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The NAACP hopes to encourage minorities to rent out their homes through the short-term rental service.
GOP Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, according to multiple reports. The 80-year-old senator reportedly underwent surgery to have a “very aggressive tumor” removed last week, according to CNN. The type of cancer, primary glioblastoma, is the same form that the late Ted Kennedy suffered from before his death in 2009. The tumor […]
The Baltimore Police Department is under fire after a new video appears to show members of the force planting drugs at the scene of a crime. https://twitter.com/justin_fenton/status/887504546074939393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fmikehayes%2Fpolice-drug-video According to authorities, the drugs were used to implicate a Baltimore man who was scheduled to go to trial in connection with the crime later this week. The […]
The city’s homicide total now sits at 187 this year and even after the Baltimore City Council members announced a new a new gun bill. Want news at your fingertips? Text WOLB to 71007 to join our text club! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Source:FoxBaltimore
#BaltimorePeaceChallenge: In an effort to decrease violence and promote unity in the city, residents of Baltimore have organized a cease fire. For more info, contact bmoreceasefire@gmail.com!
The number of guns seized in Baltimore City Schools continues to drop. Project Baltimore has learned, during the past school year, six handguns were found on students. That’s one fewer than last year. Want news at your fingertips? Text WOLB to 71007 to join our text club! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Source:FoxBaltimore
The state of Maryland is pouring millions of dollars into the fight against heroin and opioid abuse. The Governor’s office announced on Friday that it’ll provide more than $22 million dollars into the effort. Want news at your fingertips? Text WOLB to 71007 to join our text club! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Source:FoxBaltimore
One of Baltimore’s 176 homicides so far this year hit particularly close to home for the city police department’s spokesperson T. J. Smith. In a detailed post on Facebook, Smith explained that his brother, Dionay “Dion” Smith, was the victim in a July 2 homicide in central Baltimore’s Upton area. Want news at your […]
A man killed outside a northwest Baltimore gas station Saturday is the stepson of a local attorney, family said. Police were called to the BP on Garrison Blvd just before 1 a.m.. There officers found Cody Young, 22, with gunshot wounds. Want news at your fingertips? Text WOLB to 71007 to join our text club! […]