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• Maryland Cruises Past West Virginia 83-56 Into Sweet 16

  19-03-2017 23:55
  
  DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland was already enjoying a heck of a second quarter when Destiny Slocum scrambled in position to take a buzzer-beating shot.
  Squaring up from just outside the opposite arc, Slocum stretched both arms behind her head and let the ball fly.
  Swish!
  Slocum’s 70-foot shot capped a pivotal run, and the Terrapins blew past West Virginia 83-56 Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
  Brionna Jones had 22 points an
  
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• Weather Blog: Seasonable, But Cold Weather Lingering As 1st Day Of Spring Arrives

  19-03-2017 21:55
  
  After some light snow this morning in spots, it has turned out to be a very nice afternoon with plenty of sunshine and temps in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. Look for mostly clear skies overnight as lows drop around the freezing mark.
  High clouds will be on the increase throughout Monday and we will be more seasonable with highs in the mid 50s. A couple of showers will be possible Monday night.
  By Tuesday, temperatures are forecast to climb into the lower 60s as warmer air works it’s
  
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• Charges To Be Upgraded After Victim Dies Years After Shooting

  19-03-2017 20:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Charges are expected to be upgraded for three suspects after one of the three victims they are accused of shooting back in 2007 died from complications years after the shooting.
  Police say Terry Wells, along with two others, was shot on April 1, 2007, in the 2600 block of Loyola Northway. Police say he was initially listed in critical condition, and was in a coma for several days.
  Wells was able to recover, but died on September 23, 2016.
  Following an autopsy of
  
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• Maryland House Passes Unpaid Water Bill Relief Measure

  19-03-2017 20:01
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s House of Delegates has passed a bill that would give Marylanders who fall behind on their water bills a year’s reprieve from the threat of having their homes sold.
  Lawmakers in the House of Delegates passed the legislation Saturday on a 125 to 12 vote. The measure now goes to the state Senate.
  The Baltimore Sun (http://bsun.md/2noPoys ) reports that the bill would apply statewide but have a significant impact in Baltimore, where rate increases a
  
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• WATCH: John Beilein Celebrates Michigan Win With Water Gun

  19-03-2017 19:46
  
  Ryan Mayer
  The Michigan Wolverines advanced to the Sweet 16 on Sunday afternoon with a 73-69 win over the Louisville Cardinals. The Wolverines have been on a sustained magical run over the course of the last couple of weeks winning four straight in the Big Ten tournament before holding off a game Oklahoma State team in the Round of 64 on Friday. Following the team punching their ticket to the Sweet 16, the Wolverines had some fun with their celebration.Water gun celebration! #MarchMadness pic.tw
  
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• $10K Reward Offered For Info On ‘Public Enemy #1,’ Antonio Wright

  19-03-2017 19:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of their “public enemy #1,” who is wanted in connection with a fire that killed two people and injured six others.
  Antonio Wright is accused of throwing two Molotov Cocktails into a home in the 1200 block of Greenmount Ave., leading to the deaths of two teenagers.
  RELATED: ‘Public Enemy No. 1’: Police ID Suspect In Firebombing, Killing 2
  
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• Playground Planned To Honor Malone Family After Deadly Fire

  19-03-2017 19:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Planning has begun for a memorial playground to honor the Malone family, who lost six children in a fire back in January.
  Our media partners at The Baltimore Sun report JPMorgan Chase & Co is donating land near City Neighbors Charter School to create a new playground in their honor.
  The vacant house across the street from the school where the some of Malone children attended school will be torn down, with plans to build a new playground set for the comi
  
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• Purported Psychic Pleads Guilty To Charge Of Stealing $1.4M

  19-03-2017 18:32
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio woman purporting to be a psychic reader pleaded guilty last week to a charge of aggravated theft for what prosecutors say was a $1.4 million scam that bilked a dozen people out of cash, jewelry and valuables in exchange for her protection from dark forces.
  42-year-old Gina Miller, of Madison, originally faced 28 counts, including racketeering, in an indictment handed up by a grand jury last September in Painesville, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Cleveland.
  
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• ‘Serious’ Crash During Police Chase; Portion Of Interstate Closed

  19-03-2017 17:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A portion of I-95 is closed in Cecil County after a serious crash involving a vehicle that was fleeing from police.
  An MDTA Police official confirms that the chase began just before noon, after police tried to stop a stolen vehicle at the Ft. McHenry Tunnel.
  The driver of the vehicle fled, leading police through Baltimore and Harford Counties, and into Cecil County.
  While on I-95, near mile marker 107 in Elkton, the driver of the fleeing vehicle lost control, and the
  
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• 2 Dead In Crash During Police Chase; Portion Of Interstate Closed

  19-03-2017 17:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A portion of I-95 in Cecil County was closed for hours after two people were killed in a crash involving a vehicle that was fleeing from police.
  MDTA Police confirm that the chase began just after 11 a.m., after police tried to stop a stolen vehicle at the Ft. McHenry Tunnel.
  The driver of the vehicle fled, leading police through Baltimore and Harford Counties, and into Cecil County.
  While on I-95, near mile marker 107 in Elkton, the driver of the fleeing vehicle los
  
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• Police: Man Stole 3 Cars During Chase That Ended In Delaware

  19-03-2017 17:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police opened fire at a suspect who is accused of stealing three cars while leading police on a chase that ended in Delaware Saturday night.
  The incident began at 8:10 p.m., when a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office deputy noticed a vehicle that was driving erratically in Ocean City.
  The deputy tried to pull the 31-year-old driver – whose name is not being released at this time – over, but he fled.
  The suspect crashed his vehicle in the Berlin-a
  
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• Fugitive Nabbed After Using CVS Rewards Card

  19-03-2017 16:21
  
  KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Key West police detectives nabbed a man wanted in Georgia for an assortment of violent crimes, including felony strangulation and aggravated assault with a weapon — after he used his CVS rewards card and tipped off authorities to his whereabouts.
  The Keynoter reports (http://bit.ly/2nAoDrr) Cobb County Sheriff’s officials contacted Key West police Thursday saying 37-year-old Jamaal Seymour was possibly in Key West and wanted on a number of counts.
  Shortly
  
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• As Boating Season Approaches, Safety Courses Recommended

  19-03-2017 15:51
  
  (AP) — It’s almost boating season. But before you hit the water, authorities advise getting some safety instruction.
  A nationwide campaign called Spring Aboard – Take a Boating Education Course takes place next week.
  Officials say many safety courses are offered across the state and online, and it’s important to know what you’re doing before launching your watercraft.
  They says there’s an upward national trend in the number of accidents and deaths involvi
  
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• Sunday, March 19, 2017

  19-03-2017 15:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Food Bank
   
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• Chuck Berry’s Influence On Rock ‘N Roll Was Incalculable

  19-03-2017 15:27
  
  Rock n’ roll was more than a new kind of music, but a new story to tell, one for kids with transistor radios in their hands and money in their pockets, beginning to raise questions their parents never had the luxury to ask.
  Along with James Dean and J.D. Salinger and a handful of others in the 1950s, Chuck Berry — who was 90 when he died Saturday at his suburban St. Louis home — helped define the modern teenager. While Elvis Presley gave rock n’ roll its libidinous, hip-s
  
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• Man Who Drove Suspicious Car Near White House Is Detained

  19-03-2017 14:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who drove to a security checkpoint near the White House in a car that was deemed suspicious has been detained by the U.S. Secret Service.
  The car was stopped Saturday night about a quarter-mile from the White House.
  The Secret Service says it’s investigating. It hasn’t said what caused the car to be considered suspicious.
  Republican President Donald Trump wasn’t at the White House because he and his family are spending the weekend at his resort in
  
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• Weather Blog: Snow In The Morning, Sun In The Afternoon

  19-03-2017 14:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This area of precipitation will depart Sunday morning as clouds break for sunshine thanks in part to a dry northerly flow and high pressure building in from the west.
  Despite the sun, it will not be as mild as it was on Saturday. A mainly clear sky Sunday night will make for a cold night.
  The high will get suppressed to the south and east on Monday as the next storm tracks in from the west. Monday will start out sunny but a few high clouds will filter in during the aftern
  
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• Adam Jones Robs Manny Machado Of Home Run; Sends US Into Semis

  19-03-2017 13:48
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The United States is going to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic for the second time thanks to another impressive home run by Giancarlo Stanton at Petco Park and a spectacular catch at the fence by hometown favorite Adam Jones.Simply spectacular! @SimplyAJ10's incredible catch robs Manny Machado & Team DR of a crucial HR en route to @USABaseball's victory. #WBC2017 pic.twitter.com/dNvDgaUYBK
  — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) March 19, 2017
   
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• Coming Soon, Paying Your Tab Without Giving Your Credit Card

  19-03-2017 04:48
  
  KEN SWEET, AP Business Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s 1 a.m. You’ve had a few too many at a crowded bar and walk out without paying the tab. Your credit card and driver’s license sit behind the cash register, leaving your personal info widely accessible while you sleep off those vodka tonics.
  There’s a new option that might lessen the pain. Not the hangover pain — for that, you’ll need aspirin. But if you’ve ever left your credit card at a bar by mist
  
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• Man Charged With Seizure-Causing Tweet To Newsweek Reporter

  19-03-2017 04:21
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Maryland man has been arrested on a federal cyberstalking charge of sending a Dallas-based magazine reporter an image on Twitter intended to trigger an epileptic seizure.
  Federal officials say twenty-nine-year-old John Rayne Rivello, of Salisbury was arrested in Maryland on Friday on a criminal complaint filed in Dallas.
  The complaint was filed in December by Kurt Eichenwald, a Newsweek reporter who has epilepsy and was sent a strobe image to his Twitter account on Dec. 15
  
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• ‘Public Enemy No. 1’: Police ID Suspect In Firebombing, Killing 2, Injuring 6

  19-03-2017 04:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are on a manhunt for the person they believe killed two people Saturday morning by starting a house fire, calling him “Public Enemy Number One.” It’s all part of a fast-moving arson investigation on Baltimore’s east side.
  Police tell WJZ  they believe this was an act of retaliatory violence, which isn’t uncommon in Baltimore — but they say this could have been much worse.A recorded cell phone video of the fire is painfu
  
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• Baltimore Neighborhoods Get Grants To Help With Special Events

  19-03-2017 04:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Dozens of neighborhoods in Baltimore got a big boost Saturday after getting some much-needed funding to help produce special events in their community.
  The grants are a big boost for some neighborhoods, and play a crucial role in community cleanup, back to school rallies, and even health fairs.
  More than 70 communities in Baltimore were given a much-needed hand.
  “It’s about your idea and it’s how it touches the community,” said Baltimore
  
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• National Tour Of Mobile Pet Shelter Comes To White Marsh

  19-03-2017 04:00
  
  WHITE MARSH, Md. (WJZ) — The largest mobile pet adoption tour made a stop at the White Marsh Mall on Saturday as part of the “Tour for Life.”
  The mobile adoption center rolled into Maryland with plenty of adorable, adoptable pets. The shelter on wheels will help shelter and rescue groups in 54 cities through the end of April.
  BARCs partnered with the North Shore Animal League America, which is the world’s largest no-kill rescue and adoption organization. The event al
  
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• Remains Of Adult, Pet Found At Scene Of Md. House Explosion

  19-03-2017 02:16
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The remains of an adult and a pet have been found in the wreckage of a house in Maryland that was leveled by an explosion.
  RELATED: Home Explodes In Rockville: ‘It’s Just A Pile Of Bricks’
  Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said Saturday that the remains were found in the wreckage of the home on Ashley Drive in Rockville. It was not clear whether the remains belonged to the home’s owner, who has not been accounted for since the e
  
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• ‘Public Enemy No. 1’: Police Identify Suspect In Firebombing, Killing 2, Injuring 6

  19-03-2017 01:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say they have identified a suspect in the firebombing in northeast Baltimore early Saturday morning.
  Police say 26-year-old Antonio Wright is wanted for the firebombing that killed two teens and injured several others.
  The fire was reported at 5 a.m., at a building in the 1200 block of Greenmount Ave.
  Firefighters worked to quickly put out the flames, and found the bodies of two teenage males inside.
  Police say there were eight people inside the building
  
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• Report: Trump Adviser’s Husband Picked For Justice Post

  19-03-2017 00:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has chosen the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to head the civil division of the Justice Department.
  The Wall Street Journal reports that George Conway was chosen to head the office that has responsibility for defending the administration’s proposed travel ban and defending lawsuits filed against the administration.
  Conway is a partner at the New York law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. The law firm’s websit
  
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