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Obama speaks about fatherless childhood at stop in Baltimore
President Barack Obama has spoken of the importance of fathers to their sons on Friday after a young man he met at a community center in Baltimore mentioned wanting to provide for his sons. Obama, at the Center for Urban Families, which serves fathers and their families, said that one of the biggest challenges he faced growing up was growing without a father. According to Politico, a man ...
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Baltimore police officer charged in 2012 assault
Baltimore City police officials said a citizen complaint first led to an internal investigation and it ultimately led to criminal charges. According to investigators, the assault took place in the 1000 block of North Mount Street in west Baltimore just steps from the Western District police station. Police officials said Officer Robert Mitchell was in uniform and on patrol on May 19, 2012, when ...
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Guest announcer Gerry Sandusky calls Pimlico race
The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of the Triple Crown. See special reports this month and LIVE coverage May 18 from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on WBAL-TV 11 News, WBAL Plus and ...
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Debt Ceiling rises to occasion in Rollicking Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of the Triple Crown. See special reports this month and LIVE coverage May 18 from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on WBAL-TV 11 News, WBAL Plus and ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 18
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...
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2 juveniles shot in west Baltimore
Police said the officers were called at about 12:40 a.m. to the 1200 block of Glyndon Avenue for a shooting. Both victims appear to have been shot outside. One victim was shot in the leg with a graze wound to the face. The other victim suffered a gunshot wound to his head. Both victims were taken to an area hospital in stable ...
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Feds probing Connecticut train crash
Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
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New security policies for Preakness bans some bags
The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of the Triple Crown. See special reports this month and LIVE coverage May 18 from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on WBAL-TV 11 News, WBAL Plus and ...
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Girl accused in fathers death struggled with mental health
Morgan Arnold poses next to a Scooby-Doo display during a 2012 trip to California with her mother, Cindi Arnold. Morgan, 14, now stands accused of orchestrating a plot with her boyfriend, Jason Bulmer, to kill her father, Dennis Lane, in Ellicott ...
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Baltimore Police Investigate After 2 Juveniles Shot
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police are investigating after two juveniles were shot. According to police, they were called to the 12-hundred block of Glyndon Avenue for a shooting. When they arrived, they found the two boys. One was shot in the leg with a graze wound to the face and the other was wounded in the head. The boys were taken to the hospital and are both in stable condition. ...
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It’s Academic May 18 2013
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Mid-Atlantic Beaches Ready For Post-Sandy Summer
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Officials in Maryland and Delaware beach towns are hoping renovations, good publicity and activities pegged to historical events will help usher in a strong summer beach season, and they say the states are on track to receive more visitors this year. While the Mid-Atlantic beaches were not as badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy last year as those from New Jersey ...
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Same speculation different styles for Martin OMalley Andrew Cuomo
When the owner of the winning horse in the 2013 Preakness Stakes mounts the podium to strains of "Maryland, My Maryland" to accept the Woodlawn Vase Saturday, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brownwill makethe presentation. Gov. Martin O'Malley's office ...
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Harris links IRS scandal to Obamacare in address
Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland used a rare opportunity to speak on behalf of the Republican Party on Saturday to tie the unfolding IRS scandal to President Barack Obama's 2010 overhaul of the nation's health care system. Noting that the Internal Revenue Service will be responsible with taxing individuals who fail to obtain health insurance, Harris argued that, "if we've ...
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Weather Blog Gray Days Ahead
Kind of a complicated pattern set up to hit all the details of over the forecast period. But basic synoptic set up has high pressure from Labrador nosing southward with another little center of that high near Cape Cod this morning. The old front (now basically stationary) that moved southward and brought us the nice weather yesterday is stretched out from northern NC band to KY and IL, then back ...
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Marylanders Horse Race Enthusiasts Excited For Preakness Stakes
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s now just hours before the running of the 138th annual Preakness Stakes, and Baltimore is bustling. Pimlico Race Course is in the national spotlight, as racing fans wait to see if the Kentucky Derby winner can do it ...
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Saturday May 18 2013
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Report N Korea fires short-range missiles
North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ...
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Jurrjens debuts as Os look to end three-game skid
Jair Jurrjens has spent the 2013 season in Triple-A, two years after making the National League All-Star team. On Saturday afternoon, he will get a chance to show that he doesn't need a return trip. Jurrjens will take the ball for the Orioles in the second of their three-game set against the Rays at Camden Yards, as he fills in for the injured Wei-Yin Chen. He will oppose Roberto Hernandez ...
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Kennedy Krieger researchers pinpoint cause of rare disease
It's a dream Ida Heck never really expected to come true. Her family has raised about $1 million since 2005 for research into the rare disorder that afflicts her 8-year-old daughter, Jenna, resulting in cognitive ...
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President Obama talks economy jobs in Baltimore
Barack Obama found himself sitting near a 29-year-old man who was uncertain how to reset his life after being released from prison two years ago. In one of the few spontaneous moments of the president's visit, Marcus Dixon - father of two boys - told Obama how he connected in 2011 with a workforce development group called the Center for Urban Families, put his life back together and began ...
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Powerball now second-largest jackpot in U.S. history
Powerball prize, at $600 million, is now the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history, tempting many Marylanders to buy tickets for the lottery game before the Saturday night drawing. "We expect there will be brisk sales both [Friday and Saturday]," said Stephen L. Martino, director of the Maryland Lottery. The only multi-state jackpot in the U.S. that was larger was ...
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Glenn Younes Handles Dave In Salisbury During Baltimore Orioles Game
(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) Dave in Salisbury is an alien from another planet. You cannot have a serious phone call with Dave From Salisbury on The Fan. Ever. Glenn Younes shows you how it is ...
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Gausman impresses with dominant start for Bowie
Email BALTIMORE -- Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette made it clear earlier this week that top pitching prospect Kevin Gausman was not a candidate to make Saturday's start. But that doesn't mean the 22-year-old can't continue to create a ruckus down in the Minor Leagues. Gausman struck out a career-high 10 batters for Double-A Bowie on Friday ...
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Huge inning not enough after Hammels rough outing
TB@BAL: Dickerson launches a three-run homer to right BALTIMORE -- Following a four-inning outing in Minnesota on May 10 in which he left his team with a six-run hole to crawl out of, Orioles Opening Day starter Jason Hammel was upfront and honest, vowing to get back to last season's form. But on a night when Baltimore, opening a stretch of 33 games in a 34-day span, badly needed a deep ...
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Baltimore surplus might not be too far-fetched
If the advice of a new report on city government spending is taken onboard by city officials, and if new ways of saving are replicated in all departments, a budget surplus might not be so far-fetched a thought.
A comprehensive report on the state of the Baltimore city government has detailed a number of damning inefficiencies and wastes of financial resources, and has listed a number of steps the city should take to make itself more recession-proof during this time of runaway deficits and plunging income. Read more
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