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• Ex-Maryland County Exec To Be Released From Federal Custody

  03-06-2017 23:26
  
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A former county executive in Maryland who pleaded guilty following a public corruption probe is scheduled to be released from federal custody after serving more than five years.
  The Washington Post reports Prince George’s county executive Jack Johnson is scheduled to be released this coming week. The paper reports the 68-year-old is on home confinement after being moved from a prison in Cumberland to a halfway house in Baltimore in December.
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• Weather Blog: Shaping Up To Be A Nice Weekend

  03-06-2017 22:54
  TodayIsolated showers after 3 p.m.Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  TonightMostly clear, with a low around 59.East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
  Sunday
  A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m.Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  Sunday NightA chance of showers and thunderstorms.Mostly clo
  
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• Saturday, June 3, 2017

  03-06-2017 22:48
  
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• It’s Academic: June 3, 2017

  03-06-2017 22:48
  
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• MTV Will Livestream Sunday’s Manchester Benefit Concert

  03-06-2017 22:19
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — MTV says it will broadcast live online Ariana Grande’s “One Love Manchester” benefit concert aimed at helping victims of the May 22 suicide attack at the pop star’s concert.
  The network said Saturday the livestream will be carried at the website www.onelovemanchester.mtv.com .
  Disney’s young adult cable network Freeform will air the full concert live at 2 p.m. EDT on Sunday, while ABC plans a one-hour highlight special following its NBA Fina
  
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• Prosecutor’s Office Plans Summer Youth Events In Baltimore

  03-06-2017 22:17
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor says her office will host a series of events throughout the summer in the hopes of providing an outlet for young people.
  Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced the events Friday during an anti-violence event at Mondawmin Mall. Mosby says the events will occur every Friday night for the next 11 weeks. She says the events will include skating, basketball and night swimming.
  Mosby says young people who sign up will get tex
  
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• Baltimore Police Investigating 2 Homicides From Early Saturday

  03-06-2017 21:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police say they’re investigating two homicides from early Saturday morning.
  Police say at around midnight on June 3, police were called to the 1800 block of Rutland Avenue for a reported shooting. Officers who arrived on the scene say they found a 24-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds.
  He was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital for treatment but was later pronounced dead by medical staff.
  Later, just after 3 a.m. police came to the 500 block of North B
  
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• Macon, Georgia Honors Rocker Gregg Allman At His Funeral

  03-06-2017 19:09
  
  MACON, Georgia (AP) — Legions of fans lined the streets of Macon, Georgia, on Saturday to honor music legend Gregg Allman as he’s carried to his final resting place in the same cemetery where he and his band members used to hang out and write songs amid the tombstones.
  The Saturday afternoon service is private, with only about 100 people expected to attend inside a small chapel. Mourners filed past white columns into the peach-colored building as five black stretch limousines waited
  
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• ‘Wonder Woman’ Lassos $11 Million Thursday Night

  03-06-2017 18:52
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Wonder Woman” is off to a good start at the box office. Warner Bros. on Friday said the superhero pic drew in an estimated $11 million from Thursday night pre-shows.
  Analysts expect the film to bring in more than $90 million across the weekend.
  “Wonder Woman’s” Thursday night haul is comparable to “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which brought in $11.2 million from pre-shows on its way to $94.3 million. “Batman v Superman: Dawn
  
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• Unflappable Ananya Vinay Wins National Spelling Bee

  03-06-2017 18:32
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Ananya Vinay never looked all that impressed by any of the words she was given in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
  The 12-year-old from Fresno, California, showed little emotion and didn’t take much time as she plowed through word after word. Sometimes she would blurt out questions, with little intonation — “Part of speech?” ”Language of origin?” — and sometimes she didn’t even bother.
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• Maryland Jury Convicts Man Of Sex Offenses, Kidnapping

  03-06-2017 18:09
  
  LAUREL, Md. (AP) — A Howard County jury has convicted a Laurel man of kidnapping and sex offenses for a 2016 incident involving a Loyola University student who passed out during a birthday celebration in Baltimore.
  Jurors took one hour Friday to convict Edward Witherspoon of Laurel. He faces up to 70 years in prison when he is sentenced in September. Prosecutors say he was also convicted last month in a separate trial in which he was accused of sexually assaulting a young woman he picked u
  
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• Tractor Trailer Overturned On Southbound I-95 In Howard Co.

  03-06-2017 16:30
  
  LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating an overturned tractor trailer on I-95 southbound at exit 35A MD 216 at southbound Scaggsville Rd in Howard County.Two vehicles were reportedly involved. There have been no reports of injuries.
  During the accident, two southbound shoulders are closed and two of four southbound traffic lanes are closed. All northbound lanes were open.
  All lanes have been reopened, according to Maryland State Highway Administration.
  This story is being updated.
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• I-95 Overturned Tractor Trailer Affecting Traffic In Howard Co.

  03-06-2017 16:30
  
  LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating an overturned tractor trailer on I-95 southbound at exit 35A MD 216 at southbound Scaggsville Rd in Howard County.Two vehicles are reportedly involved.
  At this time one of two southbound shoulders are closed and two of four southbound traffic lanes are closed. All northbound lanes are open.
  This story is being updated.
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• Pop-up events launched to stem violence in Baltimore - WBAL Baltimore

  03-06-2017 06:20 via wbaltv.com
  
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  The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office is launching pop-up events in hopes of stemming violence. Advertisement. Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said young people need positive activities to keep them out of trouble this summer.
  Baltimore council approves $13.5M in cuts to city budgetFox Baltimore
  Wear Orange Rally: Stopping Gun Violence In Baltimore CityCBS Baltimore / WJZall 9 news articles&n
  
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• Orioles Welcome National Chess Champion, Baltimore Native Cahree Myrick

  03-06-2017 05:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Before Friday’s game the Orioles welcomed national chess champion and Baltimore native Cahree Myrick.
  The 12-year-old took on several Oriole challengers and went undefeated, including Manny Machado and Jonathan Schoop twice.
  Cahree recently won his division at the U.S. National Chess Tournament.
  Myrick attends Roland Park Elementary-Middle School.
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• Police Search For Naked Man Attempting To Break In Homes

  03-06-2017 05:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Montgomery County police are searching a man they say attempted to get into a Maryland home while naked.
  The surveillance video shows the nude suspect approach the home in the Bethesda area last month, peering into windows and attempting to open a door.
  Police say he ran off after he activated a motion light outside the house.
  Police are asking anyone who recognizes him to give them a call.
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• Deacons pounce on Retrievers for 11-3 win - Baltimore Sun

  03-06-2017 05:17 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Deacons pounce on Retrievers for 11-3 win
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  Wake Forest catcher Ben Breazeale tags out UMBC's Hunter Dolshun at the plate in the sixth inning of an NCAA college baseball tournament regional game, Friday. (Walt Unks / AP). For The Baltimore Sun. Regional host Wake Forest jumped on UMBC early ...and more »
  
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• Weather Blog: Perfect End To Week

  03-06-2017 04:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A perfect end to our week and the start of the weekend!
  Both Saturday and most of Sunday, should remain dry with lots of sunshine as well.
  We will warm into the low 80’s by Sunday. Later Sunday night and Monday, we will see showers and some thunderstorms move across the region, followed by some cooler air by Tuesday and Wednesday.
  Have a nice June weekend!
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• Orioles 3, Red Sox 2: Smith, Machado homer as Baltimore fends off Boston - Worcester Telegram

  03-06-2017 04:52 via telegram.com
  
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  Orioles 3, Red Sox 2: Smith, Machado homer as Baltimore fends off Boston
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  Baltimore's Caleb Joseph, center, is caught between Boston second baseman Josh Rutledge, left, and first baseman Mitch Moreland after trying to advance to second on a pitch that got away from Red Sox catcher Sandy Leon in the second inning.
  Orioles notes: Mike Wright preserves bullpen with back-to-back outingsBaltimore Sun (blog)
  Seth Smith, Manny Machado homers help Baltimore Orioles
  
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• Orioles Radio Recap: Asher Shines In O’s Win Over Sox

  03-06-2017 04:49
  Alec Asher making his fourth start of the season looked to improve on his last start in Houston on Sunday facing the Boston Red Sox for the second time this season. Asher was stellar going 6 1/3 and tying a career 5 strike outs in the outing, The Orioles offense was stellar  once again with Manny Machado hitting his second longest home run of the season, a 465 foot shot that made it to the club level. Hear all the action from tonight’s game including an interview with 12 year old Cha
  
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• Smith, Machado HRs Get Orioles Started In 3-2 Win Over Bosox

  03-06-2017 04:29
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Seth Smith and Manny Machado hit first-inning home runs off Rick Porcello to back a redemptive pitching performance by Alec Asher and help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 Friday night.
  Jonathan Schoop had two hits and scored a run for the Orioles, who have won four of five following a seven-game losing streak.
  After hitting four home runs in the series opener Thursday, the Orioles used the long ball to take control against Porcello (3-7), the 2016 Cy Youn
  
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• Man, 25, fatally shot in Southwest Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  03-06-2017 03:31 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Man, 25, fatally shot in Southwest Baltimore
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  Baltimore police said a 25-year-old man was fatally shot Friday evening in Southwest Baltimore. The shooting was reported around 6:45 p.m. in the 700 block of Yale Ave., in the Yale Heights neighborhood. The man was taken to Saint Agnes Hospital, where ...and more »
  
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• Jeremy Maclin released by the Chiefs, should the Ravens pursue him? - Baltimore Beatdown

  03-06-2017 03:19 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
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  Jeremy Maclin released by the Chiefs, should the Ravens pursue him?
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  On Friday, the Kansas City Chiefs cut veteran wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. Maclin has been very productive over the course of his career, posting over 850 receiving yards in five consecutive seasons, including two where he went for over 1000 yards ...and more »
  
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• Dr. Cornelius J. Feehley, Baltimore County school psychologist, dies - Baltimore Sun

  03-06-2017 03:03 via baltimoresun.com
  
  Dr. Cornelius J. Feehley, Baltimore County school psychologist, dies
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  Dr. Cornelius J. Feehley, retired coordinator of the office of psychological services for Baltimore County public schools who was known for his caring and supportive nature for students, families and staff, died Tuesday from Parkinson's disease at his ...
  
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• Wear Orange Rally: Stopping Gun Violence In Baltimore City

  03-06-2017 02:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A “Wear Orange Rally” is taking place as part of the national movement happening across the country.
  A sea of orange took over the parking lot of Mondawin Mall in Baltimore.
  The literal stage set for Friday’s Wear Orange Rally.
  An event put on by the office of mayor, the state’s attorney, and police to help raise awareness to stop gun violence.
  “This orange signifies a lot it’s a bright color it’s a color that were using in solidar
  
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• Utah man charged in Baltimore heroin bust - Deseret News

  03-06-2017 01:20 via deseretnews.com
  
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  Utah man charged in Baltimore heroin bust
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  FILE— A Utah man was among three people charged with plotting to distribute narcotics after 90 pounds of suspected heroin were seized at a truck stop. BALTIMORE — A Utah man was among three people charged with plotting to distribute narcotics after ...
  DEA seizes 90 pounds of heroin in I-95 traffic stopBaltimore Sunall 4 news articles »
  
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• Baltimore chess champion Cahree Myrick visits, schools Orioles ... - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  03-06-2017 01:18 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore's 12-year-old chess champion Cahree Myrick defeated Orioles players Manny Machado, Jonathan Schoop and coach Wayne Kirby in chess. Myrick ...and more »
  
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• Maryland House Speaker Busch 'awake, alert' after liver transplant - Baltimore Sun

  03-06-2017 00:58 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Maryland House Speaker Busch 'awake, alert' after liver transplant
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  The Capital's Editor Rick Hutzell, and reporters Amanda Yeager and Chase Cook give an update on MD House Speaker Michael Busch's liver transplant, expected recovery time, and the impact on Maryland politics. Erin CoxContact ReporterThe Baltimore ...
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– House Speaker Michael Busch is recovering after having a liver transplant Thursday.CBS Baltimore / WJZall 3 news articles 
  
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• The Archdiocese Of Baltimore Tried To Discredit “The Keepers,” And The Director Calls It "Sickening" - BuzzFeed News

  03-06-2017 00:52 via buzzfeed.com
  
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  The Archdiocese Of Baltimore Tried To Discredit “The Keepers,” And The Director Calls It "Sickening"
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  The Netflix documentary series, which tells the story of an alleged serial rapist priest and a murdered nun who's said to have known about the abuse, touched a nerve for the church. Posted on June 2, 2017, at 3:49 p.m.. Ariane Lange. BuzzFeed News ...
  'The Keepers' continues to shine light on alleged abuse at Baltimore ...WBAL Baltimoreall 7 news arti
  
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• Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch Recovering After Liver Transplant

  03-06-2017 00:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– House Speaker Michael Busch is recovering after having a liver transplant Thursday.
  The Annapolis delegate has had a form of liver disease related to skin cancer medication.
  RELATED: Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch Has Liver Transplant
  Busch is the longest serving speaker of the House of Delegates in Maryland history.
  He has been having health problems this year, and downplayed the significance, but issued a statement Thursday night:
  “Recently my doctors di
  
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• Baltimore City Council committee cuts $13 million from Pugh budget to free money for schools - Baltimore Sun

  03-06-2017 00:46 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore City Council committee cuts $13 million from Pugh budget to free money for schools
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  A Baltimore City Council committee voted Friday to cut about $13 million from Mayor Catherine Pugh's budget proposal — including from key programs she has touted for months — to free more money for schools and after-school programs. "This committee ...
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• Large Amount Of Seagrass Washes On Beach In Ocean City

  03-06-2017 00:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you’re heading to Ocean City this weekend, be extra careful if you’re planning to walk on the beach. Ron Matz has more on a mystery down the ocean.
  Thousands will hit the beach this weekend.
  “At first it looked like oil in the water, and then big long piles of straw,” says Anthony Wicks, visiting Ocean City from New York.
  But, it’s not straw its seagrass. It’s been seen before in Ocean City but what’s unusual this time is the l
  
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• New Bike Lane Patterns Coming To City Streets

  03-06-2017 00:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Squeezing moving cars and bicycles onto streets with parked cars can also squeeze patience. Whether two wheels or four wheels, finding room for both isn’t always easy on narrow Baltimore streets.There’s a perfectly good reason for someone to choose a bike lane to ride in.
  “I’m scared of the cars, to be honest,’ says one local man.On Potomac Street in Canton, a two-way bike lane was put in by the city, using federal guidelines. It’s left
  
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• Baltimore Community Brings Baseball Back To Historic Park

  03-06-2017 00:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Parents are always looking for good ways to keep their kids entertained.
  A community in Southwest Baltimore realized they’re doing more than just bringing youth baseball back to a historic park.
  “This is the beginning of a totally new transformation for Carroll Park, this is where we can bring community athletics here for the people right around this area,” said Mike Dorsey, coach of Friends of Carroll Park baseball team.
  The need was clear.
  “It giv
  
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• Police Arrest 16-Year-Old After Injuring Officer With Stolen SUV

  03-06-2017 00:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested a 16-year-old boy after he injured an officer with a stolen SUV Thursday.
  At about 1:35 a.m. police say five males exited a black Cadillac SUV and robbed several victims in the 3200 block of Lawnview Avenue.
  As detectives were investigating the robbery, they learned the SUV was stolen from Baltimore County.
  The vehicle was spotted by a patrol officer in the 3200 block of Lyndale Ave.
  Detectives arrived in the block and saw the vehicle parked and unoccu
  
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