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January 4, 2018

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Snow closes schools in Baltimore area, Maryland's Eastern Shore to see heavier snow

Thursday, Jan 4

Public schools in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties are closed Thursday after a winter storm coated the region with snow overnight.

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Baltimore court expands tenant aid in housing cases

Baltimore City District Court has expanded the number of programs providing assistance to tenants and small landlords who battle in "rent court."

Baltimore teachers call on city to close all schools amid heating issues

The Baltimore Teachers Union is urging the city to close down all schools until officials get a handle on heating problems that have already closed some buildings and left children shivering in others.

Supervisor of Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force set to plead guilty

The former supervisor of the corrupt Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force is set to plead guilty, according to court records and his attorney.

Baltimore judge rules city violated contracts by cutting police and fire pension benefits

A Baltimore Circuit Court judge has ruled that city officials broke their contract with many police officers, firefighters and retirees in 2010 by cutting a key pension provision that has cost retirees millions in pension benefits.

Former NSA contractor accused of hoarding secrets at home to plead guilty to one charge, but case to continue

A former NSA contractor who was accused of stashing reams of classified information at his Glen Burnie home is to plead guilty to taking home a single secret document, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

Charges dropped in Old Goucher corner store raid after lab test for fentanyl, morphine comes back negative

Prosecutors have dropped all charges against two men arrested in the raid of an Old Goucher corner store last month after lab tests determined 29 pounds of suspected fentanyl and morphine that police seized from the store were not illicit drugs after all, the state’s attorney’s office confirmed.

Anne Arundel sues opioid manufacturers, distributors and local prescribers

Anne Arundel County filed a lawsuit against a number of actors in the opioid industry, saying they've contributed to the county's ongoing opioid crisis.

Trump to nominate Marylander Josephine Olsen to lead Peace Corps

Josephine Olsen, a visiting professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and a veteran official at the Peace Corps, will be named to lead the organization, the White House said Wednesday.

Once again, former Orioles finding free-agent market unwelcoming

Once again, former Orioles who are hitting the open market aren't finding much of a market for their services.