Dog Killed, Wild Card, First Babies, Police Crash: Top MD News

Here are some of the week's top stories. From a meteor shower to a man accused of killing his mother, see what your neighbors were reading about on Maryland Patches.

• Maryland Among Hardest Hit By Federal Government Shutdown
• Cop Fatally Shoots Dog While Responding To Theft Report In Severn
• Ravens Win AFC North Division Title, Will Host Wild Card Game
• Son Charged With Murdering Mother Outside Rockville Church
• 2019 Guide To Meteor Showers, Lunar Eclipse, Supermoons In MD
• First Baby Of 2019 In Baltimore Is Named 'Snow'
• JHU Football Coach Jim Margraff Dies At 58: Report
• People Are Moving From Maryland — Here’s Why
• New Year’s Baby Born Seconds After Midnight In Rockville
• Man Smashes Into 3 State Police Cruisers During Traffic Stop
• Annapolis Teen Competes On Food Network Baking Show
• Dad Accused Of Directing 5-Year-Old In Bel Air To Steal Package Denied Bail

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• BWI: Hazmat Investigation Focused On Baggage Claim
• 14-Year-Old Girl Charged With Threatening PGC Schools: Police
• Aberdeen Middle School Bomb Threat: 2 Charged, Police Say
• Martin O’Malley Urges Beto O’Rourke To Run For President In 2020
• Duck Drop 2019 Pays Tribute To Firefighter Killed In 2018
• Anne Arundel Police Need Public’s Help In Solving Two 2018 Homicide Cases
• Traffic Pattern Change For MD-175 In Anne Arundel Starting Jan. 7
• County Exec 'Will Be Talking With Mall Leadership' In White Marsh About Safety
• Dundalk Apartment Fire: One Killed, One Injured, Officials Say
• Anne Arundel County’s ‘First Local Kingpin’ Pleads Guilty In Annapolis
• Metro To Eliminate Saturday Parking Fees Starting Jan. 5
• Baltimore County Gets New Leadership For 2019

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Pictured, Baltimore City Hall is among the buildings lit up purple in support of the Baltimore Ravens, who won the AFC North title on Dec. 29 and host the AFC wild card game on Jan. 6. Photo courtesy of Baltimore City Hall.