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Driver, 19, in crash with charter bus dies Maryland
Citing a Baltimore County police release, The Baltimore Sun reports that 19-year-old Joel William Drawbaugh was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday.
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7 firefighters, 3 residents injured in Baltimore blaze
At least seven firefighters were injured while battling a two-alarm blaze in Baltimore on Wednesday.
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In struggling Baltimore, police union focuses on ‘SNL’ skit
The city’s force wasn’t mentioned in the spoof but the actresses wore Baltimore police patches on their uniforms. The Baltimore Sun wrote a brief about the skit.
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Maryland county ends decadesold monthly mobile home tax
The Baltimore Sun reports Baltimore County Council members voted 5-2 Monday to end the tax, which sponsor Councilwoman Cathy Bevins had described as an outdated relic from the 1950s, when mobile homes were actually mobile and owners didn’t pay property tax.
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Police: Man shot at Baltimore officers while driving with 3-year-old
Baltimore police say a man shot at them multiple times while fleeing in a minivan that had a toddler as a passenger.
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5 linked to violent gang plead guilty to federal charges
Five alleged members or associates of the Old York Money Gang have recently entered guilty pleas in a federal drug and racketeering investigation.
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Maryland county to consider ending monthly mobile home tax
Another Maryland county council will consider ending a monthly tax charged to owners of mobile homes.
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Baltimore drivers to be fined $125 for ‘blocking the box’
Drivers who block Baltimore intersections with their cars are now at risk of being fined for what’s known as “blocking the box.”
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VOTER VOICES: What Baltimore residents want to hear from the candidates for governor
While Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and his Democratic challenger Ben Jealous crisscross Maryland and trade barbs ahead of the upcoming election, the residents of Baltimore City go about their lives with a steady drumbeat of grim news reports in the background. As part of the series, “Voter Voices,” WTOP talked to voters at Baltimore’s famed Lexington Market about what they want to hear the candidates discuss on the campaign trail.
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Jacket from ‘The Wire’ sold at auction to a real-life McNulty
A blue jacket worn by actor Dominic West in the show “The Wire” was sold for $3,350 Saturday at the Thomas Johnson Elementary Middle School Fall Festival.
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Under Armour settles lawsuit with exercise gear firm Armore
Under Armour had sued Oklahoma-based exercise equipment company Armore in May. Online court records say the case was dismissed without prejudice Thursday.
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11 percent pass latest Baltimore police sergeant’s exam
BALTIMORE (AP) — Roughly 11 percent of those who took the latest Baltimore police sergeant’s exam have passed. The Baltimore Sun reports 32 of the 273 officers who took the test passed. It has been…
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Amid high crime, Baltimore sheriff starts Friday foot patrol
Amid high levels of crime in Baltimore, the city’s sheriff’s office is beginning a new Friday foot patrol in select districts.
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Baltimore police: Father charged in death of infant daughter
Police say Brailynn was taken to a hospital Oct. 4 with signs of trauma to her body and she died on Sunday. Her death was ruled a homicide.
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Baltimore officer cleared of assault, misconduct charges
Earlier this year, Officer Kevin Battipaglia was charged by the state’s attorney on allegations stemming from a Christmas Eve arrest of a 21-year-old man. The law enforcer was suspended without pay.
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