Baltimore news

• Candidates In Maryland Governor’s Race Agree On A Debate

  06-09-2018 23:45
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and Democrat Ben Jealous have agreed on a televised debate.
  The campaigns announced Thursday they have agreed to a single, hour-long debate on Sept. 24.
  It will be hosted and broadcast statewide by Maryland Public Television.
  The candidates will be questioned by media outlets from all parts of the state, including The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, WMDT and the Herald-Mail of Hagerstown.
  The debate will be recorded live to tape and wil
  
  Read more

• Baltimore Boxer Franchón Crews Taking On The Challenge Of Her Life

  06-09-2018 23:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Champion Baltimore boxer Franchón Crews is about to take on the challenge of her life; her first world title.
  It will happen in front of a national audience.
  WJZ’s Denise Koch catches up with our own “Heavy Hitting Diva.”
  Crews already has a long list of titles, but now she’s gone pro, and next week she’ll be in Las Vegas going head-to-head for the world title.
  She trains every day, but now with a new ferocity as she gets ready fo
  
  Read more

• Local Stationery Company Keeps Print Alive In Baltimore

  06-09-2018 22:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — We may be living in the age of computers, iPads and iPhones, but a local stationery company in South Baltimore is thriving.
  Write Note Pad & Company opened their business seven years ago.
  “It’s just something that started local and has since grown. We distribute to countless countries and every state and territory in the United States. It’s really fun to be creative, put something together and then share it with the world,” said company fo
  
  Read more

• More Baby Boomers Turning To Marijuana, Study Says

  06-09-2018 22:11
  (CNN) — Seniors are increasingly passing the pipe. About 9% of US adults between the ages of 50 and 64 have used marijuana at least once during the survey year, while 3% of those over 65 have done so, new research finds.
  For middle-age adults, the percentage of cannabis users has doubled over nearly a decade, according to the study, published Thursday in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Older adults have seen a seven-fold increase in that period.
  Though marijuana use is incre
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ Star Burt Reynolds Dead At 82

  06-09-2018 22:00
  (CNN) — Burt Reynolds, the mustachioed megastar who first strutted on screen more than half a century ago, died Thursday, according to his agent Todd Eisner.
  He was 82.
  The Georgia native, whose easy-going charms and handsome looks drew prominent roles in films such as “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Boogie Nights,” suffered a cardiac arrest, Eisner said.
  An iconic Hollywood sex symbol in front of the camera, Reynolds also tried his directorial hand behind it, and late
  
  Read more

• New Jersey Tourist Tells Disney Greeters He’s There To “Blow The Place Up”

  06-09-2018 21:51
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — A tourist from New Jersey is accused of making a bomb threat at a Walt Disney World resort.
  When Gregory Lazarchick, 56, visited the Saratoga Springs Resort last July, he was asked by employees how his day was going. Lazarchick reportedly told them that he had been sent by al-Qaida him to “blow the place up.” He then added that he was joking.
  Taking the matter as no joke, resort employees contacted the Orange County Sheriff’s Of
  
  Read more

• Man Fined $124 For Kicking Seagull That Ate Cheeseburger

  06-09-2018 21:40
  HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A man accused of kicking a seagull that tried to eat his cheeseburger at a New Hampshire beach has been fined $124.
  Police investigated the report from a bystander at Hampton Beach earlier this summer.
  NH1 reports the man Nate Rancloes, said he had just returned from getting a cheeseburger and fries and was sitting on the sand. He said seagulls got to the burger, and he spun around with his leg to shoo one away, but struck the bird. He said it was a simple mi
  
  Read more

• Bruce Arians: ‘The Work Is Not Going Anywhere, Don’t Miss Your Family’

  06-09-2018 21:04
  Ryan Mayer
  A new NFL season is upon us with teams returning to the field starting Thursday and running through Monday. While the return of football brings excitement for fans, players and coaching staffs alike, one thing that can often go neglected this time of the year, particularly for coaches, is family. The pressure to be successful can cause coaching staffs to work long hours every day throughout the course of the season, in order to try and achieve the requisite level of success.
  Former NF
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Actor Burt Reynolds Dies At 82

  06-09-2018 21:04
  FLORIDA (CBS Local/CNN) —Burt Reynolds, the mustachioed megastar who first strutted on screen more than half a century ago, died Thursday, according to his agent Todd Eisner.
  He was 82. The Georgia native, whose easy-going charms and handsome looks drew prominent roles in films such as “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Boogie Nights,” suffered a cardiac arrest, Eisner said.
  An iconic Hollywood sex symbol in front of the camera, Reynolds also tried his directorial hand be
  
  Read more

• Maryland Charges Opioid Drugmaker With ‘Deceptive’ Scheme

  06-09-2018 21:02
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland authorities say an Arizona-based drugmaker engaged in a nationwide scheme characterized by “extraordinary misconduct” to boost profits amid the coast-to-coast opioid epidemic.
  Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Thursday that his office filed charges against Insys Therapeutics alleging multiple violations of a consumer protect law.
  Insys makes a highly addictive opioid spray used to manage pain for adult cancer patients. But Frosh says Insys joined
  
  Read more

• College Removes Uniforms Featuring Nike Logo To Protest Kaepernick Deal

  06-09-2018 20:42
  (AP) — The endorsement deal between Nike and Colin Kaepernick prompted a flood of debate Tuesday. It was a trending topic on Twitter and other social networks, with some fans urging a boycott of the company’s clothes and sneakers — even burning and cutting out the signature swoosh logos on their gear.
  “I stand for anybody that believes in change. I stand for anybody that believes in a positive attitude,” LeBron James said Tuesday night at a Nike fashi
  
  Read more

• The NFL Kicks Off Thursday; Will Its Ratings Take Another Hit This Season?

  06-09-2018 20:37
  (CNN Money) — One of the questions looming over Thursday night’s kickoff game between the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and the Atlanta Falcons is whether the NFL‘s ratings will go up or down this season.
  The NFL is the biggest ratings juggernaut on television, but the last two seasons’ viewership declines have left observers wondering if the NFL is no longer immune to the changing viewing habits that are impacting all of television.
  Experts who s
  
  Read more

• Donald Trump Jr. Alters Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ Ad To Feature President Instead Of Kaepernick

  06-09-2018 20:33
  (CBS/CNN) – Nike’s endorsement of Colin Kaepernick has drawn both praise and criticism.
  Earlier this week, it was announced that Kaepernick will be one of the faces of Nike’s 30th anniversary commemoration of its iconic “Just Do It” slogan. The campaign will also feature athletes such as Serena Williams, NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., and Shaquem Griffin, a rookie linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks whose left hand was amputated when he was
  
  Read more

• ‘Pandemic’ Of Inactivity Increases Disease Risk Worldwide, WHO Study Says

  06-09-2018 20:02
  (CNN) — Around the globe, about one in three women and nearly one in four men does not exercise enough to avoid common diseases, a new report shows.
  At least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity each week is the recommended level for adults, according to the World Health Organization. People who do not meet this guideline are at greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, dementia and some cancers, research shows.
  T
  
  Read more

• Do Men Really Exaggerate Their Number Of Sexual Partners?

  06-09-2018 19:47
  (CNN) — When it comes to sexual partners, what’s in a number? For one recent survey study, researchers at the University of Glasgow analyzed the responses of over 15,000 men and women and concluded that men are more likely to exaggerate their number of opposite-sex partners, possibly because men estimate rather than count all of their partners.
  Men, it turned out, claimed an average of 14 sexual partners over their lifetime, while women reported only seven. The people surveyed were b
  
  Read more

• Jealous Proposes Cut To Maryland Sales Tax

  06-09-2018 19:40
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Democrat Ben Jealous says he would propose cutting the state’s sales tax from 6 percent to 5.75 percent, if he is elected governor.
  Jealous said Thursday it is part of his plan to make Maryland more competitive with neighboring states, while reducing the tax burden on working families. He says Gov. Larry Hogan has had no problem keeping tax break promises to big corporations, but has yet to deliver broad-based relief for working Marylanders.
  Doug Mayer, depu
  
  Read more

• Earthquake Buries Homes Under Landslides In Hokkaido, Japan

  06-09-2018 19:27
  (CNN) — Yet another natural disaster has struck part of Japan, continuing a summer of chaos that has seen the country weather deadly floods, typhoons, earthquakes, landslides and heatwaves.
  At least seven people were killed when a magnitude-6.6 quake, measured by the United States Geological Survey, struck the northern island of Hokkaido early Thursday, causing landslides which buried a large number of homes at the foot of a ridge.
  More than 150 people were injured by the quake, mostly in
  
  Read more

• Trent Green: ‘Interested To See How Guys Like J.J. Watt, OBJ Come Back From Injury’

  06-09-2018 19:23
  Ryan Mayer
  The first week of the NFL regular season is finally here. The defending-champion Philadelphia Eagles kick things off in front of their home fans against the Atlanta Falcons tonight before the rest of the teams take the field on Sunday and Monday.
  With a new beginning comes familiar questions. Who are the Super Bowl contenders? Which rookies will make the biggest impact? Who is going to take home the MVP award? In search of answers to some of these questions, we asked former NFL quarte
  
  Read more

• Tyler Tessier Found Dead In Cell, Suicide Notes Found

  06-09-2018 18:55
  MONTGOMERY CO., Md. (WJZ) — Tyler Tessier, the man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend, was found dead in his jail cell early Thursday morning and officials believe it was suicide.
  Montgomery County police said the 33-year-old hung himself while housed in a single cell.
  Opening statements were supposed to begin Thursday in a Montgomery County courthouse.
  Letters found in his cell also support the idea that Tessier committed suicide. He was not on suicide watch.
  RELATED: Jury Se
  
  Read more

• Houston Nutt: ‘The Quarterbacks In The SEC Stood Out In Week 1’

  06-09-2018 18:43
  Ryan Mayer
  The first week of the college football season is in the books, which means some fanbases are happy and others are panicking. Overreactions aside, there’s plenty of season left, and while Week 2 doesn’t have as many star-power match-ups on the docket, there’s a big game coming on the SEC on CBS. The game of the week features a battle in the East division, with the Georgia Bulldogs making the trip to Columbia, South Carolina for a date with Will Muschamp and the Gameco
  
  Read more

• US Plans To Sidestep Limits On Detaining Immigrant Children

  06-09-2018 18:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday it plans to circumvent a longstanding court agreement that governs how children are treated in immigration custody, in part to detain families longer as a way to deter migrants from crossing the Southwestern border illegally.
  The Homeland Security Department announced proposed regulations that would terminate the so-called Flores agreement that requires the government to keep children in the least-restricted setting and required thei
  
  Read more

• 3 Killed, Suspect Dead After Shooting In Cincinnati’s Fountain Square

  06-09-2018 17:24
  (CNN) — At least three people were killed Thursday in a shooting at the Fifth Third Center in Cincinnati’s Fountain Square, Police Chief Eliot Isaac said.
  The suspect is also dead, Isaac said. Two others were injured, he said.
  The shooting began just after 9 a.m. ET. The gunman entered a loading dock and opened fire before entering the lobby of the building, where several police officers engaged him, Isaac said.
  “I heard about eight gunshots, and I actually got on my knees. I k
  
  Read more

• Police Search Home Of Couple Who Raised $400,000 For Homeless Man On GoFundMe

  06-09-2018 17:23
  (CNN) — Police executed a search warrant Thursday morning to comb through the home of the couple who raised $400,000 for a homeless Philadelphia man.
  It’s the latest twist in an escalating feud over the money and what happened to it.
  Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico have been embroiled in a legal fight with Johnny Bobbitt Jr. after they started a GoFundMe account for him. They said they were touched by his kindness after Bobbitt gave his last $20 to McClure for gas when she became
  
  Read more

• WWE Superstar Big Show On Dramatic Weight Loss: ‘It’s John Cena’s Fault’

  06-09-2018 17:19
  By Chuck Carroll
  What began as a simple conversation backstage turned into one of the most remarkable transformations in sports entertainment history. This isn’t about a clean-cut, wholesome good guy suddenly getting in touch with his dark side. Nor, is it about an evil villain disrobing a dark cloak after finally seeing the light. In a fictitious world, where larger-than-life colorful gladiators do battle inside of a 20′ x 20′ Coliseum, such changes are to be expected. But thi
  
  Read more

• Flu And Common Cold Confirmed In Sick Passengers On Emirates Flight To JFK

  06-09-2018 16:58
  (CNN) — New York City’s Department of Health & Mental Hygiene confirmed Thursday that a majority of the test results from passengers aboard Emirates Flight 203 who reported illness Wednesday “showed common viruses such as influenza and the common cold.”
  Additional testing for other viruses will be done today, with full results expected by this afternoon, department press secretary Christopher R. Miller said in a statement.
  10 Sick Passengers Taken To Hospital After 10
  
  Read more

• AG: Auto Retailer Engaged In Deceptive Business Practices

  06-09-2018 16:44
  BALTIMORE (AP) — An online retailer of auto parts has been accused of deceptive business practices in violation of Maryland’s consumer protection act.
  Attorney General Brian Frosh says charges have been filed against Maryland Speed LLC and its owner. He says the online retailer allegedly accepted payment for auto parts it failed to provide. It then allegedly refused to issue refunds.
  Frosh says failure to deliver a product after payment is made is “a flagrant violation of the l
  
  Read more

• BARCS ‘Out Of Space,’ Waiving Pet Adoption Fees Through Weekend

  06-09-2018 16:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The BARCS Animal Shelter will waive pet adoption fees through the weekend after the shelter says it’s “out of space.”
  The shelter said in a post on their Facebook page that they are in a “desperate situation” after taking in 350 rescue over the last week.
  “As an open-admission shelter, we take in every animal that comes to us in need. Our facility only has so many cages, and a large influx of stray and surrendered animals quickly create
  
  Read more

• Maryland Dam To Be Removed After More Than A Century

  06-09-2018 16:31
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland dam that blocked wildlife habitats and created unsafe swimming conditions for more than a century will be removed.
  News outlets reported Wednesday that an initial blast of explosives will be used to breach the Bloede Dam. Planning for its removal began in 2011, but Patapsco River advocates have been pushing for it since as early as 2006.
  The former hydroelectric station that straddles Baltimore and Howard counties was on the cutting edge of electricity productio
  
  Read more

• Back-To-Back Homers By Cruz, Span Lead M’s Past O’s 5-2

  06-09-2018 16:29
  SEATTLE (AP) — Dee Gordon says it’s too early for the Seattle Mariners to be worried about the wild-card math. He thinks they should just concentrate on winning games.
  Nelson Cruz and Denard Span hit back-to-back home runs, and Seattle overcame sloppy infield defense to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Wednesday night.
  Despite winning a home series for the first time since July 22, the Mariners failed to gain ground on Oakland in the race for the second AL wild card. They still trai
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Woman Falls Through Ceiling After Asking To Use Restaurant Bathroom

  06-09-2018 15:21
  GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (CBSLA) — Diners in Orange County received an unexpected dinner guest when a woman came crashing through the ceiling of a Mexican restaurant.
  A person recorded the moment the woman fell through the ceiling tiles of Sabroso! Mexican Grill in Garden Grove Sunday. The restaurant said she asked to use the bathroom and an employee obliged. She went into the bathroom and was there for a long time, causing a line to form. A short while later, she broke through one of the
  
  Read more

• School Resource Officer On Leave For Activating Taser To Wake Sleeping Student

  06-09-2018 15:13
  SMITHVILLE, Ohio (AP) – Police in northeast Ohio have placed a school resource officer on unpaid leave for activating a Taser to wake up a sleeping student.
  WEWS-TV reports the incident happened Aug. 30 at Liberty Preparatory School in Smithville. Police say Officer Maryssa Boskoski was called to a classroom when a sleeping student wouldn’t wake up for a teacher or principal.
  Smithville Police Chief Howard Funk says Boskoski removed the cartridge from the Taser and “arced&rdquo
  
  Read more

• Naked Intruder Found In 13-Year-Old Girl’s Bedroom; Police Searching For Other Victims

  06-09-2018 15:03
  FONTANA (CBSLA) – A 21-year-old man has been arrested on charges of breaking into the bedroom of a 13-year-old girl in Fontana last week and pleasuring himself, and authorities suspect he may have several more possible victims who he targeted through an Inland Empire dance studio.
  Jonathan Emmanuel Ward was arrested Aug. 30 at his home in the 7000 block of Nebraska Street, the same day as the alleged incident, according to Fontana police. He is charged with child annoyance, indecent e
  
  Read more

• Arundel High School To Close Early Due To AC Issues

  06-09-2018 14:27
  GAMBRILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Arundel High School in Anne Arundel County will close early Thursday due to air-conditioning issues.
  According to the school, classes will stop for students around 11 a.m.
  Staff members will continue to work for the remainder of the day.
  Students who ride buses will be taken home on their normal routes starting at 11 a.m.
  Some Maryland Schools Closed Again Thursday For Excessive Heat
  Several Baltimore County schools haven’t opened this year due to excessive hea
  
  Read more

• Cranberries Singer Died From Drowning While Drunk, Inquest Hears

  06-09-2018 14:22
  (CNN) — Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, died in January by drowning due to alcohol intoxication, an inquest at Westminster Coroner’s Court heard Thursday, according to Britain’s Press Association.
  The death of O’Riordan in a London hotel room in January was an accident, coroner Shirley Radcliffe ruled at Westminster Coroner’s Court, PA reported.
  O’Riordan, who was 46 when she died, was in London for a short recording ses
  
  Read more

• Weather Blog: Heat Wave Is Ending

  06-09-2018 14:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The final day of this heatwave is here. After a heat index of 101° a reading of 85 very normal degrees will feel great tomorrow. 74° on Saturday, and by Sunday it will feel a bit like football weather with a high of just 71° under cloudy skies. In other words, much of the day in the upper 60’s. Nice!! We will discuss the rain chances over the weekend tomorrow. To be honest each day is a 55% chance of rain…that would be the remnants of “Gordo
  
  Read more

• Trump Slams Damning New York Times Op-ed As ‘Gutless’

  06-09-2018 14:10
  (CNN) — An unnamed senior Trump administration official assailed President Donald Trump’s “amorality” and reckless decision-making in a New York Times op-ed published Wednesday and said he or she is part of a “resistance” working to thwart Trump’s worst impulses.
  “The dilemma — which (Trump) does not fully grasp — is that many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his
  
  Read more

• Tyler Tessier Found Dead In Jail Cell

  06-09-2018 13:20
  MONTGOMERY CO., Md. (WJZ) — Tyler Tessier, the man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend, was found dead in his jail cell Thursday morning.
  Sources tell WJZ the 33-year-old hanged himself.
  This comes as the Montgomery County State’s Attorney says opening statements could start today in his trial.
  RELATED: Jury Selection Enters Day 2 In Trial For Man Accused Of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend
  Victim Laura Wallen, a respected Howard County teacher, failed to show up for the first
  
  Read more

• Weather Blog: Heat and Humidity

  06-09-2018 04:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Another day of excessive September heat and humidity. The area hit 94 degrees and the heat index was around 100 degrees once again.
  Thursday will be the last day of this currently very hot and humid stretch. By later Thursday night, some showers and thunderstorms will mark a cool front crossing the area, and with it, much cooler air will begin to filter in.
  It will get even cooler this weekend but with that comes periods of rain being more likely. There could be a lo
  
  Read more

• Man Killed After Jumping Out Moving Vehicle On I-695

  06-09-2018 03:37
  CATONSVILLE, Md. (WJZ)  — A 38-year-old has died after he jumped out of his moving vehicle and was struck by an oncoming tractor-trailer in the adjacent lane on the Baltimore Beltway.
  The crash was on the outer loop of I-695 at Exit 15, Route 40 on Wednesday night.
  Police identified the man Thursday as Michael C. Dent of Catonsville, Md.
  MSP said a preliminary investigation indicates that Dent was driving a 2018 Nissan when he struck the rear of another car on the ramp from Secur
  
  Read more

• 1 Dead In I-695 Crash

  06-09-2018 03:37
  CATONSVILLE, Md. (WJZ)  — One man has died after he jumped out of his moving vehicle and was struck by an oncoming tractor-trailer in the adjacent lane on the Baltimore Beltway.
  The crash was on the outer loop of I-695 at Exit 15, Route 40 on Wednesday night.
  A detour is in place currently onto Route 40. Outer loop will be reopened as soon as the scene has been processed completely.
  MSP said a preliminary investigation indicates that the car driver struck the rear of another car on th
  
  Read more

• The Story Behind The New York Times’ Anonymous Op-Ed Blasting Trump

  06-09-2018 02:25
  (CNN Money) — Several days ago a senior official in the Trump administration used an intermediary to contact New York Times op-ed page editor Jim Dao.
  Through the go-between, the senior official expressed interest in writing an explosive piece for the paper, describing a “resistance” to President Trump within the government that works overtime to protect the United States from the president’s worst impulses.
  The result, published on the New York Times’ website on We
  
  Read more

• Baltimore Is Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot

  06-09-2018 00:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s another day of scorching temperatures from Mother Nature and Baltimore is doing everything it can to deal with the nasty heat.
  “I wanted to faint that’s how bad it was when I come outside,” said Carrie Braun, who had her son cool off at the Inner Harbor in the water activities.
  This late summer heat wave is delivering unbearable conditions for those forced to be outside.
  The manager at a work site in Hampden said some of his crew was even hosp
  
  Read more

Follow @Baltimore__news on Twitter!