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Baltimore mayor names city’s next health commissioner
Dr. Letitia Dzirasa will take over the role next month, overseeing a department with some 800 employees and a $150 million annual budget.
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Baltimore sues chemical company Monsanto over PCB pollution
Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against the agrochemical giant Monsanto and two other companies, accusing them of polluting city waterways and stormwater.
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Man dies in portable toilet fire at Baltimore Ravens stadium
Firefighters say a man died in a fire in a portable toilet near the Baltimore Ravens’ stadium.
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Sex assault victims prompted to waive investigation rights
A Baltimore Sun survey found Baltimore-area police departments prompted sexual assault victims to waive their rights to an investigation more than 200 times in 2017 and 2018.
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Speeding car kills Maryland man trying to change tire
Maryland State Police say a speeding car hit and killed a man who was changing his tire on Interstate 795 in Garrison, Maryland.
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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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