Baltimore news

• How To Enjoy Earth Day In Baltimore

  20-04-2019 23:49
   BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Venturing outside is the basic start to an Earth Day celebration. Get inspired with these top-rated parks near you.
  1. Sherwood Gardens
  Photo: Diva M./Yelp
  Topping the list is Sherwood Gardens. Located at 4310 Underwood Road in Guilford, the park and botanical garden is the highest rated park in Baltimore, boasting five stars out of 35 reviews on Yelp.
  2. Druid Hill Park
  Photo: Bryan L./Yelp
  Next up is Reservoir Hill’s Druid Hill Park, situated
  
  Read more

• A Peep Into The History Of Easter’s Marshmallow Icon

  20-04-2019 23:34
  (CNN) — Easter is a popular time for America’s bunny – and chick-shaped marshmallow friends known as Peeps. Every day, about 5.5 million Peeps are produced, roughly 2 billion a year.
  Peeps may be made with love, but they also have some less-healthy ingredients.
  Four yellow marshmallow bunny Peeps — considered one serving — contain 110 calories and 26 grams of sugar. The American Heart Association recommends no more than 100 calories, or 6 teaspoo
  
  Read more

• A Couple Is Getting Married At An Airport’s Baggage Claim, Where They Met

  20-04-2019 23:03
  You may not think of an airport as the most romantic location. But for one couple, it's where it all began.
  
  Read more

• Group looks to rehab Baltimore’s Pennsylvania Avenue - Washington Post

  20-04-2019 22:59 via washingtonpost.com
  Group looks to rehab Baltimore’s Pennsylvania Avenue  Washington PostCommunity leaders are hoping to revitalize the area near Pennsylvania and North Avenues into an arts district.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting At Jackson Chapel United Methodist Church

  20-04-2019 22:40
  FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred at Jackson Chapel United Methodist Church on Saturday afternoon.
  Officials were called to Jackson Chapel in the 5600 block of Ballenger Creek Pike in Frederick around 2:45 p.m. after receiving calls of a reported shooting.
  There was a funeral service taking place at the time of the incident.
  Sheriff’s Deputies arrived on scene and found two victims suffering from what appeared
  
  Read more

• Vignarajah proposes regulating, taxing marijuana in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  20-04-2019 22:25 via baltimoresun.com
  Vignarajah proposes regulating, taxing marijuana in Baltimore  Baltimore SunThiru Vignarajah, who says he will run for mayor of Baltimore, said he would issue permits for and tax the city's marijuana trade. In a position paper — timed for ...
  
  Read more

• Frederick Co. Sheriff’s Office Warning Residents Of Phone Scams And Spoofed Phone Numbers

  20-04-2019 22:16
  FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Frederick County officials are warning residents about an increase in phone scams and spoofed phone numbers.
  Officials say that recently individuals have been receiving phone calls from spoofed numbers coming from local County numbers, such as the Sheriff’s Office main number (301-600-1046) and the Frederick County Health Department main number (301-600-1029).
  Officials say that a scammer using the Sheriff’s Office number may pose as a la
  
  Read more

• Appeals Court Denies New Trial For Alleged MS-13 Gang Member

  20-04-2019 21:53
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court has rejected the appeal of an alleged MS-13 gang member sentenced to 11 years in prison after the stabbing of a former gang member.
  In a ruling Wednesday, the Court of Appeals said a trial judge erred in 2013 in refusing to allow the defense attorney for Wilfredo Rosales to use the stabbing victim’s prior federal convictions for violent crimes involving racketeering in an effort to attack his credibility as a witness.
  But the court
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• It’s Academic: April 20, 2019

  20-04-2019 21:47
  Gilman: 380
  Centennial: 510
  Marriotts Ridge: 405
  
  Read more

• BREAKING: Terps Snag Baltimore Lineman - 247Sports

  20-04-2019 21:46 via 247sports.com
  BREAKING: Terps Snag Baltimore Lineman  247SportsMaryland football has its fourth commitment in the Class of 2020. St. Frances (Md.) offensive lineman Ja'Khi Green announced his commitment on Twitter on ...
  
  Read more

• Ex-Baltimore cop guilty of DUI after found drunk on duty - WTOP

  20-04-2019 20:23 via wtop.com
  Ex-Baltimore cop guilty of DUI after found drunk on duty  WTOPA former Baltimore police officer who was found drunk and slumped over at the wheel of his patrol vehicle last year has pleaded guilty to DUI and misconduct in ...
  
  Read more

• Man shot in leg in northwest Baltimore, police say - Baltimore Sun

  20-04-2019 16:40 via baltimoresun.com
  Man shot in leg in northwest Baltimore, police say  Baltimore SunA 26-year-old man was shot in the leg Friday evening in northwest Baltimore, police said. Officers were called just before 7:30 p.m. to the 4900 block of ...
  
  Read more

• Woman Killed In Westminster Crash Early Saturday Morning

  20-04-2019 15:10
  WESTMINSTER – Maryland State Troopers are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Westminster that left one woman dead.
  Crews were called to Hanover Pike just south of Cape Horn Road around 1:21 a.m. Saturday for a reported crash.
  Investigators revealed a 2007 Pontiac Torrent was traveling southbound on Hanover Pike, when it traveled off the side of the roadway and struck a utility pole.
  The victim identified as 23-year-old Taylor Smith of Salisbury, MD, was pronounced dead at the sc
  
  Read more

• Vols make top ten for four-star Baltimore power forward - 247Sports

  20-04-2019 14:45 via 247sports.com
  Vols make top ten for four-star Baltimore power forward  247SportsBasketball has taken Kim English all over the map. Because of that, he wants to recruit all over the map. “I'm from Baltimore, so we're gonna he heavily involved ...
  
  Read more

• GM Baltimore Employees Irate Over Plant Closure - GM Authority

  20-04-2019 05:11 via gmauthority.com
  GM Baltimore Employees Irate Over Plant Closure  GM AuthorityEmployees of the GM Baltimore plant are upset over the facility's upcoming closure. Production will cease May 4th and nearly 300 people will be out of work.
  
  Read more

• Maryland weather: Tornadoes, flash flood watches called off - Baltimore Sun

  20-04-2019 04:40 via baltimoresun.com
  Maryland weather: Tornadoes, flash flood watches called off  Baltimore SunA strong low-pressure system is forecast to bring as much as 2 inches of rain and chances for severe thunderstorms across Maryland on Friday. Then, unsettled ...
  
  Read more

• Weather Blog: All Watches And Warnings Canceled With Exception Of Lower Eastern Shore

  20-04-2019 04:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — All watches and warnings have been canceled with the exception of the lower Eastern Shore tonight.
  Some ongoing thunderstorms over portions of the lower and middle Eastern Shore have kept some severe thunderstorm warnings in effect for a short while, and a tornado watch until midnight.
  Tomorrow, some sun and a breeze will make for a much better day!
  On Sunday, plenty of clouds may produce a shower ,and it will be a bit chilly as well.
  Do have a lovely safe weekend! B
  
  Read more

• Threats Of Wet Weather Spark Concerns In Ellicott City

  20-04-2019 04:00
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Threats of severe weather across Maryland had many residents concerned on Friday night, especially in Ellicott City.
  “You get a little anxious every time it rains around here because it wasn’t even that hard of rain the second time it flooded,” George Wilson, a resident, said. “I feel like every time a couple of drops of rain comes, everyone is on their toes.”
  The Director of Howard County’s Office of Emergency Management,
  
  Read more

• Reverse Baltimore's population slide: Bring on the immigrants - Baltimore Sun

  20-04-2019 03:55 via baltimoresun.com
  Reverse Baltimore's population slide: Bring on the immigrants  Baltimore SunHow does the city attract more residents than it loses? One answer, now and always, is welcoming immigrants, including some of those presently held at the U.S. ...
  
  Read more

• Maryland Weather: Multiple Counties See Threats Of Severe Weather Friday Night

  20-04-2019 03:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The threat of severe weather impacted many counties across Maryland on Friday night.
  Multiple counties across the state were under tornado warnings for portions of Friday night.
  A tornado warning was issued for Montgomery County until 9:45 p.m.
  Tornado Warning for Montgomery County in MD until 9:45pm. #WJZ #mdwx
  — Tim Williams WJZ (@TimWilliamsWJZ) April 20, 2019The tornado warning included Bethesda, Aspen Hill and Fairland.
  Tornado Warning including Bethesda M
  
  Read more

• 18-Year-Old In Critical Condition Following Single-Vehicle Collision In Carroll County

  20-04-2019 03:29
  HAMPSTEAD, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash on Gross Mill Road that left an 18-year-old hospitalized on Thursday.
  The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, along with emergency rescue crews from Baltimore and Carroll Counties, responded to the 4600 block of Gross Mill Road around 9:38 a.m. on Thursday for a report of a single-vehicle collision with entrapment.
  When officials arrived, they found a gray 2008 Ford Escape which
  
  Read more

• Brazilian Citizens Sentenced To More Than 3 Years In Federal Prison For Using Counterfeit Credit Cards To Purchase Over $52,000 In Merchandise

  20-04-2019 03:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Brazilian citizens residing in Florida were sentenced to more than three years in federal prison on wire fraud charges in connection with a scheme to use counterfeit debit and credit cards to purchase merchandise at retail stores in Maryland and other states.
  Lucas Pimenta Diogo Das Gracas, 23, and his con-conspirator Diogo Miranda Araujo, 23, were sentenced to 40 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
  A judge also ordered the def
  
  Read more

• Baltimore Felon Sentenced To Federal Prison For Illegal Possession Of A Stolen Firearm

  20-04-2019 02:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore felon was sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for illegal possession of a stolen firearm.
  Douglas Sparrow, 35, of Baltimore, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for illegal possession of a stolen firearm.
  According to his plea agreement, on March 1, 2018, law enforcement executed a search of Sparrows’ residence in Baltimore and recovered a stolen semi-automatic pistol and ammunitio
  
  Read more

• Seventh Pugh Aide Placed On Leave Amid ‘Healthy Holly’ Book Scandal

  20-04-2019 02:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Sources tell WJZ a seventh staffer for Mayor Catherine Pugh has been placed on paid leave. Acting Mayor Jack Young made the decision and declined to comment Friday.
  Those currently on paid leave include Pugh’s chief of staff and main lobbyist.
  A spokesman for Mayor Pugh said she’s continuing to see doctors and recover from pneumonia and does intend to return to work.
  Pugh is under fire for receiving half a million dollars from the University of Maryland M
  
  Read more

• Maryland Weather: Multiple Counties See Tornado Warnings Friday Night

  20-04-2019 02:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The threat of severe weather impacted Maryland Friday night.
  Multiple counties were under tornado warnings for portions of the night.
  A tornado warning was issued for Montgomery County until 9:45 p.m.
  Tornado Warning for Montgomery County in MD until 9:45pm. #WJZ #mdwx
  — Tim Williams WJZ (@TimWilliamsWJZ) April 20, 2019The tornado warning included Bethesda, Aspen Hill and Fairland.
  Tornado Warning including Bethesda MD, Aspen Hill MD, Fairland MD until 9:45 PM
  
  Read more

• National Aquarium’s Plan To Relocate 7 Dolphins Will Be Delayed

  20-04-2019 01:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The National Aquarium’s plan to relocate its dolphins next year will be delayed because of climate change and pollution, according to officials.
  For more than two years, officials have been planning to move the aquarium’s seven bottlenose dolphins from Baltimore to Florida or the Caribbean, but they have yet to find a suitable location for the new sanctuary.
  The aquarium reviewed and vetoed more than 50 possible locations because of unclean water or threa
  
  Read more

• Fiat Chrysler Recalls More Than 320,000 Cars Due To Rollaway Risk

  20-04-2019 01:10
  Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 320,000 vehicles in North America because a transmission problem could cause them to roll away unexpectedly.
  
  Read more

• Your Guide To The 4 Top Spots In Baltimore’s Little Italy Neighborhood

  20-04-2019 00:57
  BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Looking to uncover all that Little Italy has to offer? Get to know this Baltimore neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a pizzeria to a poutinerie.
  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Little Italy, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results.
  1. Joe Benny’s
  PHOTO: JANET H./YELP
  Topping the list is Italian spot Joe Benny&rsq
  
  Read more

• Maryland health department reports fourth measles case in the Pikesville area - Baltimore Sun

  20-04-2019 00:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Maryland health department reports fourth measles case in the Pikesville area  Baltimore SunA fourth measles case has been confirmed in a person in the Pikesville area, the Maryland Department of Health reports. Public health officials had said the virus ...
  
  Read more

• 14 Big Ten Football Players Poised To Break Out In The Fall

  20-04-2019 00:39
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A look at football players in the Big Ten this spring who are poised to have standout seasons this fall:
  EAST DIVISION
  INDIANA
  WRs Nick Westbrook and Donovan Hale, seniors. Westbrook, who missed 2017 with an ACL tear, showed glimpses of his pre-injury talent last season but not the gaudy numbers. Hale emerged as a legitimate go-to receiver. Together, the 6-foot-3 Westbrook and 6-4 Hale should give Indiana one of the Big Ten’s most physical receiving tandems.
  MARYLAND
  
  Read more

• ‘I Found Myself Crying,’ Baltimore Priest Says Following Fire At Notre Dame Cathedral

  20-04-2019 00:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In the midst of Holy Week, Paris continues to grapple with tragedy.
  Flames ripped through the Notre Dame Cathedral, and officials said that it could take years to rebuild the damage.
  Officials also said it may have been a computer glitch that started the fire.
  Prosecutors are looking into whether an electrical short circuit sparked the fire, but the cathedral’s rector said that it may have been a computer glitch.
  Notre Dame Cathedral was undergoing extensive re
  
  Read more

• Lawsuit After 2 Casinos Couldn’t Take March Madness Bets

  20-04-2019 00:13
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A casino operator is suing a tech company after a contract dispute shuttered its sports betting platform at two West Virginia casinos ahead of the NCAA Tournament.
  A Friday news release from Delaware North says it’s filed a civil suit seeking monetary damages against United Kingdom-based Miomni Gaming and its CEO, Michael P. Venner.
  Miomni’s contract dispute with a third-party technology supplier has prevented Delaware North’s Mardi Gras Casino in
  
  Read more

• Baltimore Councilman Dorsey to introduce three city bills related to ethical governing, oversight - Baltimore Sun

  20-04-2019 00:10 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore Councilman Dorsey to introduce three city bills related to ethical governing, oversight  Baltimore SunBaltimore City Councilman Ryan Dorsey plans to introduce three bills aimed at ensuring an ethical city government — including legislation that would ramp up ...
  
  Read more

• Baltimore Jews burn bread at 37th annual chometz burning ahead of Passover - WBAL TV Baltimore

  20-04-2019 00:02 via wbaltv.com
  Baltimore Jews burn bread at 37th annual chometz burning ahead of Passover  WBAL TV BaltimoreAn annual Passover tradition took place Friday morning in the Park Heights community, where thousands came out to burn bread from their homes.
  
  Read more

• Baltimore cop who was found drunk on duty faces up to 30 days in jail - Baltimore Sun

  20-04-2019 00:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore cop who was found drunk on duty faces up to 30 days in jail  Baltimore SunFormer officer Aaron Heilman, who was fired, must have 18 months of supervised probation and use an ignition interlock device on his vehicle.
  
  Read more

Follow @Baltimore__news on Twitter!