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Apparent domestic violence murder-suicide investigated in Carroll County
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (165+ words) Updated on: April 19, 2026 / 6: 48 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore Police are investigating an apparent domestic violence murder-suicide that happened Sunday morning in Carroll County, according to the Westminster Police Department. Officers responded around 8: 30 a. m. to the 300 block of E. Main Street in Westminster, where…...
Applications open for WJZ's Black History Oratory Competition 2026
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (330+ words) Updated on: January 6, 2026 / 9: 01 AM EST / CBS Baltimore WJZ is seeking applicants for the Black History Oratory Competition 2026. High school students in Maryland are invited to apply. For over 30 years, WJZ has asked Maryland high school Students to speak up and…...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. news - Today's latest updates
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (1703+ words) Andrew Young, an early leader in the civil rights movement, speaks with Tony Dokoupil about the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson. Jackson died Tuesday morning at 84, his family said. Rev. Jesse Jackson, an audacious force in American politics who…...
Afghanistan gets the internet back 2 days after Taliban's unexplained web shutdown
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (364+ words) October 1, 2025 / 9: 38 AM EDT / CBS News Internet services in Afghanistan came back online Wednesday, restoring vital communication and web connectivity for residents two days after the Taliban government blocked web access nationally without any explanation. CBS News verified that internet services…...
Baltimore has a plan to fill 25, 000 potholes and pave 25 lane miles
2+ week, 4+ day ago (284+ words) Updated on: April 2, 2026 / 8: 03 AM EDT / CBS Baltimore Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott introduced during his'State of the City'address a program called "Repave Baltimore," which will reimagine how the city resurfaces roads. The mayor also challenged city agencies to a 90-day sprint…...
Colorado law expands Black history studies in all K-12 schools
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) Updated on: February 9, 2026 / 5: 47 PM MST / CBS Colorado A new law expands how black history is taught at public schools across the state. Colorado's HB25-1149 law requires K-12 public schools to integrate comprehensive Black history and cultural studies into their curriculum by 2028." That…...
Colorado foster parent specializes in being "bonus mom" to teens
2+ week, 4+ day ago (480+ words) Updated on: April 1, 2026 / 12: 34 PM MDT / CBS Colorado "It has absolutely been my jam. So I only take teenagers now. 15 is probably on the youngest end that I take, all the way up to 21," Piper explained." She said that she loves…...
One Hope United, UIC look to expand family-style living for teens in foster care
1+ week, 6+ day ago (160+ words) April 6, 2026 / 10: 02 AM CDT / CBS Chicago The organization One Hope United and the University of Illinois at Chicago want to expand a program that provides family-style living to teens in foster care. The living situations are called Hope Houses, and allow…...
Renovated apartments help Atlantans aging out of foster care transition to adulthood without fear
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (523+ words) January 6, 2026 / 6: 16 PM EST / CBS Atlanta Some young adults in Atlanta who are coming out of foster care are starting the new year with a new home. Wellroot Family Services is almost done renovating an apartment building in East Lake that…...
Far-away foster placements, social service shortcomings keeping Alameda County foster kids from family reunification
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1000+ words) November 21, 2025 / 4: 02 PM PST / CBS San Francisco Foster children from Alameda County are facing increasingly long odds of being reunited with their families because of distant out-of-county placements, inadequate social worker staffing, and other shortcomings of the county's social services department,…...