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• 2 homicides reported 15 minutes apart in NW Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  29-03-2017 23:56
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  2 homicides reported 15 minutes apart in NW Baltimore
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  A citizen flagged down patrol officers to notify them of an assault in the 5100 block of Reisterstown Road, near W Garrison Avenue. When officers arrived they found a man in the parking lot of a BP Gas Station suffering from “numerous injuries,” which ...and more »
  
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• Trump’s Reversal Of Clean Energy Rules Could Hurt The Chesapeake Bay

  29-03-2017 23:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —President Donald Trump’s reversal of some of the clean air rules imposed by the Obama administration marks a rejection of climate change science.
  It could also prove a challenge to restoring the Chesapeake Bay, as WJZ’s Alex DeMetrick reports.
  Surrounded by coal miners, the president summed up his executive order, saying: “My administration is putting an end to the war on coal.”
  Meaning Obama-era rules reducing dependence on coal to produce electric
  
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• Downtown Baltimore Seeing Boom In Popularity

  29-03-2017 23:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A modern makeover meets historic charm. Downtown Baltimore is rapidly becoming one of the city’s most popular neighborhoods.
  The annual state of downtown was released Wednesday. It shows the once commercial area has become a hub for living and dining.
  Just on one stretch of street, you can see a mix of retailers, restaurants, and apartment buildings. Many of them are brand new.
  That is what city leaders say makes people want to work and live downtown.
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• Woman dies after Sunday fire in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2017 23:40
  
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  Woman dies after Sunday fire in Baltimore
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  A woman died a day after being found unresponsive in a fire in a business, Baltimore fire officials said Wednesday. Ok Pae Bae, 60, was found as firefighters battled a blaze in a liquor store in the 2700 block of W. North Ave. on Sunday afternoon.
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• Emergency Calls Give New Insight Into Fatal Barricade Situation

  29-03-2017 23:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A traumatic ordeal caught on police body cam, as children are held at knifepoint in Baltimore.
  The dramatic emergency calls for help, as the barricade situation in west Baltimore ended with SWAT officers killing the suspect, 39-year-old Reno Owens Jr.
  The kids continue to recover after being held at knifepoint for almost an hour.
  You can hear the screams in the background of the body cam footage from both the kids and the suspect.
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• Here’s What A Columbia Classroom Looks Like After The Students Helped Redesign It

  29-03-2017 23:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Educators are always looking for ways to be more effective in the classroom.
  A school in Howard County, Oakland Mills High, has gone so far as to ask students to help redesign their work space.
  The school was cutting edge when it was built. The only problem is, that was 44 years ago. The $12,000 cost for the upgrade was paid for with grant money.
  For most of Mrs. Sweigert’s students, English is not their native tongue, so high level math can be a challenge.
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• Woman Dies from Injuries Sustained in Baltimore Fire Sunday

  29-03-2017 23:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A 60-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained in a fire Sunday, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department.
  RELATED: One Hospitalized Following Baltimore House Fire
  Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, City firefighters responded to the scene of a house fire in the 2700 block of W. North Ave.
  Fire crews observed heavy smoke and fire coming from the second floor of the three-story home.
  Firefighters discovered an unresponsive women, identified as Ok Pae Ba
  
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• Opening Day Starter Kevin Gausman Is Ready For The First Pitch

  29-03-2017 23:04
  
  Pitchers know how to talk to other pitchers the best, so former Oriole left hander Ross Grimsley sat in with Bob Haynie to ask Kevin Gausman about his preparation for Opening Day.
  Gausman has been practicing a few new pitches. He said, “I think I have a better feel for my curve ball and I’m also going to be throwing a slider also this year too. I’m feeling really good about it and I think I’ll feel more comfortable against right handed hitters this year than I probab
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Stabbing Outside Local Gas Station

  29-03-2017 23:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is searching for the person who fatally stabbed a man outside a convenience store.
  Police say the stabbing happened just before 2 p.m., at the BP gas station in the 5100 block of Reisterstown Rd.
  Nearby officers who were on patrol were flagged down by someone who told them someone had just been stabbed.
  Officers found an adult male in the gas station’s parking lot, with numerous injuries, including stab wounds. The victim was taken to
  
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• Security System & First Responders Save Life of Baltimore Woman

  29-03-2017 22:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A desperate call for help may have been a life-saver for one 54-year-old West Baltimore woman.
  She collapsed during a seizure and says she’s alive to talk about it thanks to a group of heroes.
  The first responders were just doing their jobs. Like they do every day. But this time they got to see how much of a difference they really make.
  Monica Barksdale fought back tears as she listened to her own cries for help.
  She made the call on January 21, alone in her West Bal
  
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• Phil Keoghan On ‘The Amazing Race’ Season 29

  29-03-2017 22:44
  
  The Amazing Race returns for its 29th season on Thursday, March 30th at 10:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. This season will take the 10-time Emmy Award winning series in a brand new direction as the racers will be teamed up with complete strangers. After an initial challenge, contestants will pair up and head out to travel the world in the hopes of winning a one million dollar grand prize!
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to the show’s longtime host, Phil Keoghan, to discuss the upcoming season
  
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• Popular restaurant for sports fans closes in Baltimore - WBAL Baltimore

  29-03-2017 22:17
  
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  Popular restaurant for sports fans closes in Baltimore
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  Camden Pub, located a few blocks from Camden Yards, closed Feb. 1. Owner Pat Liberto said it was a difficult decision that has been several years in the making. Liberto told 11 News that 2014 was the best year ever for the restaurant, but business ...
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• Baltimore prosecutors drop second 'sex for repairs' case - Baltimore ... - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2017 22:13
  
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  Prosecutors drop second criminal case in "sex for repairs" scandal.
  Charges dropped against second worker in Baltimore's sex-for-repairs scandalFox Baltimore
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• Crews Putting Final Touches To Orioles Park Before 25th Anniversary Opening Day

  29-03-2017 21:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Opening day at Oriole Park is less than a week away, and some finishing touches are being added as we speak.
  This is the stadium’s 25th anniversary, and the monumental celebration starts with a fresh facelift to it kick off.
  The WJZ drone captured a bare Oriole Park last November, right before the new field rolled in.
  “The turf, like anything else, gets old and it lives its life cycle, so it was time to get something new out here,” said head gr
  
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• Maryland Freshman Forward Micah Thomas To Transfer

  29-03-2017 21:52
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. – University of Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon announced today that freshman forward Micah Thomas will transfer.
  Thomas, a native of Memphis, Tenn., signed with Maryland April 27, 2016 and redshirted for the Terps during his freshman season.
  “We appreciate Micah’s contributions to our basketball program over the past year,” Turgeon said. “We wish him the very best as he continues on with his collegiate career.”
  A three-star recruit out of H
  
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• Orioles To Celebrate Kids’ Opening Day On April 9

  29-03-2017 21:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles announced their plans for the third annual Kids’ Opening Day on Sunday, April 9, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards when the Orioles host the New York Yankees at 1:35 p.m.
  The celebration will welcome children and their families to a new season of Orioles Baseball with many fun activities and unique gameday opportunities for several lucky kids throughout the day.
  Kids’ Opening Day will feature a kids-only Orioles fedora, available to all fans ages 14 a
  
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• Police Searching For Missing Man With Alzheimer’s

  29-03-2017 21:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is asking for your help to find a missing man who has Alzheimer’s.
  Thomas Williams Edwards was last seen on Tuesday, according to police, at 7:30 a.m., in the 3400 block of Kenyon Ave.
  Edwards was last seen wearing a black cap, blue sweatpants, a green long sleeve shirt, and blue shoes.
  Anyone with information about Edwards is asked to call the Missing Person Unit at (443) 984-7385 or dial 911.
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• Police Find Missing Man With Alzheimer’s

  29-03-2017 21:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department have found a missing man who has Alzheimer’s.
  Thomas Williams Edwards was last seen on Tuesday, according to police, at 7:30 a.m., in the 3400 block of Kenyon Ave.
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• Maryland Senate Leader: Immigration Bill Won’t Pass As Is

  29-03-2017 21:01
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s Senate president says a bill that adds protections for people in the United States illegally won’t pass the Senate in its current form.
  Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said Wednesday that the state needs to allow immigrants “to live in freedom,” but not protect felons who are in the United States illegally and end up in the judicial system.
  A bill that passed the House last week would prevent authorities from stopping people s
  
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• Red Light, Speed Cameras Set To Return To Baltimore

  29-03-2017 20:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Drivers beware! Red light and speed cameras are set to return to Baltimore City.
  Mayor Catherine Pugh announced Wednesday that the cameras will be returning to the city in the summer.
  Marcus Washington will have more on this story and why the decision was made to bring them back, coming up on Eyewitness News at 5 and 6 p.m.#WJZ TONIGHT: @MayorPugh50 announces the return of red light and speed cameras in Baltimore City this summer. Story tonight on @cbsbaltimore
  
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• Charges Dropped For Maintenance Man In Sex-For-Repairs Case

  29-03-2017 20:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The second maintenance worker accused of demanding sex in return for repairs has had his charges dropped.
  The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office confirms charges against Charles Coleman were dropped Wednesday.
  Charges were also dropped for the other suspect in this case, Doug Hussy, after a woman who had accused him did not appear in court to testify. The two former handymen did work for Baltimore public housing.
  RELATED: Maintenance Man Acquit
  
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• Pugh budget includes tax cut, more funding for Baltimore schools, police - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2017 20:38
  
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  Pugh budget includes tax cut, more funding for Baltimore schools, police
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  Reporter Luke Broadwater discusses Mayor Pugh's budget, which includes a tax cut and more funding for Baltimore schools and police. (Ulysses Munoz / Baltimore Sun). Luke BroadwaterContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh ...
  Baltimore reviving speed, red light cameras to raise revenueBaltimore Business Journal
  FY2018 Baltimore City preliminary budget spends more on
  
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• Federal prosecutors say 'multiple' indicted Baltimore officers discussing guilty pleas - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2017 20:37
  
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  Federal prosecutors say 'multiple' indicted Baltimore officers discussing guilty pleas
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  United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein announced racketeering charges against seven Baltimore Police officers. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video). Justin FentonContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Federal prosecutors say they are in plea ...and more »
  
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• Federal prosecutors say 'multiple' indicted Baltimore officers ... - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2017 20:37
  
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  United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein announced racketeering charges against seven Baltimore Police officers. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video).and more »
  
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• Lawsuit looms as Light City returns to downtown Baltimore - Baltimore Business Journal

  29-03-2017 20:12
  Lawsuit looms as Light City returns to downtown Baltimore
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  For all the positive to come out of Light City Baltimore's success in its first year, from the hundreds of thousands of visitors to the millions of dollars of economic impact generated, one dark cloud still hangs over the event as it enters its second ...and more »
  
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• Cats Prefer Interacting With People Over Food, Study Finds

  29-03-2017 19:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Cats do care about their humans. Really.According to a new study, cats care about people even more than food.
  The study took both domestic and sheltered cats and gave them different choices of stimuli. The cats could choose between food, toys, scent or humans. In a surprising twist to most, the cats chose that human interaction over food, though food came in second.
  “Increasingly cat cognition research is providing evidence of their complex socio-cognitive and probl
  
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• Motorcyclist Crashes While Fleeing From Police; Injures Self, 1 Other

  29-03-2017 19:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Charges are pending for a 48-year-old motorcyclist who was injured during a crash Wednesday morning, as police say he was fleeing from an officer.
  Maryland State Police report the crash happened shortly before 10 a.m., near the intersection of MD Route 27 and Hahn Rd.
  Troopers found that a 2013 Subaru was struck in the side by a 1994 Harley Davidson motorcycle that was fleeing from police.
  The driver of the Subaru was taken by ambulance to the Carroll Hospital C
  
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• Weather Blog: Breezy, Sunny Wednesday

  29-03-2017 19:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A breezy and mostly sunny afternoon on tap. We won’t be quite as warm as Tuesday, but at least we aren’t dealing with the rain.
  Highs will still be above average and in the low/mid 60s.
  Mostly clear skies expected Wednesday night with overnight lows dropping into the upper 30s.
  Clouds will be on the increase Thursday out ahead of our next rain-maker.
  Highs will be in the mid 50s, and the good news is that it looks like the rain will hold off until Th
  
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• Downtown Baltimore adds jobs and residents - Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2017 19:23
  
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  Downtown Baltimore added both residents and jobs last year, according to a report being released Wednesday.
  Here's what Baltimore is doing to grow its decreasing population ...Baltimore Business Journal
  Downtown Baltimore Seeing Boom In PopularityCBS Baltimore / WJZall 6 news articles »
  
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• NFL Bans Line Leaping, Approves Ejections For Head Hits

  29-03-2017 19:11
  
   
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The NFL owners decided upon several rule changes via a vote at the Annual League Meeting in Phoenix.
  One of the rules passed was to prohibit players from leaping over offensive linemen during kicks.
  Defenders leaping from the second level over an offensive lineman, usually the long snapper, has led to exciting plays.
  Last season saw a combined 41 blocked field-goal attempts and PATs, three of which came from players jumping over the line, as the Ravens saw hap
  
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• Maryland Lawmakers OK Panel To Monitor Health Care Changes

  29-03-2017 18:53
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure to create a commission to monitor federal actions that could affect health care in Maryland has cleared the General Assembly.
  The Senate voted 32-14 on Wednesday for the bill, sending it to Gov. Larry Hogan.
  The measure forms a commission to monitor federal actions and provide recommendations to protect access to affordable health coverage. The commission would submit a report on its findings and recommendations at the end of each year.
  The bill was one of s
  
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• Coleman: Trimble Is Just Not Ready For The NBA

  29-03-2017 18:37
  
  I disagree with the choice, but good luck in Europe!If #MeloTrimble thinks he's #nba ready. He's got a long road of D LG & European games ahead of him by leaving @TerrapinHoops now. #1moreyear
  — Jerry Coleman (@sportswcoleman) March 29, 2017
  University of Maryland junior guard Melo Trimble announced today that he is forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility to enter the NBA Draft and will sign with an agent. This is a terrible mistake no matter who was advising him. He’s
  
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• Man Accused Of Shooting 'Sick' Dog Arrested For Animal Cruelty - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  29-03-2017 18:26
  
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  Man Accused Of Shooting 'Sick' Dog Arrested For Animal Cruelty
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police arrested a man who said he fatally shot his dog after it had been sick for several days after eating a foam pillow. William Mitchell Harrell faces charges of felony animal cruelty, discharging a firearm within a residential ...and more »
  
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• Man Accused Of Shooting ‘Sick’ Dog Arrested For Animal Cruelty

  29-03-2017 18:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police arrested a man who said he fatally shot his dog after it had been sick for several days after eating a foam pillow.
  William Mitchell Harrell faces charges of felony animal cruelty, discharging a firearm within a residential area, and reckless endangerment.
  The investigation into Harrell began after police got a call just before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, about shots fired in the 400 block of Master Derby Court in Annapolis.
  Responding officers met with Harrel
  
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• Melo Trimble To Declare For NBA Draft

  29-03-2017 18:14
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. – University of Maryland junior guard Melo Trimble announced on Wednesday that he is forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility to enter the NBA Draft and will sign with an agent.
  Trimble, a three-time All-Big Ten selection, led Maryland to its third straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017, averaging a team-high 16.8 points per game. He is one of 15 players to earn all-conference honors three times at Maryland.
  “I am confident and excited to pursue an opp
  
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• Police: Man Dies After Fight Outside Sports Bar

  29-03-2017 18:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 26-year-old man is dead after police say he was involved in an altercation outside a sports bar overnight Monday.
  The Anne Arundel County Police Department was called to Medstar Harbor Hospital for an injured man.
  Responding officers found Aaron Jamal Skipwith, who had life threatening injures after being driven to the hospital. Shortly after police arrived, Skipwith was pronounced dead.
  During their investigation, police found that Skipwith had been at Sideli
  
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• Craft Brewers Push for Changes to Maryland Brewery Bill

  29-03-2017 18:04
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Craft brewers in Maryland urged lawmakers on Wednesday to make changes to proposed regulations that supporters say were driven by a plan to open a Guinness brewery in Baltimore County.
  The bill, which passed the House of Delegates 139-0, would greatly increase the number of barrels of beer breweries could sell, but there are some new restrictions that brewers fear could hurt the industry in the state. Those include shortened hours and a provision requiring brewer
  
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• Craft Brewer Bill To Get Senate Hearing

  29-03-2017 18:04
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland bill that has craft brewers worried about potential restrictions is getting a hearing in a state Senate committee.
  The bill goes before the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday in Annapolis.
  Craft brewers say they are concerned about the bill as it’s currently drafted. That’s because it would shorten the hours they can be open.
  Brewers also say the measure would restrict a brewery to selling only beer it prod
  
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• Baltimore is upgrading its 311 system - Technical.ly Baltimore - Technical.ly Baltimore

  29-03-2017 17:59
  
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  The city is spending $1.6 million on a new CRM system. The Baltimore Sun reports the city went with Salesforce. Baltimore is upgrading its 311 system.
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• Suspect charged in carjacking of pregnant woman in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2017 17:25
  
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  Suspect charged in carjacking of pregnant woman in Baltimore
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  Cody Werts, of the 2300 block of Charles Street, was charged with carjacking, robbery, theft, assault and reckless endangerment, according court records. Police said Werts, 19, carjacked a pregnant woman. (Courtesy Baltimore Police / Baltimore Sun).
  Teen Arrested After Pregnant Woman's SUV Carjacked On Her Way Home From WorkCBS Baltimore / WJZall 6 news articles »
  
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• Man Arrested After Threatening Officer On Facebook

  29-03-2017 17:11
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man is charged with making written threats to kill a law enforcement officer.
  First Coast News (http://fcnews.tv/2nLouRa ) reports 45-year-old Johnny Joe Addison posted on Facebook about a specific Jacksonville Sheriff’s officer, threatening him. Addison was arrested Sunday.
  According to an arrest report, a concerned citizen contacted authorities about the Facebook posts. The report says that one of Addison’s posts said he wou
  
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• Teen Arrested After Pregnant Woman’s SUV Carjacked On Her Way Home From Work

  29-03-2017 16:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged after police say he carjacked the SUV of a pregnant woman.
  On Monday, around 5:30 p.m., the 31-year-old victim said she was driving home from work when she noticed a man inside the vehicle with her.
  She pulled over in the 2500 block of Greenmount Avenue and told the suspect to get out. He refused and, after a brief struggle, the woman got out of the car and the suspect drove away.
  During their investigation, detectives from the B
  
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• 30 Players: Athletics Hope Ryon Healy Is For Real

  29-03-2017 16:37
  
  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 (Minors): 85 G, 337 AB, .326 BA, 14 HR, 64 RBI, 1 SB, .940 OPS
  2016 season (Majors): 72 G, 269 AB, .305 BA, 13 HR, 37 RBI, 0 SB, .861 OPS
  One of the biggest (and also one of the most under-the-radar) surprises of last season was the sudden emergence of Ryon Healy in the second half of the year. Healy, a Mino
  
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• Man Rescued After Falling Into Well In Davidsonville

  29-03-2017 16:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A 52-year-old man has been rescued after falling into a well in the 2300 block of Rutland Road in Davidsonville.
  After being removed, he was evaluated by paramedics and declined to be taken to the hospital.
  Anne Arundel County and Howard County fire units responded to the scene.
  This story will be updated as more details become available.
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• Driver Strikes Capitol Police Cruiser, Taken Into Custody

  29-03-2017 16:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman described as “erratic and aggressive” drove a vehicle into a U.S. Capitol Police cruiser near the Capitol on Wednesday morning and was taken into custody, police said.
  Shots were fired during the arrest attempt, but the incident appeared to be criminal in nature with “no nexus to terrorism,” said Capitol Police spokeswoman Eva Malecki. No one was injured. She said the U.S. Capitol remained open.
  Malecki described the woman as an &ldquo
  
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• Haynie: Gausman Is Ready To Roll For The Orioles

  29-03-2017 16:03
  
  Manager Buck Showalter made the announcement on Monday that Kevin Gausman would be the 2017 Opening Day starter for the Baltimore Orioles. Due to Chris Tillman’s shoulder woes, the Birds needed someone to take the post on April 3 against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards.
  Showalter chose the 2012 first-round pick out of LSU for the honor.
  Gausman, who joined Ross Grimsley and yours truly on 105.7 The Fan Tuesday morning, did admit that he prepared himself for a scenario in which he didn’
  
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• Reports: Missing Indonesian Man Found Inside 23-Foot Python

  29-03-2017 15:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Indonesian man appears to have been swallowed whole by a reticulated python on the island of Sulawesi, the Associated Press reports.
  A video on the Tribun Timur website shows the snake being cut open to reveal a man’s remains.
  A local official told the AP that villagers starting looking for the man Monday after realizing he hadn’t returned home from working on his crops the day before.
  Then, on Wednesday, a search party found some items including a picking
  
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• UK Triggers Article 50, Brexit Process Officially Begins

  29-03-2017 15:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Brexit process officially began Wednesday as the United Kingdom formally triggered Article 50, CBS News reports.
  The process is expected to take two years and cost as much as $65 billion.
  The referendum to leave the European Union was narrowly passed in June 2016, and British Prime Minister Theresa May signed an official letter to EU Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday.
  “There is no reason to pretend that this is a happy day, neither in Brussels, nor in Lon
  
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• Wednesday, March 29, 2017

  29-03-2017 14:30
  
  Ron Matz has more on the Ronald McDonald House’s Red Shoe Shuffle.Marty Bass and Linh Bui have Coffee With Gary Sinise.
  
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• 3 Storm Chasers Die In Crash During Southern Plains Storms

  29-03-2017 14:14
  
  SPUR, Texas (AP) — Storms that bore down on Southern Plains states brought powerful winds that upended a tractor-trailer on an Oklahoma interstate, killing the driver, while three storm chasers died in a collision as they raced toward a tornado-warned storm in West Texas, authorities said.
  The storms that struck Texas and Oklahoma late Tuesday brought tornadoes, tennis ball-sized hail and powerful winds, but no widespread damage was reported. It’s just the beginning of what’s e
  
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