With social media now the new wave of communication, Baltimore City Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts has taken to Twitter to address the concerns of city residents with weekly online live chats in his “Twitter Town Hall.” Batts and his team began hosting the hour-long candid web chat in January in an effort to keep […]
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Baltimore Woman to Mark 100th Birthday
In less than one month, Lenora Delores Ming-Cobb will celebrate 100 years of life with family, friends, great health and cake. On March 8, Cobb’s family will throw her a surprise celebration in honor of her 100th birthday at The Forum Caterers in west Baltimore, where she will spend the evening with nearly 200 friends […]
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Dr. Lavdena Orr Named D.C. Medical Director of AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Plans
Dr. Lavdena Orr, veteran healthcare administrator and D.C. physician, was named Jan. 30 to be D.C. medical director for AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Plans, a national Medicare Advantage managed care organization and part of the AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies. Officials announced Jan. 30 that Orr will oversee medical affairs for both the Medicare Advantage plan […]
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Additional Safety Sought for Domestic Violence Victims
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, along with the state Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, held a hearing Jan. 28 to discuss specific bills aimed at increasing protection for domestic violence victims. Brown said he and his team of lawmakers, domestic violence and sexual assault advocates created a package of legislation that would ultimately curb domestic violence in […]
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Jennifer Hudson Visits Baltimore to Help Fight Obesity
In an effort to encourage Baltimore residents to embrace healthy living, award winning actress and former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson teamed up with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and city health officials this week to launch the expansion of B’More for Healthy Babies—a healthy communities grant program—sponsored by Weight Watchers. On Jan. 21, about 80 women […]
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Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Announces Job Prep Academy
(Updated 1/31/2014) As Horseshoe Casino Baltimore creates a new silhouette for the local skyline, city officials and their casino counterparts are launching an ambitious plan in February to search for as many local residents as possible to staff the 122,000-square-foot gambling complex. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and executives of Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Jan. 28 spelled out […]
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Nine-Year-Old New York Girl Commits Suicide Months After Mother Delivers Stepbrother
(Updated 1/29/2014) Eight months after a Bronx couple welcomed a baby boy their nine-year-old daughter hung herself in the bathroom of their home, reportedly because she couldn’t accept having a new baby in the house. On Jan. 19, Tamiqua Torres, 31, went to check on her daughter, believing the girl was taking an extremely long […]
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Hundreds of Female Inmates Sexually Abused at Ala. Prison
More than 900 female inmates at an Alabama women’s prison claimed male officers forced them to perform sexual acts in exchange for basic sanitary products, the Justice Department said in a recent report. According to the Jan. 22 report, inmates at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in central Alabama were forced to shower or […]
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Veteran Educator Brings Diversity to Baltimore Prep School
Johnnie Foreman has two major responsibilities as director of community and diversity at Gilman School, a private Baltimore-based boys’ preparatory school. One is to make sure that the school attracts a diverse student body and the other is to make sure that the students who attend get the best education they can to prepare them […]
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Pregnant Florida Teen Still Missing
The last time Florida mother-to-be Morgan Martin, 17, was seen by her family was just after midnight on July 25, 2012. Eighteen months later St. Petersburg police say they are still looking for her. The teen– four months pregnant at the time—had just stepped outside the family home at 12:30 a.m. to chat with the […]
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Kanye West Allegedly Pummels White Teen After Fiance Hit with Racial Slur
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian found themselves in the media spotlight recently after a Jan. 13 incident in which Kardashian was allegedly the target of a racial slur and West allegedly responded by pounding the culprit with his fists. Beverly Hills Police said they responded to a report of a misdemeanor battery and issued a […]
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Detroit Man Charged with Killing Wife, Mother Allegedly Assists in Cover-Up
A Detroit man who gunned down his 23-year-old wife on New Year’s Day, allegedly received help in hiding the murder from an unlikely source—his own mother. According to Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK, Brandon Glenn, 25, and his wife Milena Moore, 23, got into an altercation on Jan. 1 which began inside their apartment and moved […]