Baltimore news

• Baltimore County Officials Reminding Residents Of Summer Grilling Safety Tips

  08-06-2019 23:25
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — It’s summertime, and it’s time to fire up the grill!
  With the summer grill season in full swing, the Baltimore County Fire Department is reminding residents to stay safe.
  Baltimore County officials are reminding those who plan to grill this summer that the use of charcoal or propane-fueled grills — or any other open flame cooking or heating device — on any balcony or within 15 feet of multi-family buildings such as apartments.
  With
  
  Read more

• It’s Academic: June 8, 2019

  08-06-2019 22:29
  Loyola Blakefield: 370
  Catonsville: 480
  Centennial: 565
  
  Read more

• Hanover Street Bridge Closed For Weekend Repairs

  08-06-2019 22:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Hanover Street bridge is closed to traffic this weekend for repairs.
  The bridge shut down at 6 a.m. on Saturday and will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday.
  If you’re planning on driving in the area, southbound traffic is being rerouted onto I-95 before coming back to Hanover Street.
  Northbound traffic is being redirected to Waterview Ave. 295 and Hamburg Street.
  
  Read more

• 37-Year-Old Man Killed In Early Morning Shooting In South Baltimore

  08-06-2019 22:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Police are investigating an early morning shooting that left one man dead on Saturday.
  Police were in the Sharp Street area around 1:51 a.m. investigating an unrelated incident. While there, police heard gunfire and began searching the area for evidence of a shooting.
  Officers arrived in the 900 block of Peach Street where they discovered a 37-year-old man and a 33-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds.
  A medic was called to the scene and transpor
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Maryland Rapper ‘Tre Da Kid’ Identified As Victim In Deadly Annapolis Shooting

  08-06-2019 21:49
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Annapolis Police are investigating a shooting that left a 32-year-old Maryland rapper dead on Friday.
  Police were called to Forest Drive near Newtowne Drive around 9:19 p.m. for a reported shooting.
  At Forest Drive and South Cherry Grove Avenue, officers found a car that had been involved in a single-vehicle crash. Inside the vehicle, officers found a man who was shot and pronounced dead.
  Annapolis Police Investigating Fatal Shooting Friday Night 
  Annapolis
  
  Read more

• Two men killed, one wounded in Baltimore shootings overnight, police say - Baltimore Sun

  08-06-2019 18:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Two men killed, one wounded in Baltimore shootings overnight, police say  Baltimore SunTwo men were killed and another man was injured in separate shootings overnight in Baltimore, city police said. A 34-year-old man was fatally shot Friday night ...
  
  Read more

• Uber Driver Charged With Rape In Baltimore County - CBS Baltimore

  08-06-2019 05:27 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Uber Driver Charged With Rape In Baltimore County  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have charged a former Uber driver in connection with allegations a woman who was riding in the Uber was raped Sunday.
  
  Read more

• Annapolis Police Investigating Shooting Friday Night

  08-06-2019 05:27
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Annapolis Police are investigating a shooting on Forest Drive.
  Police were called to Forest Drive near Netowne Drive around 9:19 p.m. on Friday for a reported shooting.
  When police arrived on scene, they found a single vehicle collision at Forest Drive and South Cherry Grove Ave.
  Police believe one or more occupants of the vehicle were struck by gunfire.
  Police will not confirm the number injured or the extent of the injuries at this time.
  The investigation is o
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Annapolis Police Investigating Fatal Shooting Friday Night

  08-06-2019 05:27
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Annapolis Police are investigating a fatal shooting on Forest Drive.
  Police were called to Forest Drive near Netowne Drive around 9:19 p.m. on Friday for a reported shooting.
  When police arrived on scene, they found a single vehicle collision at Forest Drive and South Cherry Grove Ave.
  Police confirmed one adult occupant in the vehicle was killed.
  The investigation is ongoing.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lock
  
  Read more

• Baltimore City Police Commissioner Michael Harrison Proposes $53M Toward Crime Investigation Efforts In Pitch To City Council

  08-06-2019 05:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On Monday, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison was given five days to create a crime plan.
  Harrison delivered his proposal to City Council on Friday night at City Hall.
  The budget presentation with the Council lasted over two hours and in his opening statement he said the first step is, “admitting we have a problem.”
  The plan to correct that problem is an expensive one.
  “I intend to hold everyone in the Baltimore City Police Department ac
  
  Read more

• Baltimore City Police Looking For Missing 58-Year-Old Woman

  08-06-2019 04:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing vulnerable adult.
  Debra Rhue, 58, was last seen on June 6, in the 3900 block of Chatham Road East.
  She was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue sweat pants with a white stripe down the side and black slippers.
  Family and friends are concerned for Rhue’s well being.
  Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to call police.
  
  Read more

• Annapolis Police Investigating Shooting Friday Night Shooting

  08-06-2019 04:14
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Annapolis Police are investigating a shooting on Forest Drive.
  Police were called to Forest Drive near Netowne Drive around 9:19 p.m. on Friday for a reported shooting.
  When police arrived on scene, they found a single vehicle collision at Forest Drive and South Cherry Grove Ave.
  Police believe one or more occupants of the vehicle were struck by gunfire.
  Police will not confirm the number injured or the extent of the injuries at this time.
  The investigation is o
  
  Read more

• 34-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Northwest Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  08-06-2019 03:56 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  34-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Northwest Baltimore  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Police are investigating a deadly shooting in northwest Baltimore. Officers were called to the 3700 block of West Forest ...
  
  Read more

• 34-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Northwest Baltimore

  08-06-2019 03:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Police are investigating a deadly shooting in northwest Baltimore.
  Officers were called to the 3700 block of West Forest Park Ave. on Friday around 8:07 p.m. to investigate a reported shooting.
  When officers arrived, they found a 34-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds.
  A medic was called to the scene and transported the victim to Sinai Hospital. The victim was pronounced dead by medical personnel shortly after arrival.
  Anyone with information is
  
  Read more

• The Top 4 Pubs In Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  08-06-2019 03:16 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  The Top 4 Pubs In Baltimore  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Wondering where to find the best pubs near you? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top pubs in Baltimore, using both Yelp ...
  
  Read more

• The Top 4 Pubs In Baltimore

  08-06-2019 03:16
  BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Wondering where to find the best pubs near you?
  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top pubs in Baltimore, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to meet your needs.
  1. Annabel Lee Tavern
  PHOTO: JERRY L./YELP
  Topping the list is Annabel Lee Tavern. Located at 601 S. Clinton St. in Canton, the pub and New American spot is the highest-rated pub in Baltimore, boasting 4.5 stars out of 526 reviews on Yelp.
  2. Koco&
  
  Read more

• 42-Year-Old Man Killed In Fatal Motorcycle Accident

  08-06-2019 03:07
  SEVERN, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Police are investigating a fatal car crash that happened Friday afternoon.
  Officers responded to the area of Dicus Mill Road east of Burns Crossing Road around 2:36 p.m. for a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle.
  The on-scene investigation determined that a Yamaha motorcycle was traveling westbound on Dicus Mill Road when the operator lost control and crossed the center line.
  The driver of the motorcycle was declared dead at the scene by fi
  
  Read more

• Vermont Man Finds Stranger In His Home, Cleaning

  08-06-2019 02:59
  ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man says he came home to find a stranger inside cleaning.
  Brendan Boardman says that he heard noises in the kitchen that he thought was weird on Tuesday. When he went to look he found a woman, who was cleaning the house.
  He says he asked her what she was doing there and she said she must have gotten dropped off at the wrong house.
  Police say a trooper spoke to the woman who said she wasn’t sure of the address of the house she was supposed to c
  
  Read more

• Baltimore Mother Heartbroken, Searching For Answers After Son’s Mysterious Death On Dominican Republic Vacation

  08-06-2019 02:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a string of tourist deaths in the Dominican Republic, a mother from Baltimore felt compelled to share the story of her son’s mysterious final moments alive during a vacation last year.
  Annette Wedington spoke exclusively to WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren about her search for answers in the death of her son Terrence Richmond. 
  Tonight at 5&6—A Baltimore pastor talks to #WJZ about her search for answers after her son’s mysterious death while
  
  Read more

• Baltimore County Police Investigating Shooting At Pretty Boy Reservoir

  08-06-2019 01:39
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are investigating a Thursday night shooting at the Pretty Boy Reservoir.
  Police were dispatched around 6 p.m. to the 18100 block of Prettyboy Dam Road.
  When officers arrived, they found a 29-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower body.
  The victim told police that he was involved in an argument with another man who allegedly shot him.
  The suspect fled the area after the shooting.
  Police do not have any additional i
  
  Read more

• Storing Loaded Gun At Home Raised Soldiers’ Risk Of Death By Suicide, Study Finds

  08-06-2019 01:24
  (CNN) — Over 1,000 active duty US Army soldiers have died by suicide since 2015, and a new study suggests that reducing those deaths may require limiting access to one of a soldier’s most familiar tools: the gun.
  The research, published Friday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, found that soldiers who died by suicide were more likely than their peers to own personal firearms. Storing a loaded gun at home or carrying one in public, the study found, was “associat
  
  Read more

• Driver Leaves Scene Of Accident, Leaves Drugs Inside Vehicle

  08-06-2019 01:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A driver involved in an accident in northwest Baltimore left the scene with a large amount of drugs in his vehicle, according to police.
  Police say the accident happened last week in the 4400 block of Reisterstown Road.
  Responding officers discovered the driver of the unoccupied vehicle left the scene of the accident.
  Police subsequently discovered a large amount of narcotics inside that vehicle.
  No further information is available at this time.
  
  Read more

• Howard County Police Locate Missing 75-Year-Old Columbia Man

  08-06-2019 01:02
  HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Francis Lucas was found safe Friday night.
  Howard County Police had issued a silver alert.
  Francis Everett Lucas, Jr., 75, was last seen leaving his residence in the 5200 block of Hayledge Court at 10:30 a.m. with plans to drive to Snowden Square Shopping Center.
  Lucas contacted a family member at 2:45 p.m. to say that he had gotten lost on his way to the store and did not know where he was. His family then contacted police.
  A ping of Luca’s phone indi
  
  Read more

• Howard County Police Issue Silver Alert For Missing 75-Year-Old Columbia Man

  08-06-2019 01:02
  HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County Police have issued a silver alert and are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing elderly man from Columbia.
  Francis Everett Lucas, Jr., 75, was last seen leaving his residence in the 5200 block of Hayledge Court at 10:30 a.m. with plans to drive to Snowden Square Shopping Center.
  Lucas contacted a family member at 2:45 p.m. to say that he had gotten lost on his way to the store and did not know where he was. His family then cont
  
  Read more

• Maryland Auto Parts And Scrap Metal Dealers Convicted Of Tax Fraud

  08-06-2019 00:38
  GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) — Two Maryland auto parts and scrap metal dealers were convicted of tax fraud on Friday.
  Robert Underwood, 72, and Deborah Underwood, 63, both of Clinton, Maryland, were convicted by a federal jury on one count of conspiracy to defraud the IRS and four counts of filing false income tax returns.
  According to court documents and evidence presented at their seven-day trial, the Underwood’s operated a used auto part and scrap metal business in Clinton under the
  
  Read more

• ‘Steak’Umm’, Maryland SPCA Dog Has Home After Jimmy’s Seafood Offered Free Crab Cakes To Adopter

  08-06-2019 00:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It looks like the crab cakes helped!
  Steak’Umm, a stray dog brought to the Maryland SPCA, was adopted a day after Jimmy’s Seafood offered free crab cakes for a month to whoever gave him a forever home.
  #STEAKUMM PSA: Hi, everyone! I did a “meat” and greet with my dad, and the rest is history! Thank you for RT’ing and sharing. The #twitter community helped me find my best friend @techjunkiejoel on #NationalBestFriendsDay! @steak_umm #SteakummB
  
  Read more

Follow @Baltimore__news on Twitter!