 Tuesday, Jan 8 Calling the level of violence in Baltimore “completely unacceptable,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is announcing plans to crack down — sending in 200 officers in a “strike force” to fight crime and expanding a program in which city criminal cases are charged federally. |   | |
| Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh announced that she has chosen New Orleans police superintendent Michael Harrison to lead the city’s police department, a day after her previous pick for commissioner withdrew from consideration. |
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| Michael Harrison, the New Orleans police superintendent named Tuesday as the next Baltimore police commissioner, stressed in his first interview the need for strong leadership if the department is to change its culture and reduce violent crime. Harrison talked Tuesday with The Baltimore Sun. |
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| Roy Hilton had the game of his life when the Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V. |
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| Now in its 18th day, the partial government shutdown affects one-quarter of the government and about 800,000 employees who are furloughed or working without pay. But the longer the shutdown drags on, the greater the impact not only on federal workers, but on people relying on services they provide. |
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| Maryland could find itself on the edge of a winter storm meteorologists suspect will develop this weekend. While it's still too early for a precise forecast, weather models suggest Arctic air and Gulf of Mexico moisture could converge over the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. |
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| Mark Belton, secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, submitted his resignation to Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday as he accepts an offer to return to his former post as Charles County administrator. The agency is responsible for state parks and crab and oyster fisheries. |
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| Roxana Orellana Santos, who successfully sued Frederick County in 2009 for civil rights violations, has been detained again for deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement despite a court order for her to remain in the United States. |
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| The Baltimore Child Abuse Center has joined LifeBridge Health. |
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| With the Ravens' run ending suddenly Sunday in the playoffs, a look at what the Orioles have been up to in a transformational offseason for the entire franchise. |
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