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• Police: Mom Hits Son Who Didn’t Give Her Mother’s Day Card

  14-05-2017 23:18
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Police in South Carolina say a woman has been arrested for hitting her young son after he gave a Mother’s Day card to his grandmother but not to her.
  A Spartanburg Police Department report says Shontrell Murphy is charged with cruelty to children for hitting her son on the head Thursday. His age was not given. He was treated and released from a local hospital.
  According to the report, the boy’s sister told police that Shontrell Murphy hit the boy hard b
  
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• Royal Mo Breaks Bone In Hoof While Preparing For Preakness

  14-05-2017 21:03
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Royal Mo has fractured a bone in his hoof during a workout in preparation for next weekend’s Preakness and was taken to a veterinary hospital for treatment.
  Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens was aboard Royal Mo on Sunday when he says he heard a pop while turning into the stretch at Pimlico.
  Trainer John Shirreffs says X-rays revealed a fractured sesamoid bone in the colt’s right front hoof. Royal Mo’s leg was placed in a boot and he was taken to the Univer
  
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• Drinking Tequila Could Be Good For Your Bones, Researchers Say

  14-05-2017 20:42
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A new study has revealed that drinking tequila may just be good for your bones.
  The study was conducted at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies in Mexico.
  According to researchers, a substance in the tequila plant (Agave tequilana) is capable of improving the absorption of calcium and magnesium, essential minerals to maintain bone health.
  Dr. Mercedes López, who led the research, believes that “the consumption of fructans contained in the agave, in
  
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• Firefighters Rescue A Dog From A Sinkhole

  14-05-2017 20:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A collie was saved from a sinkhole by Anne Arundel County and Annapolis firefighters Saturday.
  The dog fell into a sinkhole in Woodland Beach.Firefighters received the call shortly before noon, reporting that the 85-pound dog was stuck six feet down a hole measuring approximately two feet by two feet in the 2000 block of Shore Drive.Members of the Special Operations Confined Space Rescue Team successfully removed dog in about 90 minutes. It did not appear injured.
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• Baltimore County teen facing attempted murder charges after Federal Hill bar stabbing - Fox Baltimore

  14-05-2017 19:43
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  Baltimore County teen facing attempted murder charges after Federal Hill bar stabbing
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  Baltimore County teen, Shawn Guzman, 17, facing attempted murder charges after Federal Hill bar stabbing (Courtesy: Baltimore Police Dept.) AA. BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Baltimore Police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in connection to a triple stabbing ...
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• Sad Mother’s Day For Family Of Slain Ohio Nurse’s Aide

  14-05-2017 18:29
  
  KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The family of a 48-year-old mom of five children is in mourning this Mother’s Day weekend, after her slaying at the Ohio nursing home where she was a nurse’s aide.
  The Columbus Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2qFMaJ7 ) that Cindy Krantz is being remembered as a kind person who loved her kids. She, nurse Marlina Medrano, 46, and Kirkersville Police Chief Steven Eric Disario, 36, were killed in the Friday attack.
  Suspect Thomas Hartless, 43, was found de
  
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• Ledecky Wrapping Up Freshman Year At Stanford, Worlds Next

  14-05-2017 16:39
  ATLANTA (AP) — Katie Ledecky’s life has changed so much over the past year.
  She’s living on her own for the first time, on the opposite side of the country from her tight-knit family. She’s got a new coach and new teammates.
  She’s a full-fledged college student now — stimulated by her studies, excited about meeting different people, fully embracing the idea of being all grown up.
  “The year’s gone by fast,” Ledecky said.
  She’s used to go
  
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• Police ID Suspect, 17, In Fed Hill Stabbing

  14-05-2017 16:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Police have arrested a 17-year-old in relation to the Saturday morning stabbing inside the Banditos Bar & Kitchen in Federal Hill.
  Police are reclassifying the incident as a triple stabbing. They say the suspect, Shawn Guzman of Baltimore County, was originally considered one of the victims because he accidentally cut himself during the fight.
  One of the victims remains hospitalized. His condition has been upgraded from critical to serious but stable. The others sustai
  
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• 17-Year-Old Girl Shot, Killed In NW Baltimore

  14-05-2017 16:17
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 17-year-old girl was shot and killed early Saturday morning in northwest Baltimore, police say.
  Officers responded to 4300 Reisterstown Road at around 1 a.m. Saturday.
  They say they found the girl unresponsive with an apparent gun shot wound to her upper body area.Medics responded and transported her to Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
  Homicide detectives responded out and are investigating this murder.Preliminary investigation revealed t
  
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• On Time: May 14, 2017

  14-05-2017 15:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Marcus Washington speaks with guests from Resource Connect, the Goucher Prison Education Partnership, and the Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training.
  
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• 34-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of popular local DJ - Baltimore Sun

  14-05-2017 15:26
  
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  34-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of popular local DJ
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  An ongoing dispute led one Baltimore DJ to shoot and kill another local DJ early Friday morning in the southwest part of the city, police said. Police arrested and charged 34-year-old Brandon Harris, known as DJ B-Eazy, in the killing. Officers said he ...
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• Baltimore Police Locate Family Of Confused Elderly Man

  14-05-2017 15:05
  
  UPDATE: Leon Clayborn has been returned to his home and is safe, Baltimore Police say.
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Baltimore Police have located a confused, elderly man and say they need help determining where he’s from.
  This gentleman was found wandering on I-83 at Coldspring Lane. He told officers his name is Leon Clayborn but doesn’t know where he lives.
  Officers have exhausted every means of determining where Mr. Clayborn is from but have had no success.
  Currently Mr. Clayborn is at t
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect In Fed Hill Stabbing, 4 Injured, 1 Seriously

  14-05-2017 05:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police say they have arrested a suspect in an early morning stabbing at a Federal Hill bar that left four people injured, one critically.
  Banditos bar on S. Charles Street was full of young people, but became a bloody scene as an early-morning bar fight boils over in South Baltimore.
  Four men were stabbed early Saturday morning, with one critically hurt on a street packed with weekend partiers.
  A video also circulated on the popular social media app Snapchat.&ld
  
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• City Schools Releases New Budget, Less Than 300 Layoffs Proposed

  14-05-2017 05:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After months of uncertainty and protests, Baltimore City Public Schools releaseD its budget for next year, ending a nearly $130 million dollar budget gap with hundreds of layoffs.
  City and state lawmakers have pulled resources for months to close this massive budget gap. And now,  the school system is announcing its plan to make the numbers add up.
  It could mean less than 300 layoffs for teachers, administrators, aids, and assistants as the hard-hitting cost of an un
  
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• Trump Says ‘Fast Decision’ Possible On New FBI Director

  14-05-2017 05:10
  
  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,” Trump told reporters when asked whether he could announce his nominee by Friday, when he is scheduled to leave for the Mideast and Europe.
  Eight candidates to be the bureau’s director were in line Saturday for the first interviews wit
  
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• Karns Strikes Out A Dozen, Royals Top Orioles 4-3

  14-05-2017 05:10
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nate Karns struck out a career-high 12 in five innings, Eric Hosmer reached base four times and the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Saturday night.
  Karns is the first in franchise history to strike out 12 in five innings. The last major league pitcher to accomplish that was Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs on June 5, 2016.
  Baltimore’s Chris Davis homered off Seth Maness (1-0) to tie it 3-3 in the sixth, but Brandon Moss went deep off Alec
  
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• Former Oriole Doug DeCinces Convicted For Insider Trading

  14-05-2017 05:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Former Baltimore Oriole, Doug DeCinces has convicted on 14-federal counts of insider trading.
  A California jury was deadlocked on the 18 other charges against the former third baseman. Each of the 17 federal counts carries up to 20 years in prison.
  The all-star was charged with using non-public information from a friend to make more than a million dollars off the stock deal.
  A sentencing date has not been set.
  Ken Julian, an attorney for DeCinces, did say he
  
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• Ocean City Manager Asking Donors For Money For Boardwalk Bench Upkeep

  14-05-2017 04:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A number of people are upset after receiving a letter from the City Manager of Ocean City saying they have to pay up or give up a dedication for their loved ones’ boardwalk bench.
  A number of people paid to have them installed back in 2004, dedicating them to loved ones. Ocean City Councilman Dennis Dare says, no one thought about the cost of repairs when the program started 13 years ago.
  The city manager says the benches that have been around for 10 years
  
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• Weather Blog: Cloudy Saturday, Sunshine On Sunday

  14-05-2017 04:18
  
  Tonight there will be a slight chance of showers before 8 p.m. Patchy fog after 2 a.m.Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  Sunday there will be patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  Sunday Night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21
  
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• 13-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted By Students At School

  14-05-2017 02:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police say that a 13-year-old female middle school student was forced into a closet and sexually assaulted by two teen boys who were students her school.
  Police say on Friday police received information that the 13-year-old girl had been cutting class and was walking the hall at Leith Walk Elementary/Middle School when she encountered three boys in the hallway as well.
  The three boys, two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old, grabbed the girl and shoved her
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect In Fed Hill Stabbing That Injured 4 People, 1 Seriously

  14-05-2017 01:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police say they have arrested a suspect in an early morning stabbing in Federal Hill that left four people injured, one critically.
  Baltimore Police spokesman T.J. Smith made the announcement on Twitter on Saturday afternoon..@BaltimorePolice arrest suspect for early morning stabbing in Fed Hill that injured four, one of whom critically. Fight inside escalated.
  — T.J. Smith (@TJSmithMedia) May 13, 2017
  Officers responded just before 1 a.m. to Ban
  
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• Stolen Trailer With $5,000 Worth Of Snacks Found In Arkansas

  14-05-2017 00:52
  
  JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Police in Arkansas have arrested two people for stealing a 16-foot trailer that contained thousands of dollars’ worth of Little Debbie snack cakes.
  Police say the trailer was discovered missing early Wednesday from outside a storage unit in Jonesboro, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) northeast of Little Rock. According to a police report, the trailer belonged to a Little Debbie salesman and contained $5,000 worth of snacks.
  Jonesboro police said the trailer was
  
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• Michelle Obama Criticizes Trump School Lunch Decision

  14-05-2017 00:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama on Friday criticized a Trump administration decision to delay federal rules aimed at making school lunch healthier, saying kids will end up “eating crap” instead.
  Mrs. Obama told a health conference in Washington that more nutritionally sound school meals are needed since millions of kids nationwide eat federally subsidized breakfast and lunch at school. Without mentioning President Donald Trump by name, she urged parents to think about the gove
  
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