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• ‘Despicable’: Locals & Officials React To Baltimore Police Officer’s Shooting

  16-12-2021 23:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As word spread Thursday of a Baltimore police office’s shooting, so too did reactions from the community and its leadership, who expressed outrage and offered condolences to the officer’s family.
  The officer was ambushed about 1:30 a.m. while sitting in her marked patrol car on Pennington Avenue in Curtis Bay, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said. Shot multiple times, the officer was taken to Shock Trauma in critical condition with life-threaten
  
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• Ravens Safety Chuck Clark Placed On Reserve/COVID-19 List

  16-12-2021 23:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens starting safety Chuck Clark has been placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Thursday.
  It’s unclear if Clark, who took over the position in 2019 and has only missed one game since, will miss Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers.
  Clark is third on the team with 58 tackles. He has one sack and eight passes defended, the team said. Without him Sunday, the Ravens would be without all four secondary starters from Week 1.
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• Maryland Audit Follows Up On Flaws In COVID-19 Procurements

  16-12-2021 23:20
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A review of emergency procurements for supplies in Maryland during the COVID-19 pandemic found “a lack of compliance” in general with state regulations and “ineffective monitoring” of payments, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland Office of Legislative Audits.
  The review found that 11 of 15 emergency procurements totaling $189.4 million were not in compliance with all state regulations.
  “For example, there was no formal
  
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• Green Bay Packers' Kenny Clark, Baltimore Ravens' Chuck Clark placed on COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday matchup - ESPN

  16-12-2021 23:15 via espn.com
  
  Green Bay Packers' Kenny Clark, Baltimore Ravens' Chuck Clark placed on COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday matchup  ESPN
  
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• House Report Finds Lax Federal Oversight Of Trump’s DC Hotel

  16-12-2021 23:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency overseeing the lease of the luxury hotel that Donald Trump’s family company runs in the nation’s capital failed to carry out its basic responsibilities because it never tracked the millions of dollars from foreign governments patronizing the hotel or examined the origins of a $75 million loan that helped keep its doors open, according to a congressional report Thursday.
  The General Services Administration “washed its hands of r
  
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• U.S. Cabinet secretaries visit weatherized property in Baltimore - WYPR

  16-12-2021 22:57 via wypr.org
  
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• Baltimore Officer On Life Support After Ambush Shooting, Police Recover Vehicle Of Interest

  16-12-2021 22:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Detectives have recovered a vehicle of interest and are questioning several people in the shooting of a Baltimore police officer who was ambushed Thursday morning in Curtis Bay.
  Officer Keona Holley, a two-year Baltimore Police Department veteran, remains on life support in the intensive care unit at Shock Trauma, chief physician Dr. Thomas Scalea told reporters Thursday evening.
  Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said homicide detectives, who took over the case due to
  
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• Howard County NAACP Calls For Criminal Charges For School Staff In Video Of Black Student Being Punched

  16-12-2021 22:30
  
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — The Howard County NAACP, Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County, and African American Community Roundtable said Thursday the Howard High School staffers involved in a video of a restrained Black student being punched in the head should be fired and charged criminally.
  Earlier this month, the civil rights organizations called for a thorough investigation into the “very disturbing” incident, which was captured on cellphone video.
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• Visit Purdue Stadium, home of the Delmarva Shorebirds - MLB.com

  16-12-2021 22:16 via mlb.com
  
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• $59K Reward Offered For Tips In Baltimore Police Officer’s Shooting

  16-12-2021 22:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are offering a $59,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest and conviction of the suspect who ambushed and shot a Baltimore police officer Thursday.
  About 1:30 a.m., the unidentified officer was seated in her patrol car on Pennington Avenue in Curtis Bay when someone walked up from behind and opened fire into the vehicle, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said. Wounded multiple times, the officer was rushed to Shock Trauma with life-threatening in
  
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• $118K Reward Offered For Tips In Baltimore Police Officer’s Shooting

  16-12-2021 22:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are offering a $118,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest and conviction of the suspect who ambushed and shot a Baltimore police officer Thursday.
  About 1:30 a.m., the unidentified officer was seated in her patrol car on Pennington Avenue in Curtis Bay when someone walked up from behind and opened fire into the vehicle, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said. Wounded multiple times, the officer was rushed to Shock Trauma with life-threatening i
  
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• Deadly Belair Road Crash Remains Under Investigation

  16-12-2021 21:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police continue to investigate a deadly crash in Kingsville over the weekend.
  The crash happened about 12:20 a.m. near where Belair Road meets Sheradale Drive, Baltimore County police said.
  Police said two SUVs heading in the opposite direction on Belair Road collided near the intersection.
  One of the drivers, 30-year-old Sunil Baraili, died at the scene.
  The other driver, 47-year-old Maurice Harris, was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  Two passengers
  
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• Christmas Takes Flight Coming to CBS Sunday, December 19

  16-12-2021 21:22
  
  ‘Christmas Takes Flight’ features a holiday battle of wills between pilot Jenny Beckett and Matt Hansen, a number-crunching CEO who purchases Jenny’s family-owned, regional airline. Matt’s cost-cutting initiatives threaten Christmas when he cancels the airline’s annual holiday charitable benefit for underserved children. Determined to show Matt that the sweetest things in life are worth any price, Jenny rallies the community to help save the event and unexpectedly f
  
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• Man, 27, Killed In Southwest Baltimore Shooting, Police Say

  16-12-2021 21:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 27-year-old man was killed early Thursday morning in a shooting in Southwest Baltimore, police said.
  Shortly after 3 a.m., patrol officers were called a report of gunfire near the corner of Airy Hill and Lucia avenues, according to police.
  Upon arrival, they found the unnamed victim shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The shooting was one of several that unfolded in Baltimore overnight, including one that sent a police officer to the hospital.
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• State House sits quiet as violence grips Baltimore after refusal to take up crime bills - Fox Baltimore

  16-12-2021 21:02 via foxbaltimore.com
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• Jackson Not At Ravens Practice In Portion Open To Reporters

  16-12-2021 21:02
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson was not at practice for Baltimore on Thursday during the portion open to reporters.
  Jackson missed practice Wednesday because of the sprained ankle that knocked him out of last weekend’s loss at Cleveland. The Ravens have remained hopeful Jackson can play Sunday against Green Bay, but he continues to miss preparation time.
  Tyler Huntley relieved Jackson during the game against Cleveland, and he also guided Baltimore to a victory at Chicago when
  
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• Maryland Nursing Homes Required To Offer Monoclonal Antibodies, Hogan Says

  16-12-2021 20:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As Maryland braces for a surge of COVID-19 cases this winter, Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday announced that nursing homes will be required to offer monoclonal antibody treatments.
  The new requirement is part of the state’s effort to help nursing homes ward off potential outbreaks resulting from the emergence of the Delta and Omicron variants, the governor’s office said.
  “We continue to work closely with our nursing homes to protect our most vulnerable resi
  
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• Baltimore's Minnowtech prepares for commercial launch of its shrimp counting device - Baltimore Business Journal

  16-12-2021 20:16 via bizjournals.com
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• LIVE: Howard County NAACP Addresses Video Of School Staff Punching Black Student In The Head

  16-12-2021 19:58
  
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — The Howard County NAACP, Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County, and African American Community Roundtable are holding a news conference Thursday to discuss video that surfaced earlier this month of a Black student being detained and punched in the head by Howard High School staffers.
  Earlier this month, the civil rights organizations called for a thorough investigation into the “very disturbing” incident, which was captured on cell
  
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• Howard County NAACP Addresses Video Of School Staff Punching Black Student In The Head

  16-12-2021 19:58
  
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — The Howard County NAACP, Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County, and African American Community Roundtable are holding a news conference Thursday to discuss video that surfaced earlier this month of a Black student being detained and punched in the head by Howard High School staffers.
  Earlier this month, the civil rights organizations called for a thorough investigation into the “very disturbing” incident, which was captured on cell
  
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• Baltimore County Police Identify Body Found In Sparrows Point - CBS Baltimore

  16-12-2021 19:19 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore County Police Identify Body Found In Sparrows Point

  16-12-2021 19:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have identified a body found along the shoreline of Sparrows Point earlier this month.
  The remains were identified as those of 51-year-old Steven Brown, the Baltimore County Police Department said Friday.
  Brown’s body was found about 10:15 a.m. Dec. 8 in the 1600 block of Sparrows Point Boulevard, police previously reported.
  Officers called to the scene found no apparent signs of trauma.
  Additional details weren’t immediately available Thursday.
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• Thursday Afternoon Headlines: Maryland schools respond to rising COVID-19 cases; Baltimore police officer hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after shooting; and more - Baltimore Fishbowl

  16-12-2021 18:40 via baltimorefishbowl.com
  Thursday Afternoon Headlines: Maryland schools respond to rising COVID-19 cases; Baltimore police officer hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after shooting; and more  Baltimore Fishbowl
  
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• Baltimore Man Sentenced To Life Without Parole In 11-Year-Old’s Rape

  16-12-2021 18:26
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A Baltimore man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the 2019 kidnapping and rape of an 11-year-old girl outside a Dundalk school, authorities said.
  Royal Jamar Quinn, 26, received life without parole after a jury previously convicted him of first-degree rape, attempted first-degree rape and kidnapping in connection with the 2019 attack.
  Before Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Battista handed down the life sentence, the court heard a victim impact sta
  
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• 3 Injured In Shooting & Crash In Annapolis, Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  16-12-2021 18:25 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• 3 Injured In Shooting & Crash In Annapolis, Police Say

  16-12-2021 18:25
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) – Three people were injured Wednesday night following a shooting that resulted in a crash on Route 665 in Annapolis, authorities said.
  Officers looking into gunfire along Newtowne Drive about 8:40 p.m. found six vehicles and two apartments damaged by gunshots, but they found no sign of a shooting victim, Annapolis Police said.
  Minutes later, a crash was reported on Route 665 near Godspeed Way.
  There authorities found 20-year-old Demontay Coney of Baltimore with a gunsh
  
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• Baltimore County, Carroll County schools: TikTok threat is not credible - Fox Baltimore

  16-12-2021 18:10 via foxbaltimore.com
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• Baltimore Beatdown Game Picks: Week 15 - Baltimore Beatdown

  16-12-2021 18:00 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
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• ‘Survivor 41’ – Season Finale Recap: The Sole Survivor

  16-12-2021 17:23
  
  (CBS) — Survivor 41 has come to an end. And man, I must say – what an ending it was! For the first time since season one, host Jeff Probst announced the Sole Survivor at an epic Final Tribal. So, who Outwitted, Outplayed, and Outlasted them all? If you happened to miss the episode, here’s the last recap from me of the season:Final FiveIt’s down to these final castaways: Erika, Deshawn, Heather, Ricard and Xander. And as Probst said, “every epic battle has
  
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• ‘Despicable’: Hogan & Officials React To Baltimore Police Officer’s Shooting

  16-12-2021 17:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As word spread Thursday of a Baltimore police office’s shooting, so too did reactions from city and state officials, who expressed outrage and offered condolences to the officer’s family.
  The officer was ambushed about 1:30 a.m. while sitting in her marked patrol car on Pennington Avenue in Curtis Bay, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said. Shot multiple times, the officer was taken to Shock Trauma in critical condition with life-threatening inju
  
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• COVID-19 In Maryland: Hospitalizations Rise To 1,167

  16-12-2021 16:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 1,167 residents are hospitalized with COVID-19, according to data released Thursday by the state health department.
  This marks the seventh consecutive day that COVID-related hospitalizations have remained above 1,000 in Maryland, which up until recently hadn’t surpassed that total since late April.
  On Wednesday, Gov. Larry Hogan and state health officials rolled out a wave of measures to help hospitals deal with elevated hospitalizations. The
  
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• Browns’ Denzel Ward Awarded For Big Play Against Baltimore - Sports Illustrated

  16-12-2021 16:11 via si.com
  
  Browns’ Denzel Ward Awarded For Big Play Against Baltimore  Sports Illustrated
  
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• Attorney shares his perspective after Baltimore police officer was shot - Fox Baltimore

  16-12-2021 16:04 via foxbaltimore.com
  Attorney shares his perspective after Baltimore police officer was shot  Fox Baltimore
  
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• ‘I Used Kevin Durant’s Story As A Launching Pad’: Reggie Rock Bythewood On AppleTV+’s ‘Swagger’

  16-12-2021 15:00
  
  (CBS)– NBA superstar Kevin Durant is one of the top basketball players in the world, but he wasn’t always considered the best during his youth basketball days. KD’s youth hoops experience was the inspiration for a new TV show from AppleTV+ called “Swagger,” which is produced by CBS Studios. Durant is an executive producer on the series that explores the world of youth basketball and the players, their families and the coaches.
  The series is written, executive produc
  
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• Baltimore Police Officer In ‘Grave’ Condition After ‘Ambush-Style’ Shooting

  16-12-2021 14:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore police officer hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Thursday morning after she was shot multiple times in what authorities described as an ambush in Curtis Bay.
  The officer, whose identity was not released, is on life support while she undergoes life-saving surgery at Shock Trauma, chief physician Dr. Thomas Scalea said during a news briefing outside the hospital.
  “(Its) very hard to know where we go from here, but prognosis at this point is guard
  
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• Maryland Weather: No Real Sign Of Winter Yet

  16-12-2021 12:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Well here it is in Mid-December, and no real sign of any winter yet!
  Yes, we have seen some frosty nights and a few chilly afternoons, but no long sustainable cold anywhere in sight! Because the polar jet is still hanging out across southern Canada and not moving much towards the south, all the really cold air is locked up in central and western Canada.
  As soon as we see a fluctuation or movement of the jet, we will likely have a few bouts of below-normal conditions. This
  
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• 15 Things to Do in Baltimore This Weekend: Leslie Odom, Jr.; Greater Goods Holiday Market; and more - - Baltimore Fishbowl

  16-12-2021 11:53 via baltimorefishbowl.com
  15 Things to Do in Baltimore This Weekend: Leslie Odom, Jr.; Greater Goods Holiday Market; and more -  Baltimore Fishbowl
  
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• Police-Involved Shooting Investigation Underway Near Curtis Bay

  16-12-2021 11:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An investigation is underway Thursday morning into a police-involved shooting near Curtis Bay, in Baltimore City.
  It happened just after 1:30 Thursday morning in the 4400-block of Pennington Avenue, according to Baltimore Police.
  Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, Mayor Brandon Scott and Dr. Thomas Scalea are expected to give an update on this shooting from Shock Trauma at 5:30 a.m.
  WJZ will bring that to you live.#BREAKING police involved shooting along Penningto
  
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• Baltimore Police Officer Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In South Baltimore Shooting

  16-12-2021 11:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore police officer was hospitalized Thursday morning with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in South Baltimore.
  The shooting happened shortly after 1:30 a.m. near the corner of Pennington Avenue and Hazel Street, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
  The officer was sitting in a car when someone walked up and opened fire into the car, striking the officer, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said.
  The unnamed officer was taken to Shock Traum
  
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• Baltimore Police: Officer Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Being Shot In South Baltimore

  16-12-2021 11:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An investigation is underway Thursday morning after a police officer is shot in South Baltimore.
  It happened just after 1:30 Thursday morning in the 4400-block of Pennington Avenue, according to Baltimore Police.
  Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said Thursday morning that the officer was in a car, when police believe a suspect approached the car from behind, and fired shots into the car, striking the officer.#BREAKING OFFICER SHOT! @BaltimorePolice Officer shot i
  
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• Robert A. Zimmerman, retired Baltimore Museum of Art exhibit designer and social event planner, dies - Baltimore Sun

  16-12-2021 11:01 via baltimoresun.com
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• Baltimore's Old Goucher neighborhood used to house a college. Now it offers opportunity, diversity. - Baltimore Sun

  16-12-2021 11:01 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore's Old Goucher neighborhood used to house a college. Now it offers opportunity, diversity.  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Three Arrested After Social Media Threats Made Against Baltimore County Middle Schooler - CBS Baltimore

  16-12-2021 05:05 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Three Arrested After Social Media Threats Made Against Baltimore County Middle Schooler

  16-12-2021 04:00
  
  LOCHEARN, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police said three people were arrested after threats were made against a student at Sudbrook Magnet Middle School Wednesday afternoon.
  While investigating a series of threats made on social media, officers said they found a car around 4 p.m they believed was involved in the threats. The occupants of that car were arrested.
  The middle school and Bedford Elementary School enacted a lockout during the investigation. No injuries were reported, but an inve
  
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• Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent Recommends $1.6B Budget To Hire Staff, Increase Pay

  16-12-2021 03:42
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent George Arlotto on Wednesday recommended a $1.6 billion Fiscal Year 2023 operating budget to the Board of Education.
  The budget is the first phase of a multi-year plan to “move funding from state and federal COVID grants to the school system’s budget, provide staffing to reduce class sizes, and provide compensation increases for all employees,” the school system said in a statement.
  Arlotto recommended $28
  
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• Multiple Injured After Crash Involving Shooting Victim On Route 665 In Annapolis

  16-12-2021 03:25
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Emergency responders are on the scene of a multiple-vehicle crash involving a shooting victim Wednesday night on Route 665 in Annapolis, fire department officials said.
  Route 665 is closed in both directions.
  The Annapolis Fire Department said there are four patients in the crash, including one person who was shot in the leg. Three patients are being transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
  The person who was shot is being airlifted to a hospital,
  
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• Maryland Covid Case Data Remains Offline; Doctors Warn Of Surging Hospitalizations As State Makes Emergency Hospital Plans

  16-12-2021 02:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Cleaning crews in protective gear sprayed disinfectant inside Baltimore’s Dunbar High School Wednesday, which remains closed due to a covid outbreak. At Bowie State University, an outbreak of 80 cases is linked to gatherings off-campus.1151 people hospitalized in Maryland; CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association says many are at their “tipping point.” Rise in hospitalizations still driven by delta variant and the unvaccinated here. Calvert Co. hospital
  
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• Fell’s Point Hosts First Annual Cookie Crawl

  16-12-2021 02:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On Wednesday, Baltimoreans grabbed their bags and tins and went to Fells Point for the First Annual Fell’s Point Retail Cookie Crawl.
  The event, which started at 4 p.m., saw participating local businesses handing out complimentary cookies to those passing by.
  The Cookie Crawl lasted until 7 p.m. and gave shoppers an opportunity to get some holiday shopping done while supporting local businesses.
  “I can shop at a Nordstrom anywhere,” said one shopper. &ld
  
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• Health officials in Baltimore County encouraging people to use vaccine clinics for COVID booster shots - wmar2news.com

  16-12-2021 02:15 via wmar2news.com
  
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• Medicaid Now Certifies Kids For Free Lunch In Maryland

  16-12-2021 02:09
  
  (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added Maryland and seven more states to the 19 where students receiving Medicaid coverage will be automatically added to the program offering free or reduced-price school lunches.
  Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, and South Carolina are now part of a demonstration program started in fall 2012, a news release said Tuesday.
  “Providing reliable access to nutritious meals has never been more important
  
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