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• Corrected ballots were mailed to 750 in Baltimore. But at least one voter didn't get hers - Baltimore Brew

  05-07-2022 23:45 via baltimorebrew.com
  
  Corrected ballots were mailed to 750 in Baltimore. But at least one voter didn't get hers  Baltimore Brew
  
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• Maryland Weather: Tornado Warning Issued For Anne Arundel County

  05-07-2022 23:20
  
  BREAKING: A tornado warning has been issued for Anne Arundel County and Prince George’s County until 5:45 p.m.
  If your area is under a Tornado Warning, follow these guidelines:BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a bright and beautiful Independence Day, unsettled weather has arrived in Maryland and will stick with us through the work week.
  The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Montgomery and Howard Counties until 5:45 p.m.
  Anne Arundel County and Prince George&rsqu
  
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• State Reveals New Home Loan Products To Help Marylanders Buy New Homes

  05-07-2022 23:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Maryland Mortgage Program is launching a variety of new home loan products to provide more flexible options for down payments and closing cost assistance, according to housing officials.
  The new financial assistance will help additional Marylanders buy their dream homes.
  “In this challenging housing climate, when interest rates are increasing and affordable housing inventory is low,  the state
  
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• Report: Baltimore Co. gave developer preferential treatment for tennis facility - wmar2news.com

  05-07-2022 23:06 via wmar2news.com
  
  Report: Baltimore Co. gave developer preferential treatment for tennis facility  wmar2news.com
  
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• Pasadena Woman, 63, Dies After Hit-And-Run Boating Crash On Magothy River

  05-07-2022 22:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 63-year-old woman died in a hit-and-run boating crash on Sunday on the Magothy River, police said Tuesday.
  Maryland Natural Resources Police officers responded at 10 p.m. to the river in Anne Arundel County for the crash.
  Investigators believe a white center console vessel, about 25-feet-long, struck a Wellcraft boat at the Magothy River 6-knot entrance channel, and after hitting the boat, the white boat’s operator fled the scene.
  Both occupants of the boat struck
  
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• HSI Baltimore-led investigation results in breakup of largest known NFT scheme to date - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newsroom

  05-07-2022 22:17 via ice.gov
  HSI Baltimore-led investigation results in breakup of largest known NFT scheme to date  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newsroom
  
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• Elijah Gorham’s Death Inspires Training To Prevent Future Athletics Tragedies

  05-07-2022 22:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It has been nearly 10 months since Mervo High football player Elijah Gorham passed away after suffering a brain injury during a game.
  Gorham’s mother, Shantres Shaw, says it took nearly an hour for her son to be transported to the hospital.
  “It’s very important to get to the athletes, to actually get them to where they need to be,” Shaw said.
  Since the tragedy, Shaw has been calling for change, championing a bill named in her honor that would requi
  
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• Death Of Baltimore High School Football Player Inspires Training To Prevent Future Tragedies

  05-07-2022 22:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It has been nearly 10 months since Mervo High football player Elijah Gorham passed away after suffering a brain injury during a game.
  Gorham’s mother, Shantres Shaw, says it took nearly an hour for her son to be transported to the hospital.
  “It’s very important to get to the athletes, to actually get them to where they need to be,” Shaw said.
  Since the tragedy, Shaw has been calling for change, championing a bill named in her honor that would requi
  
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• Baltimore bars lose constitutional challenge to limited hours of operation - Maryland Daily Record

  05-07-2022 21:53 via thedailyrecord.com
  
  Baltimore bars lose constitutional challenge to limited hours of operation  Maryland Daily Record
  
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• 4 Killed 9 Wounded In 11 Baltimore Shootings Over Independence Day Weekend, Police Say

  05-07-2022 21:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police responded to 11 shootings that killed four people and injured nine others over the Independence Day weekend, according to authorities.
  Additionally, there were 36 robberies between July 1 and July 4, police said.
  During that same time period, officers arrested 90 people for various crimes, according to authorities.
  Those crimes included two attempted murders, five robberies, 11 handgun violations, and 54 aggravated assaults, police said.
  Officers also ser
  
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• Several Houses In East Baltimore Will Be Torn Down Over North Avenue Sinkhole, Mayor Says

  05-07-2022 20:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — City officials plan to tear down several of the houses along the 700 block of North Avenue after a sinkhole has put their structural integrity in jeopardy.
  “We will need to demolish these properties as soon as possible,” Mayor Brandon Scott said during a press conference on North Avenue Tuesday afternoon.
  Officials shut down part of North Avenue in East Baltimore on Monday because the sinkhole had eroded a large portion of the sidewalk.
  On Tuesday morning, aut
  
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• Scott’s Office Touts Summer Jobs For Over 6,700 Through YouthWorks 2022

  05-07-2022 20:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For the second year in a row, Baltimore City’s YouthWorks program helped find a summer job for every candidate who filled out an application, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Tuesday.
  This year, the employment initiative helped connect more than 6,700 people ages 14 to 21 with a summer job, a 6-percent increase compared to last year’s enrollment in the program, according to figures provided by the mayor’s office.
  “We are excited to see so many of our
  
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• MDOT Closing Part Of Southbound U.S. 1 Near Cecil-Harford County Line For Road Work

  05-07-2022 19:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A stretch of southbound U.S. 1 near the Cecil-Harford county line will be closed for road work beginning Tuesday evening.
  The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is closing part of U.S. 1 South on the Harford County side of the Conowingo Dam Bridge starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
  It is anticipated that the road work, which includes bolting and welding new pieces of steel to existing beams, could take up to 24 hours to complete, the agency said.
  
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• Dr. Santelises Honored For 6 Years’ Leading Baltimore City Public Schools

  05-07-2022 19:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Dr. Sonja Santelises thought she was attending a summer learning function Tuesday, but instead she was surprised by local and state officials with a ceremony recognizing her six years leading Baltimore City Public Schools.
  Standing alongside other officials, Mayor Brandon Scott congratulated Santelises on six years as chief executive officer of the city school system. “We want you here, we need you here and we love you here in Baltimore,” the mayor told Santel
  
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• Anne Arundel County Officers Arrest Annapolis Man In Armed Robbery, Shooting, Police Say

  05-07-2022 18:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that injured two people in Annapolis, according to authorities.
  De’Lass Reid, 25, allegedly used a handgun to demand cash and cell phones from two males in the Melrob Court area, police said.The shooting occurred after a physical altercation between Reid and his intended robbery victims, according to authorities.
  Reid is suspected of shooting one male in the abdomen and the other male in th
  
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• Anne Arundel County Executive Adopts “Vision Zero Plan” To Make County Roads Safer

  05-07-2022 18:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County is adopting a Vision Zero Plan, which is a data-driven strategy that aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Maryland’s roadways, according to county officials.
  Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman signed the plan on Tuesday morning.
  The Vision Zero Plan will bring together various agencies so that they can work toward the common goal of making roads safer, Sam Snead, the director of the Office of Transportation, county officials s
  
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• Hogan Orders Suspension Of Maryland’s ‘Good & Substantial Reason’ Requirement For Concealed Carry Permits

  05-07-2022 17:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gun owners in Maryland will no longer be required to prove that they have a “good and substantial reason” to carry a concealed firearm under a new order issued by Gov. Larry Hogan following a recent Supreme Court ruling.
  Citing the high court’s decision to strike down a New York law requiring residents to show they need to carry concealed weapons, the governor on Tuesday directed the Maryland State Police to halt enforcement of a similar requirement in M
  
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• East Baltimore Sinkhole Prompts City To Shut Down Part Of North Avenue Until Further Notice

  05-07-2022 17:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There is a traffic alert for drivers who use East North Avenue.
  A portion of the road is closed in both directions because a sinkhole has opened on the sidewalk.
  “Who knows,” Homeowner Quentin Bell said. “We don’t know what’s going on.”
  The sinkhole has prompted authorities to shut down the section of East North Avenue between Homewood and Greenmount Avenues.
  “The whole rest of the block could cave in today or tomorrow,” Bel
  
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• Man, 36, ‘Critical’ After Being Shot Multiple Times, Baltimore Police Say

  05-07-2022 15:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 36-year-old man was hospitalized early Tuesday morning after he was shot multiple times, Baltimore Police said.
  Patrol officers were called to an area hospital about 2 a.m. after the victim showed up with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He is listed in critical condition.
  It’s unclear where the shooting happened, and no information about a possible suspect or motive was immediately released by police.
  Anyone with information about this case is asked to call
  
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• Sinkhole Closes Part Of Baltimore’s North Avenue Until Further Notice

  05-07-2022 14:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Part of North Avenue in East Baltimore shut down because of a sinkhole in the sidewalk will remain closed until further notice, authorities said.
  The closure affects traffic in both directions along a stretch of North Avenue between Greenmount Avenue and Homewood Avenue, according to details released Tuesday by the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
  The agency said detours are in place, with westbound traffic being rerouted at Homewood Avenue and eastbound traff
  
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• Ravens News 7/5: Game of Millimeters and more - Baltimore Beatdown

  05-07-2022 14:00 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
  Ravens News 7/5: Game of Millimeters and more  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• 2022 Opponent Review: Baltimore Ravens - Buccaneers.com

  05-07-2022 14:00 via buccaneers.com
  
  2022 Opponent Review: Baltimore Ravens  Buccaneers.com
  
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• WATCH IT AGAIN: Fourth Of July Fireworks Light Up Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

  05-07-2022 12:15
  
  Baltimore’s Inner Harbor was lit up once again by fireworks and fun on Independence Day after two years away.
  
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• Ravens 'hopeful' injured star players will return by season opener - Baltimore Ravens Blog- ESPN - ESPN

  05-07-2022 12:02 via espn.com
  
  Ravens 'hopeful' injured star players will return by season opener - Baltimore Ravens Blog- ESPN  ESPN
  
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• Maryland Weather: Storm Threat Triggers Alert Day

  05-07-2022 11:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Our Tuesday is off to a calm and warm start, though that is likely to change later on.
  The WJZ First Alert Weather Team has declared an Alert Day in anticipation of strong to severe storms that will track across Maryland this afternoon.
  Our primary threats are potentially damaging winds, large hail and flooding resulting from heavy rainfall.
  Most of us started off our day in the 70s, but we’re expecting temperatures to heat up and top out near 90 degrees this aftern
  
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• Where Abortion ‘Trigger Laws’ & Other Restrictions Stand After Roe v. Wade Overturned

  05-07-2022 11:30
  
  (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s majority decision overturning Roe v. Wade has led states to implement their own abortion policies. The ruling has already resulted in a patchwork system across the country — as was anticipated — in which access to the procedure is, for many people, determined largely by whether a state is controlled by Republicans or Democrats.
  So-called trigger laws — bans designed to take effect with the overturning of Roe
  
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• FULL SHOW: Fourth Of July Fireworks Light Up Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

  05-07-2022 05:08
  
  Baltimore’s Inner Harbor was lit up once again by fireworks and fun on Independence Day after two years away.
  
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• Bacteria Levels Prompt Recreational Water Advisory At Cox’s Point Park

  05-07-2022 04:11
  
  ESSEX, Md. (WJZ) — A recreational water quality advisory put a damper on Independence Day plans for some at Cox’s Point Park.  
  Baltimore County’s Department of Health Division of Environmental Health Services posted a warning sign at the park on Riverside Drive in Essex.  
  The recreational water quality advisory states that water-related activities may pose an increased health risk.  
  The county suggests using your “stream sense” by followi
  
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• Star Spangled Celebration: Fourth Of July Fireworks Light Up Baltimore’s Skyline Once Again

  05-07-2022 03:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s Inner Harbor was lit up once again by fireworks and fun on Independence Day after two years away.
  The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore partnered to bring the celebration back bigger and better than ever before. Several of the city’s institutions also pitched in.
  The Baltimore Orioles, American Visionary Arts Museum, the National Aquarium, and proud media part
  
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• BWI Fares Well Amid Mass Flight Delays, Cancellations Over Holiday Weekend

  05-07-2022 01:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport fared well over the Fourth of July weekend, as thousands of flights nationwide were delayed and canceled.“It does not seem like there’s enough staff. That’s what I’m hearing from them. The pilot was really frustrated,” Ryan Webb said after her Albany flight was delayed four hours. “Got on the plane, backed up, and apparently, the Check Engine light came on.”The TSA reports nearly 2.5 million people we
  
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• Mother Of Abandoned Newborn Receives 18-Month Sentence

  05-07-2022 01:34
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) — The mother of a newborn girl who was found abandoned in the woods has been sentenced to 18 months of incarceration but may be able to serve much of the time in a residential facility.
  The Capital newspaper reports that Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Stacy McCormack last week sentenced Olivia Dee-Rose Thompson to 10 years in jail, suspended after 18 months.
  Thompson’s lawyer, Debra Saltz, said the judge left open an opportunity to reconsider Thomps
  
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• Portion Of North Ave. Closed After Sinkhole Opens In Front Of East Baltimore Row Homes

  05-07-2022 00:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A large sinkhole developed in front of two houses on a busy street in East Baltimore, according to the local firefighter’s union.
  Due to the size of the sinkhole in the 700 block of E. North Avenue, a building inspector has been asked to inspect the houses near it for potential structural damage, union officials said.
  Firefighters also contacted the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and requested that the site be inspected for gas and electric hazards, according to
  
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• Three dead, nine others injured in Baltimore during violent July 4th weekend - Fox Baltimore

  05-07-2022 00:51 via foxbaltimore.com
  Three dead, nine others injured in Baltimore during violent July 4th weekend  Fox Baltimore
  
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• O’s Beat Rangers 7-6 On A Hit Batter, 37-44 At Midpoint

  05-07-2022 00:44
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Jorge Mateo limped to first base when Matt Moore hit him near the left knee with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles reached the season’s halfway point by coming from behind late to beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 Monday.
  Rookie Adley Rutschman, who began the day in an 0-for-18 skid, tied the score against Joe Barlow with a two-out RBI double in the ninth that hit off the right-field wall.
  Rougned Odor led off the 10th with a bunt single off Moo
  
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