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• What The New USPS Overhaul Law Means For You

  06-04-2022 23:45
  
  (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a new law that will overhaul the US Postal Service’s finances and allow the agency to modernize its service.
  The Postal Service Reform Act, which enjoyed a rare wave of bipartisan support in the House and Senate, bolsters an agency that is “as essential as it ever was,” the President said before signing the legislation.
  “Today, we enshrine in law our recognition that the Postal Service is fundamental,” Biden said
  
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• Constellation shareholders urged to reject TRC Capital's mini-tender offer - Baltimore Sun

  06-04-2022 23:32 via baltimoresun.com
  Constellation shareholders urged to reject TRC Capital's mini-tender offer  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore man pleads guilty to charges related to Harford County overdose - Baltimore Sun

  06-04-2022 23:32 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore man pleads guilty to charges related to Harford County overdose  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Man Gets 80 Years In Prison In Mom’s Stabbing Death

  06-04-2022 23:17
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A 24-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 80 years in prison in the 2018 stabbing death of his mother outside a Maryland church, prosecutors said.
  Montgomery County Circuit Judge Harry Storm sentenced Kevin McGuigan of Rockville to life in prison with all but 80 years suspended, according to the state’s attorney’s office.
  Last fall, Storm found McGuigan was competent to stand trial. McGuigan pleaded guilty in December to first-degree murder in the death
  
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• Register For The Brigance Brigade 5.7K Race & 1.57-Mile Family Fun Run/Walk

  06-04-2022 23:02
  
  Want to get some exercise for a good cause? Here’s your opportunity.
  The Brigance Brigade Foundation 5.7K Race & 1.57-Mile Family Fun Run/Walk is making its return to in-person in May for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
  WJZ is the official media partner for the event, which takes its name from former Baltimore Raven and Super Bowl champion O.J. Brigance, who was diagnosed with ALS.
  The event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, at the Maryland Zoo in B
  
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• Reem Davis Immortalizes Black Baltimore | Flat Out - Red Bull

  06-04-2022 22:51 via redbull.com
  
  Reem Davis Immortalizes Black Baltimore | Flat Out  Red Bull
  
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• Black candidate plans to run in Baltimore County's second district following redistricting challenge - WYPR

  06-04-2022 22:50 via wypr.org
  
  Black candidate plans to run in Baltimore County's second district following redistricting challenge  WYPR
  
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• Baltimore Partners With Lyft To Get New Employees Free Rides To Work

  06-04-2022 22:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Wednesday announced a partnership between the city and rideshare service Lyft to get new employees to and from work.
  The “Let’s Ride to Work” partnership will help residents get their first paycheck with four weeks of free rides to and from their new job, the Mayor’s Office said. The $267,000 initiative is part of the city’s COVID-19 employment recovery strategy.
  The mayor said the lack of public transportatio
  
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• Orioles set 28-man roster; Baltimore area native Bruce Zimmermann to start home opener - Baltimore Sun

  06-04-2022 22:37 via baltimoresun.com
  Orioles set 28-man roster; Baltimore area native Bruce Zimmermann to start home opener  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Johns Hopkins University reinstates COVID testing, masking following spike in cases - Baltimore Sun

  06-04-2022 22:37 via baltimoresun.com
  Johns Hopkins University reinstates COVID testing, masking following spike in cases  Baltimore Sun
  
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• University Of Maryland Officers Arrest On-Campus Assault Suspect, Police Say

  06-04-2022 22:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police at the University of Maryland have arrested a person who allegedly committed an on-campus assault, according to authorities.
  The University of Maryland Police Department announced the arrest on Wednesday. Additional details on the arrest will be made available in the near future, police said.
  University police released several surveillance images of the suspected assailant on X. Police described him as white and between the ages of 18 and 20 years old.
  The young ma
  
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• Man, Woman Shot In South Baltimore

  06-04-2022 22:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man and a woman were injured in a double shooting Wednesday afternoon in South Baltimore, police said.
  Officers responded around 2:30 p.m. to the 2600 block of Huron Street for a shooting, where they found a 30-year-old man shot in the leg. A 42-year-old woman was found shot multiple times in the 3200 block of Hollins Ferry Road.
  Both victims were transported to an area hospital in stable condition, police said.
  Anyone with information is urged to contact Southern Distr
  
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• Mayor Scott Announces Baltimore City “Let's Ride to Work” Transportation Program - Mayor Brandon M. Scott

  06-04-2022 22:12 via mayor.baltimorecity.gov
  Mayor Scott Announces Baltimore City “Let's Ride to Work” Transportation Program  Mayor Brandon M. Scott
  
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• Anne Arundel County Officers Hailed As Heroes For Saving Family From Crash Into Pond

  06-04-2022 22:07
  
  SEVERN, Md. (WJZ) — Two Anne Arundel County officers are being hailed as heroes after rescuing a family of four from a car that crashed into a Severn pond.
  On Friday, Lt. Dion Tilghman was on duty near the Severn-Danza Park at 9:15 p.m. when he heard a crash in the area.
  “I started to drive around and as I got closer, I could see a van partially submerged in the water,” Tilghman said.
  Police said the vehicle veered off Donaldson Avenue and into a drainage pond in the park.Tilgh
  
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• Teen, 16, Shot In Baltimore Monday - CBS Baltimore

  06-04-2022 22:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Teen, 16, Shot In Baltimore Monday  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Teen, 16, Shot In Baltimore Monday

  06-04-2022 22:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 16-year-old boy was injured in a shooting Monday night in Baltimore, Baltimore County police said.
  Officers responded to the 4300 block of Wilkens Avenue for reported gunshots. They then responded to a gunshot victim at an area hospital. There, they found the teen shot in the leg.
  He is listed in stable condition, police said.
  The shooting is under investigation by detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit.
  Anyone with informatio
  
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• Field Operations Underway At Oriole Park Ahead Of Opening Day

  06-04-2022 21:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles crew is getting ready for Opening Day.
  “We’re hoping for a really great day,” Orioles Director of Field Operations Nicole Sherry said. She is one of only two women to hold this position in Major League Baseball.
  One of her biggest tasks is getting the field ready.
  “(We’re) addressing the mounds, bullpen, home plate, getting the dirt ready to go,” Sherry said. “That’s really all we’ve been doing. Trying to g
  
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• What’s New At Oriole Park This Year?

  06-04-2022 21:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s the 30th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and the Orioles are introducing new food, ticket specials, merch and even a new field this year.
  The team has announced so many new features recently it could be dizzying, so we’re putting them all on one page.
  Here’s what to expect at Oriole Park for the 2022 season:
  Food
  The Orioles are bringing some exciting new eats to the park, including a Baltimore match made in heaven with a popular local s
  
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• Baltimore Ravens: Considering a WR with the 14th Overall Pick - russellstreetreport.com

  06-04-2022 21:32 via russellstreetreport.com
  Baltimore Ravens: Considering a WR with the 14th Overall Pick  russellstreetreport.com
  
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• 3 Maryland Sites Added To National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network

  06-04-2022 21:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three more historical sites in Maryland have been added to the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program, lawmakers announced Wednesday.
  The points of interest—Mackall Plantation in St. Mary’s City, St. Stephens AME Church in Easton, the jails at the Port Tobacco Courthouse in Port Tobacco—join more than 700 other sites, locations and programs in the network
  Maryland is home to dozens of key locations involved
  
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• Maryland House OKs $400M Plan To Help Keep Commanders - CBS Baltimore

  06-04-2022 21:08 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Maryland House OKs $400M Plan To Help Keep Commanders  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Maryland House OKs $400M Plan To Help Keep Commanders

  06-04-2022 21:08
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — To encourage the Washington Commanders to stay in Maryland, the Maryland House approved a $400 million plan to develop the area around FedEx Field in the suburbs of the nation’s capital, but it does not include money for a new stadium for the NFL team.
  The House voted 121-10 for the bill, which now goes to the Senate with less than a week to go in the state’s legislative session. The General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn Monday at midnight.
  The measure,
  
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• 30 Years Ago Today: Oriole Park At Camden Yards Opens

  06-04-2022 19:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Thirty years ago to this day, baseball fans flooded into Oriole Park at Camden Yards for the grand opening of one of the most storied ballparks in Major League Baseball.
  In the three decades that have ticked by since, spectators have witnessed some of the most iconic moments in franchise history, including Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig’s Iron Man record of consecutive games played in 1995.
  More than 72 million fans from here in Baltimore and around the world ha
  
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• Pedestrian killed in northeast Baltimore Monday - wmar2news.com

  06-04-2022 19:29 via wmar2news.com
  
  Pedestrian killed in northeast Baltimore Monday  wmar2news.com
  
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• Baltimore Program Aims To Help Children Of Incarcerated By Providing Parental Education, Examining Visitation

  06-04-2022 19:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Wednesday announced a program to support the children of incarcerated or recently incarcerated people.
  The B’more Reconnects program will provide parenting skill development to help incarcerated parents address the needs of their children, the Mayor’s Office said. The program will provide parenting education to 400 parents in detention centers, as well as upon re-entry.
  The program will also:Train correctional officers on
  
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• Growing Ghost Gun Problem Adds To America’s Violence Woes

  06-04-2022 19:04
  
  (CNN) — In the aftermath of a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, that left six people dead and injured at least 12, President Joe Biden used a Sunday submarine commissioning ceremony to reiterate his call for stronger gun regulations.
  Earlier in the day, New York Mayor Eric Adams went on CBS and decried the flow of guns not only into his city, but inner cities across the US, as the country looks for ways to confront a gun violence problem that shows no signs of abating.
  What
  
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• Maryland Zoo Reveals Winner Of ‘Great Penguin Bake Off’ Contest

  06-04-2022 19:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a month of voting, the Maryland Zoo on Wednesday announced the winner of its Great Penguin Bake Off contest.
  And, based on your votes, the winning entry came from none other than Cake By Jason, which dazzled everyone with its penguin-themed diorama.
  The diorama featured a miniature bakery staffed by the most adorable penguin bakers making bite-sized pies, cookies and other baked goods.
  The winning entry (Photo via Maryland Zoo)
  That means Cake By Jason won the right
  
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• Maryland Weather: Mostly Cloudy With A High Near 63

  06-04-2022 19:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a damp start to our Wednesday, the rain has cleared out.
  We will stay mostly cloudy through the afternoon, and we’re looking at a high near 63 degrees.
  The showers break this evening before our next round of rain after midnight.
  There will be scattered rumbles of thunder through Thursday evening with drizzle lingering into Friday morning.
  At this point, we are not declaring an Alert Day for Thursday because the risk of severe weather remains very low.
  Aft
  
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• Where’s Marty? The Raoul Middleman Studio And Museum

  06-04-2022 18:16
  
  Hi everyone!
  I say this on air at times, but I would like to repeat it here: my mission during “Where’s Marty?” segments is to show you the best of the Baltimore area. That means taking you to places you’ve never been, finding the characters that bring our hometowns to life and uncovering the hidden gems we didn’t even know existed.
  Naturally, today’s edition of “Where’s Marty?” definitely fits that bill.
  Raoul Middleman was more than an Amer
  
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• Paddlers To Return To Inner Harbor In Baltimore Floatilla Fundraiser

  06-04-2022 18:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Come one paddler, come all paddlers. The annual Baltimore Floatilla is returning to the Inner Harbor for its fifth year in June, bringing kayaks, canoes and paddleboards to the heart of Baltimore.
  The event, held by the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, is a fundraiser for the Healthy Harbor Initiative, which provides a roadmap for cleaning up the Inner Harbor and the waterways leading into it.
  The Healthy Harbor Initiative runs the trash wheels, grows oysters in the h
  
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• BA.2, Where Are You? Dominant Strain Hasn’t Shown Signs Of Starting A Surge

  06-04-2022 17:31
  
  (CNN) –– Maybe BA.2 really is the “stealth variant.”
  The Omicron subvariant caused as many as 3 in 4 cases of Covid-19 in the United States last week, according to the latest genomic surveillance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but so far, there are no signs of a looming surge in the US.
  Even as BA.2 has become dominant, overall numbers of cases are still decreasing, says Dr. Jessica Justman, an epidemiologist at Columbia University’s Mailman
  
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• Gaming Revenues From Maryland Casinos Top $170 Million In March

  06-04-2022 17:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s casinos raked in more than $170 million in gaming revenue in March, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission said Tuesday.
  It’s an increase of less than one percent compared to March 2021, which is when COVID-19 capacity restrictions were lifted.
  More than $71.9 million of those revenues, or roughly 40%, were contributed to the state’s coffers.
  The state’s six casinos generated over $52.3 million for Maryland’s Education
  
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• Applications For Baltimore’s Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Open Next Month

  06-04-2022 16:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Applications will open next month for Baltimore’s guaranteed income pilot program.
  Mayor Brandon Scott announced the initiative in February 2022, joining a group of mayors across the country to create the program
  The group, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, advocates for cities to implement direct, recurring cash payments to citizens in a bid to create momentum for a federal guaranteed income program.
  Mayor Scott announced Tuesday in his State of the City address that
  
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• Maryland Losing Top Scorers Owusu, Reese To Transfer Portal

  06-04-2022 16:42
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland is losing Angel Reese and Ashley Owusu — the team’s top two scorers this past season — to the transfer portal.
  Owusu announced her intention to enter the portal Tuesday on social media. A team spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday night that Reese had entered the portal as well.
  The departures shake up the Maryland roster after the Terrapins reached the Sweet 16 this year. The Terps were limited by injuries after entering the season ranked No. 4
  
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• Woman, 40, Killed In Southwest Baltimore Shooting, Police Say

  06-04-2022 15:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 40-year-old woman was killed Tuesday night in a shooting in southwest Baltimore, authorities said.
  Shortly after 11:30 p.m., patrol offices were called to a reported shooting at a home in the 700 block of Linnard Street, Baltimore Police said.
  When they arrived, they found the victim, who had been shot multiple times, police said. She was taken to a hospital but did not survive.
  Anyone with information about this case is asked to call detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro
  
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• Pothole Politics: Baltimore's Battered Roads Are Set to Get a Long-Deferred Fix - Baltimore Magazine

  06-04-2022 15:47 via baltimoremagazine.com
  
  Pothole Politics: Baltimore's Battered Roads Are Set to Get a Long-Deferred Fix  Baltimore Magazine
  
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• Should the Ravens target Melvin Ingram? - Baltimore Beatdown

  06-04-2022 15:00 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
  Should the Ravens target Melvin Ingram?  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• Ravens Have Boosted Football Prospects in State of Maryland - Sports Illustrated

  06-04-2022 14:56 via si.com
  
  Ravens Have Boosted Football Prospects in State of Maryland  Sports Illustrated
  
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• Jim Henneman: Former Baltimore Bullets Coach Gene Shue Was The Original Owl - PressBox - Press Box

  06-04-2022 14:48 via pressboxonline.com
  Jim Henneman: Former Baltimore Bullets Coach Gene Shue Was The Original Owl - PressBox  Press Box
  
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• The joy of baseball in Baltimore, win or lose | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  06-04-2022 14:15 via baltimoresun.com
  The joy of baseball in Baltimore, win or lose | COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• 5th Annual Baltimore Floatilla to fundraise for Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore's Healthy Harbor initiative - - Baltimore Fishbowl

  06-04-2022 13:46 via baltimorefishbowl.com
  
  5th Annual Baltimore Floatilla to fundraise for Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore's Healthy Harbor initiative -  Baltimore Fishbowl
  
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• Moderna co-founder joins board of Baltimore surgical robot startup - Baltimore Sun

  06-04-2022 13:02 via baltimoresun.com
  Moderna co-founder joins board of Baltimore surgical robot startup  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Weather: Rainy Start

  06-04-2022 11:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Rain early this morning will be tapering to a drizzle. Otherwise, cloudy most of the day with highs in the low 60s.
  The current radar mosaic is showing that the steadiest rain is poised to shift to the north and east and AWAY from Baltimore by around 7 or 8 a.m.
  But, this doesn’t necessarily mean that today will feature any ‘brightening’, or a nicer afternoon.
  We still think the temperature has a decent shot of getting to 60 or maybe 62, simply because t
  
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• Maryland Weather: Mostly Cloudy, But This Rain Will Clear Out

  06-04-2022 11:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a damp start to our Wednesday, the rain tapers late this morning.
  We will stay mostly cloudy through the afternoon, and we’re looking at a high near 63 degrees.
  The showers break this evening before our next round of rain after midnight.
  There will be scattered rumbles of thunder through Thursday evening with drizzle lingering into Friday morning.
  At this point, we are not declaring an Alert Day for Thursday because the risk of severe weather remains very
  
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• Washington, Baltimore, in talks about joint World Cup bid - The Washington Post

  06-04-2022 09:00 via washingtonpost.com
  Washington, Baltimore, in talks about joint World Cup bid  The Washington Post
  
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• Baltimore Police: Two males shot to death Wednesday in Irvington and Berea; two other people injured by gunfire - Baltimore Sun

  06-04-2022 09:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore Police: Two males shot to death Wednesday in Irvington and Berea; two other people injured by gunfire  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Harborplace Acquired By Baltimore-Based Developer MCB Real Estate - CBS Baltimore

  06-04-2022 05:17 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Harborplace Acquired By Baltimore-Based Developer MCB Real Estate  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Video appears to show Baltimore County teacher putting student into chokehold - Fox Baltimore

  06-04-2022 05:09 via foxbaltimore.com
  Video appears to show Baltimore County teacher putting student into chokehold  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Firefighters Struggle To Contain Unknown Substance In Inner Harbor - CBS Baltimore

  06-04-2022 05:07 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Firefighters Struggle To Contain Unknown Substance In Inner Harbor  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Community Members Meet Over Baltimore’s Dangerous Vacant Houses

  06-04-2022 04:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The dangers posed by vacant houses have haunted Baltimore for decades.
  “The neglect really says: Nobody cares. Why should I care?” Donte Hickman said.
  Hickman is the pastor for the Southern Baptist Church and is steering the East Baltimore Revitalization Project.
  Blocks of vacant houses stretch for miles near his church and in other parts of Baltimore. 
  “It’s a drain on the neighborhoods. It’s a drain on the city,” Steven Preston,
  
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