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Top Baltimore news: Rapper pleads guilty to fraud charges; beloved sea turtle Calypso dies; more

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Published on February 04, 2020
Top Baltimore news: Rapper pleads guilty to fraud charges; beloved sea turtle Calypso dies; morePhoto: thekirbster/Flickr

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Baltimore.

Enoch Pratt Library begins passport services for first-time applicants

The Enoch Pratt Central Library has quietly begun accepting first-time passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.

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Beloved 3-flippered sea turtle dies after nearly 20 years at National Aquarium

Calypso, a 500-pound green sea turtle that had delighted millions of visitors over nearly 20 years as the unofficial “queen” of the National Aquarium in Baltimore, died unexpectedly Sunday.

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Police release video of 3 suspects in killing of Catonsville Y youth sports director

Jordan Taylor, 31, was killed during a home invasion.

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Baltimore rapper Chad Focus, accused of spending $4M to fraudulently boost music career, pleads guilty

Chad Arrington, who also goes by the stage name Chad Focus, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday, as he faced charges that he spent about $4.1 million with a company American Express card, which helped him maintain the illusion that Chad Focus was the “No. 1 recording artist in the world.”

Read the full story on Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore native Billie Holiday immortalized at Great Blacks in Wax Museum

You can learn more about Billie Holiday, one of the most influential jazz singers in history, at the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore.

Read the full story on CBS Baltimore.


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