• A mobile app has tips and schedules for Baltimore recycling - Technical.ly

    A mobile app has tips and schedules for Baltimore recycling  Technical.lyBaltimore city government is making an app available to residents on Monday that's designed to help make those choices about whether to recycle or throw out ...
  • 'God created him, too': Grief-stricken Baltimore cashier says he didn't want to shoot robber - Baltimore Sun

    'God created him, too': Grief-stricken Baltimore cashier says he didn't want to shoot robber  Baltimore SunWearing a flak jacket and handgun on his hip, the cashier buried his face in his hands, crying hard, saying he never wanted trouble. Two days ago a pair of ...
  • Government Urges Judge To Toss NAACP Lawsuit Over Census

    GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Government attorneys have urged a federal judge in Maryland to throw out a lawsuit that claims inadequate funding and staffing for the U.S. Census Bureau will lead to a massive undercount of blacks and other racial and ethnic minorities in 2020.
    U.S. District Court Judge Paul Grimm didn’t immediately rule Monday after hearing arguments from attorneys representing the Census Bureau and the NAACP.
    Prince George’s County, Maryland, joined the civil rights gro
  • Toad Hitches Ride From South Africa To Baltimore In Sneaker - CBS Baltimore

    Toad Hitches Ride From South Africa To Baltimore In Sneaker  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (AP) – A Johns Hopkins University scientist hit the gym soon after returning from a trip to South Africa and discovered an unexpected workout ...
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  • Toad Hitches Ride From South Africa To Baltimore In Sneaker

    BALTIMORE (AP) – A Johns Hopkins University scientist hit the gym soon after returning from a trip to South Africa and discovered an unexpected workout partner: an endangered-species toad that stowed away in her sneaker.
    Nancy Connell tells The Baltimore Sun she recognized the tiny toad peering up at her from her locker as one of the toads that kept jumping into her boots in the Western Cape province.
    She says she kept checking her boots, but never thought to check her sneakers.
    She named
  • ‘They’re Assaulting People’ | Baltimore Couple Calls For Action After ‘Squeegee Kid’ Attack

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A husband and wife said they were attacked by a group of Baltimore’s so-called “squeegee kids,” and now they’re speaking out to WJZ, urging the mayor to take care of a problem they said has spiraled out of control.
    The chilling encounter will haunt the Coles for years.
    “You shouldn’t have to drive through a city you love and care about and be scared,” said one of the victims, Courtney Coles.
    A ride through downtown Baltimore quick
  • How to ensure the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra stays a ‘major-league team’ - The Washington Post

    How to ensure the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra stays a ‘major-league team’  The Washington PostReductions to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will not help it,
  • Man shot, killed while shoveling snow in west Baltimore, police say - WBAL TV Baltimore

    Man shot, killed while shoveling snow in west Baltimore, police say  WBAL TV BaltimoreA man has died after he was shot while shoveling snow in west Baltimore Sunday, police said. Carlis Mabble Sr., 43, was outside his home in the 1900 block of ...
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  • Maryland Estimates Shutdown Impact On State Residents

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials estimate the ongoing federal government shutdown is affecting about 172,000 residents in the state.
    The state’s Bureau of Revenue Estimates said Monday in a report that each biweekly payroll those residents are not paid results in about $778 million in lost wages. That results in roughly $57.5 million less in combined state and local income tax withholding and $2.1 million less in sales tax collections.
    Between 230,000 and 245,000 Maryland res
  • Windsor Mill homicide victim is ID'd as NE Baltimore man - Fox Baltimore

    Windsor Mill homicide victim is ID'd as NE Baltimore man  Fox BaltimoreWINDSOR MILL, Md. (WBFF) - Police have identified a man fatally shot in Baltimore County's Windsor Mill area Friday evening. Charles Price Jr. , 43, ...
  • Ex-Correctional Officer Sentenced In Maryland Bribery Case

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – A former correctional officer has been sentenced to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to bribery and conspiracy, marking the end of a two-year investigation into corruption inside Maryland’s prisons.
    Phillipe Jordan Jr. was sentenced Friday. Prosecutor Emmet Davitt announced Monday that all but three and a half years of his 10-year term was suspended, and he’ll also need to complete five years of supervised probation.
    Correctional Officers Among 18
  • Jeb Bush To Speak At Gov. Larry Hogan’s Inauguration

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will be one of the speakers at Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s inauguration.
    Bush will introduce Hogan at Wednesday’s inauguration on the northwest lawn of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
    Hogan is the first Republican governor to be re-elected in Maryland since 1954. He is only the second Republican governor ever to be re-elected in the state’s history.
    Bush, who was Florida’s governor from 1999 through
  • Police ID Woman Found Wandering In Baltimore County

    BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Police have found her family. She is home safe.
    ORIGINAL POST, 2:00 p.m. Police are hoping the public can help them identify a woman found walking along North Point Boulevard in Baltimore County near the city line.
    According to police, the elderly woman does not speak English. She’s 5-foot-4 and 120 pounds. She has blonde hair, brown eyes and is wearing a tan puffy coat, red sweater and black-striped pants and pearl earrings.
    #BCoPD is trying to ID
  • Baltimore woman killed with 10-year-old son in shopping center crash remembered as loving mother, hard worker - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore woman killed with 10-year-old son in shopping center crash remembered as loving mother, hard worker  Baltimore SunEmployees at Primo Chicken decided to keep the Hollins Market restaurant open Saturday despite their grief stemming from the sudden absence of one of their ...
  • Remains Found In Anne Arundel Co. Identified As Missing Glen Burnie Woman

    GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — Police say the human remains found in Anne Arundel County back in October were those of a woman who had been reported missing earlier that month.
    Melanie Faith Meleney was reported missing after last being seen on Oct. 12.
    Police Looking For Missing Glen Burnie Woman
    On Oct. 23, human remains were found in the Point Pleasant area of Glen Burnie in Anne Arundel County. The remains were found behind Good Sheppard Church.
    The remains were sent to the Me
  • More Than 300 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine & Meth Found In Car, Guns Found In Home

    PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police investigators halted a drug ring in Cecil County, after they found drugs in a car during a traffic stop in Elkton.
    According to police, 33-year-old Todd Powell and 34-year-old Heather Adkins, both of Perryville, were arrested and charged with multiple illegal drug violations.
    Powell was also charged with gun violations, after further investigation.
    Troopers stopped the suspects at 1:15 a.m. on Jan. 9 along High Street in Elkton for multiple tra
  • NFL Team Grades Divisional Playoffs: Rams Run Over Cowboys

    By Steve Silverman
    (CBSLA/CBS Local) — Three of the road teams appeared to have an excellent chance of winning in the divisional playoffs. The Colts were on fire with 10 wins in 11 games, while the Cowboys had the running game to tear holes in the Los Angeles Rams defense. The Chargers had a better record than the Patriots and looked more dangerous.
    None of those road teams came through with a win, and the Colts and Chargers were beaten badly. The Eagles were given the least chance to win
  • Woman Drinking Wine From Pringles Can Banned From Walmart

    WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) — Police in northern Texas say a woman has been banned from a local Walmart after she spent several hours driving an electric shopping cart around the store’s parking lot while drinking wine from a Pringles can.
    Police tell the Times Record News that officers responded to a suspicious person call at about 9 a.m. Friday at a Walmart in Wichita Falls, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of Dallas.
    Wichita Falls police spokesman Jeff Hughes says the woma
  • Maryland Weather: Could There Be More Snow In Baltimore Next Weekend? - CBS Baltimore

    Maryland Weather: Could There Be More Snow In Baltimore Next Weekend?  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Calm and dry. That's what we can expect for this work and school week. And it's what we probably need after we got more snow than ...
  • Maryland Weather: Could There Be More Snow In Baltimore Next Weekend?

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Calm and dry. That’s what we can expect for this work and school week.
    And it’s what we probably need after we got more snow than expected over the weekend.
    But things will start to change Thursday night into Friday, when there’s a chance of showers.Another round of winter weather is possible going into Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend.
    WJZ’s Weather Team is tracking the system.
    “It’s too soon to tell, lots of uncertainty,&r
  • What does 'Code Blue' mean in Baltimore, and who is responsible for declaring it? - Baltimore Sun

    What does 'Code Blue' mean in Baltimore, and who is responsible for declaring it?  Baltimore SunLast week, Baltimore's interim health commissioner Mary Beth Haller issued a “Code Blue Extreme Cold” alert, the first of 2019. What exactly does that mean?
  • Michelle Yeoh To Go ‘Where No WOMAN Has Ever Gone Before’ On Newly Announced Star Trek Series

    CBS All Access has announced plans to expand the “Star Trek” universe with a new live-action series in development starring Michelle Yeoh. This series will expand on Yeoh’s current role as a member of Starfleet’s Section 31 division, a shadow organization within the Federation, on Star Trek: Discovery, which debuts its second season Thursday, Jan. 17 exclusively on CBS All Access in the United States.
    “Michelle has shattered ceilings, broken boundaries, and ast
  • Maroon 5 Will Perform At Halftime At Super Bowl, Along With Big Boi, Travis Scott

    NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL on Sunday ended months of uncertainty by officially announcing Maroon 5, Big Boi and Travis Scott as the performers at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. Maroon 5 had been the widely reported halftime show act since September, but the NFL didn’t confirm the band as its headliner until Sunday.
    Maroon 5 (credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
    The league said Maroon 5 will be joined by Big Boi, the Atlanta-based rapper from Outkast, and Scott.
    Typically one
  • Maryland State Police Trooper Helps Deliver Baby On The Outer Loop

    COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland State Police trooper helped deliver a baby Sunday night on the side of a busy highway in Prince George’s County.
    Trooper Esai Cunningham responded to a crash on the Outer Loop of the Washington Beltway at the I-95 split in College Park at 11 p.m.
    While he was assisting at the scene, another vehicle pulled up and the driver said his female passenger was in labor.
    Trooper Cunningham called for EMS, but before crews could arrive, he he
  • ‘Big Brother: Celebrity Edition’ Season Two Cast Revealed

    CBS has announced all 12 Celebrity Houseguests who will be appearing on season two of Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. This season’s cast includes former NFL superstars, WWE wrestlers, Olympic athletes and even a White House director of communications all vying for a $250,000 grand prize
    See below for the full cast list and be sure to tune in on Monday. January 21st at 8:00 PM ET/PT for the first part this season’s two-night premiere, only on CBS.
    Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS Ã
  • Canton Robbery Suspect Shot By Liquor Store Employee Dies

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man who allegedly tried to rob a Canton liquor store Saturday night has died.
    According to Baltimore Police, the man who police list as a John Doe, died from his injuries on Jan. 12 — the same day he allegedly tried to robbed the House of Spirits in the 2300 block of Fleet Street.
    Liquor Store Employee Shoots Suspect During Armed Robbery
    Police responded to the store around 7:29 p.m. for reports of shots fired.
    An employee told officers that an unidentified male s
  • Canton Robbery Suspect Dies After Shot By Liquor Store Employee

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man who allegedly tried to rob a Canton liquor store Saturday night has died.
    According to Baltimore Police, the man who police list as a John Doe, died from his injuries on Jan. 12 — the same day he allegedly tried to robbed the House of Spirits in the 2300 block of Fleet Street.
    Liquor Store Employee Shoots Suspect During Armed Robbery
    Police responded to the store around 7:29 p.m. for reports of shots fired.
    An employee told officers that an unidentified male s
  • Death Of 2-Year-Old Girl Being Investigated As A Homicide

    HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old in Havre de Grace as a homicide after “signs of injury” were found on the child.
    On January 7, Havre de Grace police officers were called about a medical emergency involving a child in the 600 Block of Green St.
    2-year-old Aubrey Hickman was flown to Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital. On Jan. 11, Hickman was pronounced dead at the hospital.
    While helping during the initial c
  • 70-Year-Old Man Accused Of Raping Girl, Making Her Watch Porn With Him

    FREDERICK CO., Md. (WJZ) — Authorities have arrested a 70-year-old man accused of raping a young girl, and making her and another girl watch child pornography with him.
    Joseph Patrick Shea has been charged with two counts of sex abuse of a minor, second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense, and 10 counts of possession of child pornography after being arrested on Saturday. He is being held without bond.
    The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Shea in May 2
  • Police Identify Victims In Fatal Parking Lot Crash

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police continue to investigate a fatal parking lot crash that happened in Baltimore Friday afternoon.
    According to police, five people were inside a pickup truck in the parking lot of the Mount Clare Junction Shopping Center when the driver lost control of the vehicle, killing two people.
    Woman, Boy Killed; 2 Children Injured After Truck Crashes Into SW Baltimore Shopping Center
    Police said the pickup truck was stopped in the parking lot, when one of the occupants op
  • Mother, son dead after crash at Baltimore shopping center - WBAL TV Baltimore

    Mother, son dead after crash at Baltimore shopping center  WBAL TV BaltimoreA woman is dead and three children are injured after they were struck by a pickup truck at a Baltimore shopping center Friday afternoon.
  • Orioles Holding Tryouts For Ballgirls And Ballboys On March 9

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles will hold an open tryout to find ballgirls and ballboys for the 2019 season at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, March 9.
    “Outgoing and athletic” men and women 18 years old and older can tryout at Oriole Park beginning at noon on March 9.
    The judges will include members of the Orioles’ front office.
    Those attending tryouts should dress casually, bring their own gloves, and use the Home Plate Plaza entrance to Oriole Park on t
  • Super Wolf Blood Moon Coming Jan. 20, Epic Eclipse To Last Over 1 Hour

    (CBS4/CBS Local) – Mark your calendar for Sunday, Jan. 20, if you hope to see one of the most epic celestial shows of 2019. Best of all, you won’t have to stay up late or get up early to see it!
    (credit: CBS)
    While a large part of the world will see the total lunar eclipse, the best viewing will be in North and South America.
    Here’s a link for detailed times around the world. Simply change the city if you’d like to see times where you live.
    Super Blue Blood Moon (credit:
  • Baltimore Tops Bed Bugs Cities List

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An honor Baltimore could do without.
    Orkin, a pest control company, released its Top 50 Bed Bugs Cities list and Baltimore is right at the top, followed by DC, Chicago, Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio.
    New York was 6th on the list.
    The list is based on treatment data from the metro areas where Orkin performed the most bed bug treatments from Dec. 1, 2017 through Nov. 30, 2018.
    “Bed bugs are the number one urban pest in many cities today,” said Chelle Hartzer, a
  • Woman Found Dead On The Side Of The Road In Salisbury

    SALISBURY, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police said they’re investigating the death of a woman found  on the side of the road in Salisbury.
    Police identified the woman as Ashlie Meadow-Simms, 30, of Parsonsburg, Maryland. They said Ashlie was last seen Friday in a yellow hooded sweatshirt between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. in the area of her home.
    A driver in the area called police to report the body shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday.
    Troopers said they found the victim approximately one-
  • Trump’s Economic Adviser Compares Shutdown To Vacation, Says Furloughed Workers Are ‘Better Off’

    (CNN/WJZ) — White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said furloughed federal workers who are not getting paid during the partial government shutdown are “better off” because they didn’t have to use vacation days.
    “Huge share of government workers were going to take vacation days, say between Christmas and New Year’s. And then we have a shutdown and so they can’t go to work, and so then they have the vacation but they don’t have to use their
  • GE Appliances Seeks Grandma To Show Off New Kitchen Tech

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — GE Appliances wants to find the “Great American Grandma.”
    Their search launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
    The company says the winner will “demonstrate how simple life can be with new technology in the kitchen.”
    The chosen grandma will be hired part-time by the company and asked to work 10 to 15 hours per month for a year, creating videos and social media content.
    For compensation, the grandma will receive
  • School Guidance Counselor Charged In Rape, Misconduct With Minors

    FRUITLAND, Md. (WJZ) — A high school guidance counselor in Maryland was arrested on 15 charges, including second-degree rape and sexual offenses, on Friday.
    Allen Edward Mitchell, 32, of Fruitland is currently employed by James M. Bennett High School. He was placed on administrative leave while the investigation was pending.According to the Wicomico County officials, Mitchell allegedly engaged in multiple acts of misconduct with minors, including misuse of social media.
    Mitchell faced a ju
  • Too many ideas are 'off the table' in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

    Too many ideas are 'off the table' in Baltimore  Baltimore SunWhile Baltimoreans are proud of our progressive political culture, it's important to note: If something is not working, it's not really “progressive.” Not every plank in ...
  • Elijah Cummings’ New Power As House Oversight Committee Chairman

    Rep. Elijah Cummings: "I don't think the other presidents-- called a lie the truth and the truth a lie. I-- I'm gonna tell you, that's what makes the relationship so difficult. It's hard to trust."
  • Weather Blog: Snow Event Is Over

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There ya have it, the first snow event of the year. Okay, we have that out of the way so now the pressure of “when is it going to happen” is over and we can move through mid-January. AND we are one day closer to Spring.
    Speaking of which, did you seen the promo’s on WJZ yesterday during the football game for the Masters on CBS? Azalea’s in bloom, green grass, and the smooth tones of Jim Nantz intoning, “A tradition unlike any other.” Th
  • Cleanup From Weekend Snow Continues Monday

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Cleanup from this weekend’s snow continued throughout Maryland Monday.
    WJZ’s Tracey Leong reported that while most of the main roads had been cleared, some side streets were still waiting to be serviced early Monday morning. She warned that drivers should watch out for icy conditions on both roads and sidewalks.
    RELATED: Snow Totals More Than 13 Inches In Parts Of Maryland
    Cleanup from this weekend’s #SnowStorm2019 continues, watch out for icy conditions
  • Clean-up From Weekend Snow Continues Monday

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Cleanup from this weekend’s snow continued throughout Maryland Monday.
    WJZ’s Tracey Leong reported that while most of the main roads had been cleared, some side streets were still waiting to be serviced early Monday morning. She warned that drivers should watch out for icy conditions on both roads and sidewalks.
    RELATED: Snow Totals More Than 13 Inches In Parts Of Maryland
    Cleanup from this weekend’s #SnowStorm2019 continues, watch out for icy conditions
  • Man wanted for Baltimore deadly stabbing arrested in Central New York - CNYcentral.com

    Man wanted for Baltimore deadly stabbing arrested in Central New York  CNYcentral.comA man wanted in a deadly stabbing in Baltimore has been taken into custody in Onondaga County. The Baltimore Police Department said Amit Kumar, 39, ...
  • You May No Longer Be More Likely To Go Into Cardiac Arrest On Monday Morning, Study Says

    (CNN) — The most common time to experience sudden cardiac arrest could be changing, according to new research.
    “The dogma — in fact, this is everywhere, in all the textbooks about sudden cardiac arrest — [is that] the most common time period for people to have a sudden cardiac arrest is early in the morning,” said Dr. Sumeet Chugh, one of the authors of the study published in the journal Heart Rhythm.
    Chugh, Price Professor and associate director of the He
  • Baltimore's Lutheran World Relief merging with global health group, broadening reach in impoverished nations - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore's Lutheran World Relief merging with global health group, broadening reach in impoverished nations  Baltimore SunBaltimore-based Lutheran World Relief is merging with a global health organization to broaden its reach in the impoverished nations it serves from Latin ...
  • Forum On Opportunity Zones In Baltimore Schedule

    BALTIMORE (AP) — A forum on a program designed to spark economic development in distressed communities is taking place in Baltimore.
    The Kemp Forum on Opportunity Zones will be held Monday afternoon at City Garage in Port Covington.It will include political and business leaders discussing how the program can help Baltimore and other places.
    Mayor Catherine Pugh is scheduled to speak, as well as Margaret Anadu, who is a managing director of the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group.
    Of the 1
  • Super mission: Lamar Jackson wants to be Brady of Baltimore - Baltimore Ravens Blog- ESPN - ESPN

    Super mission: Lamar Jackson wants to be Brady of Baltimore - Baltimore Ravens Blog- ESPN  ESPNLamar Jackson long has been an admirer of Tom Brady because the name of the game is winning games and Super Bowl championships.
  • Enter To Win 4 Ski Lift Tickets

    Enter to win a family four-pack of Extended Lift Tickets to Ski Roundtop, Ski Liberty or Whitetail Ski Resorts during the 2019 season.
    The contest starts Jan. 14 and ends Jan. 21 at noon.
  • Maryland Seafood Business Finds Rare ‘Calico’ Lobster In Shipment

    SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A seafood distributor wants an extremely rare lobster with a speckled orange and black shell to be viewed by many, rather than enjoyed by just one on a plate.
    Ocean City Seafood of Silver Spring, Maryland, was unloading a shipment from Maine last month when the owner found the rare “calico” lobster. Lobsters usually have dark blue or greenish-brown shells.
    The University of Maine’s Lobster Institute says calico lobsters occur about once in every

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