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June 12, 2018

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Baltimore VA works to embrace LGBT veterans who have long felt unwelcome by the military

Tuesday, Jun 12

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is working to embrace the very service members the military once ostracized even as the Trump Administration takes steps that could make such veterans feel unwelcome.

75-year-old Baltimore woman was bound, suffocated, sexually assaulted. Now, 37 years later, a trial

Decades after 75-year-old Anna Smith was suffocated to death in her West Baltimore rowhouse, the trial begins for her alleged killer.

Third trial opens for Keith Davis Jr. in fatal shooting of Pimlico security guard in 2015

The third trial for Keith Davis Jr., the man who was shot by Baltimore police and charged with the death of a Pimlico Race Course security guard more than three years ago, was scheduled to begin Tuesday.

Body-camera footage shows Baltimore police officer run toward gunfire, make arrest

Body-camera footage released by the Baltimore Police Department on Tuesday shows a city police officer rushing toward the sound of gunfire as it erupts half a block away, then making an arrest of an alleged gunman.

Police find body near school football field in Northeast Baltimore

Baltimore police are investigating a homicide after a body was found near a school football field in Northeast Baltimore. Police are also investigating a shooting death that occurred Tuesday afternoon.

Orioles' Manny Machado leads AL shortstops in first All-Star voting update

The first results released of American League All-Star voting show the Orioles' Manny Machado leading at shortstop by 110,000 over the Indians' Francisco Lindor. No other Oriole shows up among the leaders.

Baltimore-area fans flood Washington to watch Capitals' victory parade: 'Absolutely worth it'

Dozens of fans took an early MARC Penn Line train to get down to Washington in time to see the Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup victory parade — and to them, it was "absolutely worth it."

Proposed change to Baltimore's charter would give mayors new contracting authority

A proposal to add 13 words to Baltimore's charter — the city's constitution — could give the mayor significant new power to enter into contracts and make new kinds of deals with private companies.

Former Baltimore Sen. Oaks re-registers to vote, making him technically eligible to serve if elected

Nathaniel Oaks, who resigned from his senate seat amid a federal corruption trial, is now eligible to serve as a senator if he wins this month's primary election. Oaks had revoked his voter registration in an unsuccessful effort to get his name off the ballot, but last week signed up to vote again.

Rodricks: Wind resistance in Ocean City is ludicrous

The seaside resort town should embrace a new horizon with wind turbines on it.