dunbar High School to protest the treatment of a few of their teachers.
    This protest comes after students say some veteran teachers were told they will no longer teach at the school.
    About 75 students went outside the school to show their support of the teachers they fell are being mistreated.
    “Protesting because the teachers got surplused, but the students feel like they surplused the wron
  • Corey Chavous: Bradley Chubb Is The Top Prospect In The Draft In My Evaluation

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    We’re just one week away from the NFL’s biggest off-season event rolling into Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Over the last few months, there’s been plenty of debate about the top prospects, how many QBs will go in the first round, who are the sleepers, etc. As always, there are plenty of places to turn for draft information, but one of the best we’ve found is former NFL safety and current CBS Sports Network analyst/founder of Draft Nasty Magazine, Corey C
  • CBS Announces 11 Series Renewals For 2018-2019

    Demonstrating strength, stability and depth across the schedule, CBS has announced the renewals of 11 more primetime series for the 2018-2019 season.
    Combined with previously announced pickups, CBS has now renewed 17 series for next year, including its entire Tuesday and Friday night lineups.
    Wednesday’s announced renewals featured the following shows: Blue Bloods, Bull, Hawaii Five-0, Madam Secretary, MacGyver, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, Survivor, The Amazing Race, 48 Hours and
  • 911 Operator Gets 10 Days In Jail For Hanging Up On Thousands Of Callers

    HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a former 911 operator in Houston has been found guilty of hanging up on people calling for emergency services and sentenced to 10 days in jail and 18 months of probation.
    The Harris County district attorney’s office says jurors on Wednesday found 44-year-old Crenshanda Williams guilty of interference with emergency telephone calls, a misdemeanor. A judge sentenced her.
    Prosecutors say she worked as a 911 operator for a year and a half, ending in 2016. R
  • Men Arrested At Starbucks Say They Feared For Their Lives

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rashon Nelson initially brushed it off when the Starbucks manager told him he couldn’t use the restroom because he wasn’t a paying customer.
    He thought nothing of it when he and his business partner, Donte Robinson, were approached at their table and were asked if they needed help. The 23-year-old entrepreneurs declined, explaining they were just waiting for a business meeting.
    A few minutes later, they hardly noticed when the police walked into the coffee s
  • Missing Man Suffering From Early Stages Of Dementia

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are searching for a missing vulnerable adult, Ernest White, 82. He suffers from early stages of dementia.
    Police say White was last seen Wednesday at approximately 8:05 p.m., in the 3300 block of Alto Avenue.
    White is approximately 5′ 4″ and 120 lbs.He was last seen in a black baseball cap, Captain America t-shirt and black jeans.
    Police ask anyone who may have seen White to call 911 or Missing Person detectives at 443-984-7385.
  • Weather Blog: Early Sprinkles Will Lead To A Mostly Cloudy Day

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you’re getting dressed or getting someone ready for the bus stop, going to school, well it looks like temperatures are going to be in that 50-degree range, call it 51 degrees.
    There are early sprinkles around but it’s otherwise mostly cloudy for your day.
    It turns breezy this afternoon and it gets pretty cool. Gusts could be up to about 35 miles per hour, so it will be breezy. Even coming home it will be a daytime high of 56. Coming home, we are lookin
  • People With Mental Health, Drug Problems Overwhelm Hospitals

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Hospital emergency rooms in Maryland are being overwhelmed with people needing treatment for mental health or substance-abuse problems.
    The Baltimore Sun explored the issue after video showed workers at the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Midtown Campus depositing a woman in a mental health crisis at a bus stop. The Sun reports that most hospitals aren’t equipped to treat such patients, but they usually have no other place to go.
    Nearly one in four eme
  • Charges Filed After 33 Chihuahuas Found In Filthy Car

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say 33 dogs were left in a hot car filled with trash and now a Montgomery County man faces several animal cruelty charges.
    According to police, Javier Peralta, 41, was partying with friends and left the chihuahuas in a car outside.
    According to court records, 18 of the dogs appeared to be malnourished and at least one puppy had to be euthanized.
    Police say some of the other dogs had foreign objects in their stomachs. The objects included metal and plastic.
    Per
  • Stormy Daniels To Perform In Baltimore Nightclub

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Adult film star Stormy Daniels is bringing her talents to Baltimore. She will be performing at Fantasies Nightclub on April 19-21.
    The stop is a part of her nationwide “Make America Horny Again” tour.Daniels made national headlines after she claimed she had an affair with President Donald Trump in 2006. She interviewed with Anderson Cooper for “60 Minutes” but hinted that she has more information she hasn’t yet revealed.
    She says sh
  • 2 Years After Prince’s Death, Prosecutor To Update Probe

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the Minnesota county where Prince died will announce a decision on criminal charges following a two-year investigation into the music superstar’s death from an accidental fentanyl overdose.
    Carver County Attorney Mark Metz scheduled an 11:30 a.m. news conference Thursday to announce whether anyone would be charged.
    Prince was 57 when he was found alone and unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate in suburban Chanhassen on April 21, 2016
  • Overnight Shooting At Apartment In Hampden

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are investigating a shooting in the 1400 block of Union Avenue.
    Police say they were originally dispatched to the 1300 block of Dellwood Avenue intersection for a reported of shooting at about 1:50 a.m. Thursday. Once there, they say they found a 34-year-old male with a gunshot wound in the leg.
    Their investigation led them to believe the shooting actually happened at an apartment on Union Avenue.
    Shooting near 2am at these Apts in #Hampden resu
  • Md. Native Michael Phelps Opens Up About Battle With Depression

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time, has a powerful message for anyone who is suffering from depression.
    Phelps has so many medals and accolades, it’s hard to keep track. But one of his most significant challenges was asking for help to overcome suicidal thoughts.
    His legend still stands more than a decade after he plunged onto the international stage. Maryland’s Phelps captured 28 Olympic medals, but the superstar swimmer struggled with d
  • Weather Blog: Sunny, Dry After Bitter Cold Start

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Wednesday saw a sunny and dry afternoon after a freezing cold and frosty start.
    Overnight, an area of low pressure will pass north of Baltimore and bring clouds and a slight chance of a shower.
    A breeze will get stronger by afternoon with gusts over 30 mph possible. Tomorrow, we expect a mix of sun and clouds, and highs in the mid-50s, which will make it feel colder.
    Sunny skies will end the week and most of the weekend, and temperatures will slowly warm as well.
    Enj
  • 8-Year-Old Arrested, Charged For Bringing Loaded Gun To Md. School

    ALTIMORE (WJZ) — An eight-year-old boy is facing charges after bringing a gun to school in St. Mary’s County.
    St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Park Hall Elementary School located in Park Hall on Wednesday for the report of a student with a handgun.
    When deputies arrived, a school official said a loaded semi-automatic handgun was found in the student’s book bag.
    An investigation determined the boy brought the gun to school after finding it at ho
  • Babies Now Allowed On US Senate Floor Following Rare Rule Change

    (CNN) — In a rare move, the Senate on Wednesday night voted to change longstanding rules to allow newborns — for the first time — onto the Senate floor during votes.
    The rule change, voted through by unanimous consent, was done to accommodate senators with newborn babies, allowing them now to be able to bring a child under 1 year old onto the Senate floor and breastfeed them during votes.
    Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who gave birth this month to her second child,&nb
  • ‘Black Panther’ Comes To Saudi Arabia As Movie Theater Ban Ends

    (CNN Money) — Saudi Arabia has ended a 35-year ban on movie theaters with a screening of “Black Panther.”
    America’s biggest movie theater company, AMC, played the Hollywood blockbuster on Wednesday at its new single-screen cinema in the financial district of the capital Riyadh.
    The gala opening was limited to about 500 invited guests, executives and officials, but public screenings of the movie will begin soon, AMC said. A Saudi official said that would happen from May 1.
  • Trump On Firing Mueller Or Rosenstein: ‘They’re Still Here’

    (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday downplayed speculation he’s moving to fire special counsel Robert Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
    “They’ve been saying I’m going to get rid of them for the last three months, four months, five months, and they’re still here,” the President told reporters, standing alongside his Japanese counterpart at Trump’s oceanfront Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
    He maintained the special c
  • 2 Charged In Shooting At Montgomery Co. Mall

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two men are facing attempted murder charges after a shooting outside of a mall in Bethesda last month.
    Montgomery County Police arrested and charged David Orlando Montalvo, 23, and Lucas Austin Graves, 28, for a shooting in the parking lot of the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda.
    RELATED: Police: Shots Fired Outside Mall In Montgomery Co.
    Officers responded to the scene after reports of shots fired just after 7 p.m. on March 9. Police found shell
  • Police Investigating 2 Road Rage Incidents Hours Apart In Anne Arundel Co.

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say two women are lucky to be alive after a pair of road rage incidents occurred just hours apart in Anne Arundel County over the weekend.
    A disturbing video has gone viral of a road rage incident that turned into an assault as the victim captures the  terrifying ordeal on camera.
    Police say the incident ignited along Ritchie Highway in Arnold when the victim stops at a red light and a man gets out of his car.
    The woman is followed to her neighborhood where th
  • Hopkins University Student Assaulted At Campus Bus Stop

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials say a Johns Hopkins University student was assaulted at a bus stop on campus Wednesday afternoon.
    The student told Campus Safety and Security that he was waiting at shuttle stop on St. Paul Street at 27th Street around 3 p.m. when a man cursed at him and hit him in the face. The victim suffered minor injures, according to the university.
    The suspect is described as a man in his 40’s, 5-foot-7, wearing a red hoodie and black jeans.
    School official
  • 4M Gallons Of Sewage, Rainwater Overflow Into Jones Falls, Inner Harbor

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Heavy downpours early Monday morning triggered an overflow, sending a massive mixture of sewage and rainwater into Jones Falls.
    “This time, we had a combined overflow of 4.1 million gallons,” Baltimore Department of Public Works spokesperson Jeff Raymond said.
    As usual, it flowed down to the Inner Harbor, and it’s not uncommon.
    Blue Water Baltimore monitors water quality in the harbor, and according to researcher Alice Volpitta, “I can tell yo
  • Southwest Passengers At BWI On Edge After Tuesday’s Mid-Air Explosion

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A flurry of anxious passengers boarded Southwest flights at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on Wednesday, preparing to fly just one day after the nation’s first airline death in nine years.
    “Well, when the Uber driver kind of told us about it, I guess it was a little bit shocking as we were on our way to the airport taking a long trip to Seattle today,” one flyer said.
    The news of an on-board disaster on Tuesday that resulted in the tragic death of a

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