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June 7, 2018

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Leader of Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force to be sentenced, faces up to 30 years

Thursday, Jun 7

Wayne Jenkins, the former leader of the Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force who has admitted to taking part in a dizzying array of crimes, will be sentenced Thursday morning.

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Developers, Baltimore County officials say long-stalled Towson Row project is ready for construction

Bolstered by a controversial public financing package, the developers of the Towson Row project plan to gather Thursday with Baltimore County officials to mark the planned revival of the long-stalled project.

Baltimore Democrats divide over heated Senate campaign between Jill Carter and J.D. Merrill

State Sen. Jill P. Carter, 53, the daughter of renowned civil rights leader Walter P. Carter, has been the subject of negative online ads from her challenger, J.D. Merrill, 27, the son-in-law of former Gov. Martin O’Malley.

St. Frances football to play national schedule this fall, issues joint statement with Calvert Hall

The St. Frances football team will play a national schedule this fall after Archbishop Spalding officials agreed not to play the Panthers to give them more flexibility in scheduling. St. Frances and Calvert Hall also issued a joint statement Wednesday.

In new Oprah exhibit, Smithsonian's African-American museum touches on her time in Baltimore

The “Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture” exhibit, to open Friday at Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, chronicles the life and work of media mogul Oprah Winfrey and touches on her life in Baltimore.

Vaccine and drug maker to expand one of its Baltimore plants

Emergent BioSolutions plans to expand a plant in Baltimore that produces vaccines and therapeutics for its own products and those developed by other pharmaceutical companies.

Baltimore Mayor Pugh agrees to recommendations from BUILD on pilot program for immigrants and more

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh agreed to an array of proposals by the Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development at an event attended by over 1,000 people at Kingdom Life Church in Southwest Baltimore on Wednesday night.

Entire Hawaii neighborhood vanishes as lava gushes in, filling ocean bay

A neighborhood called Vacationland on Hawaii's Big Island had disappeared by Wednesday as lava from Kilauea poured into two oceanfront subdivisions.

Ellicott City's flood left couples without a wedding venue — but not for long

Though the damage to Main Street Ballroom was less severe than anticipated, owner Kate Ansari said she expects it to take six weeks to reopen — leaving 10 couples temporarily without a place to wed. Since then, event-industry professionals have volunteered their services to help couple relocate.

Orioles shift focus away from pitching on third day to wrap 2018 draft

The Orioles selected eight pitchers with their first 10 selections of the MLB draft over the first two days, but tried to balance that out some while still nabbing some highly rated arms on the third and final day Wednesday.

Democratic candidates for Maryland governor get brash in debate, including a call to impeach Trump

Some of the Democrats who want to challenge Gov. Larry Hogan went bold in a televised debate taped Wednesday, calling for such measures as impeaching President Donald J. Trump, disbanding the Baltimore police department and ordering state troopers to confront federal immigration agents.