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  • 1 month ago | channel3000.com | Denise Koch

    Click here for updates on this story    BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) -- Maryland's horseracing industry employs over 20,000 people and many of the jobs you probably recognize: jockeys, trainers, and grooms. However, there are three to four people you'll find working at each horse track and during each race who may actually be the most important, the outriders. You might call outriders the 'cops' of racing'. They are on horseback, hanging on the side until something happens.

  • 1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Denise Koch

    Maryland's horseracing industry employs over 20,000 people and many of the jobs you probably recognize: jockeys, trainers, and grooms. However, there are three to four people you'll find working at each horse track and during each race who may actually be the most important, the outriders. You might call outriders the 'cops' of racing'. They are on horseback, hanging on the side until something happens. Then they risk their lives to protect horses and riders.

  • 2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Denise Koch

    A Baltimore photographer reflected on his work during the unrest that followed the death of Freddie Gray in 2015. Gray died days after he suffered injuries while in the custody of Baltimore Police. His family marked 10 years since his death and called for continued progress during a ceremony on April 19. "I grew up here," photographer Shaun Young said. "I wasn't a personal friend with Freddie, but…I grew up right here, on Calhoun," he said.

  • 2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Denise Koch

    Dr. Michael Zollicoffer, known by his patients as "Dr. Z," is a lifeline, a father figure, someone who's always there for care and counsel, in his Northwest Baltimore community. Now, his legacy will be written into the pages of the Congressional Record, so history will never forget one of Baltimore's most compassionate citizens.

  • Mar 29, 2025 | wetheitalians.com | Denise Koch

    BY: Denise KochLeonora "Peachy" Dixon, an authentic Baltimore jewel, is hanging up her uniform after serving customers at Little Italy's Sabatino's for nearly 50 years. The longtime waitress will work her final shift on Saturday before retiring and moving to Havre De Grace to be with her grandchildren. Peachy has greeted hungry patrons for about 70% of the 70 years the restaurant has been open. "I'm gonna cry because this is my life here, you know," Peachy said.

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