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    Richard Bright in 2012.
    Richard Bright, longtime Coppin State professor, always wanted to do what was right
    Richard Bright, a longtime Coppin State University professor, died Jan. 14 in his sleep. He was 89.
    9-year-old girl remains in critical condition after accidental shooting in Baltimore
    Baltimore Police officers responded to a shooting involving a 9-year-old Saturday afternoon.
    The Inner Harbor is more than 90% frozen and remains motionless along the Coastal Guard ship and museum on Pier 5 on Thursday, January 23, 2025.
    Inner Harbor 90% frozen: Officials warn ice remains thin and to avoid venturing onto it
    The Inner Harbor is more than 90% frozen, according to the U.S. National Ice Center.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A group of pro-Trump protesters wave flags from a platform above a group of Capitol Police after storming the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.
    These Marylanders faced years in prison for the Jan. 6 riot. Then Trump pardoned them.
    President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Dozens of those people are from Maryland.
    Banner quiz: How closely did you follow the news this week? - Clone
    Test your knowledge of this week's local news events by taking our quiz.

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    A fire at the Owl Metals Inc. recycling facility in Dundalk rekindled Thursday after initially starting over the weekend. As of Friday, firefighters say it is nearly extinguished.
    Firefighters make ‘significant progress’ on rekindled fire at Dundalk recycling center
    A fire that started at a Dundalk recycling center last Saturday and rekindled this week is nearly extinguished, officials said.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Middle River woman charged with murder in death of her 11-year-old daughter
    Keyona Dillon, 34, was arrested around noon on Thursday when officers responded to a home in the 2100 block of Firethorn Road, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.
    PHA Healthcare's founder, Stephen Thomas, at his office in Baltimore, MD, December 13, 2024.
    PHA Healthcare owner says treatment services have ended
    The owner of PHA Healthcare said he has ended its treatment services, but clients are still living in the addiction treatment provider’s housing.
    Officials said an electrical extension cord failure caused the fire that killed Janet Pereira in a home on Marshall Road in Dundalk.
    Dundalk house fire leaves 74-year-old dead
    A 74-year-old woman died Wednesday in a Dundalk house fire, the Baltimore County Fire Department said in a news release.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Here’s what officials around Maryland are saying about immigration enforcement
    Here are statements we’ve received from local elected officials around Maryland about immigration and cooperating with federal enforcement.

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    The main entrance to Hammond High School, part of the Howard County Public School System, in 2023.
    Suit claims Howard County schools failed student-athlete who collapsed, became paralyzed
    A mother filed a lawsuit claiming that Howard County school officials failed to provide her son with immediate medical care after he suffered cardiac arrest, leaving him quadriplegic.
    Baltimore County firefighters are back on the seen at a metal recycling facility in Dundalk where a fire that had burned over the weekend rekindled Thursday.
    Firefighters again battle flames after recycling facility fire rekindles, residents deal with smoke
    Crews were on the scene at Owl Metals Inc. facility Thursday morning working to put out the fire, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.
    Fire crews were called to the site in Queen Anne’s County around 2 p.m. Wednesday after reports of an explosion, according to the state fire marshal.
    State investigates explosion at cannabis facility on Kent Island
    Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at a cannabis processing facility in Queen Anne’s County.
    A triple shooting left a 52-year-old woman dead in a “working-class neighborhood” in northern Baltimore Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
    North Baltimore triple shooting leaves woman dead, child and man injured
    Baltimore Police and Police Commissioner Richard Worley arrived at the scene of a triple shooting that unfolded in northern Baltimore Wednesday night.
    A view toward downtown Baltimore from Druid Hill on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
    Why does Baltimore stink today?
    City and state officials point to cold weather as the culprit for the stench in the Baltimore region many experienced Wednesday morning.

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    Meghan Brady Merkert.
    Meghan Brady Merkert was a loving mother who did everything with a smile
    Meghan Merkert, a Timonium mother of two who was expecting her third daughter, died suddenly Dec. 19. She was 36.
    With frigid temperatures expected to last the next few days, here is a list of the schools that announced delayed openings for Wednesday morning.
    List: Delayed school openings for Wednesday
    With frigid temperatures expected to last the next few days, here is a list of the schools that announced delayed openings for Wednesday morning.
    Firefighters began battling a three-alarm blaze at the Owl Metals Inc. facility in the 1900 block of Rettman Lane in Dundalk a little after 6 p.m. on Saturday.
    Baltimore County firefighters monitor hot spots, flare ups after recycling facility blaze
    Baltimore County firefighters are working to put out hot spots and monitoring for any flare-ups at a recycling facility that caught fire over the weekend.
    Baltimore County shooting leaves teen hospitalized, suspect arrested
    Baltimore County Police arrested a suspect after a shooting sent a teenager to the hospital on Monday afternoon.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Marginalized communities disappointed by Trump’s inauguration speech, executive orders
    Marginalized groups, including immigrants, non-white people and members of the LGBTQIA+ population expressed displeasure with Donald Trump’s inauguration speech and subsequent issuing of a slew of executive orders.
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