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• Maryland Food Truck Week Begins With New Safety Precautions

  10-07-2020 23:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you’re looking for something new for dinner, here’s your chance… Maryland’s Food Truck Week is now underway!
  Each day, food trucks will be set up at different locations across central Maryland, giving people new options to try.
  If you go, there’s three rules to remember… mask on, social distance yourself and be patient.
  Food truck week benefits Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland and will run through July 26.
  
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• Annapolis Man Plans 240-Mile Paddleboard Journey To Raise Money For Planting Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay

  10-07-2020 23:30
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — An Annapolis man is planning to attempt an ambitious 240-mile paddleboard journey down the Chesapeake Bay to raise money for planting oysters in the Bay.
  With each paddle, Chris Hopkinson is hoping to bring more awareness about the dwindling population of a sea creature that’s very important to the Chesapeake Bay.
  “Oysters are really the heart of the Bay,” Hopkinson said. “As the oyster goes, so goes the Bay.”
  The oyster population in th
  
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• Annapolis Man Plans 240 Mile Paddle Board Journey To Raise Money For Planting Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay

  10-07-2020 23:30
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — An Annapolis man is planning to attempt an ambitious 240 mile paddle board journey down the Chesapeake Bay to raise money for planting oysters in the Bay.
  With each paddle, Chris Hopkinson is hoping to bring more awareness about the dwindling population of a sea creature that’s very important to the Chesapeake Bay.
  “Oysters are really the heart of the Bay,” Hopkinson said. “As the oyster goes, so goes the Bay.”
  The oyster population in t
  
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• Baltimore County will discuss three options for resuming school this fall after coronavirus shutdown - Baltimore Sun

  10-07-2020 23:24
  Baltimore County will discuss three options for resuming school this fall after coronavirus shutdown  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: Maryland Department Of Labor Takes Back Some Unemployment Benefits Over Fraud Concerns

  10-07-2020 23:15
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — There’s a new hurdle for those in Maryland trying to collect unemployment insurance.
  Some people were given benefits, only to have them suddenly canceled due to fraud concerns, according to officials.
  CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE:TIMELINE: Coronavirus In Maryland, Tracking The Spread
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  Latest CDC GuidelinesOfficials said the majority of these cases are for people who recently moved out of state, but were told to file for unemploym
  
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• Baltimore County Police Arrest Man Accused Of Robbing Perry Hall Chick-Fil-A - CBS Baltimore

  10-07-2020 22:57
  
  Baltimore County Police Arrest Man Accused Of Robbing Perry Hall Chick-Fil-A  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore County Police Arrest Man Accused Of Robbing Perry Hall Chick-Fil-A

  10-07-2020 22:57
  
  PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County arrested a man Thursday afternoon who they say robbed a Perry Hall Chick-fil-A.
  Police were called to the Chick-fil-A in the 8800 block of Belair Road shortly after 1 p.m. for a report of a robbery.
  According to police, the suspect entered the restaurant and announced an armed robbery. He then allegedly threatened the employees and demanded cash.
  Police said the suspect pushed an employee out of his way and tore the drawer out of a ca
  
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• Johns Hopkins University Suing Trump Administration Over Coronavirus-Related Changes Affecting International Students

  10-07-2020 22:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University has joined a growing list of higher education institutions suing the Trump administration over changes to the Student And Exchange Visitor Program brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
  On Monday, the Trump administration announced new rules for international students for the upcoming fall semester that requires them to take an in-person class to remain in the country, CBS News reported. Many universities have scaled back or eliminated in-person
  
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• Johns Hopkins University Suing Trump Administration Over Coronavirus-Related Changes To Student And Exchange Visitor Program

  10-07-2020 22:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University has joined a growing list of higher education institutions suing the Trump administration over changes to the Student And Exchange Visitor Program brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
  On Monday, the Trump administration announced new rules for foreign students for the upcoming fall semester that requires them to take an in-person class to remain in the country, CBS News reported. Many universities have scaled back or eliminated in-person classe
  
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• Five Years Later – Five Years Too Late: Reflections on Broken Baltimore 5 years after the Uprising - Afro American

  10-07-2020 22:30
  
  Five Years Later – Five Years Too Late: Reflections on Broken Baltimore 5 years after the Uprising  Afro American
  
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• West 8 withdraws from Baltimore waterfront overhaul after blackface photo resurfaces - The Architect's Newspaper

  10-07-2020 22:23
  
  West 8 withdraws from Baltimore waterfront overhaul after blackface photo resurfaces  The Architect's Newspaper
  
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• Tracking Tropical Storm Fay: Center Of Storm Passes Along East Coast

  10-07-2020 22:20
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay triggered flood warnings for parts of the Eastern Shore, including Worcester County and Ocean City, Maryland, on Friday.
  The National Weather Service reported between three and six inches of rain fell in parts of the state.
  While all flood watches and warnings for Maryland have expired, some rain will continue into the evening.
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• Four People Injured After Crash In Linthicum Heights, Officials Say

  10-07-2020 21:44
  
  LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md. (WJZ) — Four people were injured following an accident in Anne Arundel County on Thursday afternoon, according to officials.
  The accident happened at the ramp from Route 295 North and South to Eastbound I-195, Linthicum Heights.
  According to officials, a driver of an SUV said he lost control on the ramp, with his vehicle coming to rest on a guardrail. Several minutes after his accident, his vehicle was struck by a second vehicle.
  Medics took a 47-year-old man an
  
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• Men From Maryland, Nebraska Plead Guilty In Plot To Firebomb Pharmacy

  10-07-2020 21:41
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Two men who plotted to firebomb a Nebraska pharmacy to benefit their own online black market drug dealing pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges.
  William Burgamy, 32, of Hanover, Maryland, ran a website called NeverPressedRX that sold oxycodone and other drugs over the darknet, a part of the Internet only accessible through encryption, prosecutors in Virginia federal court said.
  His supplier was a real pharmacist, Hyrum Wilson, 41, of Auburn, Nebraska, who ran Hyru
  
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• Tracking Tropical Storm Fay: Center Of Storm Moves Up East Coast

  10-07-2020 21:20
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay triggered flood warnings for parts of the Eastern Shore, including Worcester County and Ocean City, on Friday.
  The National Weather Service reported between three and six inches of rain have fallen in parts of the state.
  While most flood watches and warnings for Maryland have expired, some rain will continue into the evening. Cecil County remains under a flood advisory until 7:30 p.m. 
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• Police Searching For Man Who Allegedly Assaulted Family Member In Carroll County, Stole Vehicle

  10-07-2020 21:07
  
  SYKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man they said assaulted a family member before stealing their vehicle and then pointing a gun at another driver during a road rage incident.
  Deputies responded to a home in the 5200 block of Stone Mill Court in Sykesville around 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday. When they arrived, they learned 38-year-old Kevin Michael Gardner had assaulted the family member and then taken their vehicle, the sheriff’s office s
  
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• Police Arrest Prince George’s County Man With Loaded Handgun At BWI Airport Checkpoint

  10-07-2020 20:20
  
  LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) — Police arrested a Prince George’s County man at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday after Transportation Security Administration officers found him with a loaded handgun at a checkpoint.
  The TSA said officials found the nine-millimeter handgun, which was loaded with 11 bullets, including one in the chamber, during an X-ray of the man’s carry-on luggage.
  Credit: TSA
  Maryland Transportation Authority Police confiscated t
  
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• Commercial Sales Volume in Baltimore Declined Tremendously in the Second Quarter - CoStar Group

  10-07-2020 20:16
  Commercial Sales Volume in Baltimore Declined Tremendously in the Second Quarter  CoStar Group
  
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• Statue To Tennis Star Arthur Ashe To Stay Put In Richmond

  10-07-2020 20:05
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — On Richmond’s Monument Avenue, the collection of towering statues honoring Confederate veterans was interrupted by one noticeably different: a monument to Black tennis legend and civil rights activist Arthur Ashe.
  The Ashe statue seemed safe from defacement during recent protests over racism and police brutality, when protesters covered Confederate statues with graffiti and pulled down a statue of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States during th
  
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• Former Maryland High School Teacher Facing Sexual Assault Charges

  10-07-2020 20:03
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA (CNN) — Police say a former high school teacher is facing charges for sexual assault after having sex with a student at the school where he was employed at the time.
  Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the sexual assaults that began around March 2020 and ended around May, WPMT reports.
  According to police, Matthew Poling, 41, was employed as a teacher at South Hagerstown High School in Maryland when he had sex with a 17-year-old student from the same school.
  Pol
  
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• Education Groups Lead In Spending On Lobbyists In Maryland

  10-07-2020 19:58
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Two groups advocating for education and the Maryland Jockey Club were among the organizations that spent the most on lobbyists in Maryland in the most recent reporting period, when major legislation affecting them was before state lawmakers.
  The spending on lobbying reported to the State Ethics Commission this week came at a time when state lawmakers in the last legislative session approved a far-reaching education funding measure and a plan to rebuild the Pimlico Rac
  
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• Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Halts Fall Play, Including At Bowie State, Due To Coronavirus

  10-07-2020 19:47
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZ/AP) — The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, a conference comprised of historically black colleges, is suspending all fall sports out of concern over the COVID-19 pandemic.
  A statement from the conference said several of its schools are located in states experiencing dramatic increases in new COVID-19 cases. It said the recent rise in cases has led to a pause in phased reopening plans in many of those states, resulting in uncertainty as to whether students w
  
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• GBMC nurse Avery Wrigley pens blog as warning about COVID-19 - Baltimore Sun

  10-07-2020 19:41
  GBMC nurse Avery Wrigley pens blog as warning about COVID-19  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Glen Burnie Man Allegedly Pointed Gun At Man During Assault, Police Say

  10-07-2020 19:36
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A Glen Burnie man was charged after an alleged assault Thursday evening.
  Anne Arundel County Police officers responded to the 200 block of 6th Avenue around 7:30 p.m. after a reported assault. When they arrived the victim told police he was assaulted by a man who pointed a gun at him.
  Officers found the suspect and he was identified by the victim. Police took 35-year-old Deakan Alexander Koethe Jr. into custody and they found a .40 caliber Kahr CW40 handgun in the
  
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• Woodlawn Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Possession With Intent To Distribute

  10-07-2020 19:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Woodlawn man was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for possession of three kilograms of fentanyl with intent to distribute, the justice department said Friday.
  Judge George Russell, III, also sentenced 26-year-old Devon Denzel Thompson to five years of supervised release. He will also have to forfeit a gun and more than $14,000 in drug-related proceeds.
  According to a plea agreement, Thompson fled from a traffic stop in March 2018. During a pursuit, he
  
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• Maryland reports 463 new coronavirus cases, 12 more deaths - Baltimore Sun

  10-07-2020 18:48
  Maryland reports 463 new coronavirus cases, 12 more deaths  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Detective Allegedly Threatened, Extorted Contractor After He Was Unhappy With Patio Construction, Court Docs Say

  10-07-2020 18:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore detective allegedly threatened a contractor with arrest after he was dissatisfied with a patio the contractor built at his Baltimore County home.
  According to charging documents, 45-year-old James Lloyd hired a contractor to build a patio in the back of his home in the 2000 block of Emmanuel Drive in Gwynn Oak last month. The men agreed upon a price of $7,000 for the work back on May 20.
  Lloyd contacted the contractor on June 18 to tell him some of the pavers
  
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• Weekend Road Closures Around Baltimore - SouthBMore.com

  10-07-2020 18:13
  Weekend Road Closures Around Baltimore  SouthBMore.com
  
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• Tracking Tropical Storm Fay: Flood Warning Issued In Ocean City, Maryland

  10-07-2020 18:07
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay triggered flood warnings for parts of the Eastern Shore, including Worcester County and Ocean City, on Friday.
  The National Weather Service reported between three and six inches of rain had fallen between midnight and 11 a.m.
  A flood warning is in effect until 3 p.m. for Worcester County.Areas that could experience flash flooding include Berlin, Newark, Ocean Pines, Ironshire, Whaleyville, Cedartown, Showell, Bishop, Public Landing
  
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• Man Seriously Hurt In Overnight Fire In Pasadena

  10-07-2020 17:59
  
  PASADENA, Md. (WJZ) — A 33-year-old Pasadena man suffered serious injuries in a fire overnight in Pasadena, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said.
  The fire broke out around 3:45 a.m. Friday in the 10 block of Bar Harbor Road. The building is made up of an apartment, woodshop, garage and storage.
  When firefighters arrived, they found fire coming from the roof of the building. The man, who was the only one in the building at the time, was able to get out before firefighters got to the
  
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• Maryland Fines 4 Nursing Homes For Lack Of Universal Testing

  10-07-2020 17:33
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The state of Maryland has fined four nursing homes for failing to test all residents and staff for the coronavirus.
  The Washington Post reported Thursday that the testing requirement came from an order from Gov. Larry Hogan. The Republican issued the order in April as the coronavirus spread.
  Health inspections in June led to the fines.
  CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES: Coronavirus Resources: How To Get Help In Maryland
  TIMELINE: Coronavirus In Maryland, Tracking The Spread
  
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• Maryland fines nursing homes in Baltimore, Adelphi, Glen Burnie and Rockville for failing to conduct universal - Baltimore Sun

  10-07-2020 17:31
  Maryland fines nursing homes in Baltimore, Adelphi, Glen Burnie and Rockville for failing to conduct universal  Baltimore Sun
  
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• 4 Flight Attendants Evaluated At BWI After Spirit Airlines Flight Reports Medical Emergency

  10-07-2020 17:18
  
  LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) — Four flight attendants were evaluated at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshal Airport Friday morning after a Spirit Airlines flight reported a medical emergency.
  The Baltimore-bound flight 614 from Minneapolis-St. Paul landed safely at BWI following a report of a medical emergency.The BWI Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue Department responded to the report of possible sick individuals on board the aircraft, officials said.“It’s important to note there is
  
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• Woman Killed In Crash Near Annapolis Thursday Afternoon, Police Say

  10-07-2020 16:54
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A pedestrian died in a crash at the interchange between U.S. Highway 50 and Ritchie Highway Thursday afternoon, the Anne Arundel County Police Department said.
  The crash happened just after 4:20 p.m. on the ramp from southbound Ritchie Highway to eastbound U.S. 50. Police said a woman walked out of a wooded area and into the path of a 2019 Chevrolet Colorado pickup.
  The 28-year-old Bowie man driving the truck then hit her, police said. She was taken to an area hospit
  
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• 10-Year-Old Boy Charged With Arson In Carroll County Garage Fire

  10-07-2020 16:30
  
  WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — A 10-year-old boy was charged with arson in connection with a fire at Union Mills Garage.
  According to the state fire marshals office, the child was charged with second-degree arson, first-degree malicious burning and malicious destruction of property.
  Credit: State Fire Marshal’s Office
  Firefighters were called out to 3500 block of Littlestown Pike in Westminster around 5:10 p.m. Thursday where they discovered a one-story detached garage was ablaze.
  It took
  
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• Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Fall Back Below 400; Positive Test Rate Also Drops

  10-07-2020 16:28
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Maryland fell back below 400 for the second time since March, data released by the state health department Friday morning shows.
  As of Friday, 385 people are hospitalized due to COVID-19, with 263 in acute care in 122 in intensive care. After falling to 398 hospitalizations on Wednesday, the number increased slightly to 406 on Thursday.
  CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES: Coronavirus Resources: How To Get Help In Maryland
  
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• Bill seeks removal of chokehold, additional training for Baltimore County police - WBAL TV Baltimore

  10-07-2020 16:02
  Bill seeks removal of chokehold, additional training for Baltimore County police  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore police make 7 firearm arrests in 18 hours - Fox Baltimore

  10-07-2020 15:53
  Baltimore police make 7 firearm arrests in 18 hours  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Maryland Weather: Flooding Reported In Ocean City As Tropical Storm Fay Passes Along Coast

  10-07-2020 15:49
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay led to flooding in parts of Ocean City, Maryland, on Friday.
  A flash flood warning is in effect for Worcester County, including Ocean City, until noon.
  READ MORE: Tracking Tropical Storm Fay: Flash Flood Warning Issued In Ocean City, Maryland
  Officials report a number of delays or street closures due to heavy rain and flooding. Ocean City’s police department asked people to avoid driving on the south end of town, saying Phila
  
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• Tracking Tropical Storm Fay: Flash Flood Warning Issued In Ocean City, Maryland

  10-07-2020 15:44
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay triggered a flash flood warning for Worcester County, including Ocean City, until noon on Friday.
  Areas that could experience flash flooding include Berlin, Newark, Ocean Pines, Ironshire, Whaleyville, Cedartown, Showell, Bishop, Public Landing and Bishopville.
  READ MORE: Maryland Weather: Flooding Reported In Ocean City As Tropical Storm Fay Passes Along Coast
  A flash flood watch is in effect for the entire Eastern Shore through 4
  
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• Tracking Tropical Storm Fay: Flash Flood Warning Issued In Ocean City

  10-07-2020 14:31
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay triggered a flash flood warning for Worcester County, including Ocean City, until 11 a.m.
  A flash flood watch is in effect for the entire Eastern Shore through 4 p.m. with the bulk of the rain not expected to move out of Maryland until this evening.
  Fay does mean mostly cloudy skies and some rain for the Baltimore area but the heaviest storms will stay to the East.
  Fay has maximum sustained winds of 50 MPH with gusts between 20-30
  
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• Five Baltimore ZIP codes have nearly half of city's confirmed COVID-19 cases - Baltimore Fishbowl

  10-07-2020 14:29
  
  Five Baltimore ZIP codes have nearly half of city's confirmed COVID-19 cases  Baltimore Fishbowl
  
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• Baltimore Ravens position preview: Who will start between Ronnie Stanley and Orlando Brown? - PennLive

  10-07-2020 13:00
  
  Baltimore Ravens position preview: Who will start between Ronnie Stanley and Orlando Brown?  PennLive
  
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• Luxury apartment complex proposed near popular state park trailhead in Catonsville - Baltimore Sun

  10-07-2020 12:38
  Luxury apartment complex proposed near popular state park trailhead in Catonsville  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Buccini/Pollin pays $80M for Baltimore hotel - Philadelphia Business Journal

  10-07-2020 12:30
  Buccini/Pollin pays $80M for Baltimore hotel  Philadelphia Business Journal
  
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• Coins in short supply across Baltimore area, nationwide as businesses reopen from coronavirus shutdowns - Baltimore Sun

  10-07-2020 11:05
  Coins in short supply across Baltimore area, nationwide as businesses reopen from coronavirus shutdowns  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Gov. Larry Hogan Says He’s ‘Disgusted’ After Baltimore Councilman Ryan Dorsey Suggests Removing Police Memorial - CBS Baltimore

  10-07-2020 05:35
  
  Gov. Larry Hogan Says He’s ‘Disgusted’ After Baltimore Councilman Ryan Dorsey Suggests Removing Police Memorial  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Roads Close In Fells Point Thursday, Canton Friday To Allow For Outdoor Dining

  10-07-2020 05:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For roughly the next two months, drivers in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood will see some road closures to allow for more outdoor dining amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  Beginning Thursday, southbound Thames Street from southbound Broadway to the west side of the Sagamore Pendry Hotel and northbound Broadway between Thames and Lancaster streets are closed for outdoor dining, the city said. The closures will last through September 7.
  Parking restrictions will also
  
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• Group Rallies In Support Of Baltimore County Police Reform Bill - CBS Baltimore

  10-07-2020 05:25
  
  Group Rallies In Support Of Baltimore County Police Reform Bill  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Group Rallies In Support Of Baltimore County Police Reform Bill

  10-07-2020 05:22
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Demonstrators gathered in Towson on Thursday, calling for police reform.
  The group rallied behind a new bill which calls for a number of changes to the Baltimore County Police Department.
  The bill is drafted by Baltimore County Councilman Julian Jones. It includes banning chokeholds, requiring officers to intervene when another officer uses force and yearly training.
  In the crowd were families of local people killed at the hands of police. That included Korryn Gain
  
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