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• Fed Up, These Parents Sue Baltimore Public Schools - Daily Signal

  30-03-2022 23:54
  
  Fed Up, These Parents Sue Baltimore Public Schools  Daily Signal
  
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• National Harbor Brings Back Movies On The Potomac

  30-03-2022 23:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The National Harbor is bringing back a family and crowd favorite: Movies on The Potomac.
  The series will run from May 1 to September 30. Every Thursday will be “date night” at 7 p.m. and every Sunday will be “family night” at 6 p.m.
  The movies will be projected onto the “Plaza Screen” at the waterfront, and guests are invited to order takeout from the various restaurants surrounding the plaza.
  Each month has a set theme for movies.
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• Kentucky WR Rahsaan Lewis, Son Of Ravens Great Ray Lewis, Charged With DUI

  30-03-2022 23:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Rahsaan Lewis, a wide receiver at the University of Kentucky and the son of legendary Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving.
  The University of Kentucky athletic department released a statement saying, “We are aware of the incident and we will continue to monitor the situation as it develops.”
  According to a report Wednesday in the Louisville Courier-Journal, Lewis is accused of accele
  
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• Four Baltimore County Residents Facing Federal Indictment for Charges Related to Illegal Firearms Trafficking - Department of Justice

  30-03-2022 23:28
  Four Baltimore County Residents Facing Federal Indictment for Charges Related to Illegal Firearms Trafficking  Department of Justice
  
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• Is $45 million enough to stop surging violent crime in Baltimore? - KATV

  30-03-2022 23:20
  Is $45 million enough to stop surging violent crime in Baltimore?  KATV
  
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• Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union expands presence in Greater Baltimore - Baltimore Business Journal - The Business Journals

  30-03-2022 23:20
  Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union expands presence in Greater Baltimore - Baltimore Business Journal  The Business Journals
  
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• Baltimore DPW Host Spring Cleaning With Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, Shredding & Recycling - CBS Baltimore

  30-03-2022 23:07
  
  Baltimore DPW Host Spring Cleaning With Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, Shredding & Recycling  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore DPW Host Spring Cleaning With Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, Shredding & Recycling

  30-03-2022 23:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you’ve done a much-needed spring cleaning in your home, you might have waste that needs special attention you can’t just throw away. Things like hazardous materials, documents with sensitive information, or items that should be recycled.
  Baltimore City’s Department of Public Works is ready to help residents with that clutter by shredding documents, recycling items, and properly disposing of household hazardous waste as part of the Mayor’s S
  
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• City Schools Providing COVID-19 Tests To Students Ahead Of Spring Break

  30-03-2022 22:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Public Schools will provide COVID-19 test kits to students and school staff before Spring Break next month, the school system said.
  Students and staff will be on break from April 11-18. On Friday, April 8, the school system will provide kits with two at-home tests.
  The school system advises taking the test as early as Sunday, April 17, and no later than noon on Monday, April 18.
  Anyone who tests positive must quarantine for five days and is asked to report
  
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• Volunteers Paint Crosswalks In East Baltimore To Keep Students Safe - CBS Baltimore

  30-03-2022 22:48
  
  Volunteers Paint Crosswalks In East Baltimore To Keep Students Safe  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Top Prospects Give Orioles Much-Needed Hope For The Future

  30-03-2022 22:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The biggest news to come out of Orioles camp this year was probably an injury — to a player who has never appeared in a big-league game.
  Catcher Adley Rutschman was sidelined with a triceps problem. It didn’t sound like a major setback for the former No. 1 overall draft pick, but after a 110-loss season in 2021, Baltimore is hungry for any signs of hope for the future. Rutschman’s arrival in the majors — whenever it happens — is a moment for
  
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• Baltimore County Couple Goes Overseas To Help Ukrainian Refugees

  30-03-2022 22:36
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — A Baltimore County couple flew to Poland on a mission trip to help Ukrainian refugees.
  Through the Jewish Federations of North America umbrella, Mark and Robin Neumann and about two dozen other volunteers gave out supplies and heard harrowing escape stories at one of the border points.
  “They were, understandably, emotional wrecks for the most part,” described Mark.The mission of the trip was to show solidarity with those who fled their homes and distri
  
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• East Baltimore Group Rehabbing Hundreds Of Vacant Properties

  30-03-2022 22:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – ReBUILD Metro is approaching 200 vacant home rehabs in the Broadway East/Oliver neighborhood of East Baltimore.
  “It takes a village to build a house,” said Sharon Grinnell, ReBUILD Metro’s manager of construction development. “We’re coming in understanding there are significant structural issues we have to address before we can make it look pretty.”
  Grinnell showed WJZ a stretch of the 1700 block of East Biddle Street that ReBUILD Metro
  
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• KDKA-TV news director Kathy Hostetter leaving for WJZ-TV in Baltimore - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  30-03-2022 21:53
  
  KDKA-TV news director Kathy Hostetter leaving for WJZ-TV in Baltimore  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
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• Frosh TKTKTK - CBS Baltimore

  30-03-2022 21:27
  
  Frosh TKTKTK  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Attorney General’s Office Warns Investors Against Scammers Looking To Profit Off Ukraine Conflict

  30-03-2022 21:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Securities Division of the Office of the Attorney General on Wednesday warned investors and securities firms to watch out for bad actors looking to profit off of the conflict in Ukraine.
  During times of international conflict there is an increased threat of cyber-attacks and potential investment scams, officials said.
  “Difficult times can bring out the best in people, but as regulators we know from experience that there are bad actors looking to exploit crises t
  
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• Maryland Lawmakers Expected To Approve New Congressional Map

  30-03-2022 20:48
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Democratic lawmakers are expected to give final approval to a new congressional map Wednesday that would likely preserve a 7-1 advantage, five days after a judge struck down the first Democratic-drawn map this redistricting cycle for diluting the voice of Republican voters.
  The General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats, have been scrambling to approve a new map for the state’s eight U.S. House districts after Judge Lynne Battaglia ordered&
  
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• Baltimore Police: Three people shot in East Baltimore near Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore Sun

  30-03-2022 20:46
  Baltimore Police: Three people shot in East Baltimore near Johns Hopkins Hospital  Baltimore SunTeenage girl walks into hospital after being shot, Baltimore police say  Fox BaltimoreWoman Shot Multiple Times In Dundalk  CBS BaltimoreThree People Shot Near North Broadway In Baltimore (UPDATE)  Daily VoiceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• What We Know About BA.2 — Now The Dominant Cause Of Covid-19 In The US

  30-03-2022 20:32
  
  (CNN) — The highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, causing more than half of all Covid-19 infections last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
  The new numbers come from the CDC’s genomic surveillance. Based on its models, the agency says that BA.2 caused between 51% and 59% of all new Covid-19 infections in the US the week ending March 26, up from an estimated 39% of all new infections th
  
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• Baltimore City Reaches $3.5M Settlement With Businesses Damaged In Wake Of Freddie Gray’s Death

  30-03-2022 20:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by business owners whose businesses were damaged during the unrest that ensued in the wake of the 2015 death of Freddie Gray.
  The city and Chae Bros reached the multi-million dollar settlement last month, though it must be approved by the Board of Estimates, Mayor Brandon Scott’s staff confirmed to WJZ. The board is expected to discuss the settlement next week.
  “The settlement amount is
  
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• Southern Brunch & West African Fare The Latest Additions To Lexington Market

  30-03-2022 20:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two local Black-owned businesses are the latest new vendors at Lexington Market, the market announced Tuesday.
  Blacksmiths is a southern-influenced breakfast and brunch popup owned by Baltimore-bred chef Heather Smith, and Platinum Amala is a family-owned West-African eatery based in West Baltimore.
  The Blacksmiths stall will serve up everything from breakfast sandwiches and omelets to brunch spreads complete with french toast and meat with slow-cooked vegetables.
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• What does DEI really mean for Baltimore tech? Waterfront Tech Series will discuss on April 6 - Technical.ly

  30-03-2022 19:49
  
  What does DEI really mean for Baltimore tech? Waterfront Tech Series will discuss on April 6  Technical.ly
  
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• Crews Responding To Gas Main Break In Reisterstown, Fire Department Says

  30-03-2022 19:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Fire Department and crews with Baltimore Gas & Electric are responding to a high-pressure gas main break in Reisterstown, the fire department said.
  The break is located near the intersection of Reisterstown and Nicodemus roads. The fire department said first responders are evacuating nearby businesses in the commercial corridor.Crews o/s for a high-pressure gas main break, Nicodemus Rd & Reisterstown Rd. Hazmat crews & @MyBGE have been dis
  
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• Maryland Commits Over $200M To Cancer Treatment, Research Initiative - CBS Baltimore

  30-03-2022 19:25
  
  Maryland Commits Over $200M To Cancer Treatment, Research Initiative  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Maryland Commits Over $200M To Cancer Treatment, Research Initiative

  30-03-2022 19:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced a new initiative that would expand cancer screening, prevention, treatment and research in the state.
  Maryland is committing $216 million in investments to the Maryland Cancer Moonshot to jumpstart the program. It would bring comprehensive cancer centers to the state, starting with one in Prince George’s County.
  Governor Hogan, who is a cancer survivor, said the program will save lives.
  “The reality is that canc
  
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• Lamar Jackson Hasn’t Signed An Extension Yet, But He Says He Loves The Ravens And Isn’t Thinking About Leaving

  30-03-2022 18:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Lamar Jackson’s contract extension, or the lack of one, has proven to be a bit of a head-scratcher for the NFL’s commentariat, and even the Baltimore Ravens.
  Teams are handing out record deals to quarterbacks, including the fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract the Cleveland Browns gave Deshaun Watson, who, it must be noted, still faces 22 civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault or misconduct and possible league suspension.
  Buffalo Bills quarterback
  
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• Volunteers Paint Crosswalks In East Baltimore To Keep Students Safe

  30-03-2022 18:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A safer walk to school for Baltimore students: that’s what the Rebuild Johnston Square Neighborhood is striving to achieve.
  Founded by Regina Hammond in 2013, the nonprofit organization aims to provide the community with recreational opportunities, affordable housing, employment resources. It also wants to do its part to improve public safety.
  Over the weekend, volunteers painted crosswalks in front of Johnston Square Elementary School in East Baltimore in hopes of
  
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• Lamar Jackson tweets he loves Baltimore Ravens, cites 'false narrative' about uncertain future - ESPN

  30-03-2022 18:09
  
  Lamar Jackson tweets he loves Baltimore Ravens, cites 'false narrative' about uncertain future  ESPNRavens News 3/30: No Panic and more  Baltimore BeatdownRavens QB Lamar Jackson makes stance clear on love for Baltimore organization  Ravens WireLamar Jackson shuts down 'false narrative' of leaving Baltimore Ravens  USA TODAYLamar Jackson Reiterates Commitment to Ravens ... Sans New Deal  Sports IllustratedView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Abortion provider in Baltimore sees influx of Texans for procedure - Spectrum News

  30-03-2022 17:51
  Abortion provider in Baltimore sees influx of Texans for procedure  Spectrum News
  
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• Lee University's Symphonic Band Visits Baltimore's City Of Refuge - The Chattanoogan

  30-03-2022 17:46
  Lee University's Symphonic Band Visits Baltimore's City Of Refuge  The Chattanoogan
  
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• Where’s Marty? Enjoying The Sights, Sounds & Smells At Baltimore’s R. House - CBS Baltimore

  30-03-2022 17:44
  
  Where’s Marty? Enjoying The Sights, Sounds & Smells At Baltimore’s R. House  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Where’s Marty? Enjoying The Sights, Sounds & Smells At Baltimore’s R. House

  30-03-2022 17:44
  
  Hi everyone!
  On Wednesday, we visited R. House in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood.
  In case you didn’t know, the “R” stands for Remington, the neighborhood bordered by Hampden, Howard Street and the Jones Falls Expressway. Ask any real estate agent doing business in the city and they will tell you that this is a hot neighborhood.
  But not as much as in 2016-17 when this high-end food court, bar and lounge opened for business. But clearly the development of R. House was k
  
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• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra To Perform Benefit Concert For Ukraine - CBS Baltimore

  30-03-2022 17:44
  
  Baltimore Symphony Orchestra To Perform Benefit Concert For Ukraine  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra To Perform Benefit Concert For Ukraine

  30-03-2022 17:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is teaming up with the Creative Alliance to raise money for the benefit of the people of war-torn Ukraine.
  Tickets for the show will be pay-what-you-wish, starting at $10, with proceeds donated to the International Rescue Committee.
  The concert will be held at Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall on the evening of Tuesday, April 21. The hall’s namesake emigrated from Ukraine to Baltimore as a young child and later gifted the venue, the BSO
  
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• Hopkins Group, Nonprofit Merge To Create New Center Studying Gun Violence

  30-03-2022 17:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A center at Johns Hopkins studying gun violence and another organization have merged, forming the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, which will look at shootings in the U.S. through a public health lens, the Bloomberg School of Public Health said.
  The merger includes the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention, founded at the Bloomberg School in 1995, and the Policy and the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, a nonprofit that launched in 1978.
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• Triple Shooting In East Baltimore Under Investigation

  30-03-2022 17:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three people were injured in a shooting Wednesday morning in East Baltimore, police said.
  The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. in the 900 block of North Broadway. According to police, the shooting was non-fatal.
  Police Commissioner Michael Harrison is on the scene of the investigation. Part of the street is closed.Broadway going toward Hopkins remains closed just before Ashland for the triple shooting. @wjz #Baltimore #Breaking pic.twitter.com/whxLYYQLFf
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• $8,000 reward offered for tips leading to killer of Baltimore teenager - Fox Baltimore

  30-03-2022 17:26
  $8,000 reward offered for tips leading to killer of Baltimore teenager  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Lewis McIlwain's Missionary Nonprofit Helps Baltimore, Too - Baltimore Magazine

  30-03-2022 17:08
  
  Lewis McIlwain's Missionary Nonprofit Helps Baltimore, Too  Baltimore Magazine
  
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• Why the Baltimore Ravens Must Win the Coveted Bobby Wagner Sweepstakes - Sportscasting

  30-03-2022 17:00
  
  Why the Baltimore Ravens Must Win the Coveted Bobby Wagner Sweepstakes  Sportscasting
  
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• Up To $8K Reward Offered For Tips In Baltimore Teen’s Murder

  30-03-2022 16:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A monetary reward is being offered for tips in the murder of Braylon Gannon, a 15-year-old shot dead last week in West Baltimore.
  Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland is offering up to $8,000 for tips leading to an arrest and conviction in Gannon’s murder, the organization tweeted Wednesday.
  Gannon was shot multiple times in the head about 9:15 p.m. Friday in an alleyway in the 2400 block of West Lafayette Avenue. He was found several hours later.
  A source told WJZ on T
  
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• Maryland Environmental Service takes over Baltimore WWTP - WaterWorld

  30-03-2022 15:42
  Maryland Environmental Service takes over Baltimore WWTP  WaterWorld
  
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• CBS News and Stations Selects a Baltimore Leader - Radio & Television Business Report

  30-03-2022 15:41
  
  CBS News and Stations Selects a Baltimore Leader  Radio & Television Business Report
  
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• Baltimore Ravens sign coach John Harbaugh to 3-year contract extension - PennLive

  30-03-2022 15:33
  
  Baltimore Ravens sign coach John Harbaugh to 3-year contract extension  PennLive
  
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• Grim Reefer Fest Smokes Up Baltimore on April 16th - decibelmagazine.com

  30-03-2022 15:32
  
  Grim Reefer Fest Smokes Up Baltimore on April 16th  decibelmagazine.com
  
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• Baltimore Man, 24, Charged In Dolphin Street Shooting, Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  30-03-2022 15:26
  
  Baltimore Man, 24, Charged In Dolphin Street Shooting, Police Say  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Man, 24, Charged In Dolphin Street Shooting, Police Say

  30-03-2022 15:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 24-year-old man is under arrest in connection with a shooting in Baltimore earlier this month, authorities said Wednesday.
  Hakeem Smith is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the shooting, which happened March 8 in the 500 block of Dolphin Street, Baltimore Police said.
  Officers called to the scene about 2 p.m. that day found a 42-year-old man who had been shot. The victim was taken to Shock Trauma for treatment of his injuries.
  Based on preliminary evidence and
  
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• Try, Try Again To Free The Ever Forward In Chesapeake Bay

  30-03-2022 15:08
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard prepared a second attempt to free a stranded container ship Wednesday, more than two weeks after it ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay.
  The effort will be similar to Tuesday’s attempt involving five tug boats straining to yank the more than 1,000-foot (305-meter) Ever Forward off the bay’s muddy floor just north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a safety bulletin said.
  If that doesn’t work, a third attempt next week will add two
  
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• Baltimore advertising, marketing agency Warschawski adds office in Dallas - Baltimore Business Journal - The Business Journals

  30-03-2022 13:33
  Baltimore advertising, marketing agency Warschawski adds office in Dallas - Baltimore Business Journal  The Business Journals
  
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• 5 top reasons why Baltimore should be your next study destination - Study International News

  30-03-2022 12:23
  
  5 top reasons why Baltimore should be your next study destination  Study International News
  
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• Hot property: Rural charmer sits on 26 acres in Baltimore County's horse country - Baltimore Sun

  30-03-2022 12:01
  Hot property: Rural charmer sits on 26 acres in Baltimore County's horse country  Baltimore Sun
  
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