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February 9, 2018

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Government shutdown set to end as House passes sweeping budget bill

Friday, Feb 9

The House has narrowly passed a sweeping bipartisan budget accord, ending an hours-long government shutdown and clearing a path for huge spending increases.

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Jurors begin deliberations in Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force trial; will resume Monday

Jurors are deliberating in the case against two Baltimore Police detectives charged with taking part in a conspiracy in which they robbed citizens for years behind the cover of their badges.

Fowl air? Lawmakers propose study to begin tracking air pollution from Maryland chicken farms

Under legislation proposed in the General Assembly, the Maryland Department of the Environment would begin testing air quality in communities with large concentrations of chicken farms. Farmers say such testing is unnecessary because they haven't observed any negative health effects.

Officer charged in Freddie Gray case moved to Baltimore police Internal Affairs

Sgt. Alicia White, one of the Baltimore police officers who was charged in the death of Freddie Gray, is moving to the department;s Internal Affairs division.

De Sousa appoints Baltimore Police veterans and retirees to lead department to reformed future

Acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa has filled his top command staff with veteran Baltimore cops — including a handful of retirees he recruited to return — who he said will restore lost pride in the troubled department while also steering it to a better future.

Cars range from the exotic to the traditional at Baltimore auto show

A show featuring the best, and some of the bizarre, auto industry has to offer is on display this weekend at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Baltimore's Metro SubwayLink to close until at least Monday for emergency repairs

Don't plan on taking the Metro SubwayLink for a few days.

In Korryn Gaines civil suit, father says boy shot by Baltimore County police during standoff now 'a shell of himself'

Lawyers for the family of Korryn Gaines, who was fatally shot by Baltimore County police in 2016, rested their case in a lawsuit against the county Thursday with emotional testimony from the father of her child.

These 15 Maryland hotels are rated the state's best

Baltimore can lay claim to six of the top 15 hotels in Maryland, including the No. 1, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Still wild about Eubie Blake on his 135th birthday

Born in East Baltimore Feb. 7, 1883, Eubie Blake started taking piano lessons at age 6, and practiced on a pipe organ at home. Over his churchgoing mother’s objections, Blake got hooked on ragtime. And the rest was history.