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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An attempted suicide by cop. Baltimore police say a man is recovering after threatening an officer’s life. Tracey Leong has the latest. Police say the officer felt he was being ambushed and that’s when he opened fire, shooting at the suspect several times in the body. A routine patrol for a Baltimore […]

WASHINGTON —One year ago Wednesday,Baltimore erupted in riots after the funeral of Freddie Gray, an African-American man whose neck was mysteriously broken while in custody in a police van. The police commissioner, Anthony Batts, was later fired. Since that moment, he has maintained his silence — until now. When the rioting began, Batts remembered wondering […]

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — With Freddie Gray’s death one year ago, police are questioned about their handling of arrestees in police vans. Police answer with new oversight and equipment. Police admit they did not put a seatbelt on Freddie Gray. A 1997 order demanded suspects be “secured with seat/restraint belts” unless doing so places officers “in […]

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police shot a 13-year-old boy on Wednesday. They say he was brandishing what appeared to be a semi-automatic pistol and then ran from officers. It turned out to be a replica gun. Rick Ritter with more on what happened. The 13-year-old shot by police suffered non life-threatening injuries. The police commissioner […]

U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 2 REPUBLICAN 98% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING > PAT MCDONOUGH (R) 27,247 72% CARL MAGEE (R) 3,989 11% BILL HEINE (R) 3,029 8% YURIPZY MORGAN (R) 2,103 6% MARK SHELL (R) 1,610 4%

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Kathy Szeliga has won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Maryland that’s being vacated byretiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski after three decades. She will go on to face the Democratic nominee Chris Van Hollen in November’s general election. Szeliga has been member of Maryland’s House of Delegates since January […]

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BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Baltimore’s April riots, which followed the death of Freddie Gray, appear to have had a direct impact on the economy. According to figures from the State Comptroller’s office, sales tax numbers in Baltimore City fell in seven out of the last 11 months. In comparison, Baltimore County sales tax numbers dipped during […]

By Deepa Ramudamu, Alexandra Pamias and Eliana Block Capital News Service Immigration has been the focus of much debate during this election season and has been one of the animating issues behind the rise of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. Democratic and Republican voters are deeply split over how they view the issue and which […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Voter turnout in Maryland was expected to be heavier than normal Tuesday, because the nominations for president haven’t been determined yet. Whetting voter appetite, a high-profile U.S. Senate race was also being decided along with two strongly contested primaries in U.S. House districts. In the Senate race, Reps. Chris Van Hollen […]