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Top Baltimore news: Republicans plan retreat in city; ex-mayor tries for 'normal life' after scandal

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Published on August 13, 2019
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Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Baltimore.

Former Mayor Pugh trying ‘to put together a normal life’ after scandal

Friends of former Mayor Catherine Pugh says her health has improved, but she’s keeping a low public profile until the investigations concerning her self-published book deals are completed.

Read the full story on Baltimore Sun.

As Trump blasts city, residents of federally funded housing decry conditions

Baltimore’s subsidized housing is among the most dilapidated and dangerous in the country — nearly half of complexes failed inspection. President Trump just spent a week attacking the city on Twitter.

Read the full story on Baltimore Sun.

Request to use Urban League site for police surveillance is rebuffed

Allegations of rampant drug dealing in a Baltimore neighborhood and a request for police to set up covert drug surveillance in the headquarters of an adjacent nonprofit highlight the tensions inherent in the modern war on drugs.

Read the full story on Baltimore Sun.

Republicans in Congress plan fall retreat in city

Republicans plan to hold a retreat this fall in Baltimore, in the wake of President Donald Trump's denigrating remarks about the city.

Read the full story on Baltimore Sun.

Judge tells jurors: Cop gave conflicting testimony about man accused of killing Taylor Hayes

Jurors must now decide whether the man charged with shooting the youngster last summer is guilty.

Read the full story on Baltimore Sun.


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