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• Orioles Radio Recap: O’s Fail to Sweep Sox Lose 6-2

  23-04-2017 23:54
  
  The Orioles came into Sunday’s game against the Red Sox looking to pick up their 5th win in a row but the Red Sox would have other plans. Hear all the action from Sunday’s game including the dust up between the O’s and Sox on the Orioles Radio Recap! Also on today’s edition of the Orioles Radio Recap Manager Buck Showalter recaps the Orioles picking up another series win against a divisional foe and how the bullpen was instrumental in Saturday night’s win! On today&
  
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• Police arrest murder suspect connected to man found dead inside NE Baltimore home - ABC2 News

  23-04-2017 23:35
  
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  Police arrest murder suspect connected to man found dead inside NE Baltimore home
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• Baltimore farmers' market opens 40th season Sunday - Baltimore Sun

  23-04-2017 21:42
  
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  For Jen Pahl-Early, Sunday services begin with smells of barbecue. Her sanctuary lies beneath the Jones Falls Expressway. Her choir is a fiddle band. "This is like our church," Pahl-Early said Sunday at the bustling Baltimore Farmers' Market and Bazaar.and more »
  
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• Multi-Vehicle Wreck Has Traffic Backed Up On I-95

  23-04-2017 21:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A multi-vehicle wreck on I-95 has traffic backed up near the White Marsh Blvd. exit Sunday afternoon.
  The wreck is between I-695 and Route 43 on the northbound side of I-95, with authorities reporting six vehicles being involved.
  The southbound lanes remain open, but multiple northbound lanes are closed following the wreck.
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• Family’s Pit Bulls Found Decapitated

  23-04-2017 20:23
  
  GRANT JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Officials in west-central Colorado say a family’s young pit bull dogs were found decapitated on the railroad tracks, miles from their house.
  Christin Ormond says the dogs jumped their fence Monday night and were found dead late Wednesday afternoon. One dog also appeared to have burns while the other appeared to have puncture wounds.
  The Mesa County sheriffs’ office says the case has been inactivated because there are no suspects and no leads.
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• Hundreds Remember Teacher Killed In San Bernardino Classroom

  23-04-2017 20:06
  
  POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Family, friends and the public packed a California church for the funeral of a teacher who was shot and killed along with a student in her elementary school classroom in San Bernardino.
  Hundreds remembered Karen Elaine Smith on Saturday as devoted to her students, her family and her church.
  Los Angeles news station KABC-TV reports that Smith’s brother played the saxophone and one of her sons played the guitar during the four-hour service in Pomona.
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• Egg Game Brings Md. School Jimmy Fallon Shoutout, $13K Donation

  23-04-2017 19:19
  
  GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Officials at an elementary school in Maryland may have egg on their faces, but they’re getting some love from TV host Jimmy Fallon.
  Fallon gave a shoutout on TV to Fields Road Elementary School in Gaithersburg, Maryland and announced that Reddi-wip would donate $13,000 to the school after hearing about its “Egg Russian Roulette” challenge.
  Local media outlets report that the school played the “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”-i
  
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• College Student Killed During Hammer Throw At Track Meet

  23-04-2017 19:10
  
  WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A college student has died after being struck during a hammer-throw event at a track meet in suburban Chicago.
  Wheaton College officials say 19-year-old student Ethan Roser of Cincinnati was volunteering at a track and field competition at the school Saturday when he was accidentally struck by a hammer.
  The hammer used in such competitions is a metal ball attached to a steel wire. The athlete holds a grip at the other end of the wire and spins several times before rele
  
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• 22 Arrests At Marijuana ‘Smoke Session’ At Warehouse

  23-04-2017 18:40
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say almost two dozen people were arrested after police raided a large marijuana event at a northeast Philadelphia warehouse.
  The “Philly Smoke Session” in the Frankford section Saturday night was organized on social media. Police on Sunday said they were investigating “large-scale marijuana sales.”
  A police spokesman said 19 males and three females were arrested. About 175 people weren’t charged. About 50 pounds of marijuana, $5
  
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• Mexico Says 2 Top Drug Traffickers Killed Near US Border

  23-04-2017 18:24
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two top drug traffickers have been killed in pre-dawn shootouts Saturday with federal forces in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, authorities reported.
  The Tamaulipas security spokesman’s office said the men were killed in separate confrontations, which left highways littered with burned-out vehicles.
  Julian Loisa Salinas, better known as “Comandante Toro” and also known as Juan Manuel Loisa Salinas, was killed in a clash with marines in R
  
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• New Baltimore market owner, son accused of assaulting man - New Baltimore Voice Newspapers

  23-04-2017 17:53
  
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  The owner of a New Baltimore store and his son are accused of assaulting a man with a wooden board for parking his vehicle in their lot even though he was not a customer, WXYZ-TV, channel 7, reported. Frank and Anthony Grillo of Grillo's International ...
  
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• Sun Investigation: Baltimore PD Set To Exceed Overtime Budget By $30 Million

  23-04-2017 17:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An investigation done by our media partners, The Baltimore Sun, shows the Baltimore Police Department is on pace to exceed its $17 million overtime budget by nearly $30 million.
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  The Sun investigation found that Baltimore PD is spending nearly $1 million a week on overtime.
  Officials say the rising costs are due to staffing shortages, as the department has seen the number of police officers cut, and have been unabl
  
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• College Students Threaten To Sue Over Ann Coulter Visit

  23-04-2017 17:09
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The University of California at Berkeley students who invited Ann Coulter to speak on campus are threatening to sue the university if it doesn’t find a proper time and venue for the conservative pundit to speak next week.
  Harmeet Dhillon, who represents the Berkeley College Republicans, said in letters sent Friday to UC Berkeley’s Interim Vice Chancellor Stephen Sutton and chief attorney Christopher Patti that if Coulter is not allowed to give a speech o
  
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• Baltimore Orioles Clicking on All Cylinders - The Baltimore Wire

  23-04-2017 17:08
  
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  The Baltimore Orioles open the season with 24-out-of-27 games against division rivals. Initially sought to be a tough task but, nobody told them. Could this season be going any better for the Baltimore Orioles? Sure, they didn't open the year with a 7 ...and more »
  
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• Doctor’s Arrest Brings Attention To US Female Circumcisions

  23-04-2017 16:35
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The case against a Michigan doctor accused of circumcising two 7-year-old girls highlights how the practice is alive and well in parts of the Western world where its adherents have migrated and formed communities.
  The practice that is common for girls in parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East is also called female genital mutilation or cutting and has been condemned by the United Nations and outlawed in the U.S.
  Dr. Jumana Nagarwala is accused of performing the procedure
  
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• Weather Blog: Sunny Sunday Expected

  23-04-2017 16:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Saturday turned out quite damp and dreary across the area with clouds and showers. Luckily, these showers have departed and will give way to a nicer end to the weekend.
  High pressure is squeezing in-between two different storm systems on Monday. The first storm is a cut-off upper level low that will bring widespread rain and thunderstorms and flash flooding across the Southeast over the next few days.
  The second storm is up into Canada and will bring a few rain and s
  
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• Police: Child, 4, Called 911 After Caregiver Overdose

  23-04-2017 15:58
  
  AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old girl called 911 for help when her caregiver overdosed in front of her earlier this month at a western Pennsylvania home.
  Officials in Beaver County said the woman overdosed on heroin shortly after 11:30 p.m. on April 15 in Ambridge while caring for the child.
  Officials said the girl called 911 when she couldn’t wake the woman and met officers when they arrived at the home, where the woman was found unconscious.
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• On Time: April 23, 2017

  23-04-2017 15:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Child Abuse Center
   
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• Sunday, April 23, 2017

  23-04-2017 15:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Farmer’s Market
   
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• Erin Moran, Joanie Cunningham In ‘Happy Days,’ Dies At 56

  23-04-2017 15:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Erin Moran, the former child star who played Joanie Cunningham in the sitcoms “Happy Days” and “Joanie Loves Chachi,” died Saturday at age 56.
  A statement from the sheriff’s department in Harrison County, Indiana, said the dispatcher “received a 911 call about an unresponsive female. Upon arrival of first responders, it was determined that Erin Moran Fleischmann was deceased. An autopsy is pending.”
  The dispatcher confirmed to The A
  
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• ESPN's Dan Graziano's dream draft scenario for the Ravens. - Baltimore Beatdown

  23-04-2017 14:00
  
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  ESPN's Dan Graziano's dream draft scenario for the Ravens.
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  We are just four days, four short days, away from the 2017 NFL Draft. An exciting time and another step to the beginning of the 2017 NFL season. From Thursday to Saturday, many prospects will live out their dream, and be drafted to play in the NFL ...
  Make-A-Wish teen to announce Ravens' pickESPN
  Baltimore Ravens: 5 Must-Win Games in 2017The Ebony Birdall 35 news articles »
  
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• Medical Professionals Honored at 28th Annual Shock Trauma Gala

  23-04-2017 05:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)–  The heroes were honored Saturday night at the 28th annual Shock Trauma Gala in downtown Baltimore.
  Maryland’s elite trauma care heroes were celebrated.
  “Never ever say enough thank you’s, they saved my life, its why I am here today,” said Doug Wetzel, former Shock Trauma patient.
  Shock Trauma patients shared their stories and thanked the extraordinary medical teams that went above and beyond to save them.
  “There’s no way I tho
  
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• Orioles Radio Recap: Acquino Picks Up First Major League Win

  23-04-2017 05:10
  
  The Orioles came into Saturday’s game against the Red Sox looking to pick up their 4th win in a row, Manager Buck Showalter tabbed Jayson Acquino for the start tonight and the O’s got it done taking Game 2 of the series 4-2. Hear all the action from Acquino’s first Major League win and hear how Trey Mancini put his name in the record books too on tonight’s edition of the Orioles Radio Recap! The Orioles starting pitchers have strung together 8 quality starts in the l
  
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• It’s Academic: April 22, 2017

  23-04-2017 04:56
  
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• Homers by Mancini, Schoop Carry Orioles Past Red Sox 4-2

  23-04-2017 04:51
  
  By DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Mancini and Jonathan Schoop homered in succession off knuckleballer Steven Wright, Jayson Aquino won his first big league start and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.
  Baltimore will seek to complete a three-game sweep on Sunday. The Orioles have not lost a series this year and own the best record in the majors (12-4).
  Aquino (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits ove
  
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• Funeral Services Held for Ohio Victim of Facebook Killer

  23-04-2017 04:09
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Funeral services have been held for a Cleveland retiree whose shooting death was posted on Facebook.
  Family members on Saturday recalled Robert Godwin Sr. as a loving, gentle person who taught the importance of forgiveness.
  The 74-year-old Godwin was shot Easter Sunday along a Cleveland street.
  Gunman Steve Stephens led police on a 2-mile chase in Erie, Pennsylvania, before fatally shooting himself Tuesday.
  Tonya Godwin-Baines, one of Godwin’s 10 children, said the f
  
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• Police investigating shootings in East, Southwest and West Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  23-04-2017 04:05
  
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  About 1:45 a.m., officers were on patrol when they heard gunfire, police said. While canvassing the area in the 2700 block of E. Madison St. for evidence of a shooting, officers found a 25-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was ...
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• Weather Blog: Damp and Chilly Day

  23-04-2017 03:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A damp and chilly day all across the state, with highs only in the low to mid 50’s ,most places. Our normal high is 67.
  Lots of clouds but most of the rain ended early this evening.
  Tomorrow will feature lots of clouds, but most of the rain should stay south until much later on. It looks like baseball is a go here in Baltimore tomorrow! Enjoy.
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• American Tries to Learn from United’s Mistakes in Incident

  23-04-2017 03:14
  
  By MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — Another day, another cellphone video of a conflict on an airplane.
  American Airlines said it grounded a flight attendant who got into a verbal confrontation with a passenger on a Friday flight from San Francisco to Dallas-Fort Worth.
  Spokeswoman Leslie Scott says the airline is looking into whether the male flight attendant violently took away a stroller from the female passenger just before she boarded a Friday flight from San Franc
  
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• Boy Scouts test themselves with a 40-mile walk from Baltimore to Annapolis - Baltimore Sun

  23-04-2017 03:05
  
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  Boy Scouts test themselves with a 40-mile walk from Baltimore to Annapolis
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  Bernard Pitts, 10, left, finishes a leg of Saturday's 40-mile hike, an annual event held by Troop 35 of North Baltimore. At right is his brother, Aaron, 8, who wasn't participating in the hike but met his brother at a waystation set up alongside Glen ...and more »
  
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• First Responders Celebrated; Towson Teacher Remembers Boston Bombing

  23-04-2017 02:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– This month marks the four-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing.
  The horrific attack left three people dead and hundreds of others injured, one of them was a teacher in Towson.
  Ericka Brannock lost part of her leg at the Boston Marathon bombing.
  Four years later, she’s taken incredible strides and is still giving back to to those who helped her along the way.
  “It’s still hard when I think back on that day and how much my life has changed,”
  
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• Pedroia Still Ailing, Farrell Complaining Over Machado Slide

  23-04-2017 01:55
  
  By DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer
  BALTIMORE (AP) — One day later, Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia and manager John Farrell were still sore about Manny Machado’s spikes-up slide.
  Pedroia was not in Boston’s starting lineup Saturday after hurting his knee and ankle in the eighth inning of Friday night’s 2-0 loss to Baltimore. The injury occurred when Machado spiked Pedroia in the back of his left leg while sliding into second on a force play.
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• Anne Arundel Co. Closer to Getting Medical Marijuana Dispensary

  23-04-2017 01:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County is one step closer to getting it’s first medical marijuana dispensary.
  According to our media partner the Baltimore Sun, an administrative hearing officer approved an application from Advanced Alternative Therapies LLC. for the medical marijuana site just outside of Annapolis on West Street.
  The building is currently home to a pizza and tattoo shop.
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• Baltimoreans mark rainy Earth Day - Baltimore Sun

  23-04-2017 00:55
  
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  Lynne Smith, left, Roland Park and Andrew Levy of Owings Mills, members of Church of the Nativity, remove trash from a lot in the 1500 block of McHenry St. re. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun). Jeff BarkerContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Rain fell on ...and more »
  
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• Trump Awards Purple Heart at Walter Reed Military Hospital

  23-04-2017 00:38
  
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday awarded a Purple Heart to an Army sergeant recently wounded in Afghanistan, the first of many Trump likely will award during his service as commander in chief of the U.S. military.
  “When I heard about this … I wanted to do it myself,” Trump said during a brief ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, outside Washington. The medal wen
  
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• Police: Maryland Officer Shoots Woman Riding in Stolen Car

  23-04-2017 00:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A wild pursuit in Baltimore County ended with a woman shot by police and a man behind bars.
  Police say the car involved was stolen and hit nine other cars during the incident. Police also say the car was stolen from Baltimore City and the driver refused to pull over around 8:30 p.m. Friday.
  “A reckless disregard for human life” is what the Baltimore County police said about the suspect who went on a violent spree of destruction in Windsor Mill in a st
  
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