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  • Man shot in arm in Southwest Baltimore

    A man was shot in the arm in Southwest Baltimore on Thursday night, police said, following a violent couple of days in which 11 people were shot - two fatally - in the city. The man was expected to survive his injury, police said. He was shot in the 1800 block of Hollins Street about 10:20 p.m. More information was not immediately ...

  • One rescued from car after flash flood in Howard County

    Firefighters rescued a person trapped in a car in Howard County after heavy rain Thursday night led to flash flooding, fire officials said.A fire department spokesman said one person was rescued from a car stuck in the flood waters near the intersection of McKendree Road and Rover Mill Road in West Friendship about 8:30 p.m. That person was not injured, nor were four members of the rescue team, ...

  • Kevin Gausman shows flashes in debut but Orioles fall to Blue Jays 12-6

    Past Orioles award winners Whether the 22-year-old Gausman's first game in an Orioles uniform lived up to the monumental hype - he left the game after five innings trailing by a run after throwing 89 pitches - can be debated, but there's no doubt that the Orioles unveiled something special Thursday night.As for the outcome of the Orioles' 12-6 loss to the Blue Jays in front of ...

  • Gausman uneven in debut three HRs cant pick up W

    BAL@TOR: Davis belts a solo homer off the foul pole TORONTO -- Pedro Strop gave up a costly sixth-inning grand slam, while Kevin Gausman suffered a loss in his Major League debut as the Orioles fell to the Blue Jays, 12-6, to kick off a four-game set at Rogers Centre on Thursday. After Troy Patton, who relieved Gausman, walked a pair of batters in the sixth, manager Buck Showalter turned to ...

  • Corrections officials investigating Facebook Instagram pictures

    An Instagram picture from user hehasnochill that claims to have been taken inside the Baltimore City Detention Center. The original caption reads: "In my cell and guess what? Im still the heart of the streetswestside what's ...


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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Shot simultaneously with a yet-to-be-released third film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is pretty much exactly what you would expect from a sequel to a $350-million surprise smash hit. The first Pirates movie, The Cu ... ...

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  • School bus drivers protest working safety conditions | VIDEO

    Bus drivers with Durham School Services, which has a contract with Baltimore, "speak-out" about conditions which include not being paid for work and unsafe conditions. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun ...

  • President Obama to address Naval Academy commencement on Friday

    Naval Academy commencement on Friday, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit.It is the second time Obama has spoken at the academy's graduation — the first was in 2009 — and it is the 22nd time a president has attended the ceremony since James A. Garfield spoke to the class of ...

  • MLB Toronto 12 Baltimore 6

    Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam and J.P. Arencibia drove in four runs Thursday in sending Toronto to a 12-6 victory over Baltimore. The win in the opener of a four-game series gave the Blue Jays their third triumph in four contests. Baltimore took a 3-0 lead in the fourth, but by the end of the sixth inning the Orioles had fallen behind 8-3. Arencibia doubled home a run for the Blue Jays ...

  • McLouth dives into crowd for catch almost hit by drink

    Email TORONTO -- Nate McLouth found himself in the middle of a play he likely won't forget. McLouth aggressively pursued a fly ball that Colby Rasmus hit to left to lead off the bottom half of the sixth inning, which hooked foul and took the Orioles' left fielder into the stands. The 31-year-old McLouth made the catch right before crashing into the wall down the left-field line and ...

  • Harris calls for expanded audit of education spending

    Andy Harris said Thursday that he will request an expanded review of the Maryland Department of Education's use of federal funds after an audit found that the state may have to return up to $540,000 in misspent stimulus dollars and money designated for poor children.Harris, ...

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