• Bay Bridge Construction Having Ripple Effect On Local Roads In Queen Anne’s County

    KENT ISLAND, Md. (WJZ) — Bay Bridge traffic is causing headaches for locals on Kent Island and officials are pushing to prevent out-of-towners from clogging up local roads.
    The backups are standard in the summer season, but with a redecking project starting this month, worse delays are expected to last two years.
    “A 35-minute trip takes sometimes three hours,” said driver Karen Green.
    “Make sure everything’s done before Sunday. Sunday, you don’t leave the hous
  • Trea Turner To lead Off For Nats In Game 1

    HOUSTON (AP) — Trea Turner will be the first batter in this year’s World Series when the Washington Nationals shortstop leads off Game 1 on Tuesday night against Houston right-hander Gerrit Cole.
    The rest of the Nationals starting lineup has RF Adam Eaton batting second, followed by 3B Anthony Rendon, LF Juan Soto, DH Howie Kendrick, 2B Asdrúbal Cabrera, 1B Ryan Zimmerman, C Kurt Suzuki and CF Victor Robles.
    Houston’s lineup against Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer ha
  • Centreville’s ‘Haunted Trap House’ Returns With Warning About Dangers Of Opioid Crisis

    CENTREVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Thirty years after it first appeared as a warning about Maryland’s drug epidemic, the Haunted Trap House in Centreville will return with a focus on the damage caused by opioid addiction in Queen Anne’s County.
    The trap house, called the Haunted Crack House when it launched in Queen Anne’s County in 1989, portrayed the life of a teenage girl who became addicted to crack cocaine in an effort to warn the community about the dangers of drug use. It ra
  • Can The Washington Nationals Shock The Heavily Favored Houston Astros In The World Series?

    (CNN) — The 115th World Series pits a potential dynasty against, well, perhaps destiny — and it will feature some of the best pitching the game of baseball has to offer.
    The Houston Astros are trying to win their second World Series in three seasons, while the Washington Nationals — in their first Fall Classic in franchise history — will attempt to complete one of the most improbable comebacks in baseball, becoming the fourth team in MLB history to reach the World Series
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  • Prince George’s County Police Investigating Fatal Shooting In District Heights

    DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (WJZ) — Prince George’s County Police are investigating after a fatal shooting in District Heights on Monday.
    Police were called to the 5000 block of Silver Hill Court around 7 p.m. for a reported shooting. When they arrived, officers found Kelvin Carter, 33, in front of an apartment building suffering from gunshot wounds.
    He was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
    Detectives are working to establish a motive and identify a suspect or
  • Traffic Alert Issued For Funeral Of Former Mayor DAlesandro III - Baltimore, MD Patch

    Traffic Alert Issued For Funeral Of Former Mayor DAlesandro III  Baltimore, MD Patch
  • Marylanders Can Take Late-Night MARC Penn Trains To See Nationals In World Series

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Washington Nationals fans in Baltimore can head down to DC to watch the World Series Games 3, 4 and 5 (if needed) by taking special late-night MARC trains.
    MARC Train’s Penn Line will have additional service after the end of their scheduled daily service for Nationals fans.
    Passengers traveling to Games 3, 4 and 5 if needed can ride regularly-scheduled southbound service to DC.
    The last scheduled northbound train will leave DC on-time (10:55 p.m. Friday, 10:45 p.m.
  • Baltimore County School Board To Hear Public Comment About 2020 School Start Date

    TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Parents will have the opportunity to weigh in on whether or not Baltimore County Schools should start school before or after Labor Day.
    The Baltimore County School Board is considering three different options.
    Here are the three optionsStudents can start school on August 31 and end as early as June 11, depending on snow days.
    A post-Labor Day start with a shortened spring break ending the year between June 15-22.
    A post-Labor Day start with a full spring break endi
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  • Baltimore County School Board Hears Public Comment About 2020 School Start Date

    TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Should school start before or after Labor Day Weekend?
    The debate continued Tuesday night for Baltimore County Public Schools, as parents took to the microphone at a school board meeting to argue whether or not school should start before or after Labor Day Weekend.
    In 2020, Labor Day falls on Sept. 7. The Baltimore County School Board is considering three different options:Students can start school on August 31 and end as early as June 11, depending on snow days.
    A
  • Feds: Beware Of Fentanyl Disguised To Look Like Marijuana

    SALT LAKE CITY (CBS Local) — Federal law enforcement officials are warning local police about a fentanyl product disguised to look like marijuana.
    An internal law enforcement bulletin obtained by CBS affiliate KUTV describes the trend and warns law enforcement agencies across the country to be aware of the potential dangers.
    The bulletin, which originates in Ohio, states the cannabis-looking substance tested positive for fentanyl, heroin, tramadol and traces of methamphetamine.
    “A lo
  • New Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Approved By FDA Could Benefit Thousands

    WASHINGTON (CBS Local) — A treatment that could benefit 90 percent of cystic fibrosis patients was approved Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
    The FDA approved a combination of three drugs Monday, called Trikafta, for patients 12 years and older with cystic fibrosis. Trikafta targets a mutation in the F508del gene, which is found in approximately 27,000 people in the United States.
    Cystic fibrosis, a rare, progressive, life-threatening disease, results in the formation of thi
  • Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 8: Chase Edmonds A Must-Add

    By Matt Citak
    (CBS Boston/CBS Local)- Well folks, another week of the NFL season is in the books.
    With Week 8 approaching, we are now just over a month away from the start of the fantasy postseason. Pretty crazy, right?
    Before we start talking about the fantasy playoffs, why don’t we first do all that we can to make sure that all of you get into the postseason. That starts with this week’s top waiver wire.
    Some of the names on this week’s list are repeats from last week, but wi
  • Brothers Accused Of Saving Meth Equipment, Letting Grandma Die In Fire

    STEUBEN COUNTY, N.Y. (CBS Local) – Two brothers who allegedly saved their meth-making equipment in a house fire left their 82-year-old grandmother to die, according to authorities in upstate New York.
    Justin Gause, 21, of Corning, and his brother, Jarrett Gause, 33, of Bath, were indicted last week on second-degree murder charges for the May 14 death of Gladys Ann Willow at her Riverside home.
    The brothers allegedly removed the drug equipment from the fire but left Willow inside the home,
  • Officials: Maryland School Worker Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor

    SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland say a high school instructional assistant has been accused of having sexual contact with a student.
    News outlets report 36-year-old Jonathan LeRay Eure was arrested Tuesday after a grand jury indicted him on 10 charges, including sex abuse of a minor, perverted practice and fourth-degree sex offense.
    A news release from Wicomico County Child Advocacy Center says Eure worked at Parkside High School but was placed on administrative leave during t
  • I-Team raises new questions about accuracy, reliability of Baltimore water bills - WBAL TV Baltimore

    I-Team raises new questions about accuracy, reliability of Baltimore water bills  WBAL TV Baltimore
  • 3 Ocean City Eateries Will Be Featured On ‘Man Vs. Food’

    OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Three of Ocean City’s eateries will be featured on Man vs. Food Tuesday night at 10 p.m.
    Fish Tales’s, Dolle’s Candyland and Justine’s Ice Cream Parlour will be a part of the show.
    Host Casey Webb will learn how to make Fish Tale’s famous crabcakes and also how the iconic saltwater taffy is made at Dolle’s.
    Credit: Justine’s Ice Cream Parlour
    Finally, Webb will take on Justine’s Titanic Sundae Challenge. The challenge
  • Baltimore Mayor Jack Young Says He’s Joining 2020 Mayoral Race

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After months of speculation, Baltimore Mayor Jack Young says he will announce his 2020 mayoral run this weekend.
    Though he said previously he had no plans to run, the Democrat has changed his mind. His time as mayor began when he moved up from City Council president after Mayor Catherine pugh went on leave, and then became permanently mayor after she resigned in May.
    Young will have a formal campaign kickoff on Saturday, his office said.
    As of Tuesday afternoon, fourteen
  • Midshipman Charged In Sexual Assault Of Sleeping Female Midshipman At Naval Academy

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A U.S. Navy midshipman is facing a number of charges stemming from the sexual assault of at least one female midshipman while she was sleeping.
    According to charging documents, Nixon Keago allegedly attempted to sexually assault a midshipman in Annapolis in February 2018 while she was sleeping. He faces additional counts accusing him of sexually assaulting a sleeping female midshipman on October 21, 2018.
    Charging documents said Keago also allegedly attempted to comm
  • 39 Bears Checked-In On First Day Of Black Bear Hunting Season, Runs October 21-25

    GARRETT COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Monday was the first day of the black bear hunt in Maryland, and one man in Garrett County was the first to check in a bear this season.
    Carl Lee checked-in a 539 lb. male bear on the opening day, one of 39 checked-in that day.Western Maryland is home to a large population of black bears, and the hunting season is open for five days, October 21-25.
    The black bear hunting zones include all of Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties.
    Hunters are remin
  • Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele Blasts Trump’s ‘Lynching’ Tweet

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Maryland Republican Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele blasted President Donald Trump’s tweet comparing the impeachment process to a lynching.
    On Twitter Tuesday morning, Trump wrote that “All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here – a lynching. But we will WIN!”So some day, if a Democrat becomes President and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the President, without due process or fairnes
  • 17-Year-Old Kayla Perry Killed In Towson Crash

    TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — One person has died after the crash that backed up roads in Towson Tuesday morning, police said Tuesday.
    17-year-old Kayla Winter Perry, a senior at The George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, died from injuries sustained after she got out of her vehicle following a collision with a guardrail on Charles Street on her way to school Tuesday morning.
    She was driving northbound on Charles Street at around 7:13 a.m. when she lost control of her Honda Accord
  • Maryland Hits Snag In First Year Of Rebuild Under Locksley

    COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A snapshot of the Maryland football program reveals a team that has lost four of five and has very little chance of earning a bowl bid.
    The big picture is not nearly as narrow in focus. In his first year as head coach, Michael Locksley has used virtually everyone on the roster and attempted to develop a positive culture within a program that hasn’t had a winning season since 2014.
    So, even though the Terrapins (3-4, 1-3 Big Ten) have struggled following a 2-0
  • Former National Intelligence Director James Clapper Named UMD’s Winter Commencement Speaker

    COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — The University of Maryland has named former national intelligence director James Clapper their winter commencement speaker.
    Clapper will speak at commencement on December 17, the university said Tuesday.He graduated from UMD with a bachelor’s degree in government and politics.
    Clapper served as intelligence director from 2010 to 2017, resigning shortly before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, CBS News reported.
  • Destination Maternity, Owner Of 3 US Maternity Retailers With Stores In Maryland, Files For Bankruptcy

    MOORESTOWN, N.J. (WJZ) — Destination Maternity, which operates its namesake maternity retailer as well as A Pea in the Pod and Motherhood, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, the company announced.
    In a news release, the company said it filed for bankruptcy to allow it to restructure as it tries to merge or sell itself to another company.
    The retailer’s second-quarter sales were down nearly 12 percent over last year, it said.
    Earlier this year, the company cut a number of jobs in
  • Johns Hopkins Students Robbed At Gunpoint By Group Of Juveniles Near Baltimore Museum Of Art

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Johns Hopkins University students reported being robbed at gunpoint by six juveniles near the Baltimore Museum of Art late Monday evening.
    The two said they were walking toward campus at Art Museum Drive and Charles Street when they were approached from behind by the six suspects. One of the juveniles had a handgun, they said.
    One of the students gave the suspects her cell phone, then the suspects ran away- last seen running south into the Wyman Park Deli.
    No one was
  • Police Find Stolen Honda Pilot After Driver Crashed It Into Annapolis Home

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Annapolis police found a stolen SUV after it crashed into an Annapolis home early Tuesday morning.
    A police officer saw a black Honda Pilot on Bay Ridge Avenue near Forest Hills Avenue around 1:30 a.m. and followed it because he knew a similar vehicle was reported stolen in the city.
    When the officer saw the Honda had a canceled registration, the officer attempted to stop the vehicle on Forest Drive near Gemini Drive. But the driver didn’t stop until the other
  • Ravens Expect Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown To Be Back In Action After Bye Week

    (CBS Sports) — The Ravens are firmly in the driver’s seat of the AFC North race at 5-2 heading into their bye week and it appears like they’ll be getting some reinforcements for the stretch run when they get out of it. Baltimore receiver coach David Culley told reporters on Tuesday that he expects rookie receiver Marquise Brown to return to action following the team’s bye week when they host the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots.
    Brown h
  • Young says he’s running in 2020 to remain Baltimore mayor, believes city is ‘on the cusp of a renaissance’ - Baltimore Sun

    Young says he’s running in 2020 to remain Baltimore mayor, believes city is ‘on the cusp of a renaissance’  Baltimore Sun
  • ‘It Was Pretty Humiliating’: Deputies Called On Transgender Woman Using Women’s Restroom

    BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (CBS Local) — A transgender woman in South Carolina says she was asked by the manager of a local restaurant “to use the bathroom in the way I was born.”
    Drew Jarrell says she was visiting one of her favorite restaurants in Boiling Springs on Thursday when she was stopped by a manager on her way out of the bathroom.
    “He had told me that I was to use the bathroom in the way I was born,” she told CBS affiliate WSPA.
    Right before leaving the restau
  • Baseball Report: Strong Pitching To Dominate Astros, Nationals World Series

    (CBS DFW/CBS Local) — And just like that, the 162-game regular season, along with the Wild Card, Division and Championship rounds are history. And only a potentially historic World Series awaits. The Houston Astros will face the Washington Nationals, with Game 1 on Tuesday night in Houston.
    The Houston Astros last won the World Series in 2017 and return this year with maybe their best roster ever. Led by dominant starting pitching, the Astros eliminated the New York Yankees in the American
  • Chevy Minivan Crashes Into Bel Air Building After Steering Wheel Malfunctions, Police Say

    BEL AIR, MD. (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a Chevy minivan drove into a building in Bel Air earlier Tuesday morning.
    Troopers responded at around 10:40 a.m. to the 1300 block of Belair Road, Bel Air, where they discovered the minivan had driven completely into the building- which houses four businesses.
    No one was injured, police said, including the driver of the minivan.
    The driver said the steering malfunctioned while driving south on Belair Road, causing him to lose control of
  • Maryland libraries oppose publisher’s policy that would restrict number of e-books systems could buy - Baltimore Sun

    Maryland libraries oppose publisher’s policy that would restrict number of e-books systems could buy  Baltimore Sun
  • Northeast High Forfeits First 3 Football Games, Including Victory, After Using Ineligible Player

    PASADENA, Md. (WJZ) — Northeast High School had to forfeit its first three football games of the season, including one victory, after using an ineligible player.
    Anne Arundel County School officials said in a release Tuesday that the district imposed the penalty after investigating the matter.
    Northeast High officials brought the issue to the district earlier this month. According to the investigation, the player was ineligible to play in games on Sept. 6, Sept. 13 and Sept. 20.
    Northeast
  • Man Arrested For Alleged Stabbing In Edgewood

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Edgewood man was arrested Monday afternoon for allegedly stabbing another man in Harford County.
    Police said they found the victim, identified as Brandon Antonio Muldrow, 29, also of Edgewood, at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center recovering from a stab wound to the upper body.
    Muldrow told deputies that the assault happened at around 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 1600 block of Candlewood Court. He was taken to the hospital by a private citizen. His
  • Baltimore drug dealer sentenced to 14 years in prison - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore drug dealer sentenced to 14 years in prison  Baltimore Sun
  • How You Can Pay Your Respects To Rep. Elijah Cummings

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Rep. Elijah Cummings’ life will be honored this week after the congressman died last week.
    Cummings, who was 68, died Thursday in Baltimore after battling long-term medical issues. He had represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District since 1996.
    A photograph of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is pinned up outside the committee’s offices in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 17, 20
  • Person Struck, Seriously Hurt In Towson Crash

    TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — One person was seriously hurt in a crash in downtown Towson Tuesday morning, police said.
    Baltimore County Police closed northbound Charles Street between Kenilworth Drive and Chestnut Avenue. Major delays were seen in the area.This is the vehicle up on the guard rail outside a driveway along Charles Street. We know one person was seriously hurt in the accident. Details expected later today. @wjz https://t.co/pOvGv2knSE pic.twitter.com/eHFnTEErK2
    — Rachael Cardin
  • Over 3K Gun Holsters Sold At Bass Pro Shops Recalled For Injury Hazard

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — 3,100 gun holsters sold at Bass Pro Shop and other sporting goods stores nationwide are being recalled for an injury hazard.
    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said the Blackhawk Gun Holsters are being recalled because the holster design can change the position of the safety switch on the firearm without the user knowing it.
    When this happens, if the trigger is pulled the gun could fire unexpectedly, they said.
    The black holster is designed to be used with Sig Sa
  • ’Apathy and ignorance’ on Baltimore crime - Baltimore Sun

    ’Apathy and ignorance’ on Baltimore crime  Baltimore Sun
  • Tour The Locations Where ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Was Filmed

    GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WJZ) — It was 20 years ago when the mock documentary “The Blair Witch Project” was released, becoming a global sensation.
    Most of the movie was shot in Burkittsville out in Frederick County, but some of the shooting locations were in Montgomery County.
    372697 02: 1999 Micahel Williams Stars In “The Blair Witch Project.” (Photo By Getty Images)
    On Oct. 26, you can go to Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg for a ranger-lead tour of some location
  • Annapolis Man Arrested After TSA Finds Loaded Handgun In Carry-On Bag At BWI Airport

    LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) — Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport have now caught 26 guns at the airport’s checkpoints this year, tying 2017’s record.
    The 26th gun was spotted Saturday when an Annapolis man was found with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 15 bullets in his carry-on bag. He told officials he forgot his loaded semi-automatic handgun was with him.A TSA officer spotted the gun in the bag when it was insi
  • Sliding Glass Doors, Wall Struck In Glen Burnie Apartments After Alleged Gunfire

    GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Anne Arundel County are investigating reports of shots fired in Glen Burnie Monday afternoon.
    Officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 300 block of Highland Drive around 4:30 p.m.
    Two sliding glass doors in two separate apartments were struck by projectiles. A projectile also struck a wall within one of the apartments.
    After searching the area, officers found four .45 caliber shell casings.
    No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.
  • ATF Offering $5K Reward For Information On Charles County Fugitive

    CHARLES COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — A $5,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of Deante Madel Duckett, a five-time previously convicted felon.
    Duckett is the subject of a joint investigation with ATF Baltimore Field Division and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. He was federally indicted on May 6 on three counts of being a felon illegally in possession of a firearm.
    Credit: ATF Baltimore
    Duckett was under court-ordered supervised release at the time he bec
  • 3 reasons the Baltimore Ravens are Super Bowl contenders - Ebony Bird

    3 reasons the Baltimore Ravens are Super Bowl contenders  Ebony Bird
  • Traffic Alert: Serious Accident In Towson Causes Major Delays

    TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — An accident in downtown Towson is causing major delays.
    Baltimore County Police have closed Charles Street between Kenilworth Driver and Chestnut Avenue.
    The serious crash is located at Charles and Bellona.
    Police are asking that people avoid York Road, Charles Street and Kenilworth Avenue. Use Delaney Valley and Providence roads as alternate routes.
    There are reported injuries, but police have not yet said to what extent and how many people are injured.#BCoPD has Charl
  • Accident On I-83 Causes Delays Tuesday Morning

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An accident on I-83 caused delays during morning rush hour Tuesday morning.
    The accident was on the northbound side of I-83 between Falls Road and Cold Spring Lane.
    No word on injuries.The JFX is jammed in both directions due to a wreck in the NB direction between Falls Rd. And Cold Spring Lane. pic.twitter.com/i0FIvUC8uG
    — Sharon Gibala WJZ (@SharonGibala) October 22, 2019As of 10 a.m., the road was cleared.
  • Hot Cole, Astros Face Scherzer, Nats In World Series Opener

    HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole rattles off the names of the pitching greats with ease, featuring the same command he shows with his vaunted four-seam fastball.
    Bob Gibson. Tom Seaver. Don Drysdale.
    Plus the guys he saw in person as a kid — Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling — when they dominated in October.
    Now in the midst of perhaps the most remarkable run in baseball history, it’s his turn, starting Game 1 of the World Series.
    “The people you keep referring to,”
  • Baltimore to pay $40,000 to man shot in 2014 by convicted police officer - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore to pay $40,000 to man shot in 2014 by convicted police officer  Baltimore Sun
  • DC Man Charged With Sex Abuse Of Girl At Malcolm X Opportunity Center

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital have arrested a 30-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a child at a community center.
    A police statement says Rakim Davis was taken into custody Saturday and charged with first-degree child sex abuse.
    Citing a police report, news outlets report the girl was assaulted just outside the Malcolm X Opportunity Center on Oct. 12. The center is less than half a mile away from the Malcolm X Elementary School.
    Authorities didn’t i
  • Dan Rodricks: Remembering Young Tommy, Baltimore in the ’60s and that thing called courage - Baltimore Sun

    Dan Rodricks: Remembering Young Tommy, Baltimore in the ’60s and that thing called courage  Baltimore Sun

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