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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials announced that Baltimore-Maryland 2026 will welcome the FIFA and U.S. Soccer Inspection Delegation on Monday, Sept. 20, with a public banner exchange. This is part of Baltimore’s bid to become a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. READ MORE: Will Baltimore Make The List? FIFA Plans To Announce 2026 World Cup Sites On June 16 Co-Chairs of the Baltimore-Maryland 2026 World Cup Host Committee Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford and Mayor Brandon Scott are expected to be present. READ MORE: Maryland Weather: Tornado Watch In Effect For Much Of Northern Maryland This article was originally published September 16, 2021. MORE NEWS: Near-Record Heat For Preakness Stakes Another Test For Epicenter … [Read more...] about Baltimore-Maryland 2026 Welcomes FIFA & US Soccer Inspection Delegation Monday

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Tornado Watch has been issued until 7 p.m. Friday for parts of Maryland including the Baltimore area. The advisory issued by the National Weather Service covers Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard and Washington counties. READ MORE: Will Baltimore Make The List? FIFA Plans To Announce 2026 World Cup Sites On June 16 A Tornado Watch means the conditions exist for a tornado to form, unlike a Tornado Warning, which means a tornado has been spotted. “The atmosphere is unstable enough that the National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch,” WJZ First Alert Weather’s Marty Bass explained. READ MORE: Maryland Weather: Tornado Watch In Effect For Much Of Northern Maryland The Tornado Watch comes as the First Alert Weather Team is already tracking potentially dangerous heat on tap for Saturday. As always, stick with the most trusted and experienced team in town on air and online for instant updates and … [Read more...] about A Tornado Watch Has Been Issued For Parts Of Maryland. What Does That Mean?

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Melvin Miles is an institution at Morgan State University. After enrolling as a student in 1970, Miles eventually became director of university bands, leading the marching band, symphonia band, jazz ensemble, and more. READ MORE: Will Baltimore Make The List? FIFA Plans To Announce 2026 World Cup Sites On June 16 But it’s a bittersweet time on campus, as Miles prepares for his final performance. He is retiring after spending nearly 50 years at Morgan State. “This job takes a lot from you. You work a lot of hours a day. And during football season, almost seven days a week,” Miles said. “You think about how much time you’ve lived and how much time you think you have left. And I just thought this would be a good time to stop and begin to live a little longer with my family and friends.” Reflecting on his storied career and many achievements, Miles recalled performing for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and for a Sunday Night Football game between … [Read more...] about Longtime Band Director Melvin Miles Reflects On Nearly 50 Years At Morgan State

PERRY HALL, Md (WJZ) — The husband of the Baltimore County police officer killed Monday called into a Baltimore radio show Tuesday morning to grieve. Tim Caprio called into 105.7 The Fan’s Big Bad Morning Show with Ed Norris and Rob Long to talk about losing his wife, 29-year-old Amy Caprio, in the line of duty. READ MORE: Will Baltimore Make The List? FIFA Plans To Announce 2026 World Cup Sites On June 16 “I’m just still grieving. I don’t know, I just feel like talking about it is definitely better than not,” Tim Caprio said to Ed Norris, a former Baltimore police commissioner. RELATED: Teen Suspect Said He ‘Drove At’ Maryland Officer Amy Caprio Amy, who was just shy of being 4-year veteran of the force, was fatally injured after responding to a call of a suspicious vehicle in Perry Hall, Maryland. READ MORE: Maryland Weather: Tornado Watch In Effect For Much Of Northern Maryland https://twitter.com/wjz/status/998949363547242497/photo/1 Norris shared … [Read more...] about ‘I’m Just Still Grieving’ | Husband Of Slain Baltimore County Police Officer Amy Caprio Says

CHICAGO (AP/WJZ) — FIFA intends to announce the 2026 World Cup sites during a news conference in New York on June 16. Seventeen U.S. stadiums in 16 areas — including M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore — remain in the bidding for the first 48-team World Cup. Three stadiums each in Canada and Mexico are expected to be used. READ MORE: Maryland Weather: Tornado Watch In Effect For Much Of Northern Maryland The 2026 World Cup will be the first with three co-hosts. FIFA selected the bid as joint host in June 2018. Sixty games are to be played in the U.S., including all from the quarterfinals on. Canada and Mexico are to host 10 games each. In April, Baltimore and Washington D.C. merged their bids in the hope of landing matches at M&T Bank Stadium, home of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, and a fan festival on the National Mall in the nation’s capital, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said. “I am extremely excited to join forces with the … [Read more...] about Will Baltimore Make The List? FIFA Plans To Announce 2026 World Cup Sites On June 16

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County police will wear a memorial ribbon bar on their uniform or a mourning band on their badge Saturday to mark the 4-year anniversary of the death of Officer Amy Caprio, who was killed when the teenaged driver of a getaway car ran over her. Caprio, 29, died May 21, 2018 while responding to a 911 call for a burglary in Perry Hall. Dawnta Harris, who was 16 years old at the time, was outside in a stolen Jeep Wrangler as three teenagers burglarized a home on Linwen Way. READ MORE: Will Baltimore Make The List? FIFA Plans To Announce 2026 World Cup Sites On June 16 Investigators said Caprio used her patrol car to partially block the cul-de-sac then demanded Harris to exit the vehicle, but he refused. Police body camera video showed the officer then drawing her gun, pointing it at the driver and again, calling for Harris to get out of the Jeep. That’s when the teen hit the gas and ran her over. Caprio fired one shot, which hit the windshield. … [Read more...] about Baltimore County Police Will Mark 4-Year Anniversary Of Amy Caprio’s Death With Memorial Bars, Mourning Bands

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike skipping over Pimlico Race Course , the 147th Preakness Stakes does not have the usual buzz surrounding a potential 14th Triple Crown winner. But as the name suggests, there are only three of these horse races every year, and even if there isn’t a horse with a chance to sweep the historic series, there’s still plenty of interesting runners to watch and exciting narratives that could develop. READ MORE: Will Baltimore Make The List? FIFA Plans To Announce 2026 World Cup Sites On June 16 Here’s a look at some of the biggest storylines heading into the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes. Post time is Saturday at 7:01 p.m. LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: Jockey Joel Rosario aboard Epicenter (3) runs down the front stretch during the148th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 7th, 2022, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Will Kentucky Derby runner-up … [Read more...] about 5 Key Storylines Heading Into The Preakness Stakes

NOTTINGHAM, Md. (WJZ) — Residents and motorists in Baltimore County should expect road closures Thursday afternoon. The viewing for Baltimore County Officer Amy Caprio will be held May 24 at Schimunek Funeral Home, 9705 Belair Road from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Remembering Officer Amy Caprio. Words cannot describe the somber feeling outside the Schimunek funeral home as the community prepares for her viewing. pic.twitter.com/Z2B2VnOQxI — Avajoye Burnett (@AvajoyeWJZ) May 24, 2018 READ MORE: Will Baltimore Make The List? FIFA Plans To Announce 2026 World Cup Sites On June 16 RELATED: Funeral Arrangements Set For Slain Baltimore County Police Officer Due to the volume expected for the viewing, all lanes of Belair Road will be closed in both directions between Chapel Road and Honeygo Boulevard from noon until 10 p.m. Signs will divert traffic to Joppa Road, Chapel Road and Honeygo Boulevard with detour information. READ MORE: Maryland Weather: … [Read more...] about Road Closures For Ofc. Amy Caprio’s Viewing

PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police have charged all four suspects in Officer Amy Caprio’s murder as adults, and they are being held without bail. Darrell Ward, 15, Derrick Matthews, 16, and Eugene Genius, 17, are charged with burglary and first-degree murder. Police also charged 16-year-old Dawnta Anthony Harris Tuesday as an adult with first-degree murder. READ MORE: Will Baltimore Make The List? FIFA Plans To Announce 2026 World Cup Sites On June 16 RELATED: Police: Teen Charged In Ofc. Amy Caprio’s Murder, 3 Others In Custody Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby addressed the previous cases involving Harris Wednesday afternoon. Outside Baltimore County District Court, a state prosecutor promised the list of charged will likely grow. “There’s probably going to be more charges once we go to the grand jury,” said William Bickel of the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office. Investigators say Ward, Matthews and Genius were absent … [Read more...] about All Suspects In Balt. Co. Ofc. Amy Caprio’s Murder Charged As Adults

PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ/AP) — The Baltimore County Police officer killed Monday while investigating a suspicious vehicle has been identified as 29-year-old Amy Caprio. Baltimore County Police Chief Terrence Sheridan said Caprio died from major head trauma to the head and torso. Her death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner. READ MORE: Will Baltimore Make The List? FIFA Plans To Announce 2026 World Cup Sites On June 16 She was a nearly four-year-veteran assigned to the Parkville precinct. Initially, it was reported she was shot while witnesses said she may have been run over by a black Jeep driven by the suspect. Sixteen-year-old Dawnta Anthony Harris was arrested and charged as an adult in Caprio’s death. WJZ has learned that the three other suspects at-large were taken into custody Tuesday morning. “He did an act which impacts a family, a spouse, brothers and sisters in law enforcement–the institution,” Chief Sheridan said. “That young man has done an act in which … [Read more...] about Baltimore Co. Police Chief: Amy Caprio ‘The Type Of Officer You Want To Hire’