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• Baltimore Man, 21, Pleads Guilty To Murder, Attempted Murders In Crime Spree

  14-06-2022 23:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder and two attempted murders in connection with a Feb. 2021 crime spree, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City said.
  21-year-old Daquan Murphy’s combined sentence is life, suspending all but 45 years, and five years of probation set to run concurrently, officials said.
  Officers responded on Feb. 10, 2021 to the 3400 block of East Lombard Street, where they found a man lying in the s
  
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• Baltimore Ravens Release DL Derek Wolfe With Injury Settlement, Harbaugh Says

  14-06-2022 23:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Derek Wolfe has been released and received an injury settlement, head coach John Harbaugh announced Tuesday.
  Harbaugh said he was informed of the settlement by executive vice president and general manager Eric DeCosta right before he addressed the media after the team’s mandatory minicamp.
  “So that will be it with that,” he said.
  While NFL contracts are not guaranteed, injured players’ salaries are protected until
  
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• Baltimore Residents Adjust To Rising Prices Tied To Inflation, Supply Chain Issues - CBS Baltimore

  14-06-2022 23:13 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore Company Equitea Rolls Out First Batch Of Canned Tea

  14-06-2022 23:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The health benefits of tea are well studied, and a local black-owned tea company is expanding in hopes of getting the popular beverage into the hands of more people.
  Watching the first run of his tea roll off the canning line, The Equitea Company co-founder and West Baltimore native Quentin Vennie can’t help but think about how far they’ve come.
  “It’s mind-blowing,” said Vennie. “This wasn’t, it wasn’t a part of the original
  
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• New Nonprofit News Outlet Baltimore Banner Launches Website - CBS Baltimore

  14-06-2022 22:46 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Ravens reach an injury settlement with DL Derek Wolfe - Baltimore Beatdown

  14-06-2022 22:37 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
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• School Bus With 25 Students Crashes In Anne Arundel County, Several Hospitalized

  14-06-2022 22:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A school bus with 25 students on board crashed Tuesday afternoon in Anne Arundel County, officials said.
  Several students and the bus driver have been hospitalized for further examination, Anne Arundel County Schools said, but the extent of any injuries is unknown.
  Anne Arundel County Police said around 4 p.m. Fort Meade Road near Bald Eagle Drive is closed in both directions.
  A replacement bus is on the way as of 4:30 p.m., the school district said.
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• House Passes Bill ​​To Extend Security Protections To Families Of Supreme Court Justices

  14-06-2022 22:24
  
  (CNN/WJZ) — The House voted 396-27 on Tuesday to pass a bill extending security protections to Supreme Court justices’ immediate family members.
  The bill — the Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022 — will now be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. It was introduced by Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and passed the Senate in May.
  The bill has been in the spotlight following the bombshell leak of a draft majority opinion that would strike down Roe v. W
  
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• Woman killed, child injured after being struck on Baltimore National Pike - Baltimore Sun

  14-06-2022 22:02 via baltimoresun.com
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• Woman Dies After She And Her Child Were Hit By Car On Baltimore National Pike Monday

  14-06-2022 22:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A woman is dead after she and her child were struck by a car while crossing a busy street in Catonsville on Monday, according to authorities.
  Ashley Clark, 32, and her child had been crossing the 6300 block of Baltimore National Pike when a 2012 Ford Fusion struck them at 9:50 p.m. Baltimore County Police said.
  The Ford Fusion was traveling eastbound and approaching Rolling Road, police said.
  Clark and her child were taken to local hospitals where Clark was pronounced dea
  
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• Woman Dies After She And Her Child Hit By Car Monday

  14-06-2022 22:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A woman is dead after she and her child were struck by a car while crossing a busy street in Catonsville on Monday, according to authorities.
  Ashley Clark, 32, and her child had been crossing the 6300 block of Baltimore National Pike when a 2012 Ford Fusion struck them at 9:50 p.m. Baltimore County Police said.
  The Ford Fusion was traveling eastbound and approaching Rolling Road, police said.
  Clark and her child were taken to local hospitals where Clark was pronounced dea
  
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• Man Charged With Plotting To Kill Kavanaugh Was Convinced By Sister To Call 911, Police Say

  14-06-2022 21:59
  
  (CNN) — The man charged last week with the attempted murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was convinced to call 911 on himself by his sister as he stood nearby the judge’s Maryland home, law enforcement said Tuesday.
  In a statement, Marcus Jones, the chief of police in Montgomery County, Maryland, where Kavanaugh lives, said that after noticing US Marshals posted outside the judge’s home, Nicholas Roske “turned around to contemplate his next move. This is when he texted his
  
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• Baltimore Awards Permits To 3 Providers Of E-Scooters And E-Bikes

  14-06-2022 21:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three companies have been given dockless vehicle permits to rent e-scooters and e-bikes in Baltimore until June 2023, Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore City Department of Transportation director Steve Sharkey said Tuesday.
  Spin and LINK by Superpedestrian had their permits for e-scooters renewed, with the latter company offering seated e-scooters and vehicles for people with special mobility needs, the city said.
  Bird is bringing its e-scooters, now branded in silver and
  
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• Baltimore Residents Adjust To Rising Prices Tied To Inflation, Supply Chain Issues

  14-06-2022 21:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With U.S. inflation at a more than 40-year high, some Baltimore consumers are adapting to rising prices.
  “I feel like I’m trying to make more stuff at home rather than the convenience foods,” mother Sarah Khor said Tuesday after grocery shopping. “Everything (is more expensive). Fruits, vegetables, snacks, dairy.”
  Pent-up demand and supply chain issues are the primary reasons behind high inflation, Loyola University professor J. P. Krahel sai
  
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• Baltimore County Police Looking For Missing 12-Year-Old Girl

  14-06-2022 21:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police said they are looking for Ayani Cole-Harris, a missing 12-year-old girl last seen Monday evening.
  Cole-Harris was last seen in the Windsor Mill area wearing a brown and black bleached t-shirt with the rapper Biggie Smalls on the front and gray biker shorts, police said. She is five foot five inches and 120 pounds.
  Anyone with information about Cole-Harris’ whereabouts is requested to call 911 or 410-887-7720.#CriticalMissing 12-year-old Ayani
  
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• SAO’s List Of Baltimore Officers With Credibility Issues Contains 198 Active Officers, Nonprofit Says

  14-06-2022 20:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A list of over 300 Baltimore officers with credibility issues compiled by the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office contains several high-ranking officers and nearly 200 active officers as of last November, according to a local nonprofit.
  A civil rights-focused nonprofit that provides legal support called the Baltimore Action Legal Team, also known as BALT, acquired the list last month after years of litigation.
  The nonprofit said that after eliminating dup
  
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• More Than 100 Relocated After Fire At Senior Care Facility

  14-06-2022 19:22
  
  BOWIE, Md. (AP) — More than 100 residents of a Maryland senior care facility were temporarily relocated early Tuesday after a kitchen explosion set off a fire at the facility, but authorities said no one was injured.
  Prince George’s County fire officials said fire crews were called to Larkin Chase Center in Bowie around 3:40 a.m. and found fire and smoke coming from the kitchen, news outlets reported. Firefighters helped relocate 112 residents, officials said.
  After the fire was put
  
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• Maryland Work Traditions To Be Highlighted At National Folk Festival In Salisbury

  14-06-2022 19:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s history of textile manufacturing, the maritime heritage of the Eastern Shore and agriculture in western Maryland are some of the legacy industries that will take center stage at the National Folk Festival in Salisbury this August.
  A special program called “Maryland at Work” will “explore the state’s cultures and traditions of work” at the festival hosted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts, organizers said.
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• Baltimore Restaurants Serve Up Mouthwatering Dishes For AFRAM Restaurant Week

  14-06-2022 19:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Calling all foodies: AFRAM Restaurant Week is back to satisfy everyone’s cravings.
  More than 20 local Black-owned eateries are partnering up with the festival, offering AFRAM-specific dishes and beverages from Monday through Sunday, June 19.
  This year, organizers are highlighting local, Black- and women-owned businesses across Charm City.
  Located at R. House, Creole Soul Restaurant is participating once again this year, serving up mouthwatering meals all week long.
  
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• New Nonprofit News Outlet Baltimore Banner Launches Website

  14-06-2022 18:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Banner, an all-digital non-profit news outlet funded by hotel magnate Stewart Bainum Jr., officially launched on Tuesday.
  A sampling of the initial offerings: a writeup of a poll on how Baltimoreans would fix the city, a look at the persistent problem of vacant houses in Baltimore, and a feature on the “paradox of Francis Scott Key,” writer of the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
  Although the Banner has published multiple stories through its e
  
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• Maryland Weather: After Rain, Sunshine & Warmth This Afternoon - CBS Baltimore

  14-06-2022 18:30 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Maryland Weather: After Rain, Sunshine & Warmth This Afternoon

  14-06-2022 18:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Our Tuesday was off to a rainy start with scattered showers and thunderstorms, but the Baltimore area can expect a mostly clear afternoon and evening.
  Parts of Maryland were under a slight risk for severe weather, while places north of Baltimore City are under a marginal risk level. A flood warning was issued for Baltimore City and Baltimore County until 12:45 p.m.
  Between now and 1 p.m., we could see some isolated and potentially severe thunderstorms sweep across the are
  
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• Here’s The Baltimore AFRAM 2022 Festival Lineup - CBS Baltimore

  14-06-2022 18:30 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Here’s The Baltimore AFRAM 2022 Festival Lineup

  14-06-2022 18:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ne-Yo, The O’Jays, Yung Bleu—those are just a few of the acts scheduled to perform at Druid Hill Park this weekend for AFRAM 2022.
  The two-day festival celebrating African-American culture coincides with Juneteenth, the commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans in 1865 that officially became a federal holiday last year.
  As in years past, a host of big-name artists and acts is set to take the stage to entertain festivalgoers on Saturday an
  
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• Baltimore Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Of Fiancé - CBS Baltimore

  14-06-2022 18:28 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Of Fiancé

  14-06-2022 18:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man faces murder charges after he told authorities he shot his fiancé over the weekend in Southeast Baltimore, police said.
  George Kuhn, 43, of Baltimore, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and firearms-related charges.
  Officers responded Sunday around 9:30 p.m. to the 6400 block of Erdman Avenue after Kuhn allegedly contacted authorities, saying he had shot his fiancé during a domestic dispute.
  There, officers found 36-year-old Kristy Helmert
  
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• LIST: Baltimore Eateries Participating In AFRAM Restaurant Week

  14-06-2022 18:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — AFRAM kicks off at Druid Hill Park this weekend, but Baltimore restaurants are already getting into the festivities.
  More than 20 Black-owned eateries are teaming up with the annual festival to serve up AFRAM-inspired dishes to locals and visitors alike.
  Juneteenth offers Marylanders a way to support and enjoy Black-owned restaurants, said Marshall Weston, Jr., president & CEO of the Restaurant Association of Maryland.
  “Adding to the Juneteenth celebration of fr
  
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• Mayors Against Illegal Guns Endorses Bipartisan Senate Agreement On Gun Control

  14-06-2022 17:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — A coalition of mayors formed to address gun violence on Tuesday announced their support for a bipartisan Senate agreement on gun safety, mental health and school safety provisions.
  Senate bargainers on Sunday announced the framework of the response to last month’s mass shootings, which falls far short of tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden and many Democrats. Even so, the accord was embraced by Biden and enactment would signal a significant turnabout
  
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• Get the Mayflower moving vans ready, Baltimore isn’t a Major League town anymore - Deadspin

  14-06-2022 17:56 via deadspin.com
  
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• Challenges Continue To Mount For Baltimore Orioles In American League East - Forbes

  14-06-2022 16:46 via forbes.com
  
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• Baltimore Prosecutors Sought Jail Time For Austin Davidson, Man Accused Of Killing Wicomico County Deputy, In 2019 Armed Robbery Case

  14-06-2022 16:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Austin Davidson, the man accused of shooting and killing Wicomico County deputy Glenn Hilliard, pleaded guilty two years ago to robbing a McDonald’s in Northeast Baltimore where he previously worked.
  According to a statement released Tuesday, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office said it requested jail time for Davidson, who was 17 years old at the time of the incident, after he pleaded guilty to an armed robbery charge.
  Judge Melissa Phinn senten
  
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• Magnolia Elementary In Joppatowne Closes Early Due To Blown Transformer

  14-06-2022 15:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Magnolia Elementary School in Joppatowne closed early Tuesday due to a blown transformer, Harford County Public Schools said.
  The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company tweeted a picture of the apparatus engulfed in flames and said firefighters are waiting for crews with Baltimore Gas & Electric to shut down the power so they can extinguish the blaze. No injuries were reported, according to the fire department.#jmvfc8 is on scene of a transformer fire at Magnolia Eleme
  
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• Maryland Weather: Flood Warning Issued For Baltimore City & County

  14-06-2022 15:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Our Tuesday is off to a rainy start as we monitor the potential for severe storms.
  The WJZ First Alert Weather team has issued an Alert Day due to the possibility of potentially damaging weather this morning.
  Parts of Maryland are under a slight risk for severe weather, while places north of Baltimore City are under a marginal risk level.
  Between now and 1 p.m., we could see some isolated and potentially severe thunderstorms sweep across the area.
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• No Bartender Required: Premixed Jack & Coke Going On Sale

  14-06-2022 15:18
  
  It’s a Jack and Coke with no bartender required.
  Coca-Cola Co. said Monday it’s partnering with Brown-Forman Corp., the maker of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, to sell premixed cocktails. The canned Jack and Coke will be sold globally after a launch in Mexico late this year. A zero-sugar version will also be available.
  “This relationship brings together two classic American icons to deliver consumers a taste experience they love in a way that is consistent, convenient,
  
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• Off-Duty Baltimore Police Sergeant Finds Shooting Victim Slumped Over In The Street

  14-06-2022 14:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 31-year-old man was hospitalized Tuesday morning after an off-duty police sergeant found him shot and slumped over in the street in Northwest Baltimore.
  The sergeant was driving along a stretch of West Belvedere Avenue near Preakness Way about 1:45 a.m. when he spotted the man in the street and pulled over to check on him, Baltimore Police said. The sergeant called for backup and provided first aid until paramedics arrived. The victim was taken to a hospital in critical
  
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• Maryland Weather: Monitoring Potentially Severe Storms

  14-06-2022 14:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Our Tuesday is off to a rainy start as we monitor the potential for severe storms.
  The WJZ First Alert Weather team has issued an Alert Day due to the possibility of potentially damaging weather this morning.
  Parts of Maryland are under a slight risk for severe weather, while places north of Baltimore City are under a marginal risk level.
  Between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., we could see some isolated and potentially severe thunderstorms sweep across the area.
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• Maryland Weather: Tracking Potentially Severe Storms

  14-06-2022 13:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Our Tuesday is off to a rainy start as we monitor the potential for severe storms.
  The WJZ First Alert Weather team has issued an Alert Day due to the possibility of potentially damaging weather this morning.
  Parts of Maryland are under a slight risk for severe weather, while places north of Baltimore City are under a marginal risk level.
  Between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., we could see some isolated and potentially severe thunderstorms sweep across the area.
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• 5 Buildings Catch Fire In South Baltimore Blaze, Authorities Say

  14-06-2022 12:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore firefighters had their hands full early Tuesday after several homes caught fire in Brooklyn.
  The fire was reported about 4:30 a.m. at five homes on South Hanover Street near Patapsco Avenue, the Baltimore City Fire Department said.
  Once crews arrived, the blaze shifted quickly into a three-alarm fire with a total of five buildings involved, a fire department spokesperson said.
  Four of the buildings were vacant and one was occupied, but no injuries were immediate
  
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• 5 Buildings Catch Fire In Baltimore’s Brooklyn Neighborhood, Authorities Say

  14-06-2022 11:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore firefighters had their hands full early Tuesday after several homes caught fire in Brooklyn.
  The fire was reported about 4:30 a.m. at five homes on South Hanover Street near Patapsco Avenue, the Baltimore City Fire Department said.
  A total of five homes, four of them vacant and one of them occupied, were involved in the blaze, the fire department said.
  The fire department also reported a partial collapse at the scene, though it’s unclear how many buildings
  
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• St. Paul's defender Madison Beale headlines 2022 Baltimore Sun girls lacrosse All-Metro teams as Player of the Year - Baltimore Sun

  14-06-2022 11:33 via baltimoresun.com
  St. Paul's defender Madison Beale headlines 2022 Baltimore Sun girls lacrosse All-Metro teams as Player of the Year  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Weather: Tracking Severe Mid-Morning Storms

  14-06-2022 11:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Today is an Alert Day as we track mid-morning storms that have the potential of being severe.
  South of Baltimore will be the main threat to these storms.
  Overall a hot and humid day.
  We are looking at very unsettled weather this week with scattered storms throughout.
   
  
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• Excessive Heat Rolls East, Bakes Much Of Central & Eastern U.S.

  14-06-2022 11:00
  
  More than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors if possible as high temperatures and humidity settle in over states stretching through parts of the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas.
  The National Weather Service Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, said Monday 107.5 million people will be affected by combination of heat advisories, excessive heat warnings and excessive heat watches through Wednesday.
  The heat wave, which set several high temper
  
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• Automakers Ask Congress To Lift Electric Vehicle Tax Cap

  14-06-2022 10:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Major automakers are asking Congress to lift the cap on how many people can receive tax credits for buying a hybrid or fully electric vehicle.
  Currently the number of tax credits allowed is capped at 200,000 per company. General Motors and Tesla have already reached the cap and Toyota is close to it.
  In a letter to leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives on Monday, the chief executives of Ford, Toyota, GM and Stellantis asked that tax credits be extende
  
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• Lamar Jackson's return to Baltimore Ravens practice 'boosts everybody's spirits' - ESPN

  14-06-2022 09:00 via espn.com
  
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• Five South Baltimore homes -- three vacant -- engulfed in flames - wmar2news.com

  14-06-2022 09:00 via wmar2news.com
  
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• Baltimore, Maryland, to Reimburse State for Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements - Water & Wastes Digest

  14-06-2022 09:00 via wwdmag.com
  Baltimore, Maryland, to Reimburse State for Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements  Water & Wastes Digest
  
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• Baltimore City Council considering ways to deal with owners of derelict buildings - Fox Baltimore

  14-06-2022 09:00 via foxbaltimore.com
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• 5 Buildings Catch Fire In South Baltimore Blaze, Authorities Say - CBS Baltimore

  14-06-2022 09:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Orioles Routed By Blue Jays 11-1 On The Road

  14-06-2022 05:30
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Alek Manoah pitched six shutout innings to extend his streak to 12, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and had three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-1 Monday night.
  Santiago Espinal had two hits and drove in three runs as the Blue Jays pounded out a season-high 19 hits, including seven in a seven-run fifth inning.
  Manoah (8-1) has won three straight starts and four consecutive decisions. He pitched six scoreless innings to beat the Royals in his prev
  
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• Wicomico County Deputy Remembered As Someone Who Loved His Job, Other People

  14-06-2022 05:09
  
  SALISBURY, MD. — People gathered at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium on Monday to attend a vigil in honor of the life of a Wicomico County deputy who died in the line of duty.
  Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard was shot around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday while trying to take into custody a fugitive who was wanted on felony warrants in multiple jurisdictions, authorities said. 
  A chase ensued after Hilliard saw the suspect leaving an apartment complex and at some point, the deputy was shot.
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