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• Virginia Man Dies After Trying To Stop Sex Assault

  19-10-2018 23:52
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say a man is dead after he tried to stop a sexual assault.
  Arlington County Police said in a statement Friday that officers were dispatched to George Mason Drive in response to multiple 911 calls Thursday night.
  Police say 27-year-old Michael Nash physically and sexually assaulted a female victim he was walking with.
  When 54-year-old Patricio Salazar of Arlington tried to intervene, police say Nash assaulted him, leaving him unconscious. Salazar wa
  
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• NFL Picks – Week 7: Chiefs Bounce Back With Shootout Win Over Bengals

  19-10-2018 23:28
  Ryan Mayer
  After a thrilling Sunday night battle last week, both the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs have tough matchups facing them in Week 7. For the Patriots, they travel to Chicago to face a Bears defense that ranks first in Football Outsiders’ DVOA metric (that’s Defense-adjusted Value Over Average). A lot of the credit there will be given to Khalil Mack for the impact he has had rushing the passer, racking up five sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception retur
  
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• Baltimore Mayor: Decision Not Made For Police Commissioner

  19-10-2018 23:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said Friday that no decision has been made for the police commissioner job opening.
  In a presser held Friday afternoon, Pugh said she had already said the decision would be made by the end of the month.
  “I’m not revealing names of where we are in terms of the finalists, I promised early on that a decision would be made by the end of October, a decision will be made by the end of October we are vetting candidates, I am excited abo
  
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• Stream #1 Alabama Vs. Tennessee

  19-10-2018 23:16
  The #1 Alabama Crimson Tide head to Knoxville to face the Tennessee Volunteers in an important SEC matchup.
  
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• Chimes Foundation Opening For The Beach Boys At Annual Gala Saturday

  19-10-2018 23:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For more than 70 years, the “Chimes Foundation” has been enriching the lives of people with disabilities.
  Saturday night, they have their annual fundraiser, starring The Beach Boys.
  “I feel like God has given me a gift, using my voice for singing,” said Rina, a choir member.
  The choir is part of “Chimes” day-hab program. It offers clients a chance to get out and be of service.
  “For this group that includes singing to other folks i
  
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• Rainy Weather Hurts Maryland’s Pumpkin Supply

  19-10-2018 23:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It takes sunny, dry weather to grow pumpkins.
  So it’s no surprise that after a very rainy summer — Maryland ended up with soggy pumpkins.
  According to pumpkin grower Steve Weber, “There’s just too much water in the pumpkin, some of them you can hear it sloshing around. Just too much water.”
  Weber couldn’t grow enough to stock his Parkville store. So he’s shipping in pumpkins from the Midwest to meet demand.
  He’s far from alo
  
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• Cowboys-Redskins Week 7 Matchup

  19-10-2018 22:57
  By Norm Elrod
  As Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles were the obvious favorites to represent the NFC again come January. It’s not quite working out that way, at least not yet.
  The Washington Redskins sit atop the NFC East at 3-2. That’s right, the same Washington Redskins that feature Alex Smith, an older version of the quarterback they let get away, and Adrian Peterson, an older version of every NFL running back not named Frank Gore. The Dallas Cowboys, their opponent this
  
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• New Report To Detail Alleged Toxic Culture In UMD’s Football Program

  19-10-2018 22:50
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — As the public awaits to see the results of an independent report into the alleged toxic culture within University of Maryland’s football program, university president Wallace Loh has a tough decision to make about head coach DJ Durkin.
  Durkin is accused of running his team with “fear and intimidation” in the wake of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair’s death.
  The eight-member panel including former Gov. Bob Ehrlich
  
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• New Report On UMD Football Program Looms, Loh Has ‘No Comment’ On Durkin

  19-10-2018 22:50
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — As the public awaits to see the results of an independent report into the alleged toxic culture within University of Maryland’s football program, university president Wallace Loh has a tough decision to make about head coach DJ Durkin.
  Durkin is accused of running his team with “fear and intimidation” in the wake of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair’s death.
  The eight-member panel including former Gov. Bob Ehrlich
  
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• Ravens To Partner With Horseshoe Casino

  19-10-2018 22:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — While the countdown is on to Sunday’s big matchup with the Saints, the Ravens made some early noise Friday.
  The Ravens and Horseshoe casino announced the first ever official partnership between the two, one of the only of its kind in the entire NFL.
  The move brings together the two anchors of Baltimore’s developing entertainment in the southern district.
  “When you look at his economic area in Baltimore, the ability for us to put together this partnership
  
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• 3 Women Join Lawsuit Over Alleged UMBC Sex-Assault Cover-Up

  19-10-2018 22:27
  CATONSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Three more women have joined a class-action lawsuit accusing prosecutors, detectives and university officials of covering up sexual assault complaints at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
  The Baltimore Sun reports the lawsuit also added new defendants, including UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski III.
  One new plaintiff says she was raped by four UMBC basketball players in 2014. Two were later expelled, but county authorities determined there wasn’t e
  
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• Md. Man Sentenced For Scheme To Steal, Sell Chicken Parts To Black Market

  19-10-2018 22:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Lamar Tiquon Greene, 39, of Easton, Md., was sentenced Friday to seven months in federal prison for interstate transportation of stolen chicken parts.
  Co-defendants Clifton A. Seeney, 58, of Millsboro, DE., and Dondrey Tamount Copper, 43, of Easton, were sentenced October 16 for the same charge.
  According to their plea agreements, Seeney was a commercial truck driver who worked for a company that was contracted to move pallets of frozen, processed chicken parts from a com
  
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• Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty For Attempting To Rob Undercover ATF Special Agents

  19-10-2018 22:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A second man pleaded guilty in a case involving an assault on two undercover ATF Special Agents Thursday.
  Donte Smith, 33, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty Friday to assault of a federal officer and brandishing a firearm in the course of a crime of violence, in connection with the May 26, 2017, assault on two undercover Special Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
  According to Smith’s plea agreement, on May 26, 2017, during an ATF underco
  
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• VIDEO: Firefighters Battle Large Fire In Baltimore County

  19-10-2018 22:00
  OVERLEA, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County and Baltimore City firefighters are on scene of a building fire in Overlea.
  According to a tweet, the fire is in the 6900 block of Belair Road.Update: DWELLING FIRE//6905 Belair Rd//No rescues//crews still working to extinguish fire^NT pic.twitter.com/wQ1zKaK6SB
  — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) October 19, 2018The firefighters at one point had to evacuate the building.
  Belair Road is shut down in both directions at Taylor Avenue.
  
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• Police Investigating Baltimore County Home Invasion

  19-10-2018 21:44
  MONKTON, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County police are investigating a home invasion in Monkton.
  Robbers broke into a home in the 14900 block of Dunstan Lane and had to restrain an elderly man, police said.
  The robbers reportedly stole property and then fled.
  Police say the victim was targeted, but is not injured.
  Authorities did not say how many suspects were involved and no suspect description was released.
  This story is developing and will be updated. 
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• How Concerned Should MLB Be About Declining LCS Ratings?

  19-10-2018 21:43
  Ryan Mayer
  Baseball’s league championship series in both league’s have provided plenty of late-game controversy and heroics. In the NLCS, Dodgers shortstop Manny Machado was accused of being a “dirty player” by members of the Brewers after stepping on first baseman Jesus Aguilar’s foot in Game 4. Over in the A.L., the Astros and their fans were upset over a fan interference call that took away a potential two-run homer from Jose Altuve. However, that drama hasn&rsqu
  
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• Maryland Asks Supreme Court To Uphold Law On Drug Pricing

  19-10-2018 21:41
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to uphold a first-in-the-nation law against pharmaceutical price gouging.
  The Maryland law, which was struck down by a federal appeals court panel this year, enabled the state’s attorney general to sue makers of off-patent or generic drugs for price increases that state officials considered “unconscionable.” That was defined as an excessive increase, unjustified by the
  
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• Capital Gazette Editor Wins Editor Of The Year Award

  19-10-2018 21:38
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The editor of a Maryland newspaper where five people were killed in a mass shooting in June has won the Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award.
  The National Press Foundation announced the award Friday to Rick Hutzell, editor of Capital Gazette Communications in Annapolis, Maryland.
  “We saw courage in the face of unimaginable tragedy in the Capital Gazette editor and his staff,” NPF judges said in announcing the award. “As pledged, they put out
  
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• Get Tickets To ‘Hamilton’ At Baltimore’s Hippodrome

  19-10-2018 21:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — “Hamilton”, the musical, is coming to Baltimore.
  “Hamilton” comes to The Hippodrome starting June 25, 2019 through July 21, 2019.
  Tickets start at $325 and go up to $1,848.
  You can buy tickets here.
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• WNBA Star Brittney Griner Airs Grievances With League Salaries On Instagram

  19-10-2018 20:34
  Ryan Mayer
  Thursday, the president of the NBA’s G-League, Malcolm Turner, told ESPN that the league will begin offering “Select Contracts” worth $125,000 to elite high school prospects as an alternative to college basketball beginning in the summer of 2019.
  The news was well received by most as another option for high school athletes who aren’t yet eligible to play basketball and earn money at the same time. WNBA star Brittney Griner was among those happy for the guys, bu
  
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• Fantasy Football Week 7: Start Tarik Cohen, Sit Jordan Howard Against Patriots

  19-10-2018 20:20
  Ryan Mayer
  At this point of the NFL season, teams have begun to show the patterns in usage rates for guys that find themselves in crowded position groups. In Chicago, the Bears and head coach Matt Nagy, have started to rely more heavily on all-purpose back Tarik Cohen over punishing runner Jordan Howard. Howard’s yards per carry average is a paltry 3.5 while Cohen is at 5.3 and offers more versatility as a pass catcher.
  In Detroit, Matt Stafford seems to have developed a high level of chem
  
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• Why no one is laughing in Baltimore - Washington Post

  19-10-2018 20:15
  Washington Post
  Why no one is laughing in Baltimore
  Washington Post
  The president of Baltimore's police union didn't find a “Saturday Night Live” sketch funny, but instead of just shaking his head and grumbling to the person next to him and moving on, he took a bold and very public step. He wrote a letter to the show's ...
  Baltimore Police Union slams 'SNL' skit as a 'distorted representation' of city's officersFox Newsall 6 news articles »
  
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• Man Arrested After Ramming Airport Shuttle, Leading Police On Chase

  19-10-2018 20:14
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police arrested a man early Friday after he lead them on a police chase through Anne Arundel County after allegedly ramming an airport shuttle bus.
  According to state police, around 2:45 a.m. troopers responded to a call from a passenger that said a shuttle bus was being rammed by a man in a van.
  That driver was also suspected of waving a gun at a vehicle along I-295 south at West Nursery Road.
  Troopers found the vehicle along I-295 south at I-195 ea
  
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• Not Exercising Worse For Your Health Than Smoking, Diabetes And Heart Disease, Study Reveals

  19-10-2018 19:39
  (CNN) — We’ve all heard exercise helps you live longer. But a new study goes one step further, finding that a sedentary lifestyle is worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease.
  Dr. Wael Jaber, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic and senior author of the study, called the results “extremely surprising.”
  “Being unfit on a treadmill or in an exercise stress test has a worse prognosis, as far as death, than being hypertensive, being diabetic or be
  
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• If You Win The $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot, You Could Be Worth Almost Two Taylor Swifts

  19-10-2018 19:22
   (CNN) — All week, the climbing Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have been awakening the frivolous dreamers inside of us. Come on, who could resist entertaining some “what ifs” when the money at stake is over a billion dollars?
  To recap, no one’s won the big Powerball or Mega Millions payout for a long time, so now the jackpots are sinfully high. The Powerball pot is $430 million, and the top Mega Millions prize is a cool Dr. Evil-approved $1 billion. That makes
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Cowboys And Redskins For NFC East Lead

  19-10-2018 18:38
  North Carolina State Wolfpack @ Clemson TigersSaturday, October 20, 2018, 3:30 ET
  CLEMSON -16.5
  The Wolfpack enter this game with a record of 5-0, and while they’re a good team, they aren’t as good as their ranking or record suggests. They’ve just benefitted from a friendly schedule. There’s a reason this spread is as large as it is despite the fact both teams are unbeaten and ranked, and the truth is the spread should be another point or two larger.
  SportsLine Expert: To
  
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• Vigil For 7-Year-Old Natasha Newman; Girl Struck, Killed Outside School

  19-10-2018 18:28
  ESSEX, Md. (WJZ) — A vigil will be held Friday night to honor the life of a 7-year-old girl struck and killed outside a school Thursday.
  The candle light vigil in memory of Natasha Newman will be held at Sandalwood Elementary at 6 p.m.
  7-Year-Old Dead After Being Struck By Vehicle Outside Essex School
  Vigil tonight at 6 for Natasha. She’s the 7-year-old who was struck and killed yesterday as she walked home from school. @wjz pic.twitter.com/kwhdbpTJ6W
  — Avajoye Burnett (@Avajoy
  
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• PAW Patrol Trick-or-Treat For Kids At Target

  19-10-2018 17:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Celebrate Halloween a little early with a PAW Patrol-theme trick-or-treat at your area Target.
  According to Target’s website, the trick-or-treat will be held on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  “Come in costume and trick-or-trick your way through the store, plus watch an exclusive episode of PAW Patrol,” Target said on their website.
  The event is while supplies last and there are no rain checks.
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• Parents Arrested After Riding Moped With 5-Month-Old Baby

  19-10-2018 17:12
  SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE, Va. (AP) — Two parents seen riding on a moped with a 5-month-old child in Virginia have been arrested.
  A Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office release says 26-year old Cane Hartwick Jr. and passenger 24-year old Athena Colon were seen with the child positioned between them on the moped as they traveled.
  Athena Colon and Cane Hartwick (PHOTO: Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office)
  Authorities say the emergency communications center began receiving multiple
  
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• Trooper Stops Speeding, Armed Man On Route 29; Finds Another Loaded Handgun, Ammunition

  19-10-2018 17:07
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland State Police trooper stopped an allegedly armed man that police say was speeding down route 29 in Maryland Thursday afternoon.
  The state trooper saw a speeding Honda Civic along Route 29 in Columbia just south of Route 108 around 3:30 p.m. while patrolling the area.
  The car was going 92 mph in a 55 mph zone.
  The trooped pulled the driver over near Route 175.
  When the trooper approached the vehicle, the trooper could see a handgun and a box of shotgun a
  
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• Reports: Fort Worth Chief Offered Baltimore’s Top Cop

  19-10-2018 16:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Fort Worth, Texas police chief could be Baltimore’s next police commissioner job, according to reports coming out of Dallas.
  Chief Joel Fitzgerald was offered the job, according to our sister station CBSDFW.
  But, Fort Worth’s Mayor Betsy Price told media outlets Friday that Fitzgerald is taking the job.
  Baltimore officials, however, are not confirming the information. They only say that the process is underway and no decision has been made.
  Fitzgerald is c
  
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• Prepared Salad Recalled At Walmart, Whole Foods & Trader Joe’s

  19-10-2018 15:48
  (CBS News/CBS Local)– Possibly contaminated corn is behind a slew of recalls involving prepared salads sold by major retailers including Walmart, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s.
  GHSE, a Green Cove Springs, Florida company, is recalling 738 pounds of ready-to-eat salads that contain corn that may be contaminated with salmonella and listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said late Wednesday.
  No illnesses have been report
  
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• You May See Shooting Stars This Weekend

  19-10-2018 15:41
  (CBS Local)– Stargazers are awaiting this October’s “out of this world” show… the Orionid meteor shower!
  The Orionids will peak late Sunday night into early Monday morning across the Baltimore region. The vaporizing bits of comet ice and dust originate from Halley’s Comet and are named after the direction from which they appear to radiate (the constellation Orion).While mostly clear and dry conditions are expected in the Delaware Valley Sunday night and Monda
  
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• Model Karlie Kloss Marries Jared Kushner’s Brother

  19-10-2018 15:25
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Supermodel Karlie Kloss has married businessman Joshua Kushner.
  Kloss posted a photo of her in a wedding dress and Kushner in a tuxedo — both of them beaming — on Instagram and Twitter Thursday night. People magazine reports the couple married at a small ceremony in upstate New York and will have a larger ceremony in the spring.
  Kloss’ publicists did not return an email seeking details about the wedding Thursday.
  Kushner is the younger brother
  
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• New Baltimore Police Commissioner Announced

  19-10-2018 14:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The likely new Police Commissioner for the Baltimore Police Department has been announced according to media reports out of Texas.
  Joel Fitzgerald is said to be taking over the position. He is currently the chief of police of the Fort Worth Police Department. He became chief of that department in October 2015.
  WJZ has made calls to Mayor Pugh’s office but have not heard back yet. No official report has been released in Baltimore
  Fitzgerald’s online bio says he
  
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• State Report Says Hate, Bias Crimes On The Rise In Maryland

  19-10-2018 14:26
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A report from state police says Maryland saw a sharp uptick in reports of hate or bias in 2017.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that Maryland State Police and records obtained through a public information request indicate the state’s law enforcement agencies received 398 such reports last year, an increase of 35 percent from 2016.
  The trend mirrors a national increase in reported hate crimes.
  The most common incident was vandalism. Around 60 were assaults.
  State or lo
  
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• Police Officers In The US Were Charged With More Than 400 Rapes Over A 9-Year Period

  19-10-2018 14:01
  (CNN) — A police officer in Prince George’s County, Maryland, was charged this week with raping a woman during a traffic stop. He’s pleaded not guilty, but it’s a disturbing headline — even more disturbing when you consider there are hundreds more like him.
  Yes, hundreds. According to research from Bowling Green State University, police officers in the US were charged with forcible rape 405 times between 2005 and 2013. That’s an average of 45 a
  
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• New Md. License Plates Benefit The Chesapeake Bay

  19-10-2018 13:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new Chesapeake Bay license plate was revealed Thursday. Drivers can purchase Treasure the Chesapeake plates for $20.
  Proceeds go towards the non-profit Chesapeake Bay Trust. According to the trust’s website, the money is spread between grants to schools, community groups, and other not-for-profits for K-12 environmental education, restoration and protection of our waterways.
  The plates will be available from the MVA starting October 29. You can also order the
  
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• Missing 15-Year-Old Girl In Aberdeen

  19-10-2018 12:29
  ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) — Aberdeen Police are looking for 15-year-old Destiny Madera.She was last seen at the library in a white sweatshirt and fur lined grey boots.
  Police ask anyone with information to call them at 410-272-2121.
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• StarKist Admits Fixing Tuna Prices, Faces $100 Million Fine

  19-10-2018 12:07
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — StarKist Co. agreed to plead guilty to a felony price fixing charge as part of a broad collusion investigation of the canned tuna industry, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
  The DOJ said StarKist faces up to a $100 million fine when it is sentenced. Prosecutors allege that the industry’s top three companies conspired between 2010 and 2013 to keep prices artificially high.
  “We have cooperated with the DOJ during the course of its investigati
  
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• Three men dead in Baltimore on Thursday; other shootings reported - Baltimore Sun

  19-10-2018 07:25
  Baltimore Sun
  Three men dead in Baltimore on Thursday; other shootings reported
  Baltimore Sun
  On Thursday in Baltimore, one man was fatally shot, another was found dead by train tracks, and a third victim died from injuries suffered in an earlier shooting. An adult man was fatally shot just after midnight in the 4100 block of Cranston Ave. in ...
  230 officers shifted to Baltimore streets after spate of deadly shootingsCBS News
  Baltimore puts 230 desk officers on streets as murders mountPolice N
  
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• Weather Blog: Watch Out For Frost Tonight!

  19-10-2018 03:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A dry, sunny but chilly afternoon all around the region.
  Temperatures topped out at 57-degrees, which is about 9-degrees below normal.
  Thursday night has some light winds, very dry air and low dewpoints, and frost will be widespread in the morning.
  It will warm up tomorrow with a southwest wind to the mid-60s once again.
  Clouds will increase later, and some showers may be around early Saturday. A milder Saturday will be followed by a chilly and breezy Sunday. Highs w
  
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• Ex-Teacher Sentenced In Decades-Old Sex Abuse Case

  19-10-2018 02:12
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A former Maryland teacher who pleaded guilty in a child abuse case dating back several decades has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
  The Washington Post reports 64-year-old Michael John Riley, of Walkersville, admitted in court Monday to engaging in sex acts with a female student at Rockville High School in 1984 and 1985. Prosecutors say she was 16 when the abuse began and he was 29.
  Riley said in court that his actions during that time have always haunted him and le
  
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• Immigration Agents Arrest Mexican National On Sex Charges After He Fled Baltimore Area

  19-10-2018 01:56
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal immigration agents say a Mexican national who was in the U.S. illegally has been arrested on multiple state charges of rape and sexual assault.
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a news release Thursday an enforcement and removal team located Alfredo Carreon-Lopez at a Forsyth County business.
  The agency said Carreon is suspected to have fled the Baltimore area after a Maryland state arrest warrant was issued on charges of first-degree rape, se
  
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• Calvert Hall Students Get Real Life Job Experience In New Greenhouse

  19-10-2018 00:42
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — There’s something new on the campus of Calvert Hall College in Towson.
  It’s a 600-square foot, state-of-the-art greenhouse that will provide the school’s nearly 1,200 students with hands-on opportunities in biology, chemistry, and environmental science.
  “It allows our young men, in science courses particularly, to apply the things they’ve learned in the classroom in a real-life situation, and it gets dirt under their fingernails,” sai
  
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• Calvert Hall Greenhouse Has Students Getting Down In The Dirt With New Greenhouse

  19-10-2018 00:42
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — There’s something new on the campus of Calvert Hall College in Towson.
  It’s a 600-square foot, state-of-the-art greenhouse that will provide the school’s nearly 1,200 students with hands-on opportunities in biology, chemistry, and environmental science.
  “It allows our young men, in science courses particularly, to apply the things they’ve learned in the classroom in a real-life situation, and it gets dirt under their fingernails,” sai
  
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• Attorney General Candidates Fight To Plead Maryland’s Top Cases

  19-10-2018 00:30
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Marylanders will soon decide who will represent them in court in the race for attorney general.
  From public safety to health care, to consumer protection and protecting the environment- the state attorney general is the go-to and incumbent Democrat Brian Frosh and Republican challenger Craig Wolf are making their cases on the campaign trail.
  “He’s a lifelong politician who got 56 percent of the vote four years ago, and he’s at 43 percent and I&rsquo
  
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