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Maryland property manager accused of gender-based discrimination, making "relentless advances" towards vulnerable women
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown filed a lawsuit against an eastern shore landlord accused of violating civil rights laws. It's a historic first for the office of the attorney general as this is the first lawsuit filed by the newly established civil rights division.Attorney General Anthony Brown said obtaining authority to enforce civil rights laws was a top priority when took office. The civil rights division launched on Jan 1 of this year. Brown said this first lawsuit brings needed attention to an understudied and under resourced gender-based issue. "The defendant's conduct was severe, pervasive and humiliating to the women forced...
Microsoft software outage causes travel delays at BWI airport
A travel nightmare unfolded at BWI Marshall Airport on a busy summer Friday after a technical outage impacted airlines across the globe. WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren reported a message across the speaker system urged travelers to "be patient."Timelapse video showed the long lines for some airlines. Many passengers have been here for hours with no end in sight as the delays mounted. The issue was caused by a technical problem that cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it had identified in its software and was working to resolve. CrowdStrike provides antivirus software to Microsoft for its Windows devices. "Right now, we just have a delay of about...
Microsoft software outage affects Maryland courthouses, hospitals, and banks
BALTIMORE -- Airports, courthouses, banks, and hospitals felt the impact of a Microsoft software outage linked to the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. People trying to get married or file for divorce were turned away from courthouses across Maryland on Friday as clerks' offices closed statewide. WJZ spoke with a member of a grand jury who was able to continue their duties, highlighting the sporadic nature of the services affected. "It messes them (my plans) up completely. So, now I have to make another trip and come back down here to try to get and file for divorce," Letitia, a Philadelphia resident, said. Letitia...
Maryland hospitals take preventative measures, courts close over Microsoft outage
BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Judiciary closed all courts to the public Friday, except for emergencies, due to a Microsoft outage that has crippled systems worldwide. Hospitals are also among the systems impacted. The issue was caused by a technical problem that global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it had identified in its software and was working to resolve, CBS News reports. CrowdStrike provides antivirus software to Microsoft for its Windows devices."The underlying cause has been fixed, however, residual impact is continuing to affect some Microsoft 365 apps and services. We're conducting additional mitigations to provide relief," Microsoft said in a statement posted on social...
BWI flights canceled, delayed; Maryland issues partial state of emergency over Microsoft outage
BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Department of Emergency Management increased the State Activation Level from Normal to Partial on Friday morning in response to a Microsoft outage that has paralyzed systems worldwide, including some at BWI Airport.The agency says Partial activation is for "an incident or event requiring significant monitoring or resources," meaning there is additional Emergency Operations Center staffing from other agencies and organizations. Banks, airlines, television networks and health systems across the world are impacted by the outage. CBS News reports the issue was caused by a technical problem that global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it had identified in its...
Microsoft outage causes mass airline disruptions. Here's what to know.
Air travel is experiencing disruptions across the globe on Friday morning due to a Microsoft outage for customers of its 365 apps, including many major airlines. In the U.S., more than 3,000 flights within, into or out of the U.S. had been canceled as of 9 p.m. Eastern Time, while more than 11,400 flights had been delayed, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service.Airlines said the outage impacted the back-end systems they use to send key data, such as weight and balance information, required for planes to depart.Air travelers posted images on social media of long lines at ticket counters, and...
Fabulous Friday before humidity & storms return to Maryland
BALTIMORE -- Rain returns for your Saturday forecast, after a beautiful Friday in the upper 80s. Tonight, we see ideal tamps continue with the 70s overnight. Expect increasing clouds for Saturday and then rain showers Saturday afternoon and evening around 7 p.m. Overnight lows will be in the 60s.The lower humidity pattern is expected to continue through the weekend until Sunday, when we'll see a chance of rain in the morning, and drying out in the afternoon. Highs will hover around 91.The chance of stormy weather returns Monday through Thursday as an unsettled weather pattern moves into the region.
What to know as Microsoft clients hit by massive global outages
Banks, airlines, television networks and health systems around the world that rely on Microsoft 365 apps were hit by widespread outages early Friday linked to the company CrowdStrike. Thousands of flights and train services were canceled globally, including more than 1,800 in the U.S., and there were disruptions to many other public and retail services. Here's what we know about the outages:What caused the global Microsoft outages?The issue was caused by a technical problem that global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it had identified in its software and was working to resolve. CrowdStrike provides antivirus software to Microsoft for its Windows devices."Earlier...
Baltimore Police commissioner sides with officer who held gun to restrained man's head
BALTIMORE - Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley defended an officer shown in body-worn camera footage from May pressing a gun against the temple of a 24-year-old man while he was restrained on a sidewalk.Worley said the officer was doing his job and had not been suspended. "I've been in that position that officer was in," Worley said. "You're scared, you're fighting for your life 'cause you don't know what he's going to do." In the moments leading up to the incident in the 1500 block of Washington Street, police went out to investigate an armed robbery.Charging documents obtained by WJZ reveal that...
Toll price hikes on Bay Bridge, Harbor tunnels have drivers frustrated
BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Transportation Authority will be raising the tolls on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Harbor tunnels in about three years.It is not known how much more money drivers will have to dish out, but the increase is expected to start in 2027.Drivers told WJZ they aren't happy with the toll price hike."It's definitely inconvenient," said Bridget Hislop, who drives through the Harbor Tunnel each day to get to work in Baltimore.Hislop told WJZ she is paying more than $100 a month in EZ-Pass bills alone."Definitely not ideal for me to be having more expensive tolls," Hislop...
Martin O'Malley, head of Social Security Administration, addresses agency's future, correcting issues
BALTIMORE - You work all your adult life and pay into a system that is supposed to pay you when you need it the most in retirement.But, many people don't know how Social Security works, and even more, don't know that the powerful agency is located in Baltimore.WJZ anchor Vic Carter spoke exclusively with the head of the Social Security Administration Martin O'Malley, the former Baltimore mayor and Maryland governor.O'Malley gave WJZ unprecedented access to parts of the Social Security Administration that few people have ever seen, some of which we can't show to protect privacy and the inner workings...
Odenton residents feel their rural community is getting squeezed by controversial expansion
BALTIMORE - Residents in a rural Anne Arundel County community are worried about overcrowding and overdevelopment as a developer is moving forward with the controversial expansion of the Two Rivers community.Concerned residents met with the developer during a tense community meeting on Wednesday evening.Jim Holman, whose family property is along Meyers Station Road in Odenton, feels his quiet rural lifestyle is slipping away with each acre and farmland replaced by luxury homes."We very well could be the last generation to live down here," Holman told WJZ.Holman's property backs up to a master-planned community of a little more than 2,000 homes,...
What's it like to be in a powerful hurricane? Maryland wind tunnel gives an intense simulation.
BALTIMORE -- We're not even a third of the way into hurricane season and we've already made history with the earliest Category 5 storm in the Atlantic on record.The projections for the rest of the season are alarming. First Alert Meteorologist Steve Sosna shows there is something extremely powerful at the University of Maryland in College Park.Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel The Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel helps understand the crushing force of hurricane winds."It was constructed by a gift from Glenn L. Martin, of what the time was Barton Aircraft Company, who built tens of thousands of airplanes in...
Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin urges Biden to consider dropping out
BALTIMORE - U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, is calling for President Joe Biden to consider dropping out of the presidential election, according to the New York Times.The New York Times obtained a letter written by Raskin to the president. He is the highest ranking Maryland Democrat to ask Biden to step away from his candidacy.Several Democratic lawmakers have urged Biden to bow out after concerns about his debate with Donald Trump.Raskin, in the four-page letter, compared Biden to a tiring baseball player and urged him to consult with fellow Democrats about whether to continue his campaign, the...
Baltimore Orioles' 2025 schedule has been released. Take a look at their opponents.
BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Orioles will open up next season in Toronto.The 2025 Major League Baseball schedules were released on Thursday. Each team will play every other team in baseball for at least one series.After a four-game series at the Toronto Blue Jays from March 27-30, the Orioles will host the Boston Red Sox on Monday, March 31, for their home opening at Camden Yards.The O's have home interleague games against Cincinnati, Washington, St. Louis, New York Mets, Miami, Colorado, Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh.They have road interleague games against Arizona, Washington, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia, San Francisco and San Diego. The Orioles will host 13 weekend series, including three against AL East rivals -- the Blue Jays (April 11-13), Rays (June 27-29) and Yankees (September 18-21).In addition, there will be three home games on holidays -- Easter Sunday (April 20 vs. Cincinnati), Memorial Day (May 26 vs. St. Louis) and Father's Day (June 15 vs. Los Angeles Angels).The Orioles (58-38) enter the second half of this season with a one-game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East.
Milford Mill Market Square groundbreaking has county leaders thinking about "food security"
BALTIMORE --- The Liberty Road corridor will start to look different sooner than you think.Baltimore County leaders broke ground on Milford Mill Market Square, a new shopping center at the corner of Liberty and Milford Mill roads in Milford Mill. "The Milford Mill Market Square," said Johnny Olszewski, the Baltimore County Executive. "This was a name that was chosen by members of the Milford Mill community to reflect our shared goals for this project."The shopping center will also be the home to a new grocery store. "It will be a store that will be independently managed by operators who know this...
Seven suspects arrested in takedown of Baltimore drug trafficking organization
BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office announced the takedown of a drug trafficking organization Thursday morning in a press conference with Mayor Brandon Scott, Deputy State's Attorney Thomas M. Donnelly, and other officials.Officials said the organization operated in the 900 block of North Broadway Street, in the shadows of Johns Hopkins' medical campus.The stretch of road is described by police and neighbors as an "open-air drug market." Police say their investigation, which started in January, resulted in seven men being arrested. "Once again, we have dismantled another criminal group proliferating illegal drugs and violence in our city,"...
Suspect in murder of tech CEO Pava LaPere fights to suppress statement to police ahead of trial
BALTIMORE -- Jason Billingsley, charged in the murder of 26-year-old EcoMap Tech CEO Pava LaPere, appeared in a Baltimore courtroom Thursday where his lawyer fought to suppress statements Billingsley gave to police following the brutal crime. The defense alleged to Judge Robert Taylor that police misstated Billingsley's Miranda rights and his videotaped statement was not freely made. Prosecutors argued the defense failed to file its motion to suppress the statements promptly and said the defense had the information for months. They also argued that "police were not ambiguous with Mr. Billingsley about what his rights are."Defense attorney Jason Rodriguez said he "didn't...
Maryland faces summer surge in COVID cases as new Omicron variant drives hospitalizations
BALTIMORE -- The summer surge in COVID cases has arrived in Maryland. The strain that is currently most contagious evolved from the Omicron variant.According to the state health department, as of Tuesday, there are 119 people in the hospital with COVID. One month ago, there were 70 cases that led to hospitalizations.Health professionals are turning to wastewater testing to measure COVID cases, since fewer people are getting tested.The latest data from the CDC shows Maryland is in a very high zone for COVID-19 infection rate. Mutations in the current strain can make it easier for the virus to evade people's...
Maryland Weather: Fabulous Friday with warm & muggy weekend
BALTIMORE -- Expect humidity levels to drop with partial clearing tonight. A fabulous Friday before weekend humidity returns. A cold front continues to gradually push to the south of our area. Humidity levels have come down significantly and will continue to drop tonight into tomorrow. With a partly cloudy sky tonight, temperatures will fall into the middle 60s. Friday will be a phenomenal weather day with mostly sunny conditions and low humidity. The best weather day that we've seen in weeks! With plenty of sunshine and low humidity Friday will be a fabulous outdoor day across the entire state of Maryland....
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