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• White Supremacy Fliers Littered Throughout Harford Co. Neighborhood

  16-02-2017 23:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Wednesday morning Banavie Terrace East in Harford County, woke up to what looked like circulars.
  “They were found on the ground by the driveway, at the entrance to the driveway next to the mailbox,” says resident Susan Buttimer.
  They were weighted down with three small white rocks inside a plastic sleeve.
  Dan Taylor still had the one found in his yard. On one side, anti-police and anti-government rhetoric. On the other, anti-Semitic messages, slurs and swastika
  
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• Police: 3 Men Shot on Route 50 in Prince George’s County

  16-02-2017 23:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Three men were shot while in the car Thursday afternoon in Prince George’s County.
  They were taken to the hospital with what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries.
  The incident occurred eastbound on Route 50 near Columbia Park Road.
  Eastbound Route 50 is closed.
  This is a developing story.
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• Stevenson University Fashion Design Students Visit NY Fashion Week

  16-02-2017 22:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —New York Fashion Week is underway, so imagine what it would be like if you were a student in Baltimore and your designs were seen on the runway.
  As WJZ‘s Ron Matz reports, it happened to some designers of the future at Stevenson University.
  For a designer, there’s no bigger thrill than New York Fashion Week. And for a student, the thrill is even bigger.
  Just ask the Stevenson School of Design students whose designs hit the runway.
  Leah Aronhime is studio manage
  
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• Will Ring Of Honor Finally Get It Right With Christopher Daniels?

  16-02-2017 22:45
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Imagine working for the same company for nearly 20 years. You come to work every day and give everything that you have trying to give the company an edge of the competition. You follow orders, you do everything right and you genuinely care about the success of your employer. But despite your loyalty, you’re passed over time and again for a promotion.
  Such is the story of Christopher Daniels and Ring of Honor. “The Fallen Angel” was there on day one and has seen
  
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• Baltimore Co. High School Take Trip to Study Canadian Arctic

  16-02-2017 22:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A high school in Baltimore County is working to have a global impact. As Mike Schuh reports, the Park School has been awarded a $156,000 grant from the Canadian government to document climate change in the arctic.
  You’ll have to agree, it’s a pretty cool school trip if, on the last leg you’re dropped off by a chopper.
  “Because of the wetlands, the only way to get there in the summer is by chopper,” says science teacher Julie Rogers.
  
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• Police: Man stabbed to death by co-worker in East Baltimore ... - Baltimore Sun

  16-02-2017 22:35 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore Police are searching for a man they say fatally stabbed a co-worker in an East Baltimore store before fleeing the area Thursday afternoon.
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• Baltimore Supports 'Day Without Immigrants' « CBS Baltimore - CBS Local

  16-02-2017 21:49 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  Some Baltimore restaurants will be closed Thursday in support of "A Day Without Immigrants."
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• To save money, Baltimore should shrink council - Baltimore Sun

  16-02-2017 21:39 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  The purpose of an audit is to evaluate cost-effectiveness and efficiency in order to improve the process. The Baltimore City Council has 14 part-time officeholders with the City Council vice president earning $73,000 and the other 13 members earning ...
  
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• Maryland Republicans Propose Modernizing State Pension Plan

  16-02-2017 21:39
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Republican lawmakers are proposing some options to modernize the state pension system.Legislation discussed Thursday would give employees the ability to move all retirement benefits to a new job after three years.
  Sen. Andrew Serafini, a Washington County Republican, says the proposals are aimed at starting a conversation that Maryland needs to make changes to its pension system. He says the options would help create predictability and stop the state from dig
  
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• 3 Baltimore Students Arrested After Gun Found In Car - CBS Local

  16-02-2017 21:16 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three students were arrested today after Baltimore Public School officials say a loaded gun was found in a car they were in. Police received an anonymous tip that a student had brought a weapon to school at the Northern building, ...
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• 3 Baltimore Students Arrested After Gun Found In Car

  16-02-2017 21:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Three students were arrested today after Baltimore Public School officials say a loaded gun was found in a car they were in.
  Police received an anonymous tip that a student had brought a weapon to school at the Northern building, a shared campus where Reginald F. Lewis High School, Achievement Academy, and Success Academy are located.When city and school police responded, the students were seen running from the building to a car. The car was subsequently stopped on a stree
  
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• Trump Accuses Rep. Elijah Cummings Of Avoiding Him

  16-02-2017 20:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —When asked at his press conference Thursday about meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus on issues of crime and a planned executive order aimed at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, President Donald Trump accused U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) of avoiding him.
  Trump declined to talk about the HBCU order, saying he’ll let it speak for itself, and on the issue of inner city crime said:
  “As far as the inner cities, as you know I was very strong
  
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• Rep. Cummings Calls Trump’s Accusations Of Avoidance False

  16-02-2017 20:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —When asked at his press conference Thursday about meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus on issues of crime and a planned executive order aimed at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, President Donald Trump accused U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) of avoiding him.
  Trump declined to talk about the HBCU order, saying he’ll let it speak for itself, and on the issue of inner city crime said:
  “As far as the inner cities, as you know I was very strong
  
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• CBS Sports’ Wally Szczerbiak Breaks Down Kansas-Baylor, Round Two

  16-02-2017 20:24
  
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  While some conference races look like they’ll be bitter fights to the finish (ACC/Big Ten), others are all but wrapped up. After Baylor’s stunning loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Monday night in Lubbock, Texas, the Big 12 race has gone from intense to essentially determined.
  The Jayhawks now sport a two-game lead over the Bears, who were trying to halt Kansas’s incredible 12-year conference championship winning streak. Instead, the Bears will face off ag
  
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• Good Shepherd Services to close Baltimore County residential treatment program - Baltimore Sun

  16-02-2017 20:09 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Good Shepherd Services will close its troubled residential treatment program for adolescents in Halethorpe after two state agencies decided to withdraw the children they had placed there. The decision to withdraw the children followed moratoriums ...
  
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• On ‘Day Without Immigrants,’ Baltimore Restaurants Close And Supporters March

  16-02-2017 19:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some Baltimore restaurants will be closed Thursday in support of “A Day Without Immigrants.”
  They include Foreman Wolf Restaurant Group properties Bar Vasquez, Charleston, Cinghiale, Johnny’s and Petit Louis, as well as Alma Cocina Latina, Cafe Cito, Ekiben and the Local Fry, according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
  WJZ’s Rick Ritter reports that a few hundred people marched in Patterson Park in support of the movement, which was creat
  
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• Company Recalls 700,000+ Strollers Due To Fall Hazard

  16-02-2017 19:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Britax is recalling 676,00 of its strollers in the U.S., and several thousand more in Canada and Mexico, due to a fall risk.
  Britax has received 33 reports of car seats unexpectedly disconnecting from the strollers and falling to the ground, resulting in 26 reports of injuries to children, including scratches, bruises, cuts and bumps to the head.
  The recall involves Britax B-Agile and BOB Motion strollers, when used as a travel system with a car seat carrier attached.All m
  
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• Baltimore mom, daughter missing for 11 days - WBAL Baltimore

  16-02-2017 19:31 via wbaltv.com
  
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  A mother and daughter have been missing for 11 days under what appears to be suspicious circumstances, Baltimore police said. Advertisement. Joanna Antionette Clark, 33, and Shariece Nicole Clark, 15, were last seen in 2300 block of Round Road, ...
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  BPD: Mother Of 7, Her Daughter 'Vanished Without A Trace'
  
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• Baltimore Restaurants Close To Support ‘A Day Without Immigrants’

  16-02-2017 17:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some Baltimore restaurants will be closed Thursday in support of “A Day Without Immigrants.”
  They include Foreman Wolf Restaurant Group properties Bar Vasquez, Charleston, Cinghiale, Johnny’s and Petit Louis, as well as Alma Cocina Latina, Cafe Cito, Ekiben and the Local Fry, according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
  A Day Without Immigrants was created in protest to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants.
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• 13 Pounds Of Horse Genitals Found In Luggage From Mongolia At Dulles

  16-02-2017 17:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection at Dulles Airport found 13 pounds of horse genitals, 29 pounds of other types of horse meat and three liters of yak milk during a routine agriculture examination on Jan. 29.
  Officials say the two women arrived from Mongolia with the meat concealed inside juice boxes. They claimed the horse genitals were for medicinal purposes.
  Horsemeat is prohibited from entering the United States if it is not accompanied by an official government horse
  
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• 2017 ACM Nominees

  16-02-2017 17:42
  
  The 52nd annual ACM Awards will air live on CBS on Sunday, April 2nd at 8 p.m. ET/delayed PT. This year’s ceremony will broadcast from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be co-hosted by country music superstars Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley.
  The full list of nominees was released this morning and features all the heavy hitters in country music today. Keith Urban leads the pack with seven nominations, with Miranda Lambert and newly minted GRAMMY award winner Maren Morris coming i
  
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• 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend Preview

  16-02-2017 17:35
  
  By Rahul Lal
  NBA All-Star Weekend, February 17-19 in New Orleans, Louisiana, is fast approaching. The contestants for each of the marquee events have been announced. But the storylines tend to focus on past champions not participating, all-star snubs and tension more so than in other years.
  The big events for All-Star Weekend include the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, Taco Bell Skills Challenge, JBL Three-Point Contest, Verizon Slam Dunk Contest and the 66th NBA All-Sta
  
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• Washington Court Rules Against Florist In Gay Wedding Case

  16-02-2017 17:28
  
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court has ruled that a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding broke anti-discrimination laws.
  The nine justices posted their unanimous ruling on Thursday. Barronelle Stutzman, a florist in Richland, Washington, had been fined by a lower court for denying service to a gay couple in 2013.
  Stutzman had previously sold the couple flowers and knew they were gay but told them she couldn’t provide flowers for their w
  
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• BPD: Mother Of 7, One Of Her Daughters ‘Vanished Without A Trace’

  16-02-2017 16:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Baltimore Police say the disappearance of a mother and daughter who have been missing since earlier this month is suspicious in nature.
  A friend of the family reported the disappearance of Joanna Antionette Clark, 33, and her daughter Shariece Nicole Clark, 15, on that day.
  They live in the 2800 block of Round Road and were last seen on Feb. 4, Shariece at 3 p.m. and Joanna at 11:15 p.m.
  Joanna Clark, who works at Goetze’s Candy, has six other children between the ag
  
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• Maryland claims top spot on annual wealth ranking - Baltimore Sun

  16-02-2017 16:39 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Maryland was home to a higher percentage of millionaire households than any other state in the country last year, according to a new report released Thursday. It was the fifth year in a row that Maryland claimed the top spot on the annual Wealth ...
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• Brewery Offers Paid ‘Paw-ternity’ Leave For New Puppy Parents

  16-02-2017 16:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A brewery based in Scotland has announced that it will provide a week of paid “paw-ternity leave” to its employees.
  “…we know only too well that having a new arrival – whether a mewling pup or unsettled rescue dog – can be stressful for human and hound both,” the company wrote on its blog. “So we are becoming the first in our industry to give our staff a working week’s leave on us to help settle a new furry family mem
  
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• Thimble Tossed! Game Piece Voted Out Of Monopoly

  16-02-2017 16:21
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — You can still pass “Go” and collect $200 on the Monopoly board, but you soon won’t be able to do it with the thimble game piece.
  Voters have rejected the thimble, an integral part of the game since being added to Monopoly in 1935. The move is part of a campaign to select the next generation of game pieces.
  Hashtags, emojis and even a rubber duck may replace dogs, cats and hats in an upcoming version.
  Hasbro Inc. is holding a worldwide contest to
  
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• PE Teacher Arrested, Charged With Thefts From Locker Room

  16-02-2017 16:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A PE teacher at Severna Park High School, 55-year-old Jerry Parker Hines Jr., has been arrested and charged for thefts out of the boys’ lock room.
  Anne Arundel County Police officers responded to the school on Wednesday for a report of a theft.
  Investigation led officers to Hines as a suspect. He is also a suspect in two other thefts from the same location.
  He was interviewed, arrested and charged with three counts of theft less than $100, one count of theft less tha
  
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• First Giraffe Born At The Maryland Zoo In More Than 20 Years

  16-02-2017 15:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore says the first giraffe calf born there in more than 20 years was delivered by 4-year-old Juma on Monday, Feb. 6.
  Eleven-year-old Caesar is the female calf’s father.
  “We couldn’t be happier to welcome this beautiful calf to the Zoo family,” said Don Hutchinson, president/CEO of the Zoo. “She will bring a lot of excitement to the Giraffe House and make a wonderful addition to the herd.”
  Juma went into labor a
  
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• Howard County Police Searching For Apple Store Thieves

  16-02-2017 15:18
  
  Baltimore (WJZ) – Howard County police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects accused of stealing from an Apple Store.
  Police have released two surveillance photos of the suspects inside the Apple Store at the Columbia Mall.#HoCoPolice ask for help to ID 2 individuals as part of an ongoing investigation into a theft from the Apple Store: https://t.co/tjxS1dMvJf pic.twitter.com/MRpAAe11iJ
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• Preschool Teacher Charged With Sex Assault Of 3-Year-Old

  16-02-2017 14:39
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A preschool teacher at a suburban Philadelphia Roman Catholic school has been charged with sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl.
  According to an affidavit, 32-year-old Michael Barbee, of Yeadon, Pennsylvania, is accused of forcibly touching the girl during nap time. Online court records don’t list an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
  Barbee teaches at Saint Francis of Assisi School’s Early Learning Center in Norristown.
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• Ex-Altar Boy Refuses To Testify At Vatican Guam Abuse Trial

  16-02-2017 14:02
  
  HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — A former altar boy who has accused Guam’s longtime archbishop of sexually abusing him refused Thursday to testify before a Vatican court headed by American Cardinal Raymond Burke on the grounds that he couldn’t have his lawyer present.
  Roland Sondia met with Burke and other Vatican officials who traveled to the Pacific island U.S. territory to take testimony for the trial of Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron, attorney David Lujan said.
  Lujan said the proceedin
  
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• Israel Fumbles Goodwill Visit Of NFL Players

  16-02-2017 14:00
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — It was supposed to be a feel-good visit by a group of professional football players to give a boost to image-conscious Israel.
  But in an embarrassing fumble by the Israeli government, only five of 11 NFL players in the delegation showed up after being blitzed by Palestinian activists opposed to the visit.
  Israel’s ministry for strategic affairs and public diplomacy issued a press release after the Super Bowl boasting that the visit would bring “influencers&rdqu
  
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• Baltimore immigration advocates concerned over detentions - WBAL Baltimore

  16-02-2017 13:56 via wbaltv.com
  
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  New details are beginning to emerge about the arrests of two immigrants living in the country illegally. Advertisement. Related Content. Residents protest over immigrant detentions · Hundreds protest arrest of immigrant in Highlandtown. A U.S ...and more »
  
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• Orioles Bring In Howie Clark As Assistant Major League Hitting Coach

  16-02-2017 13:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles named Howie Clark as Assistant Major League Hitting Coach.
  Clark will join Scott Coolbaugh (Hitting Coach), Einar Diaz (Major League Coach), Bobby Dickerson (Third Base Coach), Wayne Kirby (First Base Coach), Roger McDowell (Pitching Coach), Alan Mills (Bullpen Coach), and John Russell (Bench Coach) on the Orioles Major League coaching staff.
  Clark, 43, served as hitting coach for the Double-A Bowie Baysox last year after previously serving as t
  
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• Trimble Scores Career-High 32 Points, Leads Terps To A Big Ten Victory

  16-02-2017 13:29
  
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  EVANSTON, Ill. — Melo Trimble had a career night and his Maryland teammates made sure Northwestern couldn’t muster an effective response on Wednesday.
  Trimble scored a career-high 32 points to lead the No. 23 Terrapins (22-4, 10-3) to a 74-64 Big Ten victory over the Wildcats at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
  “It was obvious he had another gear tonight,” said Maryland coach Mark Turgeon, whose team claimed its second straight win. “We (also) had great energ
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Poles Are Changing

  16-02-2017 13:27
  
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  Not a ton to talk about today. It’s all good. HEY we got it right!—LOL!! The cool down is here and the warm up begins shortly. A bunch of sun, and NO snow. Like I said not a ton to talk about. So are we done for the day? Not quite yet.
  I am going to ask you to visit www.cbsnews.com and watch a series of reports from Mark Phillips  on the changing landscape of Antarctica. If you scroll to the bottom of the front page you will find them. It is becoming crystal clear t
  
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• Baltimore mayor: We don't want ICE in Baltimore - ABC2 News

  16-02-2017 11:28 via abc2news.com
  
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  Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday she does not want agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Baltimore after two men were detained in Highlandtown last Thursday and now face deportation. "We don't want them in Baltimore," ...
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• Immigrant Workers, Families To Protest By Staying Home

  16-02-2017 10:09
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Organizers in cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, miss work and not shop on Thursday as a way to show the country how important they are to America’s economy and way of life.
  “A Day Without Immigrants” actions are planned in cities including Philadelphia, Washington, Boston and Austin, Texas.
  The protest comes in response to President Donald Trump and his 1-month-old administration. The Republican president has pledged to incre
  
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• Trump Declines ESPN Invite To Fill Out NCAA Bracket On-Air

  16-02-2017 09:51
  
  (AP) – President Donald Trump won’t be filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket on ESPN this March, unlike his predecessor, Barack Obama.
  ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz says the network expressed its “interest to the White House in continuing the presidential bracket. They have respectfully declined.”
  Obama, a basketball fan, would join the network on-camera and make his March Madness picks for both the men’s and women’s brackets. Last year, he nailed a number of
  
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• Report: Md. Bridges in Serious Need of Repair

  16-02-2017 05:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A new study finds a number of bridges in the State just aren’t to par with today’s standards.
  George Solis reports on where the largest trouble areas are.
  While the study does find that at least 20 percent of the state’s bridges are in need of some TLC. It does not mean they are unsafe. Still, those that travel on them are hoping to see some change and soon.
  Every day hundreds of thousands of drivers get from point A to point B. Many o
  
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• North Calhoun Street in west Baltimore a microcosm of city's problems - WBAL Baltimore

  16-02-2017 05:13 via wbaltv.com
  
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  The 11 News I-Team revealed the biggest hurdle Baltimore may have to clear to make the city safer. How do you convince a community change is possible when things have only gotten worse is the city spending its money in the right place? Advertisement.
  
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• Md. Prosecutor Resigns; Sentenced for Indecent Exposure

  16-02-2017 05:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A top Maryland prosecutor is convicted after he’s caught carrying out indecent acts in public view.
  Ava-Joye Burnett reports on his fall from grace.
  This is a case that involves actions taken in a hotel room in Ocean City. Edward Rollins III, the top prosecutor in Cecil County found himself in an unfamiliar place inside a court room as a defendant.
  Rollins has been convicted for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct last June. Rollins was seen touching h
  
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• Md. Health Officials Call for Drug Affordability Legislation

  16-02-2017 04:58
  
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  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — When Bonnita Spikes, of Prince George’s County, learned her Alzheimer’s medication’s price had skyrocketed to $500, she was no longer able to afford the essential medicine.Diagnosed in 2013, Spikes quit her job after she determined her condition had progressed to the point where she was no longer able to fulfill her duties, leaving her without insurance or the ability to pay the soaring drugs’ costs.
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• Police: Woman is a Person of Interest in Mall Theft

  16-02-2017 03:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Howard County police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a woman who is believed to have stole from a jewelry store.
  Police say the woman is a part of an ongoing investigation into a theft from Pandora at the Columbia Mall.
  Anyone who recognizes her should contact police at 410-313-STOP or [email protected].
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• Police Investigate White Supremacy Literature in a Md. Neighborhood

  16-02-2017 02:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 1400 block of East Banavie Terrace for the report of a suspicious incident.
  When officers arrived, they met with a resident of the Fountain Glen neighborhood and saw several fliers that contained white supremacy literature.
  It is believed the material was placed early Wednesday morning.  The neighborhood was searched but no suspects or witnesses were located.
  Residents are encouraged to ca
  
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• Baltimore School Police Officer Acquitted in Slapping Incident

  16-02-2017 02:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Baltimore school police officer was acquitted Wednesday on charges that she was complicit in the slapping of a student that was caught on tape, according to the Baltimore Sun.
  Saverna Bias, 53, was found not guilty of second-degree assault and misconduct in office for the March 2016 incident at the REACH Partnership School, in which another officer was captured on cell phone video striking a then-16-year-old student who the officers believed to be trespassing.
  
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• What’s Next for Teen Accused of Assaulting Classmates at Elite School?

  16-02-2017 01:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)–  New details about Friends School’s response–why they’re opening their own investigation. The multiple sexual assaults startled the exclusive Friends School in Roland Park.
  The head administrator says it’s critical that Friends’ conducts its own investigation. To make sure the proper policies are in place and this never happens again. But that won’t start until the criminal investigation is over.
  WJZ is learning more about the
  
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• Jury acquits Baltimore school police officer in student assault caught on tape - Baltimore Sun

  16-02-2017 01:02 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  A Baltimore City schools police officer is shown in a cellphone video slapping a young man Tuesday at REACH Partnership School in East Baltimore. Justin FentonContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Jurors took about 30 minutes Wednesday to acquit a ...and more »
  
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• Report: Most Millennials Engage in Dangerous Driving

  16-02-2017 00:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A new study by AAA finds that most young millennials, engage in risky behavior behind the wheel.
  Amy Yensi reports on the troubling findings.
  What’s even more alarming is that the young drivers confess to what they’re doing. They know it’s wrong, but they just can’t stop.
  A 22-year old driver using Snapchat clocked in at 82 miles per hour then speeds up to 115 miles per hour. Moments later he loses control, crashing into and killing 5
  
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