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• Police: Infant Injured & 1 Dead In Triple Shooting In West Baltimore

  05-11-2016 22:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are investigating a triple shooting — a baby was injured and one man is dead.
  It happened around 3 p.m, at the 2800 block of Keyworth Avenue for reports of a shooting.
  Baltimore Police say when they arrived on the scene they found an adult male shot in the chest and a 10 month-old infant suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg.
  The adult male victim shot was transported to Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after
  
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• Person Shot in Annapolis; Condition Unknown

  05-11-2016 19:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A person has been shot and flown to Shock Trauma, according to Annapolis Police.
  When officers arrived they found the person suffering from a gunshot wound.
  There are no updates on the victim’s gender, age or condition at this time.
  This story will be updated.
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• Maryland State Trooper Injured Responding to Car Crash

  05-11-2016 19:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Maryland State Trooper was injured today responding to a car crash Saturday morning in Upper Marlboro.
  Around 6:20 a.m. Trooper Jasmine Ingram responded to a single-vehicle collision on the inner loop of I-495 and Maryland Route 4 in Prince George’s County, where a driver struck the guardrail.
  Before leaving her vehicle, Ingram was struck by a Toyota Corolla. Ingram was transported to an area hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
  The driver of the Toyot
  
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• Sevyn Streeter Set to Sing Anthem at 76ers Game on Dec. 16

  05-11-2016 19:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sevyn Streeter and the Philadelphia 76ers have decided on a date for the singer to come back and perform the national anthem after the team didn’t allow her to sing wearing a “We Matter” jersey.
  In statements to The Associated Press on Saturday, the 76ers and Streeter said she would perform wearing her “We Matter” jersey at the team’s Dec. 16 home game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
  Streeter was supposed to sing “The Star-Spangled
  
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• 1 dead; Another Injured in Early Morning Crash

  05-11-2016 16:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A man died early Saturday morning after a woman he was riding with collided with a BGE pole, according to Baltimore City Police.
  Around 3:46 a.m., officers were called to the 1200 block of Cherry Hill Road for a car crash. The 53-year-old female driver and 50-year-old male passenger were transported to area hospitals where the man later died.
  Investigators learned the collision was a single vehicle accident. The vehicle was traveling westbound in the 1200 block of Che
  
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• ‘Urban Pirates’ Cruise Ship Brings Meals To Greek Ship Stuck Near Harbor

  05-11-2016 16:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An international ship with 18 crew members on board is stuck in Maryland waters, and to complicate matters even more, many of them are not allowed off the vessel.
  A huge ship carrying asphalt, has run into major engine problems, but until those issues are fixed, the coast guards says it can’t move and so it’s has been stuck in limbo for weeks.
  The MT NewLead Granadino is now floating about four miles from the inner harbor, after the coast guard restr
  
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• Police: Young Man Left for Dead in Brooklyn Alley

  05-11-2016 15:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County Police are investigating a homicide after responding to a Brooklyn alley where they found a 21-year-old man suffering from upper body trauma.
  On Friday around 6:42 p.m., officers responded to the area of Levin Road and Alley 16 for a report of shots fired and found Trayvon Dashawn Briscoe, who was pronounced deceased at the scene.
  Anyone with information is asked to come forward by calling the Anne Arundel County Homicide Unit at 410-222-4731. 
  
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• New Member Appointed to State Board of Education

  05-11-2016 14:36
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed a new member to the state Board of Education to fill the seat left vacant by S. James Gates Jr.The Washington Post reports that Rose M. Li, a Republican who lives in Bethesda, became an acting member of the board Nov. 1.
  Li is president of Rose Li and Associates Inc., which provides project management support. She also unsuccessfully ran for the Maryland House of Delegates.
  The permanent appointment must be approved by the state Senate d
  
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• Saturday, November 5, 2016

  05-11-2016 14:08
  
  The Healthy Harbor Initiative kicks off the Baltimore Oyster Festival!
  Visit the Maryland Zoo which is open all year round!
  
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• Civil Rights Concerns Draw Maryland Black Voters To Polls

  05-11-2016 13:41
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The African-American vote is a critical ingredient in Democrat Hillary Clinton’s strategy for defeating Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday.
  For some members of the black community in Maryland, renewed concerns over civil rights makes voting non-negotiable.
  “I need to be here,” Charles Sims, 72, of Bowie, Maryland, told the University of Maryland’s Capital News Service. “We have people who died for us just so we could vote.”
  The b
  
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• Local Chefs Host Benefit Dinner To Support ‘No Kid Hungry’

  05-11-2016 10:30
  
  BALTIMORE ( WJZ) — More than 16 million children nationwide lack the means to get enough nutritious food on a regular basis. And now six top chefs from the Baltimore region are teaming up to help end childhood hunger.
  One in five Maryland children face hunger every day. As the owner and Executive Chef of the Food Market in Hampden, Chad Gauss knows good food brings people together, but can it do even more than that?
  “I think the ‘more’ to me is food has to be so
  
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• Write-In Votes Put State’s New Voting System To The Test

  05-11-2016 09:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  It’s just days until voters will be deciding who will take over several key positions in the city. Early voting ended Thursday night and Baltimore City had the fourth highest early voting turnout numbers in the state.
  And, with four people vying for the mayor’s seat, one of which is a write-in campaign, write-in votes are putting the state’s new voting system to the test.
  66,000 city residents cast ballots in the eight-day early voti
  
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• Grandson Of School Bus Driver Speaks About Grandfather's Seizures - CBS Local

  05-11-2016 07:16 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  Grandson Of School Bus Driver Speaks About Grandfather's Seizures
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — New information into the investigation of the fatal bus crash has surfaced, as the grandson of school bus driver Glenn Chappell tells WJZ his grandfather did suffer from seizures and was taking medication. Investigators are ...
  NTSB find no mechanical problems in deadly bus crash in BaltimoreWashington Post
  School bus driver in Baltimore crash shouldn't have been drivingKXAN.com
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• Ravens Injury Report: Steve Smith Sr. And C.J. Mosley Are Questionable For Game Against Pittsburgh

  05-11-2016 06:35
  
  Sometimes the NFL schedule works in favor of some teams and other times it doesn’t. The Baltimore Ravens are hopeful that it does in their case as they prepare for a key AFC North contest against their arch-nemesis the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  The Ravens (3-4) are currently on a four-game losing streak thanks in large part due to injuries to several key players. The Ravens listed a season-high 13 players on their injury report for their last game against the New York Jets on Oct. 23. And seven
  
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• Video: Fire damages safe house in Baltimore - WBAL Baltimore

  05-11-2016 04:28 via wbaltv.com
  
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  Video: Fire damages safe house in Baltimore
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  WEBVTT STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A CAUSE. ANDRE HEPKINS JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. ANDRE: 11 NEWS SPOKE TO ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPS AT THIS SAFE HOUSE FOR WOMEN.and more »
  
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• Weather Blog: A Perfect End To The Week

  05-11-2016 03:18
  
  A perfect end to the week, with sunny dry conditions , and temperatures close to normal. This weekend will feature much the same!
  Chilly overnight tonight , but a dry and sunny Saturday and Sunday as we reach the low 60’s both days.  Perfect football weather is on tap both days, and more of the same next week as well!
  Please don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday night ,as we go back to standard time. Change your smoke detector batteries as well!
  
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• New Video Released Of Korryn Gaines’ Standoff With Police

  05-11-2016 02:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new report first released by our media partner, The Baltimore Sun, shows footage from Korryn Gaines’ phone, as well as recordings from police communications, between officers and with Gaines, during their six-hour standoff.
  Gaines died after being shot by an officer, after police say she barricaded herself in her Randallstown home and threatened police, pointing a shotgun at officers, in August 2016. Gaines’ 5-year-old son Kodi was close by, and was als
  
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• Nearly 1500 Howard County schools employees receive incorrect pay - Baltimore Sun

  05-11-2016 00:58 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Nearly 1500 Howard County schools employees receive incorrect pay
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  About 1,500 Howard County Public School System employees received incorrect payments this school year because of problems with a computerized payroll system that have continued through seven pay periods. The problem has prompted school system ...and more »
  
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