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News Articles: Maryland

A new audit of autopsies conducted under David Fowler's tenue "will determine whether independent experts agree or disagree with the [the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's] determination of cause and manner of death, whether such experts believe the OCME's determinations were based on adequate investigations," the panel's said.

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  • Law

Maryland officials order the reinvestigation of about 100 deaths in police custody

The review follows an audit of police-involved deaths under the tenure of former Chief Medical Officer David Fowler, who testified that George Floyd's death was caused by heart disease and drug use.

October 22, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
A new Maryland alert system named in honor of the late Emmett Till will aim to bring awareness to hate crimes across the state. Here, a mural featuring a portrait of civil rights icon Emmett Till is seen in Chicago.

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  • National

A new system to flag racist incidents and acts of hate is named after Emmett Till

The Emmett Till Alerts will be sent to Black elected officials across Maryland — along with national civil rights organizations, clergy members and other leaders.

August 23, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A spotted lanternfly creeps on the ground during a baseball game in Pittsburgh in 2021.

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  • Environment

What a pest! Spotted lanternflies are spreading in the U.S.

State officials are calling on residents to get involved and kill these bugs at all costs. The spotted lanternfly isn't dangerous to humans or pets but could cost the country's agricultural industry.

August 18, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Multiple people are injured after a shooter opened fire at a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Md. There is no word yet on how many people were injured.

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  • National

3 people died in a shooting at a Maryland manufacturing facility, officials say

The suspect is no longer a threat to the community, officials say. Multiple federal agencies, including the FBI and ATF, have responded to assist local police.

June 09, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Abortion-rights demonstrators march to the house of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Alexandria, Va. The governors of Virginia and Maryland are calling on the Justice Department to tighten security at the homes of the Supreme Court justices who live in their states, as abortion-rights supporters continue to protest.

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  • Politics

Maryland and Virginia governors urge DOJ to tighten security outside justices' homes

The Republican governors are asking for federal law enforcement to take the lead in protecting the justices in the weeks and months ahead as protests continue.

May 13, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A man uses his mobile phone near an Apple store logo in Beijing.

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  • Business

Employees at another Apple store are unionizing, this time in Maryland

Apple retail employees in Towson, Maryland, have formed CORE, the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees.

May 04, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
A man uses his mobile phone near an Apple store logo in Beijing.

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  • Business

Employees at another Apple store are unionizing, this time in Maryland

Apple retail employees in Towson, Maryland, have formed CORE, the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees.

May 04, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Tugboats, bottom, align a barge near the container ship Ever Forward, top, which ran aground last month, as workers remove containers from it in efforts to lighten the load and refloat the vessel on  April 13.

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  • Business

The Ever Forward is finally free from the Chesapeake Bay — one month later

The Ever Forward had just loaded up with cargo in Baltimore and was heading south to Norfolk, Va., when it ran aground on March 13. It had been stuck ever since — until Sunday morning.

April 17, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Democrat, listens to debate on April 9, 2022, before lawmakers voted to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a measure to expand abortion access in the state.

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  • Politics

Maryland lawmakers expand who can perform abortions after overriding governor's veto

In his veto, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wrote that "The bill risks lowering the high standard of reproductive healthcare services received by women in Maryland."

April 11, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Lee Boyd Malvo, seen here in this undated photo from the Virginia Department of Corrections is asking that his six life sentences without possibility of parole should be reconsidered because of a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision barring mandatory life sentences for juveniles.

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  • Law

D.C. sniper's case for reconsidering his sentences is heard by Maryland Supreme Court

Lee Boyd Malvo's attorneys argue that his six life sentences should be reconsidered because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that barred mandatory life sentences for juveniles.

February 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Zebras are seen at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

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  • Animals

Two zebras who escaped from a Maryland farm are back after months on the run

The zebras had been on the loose since August 26. A third escapee was found dead in September. Officials are conducting an investigation of the zebras' owner.

December 14, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A customer purchases Powerball lottery tickets in Washington in 2012. The Maryland Lottery says a retired utility worker has won a $2 million prize for the second time since 2018.

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  • Strange News

A retired utility worker has won a $2 million lottery ... for the second time

The 65-year-old Maryland man says he plans to use his winnings on some home improvement projects, and of course, a family vacation.

November 01, 2021
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By:
  • Tien Le
GPB News NPR

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  • Animals

A zebra that escaped from a Maryland farm has died, officials say

An investigation is underway to determine who set the snare trap that killed the zebra on a Maryland private property. The person who set the trap could face charges.

October 14, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Route 206 in Somerville, N.J., remained largely under water on Thursday. Similar scenes played out across the state and its neighbors.

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  • Weather

The East Coast Begins To Clean Up After Historic Storm Ida Kills 48 People

After a major storm hit the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, with heavy rain, flash floods and tornadoes, multiple states now turn their attention to recovery.

September 03, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
In this June 29, 2018, file photo, pictures of five employees of the <em>Capital Gazette</em> newspaper adorn candles during a vigil across the street from where they were slain in the newsroom in Annapolis, Md.

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  • Law

The 'Capital Gazette' Gunman's Trial Began Today. Here's What You Need To Know

Five people died in the attack on the Capital Gazette on June 28, 2018. The mass shooting was the deadliest attack on a newsroom in modern U.S. history.

June 29, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz,
  • Dominique Maria Bonessi,
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