• Serious Crash In West Baltimore Along MLK, Pennsylvania Avenue

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Crews are on the scene of a serious crash in West Baltimore.
    The vehicle is on its side, along MLK and Pennsylvania Avenue.
    Southbound MLK is currently shut down and there are delays on the other side.
    There is no word on any injuries.
    This story is developing. 
    Follow @WJZ on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  • Baltimore Sues Chemical Company Monsanto Over PCB Pollution

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against the agrochemical giant Monsanto and two other companies, accusing them of polluting city waterways and stormwater.
    The legal effort focuses on pollution from PCBs, the industrial chemicals that have long accumulated in animals, plants and people around the globe.
    Baltimore alleges Monsanto knew its PCB chemicals were toxic and did not degrade in nature.
    Baltimore Solicitor Andre Davis says Maryland’s biggest city intends to &ldqu
  • Baltimore County Investigating Police-Involved Shooting

    RANDALLSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are on the scene a police-involved shooting in Randallstown.
    The shooting was in the 8600 block of Liberty Road. The shooting happened in a parking lot of a shopping center.
    Police said they received a call for a shoplifting incident just before 4:30 p.m. The suspect was seen walking across the parking lot by approaching officers.
    Officers saw the man pull out at least one weapon and run, police said.
    The suspect ran into the Aldi store. Se
  • Police: Dad Slapped 12-Year-Old Who He Said Bullied His Stepdaughter On Valentine’s Day

    HOUSTON (CBS Local) — A Texas man is under arrest for allegedly slapping a 12-year-old boy who he said bullied his stepdaughter, police said.
    James Peace, 37, was charged with felony injury to a child under 15, CBS affiliate KHOU reported.
    The girl’s mother, who asked that her name not be revealed, said her husband was sticking up for her daughter after she was bullied by the boy and his friend while walking home from school in Deer Park on Valentine’s Day.
    “Saying that h
  • Advertisement

  • How Maryland Pests Handled The Polar Vortex

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The polar vortex that plunged temperatures to below-freezing levels in much of the country in January turned out to have an upside for us, and bad news for stink bugs.
    “We call this their super-cooling point,” said University of Maryland professor, Michael Raupp. “This is the point ice-crystals form in their cells, and guess what? That’s lethal to stink bugs so we can expect to see upwards of 90 percent mortality in places where we got down to 6 de
  • State Police: Marijuana-Impaired Crashes Spiked In 2018

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As more states decriminalize marijuana, Maryland State Police are seeing a large jump in the number of marijuana-related impaired driving crashes.
    State police said the number of vehicle crashes they have investigated linked to marijuana nearly doubled from 2017 to last year, while the number of violations related to pot jumped nearly 40 percent.
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has told Congress it is working on ways to better measure impairment caused
  • ‘The King And I’ Opens At The Hippodrome

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One of the most beloved musicals in the history of Broadway is opening at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore.
    “The King and I” features a legendary musical score by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The production will feature an actress and singer whose roots are in the Baltimore area.
    Annie Sherman will play Anna in “The King and I.”
    “I grew up in Annapolis but I went to the Bryn Mawr School,” said Sherman. “I did a lot of my train
  • Maryland May Give Minors Consent For Preventative HIV Care - CBS Baltimore

    Maryland May Give Minors Consent For Preventative HIV Care  CBS BaltimoreANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — State legislation could allow minors to consent to preventative treatment for human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. Pre-exposure ...
  • Advertisement

  • Maryland May Give Minors Consent For Preventative HIV Care

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — State legislation could allow minors to consent to preventative treatment for human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.
    Pre-exposure prophylaxis_commonly referred to as “PrEP” consists of a single pill of a medicine called Truvada taken every day. This can reduce the risk of becoming infected with HIV from sex by 90 percent and among intravenous drug users by 70 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
    In recent years, HIV has been on the rise amo
  • New Sky Survey Reveals Hundreds Of Thousands Of Galaxies

    (CNN) — The radio signals of almost 300,000 sources have finally reached Earth, and most of them are previously unknown galaxies from the distant universe.
    More than 200 astronomers in 18 countries created a radio sky survey using the Low Frequency Array telescope, known as LOFAR. The first phase of this major survey was published this week, along with 26 research papers describing the results, in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
    LOFAR is an incredibly sensitive radio survey, mapp
  • Bethesda Teen Brings Home Gold From Fencing Junior Olympics

    MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Congratulations are in order for one Montgomery County teenager.
    Justin Haddad is now the national champion for his age group in the USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships.
    The 16-year-old beat out hundreds of opponents from around the country over the weekend in Denver, Colorado.
    Haddad has been fencing since he was seven-years-old.
    He is a member of the DC Fencers Club in Silver Spring and is a junior at Montgomery Blair High School.
    Follow @WJZ on Twitte
  • Padres Sign Machado To $300 Million Deal, Fans Skeptical

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Orioles star, Manny Machado, signed one of the biggest contracts in MLB history Tuesday — a 10-year $300 million deal with the San Diego Padres.
    BREAKING: Free agent star Manny Machado has agreed to a deal with the San Diego Padres, league sources tell ESPN.
    — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 19, 2019Machado was traded from Baltimore to the Los Angeles Dodgers last season in a five-player deal.
    He was essentially a rental for the Dodgers, who wen
  • Two Dead After Car Crashes Into Tree In Elkton

    ELKTON, MD. (WJZ) — Two people are dead after a crash Tuesday afternoon in Elkton, Md.
    Troopers were dispatched to Appleton Road, just north of Belle Hill Road at around 12:15 p.m. for a single vehicle crash.
    When they arrived, troopers found a black 2004 Mazda 6 with two occupants off the side of the road in a yard.
    Cecil County Emergency Services was on scene and attempted to extract the trapped occupants.
    Eventually, both occupants of the Mazda were declared dead on the scene by paramed
  • State Police Arrest PG County Man On Child Porn Charges

    SUITLAND, Md. (WJZ) — A Prince George’s County man was arrested and charged early Tuesday morning for charges of distribution and possession of child pornography, police said.
    Vincent Herrara Paris, 23, of Suitland, Md., is charged with four counts of distribution of child pornography and seven counts of possession of child pornography.In November 2018, the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a referral from the National Center for Missing and E
  • Baltimore Ravens reimagine offense with changing college game and Ikea furniture in mind - PennLive

    Baltimore Ravens reimagine offense with changing college game and Ikea furniture in mind  PennLiveBaltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, left, and offensive coordinator Greg Roman are building a new offense from scratch. (AP Photo/Patrick ...
  • Baltimore files lawsuit demanding Monsanto pay to clean up PCB chemicals in city waterways - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore files lawsuit demanding Monsanto pay to clean up PCB chemicals in city waterways  Baltimore SunBaltimore is asking a federal judge to force agriculture chemical company Monsanto to pay for cleanup of environmental toxins known as PCBs, following more ...
  • Police: Razor Blades Found Under Walmart Shopping Cart Handles, Two Injured

    SILER CITY, N.C. (CBS Local) — At least two people were injured after somebody placed razor blades under the handles of shopping carts at a Walmart store in North Carolina, authorities said.
    The blades were found under the right hand side of “several buggy handles” over the weekend at a Walmart in Silver City and could have been part of a plan to shoplift, police said.
    Six blades have been found so far.
    Investigators released images from surveillance video of two men described
  • Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert For Baltimore Issued For Wednesday - CBS Baltimore

    Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert For Baltimore Issued For Wednesday  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — With the predicted snow and freezing rain anticipated for the Baltimore area, a Code Blue Cold Alert has been issued for Wednesday.
  • Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert For Baltimore Issued For Wednesday

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With the predicted snow and freezing rain anticipated for the Baltimore area, a Code Blue Cold Alert has been issued for Wednesday.
    Baltimore City Interim Health Commissioner Mary Beth Haller issued the declaration beginning Wednesday morning through Wednesday night.
    TIMELINE: When Will We See Snow In Maryland? Up To 5-7 Inches Expected
    This is the seventh Code Blue Extreme Cold declaration this season.
    “With an extended period of precipitation expected, I am issuin
  • Passenger In Bowie Crash That Killed 5 Children Succumbs To Injury

    BOWIE, Md. (WJZ) — A sixth person has died as a result of a single vehicle crash that occurred early Feb. in Prince George’s County.
    Crash Team Investigators were told that 23-year-old Cornell Simon of Oxon Hill had succumbed to his injuries Feb. 15.
    Simon was in the right front passenger seat of the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica that ran off of northbound Rt. 301 in the early morning of Feb. 2.
    Early Morning Bowie Crash Leaves 5 Children Dead
    The crash also resulted in the deaths of 5
  • Baltimore Orioles Alcides Escobar the newest addition to the team - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore Orioles Alcides Escobar the newest addition to the team  Baltimore SunAlcides Escobar is the newest addition to the Baltimore Orioles' infield. He arrived to camp and hopes to be on the field tomorrow. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun.
  • 80-Year-Old Man Rescued From Tree While Trying To Chop It Down

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — When an 80-year-old man tried to cut down a tree last Friday, he found himself stuck up there.
    Fire crews from the Edgemere and Eastview stations and the North-Pt-Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department came to his rescue February 16.The man was rescued from the tree in the 7200 block of Waldman Ave.
    Follow @WJZ on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  • Supermoon, 2019’s Biggest And Brightest, Will Light Up The Sky

    (CNN) — February’s full moon will brighten the skies on Tuesday as the biggest and brightest supermoon of the year.
    The super snow moon is the second of three supermoon events in the first three months of the year — a packed lunar calendar for 2019, which marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the mission that took the first humans to the moon.
    It will make the moon appear unusually large when it rises and sets, and — like most lunar events — is sure to draw amate
  • Baltimore Orioles' Alex Cobb talks about Manny Machado and his new contract - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore Orioles' Alex Cobb talks about Manny Machado and his new contract  Baltimore SunBaltimore Orioles' pitcher Alex Cobb talks about his former teammate, Manny Machado and the contract Machado signed with the San Diego Padres. (Lloyd.
  • Baltimore Orioles' Alex Cobb talks about Manny Machado and his new contract - Carroll County Times

    Baltimore Orioles' Alex Cobb talks about Manny Machado and his new contract  Carroll County TimesBaltimore Orioles' pitcher Alex Cobb talks about his former teammate, Manny Machado and the contract Machado signed with the San Diego Padres. (Lloyd.
  • Ex-NBA Player Glen Davis Avoids Jail Time In Marijuana Bust At Maryland Hotel

    ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis has agreed to pay $15,000 to avoid jail time on drug charges.
    News outlets report the forward had faced up to five years in jail. He was arrested at a Maryland hotel with 126 grams (4 ounces) of marijuana and a briefcase containing $92,000 last February, and indicted on seven counts of drug possession and distribution.
    Davis’ attorney Brandon Mead says prosecutors will dismiss the charges after the 33-year-old p
  • Suspects In Deadly Weekend Assault Arrested At Frederick Traffic Stop

    FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — Two men arrested at a traffic stop in Frederick on I-70 on Sunday by Maryland State Police have now been identified as suspects in the Saturday night murder of Santos Medrano.
    Trooper conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota Corolla passenger car on I-70 westbound at the 56 mile marker for an equipment violation.
    The driver was identified as Efrain Torres, Eusebio, 21, and the passenger was identified as Jose Alberto Santiago-Miguel, 20.
    Troopers searched the car ba
  • Police Identify 'Jane Doe' Found Unresponsive On Baltimore Street - CBS Baltimore

    Police Identify 'Jane Doe' Found Unresponsive On Baltimore Street  CBS BaltimoreBaltimore Police have identified a “Jane Doe” they initially couldn't identify. Gilma Avalos reports. Next Video. Meg McNamara Has Your Tuesday Afternoon ...
  • RocketDocs relocates headquarters to Baltimore - Maryland Daily Record

    RocketDocs relocates headquarters to Baltimore  Maryland Daily RecordRocketDocs, a business-to-business software development company, announced Tuesday it has moved its headquarters from Frederick to Baltimore at 509 S.
  • Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum – Baltimore, Maryland - Atlas Obscura

    Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum – Baltimore, Maryland  Atlas ObscuraDiscover Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum in Baltimore, Maryland: The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden ...
  • Baltimore police identify Jane Doe found unresponsive - WBAL TV Baltimore

    Baltimore police identify Jane Doe found unresponsive  WBAL TV BaltimoreBaltimore police have identified a woman who was found unresponsive in the street.
  • High Court Denies Maryland Appeal Of Drug Price-Gouging Law

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a Maryland appeal to uphold the state’s law against pharmaceutical price gouging.
    The high court on Tuesday denied Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh’s appeal without comment, letting a lower court ruling against the law stand.
    The law approved in 2017 enabled the state’s attorney general to sue makers of off-patent or generic drugs for price increases that state officials considered “unconscionable.”
  • NBA Playoff Picture: Eastern Conference

    By Norm Elrod
    (CBS Philly/CBS Local) — With the NBA All-Star Game fading in the rear-view mirror, and the NBA Playoffs looming in the distance, it’s time to talk contenders and pretenders. The Eastern Conference has four teams with a legitimate shot at making the NBA Finals, where they’ll probably find the Golden State Warriors waiting for them.
    Three of those teams — the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers — shored up their rosters at the trade
  • Staff member shot at Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School released from hospital - Baltimore Sun

    Staff member shot at Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School released from hospital  Baltimore SunThe staff member who was shot and injured at Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School has been released from the hospital, his lawyer confirmed.
  • Former Oriole Manny Machado Signed $300M, 10-Year Deal With Padres, Reports Say

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado has reportedly signed with the San Diego Padres.
    ESPN’s Jeff Passan first reported the news.
    BREAKING: Free agent star Manny Machado has agreed to a deal with the San Diego Padres, league sources tell ESPN.
    — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 19, 2019Machado was a superstar in Baltimore.
    A league source told the MLB, the deal is $300 million for 10 years. It’s the biggest free-agent contract in history of
  • Nature’s Path Foods Recalls More Than 400,000 Boxes Of Kids Gluten-Free Cereal

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Nature’s Path Foods is pulling more than 400,000 boxes of its kids gluten-free cereal.
    There are concerns the products might contain what the FDA calls, “undeclared gluten,” in the cereal.
    This impacts the Enviro-Kidz line Choco Chimps, Gorilla Munch and Jungle Munch cereals.
    People with wheat allergies, Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity should not eat the affected cereals.
    Follow @WJZ on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
     
  • Police: Woman Stabbed In Head During Fight Over Place In McDonald’s Drive-Thru Line

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (CBS Local) — A woman was stabbed in the head during a fight in the drive-thru line at a McDonald’s in Tennessee, authorities said.
    The stabbing happened Monday at the restaurant located on Union Avenue in the Medical District of Memphis.
    The victim told police she became involved in a fight with Asalene Branch, 29, over their place in the drive-thru line CBS affiliate WREG reported. She said Branch pulled out a knife and stabbed her in the head.
    Police: Woman stabbed
  • Sex Assault Victims Prompted To Waive Investigation Rights According To Survey

    TOWSON, Md. (AP) – A Baltimore Sun survey found Baltimore-area police departments prompted sexual assault victims to waive their rights to an investigation more than 200 times in 2017 and 2018.
    The newspaper reports that the practice is contrary to guidance from experts and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
    Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault Executive Director Lisae Jordan called the practice “totally and completely inappropriate,” citing the impaired de
  • Boy, 7, Called ‘Little Hitler’ For Selling Hot Chocolate To Raise Money For Border Wall

    AUSTIN, Texas (CBS Local) — A 7-year-old Texas boy who started a hot chocolate stand to raise money for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall is facing backlash, with one man calling him “little Hitler.”
    Shane and Jennifer Stevens say their son, Benton, begged them to set up a hot chocolate stand to raise the money for the wall after watching Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 5.
    Benton set up shop this past weekend at a strip mall in Steiner Ranch s
  • Winter storm to blanket area on Wednesday - Baltimore Sun

    Winter storm to blanket area on Wednesday  Baltimore SunA winter storm warning is set to go into effect across the Baltimore region early Wednesday morning, lasting through the evening.
  • State Highway Officials Prep For First Big Snow Of The Season

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The State Highway Administration has been watching this storm for a few days, prepared for the first substantial snow accumulation of the season.
    SHA started prepping over the weekend and the lines of brine pre-treatment were visible on the roads all of Tuesday.
    The fleet of about 1,700 pieces of equipment is ready to go for Wednesday snow removal already, with a little help from the sun.
    “As soon as the sun comes up, the pavement temperatures are rapidly rising bec
  • Maryland General Assembly bill tracker: What's happening with key legislation - Baltimore Sun

    Maryland General Assembly bill tracker: What's happening with key legislation  Baltimore SunWe are tracking selected bills here for the duration of the 2019 General Assembly session. Find more coverage on our politics page and Roughly Speaking ...
  • Cooking, Cleaning Could Raise Air Pollution Levels In Homes, Study Says

    (WBZ/CBS Local) – Could you be exposed to pollution in your own home?
    Researchers at the University of Colorado say cooking, cleaning, and other household activities generate levels of pollution in the average home similar to that of a polluted major city.
    Shampoos, perfumes, and cleaning products produce airborne chemicals in our houses but at higher concentrations than previously thought.
    Using special sensors and monitors, researchers measured the indoor air quality of a 1,200-square-fo
  • Md. General Assembly Re-Elects Nancy Kopp As Treasurer For Fifth Term

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly has re-elected Nancy Kopp to a fifth term as the state treasurer.
    The vote was held Tuesday during a joint session of the legislature.
    The treasurer serves as one of three members of the Board of Public Works, a panel that approves state contracts.
    The governor and comptroller are the other two members.
    The treasurer is the custodian of the state’s investments, including stocks and bonds, and serves on other boards, including the Ma
  • Americans Shocked By Impact Of New Tax Law

    By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL, AP Personal Finance Writer
    Wait, I owe the IRS?
    The first tax filing season under the new federal tax law is proving to be surprising, confusing — and occasionally frightening — for some Americans, especially those accustomed to getting money back from the government.
    Take Andy Kraft and Amy Elias of Portland, Oregon. The couple had grown comfortable getting a small refund each year, a few hundred dollars or more. Then they found out they owe $10,160 this year
  • Alleged Arundel Mills Mall Shooter Turns Himself In

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The teen who allegedly opened fire at the Arundel Mills Mall is now in custody, police say.
    Police say Hammond turned himself in, accompanied by his mother, at around 10:30 a.m.
    Jamari Marquese Hammond is believed to have pulled a weapon inside the mall Saturday night, but they still have unanswered questions, like where the gun is now.
    “Mr. Hammond turned himself in voluntarily to police,” said Marc Limansky, Anne Arundel County Police spokesperson.
    Just
  • Alleged Arundel Mills Mall Shooter In Custody

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The teen who allegedly opened fire at the Arundel Mills Mall is now in custody, police say.
    Police say Hammond turned himself in, accompanied by his mother, at around 10:30 a.m.
    Jamari Marquese Hammond, the suspect in the February 16 attempted murder/shooting at the Anne Arundel Mills Mall in Hanover, Md., has been taken into custody.
    Police believe Hammond was fighting with a group of people he had never met before. He then opened fire, hitting one man in the lower
  • Screen Time For Kids Under 2 More Than Doubles, Study Finds

    (CNN) — Screen time has more than doubled for children under 2 years old since 1997, a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found, with time spent in front of a TV as the main driver despite a changing screen landscape.
    Researchers used parent diary data previously collected by the Child Development Supplement Panel Study of Income Dynamics at the University of Michigan, for which the first available year was 1997 and the latest was 2014.
    For children under the age of 2, d
  • Man dies in toilet fire at Baltimore Ravens stadium - The Detroit News

    Man dies in toilet fire at Baltimore Ravens stadium  The Detroit NewsFirefighters say a man died in a fire in a portable toilet near the Baltimore Ravens' stadium.
  • Nest Collaborative is offering lactation support via video chat - Technical.ly

    Nest Collaborative is offering lactation support via video chat  Technical.lyAnd it's covered by health insurance: Baltimore County-based founder Amanda Gorman talks about using tech to spread knowledge of the benefits of ...

Follow @Baltimore__news on Twitter!