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• Orioles Radio Recap: Orioles Complete the Sweep of the ChiSox

  07-05-2017 23:24
  
  The Orioles came into Sunday’s game looking to complete a 3 game sweep of the Chicago White Sox. Hear all the action from Chris Tillman’s first start of the season along with a sit down interview between Fred Manfra and Trey Mancini who has his first t-shirt night Monday night against the Nationals which all fans in attendance will receive! Hear it all on the Orioles Radio Recap!
  As always we will hear Buck Showalter’s post game thoughts and comments! Follow Joe Angel on twitte
  
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• Tillman Has Triumphant Return As Orioles Beat White Sox 4-0

  07-05-2017 23:22
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Tillman pitched five sharp innings in his season debut, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
  Trey Mancini had three hits and drove in a run for the Orioles, who took an early 4-0 lead against Jose Quintana (2-5) and coasted to their fourth straight victory.
  Sidelined since March with right shoulder bursitis, Tillman came off the disabled list to join an unstable rotation in need of another arm. After walking
  
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• The Sun Remembers: May 7-13 - Baltimore Sun

  07-05-2017 23:17
  
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  Ravens owner, Art Modell, right, and vice president of operations Ozzie Newsome laugh while talking with a reporter during training camp practice June 12, 2002. (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun). Mike KlingamanContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. May 10, 2001: ...
  
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• Minor Injury Reported After Fire At Vacant House

  07-05-2017 21:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Fire crews report one person suffered minor injuries from a fire at a vacant building Sunday afternoon.
  Baltimore City Fire Department firefighters were called about a 2-story vacant dwelling fire in the 4100 block of Audrey Ave. in the Brooklyn area of south Baltimore.
  Crews were able to extinguish the flames just after 12:45 p.m.
  One person did suffer minor injuries, but they refused to be taken to the hospital.
  The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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• Chris Wormley: Lots of similarities between Baltimore Ravens ... - Detroit Free Press

  07-05-2017 20:55
  
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  Having played under Greg Mattison at Michigan, some defensive terms are the same for the third-round pick out of U-M.and more »
  
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• Kentucky Derby Winner Always Dreaming Set To Arrive In Baltimore Tuesday

  07-05-2017 20:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming is set to arrive in Baltimore on Tuesday ahead of the 142nd Preakness.
  He is set to arrive at BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport on May 9, at 9:30 a.m., and will then be shipped to Pimlico Race Course.
  RELATED: 9-2 Favorite Always Dreaming Wins Kentucky Derby in the Slop
  Always Dreaming is expected to be the favorite heading into the Preakness on May 20, after winning the Kentucky Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on Saturday.
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• French Projections: Macron To Be Next President

  07-05-2017 20:13
  
  PARIS (AP) — Polling agencies have projected that centrist Emmanuel Macron will be France’s next president, putting a 39-year-old political novice at the helm of one of the world’s biggest economies and slowing a global populist wave.
  The agencies projected that Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen 65 percent to 35 percent on Sunday.
  If confirmed, Le Pen’s showing would nonetheless be stronger than her National Front party has seen in its 45-year history.
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• Man Honored With Purple Heart 72 Years After WWII Wounds

  07-05-2017 19:51
  CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man is being honored for the price he paid while fighting Nazis during World War II.
  The Anderson Independent Mail reports 93-year-old George Mitchell on Sunday is receiving his Purple Heart medal. He earned it after being wounded during the Battle of the Bulge as a 20-year-old machine-gunner.
  The former Minnesota country boy didn’t receive the medal given to service members wounded in action because he didn’t want to worry his sick mother.
  
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• Emergent BioSolutions opens expanded East Baltimore vaccine ... - Baltimore Sun

  07-05-2017 19:20
  
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  When the next flu pandemic strikes, a newly expanded pharmaceutical plant in East Baltimore now stands ready to respond. Emergent BioSolutions, in ...and more »
  
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• ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Blasts Off With $145M Debut

  07-05-2017 18:46
  NEW YORK (AP) — “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” rocketed to an estimated $145 million debut. It kicked off Hollywood’s summer movie season with something the movie business has been lacking: a sequel more successful than the original.
  Studio estimates released Sunday said James Gunn’s second “Guardians” film opened 54 percent higher than the 2014 runaway hit. That release debuted with $94 million in its first weekend.
  Once a little-known, oddball proper
  
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• Federal Home Heating Assistance Program Is Safe, For Now

  07-05-2017 18:43
  MILTON, Vt. (AP) — The federal program that helps low-income people heat their homes in the winter and, in some areas, cool them in the summer has been saved from elimination in the just-passed federal budget.
  While that’s good news for people who used the program in the just-finished heating season, next year’s funding will have to be negotiated by Congress as part of next year’s federal spending.
  Hundreds of thousands of people across the United States rely on the Low I
  
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• MISSING: Baltimore woman, 36, and infant son found | WBFF - Fox Baltimore

  07-05-2017 18:41
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  MISSING: Baltimore woman, 36, and infant son found | WBFF
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  Danielle Daughtry, 36, and 22-month-old Mason Gilmore have been missing since Friday. Family members are concerned for their safety. They were last seen ...and more »
  
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• Dozens Evacuated As Wildfire Spreads In Georgia

  07-05-2017 17:49
  FOLKSTON, Ga. (AP) — A fire official says a wildfire in the Okefenokee Swamp is continuing to spread in southern Georgia.
  Spokesman John Nichols of the West Mims Fire Incident Command team says the size of the wildfire has increased by 11,000 acres early Sunday. He says the fire in total has covered 129,856 acres as winds are pushing it southeast toward the St. George community.
  Several dozen people in St. George have already been evacuated, but a county administrator couldn’t immedi
  
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• Teen Charged For Abandoning Guinea Pigs; 1 Left In Mailbox

  07-05-2017 17:28
  
  EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — An eastern Kansas teenager is facing animal cruelty charges related to three guinea pigs supposedly abandoned in rural areas, including one found in a mailbox.
  Lyon County prosecutors have charged the 17-year-old girl with three counts of animal cruelty. Her name has not been released. A case involving an 18-year-old woman has been referred to prosecutors for consideration of possible charges.
  Police say one of the guinea pigs was found April 26 in a mailbox and was ta
  
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• Sticky Fingers: Police Investigate Maple Syrup Theft

  07-05-2017 16:27
  
  NEWBURY, Vt. (AP) — Here’s a thief who definitely has sticky fingers.
  Vermont State Police are investigating a theft of maple syrup from a sugar house in Newbury. Authorities say sometime between 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday, someone broke into the sugar house and made off with multiple containers of syrup.
  Vermont is the country’s leading maple syrup state, producing a record 1.9 million gallons of syrup last year.
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• On Time: May 7, 2017

  07-05-2017 16:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz
   
  Dr. Ken Redcross
   
  Maryland Centenarians Luncheon
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• Sunday, May 7, 2017

  07-05-2017 16:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Places to get outside in Baltimore
   
  Executive chef from Baltimore Marriott joins Tracey and Tim in studio
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• Police Kill Bull After Escape From Veterinarian

  07-05-2017 15:30
  
  HAYS, Kan. (AP) — A bull that escaped from a Kansas veterinarian who owned it spent about 20 minutes on the loose before being shot and killed by a police officer after attempts to corral and sedate the animal failed.
  Police in Hays say no people were injured after the bull’s escape Saturday, though two vehicles were damaged by the animal.
  Police say officers and volunteers tried to keep the bull outside Hays’ city limits. They say the officers decided to shoot the animal as it
  
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• Missing Mother And Toddler Found Safe

  07-05-2017 14:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — UPDATE: Police say Danielle Daughtry and Mason Gilmore have been found safe.
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  The Baltimore Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a missing 36-year-old woman and her toddler son.
  Danielle Daughtry and 22-month-old Mason Gilmore were last seen on Friday, Ma
  
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• Orioles Radio Recap: Bundy Provides Another Quality Start As O’s Beat The White Sox

  07-05-2017 05:36
  
  The Orioles came into Saturday’s game looking to win their third consecutive game and to take the series win against Chicago. Hear all the action from Dylan Bundy’s quality start and Trey Mancini’s big offensive night on the Orioles Radio Recap! Fred Manfra sat down with Mike Bordick to discuss JJ Hardy’s recent struggles and Roch Kobatko went one on one with Buck Showalter in today’s Manager’s Report.
  As always we will hear Buck Showalter’s post game th
  
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• Bundy Earns 5th Victory As Orioles Beat White Sox 6-5

  07-05-2017 04:58
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan Bundy pitched six effective innings to earn his fourth straight victory, Trey Mancini homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Saturday night.
  Manny Machado hit his team-leading eighth home run for the Orioles, who will seek to complete a three-game sweep on Sunday.
  Bundy (5-1) allowed three runs and six hits, walking one and striking out three. The right-hander is tied for the major league lead in wins and has pitc
  
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• Capitals Rally Past Penguins In Game 5 To Avoid Elimination

  07-05-2017 04:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin scored 27 seconds apart in the third period as the Washington Capitals avoided elimination by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 in Game 5 on Saturday night.
  Nicklas Backstrom tied the score early in the third as the Capitals finally solved Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who allowed four goals on 32 shots. Washington’s comeback spoiled the return of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby after a one-game absence due to a concuss
  
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• Weather Blog: Chilly, Cloudy Day

  07-05-2017 04:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A chilly, cloudy, and on occasion, damp day in the region.
  Cool temperatures will be with us all next week as well. On Sunday and Monday night, some suburban locations may see temperatures drop into the upper 30’s and even some light frost is possible, in some areas.
  No big warm-up is expected next week, and the next chance of any real rain will come next Thursday and Friday.
  Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
  Go O’s!
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• Perdue Foods Recall Chicken Sausage Products, Distributor in Maryland

  07-05-2017 03:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Perdue Foods LLC. is recalling about 2,148 pounds of chicken sausage products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
  The Italian chicken sausage links were produced on March 27, 2017. The following products are subject to recall:
  24-oz. plastic packages containing eight links of fully cooked ready to eat “PERDUE HARVESTLAND Italian Style Organic Chicken Sau
  
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• Grandmother, 72, Graduates from Tennessee State University

  07-05-2017 03:03
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fifty-five years after she cut short her college education when she fell in love, Darlene Mullins has finally graduated.
  Tennessee State University says Mullins, a 72-year-old grandmother of four, participated in the school’s undergraduate commencement ceremony Saturday.
  Mullins was a TSU student and a budding track star in 1962 when she met John Mullins. A courtship developed, and they married. John graduated in 1964.
  Mullins moved from college student to car
  
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• 3 Dead in Separate Shootings in Baltimore

  07-05-2017 02:09
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say three men have been killed in three separate shootings.
  Authorities say officers responded to the 2800 block of Prospect Street about 1:40 p.m. Saturday and found a man with a fatal gunshot wound to his chest.
  Less than an hour later, a patrolling officer found another man with fatal gunshot wounds in the 300 block of Whitridge Avenue.
  Shortly before 4 p.m., officers were called to a home in the 1300 block of Stricker Street, where yet another man had
  
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• 9-2 Favorite Always Dreaming Wins Kentucky Derby in the Slop

  07-05-2017 02:02
  
  By BETH HARRIS, AP Racing Writer
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Always Dreaming splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby by 2 ¾ lengths on Saturday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez their second victories in the race but their first together.
  Pletcher and Velazquez have teamed up often over the years and are the sport’s leading money winners. On their own, they were a combined 2 for 63 coming into America’s greatest race.
  Together, they were
  
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• Hundreds Take Part In Disaster Training Drill At BWI

  07-05-2017 00:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hundreds of emergency responders participated in a disaster training drill at BWI on Saturday to evaluate their services.
  As part of an FAA requirement, the BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport Fire Department works with local jurisdictions to prepare for large scale emergencies.
  Preparing for the worst case scenario.
  “We have simulated a few fires, a few victims inside that were trapped,” said BWI Fire Department Chief Victor Ferreira.
  Disasters can happen at a
  
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• Katie Hoff Inducted Into Maryland Swimming Hall of Fame

  07-05-2017 00:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– She’s smashed world records and is a 3-time Olympic medalist.
  Saturday, swimmer Katie Hoff returned to the North Baltimore Aquatic Club to be inducted into the Maryland Swimming Hall of Fame.
  Hoff retired from professional swimming after she developed blood clots in her lungs. She is now helping to build awareness for pulmonary embolisms.
  Katie explained that as many as 100,00 Americans die each year from blood clots.
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• Drug 100 Times More Powerful Than Heroin Responsible for Multiple Deaths in Md.

  07-05-2017 00:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A new drug, 100 times more powerful than heroin, is finding its way onto Maryland streets.
  It’s to blame for several deaths in Anne Arundel County in recent weeks.
  RELATED: Officials: Carfentanil Blamed for 4th Death in Maryland
  Fentanyl has been on the radar for quite some time but now carfentanyl is the latest threat killing people in Maryland.
  It’s the newest deadly drug that’s popping up in Maryland autopsies.
  “It’s very strong, it’s
  
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