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• Six Children Presumed Dead After Fire at Home of Congressional Staffer: Report
• Weather-Related Crashes Cause Flurry of Upset Over School Starting on Time
• Stabbing at Woodlawn High School Sends 1 to Shock Trauma: Police

Baltimore Commits to Police Reform Outlined by Feds

Force used by Baltimore City police officers should be proportional with the threat, and all officers will get new training on interacting with young people, implicit bias and First Amendment rights. Those changes are some of the of 15 measures the city has agreed to implement after a U.S. Department of Justice probe of the police department after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray due to injuries from a ride in a police van, as well as the city riots that followed. >>> Read more.

Maryland Weather: 'Wintry Mix' On Its Way This Weekend

With highs reaching close to 70 degrees Thursday, it's hard to believe Maryland will likely struggle with ice and snow come Saturday. But the National Weather Service forecast predicts an 80 percent chance Saturday morning for about an inch of snow, plus freezing rain and sleet for Maryland. >>> Read more.

• Record Number of Firearms Found at BWI Airport Checkpoints in 2016
• Wheaton Mall Stabbings Update: 2nd Victim Identified, Teen Charged in Murders
• Beltway Shooting Spree: Eulalio Tordil's Miranda Rights Violated Prosecutor Says
• WOW House: $1.25M for Remodeled French Provincial Estate with Tennis Court
• PG County Mounted Police Train for Huge Trump Inauguration

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