A group of White House officials is helping Baltimore identify federal funding and programs that benefit the city. The Baltimore Sun reports that the White House Task Force on Baltimore has been working behind the scenes for more than a ...

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Despite concerns April 2015’s riots would damage Baltimore’s housing market for the foreseeable future, recent numbers suggest that’s not happening. Live Baltimore, an organization that promotes living in the city, using data from Multiple Listing Service, has found sales in ...

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A Baltimore man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for the federal crime of rioting, including the arson of a CVS Pharmacy during April’s civil unrest. Raymon Carter, 24, must also pay $500,000 in restitution, according to federal ...

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A newly released after-action report shows the Baltimore Police Department was underprepared and disorganized during the protests and rioting that followed the death of Freddie Gray. The report, “Lessons Learned from the 2015 Civil Unrest in Baltimore,” was conducted by ...

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Marcia Lakein and her father, Warren Lakein, were working at the family’s jewelry store on the afternoon of April 27 as tension in Baltimore over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray from injuries suffered in police custody climaxed. After Marcia ...

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Baltimore police are preparing for the Freddie Gray case to begin. Department spokesman T.J. Smith said since riots erupted following Gray’s death in April, the police have received equipment and specialized training to better prepare officers for any future civil ...

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As they work to rebuild the city’s image following April’s riots, Baltimore tourism officials could look back — and forward — to some good news. In 2014, 24.5 million people visited Baltimore, an increase of 2.5 percent over the previous ...

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to reverse its denial of disaster aid to help Maryland and Baltimore.

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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake climbed onto the deck of an abandoned row house in Tuesday’s sweltering summer heat and promised that “better is coming” as she promoted the restoration of a blighted block not far from where riots broke out ...

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A federal grand jury Thursday indicted a 24-year-old Baltimore man for the arson of a CVS Pharmacy store during April’s riots. Raymon Carter faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if ...

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