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Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorses Ben Jealous for Maryland governor

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Senator Elizabeth Warren on Friday formally endorsed Democrat Ben Jealous for Maryland governor — adding her name to a growing list of national Democratic Party leaders who are backing the former NAACP president in his bid to unseat Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

Warren, of Massachusetts, joins former...


Feeling better at the plate, Orioles' Chris Davis ends long drought without multiple extra-base hits

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As Chris Davis continues his season-long search for his former self, progress came in the form of three sharply-hit balls Thursday night in the Orioles’ 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Camden Yards.

Davis doubled and hit his 11th homer of the season in the loss, ending an a 0-for-13 stretch and...

Officials warn of heavy traffic for fallen firefighter's services Friday and Saturday in Joppa

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Traffic advisories are in effect for the memorial services Friday and Saturday in Joppa for Howard County firefighter Nathan Eric Flynn, a Havre de Grace resident who was killed battling a blaze Monday morning at a Clarksville home.

A viewing for Flynn is planned for noon to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain...

Naval Academy to remove midshipman convicted of a child sex crime

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The Naval Academy is kicking out a midshipman who earlier this year was convicted of a sex crime with a minor and sentenced to 12 to 24 years in prison.

Midshipman 2nd Class Leonard Kiptoo Langat is on a leave of absence pending separation from the academy after pleading guilty to a sex offense...

Bishop who spoke at Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's royal wedding to undergo surgery for cancer

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The bishop who drew wild applause at the Royal Wedding in May announced Wednesday that he’s set to undergo surgery stemming from his prostate cancer.

Michael Bruce Curry, presiding bishop and primate of the The Episcopal Church and former leader of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, revealed...

Heavy rain gave Ellicott City another flooding scare this week. Will that tilt the equation for businesses?

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Charlene Townsend was drinking Pepto-Bismol again.

When the rains returned to Ellicott City last week, so did the trickle of water in the back of Townsend’s Main Street shop.

This time, there wasn’t anything to soak but the floorboards. Townsend took the antique store down to the studs after the...

Cummings, Sen. Elizabeth Warren to meet with Baltimore leaders on opioid crisis

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Baltimore Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren are scheduled to meet with Baltimore officials and community leaders Friday to strategize on how best to combat the opioid addiction problem in the city and around the country.

Cummings, a Democrat, said he wants to learn...

Schmuck: Cast him in bronze, but Ray Lewis remains larger than even a Hall of Fame figure

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The archetypal image of Ray Lewis is embodied in bronze outside M&T Bank Stadium — the man fully in the midst of his famous pregame “squirrel” dance. The bronze bust that will soon bear his image at the Pro Football Hall of Fame cannot possibly compete with that.

The statue shows exactly who he...


Baltimore Police, state investigating death of construction worker who fell from roof of downtown Baltimore building

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The Baltimore Police Department and state workplace investigators are probing the death of a construction worker who fell off a building’s roof in downtown Baltimore on Thursday morning.

The man fell from the roof of 211 E. Pleasant St., a six-story storage at Pleasant and Guilford streets, police...

City warily eyes likely property tax hit from next recession

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Next time the Maryland economy hits the skids, Baltimore City’s property tax revenue could fall more rapidly than it did after the housing bust a decade ago, officials say, a worrying prospect for the cash-strapped city.

When the housing bubble burst in 2007, the city quickly felt the pain. That...

Woman charged with DUI after Baltimore County crash that killed 5-year-old and her grandmother

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Baltimore County police have arrested a 22-year-old Timonium woman on charges of driving under the influence and vehicular homicide in the recent crash that killed a 5-year-old girl and her grandmother.

Callie Noble Schwarzman was arrested Tuesday night on charges that she violated probation for...

Night of firsts with new clubs for former Orioles Manny Machado, Zach Britton

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It was night of firsts for a pair of former Orioles on Thursday.

Playing in his seventh game with the Los Angeles Dodgers after being dealt for five prospects, Manny Machado hit his first homer in Dodger blue, taking a first-pitch fastball from starter Anibal Sanchez deep to left-center in the...

Observations from the sixth day of Ravens training camp, first unofficial depth chart

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After a rainy day Tuesday and a day off Wednesday, the Ravens were back outside for their sixth training camp practice Thursday morning. Later, the team’s public-relations staff published its first unofficial depth chart. Here are some observations and notes:

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Safety Eric Weddle’s...

Friday storms could cause more flooding ahead of drier weekend

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The threat of flash flooding in the Baltimore area will return Friday afternoon, when storms could drench the region again following Thursday’s reprieve.

A flash flood watch for the region goes into effect at 3 p.m. Friday, and the most significant storms in and around Baltimore are expected to...

Baltimore police officer who declined to respond to report of armed man no longer with the department

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A Baltimore police officer who declined to respond to reports of an armed man earlier this month has separated from the department, interim Commissioner Gary Tuggle said Wednesday.

The officer had been flagged by an off-duty firefighter and two others about a man carrying a gun in his waistband...


The Dizz closed temporarily due to health code violations

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The Baltimore City Health Department has closed the Remington-area bar The Dizz this week because of health code violations.

Department records cite improper and insufficient “cold hold,” which means bad refrigeration, as well as improper and insufficient handwashing.

On Tuesday, the bar posted...

Two seriously injured in crash that pinned car under tractor-trailer on I-695

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Two people were seriously injured after they were trapped beneath a tractor-trailer in a car accident on Interstate 695 westbound Friday morning, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.

The fire department received a call at 6:56 a.m. after a black car went under a tractor-trailer. The...

10 Baltimore Restaurant Week menus worth trying: summer 2018 newcomers edition

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Baltimore Restaurant Week returns July 27-Aug. 5, when restaurants across the city will offer prix-fixe brunches, lunches and dinners for no more than $35. Among more than 100 restaurants participating in the promotion, there are a number of newcomers this summer. Not all of these restaurants are...

Downed tree shuts down light rail in North Baltimore

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Although Thursday and Friday morning provided Baltimore with a break from the rain, flooding and saturated land continued to cause transportation problems across the region.

Friday morning, a tree fell on the Light RailLink tracks near the Mount Washington station, cutting off service in both directions...

Baltimore orthopedic doctor performs with Foo Fighters — again

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The doctor-patient bond can be a powerful relationship — especially when the patient is Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and the doctor is renowned Baltimore orthopedic surgeon Lew Schon.

After Grohl broke his ankle in Sweden during the summer of 2015, Schon monitored his recovery in the States,...

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