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  • Baltimore men die in Illinois crash

    Authorities said the men were traveling from a meeting in Ontario, Canada, and were headed to Philadelphia when their vehicle carrying 11 men overturned several times, ejecting all by two of the ...

  • Five killed in van crash near Vandalia Ill. were from Baltimore

    o Five men killed in a van crash along Interstate 70 near here were finally identified as residents of Baltimore, the coroner said Tuesday.It took more than a day to determine who they were and notify relatives because none carried identifications, said Fayette County Coroner Bruce Bowen.Illinois State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said the 11 men in the vehicle were bound for ...

  • 911 Calls Released In Brutal Baltimore City Murder Case

    Rochelle Ritchie has more. The calls may be hard for some to hear but they paint a gruesome picture that unfolded the night Baltimore City police had to apprehend one of their own. On May 7, a 911 call for help came into Baltimore City police. ';My girlfriend and her boyfriend are fighting. I hear her screaming and crying. The baby’s in the house and she says, `Call the ...

  • Marylanders Prepare To Hit The Road For Memorial Day Weekend

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It will soon feel like many of us are on the road this weekend, as Marylanders head out of town for Memorial Day weekend. ...

  • Baseball Shots Of The Week – May 20 2013

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Back to the Future Part III [Blu-Ray]

Back to the Future Part III [Blu-Ray]

Back to the Future Part III, which was shot simultaneously with Part II and released less than a year later, avoids many of the previous sequels narrative and logical pitfalls and reengages more successfully with the simple, direct pleasures tha ... ...

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  • State board finds speed camera task force violated open meetings act

    Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to study the city's speed and red-light camera program violated Maryland law when it met behind closed doors in March, the state Open Meetings Compliance Board ruled Monday. The board found that the task force also violated the open meetings law by not giving reasonable advance notice of meetings and by failing to take proper minutes. While the decision carries no ...

  • Baltimore second in per-pupil spending according to Census

    The Baltimore school system ranked second among the 100 largest school districts in the country in how much it spent per pupil in fiscal year 2011, according to data released Tuesday by ...

  • Trial of second man in child killings postponed

    A Baltimore judge postponed the trial of a second man accused of nearly beheading three young relatives nine years ago until October so that lawyers have more time to prepare arguments on DNA evidence. Adan Canela, 26, is charged with multiple murder and conspiracy counts in the deaths of three of his young relatives, who were killed in May 2004. His uncle, Policarpio Espinoza Perez, 31, was ...

  • Council to consider mayors proposed pension changes

    Unlike other Maryland jurisdictions, Baltimore's municipal workers make no contribution to their pensions. That's likely to change.The City Council's finance committee will hear testimony Thursday on the mayor's bill to require the city's civilian employees to contribute to their pension fund. ...

  • TV Lust Why Jacoby Jones should win Dancing with the Stars

    The big finale of "Dancing With the Stars" is here (the two-part season finale airs 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, May 20 and 21, on ABC) and the four finalists are Disney star Zendaya Coleman, Olympic gymnast Alexandra Reisman, singer Kellie Pickler, and the Ravens' own Jacoby Jones. Jones being the only male star left in the competition is no surprise as he showed tremendous ...

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