Baltimore news

• Services Set For Virginia Firefighter Killed During Hurricane Michael

  14-10-2018 22:48
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Visitation and memorial services are set for this week for a firefighter who was killed while responding to a crash during Tropical Storm Michael.
  Local stations report visitations honoring Hanover County Fire Lt. Brad Clark will be held Monday and Tuesday at a funeral home in Richmond. A memorial service will follow on Wednesday in Doswell.
  Authorities have said Clark died when a tractor-trailer struck a fire engine at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Thursday night.
  
  Read more

• Frost Advisory For Garrett. Allegany Counties Overnight

  14-10-2018 05:16
  A frost advisory is in effect for Garrett and Allegany counties until 5 a.m. Sunday morning.
  Temperatures there could drop as low as 32 degrees overnight.
  Garrett and Allegany Counties are under a Frost Advisory until 5 a.m. Sunday since temps could drop as low as 32°. Bring animals inside and cover sensitive outdoor plants. #YouKnowItsGettingColdWhen #WJZ pic.twitter.com/TaO68YROhh
  — Meg McNamara (@MegWJZ) October 14, 2018Residents should bring animals and sensitive plants inside.
  Fol
  
  Read more

• Hundreds Of Firefighters Honor The Fallen Firefighters Of 9/11

  14-10-2018 05:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — M&T Bank Stadium was packed Saturday, not with football fans but instead with firefighters.
  Dozens of firefighters from all over the state came together to remember the fallen firefighters of 9/11 in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week.
  Wearing rubber boots or everyday sneakers,
  It wasn’t the footwear, but the footsteps that mattered Saturday morning as the stairs of M&T Bank Stadium became a walking memorial.
  “Well, they’re going to climb the
  
  Read more

• 5 MD Schools Rank Among Healthiest In US: List

  14-10-2018 04:22
   ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Patch.com) — Five schools in Maryland have ranked among “America’s Healthiest Schools” by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
  The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national organization that empowers kids to develop lifelong, healthy habits, recognized a record 461 schools from 26 states and the District of Columbia as the country’s healthiest schools. The schools received Healthier Generation’s National Healthy Schools Award at
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Officials Broach Idea Of Charging For National Mall Protests

  14-10-2018 03:56
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service is exploring whether to require protest organizers to pay for the cost of providing law enforcement and other support services for demonstrations held in the nation’s capital.
  The proposed rule also could shrink a significant portion of the sidewalk outside the White House that is accessible to pedestrians, leaving a five-foot wide sliver. The public has until the close of Monday to comment on the proposal.
  More than 7,600 comments have bee
  
  Read more

• Own One Of Neil Armstrong’s Flight Suits. Starting Bid: $10,000

  14-10-2018 03:48
  (CBS News) — You could soon own an iconic piece of space exploration history. To help mark the moon landing’s 50th anniversary next year, Neil Armstrong’s family is auctioning off items from the late astronaut’s personal collection of memorabilia at the beginning of November.
  The 3,000-item auction includes one of Armstrong’s Project Gemini flight suits and a gold pin he wore on his first voyage into space.
  Read more on CBSNews.com
  
  Read more

• Trump Vows ‘Severe Punishment’ If Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was Killed By Saudis

  14-10-2018 03:29
   (CNN) — President Donald Trump vowed in a “60 Minutes” interview that the United States would get to the bottom of what happened to a missing Saudi journalist and that there would be “severe punishment” if he were found to have been killed.
  In an excerpt from the interview, released by CBS on Saturday morning, Trump said the case of Jamal Khashoggi was “being looked at very, very strongly” and that his administration “would be very upset and
  
  Read more

• Funeral Held For 5-Month-Old Baby Who Died

  14-10-2018 03:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Funeral services were held Saturday for the 5-month-old baby allegedly killed by her father.
  Brailynn Ford died last Sunday, three days after she was hospitalized with traumatic injuries.
  5-Month-Old Girl Dies Days After She’s Hospitalized With ‘Trauma To Her Body’On Thursday, Baltimore police arrested the baby’s father, 21-year-old Anthony Ford, the same day family and friends were releasing balloons in Brailynn’s memory.
  Father Charged In 5
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Two Shootings, 1 Fatal, Reported Within 24 Hours Along One Baltimore Street

  14-10-2018 03:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two shootings were reported along one Baltimore avenue within 24 hours.
  A 33-year-old man was shot Saturday afternoon in southeast Baltimore.
  According to Baltimore Police, officers were called to the 3600 block of Leverton Avenue for a report of a shooting.
  When they arrived they found the man with gunshot wounds to his body.
  He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
  On Friday night, just two blocks down in the 3400 block of Leverton Avenue, a 27-year-old man was s
  
  Read more

• Russo Leads Temple Past Navy 24-17

  14-10-2018 02:46
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Temple quarterback Anthony Russo has impressed his coaches with his big arm and tendency to make game-changing plays at critical moments.
  The 6-foot-4 sophomore delivered again in one of his team’s biggest road tests of the season.
  Russo threw for 300 yards with a 62-yard touchdown pass to Ventell Bryant midway through the fourth quarter and Temple won for the fourth time in five games by running past Navy 24-17 on Saturday.
  “It was a fun game,” Owls
  
  Read more

• Jacket From ‘The Wire’ Sold At Auction To A McNulty

  14-10-2018 02:36
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A jacket worn by fictional detective Jimmy McNulty in the popular HBO television series “The Wire” has been sold at auction to a real-life McNulty.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that a blue jacket worn by actor Dominic West was sold for $3,350 Saturday at the Thomas Johnson Elementary Middle School Fall Festival.
  West starred as detective Jimmy McNulty in the critically acclaimed drama and the jacket features a “J. McNulty” nametag.
  The buyer, Kevin McN
  
  Read more

• Hurricane Michael Death Toll Climbs To 18 With New Victim Reported In Virginia

  14-10-2018 02:28
  (CNN) — Hurricane Michael’s death toll climbed to 18 Saturday, after another victim was discovered in Virginia.
  Fears were mounting for those who did not heed evacuation orders before Hurricane Michael bulldozed large swaths of Florida’s Panhandle, and residents in the hardest-hit areas grew increasingly desperate for provisions.
  Three days after the monster storm, with rescue workers cutting through hulking debris piles in search of survivors, residents formed long lines outsi
  
  Read more

• Flacco Leads Towson Over William & Mary 29-13

  14-10-2018 02:07
  TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Tom Flacco had 109 yards rushing and threw for another 188 yards and a score to lead Towson past William & Mary 29-13 on Saturday night.
  Kobe Young, Shane Simpson, and Yeedee Thaenrat each had touchdown runs for Towson (5-1, 3-0 Colonial Athletic Association), which shut out William & Mary (2-4, 1-2) in the second half.
  Flacco’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Jabari Allen early in the fourth quarter stretched the Tigers’ lead to 23-13. Thaenrat’s 53-y
  
  Read more

• Opioid Overdoses Increase In First 6 Months Of 2018

  14-10-2018 01:46
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Statistics show the number of opioid-related overdoses in Maryland increased 14.8 percent over the first six months of 2018 compared with the same period last year.
  According to data released Friday by the Maryland Department of Health, opioid overdoses killed 1,185 people from January to June. That’s compared with 1,032 during the same period last year.
  The Baltimore Sun reports the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl played a role in more than three-quarters of all
  
  Read more

• Officials Urge Caution As Wildfire Season Gets Underway

  14-10-2018 01:43
  FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Despite the heavy rain Maryland has seen so far this year, officials are urging caution as the state’s wildfire season gets underway.
  The Frederick News-Post reports Oct. 7 kicked off the state’s fall wildfire season.
  Monte Mitchell is state fire supervisor for the Maryland Forest Service. He says about 97 percent of wildfires in Maryland are started by humans. Outdoor burning is the leading cause, with arson coming in second.
  Battalion Chief Kenny Poole,
  
  Read more

• Maryland Black Bear Cub Gets Stuck In A Plastic Jar

  14-10-2018 01:22
  McHENRY, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland bear must have been looking for a pot of honey Saturday morning when it got its head stuck in a plastic jar.
  The wildlife response team with Maryland Department of Natural Resources came to the 100-pound male black bear cubs’ rescue in McHenry, Maryland.bearDNRCourtesy; Maryland Department Of Natural ResourcesbearDNR2BearDN3Courtesy; Maryland Department Of Natural ResourcesThe bear, who they affectionately call “buckethead,” was found with
  
  Read more

• Macy’s To Stay Open Thanksgiving

  14-10-2018 01:08
  Going against the grain, Macy’s has decided to be open on Thanksgiving, only closing for a few hours before reopening on Black Friday.
  Unlike many other retailers that have scaled back on opening on the holiday, Macy’s will open at 5 p.m. Thursday.
  60 National Chains, Regional Stores Confirm Thanksgiving Day Closures
  It’ll stay open until 2 a.m. Black Friday, when it’ll close for four hours before reopening again at 6 a.m.
  This is the third year in a row that Macy’s
  
  Read more

• It’s Academic: Oct. 13, 2018

  14-10-2018 00:56
  Catonsville 595
  Herford 425
  FSK 320
  
  Read more

• Retailers Wake Up To Opportunity In Plus-Size Clothing

  14-10-2018 00:06
  (CNN) — Retailers are waking up to a $21 billion industry they have mostly ignored for years: Plus-size women’s clothing.
  More than half of US women ages 18 to 65 wear a size 14 or higher, according to statistics cited by Walmart. Analysts expect that number to grow.
  Yet extended sizes represent less than a fifth of women’s overall clothing sales, retail think tank Coresight Research estimated in a report earlier this year.
  Top retailers are racing to strengthen their selection
  
  Read more

• Nearly 800 Dietary Supplements Contained Unapproved Drug Ingredients, Study Finds

  14-10-2018 00:02
  (CNN) — Nearly 800 dietary supplements sold over the counter from 2007 through 2016 contained unapproved drug ingredients, a new analysis of US Food and Drug Administration data found. More than one unapproved pharmaceutical ingredient was found in 20% of those supplements, the study published Friday in JAMA Network Open showed.
  The presence of prescription medicines, often at unknown concentrations, means these supplements are essentially “unapproved drugs” that could be harmf
  
  Read more

Follow @Baltimore__news on Twitter!