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• Baltimore Police Seek Help In Finding Missing Teen

  12-03-2017 23:10
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing, autistic 16-year-old girl who was last seen at school Wednesday.Kennedi High, a student at Western High in Baltimore, is African-American, 5’7″ and weighs 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing black pants, white shirt, a black puff coat, black Ugg boots and red glasses.
  At a press conference Sunday, police spokesman T.J. Smith said police deal with multiple missing persons reports ev
  
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• 2017 NCAA Tournament Bracket Released

  12-03-2017 22:38
  
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  It’s Selection Sunday and the sports world’s eyes are focused on college basketball as we get ready for the madness to begin. With all of the automatic bids wrapped up earlier in the day, the question was just where every team would fall according to the selection committee.
  The committee deliberated, put together their 68 team field and this is the bracket that they have come up with. Games begin with the First Four on Tuesday night, and the true bonanza begins on Thursda
  
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• Monsignor Robert Armstrong, beloved rector of North Baltimore cathedral, dies - Baltimore Sun

  12-03-2017 22:28 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Monsignor Robert Armstrong, beloved rector of North Baltimore cathedral, dies
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  He was "just as comfortable in the pulpit as he was eating crabs and drinking beer." Monsignor Robert Armstrong, the longest-serving rector at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore, died of heart failure March 1 at the Stella Maris care ...and more »
  
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• Winter Storm Warning Issued For Large Part Of Maryland

  12-03-2017 22:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for for parts of Washington, Frederick, Carroll and Baltimore Counties from 7 p.m. Monday to 2 p.m. Tuesday.
  A Winter Storm Watch was also issued from Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon for the entire Baltimore-Washington metro area.
  The watch affects the Washington D.C. metro area, the greater Baltimore area and extending into points north and east of Maryland.
  The NWS says snow and/or rain wi
  
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• Authorities Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Wreck In Carroll Co.

  12-03-2017 21:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fatal accident Sunday morning.
  Authorities were called just before 5:15 a.m., about a crash near the 200 block of Streaker Rd., in Sykesville.
  First responders found a 2002 purple Honda Civic that was on its roof, entangled in power lines.
  There was a male inside the vehicle. Emergency crews were able to get him out, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The preliminary investigation found that the Civic was
  
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• New Baltimore wellness center works to reduce stigma of mental illness - Baltimore Sun

  12-03-2017 19:43 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  New Baltimore wellness center works to reduce stigma of mental illness
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  Simon Life and Wellness Center is a mental health facility opening in Baltimore City. (Kenneth K. Lam, Baltimore Sun video). Andrea K. McDanielsContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. New wellness center offers yoga, music and art therapy as part of mental ...
  
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• Not A Town Hall, But Md. Representative Meets With Constituents

  12-03-2017 19:10
  
  BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s only congressional Republican is telling constituents that he supports efforts underway in Congress to reform the health care system.
  Rep. Andy Harris, a physician who represents Maryland’s Eastern Shore and parts of the greater Baltimore region, met Saturday with small groups of constituents during “office hours” in Bel Air.
  Harris has not yet held a formal town hall meeting constituents since President Donald Trump took office, thoug
  
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• Her Prom Closet Supplies Dresses And Life Lessons For Teens

  12-03-2017 19:08
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Every minute of every day in every week of every month in every year there is a tangible example of somebody or some group stepping up to help someone who needs a hand in the African-American community.
  Yes, there are gaps in the fence, with children suffering because of the missing links. Often, however, someone moves to fill the gap, contributing mightily to a magnetic force that draws others to a cause.
  Just such a scenario was on display March 4 at Colonial Middle
  
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• Advocacy, Interfaith Groups Hold Rally To Protest New Executive Order

  12-03-2017 19:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A number of advocacy and interfaith groups held a rally in Baltimore on Sunday to protest the new executive order signed by President Donald Trump, and other issues affecting minority communities.
  The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Jews United for Justice, and other groups are set to take part in the rally.
  The “Maryland Rally Against Bans, Walls, Raids” was held at 2 p.m., at the Was
  
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• Reward Offered In Killing Of Bald Eagle

  12-03-2017 18:27
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials are offering a reward for information about the shooting death of a bald eagle in Cherokee County.
  The eagle was found Marsh 6 in a community east of Centre near the intersection of Cherokee County Roads 13 and 637.
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to a conviction.
  Bald eagles were removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species in 2007. However, bald eagl
  
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• Maryland Ski Resort Will Reopen As Storm Approaches

  12-03-2017 17:39
  
  McHENRY, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s only ski resort expects to take advantage of the looming winter storm.
  Wisp resort closed its slopes two weeks ago because of the unusually warm weather. But the Garrett County facility announced Saturday that it will reopen later this week to take advantage of the recent cold snap and approaching winter storm, which is expected to drop several inches of snow through the region by Tuesday.
  The exact reopen date has not been chosen, but snowmaking has re
  
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• Fatality Confirmed After Vehicle Drives Off Dock

  12-03-2017 17:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities confirm that a female’s body was found after a vehicle drove off a dock on Sunday.
  The Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office was called at about 8 a.m., about a vehicle that had driven off the end of the road and into the water near Wharf Dr., in Chester.
  A female’s body was found in the water near the truck. Authorities are still trying to determine if she was the only person in the truck at the time of the accident.
  The femal
  
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• Two suspects arrested in Laurel area home invasion and shootings - Baltimore Sun

  12-03-2017 16:31 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Two suspects arrested in Laurel area home invasion and shootings
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  Police say two men were shot in a home invasion Sunday; two other men were arrested. Anne Arundel County police say two men were arrested as suspects in an early Sunday home invasion in Laurel that left two people suffering gunshot wounds. At about ...
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• 2 Home Invasion, Shooting Suspects Arrested After Fleeing Scene

  12-03-2017 16:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two suspects accused of shooting two people during a home invasion are behind bars after police say they were positively identified by one of the victims.
  Jerron Marquise Berry and Dangelo Edward Fowler face charges of home invasion, attempted murder, assault, handgun charges, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
  The Anne Arundel County Police Department was called just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, about a home invasion in the 8100 block of Edge Rock Way.
  
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• Fearful Immigrants Are Offered Anti-Deportation Training

  12-03-2017 15:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t open the front door if immigration officials knock. If you are taken into custody, tell them your name and nothing else. Definitely don’t sign anything.
  That is some of the advice being given in New York City and around the country at training sessions, put on by advocacy organizations, aimed at helping immigrants living in the country illegally get in as little trouble as possible if they encounter U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
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• Baltimore Native Tells Family's History in Syria in New Book - U.S. News & World Report

  12-03-2017 15:07 via usnews.com
  Baltimore Native Tells Family's History in Syria in New Book
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  It was the spring of 2011 when Alia Malek told her younger sister Rana the news: She was moving to Damascus. | March 12, 2017, at 10:01 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Baltimore Native Tells Family's History in Syria in New Book.and more »
  
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• Sunday, March 12, 2017

  12-03-2017 14:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Sharon Gibala reports live from the Shamrock Shindig and Core Cycle Studio joins us in studio with some exercise tips.
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• On Time: March 12, 2017

  12-03-2017 14:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Marcus Washington is joined in studio to discuss Light City, Casey Cares, and Baltimore Humane Society.
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• Sheriff: Man Texts Girl She Better Be Worth Risk Of Jail

  12-03-2017 14:36
  
  OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) — An 18-year-old Louisiana man has been arrested for what authorities say were inappropriate text messages to a 14-year-old girl — including, “You better be worth risking going to jail.”
  The St. Landry Parish sheriff’s spokesman, Maj. Eddie Thibodeaux, says George Thomas Wiley III of Krotz Springs is free on $13,500 bond after his arrest Thursday on charges including computer-aided solicitation of a minor.
  Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says in a news rel
  
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• Robber Wearing Iron Man Suit Robs Blood Bank

  12-03-2017 14:00
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A robber dressed in a sweat suit as the superhero character Iron Man is being sought for an armed heist at a South Florida blood bank.
  The Broward Sheriff’s Office this week released video of the March 3 stickup at Continental Services Group. Investigators told the SunSentinel the man wore a red Iron Man sweat suit with a hood that zipped up into a mask, a black T-shirt over the sweat suit and dark colored pants.
  Authoritie say the man pushed aside a
  
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• 2017 Baltimore Ravens: 5 Problems That Still Face Them - The Ebony Bird

  12-03-2017 13:40 via ebonybird.com
  
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  2017 Baltimore Ravens: 5 Problems That Still Face Them
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  The Baltimore Ravens are trying to rebuild instantaneously. If they want to be contenders they have to have answers for these five problems: Before free agency started, the Baltimore Ravens were not looking so hot. They were coming off an 8-8 season ...
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• Raising Baltimore's minimum wage is a foolhardy Robin Hood move - Baltimore Sun

  12-03-2017 11:02 via baltimoresun.com
  
  Raising Baltimore's minimum wage is a foolhardy Robin Hood move
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  Op-ed: Misguided policies, like a $15 minimum wage, have made Baltimore non-competitive with the counties. "It's time to share the wealth." That's Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke's latest slogan in her campaign for a $15 minimum wage in Baltimore.
  
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• Pasadena Fire Kills WWII Vet, Son In Critical Condition - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  12-03-2017 09:16 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  Pasadena Fire Kills WWII Vet, Son In Critical Condition
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  Pasadena, Md. (WJZ) — A tragic house fire leaves one man dead and his son in critical condition. Flames broke out inside the Pasadena home late Friday night, killing 92-year-old Guy Richard Ringler. Amy Yensi has more from the victim's family.and more »
  
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• Advocacy, Interfaith Groups Rally To Protest New Executive Order

  12-03-2017 08:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A number of advocacy and interfaith groups are holding a rally in Baltimore on Sunday to protest the new executive order signed by President Donald Trump, and other issues affecting minority communities.
  The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Jews United for Justice, and other groups are set to take part in the rally.
  The “Maryland Rally Against Bans, Walls, Raids” will be held at 2 p.m.,
  
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• Bracket of Champions

  12-03-2017 07:01
  
  Imagine a world where college basketball champions could battle each other in a tournament to end all tournaments!  What if the 1960 Ohio State team could battle the 1971 UCLA team or the 2016 Villanova team could battle the 2002 Maryland team…well imagine no more because it is here.  Introducing 105.7 The Fan’s Bracket of Champions, where you get to decided who is the Champion of Champions and it could score you a $100 Ticketmaster gift card! Click here to make your selec
  
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• Feds Postpone Decision On FBI Headquarters Relocation

  12-03-2017 06:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government is postponing the release of plans to relocate FBI headquarters until Congress secures funding.
  In a statement released Friday, a General Services Administration spokeswoman said the agency and the FBI have “worked diligently” since a fall announcement of a revised schedule and have met milestones, but “appropriations are necessary” for an announcement. The agency didn’t give a new timeline.
  The FBI is seeking to vacate
  
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• Pasadena Fire Kills WWII Vet, Son In Critical Condition

  12-03-2017 05:23
  
  Pasadena, Md. (WJZ) — A tragic house fire leaves one man dead and his son in critical condition. Flames broke out inside the Pasadena home late Friday night, killing 92-year-old Guy Richard Ringler.
  Amy Yensi has more from the victim’s family.
  Guy Ringler’s daughter, Faith Ringler-Stevinson was at her father’s Pasadena home trying to save what she could from the wreckage. She tells WJZ her dad lived a wonderful life and she misses him dearly.
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• New Park In The Works For Towson’s Patriot Plaza

  12-03-2017 05:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new urban park is coming to Baltimore County, taking shape in a location that’s needed a facelift for years.
  Patriot Plaza in Towson is being re-imagined, with the hope that it will become a new city center.
  The plaza is nestled between the Baltimore County government building and the courthouse in Towson will soon transform from bricks and concrete to a brand new park.
  The plaza nestled between the Baltimore County Government Building and the courthouse in T
  
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• Joni Sledge, Member Of Sister Sledge, Dies At 60

  12-03-2017 05:04
  
  NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Entertainment Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joni Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the enduring dance anthem “We Are Family,” has died, the band’s representative said Saturday.
  She was 60.
  Sledge was found dead in her home by a friend in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday, the band’s publicist, Biff Warren, said. A cause of death has not been determined. He said she had not been ill.
  “On yesterday, numbness fell upon our family. We welcome your pr
  
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• Dundalk Methadone Clinic Fined, Faces Community Opposition

  12-03-2017 04:28
  
  DUNDALK, Md. (AP) — A Dundalk methadone clinic has been ordered to remove two trailers from its property and fined nearly $13,000 amid neighborhood complaints.
  B.D. Health Services operates methadone clinics throughout the Baltimore region. The Dundalk clinic opened a decade ago and has long faced community opposition.
  This week a Baltimore County administrative law judge ruled that the clinics’ use of trailers to draw patients’ blood and provide counseling amounts to an illega
  
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• Concern for missing 61-year-old man who disappeared in East Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  12-03-2017 04:26 via foxbaltimore.com
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  Concern for missing 61-year-old man who disappeared in East Baltimore
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  Concern for missing 61-year-old man who disappeared in East Baltimore (Courtesy: Baltimore Police Dept.) AA. BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Baltimore Police are seeking the public's assistance in finding a missing 61-year-old man from East Baltimore. According ...and more »
  
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• Weather Blog: Winter Storm Watch, We May Get Some Snow Monday Evening

  12-03-2017 03:45
  
  A winter storm watch will be in effect for the Baltimore are and all of Central Maryland beginning Monday at 7 p.m. through Tuesday at 2 p.m.
  Snow is expected to develop Monday night and continue into Tuesday late morning or early afternoon. Some heavy snow amounts are likely especially north and west of the city with up to 6-12 inches possible.
  Lesser amounts will fall south and east, as warmer air may mix in and reduce snow amounts. The exact track of a low pressure that is going to develop of
  
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• Audubon Aquarium Welcomes ‘Otterly’ Adorable New Resident

  12-03-2017 03:31
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans has welcomed its newest resident: a rescued juvenile sea otter from Monterey, Calif.
  The Audubon Nature Institute says in a statement that the 18-month-old female sea otter arrived at the aquarium Wednesday evening. She joins the Audubon’s current resident, Clara, an 8-year-old sea otter, in the aquarium’s 25,000-gallon sea otter habitat.
  The otter was found as an abandoned day-old pup in September 2015 by the Monterey Bay
  
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• Winter Storm Watch In Effect Monday Evening Through Tuesday Afternoon

  12-03-2017 02:26
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch, which is in effect from  Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon for the entire Baltimore-Washington metro area.The watch affects the Washington D.C. metro area, the greater Baltimore area and extending into points north and east of Maryland.
  The NWS says snow and/or rain will pass through the area Monday evening and continue into Tuesday and if it becomes heavy, snow may make many roads in the area impassable and prod
  
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• Poly boys beat Potomac for first state title - Baltimore Sun

  12-03-2017 02:03 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Poly boys beat Potomac for first state title
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  Class 3A boys basketball state final: Poly vs. Potomac at Xfinity Center at University of Maryland in College Park. Glenn GrahamContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Poly won the first boys basketball state championship in program history with a thrilling ...and more »
  
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• LAPD Seeks Thieves Thick With Makeup After $4.5M Heist

  12-03-2017 01:52
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are looking to throw shade at the thieves behind a million-dollar makeup heist.
  The LAPD said Thursday that it’s investigating after $4.5 million worth of eye shadow was stolen from a cosmetics warehouse in the city.
  They say the theft occurred between Jan. 28 and Jan. 30 at a warehouse in Los Angeles that houses Anastasia Beverly Hills products.
  Police believe the suspects cut a hole in the roof of the warehouse and made off with 100,000 package
  
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• 4 Firefighters, 2 Civilians Injured In Beltway Crash

  12-03-2017 01:31
  
  FORESTVILLE, Md. (AP) — Six people, including four Prince George’s County firefighters, were injured in a pair of crashes on the Capital Beltway. The second crash involved a fire truck that was rear-ended as it provided barrier protection for emergency workers responding to the initial crash.
  All four firefighters were treated and released from the hospital Saturday.
  The accidents occurred on the beltway’s inner loop near Allentown Road in Forestville about 3:30 a.m. Satur
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Crash In West Baltimore

  12-03-2017 01:17
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore City are investigating a fatal car accident at the 3000 block of Washington Boulevard this afternoon.
  Police say at around 3:30 today, the driver of a 2005 Dodge pickup truck was traveling westbound on Washington Boulevard when he lost control of the car and struck a light pole.
  Police say the man who was the driver died at the scene. Investigators say there was also a passenger in the truck, a woman, who was transported to an area hospital and is
  
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• Nissan Recalls More Than 54,000 Cars, Cites Air Bag Problem

  12-03-2017 00:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 54,000 cars because of curtain and seat-mounted air bags that may unexpectedly deploy when the door is slammed. Nissan North America says the recall affects the 2012 Nissan Versa vehicles.
  It says the problem may be caused by the degradation of the side impact sensor connector pins. The unexpected deployment of the air bags can increase the risk of injury.
  Nissan says dealers will install a new jumper harness and replace the side impact sensors
  
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