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• Baltimore City Police Officer Honored For Car Accident Response

  11-05-2017 23:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The father of two children involved in a traffic accident with their mom wanted to show his appreciation for the officer’s response, and as Pat Warren reports, the mayor followed through.
  Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh made a point that even with the transitions taking place in the police department, officer come to work everyday to protect and serve.
  Officer Pierre Dolcine received the City’s Exceptional Service Award after a father wrote the mayor e
  
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• Number Of School Buses With Cameras Increasing Across Maryland

  11-05-2017 23:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — School buses across Maryland are equipped with surveillance systems to monitor students and drivers during their commute, and one district is upgrading their security operations.
  A majority of the school buses in Baltimore County use cameras.
  An extra layer of security that is in high demand.
  Harford County just announced plans to double the number of systems in their fleet.
  When bus driver Steve Nelson steps on board, safety is his number one priority.
  As soon
  
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• Darren O’Day Talks Walk-Up Songs, Pitching, Bullpen Banter & More

  11-05-2017 23:28
  
  Orioles reliever pitcher Darren O’Day joined Scott and Jeremy to talk about his role in the bullpen, aging like a “fine wine,” and keeping things light in the bullpen.
  The radar gun caught O’Day throwing an impressive 90 mph pitch the other night. To which he joked, “I guess I’m like a fine wine, ya know?” He continued to say, “About this time of year I just started throwing really hard, and I wish I knew why. I do feel about better than I did
  
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• UMD Students Fed Up With Diversity Issues Following Found Noose

  11-05-2017 23:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Many University of Maryland students remain on edge in College Park after a noose is found hanging inside a fraternity house.
  Police are calling this a hate bias incident.
  Students are getting impatient on a campus where racial tensions are being felt more than ever.
  Students are fed up with diversity issues that have rocked the entire campus.
  “We pay tuition here, we fund this university,” one student said.
  “Just knowing that walking through this ca
  
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• Judge Orders DA’s Office To Charge Amtrak Engineer Involved In Deadly Crash

  11-05-2017 23:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Just days after the Philadelphia district attorney’s office said the Amtrak engineer involved in a derailment that killed eight people and injured about 200 others wouldn’t face criminal charges, a judge has ordered the office to bring charges.
  “President Judge Neifield has ordered the filing of two private criminal complaints as a result of the Amtrak train 188 derailment,” a statement from the district attorney’s office says.
  Those charg
  
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• Police Near Washington Charge Man In 2 Homicides Within Days

  11-05-2017 22:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington-area police departments say a man has been charged in two homicides.
  Both Montgomery and Prince George’s County police say 24-year-old Furl John Williams was arrested Tuesday and faces murder charges from two incidents.
  Montgomery County police say Williams is charged with home invasion and murder after fingerprints found during a carjacking investigation linked him to an April 29 shooting north of Washington in Germantown. An investigation showed two arm
  
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• Harford County Sheriff’s Office Holds Memorial Remembering Fallen Deputies

  11-05-2017 22:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Ceremony replaced the normal routines at the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Joppa Precinct Thursday.
  Last year’s murder of two Harford County Sheriff’s Deputies moved the department to hold its first memorial service for all its deputies killed in the line of duty.
  A lot changed for the community last year when a gunman opened fire in a local Panera restaurant, killing Senior Deputy Patrick Dailey and Deputy First Class Mark Logsdon.
  A wreath will be tak
  
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• Prosecutors Dropped 50 Cases Involved Indicted Officers

  11-05-2017 22:32
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore prosecutors have dropped the charges in nearly 50 cases that rely on testimony from any of the seven police officers indicted and jailed for allegedly robbing citizens, making false arrests and filing fraudulent overtime claims.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that the State’s Attorney’s Office is also seeking to drop charges in more than a dozen cases brought by the officers. The office has dropped 39 pending cases involving 180 gun charges and 55 drug cha
  
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• JHU Students Build Specialized Stroller For Disabled Syrian Boy Whose Parents Moved Here For His Care

  11-05-2017 22:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —For Karam Tarazi, each step is a giant leap.
  The 6-year-old has a rare genetic disease called Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, which damaged his nervous system.
  He’s one of only 10 children in the world with this particular mutation, but his doting mom and dad, Dana Ajilikin and Ousama Tarazi, say he’s special for other reasons.
  “He’s a very happy child,” Tarazi says. “All of the time, he’s smiling and laughing.”Ajilikin and Tar
  
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• Authorities Investigating Noose Found Outside Local Middle School

  11-05-2017 21:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Anne Arundel County Police Department is investigating after a noose was found outside a middle school Thursday morning.
  Police and Anne Arundel County Public Schools confirm the noose was found outside Crofton Middle School at about 11 a.m.
  Officers have released surveillance photos of two suspects.School officials say the noose was removed within minutes of it being discovered, and the following letter is being sent home with students:
  Letter Crofton MS Noose b
  
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• More Price Hikes Likely For Government Insurance Markets

  11-05-2017 21:21
  
  Early moves by insurers suggest that another round of price hikes and limited choices will greet insurance shoppers around the country when they start searching for next year’s coverage on the public markets established by the Affordable Care Act.
  Insurance companies are still making decisions about whether to offer coverage for individuals next year on these markets, and price increase requests are only just starting to be revealed by state regulators. But in recent weeks big insurers lik
  
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• Maryland Ranks In Bottom Half Of Best & Worst States For Working Moms List

  11-05-2017 20:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A new WalletHub study ranks Maryland 30th on the list of states that are best and worst for working mothers.
  On the list, Vermont was the best state for working moms and Alabama was the worst.
  The study took into account three categories:
  Child care (day-care quality and cost, pediatricians per capita, school quality)
  Professional opportunities (gender pay gap, female to male executive ratio, median women’s salary, share of families in poverty, female unemployme
  
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• FBI’s D.C. Field Office Raids Republican Campaign Fundraising Firm In Md.

  11-05-2017 20:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The FBI is conducting an investigation at Strategic Campaign Group on Main Street in Annapolis.
  Strategic Campaign Group is a Republican campaign consulting and fundraising firm.
  They say this is part of a Washington D.C. field office investigation, but released no further details.
  This story will be updated as more details become available.
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• Aaron Hernandez’s Fiancee To Speak On ‘Dr. Phil’ Show

  11-05-2017 19:31
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The fiancee of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez says she thought his suicide was a hoax.
  Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez says in an interview on “Dr. Phil” scheduled to air next week that she thought “some cruel person” was playing a trick on her when she heard Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell on April 19, days after he was acquitted of a double murder. He was still serving a life sentence for another killing.
  Jenkins-Hernandez said her last con
  
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• Trump Planned To Fire Comey Regardless Of Recommendation

  11-05-2017 19:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says that he had planned to fire FBI Director James Comey regardless of the recommendation from his deputy attorney general, contrary to earlier statements from the White House.
  Trump says in the NBC News interview he had made up his mind to dismiss Comey before he met Monday with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
  President Trump also says “I know that I’m not under investigation” for collus
  
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• Taz On Braun Strowman Injury: ‘Not A Big Deal’

  11-05-2017 19:19
  By Chuck Carroll
  It’s an interesting time for WWE. Then again, it always is after WrestleMania. It’s not because of sizzling storylines. This is the time of year when WWE creative has to get, well, creative. There were so many weeks of hype leading up to WrestleMania that there was really no way to sustain the momentum. It’s just impossible not to dip after such a large climax.
  The roster shakeup has worked well to retain some of the audience and give writers an opportunity to
  
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• Maryland Regulators OK Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Plan

  11-05-2017 19:15
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland regulators on Thursday approved plans for the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind projects, saying the decision will position the state to be a leader in the developing industry.
  The Maryland Public Service Commission awarded renewable energy credits for two projects off Maryland’s Eastern Shore near Ocean City. The PSC says the decision allows U.S. Wind of Baltimore and Skipjack Offshore Energy, a subsidiary of Deepwater Wind, to build a tot
  
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• Ovechkin Finished Playoffs With Lower-Body Injury

  11-05-2017 19:06
  
  By STEPHEN WHYNO , AP Hockey Writer
  Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin finished the playoffs playing through a lower-body injury that required pain-numbing injections.
  The Russian Hockey Federation announced the injury Thursday, saying Ovechkin would not be able to play at the world championships in Europe because of it.
  It was not immediately clear when Ovechkin was injured or how severely. He did not miss a game but briefly left late in the first period Game 5 of the first round after clut
  
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• Study: NSAIDS Like Ibuprofen Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk

  11-05-2017 19:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —People who pop over-the-counter painkillers like ibuprofen and naproxen regularly could face a higher risk of heart attack, according to a new study.
  Those drugs, categorized as NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), are the active ingredients in brands like Advil, Aleve, Midol and Motrin.
  The study, published in The BMJ medical journal, found that all commonly used NSAIDs were associated with this increased risk.
  For the study, a group of researchers reviewed stu
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect In Early Morning Murder

  11-05-2017 18:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are searching for the person who fatally shot a man early Thursday morning in Baltimore County.
  The Baltimore County Police Department reports the 32-year-old victim, whose name has not yet been released, was shot at 2 a.m., after parking his car in the unit block of Swampscott Court.
  The victim and his girlfriend were walking from their car to a nearby building, when an unknown suspect shot the victim. The victim’s girlfriend was not injured.
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• “I Had No Intention Of Telling Anybody That I Had It [Legacy Advantage].” ‘Survivor’ Castoff Sierra: Post Elimination Q&A

  11-05-2017 18:27
  CBS Local – CBS aired Season 34, Episodes 12 of Survivor: Game Changers, and we had the chance to interview the most recent castoff, Sierra Thomas. Here’s her unique perspective (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom and Samantha Bennet) on being voted off, the fate of her legacy advantage and her regrets playing the game.
  Castoff: Sierra
  SB: When Brad won immunity, what was your first thought? Did you think your time was up?
  S: Yes, like I said at tribal council &nd
  
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• College Lacrosse Team Replaces Warm-Up Music With Trump Talk

  11-05-2017 17:51
  
  GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban New York college lacrosse team has replaced its warm-up music with a recording of a portion of a speech by President Donald Trump.
  An Instagram video of the Adelphi University team was posted Wednesday showing players running onto the field at the conclusion of an excerpt of a Trump speech that includes his campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”
  Newsday reports Adelphi athletic director Danny McCabe says in a statement the pre-game musi
  
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• Thank You, NYC: Jeter Toasts City Ahead Of Jersey Retirement

  11-05-2017 17:17
  NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter is paying tribute to New York City a few days before the Yankees permanently retire his jersey.
  Jeter posted an essay titled “Thank You, New York” on his Players’ Tribune website on Thursday. Jeter writes about being “quiet, unsure and a little intimidated” coming to New York after growing up in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  He praises the city for supporting him throughout his 20 seasons with the Yankees writing, “I’ll never for
  
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• Celtics Beat Wizards 123-101, Take 3-2 Lead In Eastern Conference Semifinals

  11-05-2017 16:53
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Playing in the Garden has brought out the Boston Celtics’ best basketball this postseason.
  Wednesday night it was home to one of the best nights of Avery Bradley’s career.
  Bradley scored a playoff career-high 29 points, and the Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 123-101 to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
  After being thoroughly picked apart in losses at Washington in Games 3 and 4, Boston shared the ball in Game 5, and again resembled the tea
  
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• Mormon Church Pulls Older Teens Out Of Boy Scouts

  11-05-2017 16:47
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church, the largest sponsor of Boy Scouts troops in the United States, announced Thursday it is pulling older teenagers from the organization as the religion takes a step toward developing its own global scouting-like program.
  The Utah-based religion’s announcement means an estimated 130,000-180,000 teenagers ages 14-18 will no longer participate in Boy Scouts starting next year, a significant loss for the Boy Scouts of America. Younger Mormon boys wi
  
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• Orioles Closer Britton Hopes To Be Back Sooner Than Later

  11-05-2017 15:46
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles closer Zach Britton is preparing for a much longer stay on the disabled list this time after returning too quickly from a forearm injury.
  Britton was initially on the DL from April 16 to May 2 with a strained left forearm. He pitched in two games, felt discomfort in his pitching arm and was put back on the 10-day disabled list on Saturday.
  The left-hander visited Dr. Neal ElAttrache, an orthopedist based in Los Angeles, on Monday. After an MRI and an examination, B
  
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• Nationals First Baseman To Launch Driver Safety Campaign

  11-05-2017 15:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman is taking some time from his resurgent season to talk to teens about the dangers of texting and driving.
  Zimmerman will be at McLean High School on Wednesday to launch a campaign called “Phones Down. Home Run.” He’ll be joined by representatives from Transurban, the operator of the express toll lanes on Interstate 95 and the Capital Beltway in northern Virginia.
  The campaign will emphasize to young driver
  
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• Orioles Will Go For Series Win Behind Dylan Bundy

  11-05-2017 15:39
  By Gracenote
  The Washington Nationals repeatedly have come up empty in the annual Beltway Series against the Baltimore Orioles, with their last season series victory coming in 2007. Washington has a chance to earn a split of this year’s four-game, home-and-home set when they host the Orioles on Thursday night in the series finale.
  The Nationals used a dramatic rally to halt Baltimore’s six-game winning streak on Wednesday, scoring twice in the eighth and three times in the ninth for
  
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• Pregnant Woman Sets Md. Fishing Record With 32-Pound Muskie

  11-05-2017 15:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A Washington County woman has set a new muskellunge (muskie) nontidal state fishing record, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
  Tessa Cosens, 26, caught the fish, which was 32.5 pounds, 49 inches long and had a 24-inch girth, May 6 along the banks of the upper Potomac River in Washington County.
  A relative newcomer to muskie fishing, Cosens – who is several months pregnant and had been feeling under the weather – snagged her record catch
  
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• Indianapolis Man Faces 3 Life Sentences For Killing Spree

  11-05-2017 14:19
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis man is facing three consecutive life sentences for killing three people over four days in attacks that authorities say he justified by citing the horror movie, “The Purge.”
  A Marion County judge is scheduled Thursday to formally sentence 20-year-old Johnathan Cruz, who pleaded guilty last month to three counts of murder. Prosecutors dropped plans to seek the death penalty.
  Cruz was charged with fatally shooting three men during attacks on Ind
  
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• Scientists Name Newly ID’d Dino For Ghostbusters Monster

  11-05-2017 13:39
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Scientists in Toronto have named a newly identified dinosaur after a monster from the original “Ghostbusters” film.
  The Royal Ontario Museum says it acquired the skeleton of Zuul crurivastator (ZOOL’ crer-uh-vas-TAYT’-or) last year. The name references Zuul, a dog-like monster that terrorizes characters played by Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis in the 1984 movie. The museum says scientists picked the name Zuul based on the features of its head, whic
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Cloudy and Rainy Throughout The Rest Of The Week

  11-05-2017 13:25
  Hi Everyone!
  Get ready for the weather to chill down, and moisten up…again. (Eventually we will break this pattern at the end of the weekend but between now, and then, WET, WET, WET!)
  There is a front stalled over the area, and it allowing Low’s to slide right along it and that means right over the area. Today we will have spotty rain. Same deal tonight. But by tomorrow afternoon, and into Saturday morning we could see a couple of inches of rain. And then lingering showers throughou
  
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• Removal Of 2nd Confederate Statue In New Orleans To Begin

  11-05-2017 12:45
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A city news release says workers are preparing to take down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in New Orleans, the second of four monuments to Confederate era figures the City Council has voted to remove.Officials had refused to give advance public notice of Thursday morning’s removal, citing threats of violence against contractors and workers involved in the effort. The Davis statue has been the scene of protests by supporters and opponents of the m
  
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• Child Found Wandering Baltimore Streets Without Parents

  11-05-2017 12:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Police are searching for the family of a boy found walking the streets of Baltimore early Thursday morning.
  Police say around just before 5 a.m., a staff member of St. Agnes Hospital found the unidentified boy. They say the boy is around 3 to 4-years-old. He was found unharmed, walking in the 3400 block of Wilkens Avenue, near the 7-11 store.
  Photo Courtesy: Baltimore City Police
  The boy was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Baltimore Police have been unable to locat
  
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• Child Found Wandering Baltimore Streets Reunited With Parents

  11-05-2017 12:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Police have found the family of a boy found walking the streets of Baltimore early Thursday morning.
  Police say around just before 5 a.m., a staff member of St. Agnes Hospital found the unidentified boy. They say the boy is around 3 to 4-years-old. He was found unharmed, walking in the 3400 block of Wilkens Avenue, near the 7-11 store.
  Photo Courtesy: Baltimore City Police@BaltimorePolice It should be further noted that social media helped once again. Second time in
  
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• Man Killed After Being Hit By Car In Ellicott City

  11-05-2017 09:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)- Howard County Police are investigating a pedestrian involved accident in Ellicott City.
  Police say the accident happened around 10:15 Wednesday night on Baltimore National Pike near North Chatham road. A Fiat 500 was traveling westbound when it struck a man in the road.
  The man was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with critical injuries. He later died from his injuries overnight.
  The driver of the Fiat and a passenger were not injured and both remaine
  
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• More Than 500K Recalled Cars Cruising In Maryland

  11-05-2017 05:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– There are new concerns that more than a half million recalled vehicles are driving around in Maryland.
  Some drivers may not even know their car is on the list.
  Researchers said the recalls range from the simple to the down right dangerous and it’s time for you to check if your car is on the list.
  The figures are staggering, a Silicon Valley based company said there are 550,000 plus recalled vehicles driving around in Maryland, including Baltimore, Tows
  
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• Wieters’ 2-Run Single Gives Nationals 7-6 Win Over Orioles

  11-05-2017 04:59
  
  By DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Wieters hit a winning, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning against his former team, and the Washington Nationals rallied to beat Baltimore 7-6 Wednesday night and end the Orioles’ six-game winning streak.
  Washington trailed 6-2 in the seventh before coming back. Down by two in the ninth, the Nationals rallied against Brad Brach (0-1), serving as Baltimore’s closer while Zach Britton is on the disabled
  
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• Alex Ovechkin, Capitals Come Up Short In Game 7 Once Again

  11-05-2017 04:33
  
  By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Sports Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — At the end, there was mostly silence. A smattering of boos, reacting to cheering by the opponent’s supporters. Some faint applause. This was the end of a series, the end of a Game 7 loss — yes, yet another Game 7 loss by the Washington Capitals — and, seemingly, the end of an era.
  An arena so raucous just hours earlier — all the red-jersey-clad fans shouting along with that color’s mention during the
  
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• Questions Remain On Hernandez Wealth After Conviction Erased

  11-05-2017 02:52
  
  By DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer
  BOSTON (AP) — Questions abound after a judge erased ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction in a 2013 killing.
  Chief among them: What, if any, wealth did the former New England Patriots tight end leave behind when he hanged himself in prison on April 19? And could the team be back on the hook for nearly $6 million it withheld from Hernandez after he was charged in the killing and the team released him?
  There are no clear answers.
  
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• Baltimore Police Officer Injures Head During Foot Chase

  11-05-2017 02:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– An officer injured his head during foot chase in the City Wednesday night, according to Baltimore Police.
  The incident happened around 7:20 p.m. near the intersection of Lauretta Avenue and North Payson Street.
  Police say several suspects who were being chased were arrested.
   The officer was transported to Shock Trauma and there is no word on his condition.
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• Senate Panel Subpoenas Michael Flynn For Russia-Related Documents

  11-05-2017 02:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate intelligence committee has subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for documents related to the panel’s investigation into Russia’s election meddling.
  Sen. Richard Burr, the Republican chairman, and Sen. Mark Warner, the committee’s Democratic vice chairman, say the panel had first requested the documents from Flynn on April 28. They say Flynn’s lawyer declined to cooperate with the request.
  Flynn was fired b
  
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• DeVos Booed Speaking At Historically Black University

  11-05-2017 01:44
  
  By TERRANCE HARRIS, Associated Press
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Drawing shouts of “Liar!” and “Just go,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos powered through her commencement address Wednesday at a historically black university, even as many of the graduating students turned their backs to her in protest.
  “Let’s choose to hear one another out,” DeVos said, reading her prepared text in a measured tone despite continuing waves of boos, catcalls and s
  
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• Metallica Kicks Off Tour in Baltimore

  11-05-2017 00:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Metallica kicked off its North American tour in Baltimore Wednesday night.
  The heavy metal rockers performed in front of a packed M&T Bank Stadium.
  Courtesy of @DRustyCabbage.
  The band heads to Philadelphia next.
  Courtesy of @KellyKitchen8.
  They will tour North America through August before departing for the European leg of the tour.
  Metallica will perform on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday.
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• Widow Of Cyclist Killed By Former Bishop Makes Plea To Drivers

  11-05-2017 00:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– After former episcopal bishop Heather Cook was denied parole for driving drunk and killing cyclist Tom Palermo, his widow made a passionate plea to those on the road Wednesday.
  The dramatic moment took place outside the Jessup state prison.
  Back in 2014, Tom Palermo was one of them when he was hit along Roland Ave.
  His wife, Rachel Palermo, reminded drivers of the pain and suffering their family might never shake.
  “I want you to think of me and my pain,” s
  
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