Baltimore police detective killed in crash
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The Baltimore Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own today. Off duty Detective Shane Volk, from the Southern District Detective Unit was killed in a single car crash early this morning. "This is tremendous loss to our police family. Detective Volk was a well-liked, hard-working officer with a bright future both professionally and personally," said Police ...
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Free Summer Meals For Kids In Need
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BALTIMORE - A free summer meals program is available to families in Baltimore who need a little extra help putting food on the table. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will be canvassing neighborhoods in the city today, letting families know about the Baltimore City Super Summer program, according to her office. The program is hoping to serve two million meals to kids in need. Free meals, including ...
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Orioles Turn To Gonzalez Seeking Split In KC
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The past two days, the Royals have found themselves taking a page out of the 2012 Orioles' book. Kansas City's 4-3 walk-off win over Baltimore on Wednesday night was the Royals' Major League-leading 36th one-run game this season. While they're only 19-17 in those contests, they've won eight of their last nine and 13 of 18 one-run affairs. The Orioles know a thing or two ...
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Cal Ripken To Talk To The Media Today
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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Cal Ripken Jr. will speak alongside law enforcement officials about the abduction of his mother, which has not been solved after more than a ...
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Chris Davis 41st Homer Sparks Orioles To A 10-3 Win Over San Diego Padres
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SAN DIEGO – With one swing, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis erased the disappointment of his previous three at-bats Wednesday at Petco Park.Davis had already struck out twice and stranded four baserunners - including three in scoring position - when he stepped to the plate in the eighth inning of a tie game against the San Diego Padres.Wasting no time, he blasted left-handed reliever Colt ...
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Baltimore Police Shoot Suspect After Foot Chase
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The officers were driving through the 34-hundred block of Old Frederick Road when they say they spotted a possible drug deal. That’s when one of the men took off. Police say it appeared he had a weapon and officers shot him several times during the pursuit. According to police, the suspect didn’t actually fire a gun. The suspect is at Shock Trauma; there’s no word on his ...
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Maryland Seeks To Cushion Blow Of Sequester On Programs
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'MalleyMaryland is attempting to cushion the blow of sequestration on several state initiatives, with Gov. Martin O'Malley announcing Wednesday that he will tap the first $9 million of a $100 million reserve account establish by the General Assembly to mitigate the effects of the federal sequester, The Washington Post reported.O'Malley said the funds would be ...
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Mellon Foundation Gives Smithsonian $1M For Chinese Paintings
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Allison Peck, head of public affairs and marketing at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler GalleryThe Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler galleries have been awarded a $1 million grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help conserve Chinese paintings, WJLA.com reported.As a condition of the Mellon grant, the museum must match the funds with an additional $750,000 by 2016 to endow ...
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