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November 22, 2017

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Jury awards $15 million to Baltimore man exonerated of murder

Wednesday, Nov 22

Sabein Burgess was charged with murdering his girlfriend in 1994 and sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison. He was freed in 2015 after the state conceded he did not commit the crime. After more than two decades, he said, he finally has closure.

Maryland testing a central piece of Trump's opioid response

A Trump administration initiative to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic is showing some early signs of success in Maryland but advocates warn it is unlikely to bring rapid change to a crisis killing 91 Americans each day.

In a Maryland prison, Girl Scouts get to visit with their moms

For 25 years, the Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program has connected young girls with their incarcerated mothers.

U.S. Navy aircraft carrying 11 crashes into the Pacific Ocean

The U.S. Navy says an aircraft carrying 11 crew and passengers has crashed into the Pacific Ocean while on the way to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.

Funeral services planned for slain Baltimore homicide detective

Det. Sean Suiter died after being fatally shot in the head while investigating a homicide in Harlem Park.

Police consent monitors keeping an eye on Harlem Park complaints

The independent monitoring team overseeing the Baltimore police consent decree said Tuesday night that  it is keeping an eye  on complaints from a Harlem Park neighborhood after it was shut down last week for an investigation into the killing of a police detective.

Berger Cookies needed to drop trans fat. Turns out: They already had

Berger Cookie lovers may be surprised to learn the bakery ditched trans fat this summer. It came as a shock to the owner, too.

Dozens of Baltimore kids march in support of $12M youth fund

Dozens of young people marched through West Baltimore Tuesday afternoon in support of the city’s new $12 million youth fund.

Advocates to ask Congress to intervene after White House announces plan to end Haitian residency permits in 2019

Advocates for immigrants say they will ask Congress to grant permanent residence to the nearly 60,000 Haitians who are living in the United States under temporary protection that the Trump administration announced will expire in July 2019.

Baltimore County teachers protest discipline problems in schools

Baltimore County teachers say lack of staff results in harm to students and teachers.