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January 23, 2019

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The Evening Sun

Anton Black case: Greensboro police body-camera footage shown to reporters; not yet being released publicly

Wednesday, Jan 23

More than four months after an African-American teenager died in police custody on the Eastern Shore, the department is screening for the media body camera footage that will show Anton Black’s fatal encounter with law enforcement.

Shooting victim found dead after Baltimore police officer responded to wrong block, found nothing

A 41-year-old man who was fatally shot outside his Northeast Baltimore home this week may have been deprived of prompt medical attention for hours by a policing error — or worse.

Florida bank shooting: 5 dead after gunman opens fire inside SunTrust branch

At least five people are dead after an armed man opened fire inside a SunTrust bank in Sebring, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon, prompting a standoff, authorities said.

Baltimore City Council president and vice president to spend four nights in $300 hotel rooms for Washington conference

Washington is an hour by car or train from Baltimore, but the Baltimore City Council president, the vice president and an aide are planning to spend four nights in $300 hotel rooms to attend a conference there. The budget for rooms, conference registration and expenses is $5,885.

Filling a ‘missing gap’: Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman will get statues in Maryland State House

Maryland’s Board of Public Works has approved a contract to erect bronze statues of two abolitionist heroes — Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman — in the State House. The contractor will work with a sculptor who designed a statue of George Washington already in the State House.

Russell Baker got his start as a reporter for The Sun and always looked back to Baltimore

Russell Baker, former Baltimore Sun reporter, New York Times reporter and columnist died Monday at the age of 93.

White supremacist from Baltimore pleads guilty to NYC sword killing

A white supremacist from Baltimore has pleaded guilty to killing a black man with a sword as part of a racist plot that prosecutors described as a hate crime

Fee hike proposed for Marylanders to pay for costly 911 upgrades

Marylanders’ phone fees could increase to pay for major upgrades to the state’s 911 system under a proposal before the General Assembly.

Examining some recent Hall of Fame hat decisions as Mike Mussina chooses between Orioles, Yankees

Examining the recent difficult decisions by the Baseball Hall of Fame on hat choices as Mike Mussina has the option of going in this year as a Yankee or Oriole.

Maryland weather: Heavy rain could cause some flooding overnight; strong winds forecast to return Thursday

Heavy rain is forecast across the Baltimore region Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and it could cause some flooding, meteorologists warned. An inch or two of rain is forecast as a cold front moves through overnight.