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April 26 Friday Morning Frost Saturday Afternoon Showers Then Sunday Summer Heat
The next few days will feature a wide range of weather. There is a Frost Advisory and Coastal Flood Advisory this morning. The afternoon will be quiet and cool in the sun. Tomorrow will bring more clouds and some rain in the afternoon to end up more chilly. Sunday starts...
Two men, one woman injured in two separate Baltimore shootings Thursday
Two men and one woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries in two separate shootings in Baltimore on Thursday, police said. Central District officers responded around 9:40 p.m. to the 1400 block of Mullikin Court in Dunbar-Broadway in eastern downtown Baltimore to investigate a call for a shooting, Baltimore Police said. Officers observed a 27-year-old man suffering from non-life-threatening ...
Coast Guard helps commercial fishermen ensure a safe catch
As the nation's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay is a highly valued resource for more than 18 million people who live in its watershed. Producing about 500 million pounds of seafood each year, the ...
New festival called "Hampden Highlights" coming in June
BALTIMORE — A new festival is coming to Hampden this summer, just as one major neighborhood event, HONfest, announced it's ending for good. Two longtime local businessowners - Sam Claassen of Golden West Cafe, and Susannah Siger of Ma Petite Shoe - are organizing a festival they're calling Hampden Highlights - "a festival with a purpose to support the amazing and talented community in Hampden."
Civil Rights Icon Helena Hicks, Who Helped Desegregate Read’s Lunch Counter, Passes Away at 88
Helena Hicks, a prominent civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in desegregating Read’s drug store lunch counter, passed away at the age of 88 in Northwest Baltimore last Thursday, April 25, due to pneumonia. Hicks, who began her activism as a young girl, was deeply committed to...
Chilly morning but sunny Friday with temps reaching mid 60's
Meteorologist Ava Marie says it will start out chilly Friday before becoming sunny and milder with temps in the mid 60's. There is also a risk of coastal flooding with tides expected 1-2.5 feet above normal. This weekend will start out cloudy and cooler on Saturday with scattered showers expected and temps in the low 60's. Then it will warm up into the 80's starting Sunday and lasting through the week. Tuesday will see a good chance for Thunderstorms as temps will approach the high 80's.
Suspect arrested, police seize 2 Glocks, suspected marijuana, and over $1,000 in Maryland
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. - Anne Arundel County police have arrested and charged a man with multiple charges after finding drugs and guns in a Maryland apartment. The suspect has been identified as 34-year-old Tremaine Weldon Wills of Glen Burnie, Maryland. Police received information regarding possible drug sales at an...
Councilmember applauds new state bill imposing higher property tax rate on vacant buildings: 'Game changer'
BALTIMORE - Gov. Wes Moore signed a major bill into law that allows local jurisdictions in Maryland to impose higher property tax rates on structures and lots that are vacant and abandoned.Baltimore City Councilmember Odette Ramos says this is a huge step toward tackling the vacant housing issue in the city.Ramos tells WJZ this now paves the way for Baltimore City leaders to introduce a vacant property tax in the city which will hopefully force the owners of the city's more than 13,000 vacant homes to either redevelop them or hand them over to the city.Longtime Baltimore City resident Cornett...
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