$2 million prize offered for blindness research

Singer Art Garfunkel and two others are offering a $2 million prize to the person or group that does the most to end blindness over the next eight years.

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Baltimore re-evaluating "special police" program

The Baltimore police department is re-evaluating a program that empowers certain security guards to act as police officers and make arrests.

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Bridge problem closes Baltimore-Washington parkway

Officials say the Baltimore-Washington Parkway's northbound lanes will remain closed near the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after a problem developed with a bridge-replacement project.

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Car plows into empty child care center in Woodlawn

Baltimore County police say a car has crashed into a child care center in Woodlawn, but no one was in the building when the vehicle came barreling inside the facility.

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Baltimore Symphony faces deficit of $750K or more

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is grappling with a deficit of at least $750,000 in the last fiscal year after four years of balanced budgets.

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MTA records bus conversations, raising alarms

The Maryland Transit Administration says it has begun recording conversations between bus drivers and passengers as a security measure that critics are calling a privacy invasion.

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Baltimore's 'Sailabration' generated $166M for economy

Organizers of a weeklong commemoration of the War of 1812 in Baltimore's harbor say it drew more than 1.5 million visitors and generated $166 million in economic impact.

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Ravens LB Lewis 'designated to return'; Suggs back

The Baltimore Ravens haven't completely abandoned hope of having Ray Lewis back in uniform this season.

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Court clerk to sue Baltimore over water bills

A city official says he plans to file a class-action lawsuit against Baltimore over erroneous charges to residents by the city's water system.

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Navy lacrosse team salute to WWII vets goes viral

An honorable story is being shared around the web after the Navy Lacrosse team had an unexpected meeting at the Baltimore-Washington airport.

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Man charged in pizza delivery shooting in Md.

Authorities say they have charged a man in connection with the shooting of a pizza deliveryman in south Baltimore over the weekend.

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Under Armour helps refurbish Baltimore high school stadium

The varsity football team at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore is preparing to play home games for the first time in years.

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Baltimore Police: police car fatally strikes man

Police in Baltimore say a man is dead after being hit by a police vehicle in route to the scene of a reported shooting.

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Baltimore firefighters talking about smoke alarms

Firefighters in Baltimore are talking to residents about smoke detectors in the wake of a fire that killed five people including four children.

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Bowie firefighters start mock house fire to teach safety

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Memorial service set for Md. family killed in fire

A memorial service is planned for next week for five victims of a Baltimore fire.

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Baltimore comptroller sues city over phone system

The Baltimore comptroller is suing the administration of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to block its office of information technology from installing a new phone system.

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Driver dies after crash on I-795

Maryland State Police say a man died after a two- vehicle accident on Interstate 795 in Owings Mills.

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Life without parole for 2 in Md. slaying

Two men have been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in the fatal shooting of a teenager outside an upscale department store at a Baltimore County mall.

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Md. woman convicted of disability fraud

Prosecutors say a woman who collected federal disability benefits while operating a fitness center has been convicted of making false statements to obtain those benefits.

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