• What's closed Wednesday in honor of former President George H.W. Bush? - Baltimore Sun

    What's closed Wednesday in honor of former President George H.W. Bush?  Baltimore SunHere are the state and federal offices that will be closed for the funeral of former President George H.W. Bush.
  • Ravens Players Gift Kids Walmart Shopping Sprees With ‘Shop With A Jock’

    COCKEYSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Imagine walking around a Walmart with your favorite Ravens player. Now imagine you’ve got $100 to spend on whatever you want.
    50 local young people from the Boys and Girls’ club don’t have to imagine this holiday season. Starting safety Tony Jefferson invited them to go ‘Shop with a Jock’.
    Before they hit the aisles, however, they were treated to dinner courtesy of “Jimmy’s Seafood,” Then, they broke into teams, each
  • Baltimore Washington Monument Will Light Up The City Thursday Night

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It was 1971 when a group of friends in the Mount Vernon neighborhood convinced the city they should throw a few lights on the Washington Monument and light it up for all to see.
    Now, it’s one of the city’s most popular events.
    Baltimore’s big holiday gathering isn’t around a tree, but the 200-foot tall monument in the center of the city.
    While the lights come on Thursday, a system used Wednesday allows it to happen.
    They spend millions rehabbing th
  • Assault, 'homophobic slur' reported near Towson University - Baltimore Sun

    Assault, 'homophobic slur' reported near Towson University  Baltimore SunTwo men walking along York Road were called a homophobic slur and assaulted last week, according to Baltimore County Police. The men were in the 8000 ...
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  • Funeral Plans Set For Good Samaritan Fatally Stabbed In Baltimore

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Funeral plans have been set for Jacquelyn Smith, the Harford County woman killed in east Baltimore after helping a panhandler.
    Meanwhile, police are still hoping her killers will be found.
    From outrage to disappointment, news of Smith’s death has made headlines across the country, and right here in Baltimore, the search for her killer continues.
    A small church in Harford County is preparing to remember one of its devout members who was murdered over the weekend
  • Urban Meyer Steps Down At Ohio State, Leaves Complicated Legacy

    Ryan Mayer
    Ohio State University head football coach Urban Meyer announced in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon that he will be stepping down from his head coach position following the team’s appearance in the Rose Bowl against Washington on New Year’s Day. Offensive coordinator, Ryan Day, will step in and become the team’s next head coach after serving in an interim capacity at the beginning of this season.
    In his retirement press conference, the 54-year-old Meyer allude
  • Ravens Vs. Chiefs: The Case For Starting Joe Flacco Over Lamar Jackson

    By Norm Elrod
    The Baltimore Ravens find themselves with a choice to make. Should they start Lamar Jackson or Joe Flacco at quarterback Sunday when they face the Chiefs in Kansas City?
    Sitting at 7-5, just behind the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC North lead and in line for the second Wild Card spot, the Ravens’ postseason berth remains up in the air. They need wins — or help — over the last four games, which include favorable matchups with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Clevelan
  • Ravens Vs. Chiefs: The Case For Starting Lamar Jackson Over Joe Flacco

    Ryan Mayer
    The Baltimore Ravens, riding a three-game winning streak, find themselves in control of their playoff hopes with four games left. If they win out, they will be in the playoffs.
    That said, the likelihood of them winning out isn’t high, as they still have games on the road against sophomore standout Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (this week), and the always-dangerous San Diego Chargers (Dec. 23rd) to worry about. Still, the Ravens are in good position for a playoff run
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  • Police helicopter helps units catch carjacking suspect in West Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

    Police helicopter helps units catch carjacking suspect in West Baltimore  Baltimore SunA Baltimore police helicopter has helped ground units swiftly arrest a carjacking suspect.
  • BWI Airport Prepares For Snowy Flying Weather

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It takes a lot of steel to keep an airport open when snow hits. At BWI-Marshall, some pieces of equipment can do more than one job while clearing runways.
    “It’s quite an investment. This multifunction equipment runs us about $850,000 a unit,” said BWI’s chief operating officer Wayne Pennell.
    Others, like snow melters, do one job. Turning snow to water when there isn’t any place to pile it.
    With something the size of an airport, it doesn&
  • Dwight Freeney: Cowboys And Texans Are Getting Back To Their Roots

    Ryan Mayer
    Two of the hottest teams in the NFL reside in the Lonestar State. The Houston Texans own the league’s longest winning streak at nine games, while the Dallas Cowboys have strung together four straight wins. Both organizations currently lead their respective divisions and look to be on their way to making a playoff run.
    The similarities don’t stop there. Both teams will be facing their rivals this coming week, with the Colts (Texans) and the Eagles (Cowboys) travelling to Te
  • Baltimore Moves To Ban Landlords From Rejecting Vouchers - CBS Baltimore

    Baltimore Moves To Ban Landlords From Rejecting Vouchers  CBS BaltimoreThe Baltimore City Council is eyeing legislation that would prevent landlords from rejecting tenants who use housing subsidy vouchers, and is putting pressure ...
  • Baltimore Moves To Ban Landlords From Rejecting Vouchers

    BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore City Council is eyeing legislation that would prevent landlords from rejecting tenants who use housing subsidy vouchers, and is putting pressure on the state to do the same.
    The Baltimore Sun reports that a bill with 10 co-sponsors introduced Monday aims to increase access to high-quality housing.
    Similar legislation passed the Maryland House of Delegates in 2017, but wasn’t acted upon by the state senate. The City Council also adopted a resolution Mond
  • Noona's Pizza, from Dooby's owner, opening this week in Midtown-Belvedere - Baltimore Sun

    Noona's Pizza, from Dooby's owner, opening this week in Midtown-Belvedere  Baltimore SunA bar and restaurant from the team behind Dooby's will open to the public this week in Midtown-Belvedere. Noona's Pizza will open at 5 p.m. Wednesday, owner ...
  • Columbia, Maryland Named Safest City In The U.S.

    COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — Columbia, Maryland is the safest city in America, according to a WalletHub study.
    South Burlington, Vermont and Plano, Texas ranked second and third, respectively.WalletHub compared 182 cities, including the 150 most populated cities across the country, plus the most populated cities in each state, and ranked them across three criteria: home and community safety, natural-disaster risk and financial safety.
    Baltimore, Maryland ranks no. 156 on the list of safest city,
  • Princeton A Cappella Group Scraps Disney Classic Over Concerns About Consent, Misogyny

    Princeton, N.J. (CBS Local) — An all-male a cappella group at Princeton University says it’s going to temporarily scrap a song from the 1989 Disney animated classic movie “The Little Mermaid” in what may have become the latest casualty of changing social standards in the #MeToo era.
    Wesley Brown, a senior and president of the Tigertones, announced Friday the band will try to rework the performance for the song “Kiss The Girl.”
    The group’s decision came f
  • Maryland, DC Attorney Generals To Subpeona Trump Organization, IRS

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities as part of a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency.
    The flurry of subpoenas came a day after U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte approved a brisk schedule for discovery in the case alleging that foreign and domestic government spending at Trump&rs
  • Day Of Mourning: Funeral Schedule For George H.W. Bush; What’s Closed In Maryland, DC

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As the nation continues to mourn former President George H.W. Bush, a number of federal and state offices will be closed Wednesday.
    Bush will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol until 5 p.m. Tuesday.
    COMPLETE COVERAGE: Former President George H.W. Bush Dies At 94 
    At 10 a.m. Wednesday, his casket will be taken to the National Cathedral for a funeral.
    The funeral is set to begin at 11 a.m.
    At 12:30, his body will be taken from the National Cathedral to Joint Base An
  • College Student Faces Hate Crime Charges For Racist Graffiti

    TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A police report says a black student blamed his “bottled up anger” for racist, threatening graffiti he admitted to scrawling in bathrooms on a Maryland college campus.
    Baltimore County police on Monday filed hate crime charges against 21-year-old Fynn Arthur, a Brunswick, Maine, resident who was enrolled as a student at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland.
    Goucher Student Arrested After More ‘Threatening Graffiti’ Found On Campus
    Police arrested A
  • Armed Carjacking Suspect Arrested After Found Hiding Under Truck

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police arrested an armed carjacking suspect after he was found hiding under a truck while being followed by police.
    Irvin Hudson, 30, has been charged with armed carjacking.
    He was arrested on Nov. 30, after police were called just after 3:30 p.m. about an armed carjacking at the gas station in the 400 block of N. Paca St.
    The victim told police a man had stolen their 2015 Honda Accord at gunpoint.
    Police put out a description of the vehicle over the radio, and
  • Florida Girl At Center Of Worldwide Hunt For Rare Blood To Help Fight Cancer

    MIAMI, Fla. (CBSMiami/CBS Local) – There is a worldwide search underway to find a matching donor for a 2-year-old Florida girl with some of the rarest blood in the world who is also battling cancer.
    OneBlood, a local not-for-profit blood center is leading the search for Zainab, a Miami girl who is battling neuroblastoma, a very aggressive form of cancer.
    Zainab’s blood is extremely rare because she is missing a common antigen that most people carry on their red blood cells. The antig
  • ‘Bring Home The Bacon’: Academic Says Expressions Referencing Meat Will Become Less Popular

    (CBS Local) — An academic researcher is predicting in a new article that phrases such as “bring home the bacon” and “killing two birds with one stone” will go out of fashion to avoid offending animal lovers.
    Shareena Z. Hamzah, postdoctoral researcher at Swansea University in Wales, claims the growing influence of veganism will raise awareness of animal cruelty and put an end to meaty descriptions.
    “In today’s reality, meat is repeatedly the subject of m
  • Parents, You’re Safe. Singing Baby Shark Toy Sells Out On Amazon

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Every holiday season, there’s one toy that goes viral. In years past, it’s been the Hatchimal, Tickle Me Elmo, Beanie Babies, Furby,, Pokemon cards, and Tamogotchi are just to name a few.
    This year’s the hottest toy may be Fingerlings, but these Baby Shark singing toys were so popular on Amazon, they sold out. 
    For days, these Pinkfong baby shark toys have been trending and some parents said it would be their worst nightmare.
    The toys come in pink,
  • Ten High School Football Players Suspended For Naked ‘Oreo Run’

    BYRON, Ill. (CBS Local) — Ten football players at an Illinois high school were disciplined last month after they stripped naked and ran across the school’s football field with Oreo cookies wedged between their buttocks.
    The Byron High School players were suspended for indecent exposure after school administrators concluded the “Oreo Run” was voluntary and not related to hazing, The Rockford Register Star reports.
    The paper reported the story after obtaining a letter sent
  • By the numbers: Baltimore neighborhood where woman was killed helping panhandler challenged by many measures - Baltimore Sun

    By the numbers: Baltimore neighborhood where woman was killed helping panhandler challenged by many measures  Baltimore SunJohnston Square is the East Baltimore neighborhood where a Harford County engineer was stabbed to death early Saturday morning after she gave money to a ...
  • High School Could Be Renamed To Honor Couple Who Fought Interracial Marriage Ban

    ARLINGTON, Va. (CBS Local) — A high school in northern Virginia that’s removing Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s name could be renamed to honor the couple who challenged the state’s ban on interracial marriage.
    A 21-member committee appointed by the Arlington County school board voted Thursday that Washington-Lee High School be renamed as “Washington-Loving,” according to School Board spokeswoman Linda Erdos.
    She said the committee’s second choice was &l
  • Maryland First Responder Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient

    MONTGOMERY CO., Md. (WJZ) — A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue employee accused of inappropriately touching a female patient has been arrested.
    Mario Arturo Obando-Rodriguez has been charged with three counts of fourth-degree sexual offense and one count of second-degree assault for an incident that is alleged to have happened back in July.
    The patient told police the 33-year-old assaulted her while she was being driven to a hospital under the guise that he was providing medical trea
  • Baltimore firefighter under investigation after commenting on Facebook image urging violence against police - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore firefighter under investigation after commenting on Facebook image urging violence against police  Baltimore SunA Baltimore firefighter is being investigated by the city fire department after he commented on an image on Facebook advocating violence against police officers, ...
  • Man Arrested After 22nd Gun Found At BWI Airport So Far This Year

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Montgomery County man has been arrested after TSA officers at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport discovered a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag.
    Airport officials say the .40 caliber handgun was loaded with 11 bullets, including one in the chamber.
    It was detected inside his luggage by a TSA officer Monday during a checkpoint x-ray.
    MTA police cited the man on weapons charges.
    This is the 22nd gun caught at the airport’s checkpoint so far this year.
    Follow @WJZ on Twi
  • Gifts for Baltimore bookworms - Baltimore Sun

    Gifts for Baltimore bookworms  Baltimore SunWe've compiled a short and incomplete list of novels and non-fiction titles published earlier this year that were written by Baltimore authors or that tackle topics of ...
  • Baltimore woman's death ruled a homicide after she died from injuries related to a 1997 shooting, police say - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore woman's death ruled a homicide after she died from injuries related to a 1997 shooting, police say  Baltimore SunThe death of a woman who was paralyzed in a 1997 shooting and died in August has been ruled a homicide, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
  • Baltimore bill would end landlord source-of-income discrimination - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore bill would end landlord source-of-income discrimination  Baltimore SunAs families across the nation struggle to find safe, decent and affordable housing, a bill introduced Monday in the Baltimore City Council can play an integral role ...
  • Rev. Jamal Bryant: 'My heart is forever Baltimore' - Baltimore Sun

    Rev. Jamal Bryant: 'My heart is forever Baltimore'  Baltimore SunI am Baltimore. I am Lexington Market. I am late night walks around Harbor East. I am summer swims at Patterson Park. I am egg custard snowballs. My story is ...
  • Baltimore-area high school boys basketball players to watch in 2018-19 - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore-area high school boys basketball players to watch in 2018-19  Baltimore SunHere are the players to watch in high school boys basketball.
  • Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups For NFL Week 14

    By Matt Citak
    After a long 13 weeks, the fantasy playoffs have finally arrived.
    Congratulations to those of you that made the postseason. Now that you have reached the promised land, let’s try and get you these final three wins and a fantasy championship.
    Whether you are looking for a replacement for one of the several fantasy contributors who suffered injuries this past week (James Conner, A.J. Green and Greg Olsen, just to name a few) or trying to find the fantasy darling of the playoffs
  • Thousands Line Up To Honor George H.W. Bush At U.S. Capitol’s Rotunda; Hogan Pays Respects

    WASHINGTON (AP/WJZ) — The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol Rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
    Even before sunrise Tuesday, members of the public lined up to pay their respects as an honor guard stood watch beside Bush’s casket in the cavernous Rotunda, open until
  • George H.W. Bush’s Service Dog Sully Has A New Assignment

    BETHESDA, Md. (WJZ) — Since former President George H.W. Bush’s passing Friday, his service dog Sully has captured the hearts of Americans who saw the viral photo of the dog lying near Bush’s casket.
    Family spokesman Jim McGrath shared a photo of the yellow Labrador Retriver sleeping next to Bush’s casket on Dec. 2.
    Mission complete. #Remembering41 pic.twitter.com/rXdyXAS4lk
    — Jim McGrath (@jgm41) December 3, 2018Solemn Public Pays Tribute To Bush Before Dawn In Rot
  • More Than 12 Million Pounds Of Beef Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination

    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — JBS Tolleson, Inc. is recalling about 12,093,271 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Newport Tuesday. The initial recall was of just over 6 million pounds of raw beef products in October.
    The products were packaged from July 26 to Sept. 7 and were shipped to retail locations and institutions nationwide.
    At least 246 people in 26 states have reported getting sick from consuming the items.
    The items were packaged under the brand names: Ce
  • Father, 1-Year-Old Son Missing From Harford County Found

    HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A man claiming to be Tyler Everett Henson went to Baltimore City Police Headquarters to meet with police about the missing persons report.
    Strange but good news: this guy, carrying the baby, just walked behind me at my @BaltimorePolice HQ and said “are you guys the news? I’m missing! I’m turning myself into police.” #WJZ https://t.co/Xu0LSPwbbc
    — Devin Bartolotta (@WJZDevin) December 4, 2018—————&m
  • High School Newspaper Suspended After Publishing ‘Disruptive’ Investigation

    SPRINGDALE, Ark. (CBS LOCAL) — A high school newspaper in northwest Arkansas has been reinstated after it was suspended for publishing an article criticizing the transfer of five football players to a rival high school.
    Publication of Har-ber High School’s The Herald was suspended after it published a months-long investigation into the transfer of five varsity players from Har-Ber to Springdale High School, its arch rival within the Springdale Public Schools district.
    The studen
  • Woman Kidnapped, Then Raped And Robbed While Walking Home From Metro Station

    TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Police in are hoping the public can help them identify a suspect in the kidnapping, then robbery and rape of a woman in Prince George’s County.
    According to police, the woman was abducted in Temple Hills while she was walking home from the Naylor Road Metro Station around 12:05 a.m. Monday.
    As she walked along Curtis Drive near Branch Avenue, two suspects approached her and forced her into their car at gunpoint.
    Then they drove away with the victim.
    PGPD Inv
  • Baltimore-area high school girls basketball players to watch in 2018-19 - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore-area high school girls basketball players to watch in 2018-19  Baltimore SunCheck out The Baltimore Sun's high school girls basketball players to watch in the 2018-19 season.
  • Police Make Arrest In 2016 New Year’s Eve Baltimore Murder

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore have arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with a fatal shooting that happened on New Year’s Eve in 2016.
    Jordan Moody has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Keith Patterson.
    Patterson was killed following a dispute inside a bar in the 2200 block of East North Ave.
    Police say Patterson was shot, and later died at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
    The investigation into Patterson’s murder “went cold,” until
  • Free Cookies And Deals On National Cookie Day

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you want to celebrate National Cookie Day, but don’t want to bake any yourself, here’s where you can get a free cookie or find a deal in and around Baltimore.
    DoubleTree by Hilton (various locations). If you walk into any DoubleTree by Hilton, you can get a free cookie.
    Great American Cookies (Columbia Mall) is offering customers one free Chocolate Chip cookie. No purchase needed. Only on Dec. 4.
    Insomnia Cookies (various locations) is offeri
  • Father, 1-Year-Old Son Missing From Harford County, Could Be In Baltimore

    HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Deputies in Harford County are searching for a missing father and his one-year-old son.
    According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Tyler Everett Henson is missing and family believes he could be with his one-year-old son.Henson drives various rental cars and is possibly in Baltimore city.
    Family is concerned for the well-being of the father and child. Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
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  • Woman killed after giving money to panhandler in Baltimore was engineer who had been out dancing with husband - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore Sun
    Woman killed after giving money to panhandler in Baltimore was engineer who had been out dancing with husband
    Baltimore Sun
    Keith and Jacquelyn Smith danced Friday night at the American Legion on Madison Street in Baltimore, where they had brought his daughter Shavon to celebrate her 28th birthday. Hours later, about 12:30 a.m., the 52-year-old Harford County man found ...
    Baltimore woman known for kindness killed while helping panhandlerNBCNews.com
    Funeral Plans Set For Good
  • Chincoteague Pony Dies From ‘Swamp Cancer’

    CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, Va. (WJZ) — Another pony on Chincoteague Island has died of “swamp cancer.”
    According to the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, Rain Dancer, a young pony died after getting some ligament and tendon issues related to the disease.
    “We ask for your patience and support in this matter. Our vet has been up here every other day and of course our great team of cowboys have basically put their lives on hold attending to these ponies,” the post said.Ac
  • Solemn Public Pays Tribute To Bush Before Dawn In Rotunda; Hogan Pays Respects

    WASHINGTON (AP/WJZ) — The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol Rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
    Even before sunrise Tuesday, members of the public lined up to pay their respects as an honor guard stood watch beside Bush’s casket in the cavernous Rotunda, open until
  • Pedestrian Struck And Killed In Jessup

    JESSUP, Md. (WJZ) —  Howard County police are investigating a fatal collision involving a pedestrian in Jessup.
    At approximately 3:57 a.m., a 2003 Toyota Tacoma was traveling eastbound on Route 175 (Waterloo Road) in front of the Patuxent Institution when it struck a pedestrian who was walking in the roadway.
    The pedestrian, 43-year-old Donnelle Markus Williams of Jessup, was pronounced dead at the scene.
    The driver of the Tacoma, 54-year-old Jeffrey Fullard of Baltimore, remained at
  • Pedestrian Killed In Jessup

    JESSUP (WJZ)- Howard County police are investigating a fatal collision involving a pedestrian in Jessup.
    At approximately 3:57 a.m., a 2003 Toyota Tacoma was traveling eastbound on Route 175 (Waterloo Road) in front of the Patuxent Institution when it struck a pedestrian who was walking in the roadway.
    The pedestrian, 43-year-old Donnelle Markus Williams of Jessup, was pronounced dead at the scene.
    The driver of the Tacoma, 54-year-old Jeffrey Fullard of Baltimore, remained at the scene and

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