Latest Baltimore News
RSS-
Baltimore residents in largely vacant blocks to be uprooted
With plans to demolish 1,500 vacant houses in the next three years, Baltimore officials and the few remaining residents in largely vacant blocks are beginning the early stages of the most delicate of relationships.About 80 residents — each of them representing the last one or two households living in blocks that are otherwise entirely vacant — are to be uprooted this year, the city ...
-
State Board upholds Dyers removal
Howard County Board of Education member Allen Dyer did commit misconduct in office, which is grounds for removal from his seat. The state board's opinion was issued Tuesday, May 21, nearly two years after the Howard board voted to ask the state remove Dyer from his seat, and more than a year after Dyer fell short in the 2012 primary, losing his bid for re-election and rendering any removal ...
-
Tornado among strongest storms to hit US
The tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs this week ranks among the strongest storms ever to strike the United States, packing powerful winds that topped 200 ...
More Baltimore News
RSS-
Casey Stern on the Orioles and Instant Replay
Casey Stern of the MLB Network Radio joined the "Glenn Younes Show" to talk about Major League Baseball. First up was instant replay and we all know Glenn is very passionate about it. "It's kind of an archaic format, it's not like the NHL, and you have an umpire supervisor making the decision". When Glenn compared instant replay to his DVR and asked Casey how they ...
-
Baltimore County Police Investigate Shooting
EDGEMERE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County police are investigating a shooting in the 53-hundred block of Sparrows Point Boulevard at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The victim was shot in the chest. His condition is not known. There’s no word on a suspect or motive. If you have information, please call ...
-
Md. passes thoroughbred breeder incentive program amid bickering
The Maryland Racing Commission passed a revised incentive program Tuesday meant to persuade thoroughbred breeders to operate in the state and owners of those horses to run on its tracks, but might have shattered the harmony achieved among the sports' stakeholders in recent months. Breeders, who have pushed for a stronger program to reward Maryland horses, hailed the new measure as the ...
-
Johnson appreciates Showalters patience
Email BALTIMORE -- Orioles closer Jim Johnson, who blew his third consecutive save in Monday night's 6-4 loss to the Yankees, was hoping to get an immediate chance for redemption. And if a save situation arises on Tuesday against New York, manager Buck Showalter made it clear that Johnson will be the one to get the ball. "He's not going to sugarcoat it," Johnson said of ...
-
Bumbry Norton to assist Os during Draft
Email BALTIMORE -- On Tuesday, Major League Baseball announced each team's representatives for next month's First-Year Player Draft. Al Bumbry and Tripp Norton will serve as the Orioles' representatives. Bumbry, an outfielder, won the American League Rookie of the Year Award with the O's in 1973 and made the AL All-Star team in 1980. Norton is the organization's ...
-
Os opt to DH Jones to rest sore right leg
Email BALTIMORE -- Orioles manager Buck Showalter penciled in Adam Jones as the designated hitter against the Yankees on Tuesday night, adding that the center fielder is dealing with some soreness in his right leg. "To be frank with you, he felt some soreness late in [Monday's] game," Showalter said. "I didn't like the way he described it." In the ninth inning of ...
-
Os option Jurrjens Thursdays start uncertain
Email BALTIMORE -- The Orioles optioned right-hander Jair Jurrjens to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, opting to keep Jake Arrieta to add some length to their bullpen on the night right-hander Miguel Gonzalez made his first start off the disabled list. Manager Buck Showalter said he was trying to give lefty long man T.J. McFarland one more day off, and both Arrieta and McFarland are options to ...
-
Policy pits candy against sugar
Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing restrictions on foreign sugar imports that they argue are inflating the cost of making caramels, toffees and ...
-
Baltimore second in per-pupil spending Census Bureau says
The Baltimore school system ranked second among the nation's 100 largest school districts in how much it spent per pupil in fiscal year 2011, according to data released Tuesday by ...
-
Baltimore County says it wont raise water rates
Baltimore County residents served by the city's water system won't see a rate increase this year, county officials said Tuesday, despite a city proposal to impose a 15 percent increase.Baltimore City's Department of Public Works proposed the rate increase this week.The city and county have had a cost-sharing agreement for decades. But a county spokeswoman said budget officials ...
-
Want a sculpture A new jaw Pizza Just print it
Thanks to 3D printing, American society may be about to boldly go where no one has gone before. A Johns Hopkins scientist is seeking to adapt the technology to grow human jaw bones - potentially revolutionizing implant procedures. ...
-
Protesters oppose possible sale of The Baltimore Sun to Koch brothers
Ten protesters gathered Tuesday morning in front of The Baltimore Sun's office on North Calvert Street, rallying against a possible sale of the newspaper to Koch Industries. Headed by ...
-
Infinity Theatre making connections between Annapolis and Broadway
Jenny Lee Stern stars as Patsy Cline in the Infinity Theatre Companys production of "Always Patsy Cline," opening June 8 in ...
-
Baltimore men die in Illinois crash
Authorities said the men were traveling from a meeting in Ontario, Canada, and were headed to Philadelphia when their vehicle carrying 11 men overturned several times, ejecting all by two of the ...
-
Five killed in van crash near Vandalia Ill. were from Baltimore
o Five men killed in a van crash along Interstate 70 near here were finally identified as residents of Baltimore, the coroner said Tuesday.It took more than a day to determine who they were and notify relatives because none carried identifications, said Fayette County Coroner Bruce Bowen.Illinois State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said the 11 men in the vehicle were bound for ...
-
911 Calls Released In Brutal Baltimore City Murder Case
Rochelle Ritchie has more. The calls may be hard for some to hear but they paint a gruesome picture that unfolded the night Baltimore City police had to apprehend one of their own. On May 7, a 911 call for help came into Baltimore City police. ';My girlfriend and her boyfriend are fighting. I hear her screaming and crying. The baby’s in the house and she says, `Call the ...
-
Marylanders Prepare To Hit The Road For Memorial Day Weekend
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It will soon feel like many of us are on the road this weekend, as Marylanders head out of town for Memorial Day weekend. ...
-
Baseball Shots Of The Week – May 20 2013
You are using Internet Explorer 6. Internet Explorer 6 is unsupported by this site and you may experience layout and functionality issues. It is recommended that you upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or switch to another browser. ...
-
State board finds speed camera task force violated open meetings act
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to study the city's speed and red-light camera program violated Maryland law when it met behind closed doors in March, the state Open Meetings Compliance Board ruled Monday. The board found that the task force also violated the open meetings law by not giving reasonable advance notice of meetings and by failing to take proper minutes. While the decision carries no ...
-
Trial of second man in child killings postponed
A Baltimore judge postponed the trial of a second man accused of nearly beheading three young relatives nine years ago until October so that lawyers have more time to prepare arguments on DNA evidence. Adan Canela, 26, is charged with multiple murder and conspiracy counts in the deaths of three of his young relatives, who were killed in May 2004. His uncle, Policarpio Espinoza Perez, 31, was ...
-
As Tolliver exits no new police chief named for Anne Arundel
Anne Arundel County is without an official police chief following Tuesday's formal retirement of Chief Larry Tolliver. This month Tolliver announced he was stepping down effective May 22, and County ...
-
Board of Ed. approves new concussion regulations
The Board of Education on Tuesday approved a new set of regulations for student-athletes suffering concussions and it includes more training and ...
Baltimore Feature
-
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
News from around our Network
