NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Friday July 18
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF
A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond. Your weekday morning look (with links) at late-breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on Friday:
Len Bias, who died of a drug overdose in 1986, will be inducted into the University of Maryland athletics hall of fame in Oct.
• LEN BIAS TO BE INDUCTED INTO U OF M HALL OF FAME
The University of Maryland basketball star who died of a cocaine overdose more than 28 years ago within days of being drafted by the Boston Celtics into the NBA, will be inducted into the university’s athletics hall of fame at an Oct. 3 ceremony.
Read More at: WJZ-TV (Channel 13)
• COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK LAUNCHED BY SINCLAIR
The media conglomerate that owns WBFF Fox45-TV in Baltimore has launched the American Sports Network, which will include more than 50 colleges and universities.
Read More at: Maryland Daily Record
• SSA OVERHAULS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
The move follows a scathing report on the Social Security Administration’s failure to establish an adequate system for handling employee claims.
Read More at: Baltimore Sun
• PANDORA JEWELRY MOVING HEADQUARTERS TO BALTIMORE
The Danish jeweler known for its charm bracelets said Thursday it will lease five floors at 250 West Pratt St. and move 250 employees from Columbia to the new downtown Baltimore location.
Read More at: WBAL-Radio (1090AM)
• MICROSOFT TO LAY OFF 18,000 EMPLOYEES
The cuts are the largest in the company’s history and include nearly 15 percent of its workforce.
Read More at: Washington Post
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NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Thursday July 17
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF
A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond. Your weekday morning look (with links) at late-breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on Thursday:
Gubernatorial candidate Anthony Brown (blue polo shirt, center) and his run- ning mate, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman (red shirt, center) — shown here at last year’s J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake — skipped the annual event Wed. afternoon to attend a funeral. (VoB File Photo/Veronica Piskor)
• BROWN SKIPS TAWES CLAMBAKE, ATTENDS FUNERAL
His Republican opponent, Larry Hogan, worked the crowd of about 4,000 at the 38th annual Democratic must-attend event in Crisfield.
Read More at: WBAL-Radio (1090AM)
• HAMPDENFEST 2014
CANCELED BY CITY
City officials told the festival’s organizers their traditional second Saturday of September was unavailable because of two conflicting events scheduled for downtown that day.
Read More at: WBAL-TV (Ch. 11)
• UNDER ARMOUR, SAMSUNG WEIGH EXPLORATION OF FITNESS DEVICES
The Baltimore-based sports apparel firm is considering a collaboration with smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co. to make wearable fitness devices.
Read More at: Baltimore Sun
• HOUSE AMENDMENT WOULD NULLIFY D.C. GUN-CONTROL LAWS
A spending bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday includes an amendment that would undo the District of Columbia’s longstanding gun-control laws.
Read More at: Maryland Daily Record
• TROOPER SHOOTS PIT BULL AFTER BITE
A Maryland State Police trooper on Wednesday wounded a pit bull that grabbed her baton and bit her on the foot. Neighbors say the dog has bitten other people in the past.
Read More at: WBFF Fox45-TV
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NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Wednesday July 16
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF
A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond. Your weekday morning look (with links) at late- breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on Wednesday:
Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter helped lift the American League to a 5-3 victory in the 85th All-Star Game Tuesday night.
• JETER STARS AS AMERICAN LEAGUE WINS 2014 ALL-STAR GAME
Playing the 14th and final All-Star game of his 20-year storied career, the 40-year-old Yankees shortstop — who will retire at the end of this season — went 2 for 2 as the A.L. won the 85th “Midsummer Classic,” 5-3.
Read More at: ESPN
• HOPKINS DROPS TO NO. 3 IN BEST-HOSPITAL RANKINGS
According to U.S. News & World Report, the Baltimore hospital ranks below No. 1 Mayo Clinic and No. 2. Massachusetts General.
Read More at: Maryland Daily Record
• DIPPIN’ DOTS MAY SAVE CRUMBS CUPCAKES
The ice cream franchise will provide financing in hopes of acquiring the just-closed Crumbs Bakes Shops chain through a bankruptcy auction and reopening some of the Crumbs locations, which until last week existed throughout the U.S., including Towson Town Center, White Marsh Mall and the Mall in Columbia.
Read More at: Baltimore Sun
• MARYLAND ONE OF MOST UNFRIENDLY STATES FOR DRIVERS
According to a driver advocacy group known as the National Motorists Association, which ranked Washington, D.C., as the most unfriendly place to drive, followed by New York, Delaware, New Jersey and Vermont, the Free State is one of the most unfriendly in the U.S. for drivers.
Read More at: WBAL-TV (Channel 11)
• SCHMOKE ESTABLISHES UB SCHOLARSHIP IN BROTHER’S NAME
Established by University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke in honor of his brother, who died in 1994, the scholarship will benefit students enrolled in UB’s College of Public Affairs.
Read More at: WBFF Fox45-TV
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NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Tuesday July 15
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF
A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond. Your weekday morning look (with links) at late-breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on Tuesday:
Amanda Miller, a fourth-grade teacher in Glen Burnie, was one of four third-place winners in Padonia Ale House’s 13th annual “Voice of Baltimore” competition Monday night. (VoB File Photo/Alan Z. Forman)
• PADONIA ALE HOUSE NAMES 13th ANNUAL ‘VOICE OF BALTIMORE’ WINNERS
Winning male and female vocalists were chosen Monday night at the popular Timonium sports bar from a field of 17 finalists.
Read More at: Voice of Baltimore
• PRINCE GEORGE’S OFFICIALS TO VOTE ON NATIONAL HARBOR CASINO SITE
The county’s district council heard from opponents and supporters at a meeting Monday in Upper Marlboro.
Read More at: The (Annapolis) Capital
• MTA TO OFFER TRACKING OF BUSES VIA MOBILE DEVICE
Beginning this fall, users of the state’s bus system will be able to use their smartphones and other mobile devices to track buses.
Read More at: Baltimore Sun
• FORMER MD. VA OFFICIAL GUILTY OF FRAUD
Army veteran David Clark, 67, of Hydes, Md., pled guilty Monday in federal court in Baltimore to one count of extortion, and faces up to 20 years in prison when he’s sentenced on Nov. 17.
Read More at: WBAL-TV (Channel 11)
• TRUMP PLAZA SETS CLOSING FOR SEPTEMBER
More than 1,000 employees of the Atlantic City hotel and casino received notices that they will lose their jobs when the casino closes.
Read More at: Washington Post
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NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Monday July 14
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF
A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond. Your weekday morning look (with links) at late-breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on Monday:
Babe Ruth began his career as a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in 1914. His 1918 contract with Boston sold Saturday night at auction in Baltimore for $1 million.
• BABE RUTH’S BOSTON CONTRACT
AUCTIONED FOR $1M
The Babe’s 1918 contract with the Boston Red Sox was sold at auction Saturday night at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
Read More at: WBFF Fox45-TV
• WESTMINSTER ARMY CENTER WILL NOT HOUSE IMMIGRANTS
The Department of Heath and Human Services has decided not to use a former Army Reserve Center in Westminster to temporarily house some of the thousands of undocumented children and teenagers entering the U.S. at the Mexican border.
Read More at: WBAL-Radio (1090AM)
• $1M WINNING POWERBALL TICKET SOLD IN ELKTON
The second-tier winning ticket was sold at Happy 49 Liquors in the 600 block of East Pulaski Highway.
Read More at: WBAL-TV (Channel 11)
• RAVENS’ JIMMY SMITH ARRESTED
The Baltimore cornerback was charged Saturday night with failure to obey a lawful order of a police officer after an incident at the Greene Turtle in Towson, making him the fifth Ravens player to be arrested since February.
Read More at: Baltimore Sun
• PHELPS LOSES TO AGNEL IN 100-METER FREESTYLE
The Olympic great lost to Yannick Agnel in Athens, Ga. Sunday night by 0.05 seconds.
Read More at: WJZ-TV (Channel 13)
