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• Judge Leads Surging Yankees Past Sloppy Orioles 10-5

  28-04-2022 23:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a long three-run homer moments after Baltimore committed its fifth error of the game, and the surging New York Yankees beat the sloppy Orioles 10-5 on Thursday.
  Judge hit his fifth homer two batters after shortstop Jorge Mateo committed his second error by misplaying DJ LeMahieu’s grounder. After Tim Locastro scored on a wild pitch by Paul Fry, Judge blasted a slider into the left-center field seats.
  Judge also had a tying hit and Anthony Rizzo deliver
  
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• $166M Announced For Baltimore’s Downtown, Inner Harbor

  28-04-2022 23:24
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland lawmakers who represent Baltimore announced $166 million in state funding on Thursday for the city’s downtown and Inner Harbor.
  The funding was secured over the last two legislative sessions and will continue through fiscal year 2025.
  “There is no city in America that has a thriving uptown without a thriving downtown,” said Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Baltimore Democrat. “To truly build a better Baltimore, we must transform our Downto
  
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• Highlandtown Residents Question Police Response To City Crime After Shootout

  28-04-2022 22:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Residents of Claremont Street in Highlandtown are concerned after a gunfight happened on their street Wednesday.
  The incident was caught on a doorbell camera. WJZ exclusively obtained the video first.“Lots of shell casings everywhere,” Sani, a resident of Highlandtown, said. “It was crazy. Like a TV show.”
  The gunshots startled the normally quiet neighborhood Wednesday just before noon.
  “I used to go out and sit on the porch and after yesterd
  
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• Conductor Killed At Baltimore Rail Yard Rode On Railcar Despite Rules Against Practice

  28-04-2022 22:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The National Transportation Safety Board released a report Thursday detailing the findings of its investigation into the February 2019 death of a Norfolk Southern railroad conductor killed at the Bayview Rail Yard.
  Federal investigators found that the conductor was riding on the side of a railcar while performing switching operations about 7 a.m. Feb. 7, 2019, when he was pinned between the car he was on and a stationary car on a neighboring track.
  The report noted that b
  
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• Mormon Temple Opens For Tours To Public For The First Time In Nearly 50 Years

  28-04-2022 22:20
  
  KENSINGTON, Md. (WJZ) — The Washington, D.C. temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Kensington, Maryland, opened its doors to non-Mormons Thursday for an extended open house. It’s the first open house of its kind in about 50 years.
  Thousands of commuters catch a glimpse of the castle-like structure daily while traveling along the Capital Beltway. That is the most anyone who isn’t a member of the Mormon faith has seen of the church in years because
  
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• Laurel Apartment Fire Displaces Several Residents

  28-04-2022 22:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Several residents of Horizon Square Apartments have to find somewhere else to live after a fire destroyed part of their six-story complex in Laurel, Maryland, on Thursday, according to authorities.
  The fire started around 10 a.m. in the 3500 block of Laurel Fort Meade Road. No one was injured, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.
  Initial reports indicated there were flames visible from a third-story balcony located on the west side of the complex, fire of
  
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• Maryland Reports Nearly 1,400 New COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Decline

  28-04-2022 22:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported nearly 1,400 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as cases trend up in the state, but hospitalizations decline.
  The Maryland Department of Health reported 1,392 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 1,030,144 since the pandemic began. Until Thursday, the last time the state saw that many new cases was in late February.
  The statewide positivity rate declined to 4.55%, a 0.02% decrease compared to Wednesday.
  COVID-19 hospitaliz
  
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• Hogan Touts Redevelopment Plan For Defunct Maryland Naval Base, Economic Growth

  28-04-2022 21:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan described the redevelopment of a defunct Cecil County naval base as a “game-changing step forward” for Maryland during a ceremony on Thursday.
  The Maryland state government plans to redevelop the Bainbridge Naval Training Center along with more than 400 acres along the Interstate 95 corridor in an effort to bring thousands of jobs to a part of Maryland that “is home to a major distribution and logistics market,” Hogan said in a soc
  
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• Student Hurt, Another Sought After ‘Stabbing’ At Long Reach High School

  28-04-2022 19:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A student was stabbed and hospitalized Thursday following an assault outside Long Reach High School, authorities said.
  Two students were outside the high school Thursday morning when one of them attacked the other, Howard County Police said.
  The altercation took place in the high school parking lot around 11 a.m., police said.
  An 18-year-old man was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, and the other student took off, according to authorities.
  The injured stu
  
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• Student Hospitalized, Suspect Sought In Long Reach High School Stabbing, Police Say

  28-04-2022 19:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Long Reach High School student was hospitalized Thursday after he was stabbed outside the school, authorities said.
  It happened when the 18-year-old victim and 17-year-old suspect got into a fight in the school’s parking lot about 11 a.m., Howard County Police said.
  Police said the victim was taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he is listed in serious but stable condition.
  Investigators are looking for the 17-year-old suspect, w
  
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• Man Wanted In Fatal Stabbing At Delaware Motel Arrested In Maryland

  28-04-2022 19:34
  
  NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — A New Castle man wanted in a fatal stabbing outside a Delaware motel has been arrested in Maryland, police said.
  Police obtained a warrant charging Frank Deshields, 52, with first-degree murder in the April 10 stabbing death of Michael White of New Castle, Delaware State Police said in a news release. The U.S. Marshals Service First State Fugitive Task Force arrested Deshields on Wednesday at a home in Salisbury, Maryland, state police said. Deshields was charg
  
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• The Baltimore Orioles Will Celebrate ‘Mo Gaba’ Day On July 28

  28-04-2022 19:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The City of Baltimore and the Baltimore Orioles will host the inaugural “Mo Gaba Day” at Oriole  Park at Camden Yards on July 28, according to team staff.
  The Orioles will play a home game against the Tampa Bay Rays at 12:35 p.m. EST that day.
  Gaba, a 14-year-old Orioles superfan, was elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame in 2020, the day before he died on July 28, 2020.Gaba had battled cancer throughout his young life. His fourth bout with cancer had sprea
  
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• Judge Orders Harford Sheriff To Hand Over Shooting Evidence To Maryland Attorney General

  28-04-2022 18:48
  
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — A judge on Thursday ordered Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler to hand over evidence to state investigators from the shooting death of a man killed by deputies over the weekend.
  The judge also granted a temporary restraining order to Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh to keep the Sheriff’s Office from interfering with an independent state investigation into the death of 53-year-old John Raymond Fauver.
  The ruling stems from a complaint Frosh filed Monday, whic
  
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• Maryland One Of 16 States That Want To Electrify USPS Fleet File Lawsuits

  28-04-2022 18:47
  
  (AP/WJZ) — Maryland and 15 other states that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks as the agency modernizes its mail delivery fleet.
  Three separate lawsuits, filed by 16 states and environmental groups Thursday in New York and California, ask judges to order a more thorough environmental review before the Postal Service moves forward with the next-generation delivery vehicle program.
  Plaintiffs con
  
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• Tossed Together And Total Health Center The Latest Additions To Lexington Market

  28-04-2022 18:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two new vendors will bring healthy food and wellness-based products to Lexington Market when the new building opens in the fall, according to market staff.
  Total Health Center, a vendor at the market since 1990, will remain on site. Total Health Center offers wellness products like tonics, teas, herbal supplements, and vitamins, market staff said.
  It will be joined by Tossed Together, a salad, sandwich, and soup shop.
  The two businesses join 30 other vendors that will beg
  
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• Where’s Marty? Checking Out Joan Mitchell’s Work At The Baltimore Museum Of Art

  28-04-2022 18:17
  
  Hi everyone!
  Simply put, the Baltimore Museum of Art is a world-class facility. And this is not news. From the time two Baltimore sisters, Claribel and Etta Cone, established the BMA’s Henri Matisse collection, (over 600 works), the museum has continued to grow in stature. Picasso, Monet, Gaugin, Degas and others are on display.Legit, people make coming to Baltimore and visiting the museum a destination vacation or trip. Tell ya what, here is the website, so take a gander. The virtual tour
  
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• Student Hurt, Another Sought After ‘Assault’ At Long Reach High School

  28-04-2022 18:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A student was hospitalized Thursday following an assault outside Long Reach High School, authorities said.
  Two students were outside the high school Thursday morning when one of them attacked the other, Howard County Police said.
  The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of their injuries, and the other student took off, according to police.
  Police are searching for the student accused in the attack.
  The high school was placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure
  
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• Teen arrested in deadly South Baltimore shooting stemming from 'possible road rage incident' - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2022 17:44 via baltimoresun.com
  Teen arrested in deadly South Baltimore shooting stemming from 'possible road rage incident'  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Johns Hopkins Students Create Cancer Treatment Patch That Sends Data To Smartphones

  28-04-2022 17:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University students have created a sensor that can detect lymphedema in its early stage, which could spare thousands of people per year from experiencing some of the pain associated with cancer treatment, according to university staff.
  A group of six graduate students from the university’s Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design program has developed a patch-like sensor that detects the gradual buildup of lymphatic fluid in the extremities, acc
  
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• NFL Draft Results: Live blog, rumors, trades, updates, picks and more - Baltimore Beatdown

  28-04-2022 17:11 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
  NFL Draft Results: Live blog, rumors, trades, updates, picks and more  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• Suspect At Large After 16-Year-Old Stabbed In Glen Burnie

  28-04-2022 17:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 16-year-old is recovering after he was stabbed Wednesday evening in Glen Burnie, authorities said.
  It happened about 6 p.m. during some sort of dispute in the 600 block of Crain Highway, Anne Arundel County Police said.
  Officers called to an assault found the victim, who was taken to a hospital with injuries that aren’t considered life-threatening.
  Police were unable to find the suspect, whom police described as a bald Black male with a brown shirt and blue pants.
  
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• Johns Hopkins unveils portrait of Elijah Cummings, 'devoted son of Baltimore' - The Hub at Johns Hopkins

  28-04-2022 17:00 via hub.jhu.edu
  Johns Hopkins unveils portrait of Elijah Cummings, 'devoted son of Baltimore'  The Hub at Johns Hopkins
  
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• 17-Year-Old Charged With Murder In Baltimore Road Rage Shooting

  28-04-2022 16:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 17-year-old is under arrest in a deadly road rage shooting in southern Baltimore earlier this month.
  The unnamed teen was arrested April 24 on a list of charges in the shooting death of 52-year-old Daniel Pitts, Baltimore Police said Thursday.
  He is charged with first-degree murder, making a false statement to police and handgun possession offenses, police said.
  Pitts was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head inside a vehicle on Pennington Avenue shortly before 1 p.
  
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• Joe Biden To Address Naval Academy’s Class Of 2022

  28-04-2022 16:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — President Joe Biden will address the Naval Academy’s Class of 2022 during a graduation and commissioning ceremony on May 27, according to academy staff.
  The ceremony will be held at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
  More than 4,400 men and women representing every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries make up the student body, known as the Brigade of Midshipmen, according to academy staff.
  The event is not open to the public. But the 202
  
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• 20 Years Ago Today: F4 Tornado Devastates Town Of La Plata

  28-04-2022 15:29
  
  LA PLATA, Md. (WJZ) — On this day 20 years ago, one of the most powerful tornadoes to ever hit the Mid-Atlantic carved a 64-mile path across southern Maryland. 
   It was 7 p.m. on a Sunday when the tornado struck the town of La Plata in Charles County, which caused a nearly half-mile wide swath of damage there, according to the National Weather Service.
  The storm was responsible for the deaths directly and indirectly of five people and the injuries of another 122.
  The NWS recorded
  
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• Maryland Weather: Mostly Sunny With A Cool Breeze

  28-04-2022 15:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you thought the chilly weather was behind us, then you were in for a rude awakening this morning.
  Most of us across Maryland woke up to freeze warnings and watches in effect as temperatures outside dipped into the 30s.
  The good news is, we’ll be warming up as we head into the afternoon with temperatures forecast to climb up to 60 degrees.
  Our Thursday will be mostly sunny, though this windy weather will make it feel cooler than it actually is.
  Unfortunately,
  
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• Baltimore Police Identify Victims Of Deadly Double Shooting

  28-04-2022 14:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities on Thursday identified two men killed in a double shooting in southern Baltimore.
  The victims of Wednesday’s shooting were identified as 21-year-old Devin Moll and 30-year-old Denzel Scipio, Baltimore Police said.
  Both men were found shot about 1:30 a.m. near the 4200 block of Audrey Avenue, police said. They died at the scene.
  No information about a possible suspect or motive was immediately released.
  Anyone with information about this case is asked to
  
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• Baltimore Weekend Events: Maryland Film Festival, Flower Mart, Taco Festival and more - Baltimore Fishbowl

  28-04-2022 13:22 via baltimorefishbowl.com
  
  Baltimore Weekend Events: Maryland Film Festival, Flower Mart, Taco Festival and more  Baltimore Fishbowl
  
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• Maryland Weather: Frigid Start

  28-04-2022 11:56
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Is it still considered a winter coat even when we’re this far into spring?
  Maybe it’s just a heavy coat at this point. Despite what you call it, you will need it this morning! Out the door numbers are in the mid to upper 30s and we’ll drop off a bit from here.
  Freeze Warnings & Watches in effect through 9am as temperatures will be dropping into the low 30s.
  Make sure you’re bundled up before you head out!
  
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• Revitalize Baltimore, take a look at some of the places around Baltimore getting upgraded - wmar2news.com

  28-04-2022 09:00 via wmar2news.com
  
  Revitalize Baltimore, take a look at some of the places around Baltimore getting upgraded  wmar2news.com
  
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• Police identify victims in Baltimore's Brooklyn neighborhood double homicide - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2022 09:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Police identify victims in Baltimore's Brooklyn neighborhood double homicide  Baltimore Sun
  
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• ‘We’re all fine. We’re going to be okay:' Baltimore shootout brings Highlandtown neighbors closer - wmar2news.com

  28-04-2022 09:00 via wmar2news.com
  
  ‘We’re all fine. We’re going to be okay:' Baltimore shootout brings Highlandtown neighbors closer  wmar2news.com
  
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• Baltimore downtown, Inner Harbor gets $166M from state for revitalization - Maryland Daily Record

  28-04-2022 09:00 via thedailyrecord.com
  
  Baltimore downtown, Inner Harbor gets $166M from state for revitalization  Maryland Daily Record
  
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• Taxpayers at Baltimore budget forum criticize Mayor Brandon Scott's second straight proposed increase in police spending - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2022 07:11 via baltimoresun.com
  Taxpayers at Baltimore budget forum criticize Mayor Brandon Scott's second straight proposed increase in police spending  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Orioles LHP John Means undergoes successful Tommy John surgery - ESPN

  28-04-2022 07:04 via espn.com
  
  Baltimore Orioles LHP John Means undergoes successful Tommy John surgery  ESPN
  
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• Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees odds, picks and predictions - USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire

  28-04-2022 06:15 via sportsbookwire.usatoday.com
  
  Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees odds, picks and predictions  USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire
  
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• Maryland Weather: Freeze Warning For Some Of Central Md. Overnight Before Sunny Thursday

  28-04-2022 04:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Temps overnight will be chilly with lows in the 30s for most areas. A FREEZE WARNING remains in effect for areas north and west of Baltimore, for most of Harford, Baltimore, western Howard and all of Carroll Co.
  A FREEZE WATCH has been issued for southern Harford, Cecil and eastern portions of Howard Co. T
  Temps will rebound into the upper 50s to near 60 for Thursday afternoon with lots of sunshine. Winds will remain gusty out of the northwest 10-20 mph through the day.
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• Baltimore City Doubles Incentives For First-Time Homebuyers To $10,000 - CBS Baltimore

  28-04-2022 04:50 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore City Doubles Incentives For First-Time Homebuyers To $10,000  CBS BaltimoreBaltimore City Doubles Incentive for First-Time Homebuyers to $10000 – Conduit Street  Conduit StreetBaltimore to Pay 200 Young Parents $1,000 a Month as Part of Guaranteed Income Pilot Program  Josh KurtzBaltimore to provide monthly income of $1000 for 200 young parents through pilot program  Baltimore SunBaltimore starting Guaranteed Income program, giving some par
  
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• Stanton’s 350th Career Homer, Three RBIs Lead Yanks Past O’s

  28-04-2022 04:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit his 350th career homer and lifted a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, sending the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Wednesday night.
  Joey Gallo also homered for the second straight night, his third straight game with an RBI after going his first 14 games without one.
  Stanton is the seventh fastest player to 350 homers, getting there in 1,341 games. He ended a 14-game homer drought with a two-run drive off Tyler Wells four batter
  
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• Mayor Postpones Baltimore Tax Sale, Removes All Owner-Occupied Homes - Josh Kurtz

  28-04-2022 04:38 via marylandmatters.org
  
  Mayor Postpones Baltimore Tax Sale, Removes All Owner-Occupied Homes  Josh Kurtz
  
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• Man Serving Time For UVa Lacrosse Player Yeardley Love’s Death Takes Stand

  28-04-2022 03:58
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A former University of Virginia lacrosse player serving time for the murder of his ex-girlfriend testified Wednesday in a wrongful death lawsuit that the only mental image he has of her death was of blood coming out of her nose, and that he doesn’t remember breaking into her room and leaving her fatally injured.
  George Huguely V, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 killing of his on-again, off-again girlfriend Yeardley Love, a member of t
  
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• USPS Vehicle Struck By Bullets In Highlandtown - CBS Baltimore

  28-04-2022 03:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  USPS Vehicle Struck By Bullets In Highlandtown  CBS Baltimore
  
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• USPS Vehicle Struck By Bullets In Highlandtown

  28-04-2022 03:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A United States Postal Service vehicle and two other cars were struck by bullets during an exchange of gunfire Wednesday morning in Highlandtown, Baltimore police said.
  Two unidentified people shot at each other shortly before noon on the 3600 block of Claremont Street, police said. Bullets from the firefight were found to have struck two civilian cars along with the postal vehicle, but officials did not confirm how many bullets hit each vehicle.
  No victims were found at
  
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• Columbia Woman Found Guilty Of Murder In 2018 Death Of Newborn Boy

  28-04-2022 02:56
  
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — A Columbia woman who suffocated her newborn boy in a zipped plastic bag after her home birth was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse, ther Howard County State’s Attorney’s office said.
  Moira Akers, 41, of Carved Stone in Columbia, was initially charged with one count of first-degree murder.
  Howard County Police were called to Howard County General Hospital on November 1, 2018, after Akers had been transported from he
  
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• Baltimore-Area Students Learn How To Lead, Serve Others Through Raven’s Leadership Institute - CBS Baltimore

  28-04-2022 02:07 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore-Area Students Learn How To Lead, Serve Others Through Raven’s Leadership Institute  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore-Area Students Learn How To Lead, Serve Others Through Raven’s Leadership Institute

  28-04-2022 02:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some Baltimore area high school students celebrated on Wednesday after completing their final session of the Baltimore Ravens High School Leadership Institute.  
  The program, hosted by the Ravens and T. Rowe Price, teaches Baltimore City and Baltimore County students, who are selected by their schools, how to become leaders and productive members of their communities.  
  “Leadership Institute is comprised of 100 Baltimore area high school students&hell
  
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• Lamar Jackson Visits His Former Elementary School To See Teacher, Hand Out Gifts

  28-04-2022 01:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Ravens’ star quarterback Lamar Jackson surprised students at his former elementary school Wednesday in south Florida, with signed jerseys and copies of his own children’s book in hand.
  Jackson posed for pictures with school staff and students in tweets by Cypress Elementary, located in Pompano Beach, Florida. ”
  “It’s a great day at Cypress when NFL Quarterback Lamar Jackson comes to give copies of his book to our students!” th
  
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• High school sports roundup (April 27) – Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2022 01:37 via baltimoresun.com
  High school sports roundup (April 27) – Baltimore Sun  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Ravens 2022 Draft Prospect Profile: CB Kyler Gordon - Baltimore Beatdown

  28-04-2022 01:26 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
  Ravens 2022 Draft Prospect Profile: CB Kyler Gordon  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• Charlotte G Jahmir Young Says He Will Play For Maryland If NBA Draft Doesn’t Pan Out

  28-04-2022 00:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — University of Charlotte guard Jahmir Young said he will spend his senior season with the Maryland Terrapins if he opts out of the NBA Draft.
  As a junior with the 49ers, Young averaged 19.6 points per game, 5.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists during the 2021-2022 season. Under coach Ron Sanchez, Charlotte went 17-14 with a 10-8 record in Conference USA play.
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jahmir Young (@jahm1ryoung)A native of Upper Marlboro, Young would be the first
  
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