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  • 3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Mike Hellgren

    Many of the large pools of diesel fuel, noticeable by its distinct red color from dye, have been removed from Baltimore's harbor two days after a 2,000-gallon spill. It is a testament to the quick response after Johns Hopkins Hospital's emergency generators were overfilled, leaking into storm drains and funneling into the Harbor Wednesday. "I was really worried when I woke up this morning about what I was going to find when kayaking around the harbor.

  • 3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Mike Hellgren

    Cleanup of 2,000-gallon fuel spill progressing at Baltimore's Inner Harbor Crews worked around the clock to clean up 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel that dyed the water red near Harbor East and had environmental groups concerned about long-term impacts. The spill began more than a mile away on the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus on Fayette Street near Broadway.

  • 3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Mike Hellgren |Mary Eber

    Thousands of transgender U.S. military members have until Friday, June 6, to identify themselves and begin a voluntary separation from the armed forces under a ban implemented by the Trump administration. WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren spoke to three decorated service members about the uncertain future ahead. Transgender military members share heartbreak Colonel Bree Fram joined the military after 9/11 and was determined to give back.

  • 3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Mike Hellgren

    Baltimore man sentenced for murder, hostage plot in vacant home over drug deal A federal judge in Baltimore sentenced a 21-year-old man to 22 years in prison for his role in a 2022 murder inside a vacant home. According to federal prosecutors, the motive for the killing was money and drugs. The murder plotThe plot unfolded in May 2022.

  • 3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Mike Hellgren

    While Baltimore is seeing record-low homicides, the city is dealing with persistent juvenile crime concerns. Four teenagers were arrested with multiple guns over the weekend. Police said the teens also had a device that turns a semiautomatic weapon into a fully automatic firearm. Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley spoke to WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren about the department's successes and challenges ahead of a pivotal budget hearing Tuesday night.

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Mike Hellgren
Mike Hellgren @HellgrenWJZ
6 Jun 25

We are continuing to follow breaking news: The return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States to face charges in a smuggling case out of Tennessee. Live reports at 5,6,7 on @wjz

Mike Hellgren
Mike Hellgren @HellgrenWJZ
6 Jun 25

RT @MDSP: #NewsAlert: @MDSP are investigating a double fatal three-vehicle crash that occurred this morning in Carroll County. FULL RELEASE…

Mike Hellgren
Mike Hellgren @HellgrenWJZ
6 Jun 25

RT @BlueWaterBmore: This week we collected water samples and data throughout the Jones Falls and tidal Patapsco River! Check out https://t.…