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Church rally draws more than 200 after LGBTQ sign vandalized
The Baltimore County executive has agreed to meet with a coalition of community activists and people of faith in the next 30 days to discuss further actions after a church sign promoting support for LGBTQ people was vandalized.
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11 years in jail for ex-Veterans Affairs official in disabled vet fraud scheme
James King, 63, of Baltimore, Maryland, previously pleaded guilty to one count of honest services and money wire fraud, one count of bribery of a public official and one count of falsifying records to obstruct an investigation.
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Man dead after Baltimore port-a-potty fire
When fire officials arrived on the scene, three port-a-potties were engulfed in flames. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Judge tosses $38M jury verdict stemming from fatal standoff
A Maryland judge has overturned a jury’s verdict awarding more than $38 million to the family of a shotgun-wielding woman who was fatally shot by police in 2016 after a six-hour standoff in her apartment.
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4 juveniles charged in Baltimore sexual assault
Three 14-year-olds were arrested Thursday and charged as adults with first-degree rape and second-degree rape. A 12-year-old is charged as a juvenile first-degree rape, sex offense, conspiracy and carrying a gun.
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Prosecutor launches campaign encouraging victims to testify
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor has announced plans to produce commercials to encourage victims and witnesses to testify in court. News outlets report State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced plans to produce the series of…
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Johns Hopkins accused of retaliating over union effort
The National Nurses United union complaint accuses the hospital of treating the nurses with hostility for their unionizing work, which started last year.
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Study: Baltimore crime rates correlate to city student absenteeism
A new study from Johns Hopkins University says crime-ridden commutes correlate with higher rates of student absenteeism in Baltimore.
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White supremacist sentenced for killing black man with sword
The 30-year-old told police he traveled from Baltimore to carry out the attack because New York is the media capital of the world.
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Police: Baltimore man dies from wounds in 2002 shooting
Police in Baltimore say a man has died from wounds sustained in a 2002 shooting.
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From life in prison to published author: DC native pens ‘Master Plan’
Drug deals and gun violence were everyday realities for Chris Wilson growing up. At 17, he was sentenced to life in prison. But Wilson followed a “master plan” and was released after 16 years. Now, he’s working to make others better their lives.
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Rogue Baltimore detective sentenced in racketeering case
A disgraced Baltimore police detective who led a double life as a drug gang collaborator has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role on an out-of-control unit of city officers who resold looted narcotics, conducted brazen robberies, and falsified evidence.
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Baltimore’s troubled police force gets new acting leader
The veteran police leader from New Orleans chosen to reform Baltimore’s troubled force while reducing one of the country’s highest violent crime rates was on the job Monday in what could be the toughest job in American policing.
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Maryland to probe hiring of officer involved in teen’s death
Maryland officials in charge of police certification want to know why they weren’t told about disciplinary filings in the record of an officer later involved in the death of a black teenager in an Eastern Shore town.
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Social media’s ‘Plainpotatoess’ charged over viral videos
A Baltimore man who goes by ‘Plaintpotatoess’ on social media is charged with 21 counts of harassment and trespassing in connection with the making of his viral videos.
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