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• Gov. Hogan Calling This His Best Session Ever

  11-04-2017 23:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Maryland General Assembly’s work is done, now the leadership takes over.
  Lawmakers played “beat the clock” on hundreds of bills before the session ended at midnight.
  Tuesday, some of them were signed into law. Political reporter Pat Warren reports, there was much to be said about working together.
  “I believe this is how government is supposed to work. We have disagreements but we try to reach common ground and to make things happen and to get th
  
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• With The Start Of Spring, Allergy Season Follows Suit

  11-04-2017 23:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — While many of us are enjoying this warm weather, for others, it can be a nightmare. This spring has been brutal for millions of allergy sufferers already.
  Baltimore is in bloom, and for 20 million adults, and more than six million kids across the country this is the real sign of spring.
  “Stuffy nose, sneezy, itchy nose, something that is making their life miserable,” says Dr. Anthony Nguyen, with the Allergy and Asthma Center.
  Those kinds of symptoms bring all
  
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• Police Seek Help Finding Missing 12-Year-Old

  11-04-2017 23:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a missing 12-year-old.
  Marissa Crouch was last seen Monday, in the 2900 block of Calvert Street.
  Police say she was last seen wearing a pink jacket, dark acid wash jeans, and tan Timberland boots.
  Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Baltimore Police Department’s Missing Person Unit at 443-984-7385 or simply dial 911
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• Police Find Missing 12-Year-Old

  11-04-2017 23:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department have found a missing 12-year-old.
  Marissa Crouch was seen Monday, in the 2900 block of Calvert Street.
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• Lawmakers Seek Answers After Passenger Dragged Off Flight

  11-04-2017 23:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a passenger is dragged off one of its planes, United Airlines finds itself in a storm of criticism.
  The incident sparked nationwide outrage, and now lawmakers, including those in Maryland, are chiming in.
  Just weeks ago, two teenage girls were denied boarding on a United flight because their pants violated an employee and family member dress code for those using free passes.
  It’s a different tone from United CEO Oscar Munoz. He’s now calling this in
  
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• Famous D.C. Cherry Trees Wrecked During Severe Weather

  11-04-2017 23:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– When strong storms roared through Washington last week, some of the capital’s greatest natural treasures were in the bulls-eye.
  Cherry blossom trees were twisted and snapped like matchwood following severe weather.
  “Mother nature’s a beast. It can move a lot of things,” said New York native Dan Marcy.
  Debris from an EF-0 tornado still lines the tidal basin.
  “A little scary how there are so many trees around here and this could happen,&rdq
  
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• Capitals’ Tom Wilson Talks NHL Playoffs And Rule Changes

  11-04-2017 23:12
  
  Right Winger of the Washington Capitals Tom Wilson joined Vinny and Haynie to talk about the upcoming playoffs, how the season went for the team and potential rule changes in the NHL.
  Last year didn’t turn out as the Capitals ad hoped. The team made the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons and failed to get past the second round, but Wilson said every game is different and the team is more focused than ever this season.
  Wilson said, “You always look to learn fr
  
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• Breaking Ground in Baltimore’s Iconic Locust Point

  11-04-2017 22:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore’s historic Locust Point is getting a modern update. A new townhome community is coming soon to the area.
  Alta 47 is the newest community under construction in Locus Point, where 47 townhomes are in the works.
  “This is something truly unique and different that is coming to the city of Baltimore,” said Tom Baum, president of Bozzuto Homes.
  Baum tells WJZ’s Amy Yensi the goal is to combine the charming character of Locust Point with mode
  
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• Second ‘Great Spot’ Found At Jupiter, Cold And High Up

  11-04-2017 22:34
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Another ‘Great Spot’ has been found at Jupiter, this one cold and high up.
  Scientists reported Tuesday that the dark expanse is 15,000 miles (24,000 kilometers) across and 7,500 miles (12,000 kilometers) wide. It’s in the upper atmosphere and much cooler than the hot surroundings, thus the name “Great Cold Spot.” And unlike the giant planet’s familiar Great Red Spot, this newly discovered weather system is continually changing
  
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• Comptroller Disappointed By Bill That Will ‘Stifle’ Craft Brewery Industry

  11-04-2017 22:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A bill passed by the Maryland legislature has the state’s comptroller angry.
  Peter Franchot says a bill regulating small breweries is unfair and damaging to those businesses.
  Attaboy Beer in Frederick started last year. Brian and Carly Ogden have sunk everything they have into the brewery and taproom.
  “I’ll check the gravity every now and then just to see where the beer is in fermentation,” said Brian Ogden.
  But it’s what fermented in An
  
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• Sean Spicer’s Comments On Use Of Chemical Weapons During WWII Raises Eyebrows

  11-04-2017 22:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — CBS News reports White House press secretary Sean Spicer made comments during a press conference Tuesday, comparing the use of chemical weapons Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, saying Hitler “didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons” during World War II.
  “You had — someone as despicable as Hitler who didn’t even sink to the —  to using chemical weapons,” Spicer told report
  
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• Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Recorded Sex Acts With Dog

  11-04-2017 22:14
  
  WARREN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of having sex with a dog that authorities say was recorded on video.
  33-year-old Amber Finney entered the plea Monday in Warren Municipal Court. She was arrested Sunday after workers at a drugstore recognized her and called 911. An arrest warrant had been issued in January, after police learned about the video.
  Finney’s newly assigned public defender couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Tues
  
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• Explosion At Army Ammunition Plant Kills 1

  11-04-2017 21:43
  
  INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — An explosion Tuesday at a sprawling ammunition plant near Kansas City, Missouri, killed one person and injured three others, the U.S. Army said.
  The Army Joint Munitions Command said in a statement that the blast happened at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, just east of Kansas City. A spokeswoman said no other details, including what caused the explosion, were immediately available.
  The 77-year-old plant sits on nearly 4,000 acres and is th
  
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• Maryland Ethics Bill Signed In Aftermath Of Investigations

  11-04-2017 21:31
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan signed an ethics reform bill Tuesday, after ethics and criminal investigations bedeviled state lawmakers from the start of the legislative session until its end.
  Hogan, a Republican, called it “the first meaningful ethics reform in 15 years” during a bill signing ceremony Tuesday. He thanked House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas v. Mike Miller, Democrats from Anne Arundel and Calvert counties, for working hard to pass his
  
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• Teen’s Quest For Wendy’s Nuggets Gets Huge Twitter Support

  11-04-2017 21:20
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A teen’s Twitter stunt to win a year of free chicken nuggets from Wendy’s might become the platform’s most retweeted post of all time.
  Carter Wilkinson asked the fast food chain on Twitter last week how many retweets it would take for him to get free nuggets for a year. Wendy’s replied, “18 million.” The 16-year-old from Nevada took up the challenge, writing: “Consider it done.”
  Wilkinson’s screenshot of the exchange h
  
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• Authorities Investigating Shooting That Hospitalized 1 In Edgewood

  11-04-2017 20:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are investigating a shooting Monday night in Edgewood that sent a woman to the hospital.
  The Harford County Sheriff’s Office was called just after 9 p.m. on Monday, about a shooting behind the Edgewater Village Shopping Center.
  Responding deputies found a 19-year-old who had been shot in the leg.
  She was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center for the treatment of what authorities believe are non-life threatening injuries.
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• Police Arrest 2 Accused Of Stealing From Disabled Car On Side Of Road

  11-04-2017 20:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police say a trooper arrested two men from Baltimore City on Monday, following a traffic stop on I-95 on Monday evening.
  Maryland State Police say just before 11 p.m. yesterday evening, a Maryland State Police trooper went to assist 18-year-old Jose Reyes Benegas, and 20-year-old Christhyan Ramirez David, who were stopped on the side of the road for what appeared to be a disabled vehicle.
  Police say Trooper First Class Aaron Williams observed the
  
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• Maryland State Police Makes Criminal Arrest On I-95

  11-04-2017 20:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police say a trooper arrested two men from Baltimore City on Monday, following a traffic stop on I-95 on Monday evening.
  Maryland State Police say just before 11 p.m. yesterday evening, a Maryland State Police trooper went to assist 18-year-old Jose Reyes Benegas, and 20-year-old Christhyan Ramirez David, who were stopped on the side of the road for what appeared to be a disabled vehicle.
  Police say Trooper First Class Aaron Williams observed the
  
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• NTSB Releases Recommendations Following Deadly MTA Bus, School Bus Collision

  11-04-2017 20:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The National Transportation Safety Board has released their safety recommendation report following the deadly bus collision between a school bus and an MTA bus.
  The wreck happened back on November 1, 2016, when a school bus was traveling eastbound near the 3800 block of Frederick Ave. The school bus hit a Mustang, then struck a pillar at Loudon Park Cemetery. Finally, it hit the oncoming No. 10 MTA bus from Dundalk to Catonsville.
  The school bus driver, Glenn R. Chap
  
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• Best Fish Sandwiches In Baltimore

  11-04-2017 20:00
  
  By Joel Furches
  Everyone knows Maryland for its steamed crabs and crab cakes. Maryland is also well known for its variety of oyster dishes. But in Baltimore, seafood is king. All seafood. One of the less expensive meals any Baltimorian can grab on the go is a quick fish sandwich. But despite the fact that fish sandwiches are not as messy or complicated as most seafood dishes, they can be absolutely mouth-wateringly delicious if prepared correctly. Here are a few locations which have g
  
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• 2017 NBA Playoff Preview – Western Conference

  11-04-2017 19:53
  
  By Rahul Lal
  The Western Conference has truly been the wild, wild west all season long. The storylines alone are enough to keep people invested. But, as basketball fans, we live for matchups like what we’re about to see in the NBA Playoffs, which tip off this weekend. With the playoff matchups for the first round set out west, let’s look at how the teams got this far and what they’re capable of going forward.
  (1) Golden State Warriors
  This shouldn&
  
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• MLB, Orioles Unveil Special Event Uniforms For 2017 Season

  11-04-2017 19:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Major League Baseball unveiled the full lineup of special event uniforms that will be worn during spring and summer holiday weekends as well as special MLB events during the 2017 Championship Season.
  For the first time, MLB Clubs will spend the entirety of each holiday weekend – Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day and Independence Day – in newly designed uniforms.
  MLB worked closely with its Authentic Collection partners Majestic, New Era and S
  
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• Father Arrested In Death Of 3-Week-Old Daughter

  11-04-2017 19:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the death of his 3-week-old daughter.
  Nestor Hernandez faces a charge of child abuse resulting in death and other related offenses for the death of Kendra Hernandez.
  The investigation began on April 8, when Prince George’s County Fire/EMS were called to the 6800 block of Patterson St., about an unresponsive baby.
  Kendra Hernandez was taken to a hospital, where she died the next day.
  An autopsy showe
  
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• 2017 NHL Playoffs: Western Conference Preview

  11-04-2017 19:32
  
  Bryan Altman
  Wednesday night the two-month long odyssey that is the NHL playoffs kicks off, and for fans of 16 NHL teams it’ll be filled with moments of heartbreak and euphoria alike as their team competes for Lord Stanley’s Cup.
  However, only one team can come out on top, meaning 15 will be going home unshaven and unfulfilled in their quest for hockey’s ultimate prize.
  While there are teams that have the inside track based on stellar regular season play when it comes to h
  
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• Man Gets 40 Year Sentence For Violating Multiple Robbery Probations

  11-04-2017 19:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland man has been sentenced to 40 years behind bars after he was found to have violated his probation on three separate armed robbery charges.
  Bryan McGehrin was sentenced Monday, after being found guilty of two counts of felony theft, one count of motor vehicle theft, and one count of conspiracy to commit motor vehicle theft.
  He was found guilty of stealing a van and $6,000 worth of power tools.
  These charges came while McGehrin was on probation for three
  
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• Passover Pizza: New Triangular Matzo Shape Debuts

  11-04-2017 19:06
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — It’s not your bubbe’s matzo.
  The New Jersey-based largest producer of kosher food in North America is breaking tradition in its 129-year history by unveiling its first triangular matzo.
  Manischewitz says the shape is part of its Matzo Pizza Kit.
  CEO David Sugarman says matzo pizza is a Passover staple for Jewish families because they are not permitted to eat foods made with yeast or leavening.
  The company needed a special die to make the new shape from the t
  
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• In Baltimore, Under Armour's owner invests in a $5.5 billion bet on his city - Curbed

  11-04-2017 19:01 via curbed.com
  
  In Baltimore, Under Armour's owner invests in a $5.5 billion bet on his city
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  A rendering of Port Covington, a 5.5 billion-dollar development project in Baltimore funded by Sagamore Development, a real estate firm owned by Under Armour founder Kevin Plank. Sagamore Development. The opening of any new hotel carries a certain ...and more »
  
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• Officials: Inmate Stabs Correctional Officer At Prison

  11-04-2017 18:54
  
  CRESAPTOWN, Md. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate stabbed a correctional officer at a maximum-security prison in western Maryland.
  The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said in a statement that the officer stabbed Monday at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cresaptown is in stable condition.
  Officials say 50-year-old officer James Vinci, who has been with the department 17 years, was stabbed in the upper body and neck and flown to a Baltimore hospital. They say an
  
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• Orioles Head North To Begin Two-Game Series Against Red Sox

  11-04-2017 18:32
  
  By SportsDirect Inc.It may only be a week into the regular season, but the early story of the Boston Red Sox’s campaign has been manager John Farrell’s inability to fill out a lineup card in the way he had hoped during spring training. One day after placing Jackie Bradley Jr. on the disabled list, the Red Sox expect to get back Xander Bogaerts from bereavement leave on Tuesday as they return home to begin a two-game series with the Baltimore Orioles.
  Farrell told reporters Monday the
  
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• Dog Gone: Va. Pup Opens Doors, Flees Animal Hospital

  11-04-2017 17:58
  
  STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A dog who escaped from a Virginia animal hospital after opening several doors has been found and reunited with his owner.
  Travis Campbell tells news outlets that his family was boarding their 10-year-old Great Pyrenees named General at the Aquia-Garrisonville Animal Hospital in Stafford while they vacationed in Virginia Beach when the dog left the clinic early Monday.
  Surveillance video provided to WJLA-Channel 7 in D.C. shows the 124-pound dog unlatching the door to h
  
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• Tuesday, April 11, 2017

  11-04-2017 17:46
  
  People Are Talking about The Spring Flower Show at Rawlings Conservatory at Druid Hill Park
  Linh and Marty have Coffee With Power Rangers R.J. Cyler and Becky G
  
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• New Mexico Outlaws ‘Lunch Shaming’ Of Students Lacking Lunch Money

  11-04-2017 17:44
  
  New Mexico now has a law that ensures children are served school meals even if their parents do not pay on time and prohibits schools from calling attention to children whose lunch accounts are overdrawn to avoid any stigma.
  Gov. Susana Martinez signed the legislation ahead of Friday’s deadline for acting on the dozens of bills passed during the recent legislative session.
  Advocates say the school lunch bill — also known as the Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights — is no
  
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• Orioles Announce Extended Spring Training Home Games

  11-04-2017 16:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles announced their remaining Extended Spring Training home games.
  The public is invited to watch Orioles minor league players in action in Sarasota during Extended Spring Training during the months of April, May, and June on Field 4 at the Ed Smith Stadium complex.
  There is no charge to attend the games.
  Please note that game times and locations are subject to change without notice due to weather and field conditions.
  ORIOLES 2017 REMAINING EXTENDED SPRING TRAINI
  
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• Rob Long: Are The Tar Heels Worthy Of NCAA ‘Death Penalty’?

  11-04-2017 16:07
  
  The University of North Carolina’s basketball team, the Tar Heels are National Champions of men’s basketball. That’s no surprise. The team went to the NCAA Championship during the 2015-16 season before losing to Villanova on a last second shot. With the Tar Heels NBA-sized front court, Roy Williams’ crew came into the 2016-17 seasons as a favorite to reach another Final Four.
  After an impressive 14-4 record against some of the best competition in the Atlantic Coast Confer
  
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• Ravens Officially Welcome Webb Back To Baltimore

  11-04-2017 15:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens have officially re-signed DB Lardarius Webb to a three-year deal.
  The Ravens terminated Webb’s original contract last month, but , general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome noted at that time that the eight-year NFL veteran could very well return to Baltimore.
  Webb appeared in 111 games, produced 436 tackles, has 13 interceptions and 89 passes defensed, including a career-high 22 in 2013, tying for the NFL’s most
  
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• Montgomery County Police Searching For Pharmacy Robber

  11-04-2017 15:32
  
  CLARKSBURG, Md (WJZ) – Montgomery County Police continue to search for a suspect behind an armed robbery back in March.
  Police are now releasing security footage of a suspect they say robbed the Thrive Pharmacy on Stringtown Road back on March 23.
  According to detectives, the suspect entered the pharmacy, announced the robbery, and leaped over the pharmacy counter. The suspect then confronted an employee behind the counter and demanded perscription medication and cash from the re
  
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• Rich Dubroff Of Press Box Online Previews The Orioles First Road Trip Of The Season

  11-04-2017 14:54
  
  Rich Dubroff, who covers the Orioles and writes a column/blog for Press Box Online, joined Ed and Rob to talk about the Orioles heading out on the road for the first time this season.
  Rich started by talking about all the off days the Orioles have had so far and if that has effected the team saying, “after today they’re going to get into a more normal schedule, between now and April 15 I believe it is, they only have two days off so they’ll get into a more normal sche
  
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• Live Scorpion Found In Maryland Couple’s Bagged Spinach

  11-04-2017 14:32
  
  CHEVY CHASE, MD (WJZ) – A Montgomery County couple were in for a surprise as they prepared to make a salad.
  According to WJLA, Shanmukha Pranay Rajeev Jerripothula found a live scorpion when he opened a bag of pre-packaged spinach that he had purchased from a Giant food store on Friday.
  Jerripothula called Giant and attempted to get the store to stop selling the product, which he said they refused. Giant issued a statement to WJLA that they are following up with their suppli
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Chance At Record High Temperatures Tuesday

  11-04-2017 13:18
  
  Hi Everyone!
  If you liked yesterday you will like today. Almost the exact same conditions. This day, though, might be a bit hotter. Yesterday we got to 83° at BWI-M, and 84° downtown. Today a degree or two warmer. If we get to 85° we tie a record set in 2011.
  And even behind the cold front moving through the Mid-Atlantic overnight, (with just a few showers), our daytime high temps will only fall back into the mid 70’s. The normal is 63°. Put it this way 84° is how it sh
  
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• Defendant In Triple Slaying Dies In Jump From Court Balcony

  11-04-2017 13:00
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A man charged with setting a fire that killed a girl he was accused of raping and her grandparents jumped to his death from a fourth-floor courthouse balcony on Monday, the day before jury selection in his death penalty trial.
  Forty-eight-year-old Robert Seman Jr. was being led by deputies from a courtroom after a status conference to a holding cell at the Mahoning County Courthouse in Youngstown when he killed himself, Sheriff Jerry Greene told the Youngstown Vindi
  
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• 2017 NFL Draft Prospects: Top Defensive Ends/Edge Rushers

  11-04-2017 12:47
  
  QB | RB | WR | DB
  Bryan Altman
  The NFL Draft is slated to take place in the city of brotherly love from April 27th-April 30th. As you get ready to watch who your team will select, CBS Local Sports will preview the top available prospects in the various different position groups.
  Of all of the positions on the defensive side of the ball, it’s a player that occupies the edge rusher position that owns the title of highest paid defensive player in the history of the National Football League.
  T
  
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• One Man Killed In Annapolis House Fire

  11-04-2017 12:22
  
  ANNAPOLIS, MD (WJZ) – A house fire has claimed the life of a man in Annapolis.
  According to WUSA 9, the fire started at a home located in the 1700 block of Winchester Road around 1:30 Tuesday morning.
  Officials said a medic unit heading home discovered the house fire from the Severn River Bridge. A total of 56 firefighters responded to the fire. Upon arrival, they discovered flames coming from the first story of the house. Crews were able to get the fire under control within 20 minute
  
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• Teacher, Boy Die When Husband Opens Fire In California Class

  11-04-2017 10:49
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man walked into his estranged wife’s elementary school classroom in San Bernardino and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old student before shooting himself in a murder-suicide that spread panic across a city still recovering emotionally from a terror attack just 15 months ago.
  A 9-year-old student also was critically wounded. He and the boy who died were behind their special-education teacher, Karen Elaine Smith, 53, the tar
  
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• 70-Year-Old Woman, Boyfriend Convicted In Husband’s Death

  11-04-2017 10:39
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A 70-year-old woman and her 50-year-old boyfriend were convicted of killing the woman’s husband at their home.Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy tells local media outlets that Larlane Pannell-Brown and Hussain Ali Zadeh were both convicted of second-degree murder on Monday.
  The two were convicted of beating 73-year-old Cecil Brown at his Takoma Park home in August 2014.
  McCarthy says texts between Pannell-Brown and Zadeh and some 30 hotel rec
  
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• Maryland Lawmakers’ Final Efforts Before 90-Day Session Ends

  11-04-2017 05:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This year’s 90-day session of the Maryland General Assembly has officially concluded
  On Monday, lawmakers were making the final push for bills to become laws.
  The General Assembly considered 2,800 bills this session, and Monday night, they were going through the last of them.
  There were some landmark decisions, as Maryland is the first state to empower the attorney general to go after off drug companies for price gouging.
  “This is going to send a message to pr
  
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• Bills Head To Governor’s Desk, Following General Assembly Session

  11-04-2017 05:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This year’s 90-day session of the Maryland General Assembly has officially concluded.
  On Monday, lawmakers were making the final push for bills to become laws.
  The General Assembly considered 2,800 bills this session, and Monday night, they were going through the last of them.
  There were some landmark decisions, as Maryland is the first state to empower the attorney general to go after off drug companies for price gouging.
  “This is going to send a message to p
  
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• A Look At The Bills Passed By Maryland General Assembly

  11-04-2017 04:47
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s 90-day legislative session is coming to an end. Lawmakers will be working on changes to the state’s medical marijuana law. The session is scheduled to adjourn Monday at midnight. Here is a look at some of the legislation that already has passed:
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  SICK LEAVE
  Businesses with 15 or more employees would be required to provide five paid sick days.
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  GAS DRILLING
  Maryland has banned the hydraulic fracturing drilling process known as fracking.
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• Dodgers acquire pitcher Joe Gunkel from Baltimore - ESPN

  11-04-2017 04:45 via espn.com
  
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  Dodgers acquire pitcher Joe Gunkel from Baltimore
  ESPN
  LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers have acquired pitcher Joe Gunkel from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later or cash consideration. Gunkel has a 28-25 career record with a 3.30 ERA over four pro seasons with Boston and Baltimore ...
  Orioles deal designated right-hander Joe Gunkel to DodgersBaltimore Sun (blog)all 6 news articles »
  
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• Alarming, Rising Trend: Weapons Used During Road Rage Incidents

  11-04-2017 04:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new report shows that instead of backing off or pulling over, drivers are pulling weapons.
  It can happen anywhere. New numbers show there is a nationwide spike in the number of people bringing out their guns to deal with road rage.
  The sounds of danger on the roads are changing, as a new report by ‘The Trace’ shows drivers are laying off the horn, and – in a violent trend – are pulling guns on their fellow road warriors.
  This is a potentiall
  
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• Registered Sex Offender Arrested For Sexual Exploitation Of Minor

  11-04-2017 04:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 36-year-old registered sex offender, who previously spent time in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor, is back behind bars after being arrested for reportedly demanding pictures while talking online with a 14-year-old.
  Piere Ceredoy, of Crofton, has been arrested on a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor.
  Authorities say Ceredoy used the “KIK” app to speak with a 14 year old victim, and later demanded photographs and videos of the victim.
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