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• Jury Acquits Man Of Murder Of Baltimore Anti-Violence Advocate Dante Barksdale - CBS Baltimore

  26-05-2022 23:10 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Jury Acquits Man Of Murder Of Baltimore Anti-Violence Advocate Dante Barksdale  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore City Public Schools Honors 12 Students Killed During 2021-22 School Year - CBS Baltimore

  26-05-2022 23:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore City Public Schools Honors 12 Students Killed During 2021-22 School Year  CBS Baltimore
  
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• No Injuries After Crash Involving 2 School Buses, SUV In Edgewood

  26-05-2022 22:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — No serious injuries were reported after a crash Thursday afternoon involving two school buses and an SUV in Edgewood, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said.
  Deputies responded at 3:47 p.m. to Route 7 near Route 24 for the crash. Route 7 was closed temporarily as a traffic unit conducted an investigation.
  Howard County Public Schools released children on the scene to parents, officials said, and the remaining students were transported to other buses and sent home.
  
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• Baltimore County Firefighters Rescue Person Trapped In Mud Near NCR Trail - CBS Baltimore

  26-05-2022 22:40 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• All Remaining Tickets To ‘Bakkhai’ At Baltimore Center Stage Are Free

  26-05-2022 22:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Center Stage announced Thursday that all remaining tickets to its final production of the season are completely free, thanks to underwriting support from the theater’s donors.
  The show is ‘Bakkhai,’ described by the theater as a “modern day take of the classic Greek tragedy,” which centers around Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy and his mischievous antics.BCS is having a party, and everyone is invitedThanks to our incredib
  
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• What Lamar Jackson is missing by not attending the Ravens’ OTAs - Baltimore Ravens Blog- ESPN - ESPN

  26-05-2022 22:01 via espn.com
  
  What Lamar Jackson is missing by not attending the Ravens’ OTAs - Baltimore Ravens Blog- ESPN  ESPN
  
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• Supreme Court May Soon Loosen Gun Laws As Nation Reels From Massacres

  26-05-2022 21:49
  
  (CNN) — While the Supreme Court has been working behind closed doors on its first major Second Amendment opinion in more than a decade, three mass shootings have broken the country, including Tuesday’s massacre of 19 schoolchildren in Texas.
  Closed off from public view, the justices are penning opinions and dissents in a dispute that targets one concealed carry law in New York that is more than a century old. A narrow ruling could impact only a handful of states with similar laws, bu
  
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• Howard County Woman Opens Up About Her Experience As An Immigrant

  26-05-2022 21:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With May being Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, WJZ sat down with a local leader in the Korean community, who opened up about the trauma she experienced coming to the United States.
  For years, Sue Song suffered in silence. When she was 21 years old, she left Korea and immigrated to the U.S. for her husband. They were poor, Song did not speak English and she did not know of any Asian people around her.
  “I was very depressed,” Song told WJZ. “I was s
  
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• Mancini on Orioles' 'culture shift' and future with Baltimore - MLB.com

  26-05-2022 21:13 via mlb.com
  
  Mancini on Orioles' 'culture shift' and future with Baltimore  MLB.com
  
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• Baltimore City Public Schools Honors 12 Students Killed During 2021-22 School Year

  26-05-2022 21:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Twelve students who died from gun violence over this past school year were honored during the Baltimore City Public Schools’ 5th annual Day of Remembrance.
  The ceremony was held Thursday morning on the steps of the school district’s headquarters on North Avenue.
  BCPS CEO Dr. Sonja Brookins Santelises led the commemoration with a reading of each student’s name who died followed by a moment of silence.
  Each student’s name was also written across the
  
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• Maryland Woman Charged With Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Her 9-Month-Old Son

  26-05-2022 20:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Anne Arundel County woman was arrested Wednesday on manslaughter and impaired driving charges in the 2021 crash that killed her infant.
  Talaya Martin, 30, of Severn, faces a list of charges including first-degree child abuse resulting in death, negligent vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent vehicular manslaughter, negligent vehicular homicide, child abuse and DUI, authorities said.
  The charges stem from a criminal indictment handed down in March by a jury taske
  
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• Two Charged In January Murder Of 35-Year-Old In Towson

  26-05-2022 20:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two 20-year-olds are under arrest in the January murder of a man in Towson, authorities said Thursday.
  Stephen Parker of Greenbelt and Kaleb Jackson of Baltimore are charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Quenten Branch, Baltimore County Police said.
  Branch was found shot on Colbury Road near Goucher Boulevard about 4:30 a.m. Jan. 9, police previously reported. He died at the scene.
  No details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting have been r
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: Grayson Rodriguez & DL Hall Should Be In the Majors - Eutaw Street Report

  26-05-2022 19:49 via eutawstreetreport.com
  Baltimore Orioles: Grayson Rodriguez & DL Hall Should Be In the Majors  Eutaw Street Report
  
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• Man, 26, Hospitalized In West Baltimore Shooting; Police Say

  26-05-2022 19:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A shooting Thursday in West Baltimore sent a 26-year-old man to the hospital, authorities said.
  About noon, officers were called to the scene near Bryant Avenue and North Pulaski Street, Baltimore Police said. When officers arrived, they learned that the victim had been taken to a hospital, and a possible suspect was detained by citizens.
  The 26-year-old victim was taken to a hospital. His condition was not immediately clear Thursday afternoon.
  The person identified as a
  
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• Black Bear Sighting Causes Brief Scare At Westminster High School

  26-05-2022 19:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There was a brief scare in Carroll County on Thursday morning when a black bear was spotted outside Westminster High School.
  First sighted about 7:30 a.m., the bear left and returned to the high school’s campus about an hour later, a Carroll County Public Schools spokesperson told WJZ.
  The spokesperson said students and staff remained inside the building while the school resource officer went outside to keep an eye on the bear.
  Animal control was notified of the enc
  
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• Under its acting director, Baltimore County's biggest department sees an exodus of senior staff - Baltimore Brew

  26-05-2022 18:35 via baltimorebrew.com
  
  Under its acting director, Baltimore County's biggest department sees an exodus of senior staff  Baltimore Brew
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: 2 off-season additions that are grooming the future - Birds Watcher

  26-05-2022 18:35 via birdswatcher.com
  
  Baltimore Orioles: 2 off-season additions that are grooming the future  Birds Watcher
  
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• Where’s Marty? Visiting With Civic Works At The Clifton Mansion

  26-05-2022 17:30
  
  Hi everyone!
  This morning we were at the historic Clifton Mansion in Clifton Park. It was built in 1803 by shipping magnate Henry Thompson and later sold to Johns Hopkins, who made it his summer home. Having Johns Hopkins himself on the resume is a showstopper, but these days the mansion is home to Civic Works, Baltimore’s service corporation.
  Civic Works, to me, is a powerful force on so many different levels — from making sure seniors’ homes are secure, to building a brighter
  
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• Maryland Weather: Clouds & More Clouds, Plus Friday’s An Alert Day

  26-05-2022 17:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Clouds and more clouds. That’s what we’re dealing with this Thursday.
  Gray skies will keep temperatures from nudging must past 70 degrees.
  There is a small chance for a few spotty sprinkles this afternoon, but most of us will stay dry.
  That will not be the case on Friday when a strong front will trigger rain and thunderstorms.
  With most of Maryland facing a slight risk for severe thunderstorms, the First Alert Weather team has declared Friday an Alert Day.
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• Jury Acquits Man Of Murder Of Baltimore Anti-Violence Advocate Dante Barksdale

  26-05-2022 16:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore man was acquitted Thursday of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of anti-violence advocate Dante Barksdale.
  Jurors found Garrick Powell, 29, not guilty in the murder of Barksdale, a co-founder of Safe Streets who was shot in the head in January 2021 near the Douglass Homes housing complex.
  The verdict came a day after a judge denied a motion to acquit from the defense, who argued that there was not enough evidence to convict Powell of Barksdale&rsq
  
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• Baltimore County Firefighters Rescue Person Trapped In Mud Near NCR Trail

  26-05-2022 16:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County firefighters rescued someone Thursday trapped in waist-deep mud near the NCR Trail.
  Crews were called to the 200 block of Ashland Road about 9:30 a.m. in response to someone stuck in mud under a bridge, authorities said.
  The fire department dispatched tactical crews who were able to remove the person by 10:30 a.m.
  The agency said the person was checked out by paramedics at the scene and refused further medical treatment.
  
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• Four people shot in separate occurrences, civilians detain a possible suspect, Baltimore Police say - Baltimore Sun

  26-05-2022 15:55 via baltimoresun.com
  Four people shot in separate occurrences, civilians detain a possible suspect, Baltimore Police say  Baltimore Sun
  
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• 17-Year-Old & 19-Year-Old Wounded In North Baltimore Shooting

  26-05-2022 15:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A shooting Wednesday night in north Baltimore sent two people, including a teen, to the hospital.
  Shortly after 11:30 p.m., patrol officers were called to reported gunfire near York Road and Coldspring Lane, where they found a 17-year-old shot, Baltimore Police said. He was taken to a hospital and is listed in stable condition.
  Around the same time, a 19-year-old man showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound. He was treated for injuries that are not considered life-thr
  
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• Man, 59, Killed In Southwest Baltimore Shooting, Police Say

  26-05-2022 15:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 59-year-old man was killed early Thursday in a shooting in southwest Baltimore, authorities said.
  Officers were called to a shooting in the unit block of Catherine Street about 12:30 a.m., Baltimore Police said. Once there, they found the man found shot multiple times inside a vehicle. He was taken to the hospital but did not survive.
  No information about a possible suspect or motive was immediately released.
  The shooting happened about an hour after a separate shooting
  
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• Ravens Sign Former Packers QB Brett Hundley

  26-05-2022 15:12
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed quarterback Brett Hundley.
  The Ravens announced the move Thursday. Hundley appeared in two preseason games with the Indianapolis Colts last season. The previous time he played in a regular-season game was in 2019, when he appeared in three for the Arizona Cardinals.
  He also played in 15 games for the Green Bay Packers in 2016 and 2017, making nine starts in the latter season.
  
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• Baltimore Ravens Announce Signing Of Quarterback Brett Hundley

  26-05-2022 15:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens made an addition to their quarterback room Thursday with the signing of Brett Hundley.
  Hundley’s signing was announced Thursday morning on the team’s official Twitter account. The 28-year-old quarterback, a fifth-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, mostly served as a backup during previous stints with Green Bay and Arizona.
  Hundley joins a Ravens squad that includes star quarterback Lamar Jackson, backup Tyler Huntley who impressed in Jackso
  
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• Teddy Davies Opens Up About His Record-Setting Maryland Hunt Cup Victory

  26-05-2022 14:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Hunt Cup is one of the most challenging horse races in the world. Riders go 30 miles per hour around a four mile course, jumping over 22 fences.WJZ spoke with this year’s winner about what makes his victory special. Teddy Davies has been around horses his whole life.
  “Two years old, I think, was the first time I ever sat on a horse or pony,” Davies recalled. “And I just fell in love with it.”
  At Dunmore Farm in Monkton, Davies&rs
  
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• Teddy Davies Opens Up About His Record-Settin Maryland Hunt Cup Victory

  26-05-2022 14:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Hunt Cup is one of the most challenging horse races in the world. Riders go 30 miles per hour around a four mile course, jumping over 22 fences.WJZ spoke with this year’s winner about what makes his victory special. Teddy Davies has been around horses his whole life.
  “Two years old, I think, was the first time I ever sat on a horse or pony,” Davies recalled. “And I just fell in love with it.”
  At Dunmore Farm in Monkton, Davies&rs
  
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• Maryland Weather: Cloudy & Cool With Spotty Showers Later

  26-05-2022 13:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Our Thursday is shaping up to be mostly cloudy and seasonably cool outside.
  Even with clouds hovering overhead, any showers we get this afternoon will be spotty and scattered throughout the area.
  The forecast calls for an afternoon high of 71 degrees, though that will dip to 67 later this evening.
  Some of us could see a stray shower tonight, but the real potential for rain and storms will be Friday.
  Compared to Thursday, Friday will be noticeably warmer and humid with a h
  
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• Opinion: Baltimore County Council Undermines Police Accountability Reforms - Josh Kurtz

  26-05-2022 12:35 via marylandmatters.org
  
  Opinion: Baltimore County Council Undermines Police Accountability Reforms  Josh Kurtz
  
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• U.S. Offers Vaccines To Certain People Exposed To Monkeypox. Here’s What You Should Know

  26-05-2022 12:34
  
  (CNN) — As global health leaders investigate an unusual outbreak of monkeypox across more than a dozen countries, discussions in the United States have turned to vaccination against the disease — and certain people exposed to the virus could be offered a vaccine.
  Vaccines for monkeypox are now available to some health care workers treating infected people.
  “I’m happy to report, even with the first case in Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital, our colleagues across the
  
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• U.S. Moves To Make Antiviral Drug More Available Against COVID

  26-05-2022 12:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season.
  The nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is opening Thursday in Rhode Island, providing patients with immediate access to the drug once they test positive. More federally supported sites are set to open in the coming weeks i
  
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• States Divided Over Gun Controls, Even As Mass Shootings Rise

  26-05-2022 12:12
  
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week’s carnage at a Texas elementary school, sending a tweet listing the gun control measures the Democratic-controlled state has taken. He finished with: “Your turn Congress.”
  But gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they also have become increasingly scarce in most states. Aside from several Democratic-controlled states, the majority have taken no action on gun con
  
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• Unable To Score Any Runs, Orioles Fall To Yankees 2-0

  26-05-2022 12:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP/WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles couldn’t get much of anything going at the plate against the division rival New York Yankees Wednesday night, and it cost them.
  JP Sears pitched five poised innings to win his first career start and the no-name relievers left in New York’s banged-up bullpen finished a five-hitter as the Yankees blanked the Orioles 2-0.
  “It’s been a tough couple of days for us, just some people going down and things,” New York manager A
  
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• This Baltimore-Area Home Aims to Set a Price Record—Again - The Wall Street Journal

  26-05-2022 09:00 via wsj.com
  This Baltimore-Area Home Aims to Set a Price Record—Again  The Wall Street Journal
  
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• Memorial Day Weekend Events Around Baltimore - SouthBMore.com

  26-05-2022 09:00 via southbmore.com
  
  Memorial Day Weekend Events Around Baltimore  SouthBMore.com
  
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• Gov. Hogan calls out Baltimore Mayor for "utter lack of progress" toward implementing crime plan - wmar2news.com

  26-05-2022 09:00 via wmar2news.com
  
  Gov. Hogan calls out Baltimore Mayor for "utter lack of progress" toward implementing crime plan  wmar2news.com
  
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• Baltimore residents call for cuts to police funding at final Taxpayers' Night before budget vote - Baltimore Sun

  26-05-2022 09:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore residents call for cuts to police funding at final Taxpayers' Night before budget vote  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Marilyn Mosby’s Office Releases Names Of Baltimore Police Officers On “Do Not Call” List

  26-05-2022 06:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has released a list of more than 300 officers that her office says are known to have credibility issues.
  The initial request for the release came from the Baltimore Action Legal Team, also known as BALT. The team says the officers are part of a “do not call” list.
  The group says they first requested the list of names in 2019.
  The State’s Attorney’s Office sent BALT the list of 307 names today.
  Mos
  
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• Maryland Man Faces Federal Charges Following Capitol Riot

  26-05-2022 05:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Another Maryland man is now behind bars for their involvement in the January 6 Capitol Riot.
  Rodney Milstreed, 55, was arrested in Colorado Tuesday. Federal Authorities say he’s originally from Finksburg, Maryland.Milstreed becomes one of over 800 defendants charged with federal crimes related to the riot, including over a dozen from here in Maryland.According to court documents, Milstreed is accused of throwing a flagpole and a smoke grenade at police and assa
  
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• Maryland Students Suffer From Anxiety Following School Shooting In Texas

  26-05-2022 04:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Students in Maryland are suffering from anxiety and fear after learning of a deadly shooting that killed 19 children in Uvalde, Texas.
  “My heart sank,” eight-grader Annabel Fogleman said.
  Eight-grader Giuliana Coven went to school Wednesday morning knowing less than 24 hours ago, those children lost their lives doing the exact same thing.
  “I always think about this sometimes when I’m in class and I have nothing to do I just think about where the be
  
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• Fewer Blue Crabs In The Chesapeake Bay “Continue A Worrying Trend”

  26-05-2022 03:24
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP/WJZ) — The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay is estimated to be at the lowest level observed since an annual survey tracking the population began in 1990, officials announced Thursday. 
  The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ annual winter dredge survey, a cooperative effort with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, estimated that 227 million crabs are living in the nation’s largest estuary, down from 282 million in 2021. The survey&r
  
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• ‘We Don’t Have To Accept This’ Calls For Action After Texas School Massacre As Shootings Rise In Baltimore, Nationwide

  26-05-2022 03:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) –– Why does this keep happening? The question is on many minds after the Texas school shooting that killed at least 19 children and two teachers. While investigators look into the gunman’s background, the nation remembers the victims of this violent attack. The 19 innocent children and their two dedicated teachers are being remembered by those in their community and across the country. pic.twitter.com/e18aSx9Q6K
  — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) Ma
  
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• Security Increases After Maryland Man Threatens Gale-Bailey Elementary School

  26-05-2022 02:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Charles County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man accused of making multiple threats of mass violence at an elementary school in Maryland.
  Earl Washignton Jr. of Lexington Park, Maryland, was taken into custody on Wednesday morning.
  The 46-year-old man is accused of calling Gale-Bailey Elementary School and a business in White Plains on Tuesday and making several threats of mass violence.
  Police say the calls were related to the people known to Washington. They
  
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• Security Increases After Maryland Man Allegedly Threatens Gale-Bailey Elementary

  26-05-2022 02:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Charles County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man accused of making multiple threats of mass violence at an elementary school in Maryland.
  Earl Washington Jr. of Lexington Park, Maryland, was taken into custody on Wednesday morning.
  The 46-year-old man is accused of calling Gale-Bailey Elementary School and a business in White Plains on Tuesday and making several threats of mass violence.
  Police say the calls were related to the people known to Washington. They
  
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• Mosby forced to release list of 300 plus Baltimore police officers with credibility issues - Fox Baltimore

  26-05-2022 02:07 via foxbaltimore.com
  Mosby forced to release list of 300 plus Baltimore police officers with credibility issues  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Maryland Weather: An Approaching Front Could Bring Severe Weather

  26-05-2022 01:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Wednesday was a brighter and milder day than expected. It made for a really pleasant day all across the region. 
  Temperature highs were in the low to mid-70s under partly sunny skies, but that was still a tad below normal for the end of May. 
  On Thursday, more clouds are again expected with highs again in the low 70s.  A front will be approaching the region on Friday.  
  This front will usher in more moisture and more clouds that may produce s
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard Places Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy In Patapsco River

  26-05-2022 01:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter William Tate set the historic Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy in the Patapsco River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Wednesday.
  The 2022 commissioning of the buoy marks the 42nd spring setting of the star-spangled buoy by a Coast Guard cutter, according to the military service. It became a formal duty for the service in 1980.
  It commemorates the citizens and soldiers who endured the siege of Baltimore, Lt. Corey Engle, the comma
  
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• No Lamar Jackson At Voluntary Ravens Practice As He Enters Final Year Of Contract

  26-05-2022 00:57
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Practice this week for the Baltimore Ravens looked a bit like it did at the end of last season.
  Several significant absences — including quarterback Lamar Jackson.
  Wednesday was the first day reporters were invited to observe one of the Ravens’ organized team activities. Jackson wasn’t there, and although OTAs are voluntary, when the franchise quarterback isn’t around, it’s at the very least noteworthy.
  “It’s not for me to
  
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• Lamar Jackson Absent From OTAs As He Enters Final Year Of Contract

  26-05-2022 00:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — While NFL mini camps are voluntary, and veteran players often chose not to attend, but when it’s a veteran quarterback who doesn’t show, it’s unusual and newsworthy.
  Lamar Jackson’s absence this week stands out as he enters the final year of his contract with the Baltimore Ravens.
  Head Coach John Harbaugh declined to comment, saying he’ll let Jackson speak for himself. Jackson has told teammates and indicated on social media that he plans to
  
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