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- 2 Hospitalized from Hatchet Assault, Officer-Involved Shooting: Police
- Officer Nero Trial: Freddie Gray Arrest Witnesses Speak
- Man Shot His Brother, Set Him on Fire: Police
'Purple Drank' Mix Sends Middle School Students to Hospital
A homemade batch of “Purple Drank” – a mix of vodka, NyQuil and Jolly Ranchers – made popular by rappers sickened a half-dozen Montgomery County middle school students on Friday.
The students at Francis Scott Key Middle School in Silver Spring drank the blend brought by a student to school. It causes euphoria, but can also cause seizures and trouble breathing. Rescue crews checked 12 to 15 students, and took six to an area hospital for treatment. >>> Read more.
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Tempers Boil Over Need to Install AC in Schools
The latest round in an ongoing battle over getting air conditioning installed in all of the state’s schools heated up this week as Baltimore area officials argued with a state board’s push for speedier changes.
In Baltimore County, 34 public schools don’t have air conditioning, forcing kids to “endure conditions that are unsafe, unhealthy and inhumane,” according to state Comptroller Peter Franchot. >> Read more.
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