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• Md. Woman Returns Home After Being Held In African Prison For Months

  03-03-2017 23:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland woman thrown in prison in the West African nation of Gambia, is back home after nearly a year in custody.
  Alex DeMetrick reports, it was a nightmare that started by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
  Fanta Jawara walked out of customs at Dulles Airport last night, and stepped back into her old life after nearly a year away.
  “I’m so glad to be home and reunite with my family,” she told reporters there.
  “A naturalized U.S. citizen
  
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• Second Person Dies After Last Week’s Fatal Crash In Essex

  03-03-2017 23:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police now say a second person has died after a truck crashed last week in Essex, ejecting both the driver and the passenger.
  RELATED: 1 Killed, 1 Injured in Late Night Essex Crash
  Baltimore County Police say 23-year-old Christopher Andrew Finke, from Middle River, died from his injuries and was pronounced dead late Monday night, February 27.
  The crash happened late on Thursday, February 23, around 11:24 pm. Police say Finke was driving the truck when it flipped over and
  
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• Montgomery Co. Bus Driver Charged for Sexually Abusing Two Young Girls

  03-03-2017 23:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tonight, a Maryland school bus driver faces charges he sexually abused two 11-year-old girls, while they were riding on his school bus. That driver is now off the job.
  Police tell WJZ the driver openly admitted to having inappropriate sexual contact with the two girls. Now, police are investigating to see if there may be more potential victims.
  Montgomery County Police say 59-year-old Salvador Rodriguez violated public trust by engaging in inappropriate sexual contac
  
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• Montgomery Co. Bus Driver Arrested for Sexually Touching Kids

  03-03-2017 23:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Montgomery County Police Department announced in a release Friday that they arrested and charged a 59-year-old bus driver for inappropriately touching two 11-year-old girls during bus routes.
  Salvador Rodriguez, of the 11600 block of Connecticut Avenue in North Kensington, was placed on administrative leave in February by the Montgomery County Public System when they were made aware of the allegations.
  Police began investigating Rodriguez on Feb. 9, who worked bus rout
  
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• Maryland House Votes To Reprimand Lawmaker Over Ethics

  03-03-2017 22:42
  
  BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House of Delegates voted Friday to reprimand a lawmaker for using his position to advocate for changes in awarding licenses to medical marijuana producers that could have resulted in a benefit to a company that employed him.
  The House voted 138-0 to reprimand Del. Dan Morhaim, a Baltimore County Democrat who was a paid consultant for Doctors Orders, a company that is now a finalist to grow and process marijuana in Maryland.
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• Chapelgate Christian Academy Wins Md. FIRST Lego Competition

  03-03-2017 22:27
  
  MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A group of Maryland middle school students will be representing the state in a big innovative way.
  Chapelgate Christian Academy took home top honors last week in a Lego robot building competition.
  This is the first time Chapelgate has taken first place at the competition, beating out 70 other teams to represent Maryland at the world championships.
  Fueled by a passion for technology and engineering, the clever young students designed robot, Spade, which earn
  
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• Chapelgate Christian Academy Wins Maryland First Lego Competition

  03-03-2017 22:27
  
  MARRIOTSVILLE (WJZ)– A group of Maryland middle school students will be representing the State in a big innovative way.
  Chapelgate Christian Academy took home top honors last week in a Lego robot building competition.
  This is the first time Chapelgate has taken first place at the competition, beating out 70 other teams to represent Maryland at the world championships.
  Fueled by a passion for technology and engineering, the clever young students designed robot, Spade.
  Which earned them
  
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• Stan Charles Of Press Box Online Shares His Orioles Starting Lineup

  03-03-2017 22:16
  
  Stan Charles of Press Box Online joined Scott & Jeremy to talk about the World Baseball Classic, the Orioles lineup and even some Ravens news.
  They began by talking about the future of the World Baseball Classic and if there is a better time for it to be played. Charles said, “I think this is baseball’s way of trying to do the global embrace and…understanding that, I kind of am behind it. There really is never a good time for it though.”
  
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• Five minutes with Steven Gondol of Live Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2017 21:54 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  The tale of how Live Baltimore's executive director landed in Baltimore sounds like one of the success stories the organization likes to promote. Steven Gondol and his wife were living in Washington. They visited friends in Baltimore and were intrigued ...
  
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• Pizza Tossing Brothers Spin Their Way To Internet Fame

  03-03-2017 21:52
  
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two young New Jersey brothers have become internet sensations after a video was posted of them tossing a rubber pizza.
  Their father, Carmine Testa, says he has posted numerous videos over the years of 12-year-old Nicholas and 10-year-old Michael tossing the rubber dough in Carmine’s Pizza Factory in Jersey City.
  He just can’t figure out why the latest video , posted to Facebook in February, has generated more than 14 million views in less than two weeks
  
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• Baltimore Police Arrest Brothers in $35K Drug Bust

  03-03-2017 21:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City Police arrested a pair of brothers after finding $35,000, guns and drugs.
  After receiving information about a drug operation, detectives executed a search and seizure warrant in the 4400 block of St. Georges Avenue.
  Officers recovered $35,000, a loaded .45 caliber handgun, a loaded .22 caliber handgun, a loaded 9mm handgun and 2 pounds of marijuana.
  Detectives arrested two brothers, 28 year-old Sean Gardner and 27 year-old Roderick Gardner, both of the 4400 block of S
  
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• Keidel: What More Do Redskins Want From Cousins?

  03-03-2017 21:46
  
  By Jason Keidel
  You need not be a Teamster or major union delegate to root against the NFL in any labor fight. The NFL is the sports equivalent of The Man, the boot on the collective throat of the employee.
  Many pro football players make millions. But we only see the glittering, glamorous side, the Tom Brady and Peyton Manning and Antonio Brown, who not only exceed the mortality rate of the average player, but have already made more money than their their kids (and their kids) could possibl
  
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• Westminster High Alums, Students, Parents Hold Rally For Diversity

  03-03-2017 21:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The week after some teachers at Westminster High School were forced to take “We the People” posters off their classroom walls, alumna, students and parents are holding a Rally For Diversity at the Carroll County Board of Education building.
  The posters depict Latina, Muslim and African-American women in the same red, white and blue style of the “Hope” election posters for Barack Obama.
  They were put up by some teachers as part of an effort to p
  
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• City Police Arrest & Charge Rape Suspect

  03-03-2017 21:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested and charged a 30-year-old man for first- and second-degree rape Thursday.
  Officers say on Feb. 21, a 27-year-old woman was raped in the 2200 block of St. Paul Street. Detectives identified and arrested Leon Ochieing, of the 1100 block of Holland Avenue, as a suspect.
  Ochieing was interviewed at police headquarters and then transported to Central Booking where he has been charged with first-and second-degree rape.
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• Friday Replay: ​Who Will Pay for Pimlico Renovations? - Baltimore Magazine (blog)

  03-03-2017 20:46 via baltimoremagazine.net
  
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  Friday Replay: ​Who Will Pay for Pimlico Renovations?
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  One week ago, the Maryland Stadium Authority released a report saying that in order for Pimlico to be a long-term host of the Preakness Stakes, the 147-year-old venue would need a whopping $300 million in renovations. The study—funded by the authority ...
  
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• Female Pit Bull Found Stabbed, Mouth Taped Shut in Trash

  03-03-2017 20:44
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Animal welfare workers in Philadelphia are investigating the death of a female pit bull found stabbed with its mouth taped shut inside a garbage bag.The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says a $5,000 reward is being offered for any information that leads to arrests in the case.
  The SPCA says the dog’s remains were discovered in the trash by a passerby Thursday night. The black dog was wearing a black collar and has identifying white ma
  
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• Le Diner en Blanc will make its Baltimore debut this summer - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  03-03-2017 20:33 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Thousands of people attended the Diner en Blanc pop-up dinner in New York City last year. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images). Sarah MeehanContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Diner en Blanc will make its Baltimore debut this summer. Le Diner en Blanc, the ...
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• Mt. Carmel Road Shut Down Due To Overturned Tractor Trailer

  03-03-2017 20:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Mt. Carmel Road has shut down between Gunpowder Road and Pleasant Meadow Road in Baltimore County due to an overturned tractor trailer, according to police.
  The scene in is Hampstead, about a mile or two away from Pretty Boy Reservoir.
  Captain Jeff Long was above the scene in Sky Eye Chopper 13 around 2:15 p.m. Friday.
  “It’s hard to tell how this happened since this is a straight stretch of road,” he says.
  Crews are working to get the scene cleaned u
  
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• Capitals’ Daniel Winnik Is Not A Fan Of NHL Playoff System

  03-03-2017 20:19
  
  Daniel Winnik #26 of the Washington Capitals joined Vinny & Haynie today to talk about the team’s season so fa, playing with Alex Ovechkin and more.
  The guys talk about the big move the Capitals made at the trade deadline to shore up their defense, getting Kevin Shattenkirk from the St. Louis Blues.
  They also talk about the team’s mindset as they head towards another run at the NHL playoffs. Winnik tells us that there really isn’t anyone in the Eastern Conference the t
  
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• Report: NFL Will ‘Relax’ On Excessive Celebration Penalties

  03-03-2017 19:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — ESPN reports that the NFL is working to clarify and ultimately “soften” the confusing anti-celebration rules.
  According to ESPN, competition committee members took the discussion to the NFL scouting combine.
  No final decisions were made, but “momentum has grown toward a framework that would allow harmless and spontaneous celebrations. The league will continue to outlaw what it considers excessive, prolonged or vulgar demonstrations. But there i
  
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• Woman Hopes To Marry In Dress Made Of Taco Bell Wrappers

  03-03-2017 19:34
  
  IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — The wedding of one woman’s dreams will take place in a Taco Bell while she’s wearing a dress made of burrito wrappers.
  The winner of Taco Bell’s “Love and Tacos” contest gets an all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas to get married in a chapel at the chain’s flagship restaurant. The wedding venue opens to the public later this year.
  Diane Nguyen entered the contest with an Instagram picture of herself wearing a burrito-wrapper dress whi
  
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• Steve Smith Thinks Brandon Marshall Would Be A Good Fit In Baltimore - BaltimoreRavens.com

  03-03-2017 19:34 via baltimoreravens.com
  
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  The retired Ravens receiver said he talked to Marshall last week, when the former New York Jet gave him a heads up that his release could be coming. Smith said players reach out to him to get a feel for Baltimore because they know he'll 'shoot them ...
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• Baltimore R&B group Dru Hill loses royalties lawsuit - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  03-03-2017 18:41 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore R&B group Dru Hill loses royalties lawsuit
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  Last Friday, members of the Baltimore R&B group Dru Hill lost a royalties lawsuit against the music publishers Sony/ATV and EMI after a New York federal judge dismissed with prejudice the group's claims of breach of implied contract and declaratory relief.
  
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• Prosecutor: Indicted Baltimore PD Officers Were Tipped Off To Investigation By Cops, Asst. City State’s Attorneys

  03-03-2017 18:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Fallout continues after seven Baltimore Police officers were charged Wednesday in a high profile racketeering case, accused of robbing and stealing from people in traffic stops and home searches.
  Today, WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren spoke with Commissioner Kevin Davis about allegations the officers were tipped off about the investigation.
  Davis said he has no evidence that the indicted officers were tipped off by their fellow officers. The investigation is continuing, tho
  
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• MLB Asks Rawlings To Create “Stickier” Baseballs

  03-03-2017 18:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — MLB announced their plans to provide tackier baseballs which would allow the league to crack down on foreign substances.
  According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports, MLB has commissioned Rawlings to manufacturer a baseball with natural tackiness on the leather.
  This addition would eliminate the need for pitchers to use any foreign substances, such as pine tar or sun screen, to improve their grip.
  RELATED: MLB, Players Union Announce Seven New Rules&
  
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• Police Recover Nearly $600 Worth of Drugs During Traffic Stop

  03-03-2017 18:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County Police arrested two people Thursday night for the possession of heroin and cocaine.
  Detectives were patrolling the Brooklyn Park area and at approximately 11:53 p.m., detectives observed a Mitsubishi Gallant traveling in the area of Southerly Road and Ballman Avenue and the driver was not wearing a seat belt.
  Officers conducted a traffic stop and discovered the driver had an open circuit court warrant for violation of probation.
  When Deon McDaniel, 23,
  
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• Maryland House Passes Paid Sick Leave Bill

  03-03-2017 18:31
  
  BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House of Delegates has voted to require paid sick leave in Maryland.The House voted 88-51 on Friday for the bill. The Senate is considering a similar bill.
  The measure would require businesses with more than 15 employees to provide earned paid sick leave. Businesses with 14 or fewer employees would have to provide unpaid sick leave.
  The House passed a similar bill last year, but it stalled in the Senate. Supporters have been
  
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• Maryland Governor Backs Legislative Redistricting Reform

  03-03-2017 18:31
  
  BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan is making another push for legislative redistricting reform.The Republican governor held a news conference Friday before hearings on legislation he is backing. The measure aims to take politics out of the process of drawing legislative districts by putting the task in the hands of an independent board.
  Under the current system, the governor proposes maps for congressional districts and state legislative districts, and the
  
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• 2 dead in fire at Baltimore assisted-living facility - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2017 18:12 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Two people are dead and four hospitalized after a fire in West Baltimore early Friday. Two people died and four people were hospitalized after a Friday morning fire at an assisted-living home in West Baltimore, city fire officials said. The four people ...
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• 2 Dead, 4 Critical After Fire At Assisted Living Facility

  03-03-2017 18:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Baltimore firefighters are on the scene of to fire at an assisted living facility in Northwest Baltimore that started early this morning.
  The fire started just after 2 a.m.Officials say six people were taken to the hospital following the fire at the “Kozy Kittage” on the 2800 block of Lawina Road and Duvall Avenue. At 2am Chauntelle Monroe called 911 & helped drag 2 elderly residents out of this Assisted Living facility. 4 critical & 2dead @cbsbal
  
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• Safety Recall: Kids II Oball Rattles Has Choking Hazard

  03-03-2017 18:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled Kids II Oball Rattles due to a choking hazard.
  This recall involves Oball Rattles in pink, blue, green and orange with model number 81031 printed on the inner surface of one of the plastic discs and on the packaging.
  The Safety Commission says the clear plastic disc on the outside of the ball can break, releasing small beads, posing a choking hazard to young children.
  The balls have 28 finger holes and measu
  
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• MLB, Players Union Announce Seven New Rules

  03-03-2017 17:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced a number of new rule changes for the 2017 season.
  Here are the seven changes:
  The start of a no-pitch intentional walk, allowing the defensive team’s manager to signal a decision to the home plate umpire to intentionally walk the batter. Following the signal of the manager’s intention, the umpire will immediately award first base to the batter.
  A 30-second limit for a manager to decide whether to
  
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• Officials: 1 Found Dead After Rockville House Fire

  03-03-2017 17:44
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Fire officials say a body at a Montgomery County home has been found after a fire.County fire department spokesman Pete Piringer tweeted that the fire broke out Thursday night at the home on Willow Lane in Rockville. He says firefighters found the home engulfed in flames when they arrived.Update – Willow Lane, MCFRS fire investigators have located a victims body, the investigation continues & ID of victim pending, PD assisting pic.twitter.com/zH7lBf
  
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• Missouri Man Charged with Raping Woman He Met on Dating App

  03-03-2017 17:20
  
  PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man is charged with raping a woman he met on a dating app.A not guilty plea was entered on behalf of 30-year-old Bradley Everhart during his arraignment Thursday in Platte County on a second-degree rape charge. No attorney is listed for him in online court records.
  Prosecutors allege the Independence man sexually assaulted the woman in August 2016 after inviting her to his home. They had met through an app called Plenty of Fish.
  The woman told investigato
  
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• Baltimore County Police Search for 1st-Degree Burglar

  03-03-2017 16:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore County Police are searching for a man who broke into a Randallstown home last month.
  Officers say David Anthony Jenkins broke into a home located in the 4100 block of Hanwell Road on Feb. 11 during daylight hours.
  Detectives believe he entered through a sliding glass door while no one was home. He fled the home with several pieces of jewelry.
  Jenkins is wanted for first-degree burglary.
  Anyone with information on this case can also submit a tip to Metro Crime Sto
  
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• CBS Sports’ Dan Bonner Breaks Down Notre Dame Vs. Louisville

  03-03-2017 16:48
  
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  The ACC has long been recognized as one of the country’s best basketball conferences, and it is no different this year. The conference counts six top-25 teams among its ranks and could conceivably place up to 11 teams in the tournament, depending on what happens with bubble teams like Syracuse, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech.
  Two teams that don’t have to worry about missing the tournament are Mike Brey’s Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Rick Pitino’s Louisville
  
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• Arrest Made In National Threats To Jewish Community Centers

  03-03-2017 16:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A jilted ex-boyfriend is behind at least eight of the scores of threats made against Jewish Community Centers nationwide, plus a bomb threat to New York’s Anti-Defamation League, in an effort to harass and vilify his former girlfriend, federal officials said Friday.
  Juan Thompson was arrested in St. Louis and will appear in federal court in Missouri on Friday afternoon on a charge of cyberstalking, authorities said. There was no information on an attorney who could co
  
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• Massage Therapist Charged For Alleged Sex Assault During Massage

  03-03-2017 16:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A 33-year-old former employee of the Hand and Stone Spa in Severna Park has been arrested and charged after a woman said she fell asleep while he was massaging her in January and woke up him sexually assaulting her.
  The victim called the Anne Arundel County Police Department on Jan. 12, around 6:30 p.m.
  She advised that earlier in the afternoon she was at the spa, located in the 500 block of Governor Ritchie Highway, and was sexually assaulted by the man.
  The Anne Arundel
  
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• 30 Players: Dylan Bundy Hopes To Stay Healthy, Stick In Orioles Rotation

  03-03-2017 16:38
  
  By Rich Arleo
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day.
  2016 season (Majors): 36 G, 14 GS, 109 2/3 IP, 4.02 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 10 W, 104 SO, 42 BB
  When the Baltimore Orioles drafted Dylan Bundy No. 4 overall in the 2011 MLB Draft, they thought they were getting their ace of the future. After debuting with the Orioles at 19 years old in ‘12, it looked like that future was right
  
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• City Police Arrest Man Attempting to Trade Guns for Drugs

  03-03-2017 16:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested a man Thursday attempting to trade several guns in exchange for drugs.
  Officers were conducting a drug investigation in South Baltimore when they received information about a suspect attempting to trade guns in exchange for drugs.
  Detectives located Timothy Cofiell, 44, and executed a traffic stop in the 200 block of South Smallwood Street. Police recovered five long barreled guns.Cofiell, of the 100 block of Sherrine Court, was arrested. He was t
  
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• Friday, March 3, 2017

  03-03-2017 15:51
  
  People Are Talking about the St. Casimir School Lenten Food Drive.
  Marty Bass has Coffee With Cesar Millan and Andre Millan of Cesar Milan’s Dog Nation.
  
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• NFL Teams Finding Better Value In Running Back Revival

  03-03-2017 15:44
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As Todd Gurley and Ezekiel Elliott spent the past two years crashing through conventional wisdom, Dalvin Cook saw the NFL’s two emerging stars as something bigger.
  He viewed them as change agents, as role models, as trendsetters, paving the way for college football’s next great runners.
  Now, with a whole group of backs ready to cash in on the success of Gurley and Elliott, Cook is looking to do more than join the cause. He wants to create his own story in th
  
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• Nats-Orioles TV Dispute Has Appellate Court Hearing March 14

  03-03-2017 15:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The long-running television dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals is headed to an appeals court.
  The Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court in Manhattan will hear arguments from each side for 15 minutes on March 14.
  New York Supreme Court Justice Lawrence K. Marks in November 2015 threw out an arbitration decision that said the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, which is controlled by the Orioles, owes the Nationals about $298 million for the team
  
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• Joseph, With No RBIs Last Season, Gets Exhibition Homer

  03-03-2017 15:35
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Caleb Joseph has ended a year-long RBI drought with a long home run.
  The Baltimore catcher, who lost his salary arbitration case with the Orioles earlier this year after setting major league records for at-bats and plate appearances in a season with no RBIs, hit a third-inning drive to left off New York Yankees’ starter Adam Warren on Thursday night.
  It was his first RBI since spring training last year.
  Joseph was awarded the team’s $700,000 offer rather than
  
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• Trump To Visit Private School To Promote School Choice

  03-03-2017 15:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be visiting a private, religious school in Florida on Friday, sending a clear sign that his education agenda will focus on school choice.
  The president will tour St. Andrews Catholic School in Orlando, Florida, where he is expected to drop in on a couple of classrooms, and meet with parents, teachers and administrators, the White House said.
  This will be Trump’s first visit to a school since becoming president and it gives a strong indica
  
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• Denver Giraffe Born As New York Giraffe Labors On Livestream

  03-03-2017 14:32
  
  DENVER (AP) — While millions of people await the livestreamed birth of a baby giraffe at a zoo in upstate New York, a giraffe was born at the Denver Zoo this week with little fanfare.
  A male baby giraffe named Dobby was born about 3 a.m. Tuesday. The baby giraffe measured 5-feet tall and weighed 73 pounds. Zookeepers did not know until recently that the mother was pregnant because she was on birth control.
  Meanwhile, a pregnant giraffe named April at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville,
  
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• World Baseball Classic Growing Slowly, But Far From Mature

  03-03-2017 14:18
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The World Baseball Classic returns Monday for its fourth edition, growing slowly yet still far from rising to the prominence of soccer’s World Cup or the Olympics.
  South Korea hosts Israel at the opener of the 16-nation tournament in Seoul, and the Dominican Republic starts its title defense March 9 against Canada in Miami.
  “The tournament remains very much in the early innings of its development,” Chris Park, Major League Baseball’s senior vice pres
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Chilly Temps This Weekend

  03-03-2017 14:08
  
  Hi Everyone!
  An “Alberta Clipper” began to move across the area overnight.  Indeed there were more than a few flurries blowing around this morning ESPECIALLY around the Montgomery County suburbs of the District. Western Maryland got some whitening of roads and grassy surfaces. Through the day, as this “storm” moves by,  we will see some flurries, a sprinkle or two, and more than a couple peeks of Sun. Then the “fun begins.
  HOLD on to your hat. Literally. W
  
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• Maryland Woman Detained In Gambia Returns To US

  03-03-2017 13:58
  
  FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland woman imprisoned last year while visiting her native Gambia is back with her family in the United States.
  News outlets report that Fanta Jawara arrived at Dulles International Airport on Thursday night, embracing her husband and daughters and greeting a crowd of supporters. She says she’s “happy to be home.”
  Jawara is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Frederick. She and 17 others were sentenced to three years in prison after their arrest on
  
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• Good Samaritans step up to pay Baltimore woman's water bill - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2017 13:00 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  East Baltimore resident Evelyn Anderson may have her house sold against her wishes in a tax sale because of an atypical water bill of $1,300 that she was unable to pay. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun video). Yvonne WengerContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun.and more »
  
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