 Wednesday, Apr 11 In Baltimore’s most crime-ridden zones, there’s an experiment in government going on. Under a plan instituted last year, city officials have targeted four areas — first called “Transformation Zones,” then rebranded as “Violence Reduction Zones’ — to be flooded with both police and city services. |
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| The Ravens’ preseason schedule will be a little busier than normal. |
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| A city jury acquitted a 21-year-old Baltimore man arrested last fall on gun charges by Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa. |
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| House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he will not run for re-election and will retire next year, injecting another layer of uncertainty for Republicans. |
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| Baltimore County Police said Tuesday evening they’ve confirmed the identities of two men who were found dead Monday in an apartment on Lambourne Road in Towson, but did not release any additional information about the killings. |
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| The Ravens introduced new backup quarterback Robert Griffin III, the former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Baylor, on Wednesday. |
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| Former Baltimore state Senator Nathaniel Oaks is supporting a lawsuit to get his own name removed from the Democratic primary ballot, his lawyers told the judge in his case Wednesday. If that effort fails, Oaks will not accept the nomination should he win, the lawyers said. |
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| A study has recommended a $50 million rehabilitation of the Hanover Street Bridge and additional improvements to the approach roads and surrounding areas that could cost up to $28 million, consultants announced in a public meeting in South Baltimore Tuesday night. |
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| Two great horned owlets were separated earlier this week after their nest was blown apart by strong winds, but Baltimore County’s Phoenix Wildlife Center reunited the baby owls, building them a makeshift nest from a laundry basket, and according to the rescue service, their mother has returned. |
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