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December 22, 2016

1 dead after officers encounter armed people, shots fired

Police in Maryland say one person is dead and another is in custody after officers encountered at least two people armed with weapons and shots were fired.

December 22, 2016

Police: Private investigator shoots teen displaying fake gun

Baltimore police say a private investigator shot a 13-year-old boy who opened his car door and brandished what turned out to be a replica gun.

December 21, 2016

Body found inside towed van at Baltimore impound lot

Authorities in Baltimore are investigating after a body was found in a van days after police had it towed to a city-owned impound lot.

December 21, 2016

Man convicted of manslaughter in child's hot car death

A Baltimore man has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter for leaving his daughter in a hot car for 16 hours, causing her death.

December 19, 2016

Man guilty in slaying of woman who threatened to expose him

A homeless heroin addict acknowledged Monday that he killed a friend's girlfriend after she threatened to expose him for stealing $250 from the cash registers of a dollar store and a gas station.

December 19, 2016

Man fatally hit by vehicle while sledding with son

Authorities say a man who was sledding with his son when they were hit by a vehicle in Maryland has died.

December 18, 2016

Winter storm slams parts of US, causing accidents, deaths

A winter storm of snow, freezing rain and bone-chilling temperatures socked the nation's mid-section and East Coast on Saturday, causing hundreds of accidents on icy roads and putting a crimp on Christmas shopping.

December 17, 2016

Dashing through the home: Teen shoots deer in living room

A Maryland teenager shot and killed a deer inside his house after it busted through his family's front door and ransacked their home.

December 17, 2016

Tanker skids off highway, explodes in Baltimore

Authorities say two people were killed and more than a dozen were injured when a gas tanker skidded off an interstate highway in Baltimore and exploded.

December 14, 2016

Teacher disciplined: Told students to write 'fun' slave song

A Maryland high school teacher has been disciplined after encouraging students to "have fun" writing a slave song for an assignment as part of a lesson on abolitionist Frederick Douglass.