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• Teachers’ ‘Smashing’ Draws Criticism

  28-04-2017 23:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Montgomery County principal is apologizing after encouraging teachers to destroy an old chair. The unconventional way to de-stress is gaining traction nationwide.
  Devin Bartolotta has more on the growing trend, and why doctors say destruction isn’t necessarily healthy.
  One Maryland principal calls this incident a lapse in judgment,  but for some – baseball bats and even sledgehammers are a big part of letting off steam.
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• The Biggest Charm City Bluegrass Festival Yet

  28-04-2017 23:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– From jam sessions to workshops to food and plenty of great music. It all happens Saturday in Druid Hill Park.
  Ron Matz reports thousands are expected for the Annual Charm City Bluegrass Festival.
  Fans call it the purest kind of music and they’re ready to party in Druid Hill Park.
  The park provides a natural amphitheater.
  This will be the biggest Charm City Bluegrass Festival yet. There will be three stages, 14 bands and 12 hours of music.
  Even the folks at Cente
  
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• John Waters's Writing Room in Baltimore, Full of Kitsch - New York Times

  28-04-2017 23:50
  New York Times
  John Waters's Writing Room in Baltimore, Full of Kitsch
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  His Favorite Room Mr. Waters lives in a 1927 Italianate-style house that he admired as a boy and later bought because, he said, “it looked like Dracula's house.” His second-floor writer's room is filled with pop-culture ephemera: a bottle of Tylenol ...
  
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• Massive Fire in Maryland Extinguished After 4-Plus Days

  28-04-2017 23:33
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A massive fire that consumed a six-story building under construction near the University of Maryland has been declared extinguished after burning for more than four days.
  Prince George’s County fire officials announced Friday afternoon that the fire is completely out. It started burning on Monday morning. Fire department spokesman Mark Brady says firefighters have ended their 24-hour monitoring of the building for flare-ups and have turned it back over to its
  
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• Mysterious Uptick in the Deaths of Humpback Whales

  28-04-2017 23:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Humpback whales, like one that washed up in New York this month, have had multiple deaths in past years, but not like this.
  According to NOAA investigators, it’s happening between Maine and North Carolina.
  Forty-two deaths occurred during the past 15 months, two were in Maryland. Ten have been traced to ship strikes, 22 others floating at sea were considered either unreachable or too badly decayed to study and of the remaining 10, tests could not determine
  
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• Puppy Who Was Near Death is in Better Health

  28-04-2017 22:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– About a month ago Howard County asked for help in a case involving a puppy that was locked up in a plastic container and left for dead.
  Mike Schuh reports, there’s an update with good news.
  “I’ve been here 44 years and I’ve never seen anything like that,” one neighbor said.
  The abuse happened in Columbia.
  “What does it take to give an animal some water? We don’t live in a war zone here,” another neighbor said.
  Police are look
  
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• Terps Open at B1G Championships in Baltimore - UMTerps.com

  28-04-2017 22:46
  
  Terps Open at B1G Championships in Baltimore
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  BALTIMORE, Md. – The Maryland men's golf team opened in the first round of the Big Ten Men's Golf Championships Friday at the Five Farms Golf Course at the Baltimore Country Club. Junior David Kocher led the way for the Terrapins Friday, as he went +1 ...and more »
  
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• Maryland Governor Appoints Chief Judge to Appellate Court

  28-04-2017 22:33
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed a new chief judge on the state’s intermediate appellate court.
  The Republican governor announced the appointment of Judge Patrick Woodward to the position on the Court of Special Appeals on Friday. The appointment is effective May 6.
  Woodward has served on the Court of Special Appeals since 2005, when he was initially appointed by Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich.
  Before that, Woodward served as a judge for both the circuit
  
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• High-tech System Blocks Inmates’ Cell Phones In Md. Prisons

  28-04-2017 22:24
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Someone is always watching when you’re behind bars.
  Corrections officers are tasked with keeping an eye on inmates in jails and prisons around the clock. Whether they’re eating, sleeping or enjoying the limited recreational time they have, an officer is always close by. Even collect phone calls are closely monitored.
  But since the rise of mobile communications, inmates have found at least one way to take back a bit of the privacy they were forced to give u
  
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• The conversation changed after 'Baltimore uprising': Your Say - USA TODAY

  28-04-2017 22:12
  
  USA TODAY
  The conversation changed after 'Baltimore uprising': Your Say
  USA TODAY
  Letter to the editor: You didn't have to know Freddie Gray personally to be influenced by the events that transpired after his death in Baltimore. It's been two years since Gray died while in police custody and triggered a series of events — most ...
  Two Years After the Uprising, Black Women's Experiences of Policing in Baltimore Still Under the RadarTruth-Outall 4 news articles »
  
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• Orioles Activate Joey Rickard From 10-Day DL

  28-04-2017 21:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles have reinstated OF Joey Rickard from the 10-day disabled list (left middle finger sprain).
  He is also back in the line up for tonight’s game against the New York Yankees.#orioles lineup pic.twitter.com/48KBGCPkgT
  — Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) April 28, 2017
  Rickard has not played a game since the fourth game of the season.
  
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• Year's first 90-degree temperatures forecast Saturday - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  28-04-2017 21:46
  
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  Year's first 90-degree temperatures forecast Saturday
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  Hot and humid air moved in Thursday, pushing highs into the 80s the past two days. Forecasters say Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport could hit 90 degrees Saturday afternoon. “'Hot' will be the operative word for Saturday as ...
  
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• PGA Tour Hands Out 1st Slow-Play Penalty Since 1995

  28-04-2017 21:42
  
  AVONDALE, La. (AP) — The first team event on the PGA Tour in 36 years has produced the first penalty for slow play since 1995.
  PGA Tour officials say Miguel Angel Carballo and Brian Campbell were penalized one shot on the 14th hole of the opening round at the Zurich Classic for their second bad time. They opened with a 74 in foursomes.
  They were on the clock when Carballo went over his allotted time on the 12th hole. Then, Campbell had a bad time on the 14th hole.
  Typically, a player recei
  
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• Majority Of NFL Teams Are Interested In Hosting Draft

  28-04-2017 21:32
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nearly 100,000 people attended the festivities surrounding the first night of the NFL draft Thursday. That’s more than at any Super Bowl except one.
  The traveling spring show might be the league’s second-most popular event outside of the championship extravaganza. And, like the Super Bowl, hosting it is about to become the objective of nearly every city that has an NFL franchise.
  And even one that doesn’t.
  Sixteen locales — half of the NFL cities
  
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• Don't let Sessions dismantle civil rights protections - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2017 19:58
  
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  Don't let Sessions dismantle civil rights protections
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  "Our goal is a stronger police department that fights crime while it serves and protects the civil and constitutional rights of our residents," Mayor Pugh said. (Baltimore Sun video). Cornell William Brooks. Based on Jeff Sessions' dismal civil rights ...and more »
  
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• Police: Time-Consuming Haircut Prompts Woman to Pull Gun

  28-04-2017 19:52
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Police in Cleveland are trying to identify a woman they say pulled a gun on a barber because he was taking too long to cut her 7-year-old son’s hair.
  Cleveland.com says a police report says the woman threatened the barber at a barber school April 14.
  Police say the woman complained several times before pulling a handgun from her purse and pointing it at the barber, telling him, “I got two clips. I’ll pop you.” The police say the woman put the gun ba
  
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• Baltimore-Area Hare Krishna Congregation to Open New Temple - U.S. News & World Report

  28-04-2017 19:50
  Baltimore-Area Hare Krishna Congregation to Open New Temple
  U.S. News & World Report
  CATONSVILLE, Md. (AP) — The opening of a Hindu temple outside Baltimore is expected to draw an estimated 2,000 people from around the world. The Baltimore Sun reports (http://bsun.md/2qeWuUZ ) the three-story, 12,000-square-foot temple will hold ...and more »
  
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• George HW Bush Released After Latest Houston Hospital Stay

  28-04-2017 19:34
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been released from a Houston hospital where he received treatment for a mild case of pneumonia and chronic bronchitis during a two-week stay.
  Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement that the 92-year-old Bush was discharged from Houston Methodist Hospital on Friday.
  McGrath says Bush is “pleased to be home.”
  Bush was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital on April 14 for treatment of a persistent cough. Doctors determin
  
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• Manhunt For Escaped Prisoner Who Was Being Transported To Jessup Psychiatric Hospital

  28-04-2017 19:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A male prisoner has escaped while being transported to the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, according to Howard County Police.
  Police are now searching for David M. Watson, 28, who fled into a wooded area near the psychiatric facility while being transported by the Wicomico County Detention Center.
  Police say around 9:46 a.m. Friday, when the van arrived at the hospital with two guards on board, Watson pushed one of the guards after he opened the door and ran
  
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• Wife of Slain Delaware Trooper Says He Was Proud of His Work

  28-04-2017 19:24
  
  By JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press
  The widow of the Delaware state trooper killed this week in the line of duty says her husband was proud of his job, wanted to get to know people so he could help them, and had dreams of becoming the state’s governor one day.
  Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard died Wednesday after approaching a vehicle with two suspicious people at a convenience store in New Castle County. Burgon Sealy Jr. fatally shot the officer and was ultimately killed by police Thursday af
  
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• Police: Rape Suspect Arrested on the Scene of the Assault - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  28-04-2017 19:02
  
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  Police: Rape Suspect Arrested on the Scene of the Assault
  CBS Baltimore / WJZ
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore Police say they arrested a rape suspect at the alleged scene of the crime early Thursday morning. Officers arrested Eron Johnson, 40, after the alleged, female victim was seen by cops running, waving and screaming for help.
  Baltimore rape suspect arrested at scene of assaultWBAL Baltimoreall 4 news articles »
  
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• Police: Rape Suspect Arrested on the Scene of the Assault

  28-04-2017 19:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore Police say they arrested a rape suspect at the alleged scene of the crime early Thursday morning.
  Officers arrested Eron Johnson, 40, after the alleged, female victim was seen by cops running, waving and screaming for help.
  Around 2:40 a.m. Thursday, officers responded to the 400 block of Old Town Mall where they witnessed the victim yelling for help and the suspect fleeing the scene.
  Officers spoke with the female and believed the crime just occurred. They then
  
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• Baltimore prosecutors told to consider consequences for ... - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2017 18:57
  
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  Baltimore prosecutors told to consider consequences for ...
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  The Baltimore State's Attorney's Office has instructed prosecutors to think twice before charging illegal immigrants with minor, non-violent crimes in response.
  Baltimore To Ease Prosecution Of Illegals | The Daily CallerThe Daily Callerall 8 news articles »
  
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• Baltimore prosecutors told to consider consequences for prosecuting illegal immigrants for minor crimes - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2017 18:54
  
  Baltimore Sun
  Baltimore prosecutors told to consider consequences for prosecuting illegal immigrants for minor crimes
  Baltimore Sun
  The Baltimore State's Attorney's Office has instructed prosecutors to think twice before charging illegal immigrants with minor, non-violent crimes in response to stepped up immigration enforcement by the Trump administration. Chief Deputy State's ...
  Baltimore warns prosecutors to "think twice" before charging illegal ...Hot Air
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• Exclusive: Mayor's chief of staff, Tisha Edwards, set to leave - Baltimore Brew

  28-04-2017 18:43
  
  Exclusive: Mayor's chief of staff, Tisha Edwards, set to leave
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  Tisha S. Edwards, who became chief of staff five months ago when Catherine Pugh became mayor of Baltimore, is leaving City Hall around June 1, reliable sources tell The Brew. Edwards' departure is reported to be voluntary. She has already submitted her ...
  Tisha Edwards stepping down as Mayor Pugh's chief of staffBaltimore Business Journalall 4 news articles »
  
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• Suspect Arrested for Attempting to Rob Gas Station at Knifepoint

  28-04-2017 18:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County police have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to rob a Sunoco gas station on April 16.
  Officers arrested John Rodger Sausnock, 28, on Thursday in connection with the attempted gas station robbery.
  Police say the incident occurred around 11:32 p.m. on April 16 and the suspect displayed the knife and demanded money but fled before receiving any money.
  Sausnock was charged for robbery, attempted robbery, first- and second-degree assault, theft an
  
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• ESPN has Malik McDowell as Ravens round 2 'perfect fit' - Baltimore Beatdown

  28-04-2017 18:30
  
  Baltimore Beatdown
  ESPN has Malik McDowell as Ravens round 2 'perfect fit'
  Baltimore Beatdown
  Football fans are foaming at the mouth after last night's chaos; excited for another dose of the frenzy later tonight. For now though, they must settle for mock picks and experts choices. ESPN posted their Round 2 perfect fit scenarios, and the ...and more »
  
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• Keidel: 2017 NFL Draft First-Round Winners And Losers

  28-04-2017 18:25
  
  By Jason Keidel
  It’s rare you see George Patton and Mike Tyson in the same sentence. But both once spoke a similar mantra — we all have a plan until the first bullet/punch lands.
  To that end, the 2017 NFL Draft was supposed to be a referendum on the deep pool of defensive talent coming out of college. Instead, seven of the first 10 players picked play on offense.
  We were told the Cleveland Browns, who haven’t been relevant in forever, and haven’t had a great QB since
  
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• 40-year-old man killed in east Baltimore shooting - ABC2News.com - ABC2 News

  28-04-2017 18:21
  
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  40-year-old man killed in east Baltimore shooting - ABC2News.com
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• Schenning Named Maryland’s Acting US Attorney

  28-04-2017 18:17
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Stephen M. Schenning has been named Maryland’s acting U.S. Attorney.
  Media outlets report Schenning will be succeeding Rod J. Rosenstein on an interim basis. Rosenstein left the position after the Senate confirmed him to be deputy U.S. attorney general on Tuesday.
  Schenning is a Baltimore native and received a bachelor’s degree from Loyola College in 1969. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, he earned a juris doctorate from the University of Maryland.
  
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• Orioles Start Six-Game Road Trip Tonight Against The Yankees

  28-04-2017 18:09
  
  By SportsDirect Inc.
  Baltimore Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman hit the nail on the head while summing up his performance in April. “Not very good,” Gausman told the Baltimore Sun ahead of his final start of the month on Friday as the Orioles begin a six-game road trip with the first of three contests against the New York Yankees.
  “Pretty frustrating, especially being the guy who they gave the ball to Opening Day,” Gausman told reporters. “It seems like everybody
  
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• Baltimore Symphony Associates Decorators' Showhouse returns - WBAL Baltimore

  28-04-2017 18:09
  
  WBAL Baltimore
  Baltimore Symphony Associates Decorators' Showhouse returns
  WBAL Baltimore
  Each room of the 200-year-old home has been transformed to raise money for educational programs run by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The three-story historic Cockey family stone home that is tucked away off Greenpoint Road in Timonium is this ...
  Symphony show house to open in Timonium this weekendBaltimore Sunall 3 news articles »
  
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• Being Fired Hurts More, Has Longer Recovery Time Than Break Up, Study Finds

  28-04-2017 18:01
  
  CBS Local– In a perfect world, we’d never be fired nor dumped. No one likes to feel unwanted, under-appreciated and overlooked. But, those two things are inevitable in the game of life; both real life and the board game.
  But according to a study conducting in the U.K., we care more about being fired than enduring a break up, and it takes longer to recover from the loss of a job than the loss of an intimate relationship.
  The study, conducted by the What Works Center for Well
  
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• Patient Escapes From Clifton T. Perkins Psychiatric Hospital In Jessup

  28-04-2017 17:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A male patient has escaped from the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Howard County Police confirm.
  It is a psychiatric hospital facility.
  He was last seen in a white jump suit.
  This story will be updated as more details become available.
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• Police: Shooting in W Baltimore stemmed from dispute over $20 - Fox Baltimore

  28-04-2017 17:17
  Fox Baltimore
  Police: Shooting in W Baltimore stemmed from dispute over $20
  Fox Baltimore
  The suspect, 18-year-old Kalim Satterfield of Owings Mills, was arrested on April 27 around 6 p.m. and charged with 1st Degree Attempted Murder. (Photo courtesy Baltimore Police). AA. BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Police say a 41-year-old man was shot in west ...
  
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• Baltimore County Withholds Recordings of 3 Police Shootings ... - U.S. News & World Report

  28-04-2017 17:16
  Government Technology
  Baltimore County Withholds Recordings of 3 Police Shootings ...
  U.S. News & World Report
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore County Police Department is withholding body camera recordings from three recent police shootings.
  Two Years After West Baltimore Riots, Maryland Transit Administration Refuses to Release Surveillance FootageGovernment Technology
  Baltimore Co. police criticized for withholding body cam footageWTOPall 4 news articles »
  
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• Police: Shooting Suspect Arrested; Targeted Victim

  28-04-2017 17:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County police have arrested a man who allegedly shot a man in Glen Burnie Thursday night.
  Around 10 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of Secluded Post Circle where they located a victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
  Police located and arrested Tyrone Darrell Mann, 31, of Pasadena, a short distance from the scene.
  Detectives say Mann targeted the victim.
  The victim was taken to Shock Trauma where he is listed in stable condition.
  Mann was charged with
  
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• Police: 18-Year-Old Shoots Man Over $20; Charged with Attempted Murder

  28-04-2017 16:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore Police have arrested an 18 year old for allegedly shooting a man over $20.
  Police say, the suspect, Kalim Satterfield, shot a 41-year-old man while he was in his car in the 2700 block of Pressbury Street.
  Detectives say the incident resulted from a dispute over $20.
  The victim was taken to Shock Trauma where he was treated.
  Officers arrested Satterfield at about 6 p.m. Thursday and charged him with first-degree murder.
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• Baltimore fire department to give away smoke alarms to needy - Fox Baltimore

  28-04-2017 16:24
  Fox Baltimore
  Baltimore fire department to give away smoke alarms to needy
  Fox Baltimore
  Baltimore's fire department is hosting a giveaway of fire alarms to residents in need. (MGNONLINE). AA. BALTIMORE (AP) -- Baltimore's fire department is hosting a giveaway of fire alarms to residents in need. The B'More Safe Smoke Alarm Sweep will kick ...and more »
  
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• Friday, April 28, 2017

  28-04-2017 16:12
  
  People Are Talking about ROAR for Kids at Kennedy Krieger.Linh Bui has Coffee With Vic Carter to talk about his interview with Deputy Attorney General for the United States Rod Rosenstein.
  
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• Ravens Get Defensive In Draft, Select Alabama CB Humphrey

  28-04-2017 15:48
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have made it clear this offseason that their No. 1 priority is fortifying the back end of the defense.
  Shunning a trade offer for the No. 16 overall pick Thursday night, the Ravens selected Alabama cornerback Marlon Humphrey, who entered the draft after a solid sophomore season.
  Earlier this offseason, general manager Ozzie Newsome dipped into the free agent market to sign free agent cornerback Brandon Carr and safety Tony Jefferson.
  By adding
  
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• Garceau: Booms And Busts For Ravens NFL Draft Picks

  28-04-2017 15:36
  
  For weeks I’ve been saying I’d be happy to see the Ravens draft a cornerback with the 16th pick in the first round. Welcome to Baltimore Marlon Humphrey!
  Reports on the Alabama corner tell us he’s a physical press-corner with good size (6-0, 197) and 4.41 speed and is outstanding taking on the run. The Ravens secondary has been a weakness for years but now it looks like a strength. Last year, Baltimore added Pro Bowl safety Eric Weddle and drafted talented slot corner Tavo
  
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• Haynie: Ravens Take CB Humphrey With Other Alabama Stars Still On The Board

  28-04-2017 15:33
  
  The Baltimore Ravens went defense with the 16th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday night. They selected CB Marlon Humphrey out of the University of Alabama to be their first round choice.
  With fellow Crimson Tide stars TE O.J. Howard, LB Rueben Foster and DL Jonathan Allen still on the board, Humphrey was the choice of GM Ozzie Newsome and crew.
  Even though the Ravens brought in former Dallas Cowboys DB Brandon Carr in the offseason, Humphrey was added to a cornerback group that includes Jim
  
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• Principal Says She Regrets Decision About ‘Smash Space’

  28-04-2017 15:30
  
  KENSINGTON, Md. (AP) — An elementary school principal in Montgomery County is rethinking her idea to set up a “smash space” designed to let teachers hack away at a chair with a baseball bat to relieve tension.
  Kensington Parkwood Elementary School Principal Barbara Liess said in a letter sent home to parents Wednesday that she regrets her decision. She says the space was set up March 8 and she got the idea from reading business articles about companies providing ways to reduce
  
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• Arkansas Inmate Convulses During Deadline-Beating Execution

  28-04-2017 14:56
  
  VARNER, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas wrapped up an accelerated executions schedule with a lethal injection that left the condemned inmate lurching and convulsing before he died, prompting calls for investigations and renewed scrutiny of the state’s efforts to put multiple inmates to death on a compressed timeline.
  Kenneth Williams on Thursday became the fourth convicted killer executed in Arkansas in eight days as the state sought to carry out as many lethal injections as possible before one
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Potential Record Setting Highs On Saturday

  28-04-2017 14:40
  
  Hi Everyone,
  T.G.I.F.
  We have an easy discussion this day. Sunny and 82° today. A potential record setting day tomorrow with a high of 88°..(record 91° set in 1974.), Sunday is worth watching though. The “official” forecast is “mostly cloudy with a shower or t-storm in the area. a high of 75°.”  But the computer tie-in that adjusts our graphics has made the symbol on the “Five Day Forecast” partly to mostly cloudy a change from total overc
  
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• Police: Man Fatally Beats Pregnant Wife With Pipe Wrench

  28-04-2017 14:32
  
  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police say a 48-year-old Florida man used a pipe wrench to beat his pregnant wife to death in front of their four children after an argument over whether the baby was his.
  The SunSentinel (http://bit.ly/2qe4XaQ ) reports Claude Sejour called 911 and waited for police outside his Hollywood home Wednesday night.
  A police report says Sejour told officers he killed his wife during an argument after his wife put her boyfriend on speaker phone. He told Sejour that Joseph w
  
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• Cool talk alert: The Future of Innovation in Baltimore - Technical.ly

  28-04-2017 14:13
  
  Technical.ly
  Cool talk alert: The Future of Innovation in Baltimore
  Technical.ly
  The Baltimore Hackathon returns this weekend, with a new civic track and space at Open Works to tinker on hardware projects. Along with getting heads down on a project, the hackathon is also a chance to see what's happening in the Baltimore tech ...
  
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• Crosby Scores Twice, Bonino Has Winner As Pens Beat Caps

  28-04-2017 14:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sidney Crosby outdueled Alex Ovechkin in a vintage goal-for-goal showdown between the NHL’s top teams, and Nick Bonino and Marc-Andre Fleury put the finishing touches on a playoff classic.
  Crosby scored two goals in 52 seconds, Bonino had the winner in the third period and Fleury made dazzling saves with and without his stick, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 Thursday night in Game 1 of their highly anticipated second-round series.
  Al
  
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• Baltimore Fire Department To Give Away Smoke Alarms To Needy

  28-04-2017 13:48
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s fire department is hosting a giveaway of fire alarms to residents in need.
  The B’More Safe Smoke Alarm Sweep will kick off on Saturday. During the sweep, officials will visit residents across the city and offer free 10-year lithium tamper resistant smoke alarms. Baltimore residents can also call 311 and a firefighter will bring a complimentary smoke alarm within two hours of the call.
  So far this year, 16 people have died in fires in Baltimore.
  The
  
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