BWI Flap, Bear Stuck, Best High Schools: Maryland News

Here are some of the week’s top stories from Maryland Patches:

• ‘Suspicious’ Activity on Plane at BWI? Looking at Phone
• Bear With Milk Can on Its Head Stuck in Woods
• 100 Best Public High Schools in Maryland
• Metro Transit Police Increase Patrols, Inspections After Paris Attacks
• Walmart Scraps Plans for Bel Air Store
• Baltimore Riot Response Under Scrutiny in New Report
• American Killed in Mali Was Takoma Park Woman
• Baby Penguins Hatch at Maryland Zoo
• Hogan Says No To Syrian Refugees In Maryland
• Carroll County Suspends Field Trips to D.C.
• Missing Hoggle Kids: Dad’s Princess Turns Five
• Baltimore Rioter Sentenced in CVS Fire
• Heroin Dealer Who Stole $1M from Elderly ‘Dates’ Sent to Prison
• Grotto Pizza is Coming to Columbia
• Wife in Love Triangle, Accused Teen Gunman Indicted in Murders

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The T. Rowe Price building on Pratt Street in Baltimore displayed the blue, white and red colors of the French flag in the aftermath of the attacks in Paris (photo taken Nov. 16, 2015). Regional response ranged from a county canceling field trips to the governor refusing Syrian refugees to Metro ramping up security. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Janney.