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February 14, 2019

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Frederick Douglass High School struggles to return to normality after shooting

Thursday, Feb 14

It’s been a week since the sound of gunfire punctured an ordinary Friday afternoon at Frederick Douglass High School, but the community there says it still needs time before any sense of normality returns to their sprawling Northwest Baltimore building.

Student charged with wiretapping after livestreaming meeting at Maryland Rep. Harris' office, prosecutors say

Salisbury University student Jake Burdett is charged with illegal wiretapping after he allegedly streamed a meeting with a congressional staffer for Maryland Congressman Andy Harris to Facebook Live without permission.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he's talked with Amazon officials after company pulls out of New York headquarters

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that he's talked with Amazon after the company's decision to back out of a proposed secondary headquarters in New York City.

Baltimore lesbian's view on transgender women gets her kicked off LGBT panel — and onto Tucker Carlson show

Julia Beck's contention that transgender women aren't women led to her being voted off the Baltimore mayor's LGBTQ commission -- and caught the attention of Tucker Carlson, who featured the radical lesbian on his Fox News show Tuesday night.

Op-Ed: Baltimore teacher: 'Our city is slaughtering black children'

Last week, a student asked me where he could purchase AR-500 steel plates. “Why?” I asked him with my eyebrow raised. I studied his face. He wasn’t joking, he was scared. “For a bullet proof vest,” he responded. “I have everything but the plates.” This is life for black children in Baltimore.

Mosby announces that commercials, billboards will encourage witnesses in Baltimore to testify in court

Pledging more help for the victims and witnesses of crimes, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Thursday a series of TV and radio commercials intended to encourage people to come to court and testify.

Maryland weather: Snow, slush forecast this weekend; then meteorologists eye 'colder and snowier' pattern

Weather forecasting models hint at another snowy system early next week in Maryland.

Baltimore firefighter charged with burglary after allegedly stealing from fire stations, police say

Douglas Ellsworth Cloman II, 34, of the first block of Wragby Circle in Perry Hall, is charged with one count of second-degree burglary, two counts of fourth-degree burglary and one count of theft, according to court records.

What they're saying about Joe Flacco and the Ravens' trade with Denver

There's a good deal of praise for the Ravens' front office and a lot of concerns about Denver's.

'She's only scratched the surface': Touted Maryland freshman Shakira Austin living up to expectations

Shakira Austin, an 18-year-old, 6-foot-5 McDonald's All America forward, leads the No. 7 Terps in rebounding, blocks and double doubles this season while also ranking fourth in scoring and overall steals.