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  • Tackling Concussions Head-On Schools To Adopt New Regulations To Better Protect Student Athletes

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland State Board of Education adopts regulations to better protect student-athletes from concussions. The changes require school systems to provide more training to coaches and other instructors and strengthen protocols for addressing head injuries. In addition, the state board plans to convene an advisory group to recommend limits on contact exposure in sports ...

  • Heat Set For Game 1 Of Eastern Conference Finals

    MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s becoming almost an annual occurrence, the Miami Heat are in the Eastern Conference Finals again. Since 2005, the Heat have played in five of the nine Eastern Conference Finals and won two championships. ';I know I’m blessed to be going to the Eastern Conference finals for my fifth time,'; Wade said. ';But I would like a lot more in my ...

  • Baltimore’s Best Pulled Pork

    Baltimore is typically known for its seafood selection, but it offers plenty of succulent pulled pork options. Chefs at traditional barbecue joints, Mexican restaurants and food trucks are creating their versions of pulled pork and they’re all getting thumbs up from customers. From old standbys like Andy Nelson’s to new kids like Kommie Pig, a food truck, there are plenty of options ...

  • Pedestrian Struck On I-295 Police On Scene

    Captain Jeff Long reports. Police say a pedestrian was struck on I-295 southbound Wednesday morning, just past Monroe. That person was taken to an area hospital in unknown condition. Traffic is being held up right now near the West Port exit. The vehicle involved is still on the ...

  • Steve Davis Gausman’s Call-Up Indicts Others

    (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) I am like everybody else, excited about what Kevin Gausman has to offer on Thursday night. We saw with Manny Machado last year that a player can get called up from Bowie, and have a positive impact. That said, this is not what the Orioles wanted to happen. They wanted Gausman to get more seasoning in the minors, and probably do some time in Norfolk too. So, ...


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Clean, Shaven [DVD]

Clean, Shaven [DVD]

Lodge Kerrigan's directorial debut, Clean, Shaven, is a daring and disturbing cinematic experiment that takes us inside the mind of a struggling schizophrenic for an unrelenting 80-minute ride. Kerrigan mixes a shaky narrative filled with gaping holes begging to be filled by the ... ...

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  • 5 Baltimore Men Killed After Van Crashes Overturns In Illinois

    VANDALIA, Ill. (WJZ) — Five people are dead and six others are injured after their church van crashes on an Illinois highway. All five who died are from ...

  • With an app Wham City finds its mainstream breakthrough

    performed his single, "Beat This Summer," alongside John Mayer. The audience held up cell phones - the modern version of the lighter at concerts - that displayed bright, flashing colors that changed in time with the song.It was an eye-catching trick, and it wouldn't have been possible without Wham City. Yes, the same Wham City responsible for some of Baltimore's most ...

  • Witnesses in Md. and region report seeing meteor

    FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - A bright light seen traveling across the sky over the weekend by dozens of witnesses across Maryland and the region is what astronomers are calling a fragmenting meteoric ...

  • 15 arrested in connection with marijuana smuggling ring

    Harford County Task Force into a marijuana smuggling ring based in Harford with ties to California. The investigation, which began in 2010 and ended in October 2012, resulted in the seizure of 140 pounds of marijuana, 20 guns, 14 vehicles and more than $140,000 in cash, according to a press release from the Harford County Sheriff's Office. "Drug operations know no boundaries," ...

  • Bel Air Police investigate abduction attempted sexual assault last week

    Bel Air Police say they are investigating an abduction and attempted sexual assault that began on the town's southwest side late the evening of May 14.At approximately 11 p.m., the victim, a woman in her mid-20s, reported stopping in the area of Marketplace Drive and Route 24 to help a man who was waving for help along the roadside, the Bel Air Police Department said in a news release ...

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