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• Baltimore Practices For Widespread Medical Emergency In Drill

  04-05-2017 23:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A widespread medical emergency, like a killer flu pandemic or a bio-weapon attack, will need a quick, widespread response.
  Alex DeMetrick reports how Baltimore is trying to prepare.
  “We’re doing a training today on what happens if Anthrax is in our city and we have to get the antibiotic to every single resident,” says Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore’s Health Commissioner.
  A couple of hundred volunteers were put in motion, each assigned a job.
  “We mai
  
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• Baltimore Police Search for Man Who Robbed Popular Fells Point Bakery

  04-05-2017 23:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore police are attempting to identify a suspect, caught on surveillance video, robbing a popular Fells Point bakery last month.
  In broad daylight, a man walked in the bakery and pointed a gun at the one employee in the store in an attempt to get cash.
  RELATED: VIDEO: Baltimore Police Search for Bakery Robber
  Security cameras rolled on the less-than-two-minute encounter at H&S Bakery on Fleet Street.
  “We want everyone to take a look at this vi
  
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• Maryland Veterans to Compete in the Golden Age Games

  04-05-2017 23:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A group of Maryland seniors are proving you can be strong at any age.
  They’re putting their fitness to the the ultimate test this weekend. Amy Yensi stopped by the Loch Raven VA for their final training.
  U.S. Army veteran Grant Edwards has been working on his upper body strength as he squeezed in one final practice before the competition.
  “I do bowling, horse shoe, air rifle and shuffle board are my four events,” Edwards said.
  Seventeen veterans from
  
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• Baltimore City teachers anxious over looming job cuts - WBAL Baltimore

  04-05-2017 22:45
  
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  Baltimore City teachers anxious over looming job cuts
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  More than 1,000 Baltimore City school employees, teachers included, hope that no news is good news. Advertisement. Related Content. Governor's $23.7M for Baltimore City schools contingent on audit · Donwload the WBAL app. Almost four months after ...
  Baltimore city and county name their "Teacher of the Year ...Baltimore Sun
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• Verizon Is Paying $21 M To Stream Just One NFL Game This Season

  04-05-2017 22:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Verizon has opted to pay the NFL $21 million to stream one regular-season football game over the internet this fall: the week-three London match-up between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens.
  This one-game deal means Verizon can stream the game on any of its properties, including AOL, to an international audience. The game will also be on TV, but only through local CBS affiliates in Jacksonville and Baltimore.
  RELATED: Amazon Wins Bid To Stream Thursda
  
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• Class-Action Lawsuit Filed In Deadly Baltimore Bus Crash

  04-05-2017 22:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A press conference was held today to announce the filing of a class-action lawsuit regarding the deadly MTA bus crash of November 1, 2016.
  The law firms of Murphy, Falcon & Murphy and Schochor, Federico & Staton filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of 14 victims, including a widower and a surviving passenger.
  On the morning of Nov. 1, a school bus was traveling eastbound near the 3800 block of Frederick Ave. The school bus hit a Mustang, then struck a pillar at L
  
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• Md. Soccer Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse Of 7-Year-Old

  04-05-2017 20:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A Gaithersburg man has been arrested and charged for sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl, police say.
  Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Special Victims Investigations Division have arrested and charged Miguel Alfredo Flores, age 47, of the 18000 block of Driftwood Court, with one count of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of third-degree sex offense.
  On March 30, detectives from the Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) received information fr
  
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• House GOP Votes To Gut Obama Health Care Law

  04-05-2017 20:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Relieved Republicans have pushed their prized health care bill through the House. The mostly party-line 217-213 vote advances a bill that addresses their longtime pledge to erase the 2010 Obama health care law.
  Thursday’s vote sends the measure to the Senate. Many senators consider the House bill too harsh and it’s expected to undergo substantial changes.
  The House measure collapsed in March due to opposition by conservative and moderate GOP lawmakers. House l
  
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• Jeremy Conn: My Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis

  04-05-2017 20:19
  
  So way back in the day when I first got my opportunity to work with Scott Garceau, my wife was having some medical issues.  We went through two years of spinal taps, brain MRI’s and numerous hospital stays and doctors visits. They could not figure out what was going on with her. She had double vision in one of her eyes and it caused a ton of problems. They finally were ready to diagnose her with Multiple Sclerosis, when they found a lesion on her brain.
  Once you get though the ph
  
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• Orioles Duquette On Gausman’s Toss: ‘It Clearly Wasn’t The Right Thing To Do’

  04-05-2017 20:13
  
  General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles Dan Duquette joined Vinny and Haynie to share his opinion on the current feud between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, the shifting of starting pitchers and J.J. Hardy’s struggles.
  Umpire Sam Holbrook decided to eject Kevin Gausman from the game last night and Duquette said, “it clearly wasn’t the right thing to do. He wasn’t trying to hit the player…we were just competing in the game.”
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• ‘I Had a Date & Time When My Life Was Going to be Flipped Upside Down.’ ‘Survivor’ Castoff Zeke Smith Post Elimination Q&A

  04-05-2017 19:50
  
  CBS Local – CBS aired Season 34, Episodes 11 of Survivor: Game Changers, and we had the chance to interview the most recent castoff, Zeke Smith. Zeke turned into this season’s breakout star after he was outed as transgender during a previous episode. Here’s his unique perspectives (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom) on being voted off and the aftermath of being outed during the game.
  Castoff: Zeke Smith
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• Woman To Receive Bionic Hands From New Md. Prosthetic Clinic

  04-05-2017 19:36
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A retired teacher who lost all four limbs to an infection will be receiving bionic hands from a new prosthetic clinic in Maryland.
  Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics will hold a grand opening of its new Rockville location on Thursday. In attendance will be Sherron Couldren, the recipient of the new prosthetic limbs.
  The company has 11 clinics in Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and South Carolina. It is providing Couldren with bionic hands from Touch Bionics in D
  
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• Class-Action Lawsuit To Be Announced In Deadly Baltimore Bus Crash

  04-05-2017 19:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A press conference will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday to announce the filing of a class-action lawsuit regarding the deadly MTA bus crash of November 1, 2016.
  That’s according to the law firm Murphy Falcon & Murphy, P.A.
  On the morning of Nov. 1, 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.
  
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• Noose Found Inside University of Maryland Fraternity House

  04-05-2017 19:32
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Authorities at the University of Maryland are investigating a noose discovered in a fraternity house.
  Local news reports say the noose was found inside the house of the school’s Phi Kappa Tau chapter on April 27.
  Police at the university say they are investigating the matter as a hate/bias incident.
  University president Wallace D. Loh said in a Wednesday statement that he condemns “the use of a symbol of violence and hatred for the purpose of intimidati
  
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• Orioles Will Attempt To Split Series As They Wrap Up Against Red Sox

  04-05-2017 19:12
  
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  The Baltimore Orioles are hitting the end of their seven-game road trip and they cannot get out of Boston soon enough. After more on-field drama that featured the ejections of two of their players, the Orioles will attempt to earn a split when they wrap up their four-game series against the Red Sox on Thursday night.
  Baltimore’s pitching plans were scrambled after Kevin Gausman was tossed in the second inning Wednesday for hitting Boston’s Xander Bogaerts with a curvebal
  
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• Women Of Honor: The Next Pro Wrestling Revolution Is Here

  04-05-2017 19:04
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  “You say you want a revolution. Well, you know, we all want to change the world.”
  –The Beatles
  There is a full-fledged revolution occurring in wrestling, and it’s not limited to Monday and Tuesday night. The revolution is a 24/7 365 metamorphosis showing no signs of slowing down. It extends from the biggest arenas to the smallest armories, from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast and across the pond.
  Women’s wrestling. The appetite for it has gro
  
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• Family Of Boy Killed On Kansas Waterslide To Receive $20M

  04-05-2017 18:42
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The family of a 10-year-old boy who died on a giant waterslide at a Kanas water park will receive nearly $20 million in settlement payments, according to court documents.
  The largest payment to Caleb Schwab’s family, $14 million, will come from SVV 1 and KC Water Park, two companies associated with the Texas-based water park operator Schlitterbahn, The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2qvFqgb ) reports.
  The rest of the money will come from the general contract
  
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• Army Photographer Captures Her Own Death In Mortar Explosion

  04-05-2017 18:39
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Army has published the final photo of a combat photographer who captured on camera the blast that killed her in an accidental mortar explosion in Afghanistan nearly four years ago. The Army’s professional journal says the image illustrates how women are increasingly exposed to dangerous situations in the military.
  The photograph of Spc. Hilda Clayton was published Monday in Military Review.
  “Clayton’s death symbolizes how female soldiers are
  
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• President Trump Signs ‘Free Speech And Religious Liberty’ Executive Order

  04-05-2017 18:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) —President Donald Trump combined the celebration of the National Day of Prayer in the Rose Garden with the announcement and signing of his “Executive Order on Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty.”The order targets a rarely enforced IRS rule — the Johnson Amendment — that says religious organizations and other nonprofits that endorse political candidates risk losing their tax-exempt status.
  The order also promises “regulatory relief&r
  
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• Umpire Stands Behind Call To Eject Gausman From The Game

  04-05-2017 17:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The tense series between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox continued last night when starting pitcher Kevin Gausman was tossed from the game for throwing a curveball that hit Xander Bogaerts in the hip.
  Gausman spoke with MASN Sports after the game saying his ejection was “total bush league” and how [the umpires] handled the situation was “a complete joke.”
  Umpire Sam Holbrook gave this statement after the game:
  “Given t
  
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• 17 NBA Teams To Participate In Debut Season Of Gaming League

  04-05-2017 17:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — How about Cleveland against Golden State again — this time for the video game championship?
  The Cavaliers and Warriors are among 17 teams who will participate in the NBA 2K eSports league that will debut in 2018.
  Along with the Cavs and Warriors, who won the last two NBA titles, eight other teams that made the postseason were chosen Thursday to compete in the first eSports league operated by one of the four major pro sports leagues in the U.S.
  Plans for the league, in
  
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• Baltimore Police Searching For Woman Missing Since Sunday

  04-05-2017 17:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department needs your help locating 39-year old Sherrell Jones-Spence.
  Jones-Spence was last seen on April 30 at approximately 12:30 p.m. in the 4000 block of Marx Avenue.
  She was last seen wearing a black jacket with grey sleeves, black/white yoga pants, and black sneakers.
  Anyone with information regarding the location of Sherrell Jones-Spence is urged to contact the Baltimore Police Department’s Missing Person Unit at 443-984-7385 or dial 911
  
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• Foster Family With 5 Biological Kids Adopts 6 Siblings So They Can Stay Together

  04-05-2017 17:04
  
  FOREST PARK, Ohio (AP) — Six siblings who wanted to remain together have gotten their wish, thanks to their adoption by an Ohio couple with five biological children.
  Christopher and Christina Sanders live in the Cincinnati suburb Forest Park. They had taken the siblings in as their first foster children, ranging in age from 9 to 16. The Sanders’ oldest biological child is 19.
  Christina Sanders says she and her husband promised themselves that no matter how many foster children they h
  
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• Dangerous Opioid Combo ‘Gray Death’ Is Latest Mixing Trend

  04-05-2017 16:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s being called “gray death” — a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addiction crisis.
  Investigators who nicknamed the mixture have detected it or recorded overdoses blamed on it in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. The drug looks like concrete mix and varies in consistency from a hard, chunky material to a fine powder.
  The substance is a combination of several opioids blamed for thousands of fatal ov
  
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• After 6 Days, Police Find Escaped Prisoner In Drainage Pipe Less Than A Mile Away

  04-05-2017 15:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Police have captured the escaped prisoner who fled in the woods in Jessup near Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, where he was being transported by Wicomico County correctional officers on April 28.
  David Watson, a 28-year-old serving a sentence of more than 100 years in Delaware for attempted murder, was found Wednesday night.
  Howard County police say they captured Watson around 9:40 p.m., after finding him hiding in an 18-inch drainage pipe in a heavily wooded area
  
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• Rob Carlin On The Capitals Letting Yet Another Playoff Series Slip Away Against The Penguins

  04-05-2017 15:49
  
  Rob Carlin, analyst for Comcast Sportsnet Mid-Atlantic who hosts the pre and post game shows for the Washington Capitals game broadcasts, joined Ed and Rob to talk about the Capitals once again coming up short in a playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
  Rob started by talking about another slow start from the Capitals and Pittsburgh taking advantage saying “they came out with no sense of urgency, for the life of me I can;t figure out why you come out with Karl Alzner and Brooks Or
  
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• Rob Long: The Tension Between The Orioles And Red Sox Is Real

  04-05-2017 15:43
  
  Wednesday on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Report on MASN, I was discussing the beef that exists between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox with Dave Johnson and Mel Antonen.
  We were discussing whether or not the “beef” was over. I did not think, in spite of a warning issued by Commissioner Rob Manfred, that we had seen the end of the riff. No, I was not insinuating that either side would intentionally throw at one another. I give both teams more credit than that.
  My biggest fear hap
  
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• Red Sox Permanently Ban Fan For Racial Slur To Another Fan

  04-05-2017 15:35
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday permanently banned from Fenway Park a man they said used a racial slur, a separate confrontation from the insults directed at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones a night earlier but one the team says it is taking just as seriously.
  “I’m here to send a message, loud and clear, that the behavior, the language, the treatment of others that you’ve heard about and read about is not acceptable,” Red Sox president Sam Kenne
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Big Rains Are Coming Our Way

  04-05-2017 14:22
  
  Hi Everyone!
  Find an umbrella, and put the good shoes away. Big rains are coming. We discussed a very wet Friday yesterday, and now the data is becoming clearer and is quite impressive. Figure from 4 AM to Noon we could see 1.5 inches of rain plus. PLUS thunderstorms are a possibility. And the Low’s that will give us these problems will grind away slow enough that we could also see some coastal problems.
  “Grind away slow enough”..if you are really into the weather you know wher
  
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• Star Wars Day Celebrated On May The 4th

  04-05-2017 14:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – May the 4th be with you!
  Fans all around the world and from galaxies far, far away are celebrating Star Wars Day.
  The annual holiday is celebrated on May 4th globally as a play on the phrase “May the Force be with you”, a common line throughout the franchise.May the fourth be with you #StarWarsDay @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/StstokkB8O
  — Linh Bui WJZ (@LinhBuiWJZ) May 4, 2017
  Star Wars is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year. “A New
  
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• Ringling’s Final Circus To Be On Facebook Live

  04-05-2017 12:49
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus first wowed audiences in the 19th century. For the iconic American spectacle’s final act, it will broadcast the final performance on a 21st century medium: Facebook Live.
  The company told The Associated Press this week that the final circus show on the evening of May 21 will be streamed live on the social media network and on the circus’s website. The final performance will be in Uniondale, New York.
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• Minus Crosby, Penguins Edge Capitals 3-2 To Take 3-1 Lead

  04-05-2017 12:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Forget about revenge for the brutal cross-check that knocked Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby out of the playoffs indefinitely.
  Marc-Andre Fleury didn’t want any part of it. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender came up with a more effective method of retribution against the Washington Capitals
  “The best way to make them pay is winning,” Fleury said.
  Something the defending Stanley Cup champions keep doing no matter who is — and who isn’t
  
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• Google Warns Of Email Scam That Impersonates Google Docs

  04-05-2017 11:27
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google said it shut down an email spam campaign that impersonated its online file service, Google Docs.According to online reports — in particular, a detailed user thread on Reddit — clicking on an emailed share link, purportedly from a known source, was taking users to a site that asked permission for a fake app calling itself “Google Docs” to access their accounts. If they agreed, the app would then send additional copies of the original email
  
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• Missing Baltimore County 12-Year-Old Reunited With Family

  04-05-2017 11:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A Baltimore County girl who was reported missing has been found.
  Baltimore County Police say 12-year-old Jenna Leigh Riggin has returned home unharmed. Police were searching for her after she was last seen getting dropped off at school on Wednesday morning.Missing 12-year-old girl returned home and is unharmed. Thank you to all who shared her information ^SV https://t.co/WwI1al1OtP
  — BACO Public Safety (@BACOPoliceFire) May 4, 2017
   
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• Baltimore County Police Search For Missing 12-Year-Old Girl

  04-05-2017 11:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A Baltimore County girl has gone missing after being dropped off at school Wednesday morning.
  Police are now searching for 12-year-old Jenna Leigh Riggin. She was last seen Wednesday being dropped off at Catonsville Middle School.
  She is described as a white female, 5 feet tall and 100 pounds.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020.
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• Police Capture Escaped Prisoner After Several Days On the Run

  04-05-2017 05:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Police have capture the escaped prisoner who fled in the woods in Jessup near Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, where he was being transported on April 28.
  David Watson, a 28-year-old serving a sentence of more than 100 years in Delaware for attempted murder, was found Wednesday night.
  Howard County police say around 9:40 p.m. in a wooded area they captured Watson hiding in a 18-inch drainage pipe that was examined earlier in the day but was empty at the time.
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• Priest’s Body Exhumed As Part Of Decades Old Baltimore Nun Murder Investigation

  04-05-2017 05:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Nearly 50 years ago, the body of Sister Cathy Cesnik was found in a ditch.
  For months, WJZ has been investigating the case that’s haunted the community.
  Baltimore County Police revealed only to WJZ that they’ve dug up the body of a powerful priest who has long been suspected in Cesnik’s death, to get his DNA.
  In January of 1970, the decomposed body of 26-year-old Cathy Cesnik was discovered in a field in Lansdowne.
  It’s a murder that’s go
  
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• A Major Break in the Murder Case of a Baltimore Nun

  04-05-2017 05:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Nearly 50 years ago, the body of sister Cathy Cesnik was found in a ditch.
  For months WJZ has been investigating the case that’s haunted the community.
  Baltimore County police revealed only to WJZ that they’ve dug up the body of a powerful priest who has long been suspected in Cesnik’s death, to get his DNA.
  In January of 1970, the decomposed body of 26-year-old Cathy Cesnik was discovered in a field in Lansdowne.
  It’s a murder that’s gon
  
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• VIDEO: Baltimore Police Search for Bakery Robber

  04-05-2017 03:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore police are attempting to identify a suspect who robbed a bakery last month.
  Police say on April 14 around 4:23 p.m., a man robbed H&S Bakery, located at 1616 Fleet Street, at gunpoint.
  Officers say the suspect, who had a surgical mask, sunglasses and a hat on, showed his gun, demanded money and fled on foot after taking the money.Help us identify the suspect who robbed a bakery on April 14th in the 1600 block of Fleet Street. Call 410-366-6341 with info @MCSM
  
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• UMD College Park Police Investigate Hate Incident

  04-05-2017 02:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– University of Maryland, College Park police are investigating a noose found in a fraternity house as a hate incident.
  Police say the noose was found around 1:30 p.m. Friday in Fraternity Row’s house 5, which is home to its Phi Kappa Tau chapter, according to the school’s website.
  UMD President Wallace Loh called the incident “despicable” in a statement Wednesday:
  This incident is despicable. A thorough UMPD investigation is underway. I resolute
  
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• UMD College Park Police Investigate Hate Crime

  04-05-2017 02:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– University of Maryland, College Park police are investigating a noose found in a fraternity house as a hate crime, according the Baltimore Sun.
  Police say the noose was found around 1:30 p.m. Friday in Fraternity Row’s house 5, which is home to its Phi Kappa Tau chapter, according to the school’s website.
  UMD President Wallace Loh called the incident “despicable” in a statement Wednesday:
  This incident is despicable. A thorough UMPD investigati
  
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• Under Armour is now Greater Baltimore's largest public company - Baltimore Business Journal

  04-05-2017 02:27
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  Under Armour is now Greater Baltimore's largest public company
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  The Baltimore-based sportswear maker reported $4.8 billion in revenue in 2016, short of its outlook of $5 billion, but still surpassed McCormick & Co. Inc., T. Rowe Price Group Inc. and Colfax Corp. Under Armour is the largest public company in ...
  
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• Baltimore City Jury convicts suspect of 2nd degree murder for April 2016 shooting - Fox Baltimore

  04-05-2017 02:22
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  Baltimore City Jury convicts suspect of 2nd degree murder for April 2016 shooting
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  A Baltimore City Jury has convicted Damon Stansbury of second degree murder in connection with the shooting of Nathan Walker, Jr. (WBFF FILE). AA. BALTIMORE (WBFF) – A Baltimore City Jury has convicted Damon Stansbury of second degree murder in ...
  
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• 3 Baltimore County HS basketball teams recognized, celebrated for state championship wins - Fox Baltimore

  04-05-2017 02:22
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  3 Baltimore County HS basketball teams recognized, celebrated for state championship wins
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  TOWSON, Md. (WBFF) -- Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz honored three local state basketball championship teams in who their divisions this year. At a reception in the Historic Courthouse gardens in Towson, Kamenetz recognized Catonsville ...and more »
  
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• Orioles’ Gausman & Jones Ejected from Red Sox Game

  04-05-2017 02:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones and pitcher Kevin Gausman have been ejected from Wednesday night’s baseball game versus the Boston Red Sox.
  Jones was ejected in the top fifth after arguing with an umpire if a pitch was a ball or strike and Gausman was ejected earlier in the game after striking Xander Bogart with a pitch.
  RELATED: Rob Long: Commissioner Rob Manfred Issues Warning To Os And Red Sox
  In wake of Chris Sale throwing behind Manny Machado, M
  
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• FBI Investigating American University Hate Crime

  04-05-2017 01:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The FBI is now investigating a racial incident at American University.
  Someone placed bananas on nooses around campus, and wrote “AKA” on at least one of them, an apparent reference to Alpha Kappa Alpha, an African American sorority.
  The incident happened the same day AKA member Taylor Dumpson became the school’s first black student government president.
  Dumpson, who is from Maryland, called the incident “heinous” and “bigoted.”
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• House Passes $1.1T Government Spending Bill, Sends to Senate

  04-05-2017 01:00
  
  By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily passed a $1.1 trillion governmentwide spending bill on Wednesday, awarding wins to both Democrats and Republicans while putting off until later this year fights over President Donald Trump’s promised border wall with Mexico and massive military buildup.
  The 309-118 vote sends the bill to the Senate in time for them to act to avert a government shutdown at midnight Friday. The White House has said Trump would s
  
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• National Park Service to Convert Free Parking in D.C. to Metered Parking

  04-05-2017 00:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– There’s a big change coming to the National Mall that could cost motorists money.
  The National Park Service has announced it will soon eliminate 1,200 free parking spots in D.C.
  Finding a free parking spot in D.C. is rare, so if you see it, you grab it, but not everyone is so lucky.
  “Not easy at all. I did many ‘drive around’s’ trying to find one. Finally I decided to pay the meter,” says Mirna Vitola, who’s visiting from Virg
  
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• Venezuela's coming Soviet-style collapse, how to save Baltimore & other comments - New York Post

  04-05-2017 00:40
  
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  Venezuela's coming Soviet-style collapse, how to save Baltimore & other comments
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  Anders Aslund at Foreign Policy notes that Venezuela “is not the first developed country to put itself on track to fall into a catastrophic economic crisis.” But it is one of the very few to do so “while in possession of enormous oil assets.” One ...and more »
  
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