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• Game-day experience: Eutaw Street brings the carnival to Camden Yards - Baltimore Sun

  03-04-2017 23:54
  
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  Game-day experience: Eutaw Street brings the carnival to Camden Yards
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  A time lapse look at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Opening Day 2017. (Baltimore Sun video). Childs WalkerContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. The Orioles were poised to bat for the first time in 2017, but Tara and Marty Girch showed little inclination ...
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• Police: 911 Call Led DC Officers To Kidnapped Girl

  03-04-2017 23:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A 911 call led officers in Washington, D.C., to an 11-year-old girl who authorities believe was kidnapped Sunday after her grandparents were slain in North Carolina, police said.
  RELATED: Kidnapping Suspect Arrested in D.C., Found With 11-Year-Old Girl
  A female in the car described in an Amber Alert called 911 Sunday saying she had been kidnapped, Maj. Mike Smathers of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said at a news conference. Based on the caller’s descr
  
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• Hogan signs bill to help close Baltimore schools budget gap - Baltimore Sun

  03-04-2017 23:16
  
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  Hogan signs bill to help close Baltimore schools budget gap
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  Gov. Larry Hogan, joined by Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and Baltimore City Schools CEO Sonja Santelises, signed a bill granting aid to area schools. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun video). Erin CoxContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Gov.
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• No shortage of events in Baltimore - Lancaster Eagle Gazette

  03-04-2017 22:54
  
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  No shortage of events in Baltimore
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  Nostalgics Big Band. The Nostalgics will be performing at the Victoria Opera House on Sunday, April 23, beginning at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 each, or BDRC/Victoria Opera House members are free. Tickets may be purchased online or at our ticket outlets ...
  
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• Sportsbook: 75 Percent Of Bets On UNC To Beat Gonzaga In Championship Game

  03-04-2017 22:25
  
  Bryan Altman
  Entering the 2016-17 men’s college basketball season, the North Carolina Tar Heels were viewed by many as one of the favorites to not only return to the finals after losing to Villanova last year, but to win the whole thing this time around.
  Now, just one game stands between them and making those preseason prognostications a reality, and bettors and experts are putting their money on the Tar Heels to beat the Gonzaga Bulldogs and take home the championship.
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• Keidel: Is Gonzaga-North Carolina Really A Tossup?

  03-04-2017 22:03
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Most see tonight, the culmination of March Madness, when we crown a men’s national basketball champion, as a coin-flip between North Carolina and Gonzaga. Even Vegas sees it as a virtual toss-up, inserting the Tar Heels as a 1.5-point favorite.
  But in terms of history and pedigree, the spread is considerably wider.
  In case you haven’t seen the numbers, North Carolina has won 122 NCAA Tournament games. Gonzaga has won 29.
  This is Carolina’s 20th Final Four, and G
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting & Kidnapping McDaniel Student

  03-04-2017 21:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Westminster man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman last May near McDaniel College.
  Police say on May 5, 2016 at about 11:30 p.m. the victim was walking on Winters Street near the campus of McDaniel College with a male friend. The two became separated from a larger group of McDaniel College students.
  The suspect, David Stultz, 49, approached the victim and her male friend and threatened both by saying he had a gun. He direct
  
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• Maryland House Fails to File Internet Privacy Bill Late

  03-04-2017 21:21
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House of Delegates has fallen short in an effort to introduce an Internet privacy bill late in the session.
  The House voted 90-45 Monday to allow the bill to be introduced with only a week left. Supporters needed 94 votes, or two-thirds, to file the bill this late in the session.
  Del. Bill Frick, a Montgomery County Democrat, led the effort to file the legislation to stop an Internet service provider from selling or transferring a consumer’s persona
  
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• What Song Was Playing During Orioles Opening Day Ceremonies?

  03-04-2017 21:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Many Baltimore Orioles fans were talking about the song that was played at the start of the ceremonies. Want to know what it was?
  That would be the song Legend by the band The Score.
  The beat had fans pumped up and then the lyrics just hit a home run. The lyrics are as follows:
  Here we go, here we go
  It’s about time that we set it off
  Here we go, here we go…
  Won’t stop till we’re legend
  Here we go, here we go
  It’s my turn to make h
  
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• Baltimore City Council won't attempt override of Pugh's $15 ... - Baltimore Sun

  03-04-2017 20:44
  
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  Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh announced that she will veto the bill passed by the City Council that would raise Baltimore's minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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• ACM Awards Delivered Diverse Flavors Of Country Music

  03-04-2017 20:13
  
  By Brian Ives 
  Last year, a number of cross-generational country superstars joined together for the “Forever Country” video, a Joseph Kahn directed high-tech mashup that saw Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Reba McIntyre, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Rascal Flatts and Brett Eldredge, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and many others perform a medley of the
  
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• The White House Turns Blue for Autism Awareness

  03-04-2017 20:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – The White House was illuminated in blue Sunday evening in honor of World Autism Awareness Day.
  During his 2016 campaign, President Donald Trump was asked to participate on April 2 by Autism Speaks co-founder, Suzanne Wright, who passed away last July.
  Trump tweeted a photo of the White House decked out in blue Sunday.Melania and I are honored to light up the @WhiteHouse this evening, for #WorldAutismAwarenessDay. Join us & #LIUB. https://t.co/o07NPQTCyK pic.twitt
  
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• Judge Expects 2-Week Cosby Trial; Jury to be Sequestered

  03-04-2017 19:59
  
  By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The judge in Bill Cosby’s criminal case expects the trial to last about two weeks and hopes to have a jury in place before the proceeding opens June 5 in suburban Philadelphia.
  At a pretrial hearing Monday, Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill said he hopes to pick jurors in late May. He insisted the jurors’ names will not be made public.
  The jurors will come from the Pittsburgh area and be sequestered thr
  
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• Authorities Investigating Recent String Of Tailgate Thefts

  03-04-2017 18:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a recent string of tailgate thefts.
  There have been 13 reports of tailgate thefts from late model Ford Super Duty pickup trucks since mid-February.
  These thefts have been reported in the Bartonsville, Ijamsville, Monrovia, Mount Pleasant and Mount Airy areas, and further thefts have occurred in surrounding counties.
  The sheriff’s office reports the thefts are happening during the overnight hours, main
  
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• Police: Clarksburg School Threat Posed No Credible Danger

  03-04-2017 18:06
  
  CLARKSBURG, Md. (AP) — Investigators say a school shooting threat posted on social media posed no credible danger for Clarksburg High School in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  Media outlets report that Clarksburg High School officials sent out a message Sunday evening via Twitter about a potential threat to the school posted on Instagram. WRC-TV reports that the threat said, in part, “I can shoot up Clarksburg High School better than Columbine.”
  The post was later removed.
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• Hogan Signs Bill Allocating $28M in Extra School Funds

  03-04-2017 17:46
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan has signed a measure to allocate $28 million in additional school funding, including $23.7 million for Baltimore City.
  Hogan signed the bill on Monday morning at a ceremony with Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh standing behind him in Annapolis.
  The money goes to Baltimore City and 10 Maryland counties that have lost funding in the state’s school funding formula due to declining enrollment.The measure contains new accountability measures, including
  
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• Double Homicide Being Investigated In Baltimore County

  03-04-2017 17:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating what they say is a double homicide after two people were found dead in a Randallstown house Monday morning.
  The Baltimore County Police Department confirms the call came in at 8:51 a.m., about someone suffering from cardiac arrest.Baltimore County Police investigating pair of suspicious deaths in Randallstown. 2 people found dead in home on Bald Eagle Ct. @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/RMKTCoHuNk
  — Rick Ritter (@RickRitterWJZ) April 3, 2
  
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• College Student Dies After Choking At Pancake-Eating Contest

  03-04-2017 16:59
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 20-year-old Connecticut college student whose father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks has died after choking during a pancake-eating contest.
  Police say Caitlin Nelson died at a New York City hospital on Sunday, three days after participating in the contest at Sacred Heart University. She was from Clark, New Jersey, and was majoring in social work at the Catholic school in Fairfield.
  Officials say the contest was part of a fraternities and sororities event.
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• 4-3-17: PNC High School Lacrosse Monday Morning Match-Up

  03-04-2017 16:46
  
  ESPN lacrosse announcer and voice of High School Lacrosse Booker Corrigan joins our CBS Radio morning shows for a new feature called the PNC High School Lacrosse Monday Morning Match-Up.
  If Tuesday’s NDP and Garrison Forest game was an NFL game, it would be flexed to the prime-time slot. The Blazers (4-0) and Grizzlies (2-1) both reached the A conference postseason last year.  In other action, Concordia Prep hosts The Catholic School of Baltimore on Wednesday and last w
  
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• Can You Pass The US Citizenship Test? Try It Out

  03-04-2017 16:16
  
  In a growing number of states, high school graduates are being required to know at least as much about U.S. founding documents as immigrants passing the citizenship test. Can you ace it?
  An applicant must correctly answer six out of 10 questions, selected from 100 possible questions, to pass the civics portion. A sample test, with the answers at the bottom:
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  QUESTIONS
  1. What does the Constitution do?
  2. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are the
  
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• Haynie: Cracked Crystal Ball 2017 MLB Predictions

  03-04-2017 15:35
  
  “Hope springs eternal.”
  That is a phrase that not only applies to 30 Major League Baseball teams, but also to people like myself who like to predict stuff. On the field, only one club achieves championship glory. In the prediction world, many try to see the future and deem themselves to be smarter than the rest.
  Here is my attempt at prognostication success…
  AL East:
  1) Boston Red Sox2) Baltimore Orioles3) Toronto Blue Jays4) Tampa Bay Rays5) New York Yankees
  AL Central
  1) Cle
  
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• Play Ball! It’s Opening Day In The Majors

  03-04-2017 15:32
  
  Leave it to Madison Bumgarner to get baseball off to a smashing start.
  Before the World Series champion Chicago Cubs took the field and after the New York Yankees lost their sixth straight opener, Bumgarner struck.
  The San Francisco ace, known for his dominant pitching in October, provided an opening day jolt by hitting not one, but two home runs Sunday for the Giants.
  Not exactly what Henry Sands came to see at Chase Field. After watching his team lose 93 times last season, the Diamondbacks fan
  
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• The Latest On Orioles Opening Day

  03-04-2017 15:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Opening Day is upon us, and WJZ has you covered with everything you need to know ahead of the Orioles season opener against the Toronto Blue Jays.
  WJZ will have live coverage of Opening Day starting at 2 p.m.
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  RELATED: Everything You Need To Know About Orioles Opening DayA big thank you to Will and his crew of Orioles ushers for a great Opening Day Manic Monday on WJZ! @cbsbaltimore !#WJZOpeningDay pic.twitter.com/43mCM4RY3k
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• Rob Long: American League & National League Predictions

  03-04-2017 15:17
  
  The Baltimore Orioles will open up the 2017 regular season against the Toronto Blue Jays. I hate them. Toronto, not the Orioles. After all, the Jays ended the O’s 2016 season with a walk-off homerun by Edwin Encarnacion. Damn, that really hurt.
  Now, the O’s begin the very next season with a match-up against that team. At least we know ole Edwin can’t start the season off by breaking our hearts. He’s in Cleveland. Here’s what I think the 2017 season will look like:
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• Police Seek Missing 87-Year-Old With Dementia

  03-04-2017 15:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find an 87-year-old man who suffers from dementia.
  Bennie Walker was last seen on April 1, with a black jacket with white trim, blue pants and black shoes.
  Police say Walker suffers from dementia.
  Anyone with information on Walker’s whereabouts is asked to call detectives at (443) 984-7385 or dial 911.
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• 30 Players: Dodgers Will Limit Innings For Future Ace Julio Urias

  03-04-2017 14:55
  
  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): 11 G, 7 GS, 45 IP, 1.40 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 49 SO, 8 BB
  2016 season (Majors): 18 G, 15 GS, 77 IP, 3.39 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 5 W, 84 SO, 31 BB
  Up until last season, it was nothing but smooth sailing for Julio Urias since he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent at 16 years old.
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• Deadly Blast Reported At Russian Subway Station In St. Petersburg

  03-04-2017 14:45
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (AP) — Russian state media reported Monday that an explosion at a St. Petersburg subway station left at least 10 people dead and an unknown number injured.
  State-run news agency TASS reported the blast in St. Petersburg, saying the death toll was based on “preliminary information” only.
  A witnesses told the Reuters news agancy that at least eight ambulances had gathered at the entrance to the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station in St. Petersburg, which i
  
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• Orioles VP Greg Bader Talks Opening Day Festivities At Camden Yards

  03-04-2017 14:40
  
  Greg Bader, the Vice President of Communications and Marketing for the Baltimore Orioles, joined Ed and Rob to talk about all of the events going on for Opening Day in and around Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
  Greg began by talking about the expectations for the team this season saying, “from a team standpoint, we are really hoping this is the year…we are looking for bigger and better things this year.”
  When asked about the atmosphere surrounding Opening Day Greg said, &ldq
  
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• Monday, April 3, 2017

  03-04-2017 13:56
  
  Manic Monday: Orioles opener
   
  Coffee With Orioles’ relief pitcher Brad Brach
  
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• Weather Blog: Rain Possible For Opening Day

  03-04-2017 13:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hi Everyone!
  GIMME AN O! It’s about all that need be said today. GIMME AN O-R-I-O-L-E-S-! And also gimme a dry game. It’s going to be close y’all. There is a big warm front being pulled east by a rather zesty low. It is very possible that a sprinkle or two could roll over the “Yard” in the late afternoon.
  Certainly by an early bedtime we will all be seeing some rain, and overnight it will rain heavy at times! We, also, cannot rule out a thund
  
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• Zoo Continues To Watch And Wait For Giraffe Calf, Urges April Fans To Follow Suit

  03-04-2017 13:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —It’s now April, so an entire month of the calendar has come and gone since the world started watching the giraffe of the same name, waiting for her to birth a calf.It is unclear if the owners of the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, knew that their 15-year-old female giraffe was going to be such a hit when they first put up a live feed of her pen in February, but she is now a household name.
  On Friday, zoo officials said they didn’t think April w
  
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• Kidnapping Suspect Arrested in D.C., Found With 11-Year-Old Girl

  03-04-2017 05:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A kidnapping suspect from North Carolina was arrested in D.C. Sunday night, following a crash and chase near D.C. war memorials.
  WUSA9 CBS Washington reports 11-year-old Arieyana Forney from Charlotte, North Carolina, was found in the suspect’s car.
  An Amber Alert was issued for the young girl in North Carolina, after a man and woman were found dead inside a home Sunday afternoon, according to WBTV CBS Charlotte.
  WUSA 9 reports that the young girl is safe, acco
  
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• Full List Of ACM Award Winners 2017

  03-04-2017 05:24
  
  By Radio.com Staff
  The 52st Academy of Country Music Awards take place tonight (April 2) from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  Related: Cole Swindell & Dierks Bentley and Have a Blast in ‘Flatliner’ Music Video
  The show is hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley and will feature performances by Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Sam Hunt, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton and many more.
  See the full list of winners below
  
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• Crabbing Season Kicks Off In Maryland

  03-04-2017 05:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Crabbing season officially kicked off this weekend on the Chesapeake Bay. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says it’s too soon yet to say what kind of season it will be.
  The winter was a mild one, which is good because that means fewer crabs died from exposure. Results of the winter dredge survey in Maryland will be out in about a month. The survey gives environmentalists a good idea of how the crab season will shape up.
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• Blue Jays, Orioles Renew Rivalry In Wild-Card Rematch

  03-04-2017 05:00
  
  By DAVID GINSBURG ,  AP Sports WriterBALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles start a new baseball season the same way they ended the last one: with a game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
  Opening day at Camden Yards on Monday features a matchup between AL East rivals with high hopes of making a return trip to the postseason.”Anytime you play games in the division, those are the games that matter,” said Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman, who will make his first opening day st
  
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• Miranda Lambert Wins ACM Award For Female Vocalist Of The Year

  03-04-2017 04:56
  
  By Hayden Wright
  Miranda Lambert is the Academy of Country Music’s Female Vocalist of the Year for eight years running now. The singer-songwriter accepted her award in Las Vegas, having already won the award for Album of the Year earlier in the night. Her record The Weight of These Wings carried her through another year atop the country community and Lambert used the opportunity to salute women in music.
  Related: Miranda Lambert Wins Album of the Year at ACM Awards
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• Montgomery County Officials To Get Update On Body Cameras

  03-04-2017 04:30
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County Council members are getting an update on the county’s body camera program.
  The council’s public safety subcommittee will meet with members of the police department on Monday to review the progress of the program.
  County police initially conducted a pilot project with body cameras in the summer of 2015. They deployed 85 officers with chest-mounted cameras.
  The police department expanded the program to include about 950 officers.
  The depart
  
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• Miranda Lambert Wins Album Of The Year At ACM Awards

  03-04-2017 04:22
  
  By Hayden Wright
  One of the Academy of Country Music’s top prizes—Album of the Year—went to Miranda Lambert for The Weight of These Wings. Lambert accepted alongside her producers Frank Liddell, Eric Masse and Glenn Worf. Lambert subtly nodded to the personal turmoil (a divorce from Blake Shelton) that inspired much of the record’s content.
  Related: Carrie Underwood Joins Keith Urban for ‘The Fighter’ at the ACM Awards
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• Thomas Rhett Wins Song Of The Year

  03-04-2017 04:08
  
  By Hayden Wright
  The Best Picture mixup at this year’s Academy Awards will live in infamy—but the country music community sure feels ready to poke fun at the Oscars. While Nancy O’Dell and magician David Copperfield presented the award for Song of the Year to Thomas Rhett (for “Die a Happy Man”) they revealed that the envelope read “Emma Stone—La La Land.”
  Related: Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley Open ACMS with Crazy Vegas Memories
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• Luke Bryan And Dierks Bentley Open ACMs With Vegas Memories

  03-04-2017 04:02
  
  By Hayden Wright
  The Academy of Country Music Awards kicked off at T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a rollicking performance of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” by hosts Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan with the Eagles’ Joe Walsh (which followed a quick medley by this year’s Entertainer of the Year nominees: Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban).
  Related: Chris Stapleton to Reveal New Music During ACM Awards Performance
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• Jason Aldean Announces He Is Already 4 Songs Into Next Album

  03-04-2017 02:24
  
  By Radio.com Staff
  Jason Aldean says that the follow-up to last year’s They Don’t Know will probably be out next year. In an interview on the ACM Awards red carpet, he said that the first four songs for the album have been recorded. “It’s still in the early stages of it… we’ll go back in [to the studio] a couple of more times over the next few months and try to finish it up. Hopefully, have a single out later this year, and a new album… later this year
  
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• Carrie Underwood Posts Heartwarming Photo To Instagram

  03-04-2017 01:21
  
  By Robyn Collins
  Carrie Underwood has been preparing for tonight’s ACM Awards, but that doesn’t mean that she’s ignored her Instagram account. The country superstar posted a sweet picture of the men in her life with a poignant hashtag.
  Related: Carrie Underwood Shares Behind the Scenes Photos From 100th Opry Performance
  The singer shared this beautiful photo of her husband, NHL player Mike Fisher of the Nashville Predators, her son Isaiah, and his grandfather. Her post says it
  
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• ‘Humble And Kind’: How Lori McKenna Wrote Tim McGraw’s Hit Single

  03-04-2017 01:16
  
  By Brian Ives
  One of the biggest country hits of the past few years is Tim McGraw’s “Humble and Kind,” and it’s one that will likely transcend this era and be a favorite for decades to come. The woman who wrote it for him — Lori McKenna — is one of country music’s best writers, having written or co-written songs for Faith Hill, Keith Urban and Little Big Town over the years. But even though she’s always in demand in Nashville, she actually calls Bo
  
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• Court Rejects Appeal From Man Serving Life For Killing 4

  03-04-2017 00:17
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court has rejected an appeal from a man serving life without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting four people, including two toddlers.
  A Prince George’s County jury convicted Darrell Lynn Bellard of Dickinson, Texas, in 2014 of first-degree murder in the 2010 killings.
  On appeal, Bellard argued that a jury should have decided whether to sentence him to life or life without parole.
  The Maryland Court of Appeals rejected Bellard&
  
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