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• Pop Encyclopedia Creator Irwin Stambler Dies In LA

  17-02-2017 23:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Irwin Stambler, who wrote “The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul,” one of the earliest sourcebooks on pop music, has died at 92.
  His son, Lyndon Stambler, said Thursday that he died Feb. 10 in Los Angeles.
  Stambler wrote dozens of books on many topics, from space missions to sports biographies.
  His musical interests prompted him to create encyclopedias on Broadway musicals, folk, country and Western music.
  The pop encyclopedia appeared in 1974.
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• Fire Damages Baltimore County Home

  17-02-2017 23:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Fire Department has been able to get a fire that damaged a Baltimore County home Friday afternoon under control.
  The fire was reported at a home in the 3800 block of Schroeder Ave.
  Fire crews arrived on scene and were able to get the fire under control.
  No injuries were reported.
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• NASA Satellite Tracks Snowfall, World Water Supply

  17-02-2017 23:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new NASA study is focusing on snow in the western United States, with a goal of better estimating the world’s supply of fresh water.
  NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt controls a satellite called GPM, which tracks rain and snow globally.
  “Specifically designed to measure falling snow and rain through the atmosphere,” said Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. “And it actually has the most advance
  
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• Bills Would Hike School Bus-Camera Fine, Include Rental Cars

  17-02-2017 22:56
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Drivers who illegally pass school buses multiple times could face higher fines, and rental-car companies could be held responsible for offenders driving their vehicles under a pair of bills introduced by Delegate Al Carr, D-Montgomery.
  One bill would double the fees for repeat offenders, Carr said. The current law states that the registered owner of a car that illegally passes a school bus, except rental cars and short-term leased cars, will get an automatic fine of $
  
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• Illicit-Drug Use OK In ‘Safe’ Site Under Maryland Bill

  17-02-2017 22:51
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Illegal-drug users in Maryland could partake in recreational use under a bill that would create legal, sanitary illicit-drug use facilities in the state.
  The bill, proposed by Delegate Dan Morhaim, D-Baltimore County, would create an overdose-prevention and safer drug-consumption program allowing drug users to legally ingest their narcotics under supervision of trained professionals and staff, in clean facilities.
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• Rob Long Nominated As Baltimore’s Best Radio Personality

  17-02-2017 22:41
  
  The 2017 Best of Baltimore readers’ choice awards nominations have been announced.
  Our very own Rob Long from Norris & Long Morning Show on 105.7 the Fan was nominated.
  Scroll down to category No. 54: Best Radio Personality and vote for him to win.You can vote for all of your favorite Baltimore-area people, events, businesses, organizations, etc., in the Best of Baltimore readers’ choice awards. You can vote for as many or as few categories as you’d like, but you can o
  
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• Former NFL RB Trent Richardson Arrested In Alabama

  17-02-2017 22:22
  
  HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Former NFL running back Trent Richardson is facing a misdemeanor domestic violence charge in Alabama.
  Police in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover say the 26-year-old Richardson was jailed Friday with bond set at $1,000.
  A police statement says officers received a call about yelling coming from a guest room at a hotel Thursday night. It says police responded and found a woman with scratches and bruises on her face.
  The statement says the two argued earlier at a Walmar
  
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• Naval Academy Student To Appear On ‘Jeopardy!’

  17-02-2017 22:09
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A student studying at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis will be among the contestants on the college championship of “Jeopardy!”
  The school says 18-year-old freshman Gary Tse of Ellicott City, Maryland, will compete on the show that airs Friday at 7 p.m. The school says he’ll face off against a Georgetown University student and a student from the University of Kentucky.
  The show’s college championship runs from Feb. 13 to Feb. 24 and features
  
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• LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony Miss All-Star Media Day

  17-02-2017 22:02
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleveland’s LeBron James and New York’s Carmelo Anthony did not attend NBA All-Star media day events on Friday.
  The NBA said James had a family matter to deal with, and that he would be in New Orleans with his Eastern Conference teammates for practice on Saturday. Anthony was permitted to miss the media session because he was not added to the All-Star roster until Wednesday and had some logistical issues to deal with.
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• NBA Joins NFL In Warning Texas Over Proposed ‘Bathroom Bill’

  17-02-2017 22:01
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The NBA is warning Texas over a proposed “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people that is similar to a North Carolina law that prompted the league to move the All-Star Game out of that state.
  The NBA on Friday joined the NFL in suggesting that Texas will be overlooked for future big events if lawmakers pass a bill requiring people to use bathrooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificate.
  NBA spokesman Mike Bass says an environment where pe
  
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• WJZ Anchor Named One Of 50 Hottest News Anchors In The World

  17-02-2017 21:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One of WJZ’s anchors has been named one of the hottest 50 news anchors in the world.
  Marcus Washington was number 14 on the Buzzfeed list. According to Buzzfeed, “what makes him hot,” is that “his hobbies include meeting new people and checking out local restaurants.”
  Buzzfeed asked their community to name hot local news anchors, and they then ranked those who were nominated.
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• Keidel: The Simmering Durant-Westbrook Feud

  17-02-2017 21:37
  
  By Jason Keidel
  During the interminable, snow-coated NBA season, it’s hard to keep the media and masses awake for 82 games. People don’t really pay attention until the fourth quarter of games and the fourth quarter of the season — the playoffs.
  But this season has been rife with soap operatic entertainment. Will LeBron James, on the wrong side of 30, endure the incessant pounding and endless minutes on his epic frame? Will Carmelo Anthony finish his wholly unfulfilled season (a
  
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• Boyfriend Charged In Tonja Chadwick’s Death Says He Was Attacked

  17-02-2017 21:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The boyfriend of Tonja Chadwick, who is charged with her death, told Baltimore Central Booking staff that he was attacked.
  Marco Holmes reported the alleged attacked Thursday morning, according to Gerard Shields at the Department of Public Safety and Correction.
  Holmes had superficial wounds to his head and hand, and was treated for his injuries.
  RELATED: Boyfriend Charged With Murder In Young Mother’s Death
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• Maryland Senate OKs Metro Safety Bill

  17-02-2017 20:56
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has approved a measure for a Metro safety program, after the federal government threatened to withhold millions of dollars.
  The Senate voted 45-0 on Friday for the bill, which now goes to the House.
  Federal officials announced last week they would withhold funding from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia until they create a new Metro safety commission.
  The District already has approved the measure. The legislation has received initial a
  
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• Orioles Reliever Donnie Hart ‘Is Healthy And Ready To Go’

  17-02-2017 20:55
  
  Orioles reliever Donnie Hart joined the show today to talk about last year’s campaign, his off season habits and expectations for the 2017 season.
  Donnie Hart says he’s excited to be back with the Orioles and is hoping to build off his performance in 2016. “It was a fun year, that’s for sure. I was fortunate enough to have the guys in the bullpen that we have. We had three All-Star relief pitchers in our bullpen and those guys made it easier for me whenever I&nb
  
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• Harford Co. Executive: ‘Disgraceful Fliers Have No Place In Our Home’

  17-02-2017 20:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Harford County Executive Barry Glassman has issued a statement after racist fliers were found in a Bel Air neighborhood, in part, saying, “these disgraceful fliers have no place in our home.”
  It is believed the material was placed early Wednesday morning.  The neighborhood was searched but no suspects or witnesses were located.
  RELATED: White Supremacy Fliers Littered Throughout Harford Co. Neighborhood
  Glassman released the following statement:
  
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• Hitler’s Phone Up For Auction; Bids To Start At $100k

  17-02-2017 20:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A big part of Holocaust history is going up for auction in Maryland this weekend.
  It’s the phone used by Hitler in the last years of World War II, and it could fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  The auctioneer in Chesapeake City calls the phone the most important piece of history to pass through his doors, and stresses the importance of keeping that history alive.
  That auction will be held Saturday and Sunday in Chesapeake City, with the pho
  
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• Hitler’s Phone Is Up For Auction; Bids To Start At $100k

  17-02-2017 20:42
  
  CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. (AP) — A Maryland auction house is selling Adolf Hitler’s personal traveling telephone.
  Bill Panagopulos of Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City says occupying Russian officers gave the phone to Brig. Sir Ralph Rayner during a visit to Hitler’s Berlin bunker. Rayner’s son is now selling the red phone with a Nazi party symbol and Hitler’s name engraved on the back.
  The phone is estimated at $200,000 to $300,000 and Panagopulos says bi
  
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• Police Arrest Man Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Co-Worker

  17-02-2017 20:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 45-year-old man is now behind bars after police say he fatally stabbed a co-worker Thursday.
  Edwin Vargas has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 46-year-old Iran Timmons.
  Police say the stabbing happened just before 12:15 p.m., in the 600 block of E. Eager St.
  Responding officers found Timmons with stab wounds. He was pronounced dead on scene.
  The investigation found that Timmons and Vargas both worked at a store there, and there was an argu
  
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• Orioles Ballgirl & Ballboy Tryouts

  17-02-2017 20:26
  
  The Orioles have announced they will conduct an open tryout to find ballgirls and ballboys for the 2017 season at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, March 4. The judges will include members of the Orioles’ front office and CBS RADIO personalities.
  Outgoing and athletic men and women ages 18 and older who are interested in serving as ballboys and ballgirls for the Orioles during the upcoming 2017 season are invited to try out for a position at Oriole Park beginning at noon on March 4.
  
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• Clam, Oyster Harvesting Temporarily Open At Kent Narrows

  17-02-2017 20:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of the Environment is temporarily allowing oysters and clams to be harvested at Kent Narrows, a waterway that is usually closed to shellfish harvesting.
  Waters in the Kent Narrows, in Queen Anne’s County, will be reclassified as open starting Monday, February 20. It will stay open for harvesting through the end of the 2017 oyster season.
  The Narrows is a channel between Kent Island and the Delmarva Peninsula. During most years, a hi
  
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• Baltimore lawmakers endorse bill to give mayor sole power over school board - Baltimore Sun

  17-02-2017 19:48 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore's House delegation supports the mayor's proposal to take control of city school board appointments. Baltimore lawmakers in the House of Delegates endorsed a bill Friday that would give the mayor sole control over appointments to the city's ...and more »
  
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• Man Accused In Plot To Bomb Target Stores Along East Coast

  17-02-2017 19:38
  
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is accused in a plot to blow up several Target stores along the East Coast in an attempt to acquire cheap stock if the company’s stock value plunged after the explosions.
  Mark Charles Barnett, 48, was charged in a criminal complaint filed Thursday with possession of a firearm affecting commerce by a previously convicted felon, according to the U.S Attorney’s Office in Florida’s middle district. Barnett, a registered sex offender in Florida
  
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• Maryland Governor Blasts Attorney General Powers Expansion

  17-02-2017 19:04
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republican Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday sharply criticized a resolution passed by the General Assembly this week to empower the attorney general to sue the federal government without his permission — a resolution passed swiftly by the Democrat-led legislature due to concerns that President Donald Trump’s policies could hurt Maryland.
  Hogan, speaking on WBAL-AM’s “The C4 Show,” described the resolution as “horrible” and “cr
  
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• JFX reopens after Baltimore firefighters battle four-alarm blaze near Woodberry light rail - Baltimore Sun

  17-02-2017 18:36 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  JFX reopens after Baltimore firefighters battle four-alarm blaze near Woodberry light rail
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  Travel in the North Baltimore area has resumed while Baltimore fire investigators begin to look into what caused a four-alarm fire in a vacant warehouse near the Woodberry light rail station late Thursday night. Southbound Interstate 83 reopened Friday ...
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• JFX reopens after Baltimore firefighters battle four-alarm blaze near ... - Baltimore Sun

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  Baltimore firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire in a vacant building near the Woodberry light rail station Thursday night. The fire at 3600 Cli.
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• Prince George’s Co. Officer Sentenced For Taking Upskirt Photos

  17-02-2017 18:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Prince George’s County police officer who pleaded guilty to taking upskirt photos of women has been sentenced.
  James Sims was given a one year suspended sentence and three years of supervised probation, according to Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks.
  Sims pleaded guilty last month to four counts of visual surveillance with prurient interest and two counts of misconduct in office for taking upskirt photos of unsuspect
  
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• Marc Spears Talks Wizards’ Halfway Through The NBA Season

  17-02-2017 17:48
  
  Senior NBA writer for ESPN’s The Undefeated talks to Ed and Rob about the currents standings in the NBA halfway through the season.
  The Washington Wizards are on a roll right now in the eastern conference. They finished the first half of the season with a dominant win over the Indiana Pacers.
  “I don’t know that there’s a hotter team in the NBA right now than the Washington Wizards, there’s certainly a lot for the DMV to be excited about,” said Marc Spears
  
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• Terps Playing For Big Ten Title Against Wisconsin On Sunday

  17-02-2017 17:40
  
  Keith Cavanaugh of the Terrapin Times joined Ed and Rob to talk about the Terps playing for the Big Ten title against Wisconsin on Sunday.
  Maryland, Wisconsin and Purdue are now in a tie for first place in the Big Ten.
  The Terps can claim sole possession of first by beating the Badgers on Sunday in Madison if Michigan State beats Purdue on Saturday.
  Keith Cavanaugh said, “They’re finding ways to win. They’re road warriors for sure and I like their chances this Sunday again
  
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• Orioles Lose 1st Arbitration In 22 Years; Brach Gets $3.05M

  17-02-2017 17:31
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Reliever Brad Brach became the first player to beat the Baltimore Orioles in salary arbitration in 22 years, ending the team’s nine-hearing winning streak.
  Brach was awarded $3.05 million instead of the team’s offer of $2,525,000 by arbitrators Edna Francis, Robert Herzog, Sylvia Skratek. The panel issued its decision, Friday, a day after hearing arguments.
  A right-hander who turns 31 in April, Brach was 10-4 with a 2.05 ERA in a career-high 71 appea
  
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• Baltimore Jewish community concerned over spike in threats - WBAL Baltimore

  17-02-2017 17:13 via wbaltv.com
  
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  Baltimore's Jewish community remains concerned about security after nearly five dozen bomb threats have been reported at Jewish Community Associations across North America over the past month. Advertisement ...and more »
  
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• Reward Offered, Sketch Released Of Person Of Interest In Assault Case

  17-02-2017 16:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities have released a sketch of a person of interest in an assault case, and are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
  The man in the sketch is a person of interest in an assault case that happened at Lime Kiln Park in Westminster, on January 25.
  He is described as a clean shaven man with dark skin, 5’8”, with a slender build, and between 18 and 25 years old.
  The person of interest was last seen wearing a
  
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• Baltimore Ravens: Three Round Mock Draft - The Ebony Bird

  17-02-2017 16:45 via ebonybird.com
  
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  The Baltimore Ravens have a ton of needs. Here is a look at how the purple and black can use their first three draft picks. The Baltimore Ravens have plenty of ways they can go in the NFL Draft. In this mock draft, I have the Ravens boosting their pass ...
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• Trump Weighs Mobilizing National Guard For Immigration Roundups

  17-02-2017 16:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) —The Trump administration is considering a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border, according to a draft memo obtained by The Associated Press.
  The 11-page document calls for the unprecedented militarization of immigration enforcement as far north as Portland, Oregon, and as far east as New Orleans, Louisiana.
  Four states that border on Mexico are included in
  
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• Pace Of Play, Potential Strike Zone Changes On Baseball Deck

  17-02-2017 16:22
  
  LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Commissioner Rob Manfred says he can’t offer a prediction on how likely it is that baseball will be altering the strike zone this season.
  Manfred discussed that and other potential rule changes Thursday at the Detroit Tigers’ spring training complex, which was hosting a Grapefruit League media day. Manfred says there are ongoing discussions with the Major League Baseball Players Association, and it’s not clear what changes might be made for 2017.
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• Orioles Holding Tryouts For Ballgirls And Ballboys On March 4

  17-02-2017 16:14
  
  BALTIMORe (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles will conduct an open tryout to find ballgirls and ballboys for the 2017 season at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, March 4.
  The judges will include members of the Orioles’ front office and CBS RADIO personalities Greg Caprenter, co-host of Today’s 101.9 WLIF’s morning show, and Reagan Warfield, co-host of MIX 106.5’s morning show.
  Outgoing and athletic men and women ages 18 and older who are interested in serving as ba
  
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• Fire Crews Able To Get 4-Alarm Warehouse Fire Under Control

  17-02-2017 15:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Fire Department crews worked overnight to get a 4-alarm vacant warehouse fire under control, and were able to do so just after 4 a.m. Friday.
  Firefighters were first called at 9 p.m. Thursday, about a fire in the 3600 block of Clipper Rd. There were reports of a fire and heavy smoke coming from a vacant 3-story warehouse.
  After arriving on scene and seeing the extent of the fire, crews determined it was a 4-alarm fire. I-83 southbound and the light rai
  
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• Man Arrested For Shooting That Injured Grandmother, 2 Children

  17-02-2017 15:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 31-year-old man has been arrested for a September 2016 shooting that injured a grandmother and two children.
  Delanie McCloud has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in the case.
  The shooting happened on September 3, 2016, in the 900 block of McAleer Court.
  Responding officers found three victims: a 61-year-old woman who was in a wheelchair, a 6-year-old boy, and a 4-year-old girl.
  The woman had been shot in the leg and hip, the boy was shot in the leg,
  
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• FDA: Neti Pots May Increase Risk Of Infection

  17-02-2017 14:58
  
  Baltimore (WJZ) – Be careful what you stick up your nose.
  That is what the FDA is warning users of a popular rinse devices known as neti pots.
  Neti pots are small teapots with long spouts that people can use to flush out clogged nasal passages, treat congestion sinuses, colds and allergies. However, according to the Food and Drug Administration, improper use of neti pots and other nasal rinsing devices, such as bulb syringes, squeeze bottles and battery-operated pulsed water devices,
  
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• Inmate’s Rape Conviction Overturned Days After He’s Killed

  17-02-2017 14:00
  
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Roger Largent will never get a chance to clear his name in the rape of a disabled woman: He was found beaten to death in his prison cell four days before a court tossed his conviction.
  Authorities suspect Largent’s cellmate in the slaying, but they have not cited a motive or filed charges in the Saturday attack.
  On Wednesday, a Maryland appeals court threw out Largent’s conviction and said he should get a new trial because the jury verdict last year hinge
  
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• Teen Who Took Selfie After Fatally Shooting Friend Convicted

  17-02-2017 13:41
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who authorities say shot a friend and then posed for a selfie with the dying teen has been convicted of a less serious charge.
  Eighteen-year-old Maxwell Morton was convicted Thursday of third-degree murder in the shooting of 16-year-old Ryan Mangan in February 2015.
  The jury rejected prosecutors’ arguments that Morton intentionally killed Mangan.
  Morton testified Thursday that the teens were playing with a handgun and he thought it was unload
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Here Comes The Warm Up

  17-02-2017 13:38
  
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  T.G.I.F.!
  And here comes that warm up! HUZZAH! (Look that word up!) And let me tell you just how impressive this warm up REALLY is. We will be in arm’s reach of 70° on Sunday. A cold front will move through the area Sunday night. By Tuesday our daytime high will drop by 14°. From 66° to 52°. OR inotherwords from WARM to MILD. A February cold front. WOW!
  Our next chance of rain will be Tuesday night, and Wednesday, as ANOTEHR warm front runs up the Eastern Seabo
  
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• Police: Georgia Toddler Abused By Father Dies In Hospital

  17-02-2017 13:08
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A hospitalized 21-month-old Georgia boy has died days after authorities say his father beat him and his 3-year-old sister.
  News outlets reports that Shomari Holmes Jr. was taken off of life support and died Thursday afternoon at an Atlanta hospital.
  The child had been hospitalized since he was found unresponsive Saturday at an apartment in suburban Atlanta. Authorities say the child’s father, Shomari Holmes, struck the boy in the head and ribs with a closed fist, causi
  
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• The Norris & Long Show Best Of – Week Of February 18th

  17-02-2017 12:54
  
  This week’s edition of the Norris & Long Show Best Of includes interviews with Orioles Manager Buck Showalter and Orioles General Manager Dan Duquette. Both joined the show live from Sarasota, FL as pitchers and catchers report to spring training.
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  Showalter began by talking about re-signing Mark Trumbo in the off-season and a possible new nickname for Trumbo saying, “they call him the ‘wind turnarounderer,’ spell that…now we’re excited and
  
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• Number of Maryland babies born with drugs in their system growing - Baltimore Sun

  17-02-2017 12:31 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Amanda Ashley, mother of 6-month-old Alice Dawson, talks about her daughter's experience with withdrawal after she was born. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun video). Andrea K. McDanielsContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. More babies born with drugs in their ...and more »
  
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• Over 100 Firefighters Respond To Northwest Baltimore Fire

  17-02-2017 12:29
  
  Baltimore (WJZ) – More than 100 firefighters worked overnight to control a massive 4-alarm fire in Northwest Baltimore.
  Flames burst from the inside of the warehouse starting around 9 o’clock last night. 120 firefighters rushed to the foot of TV Hill and the 41st street bridge next to the JFX.
  The cut up building with multiple floors and additions made it difficult to get the flames under control. Dense smoke settled into the valley and towered overhead. Officials shut down the
  
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• New Mosquito Trap Smart Enough To Keep Just The Bad Bugs

  17-02-2017 11:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A smart trap for mosquitoes? A new high-tech version is promising to catch the bloodsuckers while letting friendlier insects escape — and even record the exact weather conditions when different species emerge to bite.
  Whether it really could improve public health is still to be determined. But when the robotic traps were pilot-tested around Houston last summer, they accurately captured particular mosquito species — those capable of spreading the Zika virus and
  
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• Jets’ Revis Charged After Fight In Pittsburgh Last Weekend

  17-02-2017 10:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis was charged with four first-degree felonies and one misdemeanor after allegedly being involved in a fight with two men last weekend.
  According to a docket sheet filed Thursday night, the 31-year-old Revis is facing two counts of aggravated assault, along with charges of robbery, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and terroristic threats — a misdemeanor — after the incident Sunday at 2:43 a.m.
  Revis’ attorney,
  
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• Baltimore Firefighters Respond to 4-Alarm Warehouse Fire

  17-02-2017 05:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore City fire crews are responding to a 4-alarm fire in the 3600 block of Clipper Road.
  The fire erupted in a vacant warehouse near the JFX.
  Fire officials say the massive 4-alarm fire began sometime around 9 p.m.
  More than 100 hundred firefighters are on the scene.
  As a precaution I-83 southbound has been shut down as well as the light rail.
  No homes have been evacuated yet.
  “Upon arrival units found a 3-story vacant warehouse with heavy smoke and fi
  
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• Police Believe Man is Fatally Stabbed by Coworker; Suspect at Large

  17-02-2017 05:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police are investigating a fatal stabbing in East Baltimore, believed to be between coworkers.
  On Thursday, at approximately 12:15 pm, officers were called to the 600 block of East Eager Street for a report of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they found a man in the block with stab wounds to his body.
  The victim was pronounced deceased on the scene.
  Detectives believe the victim was inside a store with a co-worker. The two men became involved in an argument and
  
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