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May 4, 2018

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Should youth sports hand out participation trophies? At least one Maryland program has decided not to.

Friday, May 4

Youth sports programs must choose sides in national ‘participation trophy’ cultural debate. Reisterstown Baseball just ended the trophies after 15 years after administrator said the awards could lead to kids feeling entitled.

Baltimore paid a wrongfully convicted man $9M to resolve a lawsuit. Is there a cheaper, quicker way to settle cases?

Almost a decade passed between James Owens being freed from prison for a crime he didn't commit and Baltimore agreeing to pay him $9 million to resolve a lawsuit. Officials and advocates who have been reviewing how to handle wrongful convictions have an idea to speed up the process.

School bus driver in fatal 2016 crash once blacked out while driving students on field trip, new report says

A new report on a fatal 2016 school bus crash reveals new details about the incident and the driver responsible for it — including that he once became unconscious while returning students from a field trip to the zoo.

Chair of Baltimore police oversight panel clashed with officer during traffic stop after consent decree hearing

During a tense traffic stop in East Baltimore last month, the chair of a panel appointed to improve civilian oversight of police under the city’s consent decree repeatedly refused to cooperate with the sergeant who stopped him, declining at least 60 requests for his license and registration.

Threat of soybean tariffs raise fears among Maryland farmers, and questions about 'America first'

As President Donald Trump weighs trade policies that could provoke China to impose tariffs on U.S. soybean exports, Eastern Shore farmers fear what the ripple effects could be on what is Maryland's largest crop by acreage.

Philadelphia cop charged in Gun Trace Task Force case asks for pre-trial release

Philadelphia police officer Eric Snell asks for pretrial release on charges related to Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force case.

Justify looks to prove talent trumps curses in Kentucky Derby

No horse has won the Kentucky Derby without racing as a 2-year-old since 1882. But Bob Baffert-trained Justify is favored to smash the Curse of Apollo.

Baltimore police say McKenstry's traffic tickets have not been dropped, are 'in transit' to court

Baltimore Police on Friday said the five traffic tickets given to the chair of a police oversight panel during a traffic stop last month have not been dropped, and aren’t showing up in online court records only because they are still “in transit” to the court.

FOP calls on Baltimore mayor to 'reconsider' appointment of police oversight official after tense traffic stop

The union that represents Baltimore Police officers called on Mayor Catherine Pugh on Friday to “reconsider” the appointment of Marvin McKenstry as the chair of a police oversight panel, saying body-camera footage from a traffic stop of McKenstry last month showed he is unfit for the job.

Howard County police shoot robbery suspect who leads officers on chase through Ellicott City neighborhood

Howard County police shot and injured a man they said robbed a CVS and was later arrested after a chase through an Ellicott City neighborhood early Friday.