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Naval Academy graduation has to do without the Blue Angels
In this file photo from 2012, the Navy's Blue Angels perform at Fort McHenry during Sailabration. The Blue Angels will not perform this year at the Navel Academy ...
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Baltimore charter school advocate among new crop of Casey Foundation fellows
Unimpressed with the elementary school in her Baltimore neighborhood, Bobbi Macdonald set out to create her own. She founded the City Neighborhoods Foundation in 2003, the year her oldest daughter started kindergarten and the state of Maryland began allowing charter schools.Ten years later, the nonprofit is running three schools: City Neighbors Charter School, City Neighbors Hamilton and City ...
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Clouds light rain expected through Sunday
National Weather Service says clouds and patches of drizzle will be the order of the day in Baltimore on Sunday, though heavy rain is not expected. The NWS says showers will be likely this afternoon, with a 70 percent chance for precipitation and temperatures around 70. Winds will be mild, 5 to 10 mph. Patchy fog will be present in the city and surroundind areas this evening and overnight. ...
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Student Robbed Near UMd. Campus
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WUSA9) -- A University of Maryland student suffered minor injures during a robbery on Sunday, police say. Prince George's County Police said they responded to the area of Berwyn House Road around midnight after the victim called to report she had been robbed. The woman said she was walking when a man approached her and demanded she hand over her belongings, police ...
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Benjamin Lipsitz 94 attorney who defended Bremer
Benjamin Lipsitz, whose commitment to the spirit and letter of the law led him to defend a would-be assassin, a Nazi sympathizer and a craven murderer during a career that spanned more than a half-century, died May 10. He was 94. "He was so fundamentally devoted to justice. He was Atticus Finch all over again," said ...
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President Obama Puts Baltimore Grad In Spotlight At Morehouse Commencement
ATLANTA (AP/WJZ) — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people’s lives. One of the people he mentioned by name is Leland Shelton, originally from Baltimore. ';When Leland Shelton was ...
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Showalter hopes Flaherty can regain confidence
Email BALTIMORE -- Orioles infielder Ryan Flaherty, who was optioned following Saturday's loss, will get consistent at-bats in a variety of positions at Triple-A Norfolk as the organization tries to get him back on track. "There's just a I don't want to use karma, but he needs to go get his legs back under him; offensively, his confidence, everything," manager Buck ...
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Valencia recalled from Triple-A Norfolk
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles recalled infielder Danny Valencia prior to Sunday's game, and the right-handed hitter got the start at designated hitter in the team's series finale against Rays lefty Matt Moore. Valencia, who found out about the promotion before Triple-A Norfolk's game on Saturday, has a slash line of .306/.339/.600 with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 35 RBIs in 40 games ...
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PHOTOS Saturday At The Preakness Stakes
BALTIMORE -- D. Wayne Lukas sat at the podium at the victors' news conference Saturday evening, waiting for his jockey to arrive. "I don't mind waiting," Lukas said with a smile as wide as Oxbow's winning margin in the Preakness Stakes. "It's going to be a long night." Lukas had just won his 14th Triple Crown race as a trainer, a record. No wonder he ...
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Police Search For Out-Of-Control Drivers Caught In Viral Video
GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — Out of control drivers at a popular car show at Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie. Dozens of drivers were caught on tape doing burn outs and crossing ...
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Orb Headed To New York May Race At Belmont
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Sunday May 19 2013
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Md. brothers linked to terror group
Two reputed ringleaders, brothers Basel and Samir Ramadan, were arrested Wednesday in Maryland. Investigators found $1.5 million -- some stashed in black plastic garbage bags -- in the home and car of Basel Ramadan, authorities ...
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Frederick Police Arrest Driver After Short Chase
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - Police in Frederick say they arrested a female driver after a brief pursuit and charged her with driving under the influence and other charges. The Frederick Police Department says an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle Saturday night around 11:30 p.m. after the driver failed to stop at a red light in the area of East Patrick Street. Police say the driver ...
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Baltimore and Long Island share the spoils in season opener
It only took three minutes for the visitors to get their first quality chance on net. After two teammates passed over a free kick from 20 yards out, the third man, Geaton Caltabiano, struck his shot well, but missed just wide of the left post. On ten minutes, a corner kick was headed down by Mamadou Kansaye, but his attempt could only be directed across the face of goal. The Rough Riders had a ...
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Rocky Gap Casino offers new deal in western Md.
FLINTSTONE, Md. (AP) -- The flashy jangle of slot machines is a far cry from the stillness of Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland, but state and local leaders are betting that this week's planned casino opening will transform a struggling lakeside lodge into the economic engine its planners envisioned 15 years ...
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Obama to discuss al Qaeda drones Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech
ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, ...
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County councilman hasnt disclosed outside jobs for years
Baltimore County councilman did not disclose his outside employment over the past several years, including his work with a painting and drywall company that has a $3.1 million contract at a new high school being built in his district. ...
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Withholding tax refunds to clear warrants seen as success
When Anne Arundel County Sheriff Ron Bateman first suggested withholding state tax refunds from people who have open warrants nearly three years ago, critics said it was a foolish pursuit. "One of the criticisms I got was, 'How many criminals have jobs where they are going to get a tax refund?'" he recalled. He couldn't say. Now he ...
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Preakness continues to spin a positive even as Oxbow ends Triple Crown hopes
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, right, rides Oxbow to victory in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. The fourth-largest crowd in Preakness history endured scattered rain, stricter security policies and watched Oxbow beat 15-1 odds to win the middle leg of horse racings Triple Crown. The announced attendance of 117,203 at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday helped the Maryland ...
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UMBC student slashed in dorm knife fight
Police say the student was slashed around 6 a.m. in a dorm room in Erickson Hall during a dispute with a former student. The victim was taken to Union Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He has not been ...
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Weather Blog After Today
We are looking at a very warm week …. warmest so far this year (on average). On the weather map this morning a warm front separating summery warmth and humidity from cool, dry air lies stretches from the southern Mid Atlantic States to the Ohio Valley while high pressure is over New Brunswick. The warm front is lifting slowly north and will cross the metro region over the next 36 hours ...
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I-95 rest area in Laurel to be closed weekdays for paving
Howard County will be closed for paving, the State Highway Administration said. The northbound rest area lots and the travel plaza will be closed 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. The facility will be open overnight. No work will take place ...
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Elderly pedestrians struck by car in Parkville
Parkville on Saturday night, Baltimore County Police said. The pair was struck crossing Harford Road near Putty Hill Avenue, police said. The man, 80, was seriously injured; the woman suffered less serious injuries. Police said the driver remained at the scene and the accident is under ...
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Serena Williams wins Italian Open
Victoria Azarenka in the finals of the Italian Open Sunday. Williams, No. 1 in the world, piled up six breaks, including one in the next-to-last game. She put the match away by holding serve at love to improve to 12-2 lifetime versus Azarenka, who is third in the rankings. Williams will be the clear favorite going into ...
Baltimore Feature
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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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