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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2016

2 Maryland Deputies Killed in Related Shootings

Two Harford County, MD, sheriff's deputies have died after a shooting both inside and near a Panera Bread restaurant in Abingdon late Wednesday morning. The sheriff says they were targeted because of their uniforms.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2016

Black Lives Matter Activist Running for Mayor of Baltimore

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson filed to run for mayor of Baltimore on Wednesday night, joining a crowded Democratic primary race hours ahead of the registration deadline.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2016

Report Slams Maryland for "Confused" Baltimore Riot Response

At times during the unrest, officials helping to lead the state's response from inside the State Emergency Operations Center were receiving so little information from official channels that they were relying instead on misleading television coverage from national media that skewed the situation on the ground.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2016

Jury in Baltimore Officer's Trial Was One Vote From Acquittal on Most Serious Charge

The jury in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter was one vote from acquitting him of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray, the most serious charge he faced.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2016

TASER Use Restricted in 5 States by U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

The decision applies in the five states in the 4th Circuit. The N.C. Justice Academy advised law enforcement agencies to revise their Taser policies to comply.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2016

Video: Baltimore to Spend More Than $200K to Enhance Safety in Prisoner Vans

Changes will be made to 13 existing vans while 10 new ones are bought. Each will be equipped with video cameras.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2016

Trial of Baltimore Officer in Freddie Gray Case Postponed by Appeals Court

Maryland's second-highest court on Monday intervened and postponed the trial of a Baltimore Police officer in the death of Freddie Gray, potentially delaying the trials of all the officers charged in the case for months.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2016

Court Blocks Order Forcing Officer to Testify at Freddie Gray Trial

Prosecutors are asking an appeals court to side with the state and force an officer to testify at a colleague's trial in the death of Freddie Gray.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2016

Judge Rules Porter Must Testify in Trial of Other Baltimore Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Case

Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams denied a motion by Officer William Porter's attorneys to quash a subpoena for him to appear at the trial of fellow Officer Caesar Goodson trial, the second of six Baltimore police officers to face trial in the death of Freddie Gray.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2016

Steelers' Quarterback Announces Baltimore-Area K-9 Grant

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund will be distributing a grant to the Charles County (MD) Sheriff's Office to help replace a retiring K-9.

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