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• Violent, Repeat Offenders Leading To Increased Crime In Baltmore - CBS Local

  08-02-2017 23:59 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gang retaliation continues to wreak havoc on certain parts of Charm City, as police struggle to get a firm hold on the crime. Police say gang retaliation has played a big part in the surge of violence we've seen over the past several ...
  
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• Violent, Repeat Offenders Leading To Increased Crime In Baltmore

  08-02-2017 23:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gang retaliation continues to wreak havoc on certain parts of Charm City, as police struggle to get a firm hold on the crime.
  Police say gang retaliation has played a big part in the surge of violence we’ve seen over the past several months, and as quickly as some of these gangs go down, others come right back up.
  Recently, there have been shootings one after another, with sirens becoming a sort of theme music in Baltimore.
  It’s all part of what police ha
  
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• The Debate Over Bike Lanes in Baltimore City Rolls On

  08-02-2017 23:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A new bill would crack down on cars illegally parking in bike lanes after a slew of complaints from both drivers and cyclists.
  There are miles of brand new protected bike lanes throughout the City, but there are lots of growing pains that still need to be worked out.
  “This is a problem with delivery trucks, this is a problem with loading and unloading,” says Liz Cornish of Bikemore.
  Dozens of examples from all over Baltimore have been shared online, but a
  
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• 2017 Motor Trend Auto Show Rolls Into Baltimore

  08-02-2017 23:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– If you’re looking for a new set of wheels or hoping to see that dream car in real life, you’re in luck!
  The 2017 Motor Trend International Auto Show starts Thursday. Amy Yensi reports from theBaltimore Convention Center.
  All types of cars and trucks and all the latest features are on display. But it takes a lot of work to transform the space for the show.
  Wednesday was move-in day for the auto show. The newest fleet of vehicles rolled into the Baltimore Convent
  
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• Nonprofit Seeks Help Paying $20K BGE Bill After Service Mishap

  08-02-2017 23:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For the past six years, a father and son tailor team has been giving away suits to men who are on the rebound. But now, a set back puts their charity in peril.
  Two years ago, WJZ introduced you to “Sharp Dressed Man,” and tailor Christopher Schaefer and his son, Seth, who started the nonprofit.
  They give away nice suits to guys who are down on their luck. Guys like John, who – after getting out of prison – had a job interview.
  “They dres
  
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• Police Searching For Man Last Seen A Month Ago

  08-02-2017 23:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Aberdeen Police Department is asking for the public to help them find a 62-year-old man who was last seen a month ago.
  Joseph R. Dilworth was last seen by his wife on January 9, on a Harford County Link Bus.
  He was last seen wearing glasses, black jeans, black tennis shoes, and a blue and brown plaid hooded jacket.
  If you have information about Dilworth’s whereabouts, call the Aberdeen Police Department at 410-272-2121.
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• Police Find Man Last Seen A Month Ago

  08-02-2017 23:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) –UPDATE:
  Aberdeen Police have announced that Joseph R. Dilworth has been found.
   
  The Aberdeen Police Department is asking for the public to help them find a 62-year-old man who was last seen a month ago.
  Joseph R. Dilworth was last seen by his wife on January 9, on a Harford County Link Bus.
  He was last seen wearing glasses, black jeans, black tennis shoes, and a blue and brown plaid hooded jacket.
  If you have information about Dilworth’s whereabouts,
  
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• Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Family Member ‘Almost Daily’

  08-02-2017 22:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 35-year-old man who coached with local youth organizations has been arrested on charges he sexually assaulted a family member and at least one of her friends.
  Warner Jenerio Jude Murphy faces charges of second-degree rape and numerous sex offenses involving a family member. Murphy has been released on $100,000 bond and is due back in court on March 1.
  Authorities say the investigation began on January 30, when one of Murphy’s family members told pol
  
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• Former Md. Contractor Indicted for Stealing National Defense Info

  08-02-2017 22:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Glen Burnie man was indicted Wednesday for stealing federal documents containing highly classified information.
  A federal grand jury formally charged 52-year-old Harold Thomas Martin III with willful retention of national defense information.
  RELATED: US Official: Security Controls ‘Working’ Despite NSA Theft
  The indictment alleges from December 1993 through August 2016, Martin stole and retained U.S. government property, including documents that had mar
  
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• Baltimore teachers anxious over possibility of layoffs - WBAL Baltimore

  08-02-2017 22:22 via wbaltv.com
  
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  So far, no pink slips have been sent out from school board headquarters, but the word going around schools across the district is, "Who's next? And, how soon?" "They are very anxious about what's going to happen to them. You hear (that) you are going ...
  
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• Orioles Fans Invited To Springfest & Spring Training Workouts

  08-02-2017 21:56
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles have invited all fans to celebrate the start of Spring Training at Sarasota SpringFest, a free family-friendly event for fans of all ages at Ed Smith Stadium on Saturday, February 18.
  Along with watching players practice on the back fields, fans can also enjoy games and interactive activities in the East Parking Lot, located next to the Left Field Ticket office, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  The second annual Sarasota SpringFest event will feature a Qu
  
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• Heavily-Tattooed, Convicted Sex Offender Wanted After Prison Release

  08-02-2017 21:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The U.S. Marshals Service is searching for a heavily-tattooed, convicted sex offender who hasn’t checked into a transitional center after being released from a Virginia prison.
  Matthew Ezekiel Stager was last seen on February 2, after being released from the Federal Correctional Complex in Petersburg, Virginia.
  He was ordered to report to the Austin Transitional Center in Texas, but never showed up.
  Authorities say the convicted sex offender has a history
  
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• Maryland Officers Rescue Man From Burning SUV

  08-02-2017 21:04
  
  WALDORF, Md. (AP) — The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says three officers rescued a man from a burning SUV.
  Officials said in a statement Wednesday that the crash happened Jan. 29 on Crain Highway in Waldorf and the rescue was captured on dash-cam video.
  Master Cpl. Don Kabala heard a collision and found the SUV burning on the median and a semi-conscious man inside. Pfc. Eric Scuderi and Pfc. Christopher Morris arrived and discovered the man’s legs were pinned under the dashb
  
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• Center For Health Security Gets $16M Grant

  08-02-2017 20:56
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Health Security has been awarded a three-year, $16 million grant to support work on strengthening health security and public health preparedness.
  The center announced the grant from the Open Philanthropy Project in a statement Wednesday. The grant will also support work on preventing and preparing for the most serious global biological risks.
  The center’s mission is to protect people’s healt
  
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• Watch: Baltimore, Freddie Gray and the Struggle of Race in America - The Root

  08-02-2017 20:13 via theroot.com
  
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  Peabody Spotlight is a digital series produced by the Peabody Media Center at the University of Georgia. Each part of the series draws from the vast Peabody Awards archives, the third-largest repository of audiovisual materials in the United States ...and more »
  
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• Police: Suspect Barricades Self After Fatal Shooting

  08-02-2017 19:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are working a barricade situation Wednesday afternoon, after they say the suspect fatally shot another person during a shootout.
  The barricade situation is near Saratoga St. and Fulton Ave.
  Details have not yet been released about what led to the incident, but police say there was a shootout between two people.
  One of them was shot and killed.
  When police arrived on scene, the shooter was barricaded inside a home, and police say this is still an ongo
  
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• Police: Murder Suspect Not Found During Barricade Situation

  08-02-2017 19:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say a barricade situation that started Wednesday afternoon is over, and the murder suspect who they thought was inside is still on the loose.
  The barricade situation was near Saratoga St. and Fulton Ave., and police arrived on scene at noon after getting a report about a shooting.
  Details have not yet been released about what led to the incident, but police say there was a shootout between two people.
  A 28-year-old man was shot and killed.
  When
  
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• Police: Murder Suspect Barricades Self After Fatal Shooting

  08-02-2017 19:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are working a barricade situation Wednesday afternoon, after they say a suspect fatally shot another person.
  The barricade situation is near Saratoga St. and Fulton Ave., and police arrived on scene at noon after getting a report about a shooting.
  Details have not yet been released about what led to the incident, but police say there was a shootout between two people.
  A 28-year-old man was shot and killed.
  When police arrived on scene, the shoot
  
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• Weather Blog: More Record Heat Before Morning Snow

  08-02-2017 19:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It has been another day of record warmth across the region. As of this writing, we have tied the record of 70 degrees (originally set back in 1965).
  It’s hard to believe with this kind of warmth in February, that snow is on it’s way overnight. The wind direction is already starting to shift out of the northwest and that will help to filter in chillier air overnight.
  Rain will develop first tonight, and then transition to snow as we get cold enough (closer
  
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• Mississippi Considers Firing Squad As Method Of Execution

  08-02-2017 19:38
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add firing squad, electrocution and gas chamber as execution methods in case a court blocks the use of lethal injection drugs.
  House Bill 638 is a response to lawsuits filed by “liberal, left-wing radicals,” said House Judiciary B Committee Chairman Andy Gipson, a Republican.
  The bill passed the House amid opposition Wednesday, and it moves to the Senate for more debate.
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• Authorities Identify Woman Murdered In Harford County

  08-02-2017 19:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has identified the 28-year-old woman they say was murdered early Tuesday morning.
  The victim has been identified as Marilyn Jaz Scott, of Bel Air, who was fatally shot outside a quiet apartment.
  RELATED: Authorities Investigating Morning Homicide In Harford County
  Police say Scott was a resident of the area, and investigators are looking into the possibility of surveillance video at the apartment complex.
  She was ki
  
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• Mom Pleads Guilty In Son’s Birthday Cake Beating Death

  08-02-2017 19:05
  
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Maryland woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree child abuse in the 2015 beating death of her 9-year-old son over a missing piece of birthday cake.
  Oriana Iris Garcia was at work when her son Jack was handcuffed by her brother and beaten by her boyfriend, but she permitted the abuse and sent an ambulance away afterward, delaying medical care for hours, prosecutors said.
  Meanwhile, Garcia searched online for information about head injuries and child abus
  
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• Annapolis Police Chief ‘Let Go’ To Create ‘New Direction For Policing’

  08-02-2017 19:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Annapolis Police Department police chief has been let go by the city manager.
  The city of Annapolis confirmed that Police Chief Michael Pristoop was let go Wednesday morning.
  Pristoop had been chief for nearly nine years.
  No further details were released about his departure, but Annapolis Mayor Michel Pantelides released the following statement:
  “Combating crime in Annapolis remains a priority of my administration and I am grateful for Chief Pristoop’
  
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• Woman To Serve 5 Months For Dumping Stillborn Baby

  08-02-2017 18:45
  
  ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (AP) — A young woman who gave birth to a stillborn child and disposed of its body in a dumpster is headed to jail in Virginia.
  Media outlets report 25-year-old Katherine Dellis of Rocky Mount was sentenced Tuesday to five months in jail, with a little over 4 ½ years in suspended time. She pleaded guilty in December to one count of concealing a dead body.
  Police said Dellis denied giving birth when she was hospitalized with severe bleeding in February 2016. An infant
  
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• With a homicide a day in 2017, Pugh says Baltimore crime-fighting strategy is 'not working' - Baltimore Sun

  08-02-2017 18:39 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  With a homicide a day in 2017, Pugh says Baltimore crime-fighting strategy is 'not working'
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  Mayor Catherine Pugh says that her administration is searching for answers to the city's surge in crime. (WJZ). Luke Broadwater and Alison KnezevichContact ReportersThe Baltimore Sun. In Baltimore, 40 people have been killed in first 39 days of 2017.
  Baltimore Mayor: Crime-Fighting Strategy 'Not Working,' More than a Homicide a DayBreitbart Newsall 8 news articles »
  
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• With a homicide a day in 2017, Pugh says Baltimore crime-fighting ... - Baltimore Sun

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  With Baltimore suffering from more than a murder a day to start 2017, Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday that her administration is searching for answers to ...and more »
  
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• Peter Kostis On AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: ‘Favors The Ball Strikers’

  08-02-2017 18:22
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  It’s hard to argue that this portion of the PGA TOUR schedule isn’t one of the most entertaining stretches of the season. One week after the gala atmosphere of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the TOUR is in Pebble Beach, California for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, one of the glitziest and most fun-filled events in the game.
  Begun in 1937, the $7.2 million Pebble Beach Pro-Am features 156 professionals and 156 amateurs, many of them athletes and celebrit
  
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• Maryland To Unveil Lefty Driesell Banner On Feb. 11

  08-02-2017 18:21
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland will honor legendary head coach Lefty Driesell by hanging his banner in the rafters at XFINITY Center in a pregame ceremony prior to Maryland’s game against Ohio State on Feb. 11 at 4 p.m.
  Heralded for his infectious coaching and recruiting ability, the legendary Driesell transcended the basketball community during his 41 seasons as a head coach, including 17 seasons at the University of Maryland from 1969 to 1986.
  Driesell amassed 786 w
  
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• Louisiana Tornado Survivors Live To Tell Their Tales

  08-02-2017 18:21
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brittany Ross was savoring the smell of her aunt’s simmering white beans when a tornado lifted their trailer into the air and slammed it back down.
  “The place started shaking, kind of twisting,” she said amid the wreckage at a small trailer park in eastern New Orleans, which got the worse of the severe weather that injured about 40 people in southeastern Louisiana.
  Ross, 26, her aunt and two others crawled out of the wreckage as debris was still flying
  
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• FBI, Baltimore police announce $20000 reward for info on killing of Morgan State student - Baltimore Sun

  08-02-2017 17:52 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  FBI, Baltimore police announce $20000 reward for info on killing of Morgan State student
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  Morgan State University student Marcus Edwards, 21, was stabbed in the chest in Baltimore. Edwards lived in off-campus housing and the police needs the public help in finding the person responsible for his death. (Baltimore Sun video). Kalani Gordon ...and more »
  
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• NFL Retirees Are Being Urged To Sign Up For Settlement

  08-02-2017 17:44
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia is urging NFL retirees to register for a concussion settlement that could cost the league $1 billion over 65 years.
  About 22,000 retirees are encouraged to get baseline neurological testing. The league expects more than 6,000 of them to eventually be diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
  The settlement offers them treatment and possibly damage awards. The awards can reach several million dollars for younger men with the mo
  
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• A guide to cask beer in Baltimore: Less carbonation, more flavor - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  08-02-2017 17:29 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  A guide to cask beer in Baltimore: Less carbonation, more flavor
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  Heavy Seas Beer brewmaster Christopher Leonard explains the differences between cask-conditioned beer and normal keg beer. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun video). Wesley CaseContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Cask Beer 101: "It's the ...and more »
  
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• After Unseasonable Warmth, Snow In The Forecast

  08-02-2017 17:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect for several Maryland counties at 10 p.m. tonight.
  There could be between two and four inches of snow accumulation.
  The advisory remains in effect through 7 a.m. Thursday.
  “Tomorrow will get sloppy but should not be real slick area wide,” WJZ’s Marty Bass says. “I do not doubt that somewhere, someone, will see it dicey but NOT area wide. The idea will be to stay sharp, and take your time. Unless there is a
  
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• Police Seek Help Finding Family Of Man Who Forgot Name, Address

  08-02-2017 17:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Anne Arundel County Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find family members of a man who was initially unable to give his name or home address.
  Police say Morton Junior Roberts was found at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, in the 7600 block of Energy Parkway.
  Roberts was disoriented when officers found him, and was unable to give officers his name or home address.
  Officers were able to determine the man’s name was Morton Roberts, and he liv
  
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• Police Find Family Of Man Who Forgot Name, Address

  08-02-2017 17:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — UPDATE: Police say they have been able to find Morton Junior Roberts’ family.
  The Anne Arundel County Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find family members of a man who was initially unable to give his name or home address.
  Police say Morton Junior Roberts was found at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, in the 7600 block of Energy Parkway.
  Roberts was disoriented when officers found him, and was unable to give officers his name or home add
  
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• 2nd Dead Whale Surfaces In Chesapeake Bay

  08-02-2017 16:49
  
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A dead whale that was spotted over the weekend near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia has washed ashore.
  Media outlets report officials with the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center say the humpback whale was located Tuesday on an Eastern Shore bayside beach just north of Kiptopeke State Park.
  Officials estimate the whale is 35 feet long.
  It’s not yet known how it died. A necropsy to determine the cause of death i
  
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• Disney Announces 2019 Opening For Star Wars Lands

  08-02-2017 16:19
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company will open its Star Wars-themed lands at California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Walt Disney World in 2019.
  The 14-acre attractions were announced in 2015 and are under construction at the parks. Disney says the lands will include attractions and entertainment alongside aliens and droids. The attractions represent the parks’ largest single themed land expansion ever.
  During the company’s earnings call Tuesday, Ige
  
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• Kevin Gausman, Orioles Agree To $3.45 Million Deal

  08-02-2017 15:35
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Pitcher Kevin Gausman and the Baltimore Orioles avoided an arbitration hearing scheduled for Tuesday by agreeing to a $3.45 million, one-year contract.
  Gausman can earn $100,000 in performance bonuses under the deal agreed to Sunday: $50,000 each for 30 and 33 starts. He also could earn $50,000 each for making the All-Star team and winning a Gold Glove.
  Gausman went 9-12 with a 3.61 ERA in 30 starts last season. After making $532,000, he was eligible for salary arbitration
  
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• Rob Carlin Of Comcast Sportsnet On The Washington Capitals Dominant Performances Lately

  08-02-2017 15:08
  
  Rob Carlin is an analyst covering the Washington Capitals and the NHL for Comcast Sportsnet Mid-Atlantic.
  Rob joined Ed and Rob to talk about the Capitals and how they’re currently tearing up the rest of the league.
  Rob started by talking about the Capitals run of dominance especially at home lately saying “it is remarkable, they’re the best team on the ice almost every single night…it is absolute pure domination right now, they have 5 shutouts in their last eight home g
  
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• FBI Offers $20K Reward For Information on Morgan State Murder

  08-02-2017 15:00
  
  Baltimore (WJZ) – The FBI is asking for the public’s help in solving the murder of a Morgan State University student.
  Police say on September 19, 2016, 21-year old Marcus Edwards was walking off-campus a mile from the school when he was stabbed to death. The attack happened in the residential area of Loch Raven Boulevard and Woodbourne Avenue in Baltimore.
  Officials say anyone with information leading to an arrest in the case could receive a reward up to $20,000.
  Edwards was a Washin
  
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• FBI: $20K+ Reward For Info On Murder Of Morgan State Student Who Wanted To Be A Cop

  08-02-2017 15:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A murder with no leads has the FBI offering a reward for information.
  Police have been searching for months for the killer of Morgan State student Marcus Edwards.
  Edwards was a Washington, D.C. native looking to become a police officer after graduation. He was a graduate of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Junior Police Academy and the FBI Washington Field Office Future Agents in Training Program.
  On Wednesday morning, law enforcement, family and friends walked to
  
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• ‘CBS This Morning’ Host Charlie Rose To Undergo Heart Surgery

  08-02-2017 14:23
  
  Baltimore (WJZ) – Long time journalist and “CBS This Morning” host Charlie Rose announced Wednesday that he will undergo surgery to replace a aorta valve in his heart.
  He wrote a note on CBSNews.com saying he will undergo aorta replacement surgery on Thursday and then be out resting for a couple of weeks following. “To continue to live this amazing life so full of challenges and friends, including so many of you in the audience, I have chosen to replace the valve with a n
  
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• Baltimore police arrest Marco Holmes, boyfriend of slain woman found in park - Baltimore Sun

  08-02-2017 14:18 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore police arrest Marco Holmes, boyfriend of slain woman found in park
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  Police are also looking for information about the missing woman's boyfriend, Marco Jamal Holmes, 22. The department said investigators are concerned about his well-being and want to question him about Chadwick's disappearance. Sean WelshContact ...
  Police Arrest Person Of Interest In Young Mother MurderCBS Local
  Boyfriend of murdered Baltimore woman Tonja Chadwick taken into custodyABC2
  
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• Police Arrest Person Of Interest In Young Mother Murder

  08-02-2017 14:00
  
  Baltimore (WJZ) – Baltimore Police have arrested a person of interest in the murder of 20-year old Tonja Chadwick.
  Police announced today that Marco Holmes was taken into custody early Wednesday morning by members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force. He was reportedly arrested for an unrelated Violation of Probation warrant.
  Officers located Holmes inside a home in Northeast Baltimore. He was taken into custody without incident. So far he has not been charged with any crimes related to
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Warm Today, Snow Tomorrow

  08-02-2017 13:52
  
  Hi everyone!
    How nice was yesterday? Wow. And another one today. The record for this afternoon is 70° set in 1965. The forecast high today is 69°. And that will be with a few peaks of sun not unlike yesterday. And all this warmth plays into the expected snowfall of the overnight,  and early tomorrow morning. What we are talking here are road, and paved surface, temperatures.  Our enhanced radar can show us “real time” road temps. A check around the area
  
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• Mother Expected To Make Plea In Birthday Cake Beating Death

  08-02-2017 13:02
  
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors say they expect to strike a plea deal with a Maryland woman whose 9-year-old son was fatally beaten over a missing piece of birthday cake.
  Washington County Assistant State’s Attorney Gina Cirincion  says she anticipates that 27-year-old Oriana Garcia will plead guilty Wednesday to first-degree child abuse resulting in death.
  Defense attorney David Harbin declined to speak publicly about plea negotiations.
  RELATED: Mother of Boy Beaten Over Bir
  
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• DeVos ekes out confirmation win as Pence casts historic vote

  08-02-2017 12:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Charter school advocate Betsy DeVos won confirmation as education secretary Tuesday by the slimmest of margins, pushed to approval only by the historic tie-breaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence.Two Republicans, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, joined Democrats in a marathon effort to derail the nomination of the wealthy Republican donor. The Senate historian said Pence’s vote was the first by a vice president to break a 50-50 tie on a Cabine
  
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• Sen. Sessions On Track For Confirmation As Attorney General

  08-02-2017 11:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is working overtime toward confirming President Donald Trump’s close ally, Sen. Jeff Sessions, to become the nation’s top law enforcement officer as attorney general.The Alabama Republican appears headed toward confirmation on Wednesday evening by a nearly party-line vote. Democrats harshly criticized Sessions for being too close to Trump, too harsh on immigrants, and too weak on civil rights.
  “There is simply nothing in Senator Sessions&rsquo
  
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• Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Expected To Get Go-Ahead

  08-02-2017 10:36
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The developer of the stalled Dakota Access oil pipeline could get clearance from the Army as early as Wednesday to finish the $3.8 billion project, though the American Indian tribe that has led the battle against the project for months has vowed to continue the fight.
  The Army said Tuesday that it will allow the four-state pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, the last big chunk of construction. The Standing Rock Sioux promised to fight t
  
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• Warren Violates Arcane Rule, Sparking Senate Dustup

  08-02-2017 09:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has earned a rare rebuke by the Senate for quoting Coretta Scott King on the Senate floor.The Massachusetts Democrat ran afoul of the chamber’s arcane rules by reading a three-decade-old letter from Dr. Martin Luther King’s widow that dated to Sen. Jeff Sessions’ failed judicial nomination three decades ago.
  The chamber is debating the Alabama Republican’s nomination for attorney general, with Democrats dropping senatorial nic
  
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