Md. Event Celebrates Ruth Birthday
BALTIMORE (AP) — Amateur sluggers will be able to hold a bat Babe Ruth used during a charity event at a Baltimore hospital. The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation and Mercy Medical Center are partnering...
View ArticleFans Possibly Exposed To Rabies After A Bat Swoops In During Last Friday’s...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An unusual health warning goes out to Ravens fans. Some people in the stands at last Friday’s game against the Detroit Lions may have been exposed to rabies. Denise Koch has more....
View Article3 Youths Hurt In Brawl In Frederick
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Frederick city police say three juveniles are recovering from injuries they suffered in a brawl involving 10 to 15 youths. They say four of the alleged participants have been...
View ArticleRabid Bat Found In Annapolis Apartment Building
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is issuing an alert after a rabid bat was found at an Annapolis apartment building. The bat found at Woodside Garden Apartments on...
View ArticleGlen Burnie Man Beaten With Baseball Bat During Robbery
GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — An Anne Arundel County man is badly beaten with a baseball bat during a robbery. It happened at 20 Virginia Avenue in Glen Burnie. Fire officials say the 40-year-old victim was...
View ArticleGlen Burnie Man Arrested In Baseball Bat Beating & Robbery
GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County police have made an arrest in the baseball bat beating that happened during a robbery Wednesday night. William Lee Haynes, 35, of Glen Burnie, is charged...
View ArticleMd.-W.Va. Trail Link Shelved Due To Bat Habitat Threat
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The National Park Service has shelved a proposed extension of the Western Maryland Rail Trail to Paw Paw because it could threaten bats that roost in three tunnels along the...
View ArticleU.S. OKs Bat Safety Measures At Md. Wind Farm
CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is approving changes at a western Maryland wind farm to minimize harm to federally endangered Indiana bats. The Cumberland Times-News reported...
View ArticleManny Machado Suspended 5 Games For Bat-Throwing Incident; Appealing Suspension
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Suspended for five games and fined. That’s the punishment handed down to Orioles All-Star third baseman Manny Machado by Major League Baseball for throwing his bat. But Tuesday night,...
View ArticleMachado Hearing On Bat-Throwing Suspension Slated For Wednesday
BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles third baseman Manny Machado will have a hearing Wednesday on his appeal of a five-game suspension handed down by Major League Baseball. Machado received the suspension and an...
View ArticleOrioles Fan Suing Team After Being Hit With Errant Bat
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Ellicott City woman is suing the Baltimore Orioles and Major League Baseball for negligence after she was hit by a flying bat while sitting in the stands at Camden Yards. Court...
View ArticleLethal Bat Fungus Hits Maryland
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It has killed millions of bats and threatens to kill many more. A lethal fungus, unheard of in the U.S. just a few years ago, continues to spread. Alex DeMetrick reports Maryland is...
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