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• Pride of Baltimore II Heads Out To Sea

  13-05-2017 21:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Pride of Baltimore II will be embarking on a month-and-a-half long journey to participate in different races and festivals.
  America’s Star-Spangled ambassador is heading out to sea to make stops in Charleston, Bermuda and Boston.
  The busy schedule is filled with appearances and educational opportunities.
  “Pride is a world renowned vessel, she is known throughout the world, she is unique in an American historical sense, and she is appreciated for t
  
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• Mom Of Ohio Boy Who Killed Himself Vows He “Will Be Heard”

  13-05-2017 21:44
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The mother of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who killed himself after she says he was bullied at school pledges to speak out on his behalf.
  Cornelia Reynolds said in a Friday statement that her son Gabriel Taye’s voice “will be heard” and she urges parents to tell their children to seek help if they are being hurt.
  “It is my obligation to make sure that this will never happen again,” she said. “No, this will not go away. People need to know the
  
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• Trump Says It’s Possible He Could Pick FBI Head By Next Week

  13-05-2017 20:42
  By SADIE GURMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “we can make a fast decision” on a new FBI director, possibly by late next week, before he leaves on his first foreign trip since taking office.
  “Even that is possible,” he told reporters when asked whether he could announce his nominee by Friday, when he is scheduled to leave for the Mideast and Europe.
  At least five candidates to be the bureau&
  
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• Trump Say It’s Possible He Could Pick FBI Head By Next Week

  13-05-2017 20:42
  
  By SADIE GURMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “we can make a fast decision” on a new FBI director, possibly by late next week, before he leaves on his first foreign trip since taking office.
  “Even that is possible,” he told reporters when asked whether he could announce his nominee by Friday, when he is scheduled to leave for the Mideast and Europe.
  At least five candidates to be the bureau&
  
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• It’s Academic: May 13, 2017

  13-05-2017 19:58
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• Man Gets 21 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Daughter

  13-05-2017 19:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a 48-year-old Washington, D.C.-man has been sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter.
  Prosecutors have not identified the man in order to protect the privacy of his daughter. U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillip’s office says the man was sentenced Friday to 21 ½ years in prison.
  Prosecutors say the man sexually abused his daughter over several years in Washington as well as Maryland’s Prince George’s
  
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• Trump Urges Liberty U Grads To Stand Up To Criticism

  13-05-2017 18:45
  
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
  LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Delivering his first commencement address, President Donald Trump on Saturday urged graduates of a Christian university to follow their convictions but to also be willing to stand up to criticism from others who don’t have the courage to do what is right.
  Trump kept to an upbeat message in his first extended public appearance since firing James Comey as FBI director this week, saying the lawyer and veteran prosecutor
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect In Murder Of Popular Baltimore DJ

  13-05-2017 17:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)- City police have arrested a 34-year-old man connected to the murder of a 53-year-old man.
  Officers arrested Brandon Harris for the murder of Vincent Curtis, a popular Baltimore DJ, according to police.
  At about 4 a.m. Friday, detectives responded to the 1200 block of Bloomfield Avenue, where they found Curtis suffering from gunshot wounds to the chest.
  Curtis was transported to an area hospital where he later died.
  Detectives obtained surveillance video and interviewed several w
  
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• Man In Serious Condition Following Stabbing Outside Federal Hill Bar

  13-05-2017 16:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A man is in serious condition after being stabbed outside of a Federal Hill bar early Saturday, Baltimore police say.
  Officers responded just before 1 a.m. to Bandito’s Pub at S. Charles and Cross Streets for a large fight that left four people cut, police say. The man listed in serious condition was taken to an area hospital.
  Police say three others suffered non-life threatening injuries during the incident.
  This story will be updated when more information beco
  
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• Saturday, May 13, 2017

  13-05-2017 15:38
  Spend Mother’s Day at Cosima!
   
  The Maryland Half Marathon is in full stride!
  
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• Sister: Weakened ‘Sandra Bland Act’ In Texas ‘Gut-Wrenching’

  13-05-2017 15:29
  
  By PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The sister of Sandra Bland, a black woman found dead in a Texas jail following a confrontational traffic stop with a white state trooper, says it is “gut-wrenching” that lawmakers stripped police reforms from a bill named after her sibling and are now pushing a weakened compromise that “painfully misses the mark.”
  Bland’s death in 2015 was a national flashpoint in the Black Lives Matter movement &mda
  
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• Longtime corruption cop retires - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2017 15:03
  
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  Longtime corruption cop retires
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  James Cabezas, chief investigator for the state's special prosecutor, continues to do his job though legally blind, unable to drive or even cross a street. Cabezas' computer is outfitted with voice applications. Typing in information is alright if the ...and more »
  
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• 4dJamison Hensley - ESPN (blog)

  13-05-2017 15:01
  
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  One of the Baltimore Ravens' most pressing needs is on the offensive line. That's why it's no surprise that the question of the week centers on, well, the center position. @jamisonhensley Are the Ravens targeting other veteran free agent offensive ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore Beatdown staff's way-too-early roster predictions - Baltimore Beatdown

  13-05-2017 15:00
  
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  Baltimore Beatdown staff's way-too-early roster predictions
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  The season is still a couple months away but the Baltimore Beatdown staff decided to pick one player who will shock the masses and make the 53-man roster. We also decided to predict one player who will be a surprise cut. Logan Levy. Quincy Adeboyejo- ...
  
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• Don’t Call Me Caitlyn: Baby Name Plunges In Popularity

  13-05-2017 14:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t call me Caitlyn.
  A year after Caitlyn Jenner announced her new name and gender, the popularity of the name Caitlyn plummeted more than any other baby name, according to Social Security’s annual list of the most popular baby names.
  In fact, the four names that dropped the most were all variations of the same name: Caitlin, Caitlyn, Katelynn and Kaitlynn.
  “It was inevitable,” said Laura Wattenberg, founder of BabynameWizard.com. “Caitlyn
  
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• Baltimore braces for documentary on nun's death, sex abuse at Catholic school - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2017 09:03
  
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  Baltimore braces for documentary on nun's death, sex abuse at Catholic school
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  Donna Von Den Bosch and Teresa Lancaster speak out about abuse allegations at Archbishop Keogh High School. Both Von Den Bosch and Lancanster appear in The Netflix documentary "The Keepers" about the murder of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik.and more »
  
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• Wall’s Late 3 Leads Wiz Past Celtics 92-91, Forces Game 7

  13-05-2017 05:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall hit a 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left for the go-ahead basket, then hopped atop the scorer’s table and yelled to celebrate at the conclusion of the Washington Wizards’ 92-91 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night that pushed their Eastern Conference semifinal to a Game 7.
  Wall overcame a 1-for-12 start to finish with 26 points, and Bradley Beal led the Wizards with 33. The backcourt mates combined for 23 of Washington’s 26 points in th
  
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• Hosmer Hits Go-Ahead Double In 8th, Royals Beat Orioles 3-2

  13-05-2017 05:34
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Hosmer delivered another key hit, doubling home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and giving the Kansas City Royals a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
  Lorenzo Cain singled with one out and Hosmer doubled to right-center field off Vidal Nuno (0-1).
  Hosmer is hitting .403 with a .581 slugging percentage, six extra-base hits and 10 RBIs in his past 16 games. He has raised his batting average 97 points from .192 to .289 in that span.
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• Video: Baltimore schools balances budget … at cost of layoffs - WBAL Baltimore

  13-05-2017 05:30
  
  Video: Baltimore schools balances budget … at cost of layoffs
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  A cat was found in Yukon, more than 1,500 miles away from her home in Sacramento, California. Advertisement. Elizabeth Givens said her grandchildren found the cat behind their house recently. When she called the number listed on the cat's tag, she ...and more »
  
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• Police Arrest Two Men For Leaving Noose Outside Crofton Middle School

  13-05-2017 05:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Anne Arundel county police arrest two suspects they say are responsible for hanging a noose at Crofton Middle School Thursday morning.
  Conner Prout and John Havermann have been accused of trespassing at the school to hang a noose from a light fixture on school grounds early Thursday morning.
  The two 19-year-olds face a slew of charges for the incident that sparked a lot of concern from police and the community. They arrests come a day after the noose was discove
  
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• Md. Political Consulting Firm Raided By FBI For GOP Fundraising Operations

  13-05-2017 05:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — New details are out about a Maryland political firm that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the campaigns of national and local lawmakers, as new reaction emerges from Maryland Governor Hogan.
  Strategic campaign group remains closed and parts of their website have now been removed and their tweets protected. This comes one day after six FBI agents raided the Annapolis firm, which called itself “one of the top political consulting firms for Republican candid
  
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• Gov. Hogan Urges FAA To Implement Flight Procedures Prior To NextGen

  13-05-2017 05:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  The governor is taking on the FAA, all because of flights coming in and out of BWI.
  For months, people in several Maryland counties have been complaining about planes that are flying too low around the airport. Now, the state’s chief executive is standing on their side.
  Governor Hogan is demanding that the FAA make changes to reduce the noise around BWI.
  The letter the governor sent to the FAA had an extremely stern tone. In it, He said the agency&rs
  
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• Speeding Amtrak Engineer Charged In 2015 Crash That Killed 8

  13-05-2017 05:07
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The state’s top prosecutor on Friday charged a speeding Amtrak engineer with causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and other crimes in a deadly 2015 derailment that came after he accelerated to 106 mph on a 50 mph curve.
  Prosecutors said they were in talks with engineer Brandon Bostian’s attorney to have him surrender on the charges.
  Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro expanded on charges a Philadelphia judge approved a day earlier. The unus
  
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• Man Who Killed 5 In Crash Skips Out On Sentencing

  13-05-2017 05:00
  
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A driver who pleaded guilty to causing a crash that killed five people in a Washington suburb has skipped out on his sentencing.
  A spokesman for the Prince George’s County state’s attorney’s office says Kenneth Kelley didn’t show up for his sentencing hearing on Friday. Kelley pleaded guilty in March to charges including, five counts of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence.
  A judge issued a warrant for Kelley’s arre
  
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• Weather Blog: Cool And Rainy Saturday

  13-05-2017 04:25
  
  A cool and damp evening as more rain moves towards the region overnight. Some of the rain can be locally heavy through tomorrow morning, and winds will pick up as well.
  One or more inches of rain is expected, and winds may gust to 30 mph locally, but stronger at the beaches.
  It should dry out somewhat by Sunday for mothers day, and temperatures will top 70! Have a nice weekend!
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• Attny Gen. Orders Nationwide Drug Crackdown

  13-05-2017 04:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A memo from the Attorney General’s office is not even two pages long, but experts tell WJZ, this may be the warning shot of another war on drugs.
  “We’re seeing an increase in violent crime in our cities, particularly in Baltimore,” says U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
  Attorney General Sessions spotlighting Baltimore Friday, as he orders a drug crackdown nationwide.
  Straight from his office, the memo tells federal prosecutors to “Cha
  
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• Attny Gen. Orders Drug Nationwide Crackdown

  13-05-2017 04:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A memo from the Attorney General’s office is not even two pages long, but experts tell WJZ, this may be the warning shot of another war on drugs.
  “We’re seeing an increase in violent crime in our cities, particularly in Baltimore,” says U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
  Attorney General Sessions spotlighting Baltimore Friday, as he orders a drug crackdown nationwide.
  Straight from his office, the memo tells federal prosecutors to “Cha
  
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• U.S. Customs at port of Baltimore catches tiny beetle with outsized capability for destruction - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2017 03:56
  
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  U.S. Customs at port of Baltimore catches tiny beetle with outsized capability for destruction
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  At a port that moves millions of tons of cargo each year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists recently managed to find a single invasive bug —smaller than a grain of rice — and stop it from potentially causing a costly infestation. Agents ...
  
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• Cora V. 'Betty' Webb, WWII combat nurse, dies - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2017 03:04
  
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  Cora V. 'Betty' Webb, WWII combat nurse, dies
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  Cora Webb recalled wartime Normandy as a “dismal scene. There was a lot of destruction.” (/HANDOUT). Frederick N. RasmussenContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Cora V. "Betty" Webb, a former World War II Army combat nurse who served with the 164th ...and more »
  
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• Betsy Miller, registered nurse and Roland Park Place resident, dies ... - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2017 03:04
  
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  Betsy Miller, registered nurse and Roland Park Place resident, dies ...
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  Betsy Miller, 92, a former registered nurse, died May 2 from heart failure at her Roland Park Place home.and more »
  
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• Orioles’ Adam Jones Donates $20K To Negro Leagues Museum

  13-05-2017 02:31
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones, the target of racial taunts during a recent game in Boston, has donated $20,000 to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.
  Jones plans to visit the museum and speak with its president, Bob Kendrick, on Saturday before the Orioles continue their series against the Kansas City Royals.
  The museum founded by a group of former Negro Leagues stars is located in the historic 18th and Vine district, a hub of black
  
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• The Baltimore Ravens Legends Bracket - The Ebony Bird

  13-05-2017 02:24
  
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  The Baltimore Ravens Legends Bracket
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  This is the Baltimore Ravens Legends Bracket. This is a tournament of the top legends in Ravens history. How far will your favorite players make it? Baltimore Ravens football has had some of the greatest football players of all time. This is why the ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore schools chief proposes up to 300 layoffs to balance district ... - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2017 01:44
  
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  Baltimore schools chief proposes up to 300 layoffs to balance district ...
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  Baltimore city schools chief Sonja Santelises is proposing to lay off as many as 300 people, including teachers, to balance a $1.31 billion budget next year.
  Baltimore schools proposed budget includes up to 300 layoffsWBAL Baltimore
  City Schools Announces FY18 Budget, Under 300 Potential Layoffs ...CBS Baltimore / WJZ
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• Jacques Kelly: Grove of Remembrance largely forgotten - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2017 01:09
  
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  Jacques Kelly: Grove of Remembrance largely forgotten
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  Two bronze markers in Druid Hill Park identify the entrance to the Grove of Remembrance, a group of oak trees with a pavilion created to honor those who fought in World War I. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun). Jacques KellyContact ReporterThe ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore police have, but won't release, findings from review of officers' actions in Freddie Gray case - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2017 01:02
  
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  Baltimore police have, but won't release, findings from review of officers' actions in Freddie Gray case
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  The Baltimore Police Department has received the findings of an administrative review of the actions taken by six city police officers during the arrest and transport of Freddie Gray. However, they are not releasing or discussing the findings. (Ulysses ...
  Consent decrees shouldn't end with Baltimore policeThe Philadelphia Tribune
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• Harold Carr Sr., former Baltimore teacher and preacher, dies ... - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2017 00:56
  
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  Harold Carr Sr., former Baltimore teacher and preacher, dies ...
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  About 40 years ago, Harold Carr Sr. built his home in Severna Park from the ground up. (/HANDOUT). Jacques KellyContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun.and more »
  
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• City Schools Announces FY18 Budget, Under 300 Potential Layoffs

  13-05-2017 00:39
  
   BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Public Schools announced a new budget for the 2017-2018 school year budget and it may include the end of  up to 300 staff positions.
  Despite efforts to supplement a nearly $130 million dollar deficit, the City Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santalises says there will be less than 300 layoffs to staff with fewer than 75 classroom teachers in core content areas being affected.
  Governor Larry Hogan announced in March that the state would be giving $23 millio
  
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