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Joppatowne High, nationwide school shootings prompt action to improve active shooter drills
BALTIMORE -- With the number of school shootings across the country, including one earlier this month at Joppatowne High School, leaders in our nation's capital want more to be done to save lives and minimize trauma. The Biden administration announced a new series of executive orders aimed at reducing gun violence, including an action that will direct federal agencies to improve school-based active shooter drills.According to the White House, in this order, information will be provided to schools that include a summary of:Existing research on active shooter drills and resources for school districts and institutions of higher education on how to...
The cargo ship that federal authorities searched and shares a manager with Dali has left Baltimore
The cargo ship that shares a manager with the Dali and was boarded by federal officials Saturday left the Port of Baltimore early Thursday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Area Port of Baltimore cleared the Maersk Saltoro for departure at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The container ship had been in port for five days after a multi-agency search warrant was served on the vessel when it ...
Baltimore dockworkers describe emotions about looming strike
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore longshoremen, still recovering from the impacts of the Key Bridge collapse, expressed their concerns about a looming strike that could be devastating to the nation's consumer supply.Thousands of dockworkers along the East and Gulf coasts, including in Baltimore, could strike if a new labor agreement is not reached by Tuesday, October 1, with shipping companies represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance.The International Longshoreman's Association, which represents 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen U.S. ports, wants better wages and protection from job-killing automation. "I think once we exhaust our savings, I mean, we don't know what the next move is...
Baltimore County high school football notebook: Four downs, stat leaders and more from Week 3
Here are four takeaways from Week 3 of the high school football season we’re calling “Four Downs,” plus more from across the county: First down: Champions find a way Throughout last year’s Division I championship season and run to the Class 4A/3A state semifinals, Perry Hall more often than not bludgeoned opposing teams. Outside of divisional showdowns with Dundalk and Milford Mill, the Gators ...
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