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• Viral Baltimore School Choir Sings Christmas Carols For Fader Magazine

  14-12-2017 23:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Cardinal Shehan School students gained national attention when video of their choir singing “Rise Up” went viral. Now, the middle schoolers are changing their tune and belting out Christmas carols for a special recording.
  “Powerful, innocent and talented young voices singing ‘Rise Up’ at a time of natural disasters, murders and political turmoil was just what the doctor ordered,” says choir director Kenyatta Hardison. &l
  
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• Top patient safety expert, innovator of checklists, departs Johns Hopkins - Baltimore Sun

  14-12-2017 23:30 via baltimoresun.com
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  Top patient safety expert, innovator of checklists, departs Johns Hopkins
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  Dr. Peter Provonost, one of the nation's top patient safety experts and advocates, is leaving Johns Hopkins Health System for a job at insurance giant UnitedHealthcare, he announced Thursday on Twitter. “A great opportunity to help improve care for ...and more »
  
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• Harford County Church Prepares For Active Shooter

  14-12-2017 23:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This time of year, houses of worship are focused on Hanakkah and Christmas, but there is also something darker on people’s minds: the threat of an active shooter.
  Inside Mountain Christian Church in Harford County, more than 400 people gathered — not for a sermon, but a warning.
  “You are on a five to seven minute window to get out to keep yourself alive,”  says Harford County Deputy Sheriff Tom Wherle. “Do you think the SWAT team is
  
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• Marian House Helps Recovering Baltimore Addicts Through Housing Program

  14-12-2017 23:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Roberta Williams was near tears as she walked, for the first time, into her new apartment in the Old York neighborhood of North Baltimore.
  She grew up poor in the West Baltimore neighborhoods of Sandtown and Poppleton.
  She said that she was using heroin by 15, and selling it soon after to support her habit. She’s now 46, she’s spent most of her life addicted, arrested, or jailed.
  “In all, I did 3 years in Jessup,” she said.
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• Marian House Helps Recovering Baltimore Addicts Become Adults Through Housing Program

  14-12-2017 23:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Roberta Williams was near tears as she walked, for the first time, into her new apartment in the Old York neighborhood of North Baltimore.
  She grew up poor in the West Baltimore neighborhoods of Sandtown and Poppleton.
  She said that she was using heroin by 15, and selling it soon after to support her habit. She’s now 46, she’s spent most of her life addicted, arrested, or jailed.
  “In all, I did 3 years in Jessup,” she said.
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• WWE Insiders Pick Clash Of Champions 2017

  14-12-2017 22:39
  By Chuck Carroll
  The WWE Clash of Champions card features the return of Daniel Bryan to a match for the first time since his retirement. No, he’s not wrestling. But it is a gigantic step forward for the former champion, whose concussion history forced a premature retirement, to be in the ring as a referee.
  Bryan has been adamant that he will wrestle again one day. Will it be in WWE? That is up to the company doctor to decide. For now, we’re being teased with that possibility, as the
  
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• At St. Alphonsus Ligouri in Baltimore, believers find new inspiration in old Latin Mass - Baltimore Sun

  14-12-2017 22:24 via baltimoresun.com
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  At St. Alphonsus Ligouri in Baltimore, believers find new inspiration in old Latin Mass
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  The majestic St. Alphonsus Ligouri Catholic Church still uses the Tridentine (Latin language) Mass, on old-fashioned form of Catholic Mass that was used worldwide for 1,500 years prior to the reforms of Second Vatican Council in 1964. (Lloyd Fox ...
  
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• Maryland Medical Society Aims To Reduce Diabetes

  14-12-2017 22:21
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The American Medical Association is partnering up with MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, as part of a multi-state effort to reduce Type 2 diabetes.
  The association has started to work on preventing new cases of Type 2 diabetes in California, Michigan and South Carolina and will now be paired with Maryland as well eight additional medical societies — in Maine, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island — to develop models to pre
  
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• Paulie Malignaggi: ‘Joshua Vs. Klitschko Was Best Fight Of 2017’

  14-12-2017 22:00
  By DJ Sixsmith
  Boxing had an incredibly interesting year. But ‘interesting’ only begins to describe the sweet science in 2017, with all the surprising, unexpected, and, of course, entertaining events that happened in and around the boxing ring. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor fought possibly the most anticipated fight ever, with a buildup and payday to match. Anthony Joshua went to Wembley Stadium and took down Wladimir Klitschko in what some argue was the best heavyweight fi
  
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• FCC Votes Along Party Lines To End ‘Net Neutrality’

  14-12-2017 21:55
  The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds.
  In a straight party-line vote of 3-2, the Republican-controlled FCC junked the long-time principle that said all web traffic must be treated equally. The move represents a radical departure from a decade of federal oversight.
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• Amtrak names team to redevelop Baltimore's Penn Station, surrounding Amtrak properties - Baltimore Sun

  14-12-2017 21:50 via baltimoresun.com
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  Amtrak names team to redevelop Baltimore's Penn Station, surrounding Amtrak properties
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  Conceptual rendering of proposed new rail concourse across from Baltimore Penn Station. (Courtesy of Amtrak). Sarah GantzContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. The long-discussed redevelopment of Baltimore's Penn Station and nearby Amtrak properties took a ...
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• Maryland's highest court dismisses discipline case against former Baltimore Judge Nance - Baltimore Sun

  14-12-2017 21:47 via baltimoresun.com
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  Maryland's highest court dismisses discipline case against former Baltimore Judge Nance
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  Maryland's highest court has dismissed a disciplinary case against Baltimore's former Chief Judge Alfred Nance, following his resignation. The order by the Court of Appeals, signed by Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, said that Nance filed a motion to ...and more »
  
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• Judge Rules 2 Of Governor’s Top Appointees Must Be Paid

  14-12-2017 21:38
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A judge has ruled Gov. Larry Hogan’s health secretary and another official in his administration must be paid, but a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office says the case will be appealed.
  Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Ronald Silkworth ruled Thursday in a lawsuit brought by Dennis Schrader and former acting Planning Secretary Wendi Peters.
  The dispute centers around a confirmation battle between the Republican governor and the Democrat-controlled
  
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• Police Recover Nearly $20,000 In Marijuana-Related Drugs In Baltimore Bust

  14-12-2017 21:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County police say they recovered almost $20,000-worth of marijuana-related drugs in a bust Wednesday morning.
  Detectives executed a search warrant at 236 West Meadow Road in Baltimore, where they found marijuana, THC wax, THC oil, hashish, marijuana crumble and drug paraphernalia.
  Officers arrested and charged Christopher Raymond Hirsch, 37.Police recovered the following:
  284.64 grams of marijuana (approximate street value $5692.80)
  975 grams of hashish (appro
  
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• 95-Year-Old Marine Fights Burglar, Daughter Chases Him Through Town

  14-12-2017 21:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An alleged burglar got more than he bargained for when he entered the Wisconsin home of a 95-year-old former Marine and his daughter.
  Fred, a World War II veteran, says his dog started barking and alerted him to someone breaking in through a back door of the West Allis house on Dec. 4.
  “I was almost standing nose to nose with him. That was a shocker,” the veteran told the Journal Sentinel. Fred added that the robber threatened to kill him and his dog if h
  
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• Cold weather, old school heaters, prompt Baltimore students complaints to go viral - Baltimore Sun

  14-12-2017 21:00 via baltimoresun.com
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  Cold weather, old school heaters, prompt Baltimore students complaints to go viral
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  Baltimore city officials say they've resolved heating issues at Western High School that caused students' complaints on social media about freezing temperatures to go viral. City schools spokeswoman Edie House-Foster said the North Baltimore school ...
  
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• ‘Survivor’ Castoff Ashley Nolan: ‘We Should Have Been on Ben Patrol At All Times.’

  14-12-2017 20:34
  CBS Local – Who leaves a dominant player like Ben alone to search for an idol? These remaining castoffs of “Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers” do. That’s partially why this week’s castoff – Ashley Nolan – had her torch snuffed. Here’s her unique perspective (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom and Samantha Bennet) on the goings-on behind the scene as well as the moment she realized her game was done.
  AB: Do you think i
  
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• Fertility Doctor Faces Judge For Lying About Using Own Sperm

  14-12-2017 20:23
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A retired Indianapolis fertility doctor accused of inseminating patients with his own sperm is set to plead guilty to charges that he lied to investigators.
  Dr. Donald Cline, 79, is scheduled to appear Thursday afternoon in a Marion County court, when a judge is expected to sentence him on two counts of obstruction of justice. The charge carries a sentence of six months to three years in prison.
  Some of the now-adult children of Cline’s former patients filed a com
  
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• 2nd Child In Baltimore Fire Dies Day After Mother, Sister Died

  14-12-2017 20:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The second child injured in a Northeast Baltimore house fire Wednesday has died.
  Fire officials say just after 1 a.m., Baltimore City firefighters responded to the fire in the 700 block of E. Coldspring Lane.
  Four-year-old Layla, was in critical condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she was on life support and in a coma.
  Devastated loved ones of Layla, her mother Alicia Evans and her 5-year-old sister Amani spoke exclusively with WJZ’s Amy Yensi Wednesday.
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• TSA: Baltimore Man Arrested After Trying To Sneak Loaded Gun On Plane

  14-12-2017 20:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities say a Baltimore man tried to sneak a loaded gun onto a plane at BWI Wednesday night.
  The TSA says the man entered the security checkpoint with the gun in his carry-on bag. Once officers saw the gun on the x-ray machine, the man left the area.
  Maryland Transportation Police were contacted and arrested the man and confiscated the weapon.
  Officials say the man had a loaded .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun with six bullets and one in the chamber.TSA officers hav
  
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• Montgomery County Police Find 2 Dead In Apartment Building

  14-12-2017 19:50
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County police are investigating the deaths of an elderly woman and her son as a murder-suicide.
  Officers say they found 61-year-old Garvey Dyer and his 88-year-old mother, Rose, dead from apparent gunshot wounds in a Silver Spring apartment building.
  A Thursday police statement says relatives had alerted them after learning that Garvey Dyer had gone to his mother’s apartment. He was a resident of Bethesda.
  Their bodies were discovered late Wednesd
  
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• MUST SEE: Teen’s Celebration After Being Accepted To Harvard

  14-12-2017 19:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)— A high school junior’s wild celebration after being accepted to Harvard University has quickly gone viral on social media and has viewers around the country joining in on the fun.
  Ayrton Little, 16, and his classmates burst into cheers after opening the emailed acceptance letter from the Ivy League school. Students quickly started shouting “THREE-PEAT!” because Little’s ticket to Harvard marked the third year in a row a student from T.M. Landry Coll
  
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• Loyola Blakefield Cancels School After Racial Slur Is Etched Onto Balthroom Stall

  14-12-2017 19:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Loyola Blakefield closed school Thursday after a racial slur was etched onto a bathroom stall.
  Racist graffiti found etched in a bathroom stall at Loyola Blakefield boy’s prep school in Baltimore County. School closed today & sent out this message to parents: #WJZ pic.twitter.com/XZdYqRmK94
  — Devin Bartolotta (@WJZDevin) December 14, 2017The school released the following statement to WJZ Thursday:
  Out of an abundance of care for our community, Loyola Blakef
  
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• Pickup Truck Crashes Into Anne Arudel County Home

  14-12-2017 19:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A pickup truck crashed into a home in Anne Arundel County Wednesday night.
  Courtesy of John Ortlieb.
  Crews in Annapolis were called to the incident just before midnight in the 1000 block of Eaglewood Road, where they found one person who got out of the home on their own.
  Courtesy of John Ortlieb.
  A second person was trapped in the wreckage.
  Both were transported to trauma centers with life-threatening injuries.
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• Man Struck By Car After Waiting For His Vehicle To Be Towed

  14-12-2017 19:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)–  A man was struck and killed by a car on Rt. 392 after waiting for a tow truck to arrive in Easton Wednesday afternoon.
  Maryland State Police say around 5 p.m. Chaz Joseph Wilson, 28, of Cambridge, was waiting in his car for a tow truck on the shoulder of eastbound Rt. 392 after his vehicle broke down. Wilson began to exit his vehicle when the tow truck arrived, but was immediately struck by another passing vehicle traveling in the same direction.
  Wilson was pron
  
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• This Week In College Basketball: Wildcats Back At Top Of Rankings

  14-12-2017 18:59
  By Steve Silverman
  Villanova has staked its claim to the top spot in the college basketball rankings, and the Wildcats may just be able to stay on top for quite a while.
  Head coach Jay Wright saw his team move into the top spot after Duke lost its first game of the season, dropping an 89-84 decision at Boston College last week.
  The Blue Devils had a rather shoddy defensive effort against the Eagles that is atypical of a Mike Krzyzewski-coached team. Boston College connected on 31-of-61 shots ove
  
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• Police Capture Cow That Escaped From Nativity Scene Twice

  14-12-2017 18:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Philadelphia have corralled a cow on the loose for the second time Thursday morning.
  If you're in the area of 4th and Market, beware of traffic delays. A cow is loose. Again. No, we can't believe we're tweeting this either. pic.twitter.com/3FW6iHzQws
  — Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) December 14, 2017You know, you start your day saying "well, being a cop is a tough job, but at least I won't have to catch a cow today."But, it wouldn't you know it?
  
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• ACLU requests police body camera footage from Harlem Park lockdown after Baltimore Det. Suiter shooting - Baltimore Sun

  14-12-2017 18:22 via baltimoresun.com
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  ACLU requests police body camera footage from Harlem Park lockdown after Baltimore Det. Suiter shooting
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  Baltimore Police and ATF agents work inside a cordoned off area in West Baltimore in the days following the November fatal shooting of Detective Sean Suiter. (Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun). Kevin RectorContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. The American ...and more »
  
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• Funeral Held For Maryland Fire Marshal Struck On Highway While Helping FBI Agent

  14-12-2017 18:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A hero-like turnout for a man who devoted himself to serving Maryland.
  Thousands came to say goodbye to Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Sander Cohen, who was killed along I-270 when he stopped to help a vehicle that crashed. Inside that car was an FBI agent, who was also struck and killed.
  RELATED: Loved Ones, Colleagues Remember Off-Duty Maryland Officers Fatally Struck On Highway
  At just 33-years-old, Cohen left far too soon. Friday, when Cohen was driving along 270
  
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• ACLU Requests Body Cam Footage Of BPD’s Interaction With Residents During Slain Cop Investigation

  14-12-2017 17:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a request to have the Baltimore Police Department release body cam footage of the Det. Sean Suiter investigation, where officers blocked off a section of the Harlem Park neighborhood for several days.
  According to authorities, Det. Suiter was fatally shot with his own weapon on Nov. 15, prompting detectives to cordon a portion of the West Baltimore neighborhood for seven days, requiring residents to show ID to get into their hom
  
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• As Orioles ponder Manny Machado trade, who can kids in Baltimore call their hero? - Baltimore Sun

  14-12-2017 17:05 via baltimoresun.com
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  As Orioles ponder Manny Machado trade, who can kids in Baltimore call their hero?
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  Orioles manager Buck Showalter talking about Manny Machado's future on Tuesday at the Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Eduardo A. Encina, Baltimore Sun video). Sean WelshContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Kids growing up around Baltimore in ...
  O's may move Manny Machado to shortstop if he's not tradedESPN
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• Coroner: Accused Ky. Lawmaker’s Death Apparently Suicide

  14-12-2017 16:12
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Dan Johnson, a Republican state lawmaker in Kentucky who defiantly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the basement of his home, died in an apparent suicide, the county coroner said.
  Bullitt County Coroner Dave Billings said Johnson died of a single gunshot wound Wednesday night on Greenwell Ford Road in Mount Washington, Kentucky. Billings said Johnson stopped his car at the end of a bridge in a secluded area, then got out and walked to th
  
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• Report: 3 Women Accuse Music Mogul Russell Simmons Of Rape

  14-12-2017 15:56
  NEW YORK (AP) — Three women have told the New York Times that music mogul Russell Simmons raped them, the latest in a cascade of serious allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men in entertainment, media, politics and elsewhere.
  Simmons vehemently denied what he called “these horrific accusations,” saying in a statement emailed to The Associated Press that “all of my relations have been consensual.”
  The allegations reported by the Times Wednesda
  
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• Disney CEO Says Deal With 21st Century Fox Joins ‘Iconic’ Franchises

  14-12-2017 15:41
  BURBANK, Calif. (AP/WJZ) — Disney CEO Bob Iger says its deal for a large part of the Murdoch family’s 21st Century Fox is a chance to combine some of the world’s “most iconic” entertainment franchises.
  The deal worth approximately $52.4 billion is a strong sign that the home of Mickey Mouse is serious about an upcoming streaming service to compete with Netflix. The Disney-branded service, expected in 2019, will have classic and upcoming movies from the studio,
  
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• 29-Year-Old Man Shot In South Baltimore, Police Asking People With Information To Come Forward

  14-12-2017 14:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A 29-year-old man is in the hospital in serious condition after being shot in South Baltimore early Thursday morning.
  Officers responded to the incident at 5:10 a.m. in the 3600 block of 6th Street.
  City detectives are investigating the shooting and are asking anyone with information to call (410) 396-2221. People can also call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
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• Lawsuit Claims Johns Hopkins Favored Out-Of-State Patients Over Locals

  14-12-2017 14:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anthony C. Campos, a former supervisor in the patient appointments department at Johns Hopkins Health System Corp. is accusing the medical system of prioritizing out-of-state-patients over Maryland residents to increase revenue.
  According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, a lawsuit was filed Wednesday in U.S District Court that Campos’ department was directed with the task of “filling the plane” with patients from outside of Maryland. The l
  
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• Bannon, Undeterred, Under Siege From GOP After Alabama Loss

  14-12-2017 13:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House strategist Steve Bannon is catching blame from fellow Republicans for coughing up a safe Senate seat in deep-red Alabama and foisting damaging political advice on President Donald Trump. But in the aftermath of this week’s stinging Alabama defeat, Bannon is showing no signs of abandoning his guerrilla war against the GOP establishment.
  Bannon wholeheartedly backed Roy Moore, the insurgent conservative who faltered in Tuesday’s special election
  
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• Weather Blog: More Flurries Expected For Tomorrow

  14-12-2017 13:36
  Hi Everyone!
  We had that “clipper” slide across the area during the early bed time hours last night. Overnight warm air moved right up the I-95 corridor and this morning life is not all that uncomfortable. And frankly we, pretty much, lucked out. We were on the very Southern edge of that “clipper” which did drop 3 to 5 inches of snow North of Philly. But we are not done…(well that is a “duh” statement, with Winter coming on)…but I am referring to
  
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• Legos, Lights, And Latkes To Celebrate The Third Night Of Hanukkah

  14-12-2017 13:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Families and their children will be able to celebrate the third night of Hanukkah at the Jewish Community Center in Owings Mills.
  The event will start with dinner at 5:30 p.m. Then there will be the building and lighting of a Lego Menorah. The evening will include pizza and latkes for dinner and different activities for children and then families. Donuts will also be served after the lighting of the menorah.
  Lego building is for children ages 4 and older. The cost is
  
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• Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Killed While Trying To Rescue Someone To Be Laid To Rest

  14-12-2017 12:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A 33-year-old deputy chief fire marshal and volunteer fire fighter who was killed while off-duty while trying to help someone in need will be laid to rest on Thursday.
  Lt. Sander Cohen was killed last Friday while he was trying to help 36-year-old Carlos Wolff, a  special agent and 11-year veteran with the FBI. Wolff was also off-duty when his car was stranded on I-270.
  Lt. Cohen was driving along the interstate when he spotted a single car crash. Cohen used
  
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• Missing Md. Teen Found Dead Following Suspected Underage Drinking Party

  14-12-2017 05:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a 17-year-old boy who was reported missing was found dead over the weekend in Montgomery County, parents and police are searching for answers.
  Police were called to the 6500 block of Elgin Lane in Bethesda, Maryland, for a possible rowdy party with minors. That was officers’ first encounter with Navid Sepehri.
  Police say he was captured on unreleased body camera footage and appeared to be under the influence. But they let him go after the people he was wi
  
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• Judges Ask Lawmakers For Help On Psychiatric Bed Shortage

  14-12-2017 03:41
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Judges are asking Maryland lawmakers for clarity about how long people can be jailed while waiting to be transferred for psychiatric care.
  Three judges testified before state lawmakers in Annapolis on Wednesday. The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the judges also are asking who will be responsible, if deadlines pass.Acting Health Secretary Dennis Schrader is under a judge’s contempt order for the shortage of beds and long waits for patients. He also is asking th
  
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• Could Self-Driving Cars Be Coming To Maryland Soon?

  14-12-2017 02:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — You might see driverless cars on Maryland roads sooner than you think.
  Technology experts say in 10 years, it’ll feel as normal as reaching for your phone. The experts tell WJZ Baltimore — a city not known for its public transportation — has a lot to gain from autonomous cars.
  Futuristic cars navigating roads and surroundings without a driver are on a fast track.
  “We’re talking about a mobility revolution that changes all of our society,
  
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• Randallstown ‘Boys In The Good’ Learn Valuable Life Lessons

  14-12-2017 01:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A group of boys from Randallstown Elementary School is learning the skills and tools to become successful men.
  The group “Boys In The Good” is providing valuable lessons, including how to give, be optimistic, original and determined.
  “I’ve learned how to tie a tie, and how to be a respectful gentleman,” says 4th grader Wesley Henry.
  Teacher Da’Nall Wilmer says he was inspired to start the program a few years ago when he learned some stu
  
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• Prosecutors Move To Keep Death Penalty An Option In Slayings

  14-12-2017 01:24
  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors have moved to hold onto their ability to seek the death penalty against two cousins in the deaths of four men found buried on a Philadelphia-area farm, although attorneys have said a deal with one defendant would take capital punishment off the table.
  The Bucks County prosecutor’s office on Wednesday filed notice of aggravating circumstances in the charges against Sean Kratz and Cosmo DiNardo, both 20, in the slayings last summer. Prosecutors said c
  
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• Youth Anti-Violence Program Coming To Baltimore

  14-12-2017 00:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new youth violence prevention program could be a game changer in Baltimore City.
  Roca was announced Wednesday with fanfare at City Hall amid a wave of juvenile violence in recent months.
  The founder, Molly Baldwin, is from Baltimore. She says Roca — rock in Spanish — reaches the unreachable: people 17 to 24 who won’t fit into other programs.
  “They can get mad at us, threaten us, get high, disappear, and we go back and get them again,”
  
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• ‘I Wish I Could Trade Places With Her’: Family Of Woman, Child Killed In Fire Speaks To WJZ

  14-12-2017 00:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A mother and her 5-year-old daughter are dead after a fire spread through their northeast Baltimore home early Wednesday.
  Tonight, the woman’s other daughter, 4-year-old Layla, is in critical condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is on life support and in a coma, her tiny body badly burned.
  Devastated loved ones of Layla, her mother Alicia Evans and her 5-year-old sister Amani spoke exclusively with WJZ’s Amy Yensi Wednesday.
  “This just really, really,
  
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• Elon Musk Hyperloop May Have Terminus Near Camden Yards

  14-12-2017 00:01
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s digging company, Boring Co., could start the construction of hyperloop tunnels, terminating near West Pratt and South Paca streets in Baltimore, as early as January, according to documents obtained by Capital News Service.
  In a conditional utility permit granted to Boring Co. by the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration on Oct. 16, Musk’s company estimates it will begin digging two parallel, 12.4-mile t
  
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• Hogan Announces New Initiatives To Boost Jobs In Maryland

  14-12-2017 00:00
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan has announced new initiatives aimed at boosting job creation.
  Hogan made the announcement at a news conference Wednesday.
  He says it’s an effort to build on legislation approved this year. The law provides incentives for manufacturing companies to create jobs in areas with higher unemployment by providing a tax credit for each new job created. Hogan says in less than six months, nearly 70 manufacturers have filed letters of intent to participate
  
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