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• As States Move To Restrict Abortion Access, Neighboring States Prepare For Surges In Demand

  14-04-2022 23:55
  
  (CNN) — The flurry of new abortion restrictions across mostly Republican-led states leaves neighboring states to fill the gap in abortion care.
  Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Sitt signed a bill Tuesday that would make providing an abortion a felony punishable by a maximum fine of $100,000 or a 10-year prison sentence. In one of the strictest abortion restrictions to date, the law makes exceptions only for medical emergencies.
  Oklahoma had become familiar with picking up after its neighbors
  
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• Baltimore Health Department Selects Community Based Organizations To Distribute COVID-19 Test Kits

  14-04-2022 23:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Health Department has picked 35 community groups to distribute at-home COVID-19 test kits to populations with trouble accessing tests.
  The agency said VALUES (Vaccine Acceptance & Access Lives in Unity, Education & Engagement) communities include older adults, Latinx residents, individuals experiencing homelessness, African Americans, Orthodox Jewish residents, young men, pregnant and lactating women, immigrants, children, and people living with
  
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• A Rising Democratic Star Told His Origin Story. But Did He Allow A Narrative To Take Hold That Didn’t Match The Facts?

  14-04-2022 23:50
  
  (CNN) –– Wes Moore, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland, first became famous for his 2010 bestselling memoir, “The Other Wes Moore,” an inspirational story of two boys with the same name and ties to the rough streets of Baltimore.
  While the author became a Rhodes scholar, an Army captain and a White House fellow, the other Wes Moore was convicted of killing a police officer in 2000 and is serving a life sentence in prison.
  The book is required reading
  
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• Laura Neuman Decides Not To Run For Governor Of Maryland

  14-04-2022 23:45
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman announced Thursday she has decided not to run for governor and is endorsing Comptroller Peter Franchot in the Democratic primary.
  Neuman, who spent most of her career as a tech entrepreneur, was the only woman running in the crowded Democratic primary.
  Neuman, a former Republican who later changed her party affiliation, says Franchot has been a life-long advocate for working families, from fighting for better infrastru
  
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• Boat With 3 People Sinking In Harbor By Canton, Fire Union Says

  14-04-2022 23:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A water rescue is underway after a boat with three people on it started sinking in the harbor by Canton, Baltimore’s firefighter’s union said.
  Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 tweeted Thursday that a harbor rescue is happening near the Lighthouse Point Marina on the 2700 block of Lighthouse Point. 
  No injuries have been reported.
  This is a developing story and will be updated.
   
  
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• 3 People Escape Sinking Boat In Harbor By Canton, Fire Union Says

  14-04-2022 23:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three people were able to escape to the pier after a boat they were on started sinking in the harbor by Canton, Baltimore’s firefighter’s union said.
  Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 tweeted Thursday that a harbor rescue was happening near the Lighthouse Point Marina on the 2700 block of Lighthouse Point. The three boaters were able to escape to the pier without injury after the boat sank. 
  It is unclear what caused the boat to sink. The scene was tu
  
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• Lions Sign Former Ravens Safety DeShon Elliott

  14-04-2022 23:30
  
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed safety DeShon Elliott to a one-year contract.
  Detroit announced the move Thursday, potentially adding a starter in the secondary.
  The Lions are hoping Elliott’s injuries are behind him. He missed 10 games last season with a torn biceps/pectoral injury, his entire rookie year in 2018 with the Baltimore Ravens with a fractured forearm, and was placed on injured reserve in 2019 with a knee injury.
  Elliott started in all 16 games dur
  
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• Community Bank Adds New Branch in Baltimore County - Commercial Observer

  14-04-2022 23:16 via commercialobserver.com
  
  Community Bank Adds New Branch in Baltimore County  Commercial Observer
  
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• Judge Rules Against Mosby Defense Motions To Dismiss Case, Remove Prosecutor

  14-04-2022 22:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled against all three motions made by Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s defense, which included motions to dismiss her indictment and to remove a certain prosecutor from the case.
  A grand jury indicted Mosby in January on four felony counts including charges of perjury and making false statements. Federal prosecutors allege she lied about suffering COVID-19 hardships to withdraw money without penalty from her retirement a
  
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• Judge Denies Mosby Defense Motions To Dismiss Case, Remove Prosecutor

  14-04-2022 22:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled against all three motions made by Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s defense, which included motions to dismiss her indictment and to remove a certain prosecutor from the case.
  A grand jury indicted Mosby in January on four felony counts including charges of perjury and making false statements. Federal prosecutors allege she lied about suffering COVID-19 hardships to withdraw money without penalty from her retirement a
  
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• Staple of Baltimore Named 2022 Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award Finalist - NHL.com

  14-04-2022 22:19 via nhl.com
  
  Staple of Baltimore Named 2022 Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award Finalist  NHL.com
  
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• Baltimore ad agencies shine at AAF District 2 awards - Maryland Daily Record

  14-04-2022 22:18 via thedailyrecord.com
  
  Baltimore ad agencies shine at AAF District 2 awards  Maryland Daily Record
  
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• Brightside Boutique Relocating Fells Point Store To Harbor East

  14-04-2022 22:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Women’s clothing store Brightside Boutique is relocating its Fells Point store to Harbor East, but owner Christie Vazquez is planning a new concept for the space at 732 S. Broadway.
  The retailer, founded by Vazquez in 2011, will lease just over 1,000 square feet of space at 830 Aliceanna St., the Harbor East Management Group said Thursday. The new store is slated to open in June.
  “Brightside will be a great addition to Baltimore’s widely known fashion di
  
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• Three people have been found murdered inside their vehicles over the last 24 hours in Baltimore - wmar2news.com

  14-04-2022 21:44 via wmar2news.com
  
  Three people have been found murdered inside their vehicles over the last 24 hours in Baltimore  wmar2news.com
  
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• Baltimore County Officers Shoot Person After Police Car Rammed During Arrest Attempt, Police Say

  14-04-2022 21:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County detectives shot one person Thursday afternoon after a police vehicle was rammed during an arrest attempt, police said.
  Police were attempting to arrest two people in connection with a 2021 homicide around 1 p.m. near the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Avon Beach, BCPD spokesperson Joy Stewart said.
  While the officers were making the arrests, a vehicle on the scene allegedly began to run into one of the police vehicles. At that time, Stewart said, an
  
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• "Demolition derby": Baltimore neighborhood frustrated by frequent crashes - wmar2news.com

  14-04-2022 21:32 via wmar2news.com
  
  "Demolition derby": Baltimore neighborhood frustrated by frequent crashes  wmar2news.com
  
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• Sammy Watkins signs one-year deal with the Green Bay Packers - Baltimore Beatdown

  14-04-2022 21:06 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
  Sammy Watkins signs one-year deal with the Green Bay Packers  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• Need Help Paying Your Mortgage? This Baltimore City Program Might Help

  14-04-2022 20:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore homeowners hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic could soon get some much-needed help through a new mortgage assistance program.
  Mayor Brandon Scott on Thursday announced the establishment of the Emergency Mortgage & Housing Assistance Program (EMHAP) to help residents whose homes are on the verge of foreclosure.
  The program is being paid for by $3 million in federal grant funding set aside by the Scott administration. It will help homeowners cover past due m
  
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• Baltimore County Detectives Involved In Dundalk Shooting, Police Say

  14-04-2022 20:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County detectives were involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon in Dundalk, authorities confirmed.
  The shooting occurred about 1 p.m. near the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Avon Beach, according to preliminary details released by Baltimore County Police.
  The agency did not specify the number or extent of any injuries. It is unclear who was shot.
  The police department has called a 3:30 p.m. news conference to provide additional details about the incident.(
  
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• BPD Will Start Hiring Civilian Investigators Later This Year, Officials Say

  14-04-2022 20:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Starting this year, the Baltimore Police Department will begin hiring civilian investigators to supplement its ranks of sworn officers, Commissioner Michael Harrison and Mayor Brandon Scott said.
  In Fiscal Year 2023, which begins this July, the department is planning to hire 35 investigative specialists. Plans call for hiring an additional 135 staffers between Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2026.
  Civilian investigators will look into cold cases, low-level crimes, intern
  
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• Mosby Officially Files To Run For Third Term As Baltimore City State’s Attorney

  14-04-2022 20:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In a widely anticipated move, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby on Thursday officially filed to run for a third term as Baltimore City’s top prosecutor.
  Mosby’s reelection bid comes as she prepares to head to trial in September to face federal charges that she lied about financial hardships to withdraw money early from retirement account and that she falsified information on loan applications.
  A campaign statement announcing Mosby’s plans to seek a th
  
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• Dan Rodricks: Baltimore attorney decries 'absence of simple human decency' in House vote rejecting honor for Black judge | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  14-04-2022 20:22 via baltimoresun.com
  Dan Rodricks: Baltimore attorney decries 'absence of simple human decency' in House vote rejecting honor for Black judge | COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore City Launches Mortgage Assistance Program – Conduit Street - Conduit Street

  14-04-2022 19:47 via conduitstreet.mdcounties.org
  
  Baltimore City Launches Mortgage Assistance Program – Conduit Street  Conduit Street
  
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• Man, 52, Shot In Head After ‘Road Rage Incident,’ Baltimore Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  14-04-2022 19:42 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Man, 52, Shot In Head After ‘Road Rage Incident,’ Baltimore Police Say  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Man, 52, Shot In Head After ‘Road Rage Incident,’ Baltimore Police Say

  14-04-2022 19:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 52-year-old man was fatally shot in the head Thursday in what Baltimore authorities are calling a road rage incident.
  Patrol officers called to a reported shooting in the 6200 block of Pennington Avenue about 12:48 p.m. found the shooting victim inside a vehicle, Baltimore Police said.
  Paramedics pronounced the 52-year-old man dead at the scene.
  Based on a preliminary investigation, detectives believe the victim was involved in what they described as a “road rage
  
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• Baltimore pledges more money for anti-violence program - Maryland Daily Record

  14-04-2022 18:29 via thedailyrecord.com
  
  Baltimore pledges more money for anti-violence program  Maryland Daily Record
  
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• Hogan Announces $9.8M In Grants For Security Improvements In Business Districts, Nonprofit Facilities

  14-04-2022 18:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Fifty-four local business districts and 250 nonprofit organizations have received nearly $10 million in grants for security enhancements as part of Gov. Larry Hogan’s $500 million “Re-Fund the Police” initiative, state officials said Thursday.
  Funds can be used to make improvements that activate spaces and bring more “eyes on the street,” as well as security enhancements such as lighting, cameras and safety patrols.
  “Our $500 million Re
  
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• Muralist Ernest Shaw Finds Inspiration In His Children & Love Of Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  14-04-2022 18:10 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Muralist Ernest Shaw Finds Inspiration In His Children & Love Of Baltimore  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Muralist Ernest Shaw Finds Inspiration In His Children & Love Of Baltimore

  14-04-2022 18:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Ernest Shaw’s “Continuous Line” exhibition runs through Easter at Baltimore’s World Trade Center Top of the World Observation Level at the Inner Harbor.
  Shaw’s art on display “examines the uninterrupted connection between continental African traditional culture and Africans dispersed throughout the diaspora.”
  Shaw, 52, grew up in West Baltimore. He spent the first seven years of his life in a two-bedroom apartment at the recently
  
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• Grace Period Begins For Speed Cameras Along Jones Falls Expressway In Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  14-04-2022 18:05 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Grace Period Begins For Speed Cameras Along Jones Falls Expressway In Baltimore  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Grace Period Begins For Speed Cameras Along Jones Falls Expressway In Baltimore

  14-04-2022 18:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Speed cameras installed along the Jones Falls Expressway in Baltimore began clocking speeding drivers on Thursday.
  The activated speed cameras are located in Northbound and Southbound directions where I-83 intersects W 41st Street.
  Officials say the speed cameras were installed along I-83 to help reduce crashes and reckless driving at high speeds on one of Baltimore’s busiest thruways.
  “The highway was constructed along the tight turns of the Jones
  
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• Maryland Weather: It’s Warm, But Rain & Storms Are On The Way

  14-04-2022 17:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Sunshine and very warm temperatures greeted us Thursday morning.
  Most of us started our day in the upper 60s and low 70s.
  But as we enjoy the blue skies, a cold front is heading in our direction. With it will come rain and thunderstorms. 
  Temperatures will likely have time to climb into the low 80s before the front arrives between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
  While the amount of instability will depend on how soon the front arrives, there is the possibility of a few isolated se
  
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• How The Vision For A 'Nice Little Ballpark For Baltimore' Still Resonates 30 Years Later - PressBox - Press Box

  14-04-2022 17:23 via pressboxonline.com
  How The Vision For A 'Nice Little Ballpark For Baltimore' Still Resonates 30 Years Later - PressBox  Press Box
  
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• Woman, 75, Dies Of Injuries Suffered In Severn House Fire

  14-04-2022 17:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A senior woman who was pulled from a house fire Monday in Severn has died, authorities said Thursday.
  Joann Marie Smith, 75, died of her injuries Wednesday evening, becoming the third person to die of injuries resulting from a house fire in Anne Arundel County in 2022, according to details provided by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.
  Firefighters were called to the Portsmouth Drive home about 6:17 p.m. Monday after a neighbor reported smoke was coming from the hom
  
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• Wegmans Plans To Eliminate Plastic Bags In All Its Stores By End Of 2022

  14-04-2022 16:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Wegmans, the Rochester, N.Y.-based gourmet grocery store chain with eight locations in Maryland, said Thursday it plans to phase out plastic bags in all its stores.
  To incentive reusable bags, the company will charge 5 cents per paper bag and donate the fee to a local store’s area food bank or United Way branch.
  Sixty-one of the company’s 106 stores have already eliminated singe-use plastic bags, including select locations in Maryland, the company said.
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• Detectives ID Body Found On I-95 As Mother Of 3-Year-Old Killed In Baltimore House Fire, Police Say

  14-04-2022 16:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities on Thursday positively identified a woman found dead along Interstate 95 as the biological mother of a 3-year-old girl who was killed last week in a Baltimore house fire.
  Danielle Shanae Parnell was found dead Tuesday along a stretch of I-95 in Cecil County, Maryland State Police said. Police said the 30-year-old is the mother of My’royal Bennett, who died April 9 in a mattress fire in southwest Baltimore.
  Bennett was found dead inside a home on Vancouve
  
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• Where’s Marty? Learning How McClintock Distilling Made A Pandemic Pivot

  14-04-2022 15:30
  
  Hi everyone!
  It was almost exactly two years ago, as the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic had knocked us for a loop, that the first ray of hope shone. There we all were looking for hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes–anything that might help in the smallest way to battle a virus we still knew little about. More often than not, we found empty store shelves wherever we went. Then, and I remember this vividly, the WJZ newsroom heard about a small distillery in Frederick that was stepping up to help.
  
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• 16-Year-Old Wounded In East Baltimore Double Shooting, Police Say

  14-04-2022 15:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A shooting late Wednesday in east Baltimore sent two people to the hospital, including a 16-year-old boy, authorities said.
  Officers responding to a reported shooting about 11:11 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Castle Street found the teen shot in the arm and a 29-year-old man shot in the ankle, Baltimore Police said.
  Both shooting victims were taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries that are not considered life-threatening, police said. Their statuses weren&r
  
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• Man, 47, Shot Dead Inside Vehicle In Southern Baltimore, Police Say

  14-04-2022 15:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 47-year-old man was found shot to death early Thursday inside a car in southern Baltimore, authorities said.
  Shortly before 1:30 a.m., patrol officers were called to a reported shooting in the 1800 block of Wilkins Avenue, Baltimore Police said.
  Upon arrival, officers found a 47-year-old man seated inside a car with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He died at the scene.
  No information about a possible suspect or motive was immediately released.
  Anyone with informat
  
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• Orioles Fall To Brewers 4-2 After Milwaukee Scores 2 In 9th Inning

  14-04-2022 14:30
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Corbin Burnes certainly pitched well enough to earn his first win of the season, flashing the form that earned him last year’s NL Cy Young Award during an overpowering start against the Baltimore Orioles.
  Burnes threw seven shutout innings and failed to get the victory, but that didn’t diminish the satisfaction the the shaggy-haired ace derived from Milwaukee’s 4-2 win Wednesday night.
  “Wins are one of those things that are out of my control,”
  
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• Baltimore community groups install 'turtle island' in Inner Harbor - - Baltimore Fishbowl

  14-04-2022 14:10 via baltimorefishbowl.com
  
  Baltimore community groups install 'turtle island' in Inner Harbor -  Baltimore Fishbowl
  
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• Speed Cameras Activated Along Jones Falls Expressway

  14-04-2022 13:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Speed cameras installed along the Jones Falls expressway began clocking speeding drivers on Thursday.
  The activated speed cameras are located in Northbound and Southbound directions where I-83 intersects W 41st Street.
  Officials say the speed cameras were installed along I-83 to help reduce crashes and reckless driving at high speeds on one of Baltimore’s busiest thruways.
  “The highway was constructed along the tight turns of the Jones Falls River,
  
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• For Baltimore's Ukrainian Jews, Passover is a time to celebrate deliverance, pray for their overseas brethren - Baltimore Sun

  14-04-2022 13:00 via baltimoresun.com
  For Baltimore's Ukrainian Jews, Passover is a time to celebrate deliverance, pray for their overseas brethren  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Local businessman drives improvements for Baltimore pool forward - Lancaster Eagle Gazette

  14-04-2022 11:30 via lancastereaglegazette.com
  Local businessman drives improvements for Baltimore pool forward  Lancaster Eagle Gazette
  
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• Maryland Weather: Mild Morning, Tracking Afternoon Storms

  14-04-2022 11:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Another very warm day today in the low 80s. It will be breezy and warm with some sunshine.
  Showers and thunderstorms will arrive this afternoon ahead of a cold front.
  A few storms could become severe. Damaging winds are the main threat.
  Tonight will be a bit cooler and mostly cloudy with temperatures in the low to mid 40s.
  Any storm this afternoon and every evening could produce some strong wind gusts, a brief downpour, and hail.
  Temperatures will cool down a bit tom
  
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• Neighborhood profile: Locust Point in South Baltimore began as a port of entry for European immigrants. Its demographics still reflect that. - Baltimore Sun

  14-04-2022 09:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Neighborhood profile: Locust Point in South Baltimore began as a port of entry for European immigrants. Its demographics still reflect that.  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore spending board to consider $345K settlement payment to family of football player Elijah Gorham, who died after a game injury - Baltimore Sun

  14-04-2022 09:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore spending board to consider $345K settlement payment to family of football player Elijah Gorham, who died after a game injury  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore firefighter deaths in vacant home ruled homicides - New York Post

  14-04-2022 09:00 via nypost.com
  
  Baltimore firefighter deaths in vacant home ruled homicides  New York Post
  
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• Deaths Of 3 Baltimore Firefighters Ruled Homicides, Stricker St. Fire Classified As Incendiary - CBS Baltimore

  14-04-2022 05:01 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Deaths Of 3 Baltimore Firefighters Ruled Homicides, Stricker St. Fire Classified As Incendiary  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Police Find Gunshot Victim Inside Overturned Vehicle Wednesday

  14-04-2022 04:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 21-year-old man who was found inside an overturned vehicle in Northwest Baltimore on Wednesday, according to authorities.
  Officers in the area learned that a vehicle had crashed in the 4200 block of Nadine Avenue around 8:30 p.m., police said.When they responded to the crash, they found an overturned vehicle with an unresponsive man inside of it.
  An ambulance took the man to a local hospital, police said.
  Officers later
  
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