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• Man Arrested For Supplying Heroin That Led To Overdose Death

  05-06-2017 23:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Months of investigation have led police to arrest a 24-year-old man who they say supplied the heroin that caused the overdose death of a man back in November 2016.
  Brandon Thomas Roe died of a heroine overdose back on November 4, 2016.
  The Queen Anne’s County Drug Task Force immediately began investigating, and were able to identify several suspects as they worked to find who supplied Roe with the heroin.
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• Baltimore Teachers Union files second grievance over layoffs - Baltimore Sun

  05-06-2017 23:52 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  The Baltimore Teachers Union has filed a second grievance against the city school district over the layoff of teachers and aides last week, saying administrators failed to provide required notice that would allow union leaders to try and save the jobs ...
  
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• ‘Wonder Woman’ Is A Hit That Even Hollywood Can’t Ignore

  05-06-2017 23:37
  NEW YORK (AP) — Batman is the superhero with the calling-card beam of light, but Wonder Woman sent a signal over the weekend that even Hollywood couldn’t miss.
  Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman” grossed $103.3 million in North America over its debut weekend, a figure that easily surpassed industry expectations, set a new record for a film directed by a woman and bested all previous stand-alone female superhero movies put together. (There aren’t many and there hasn&
  
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• Transactions: Baltimore Ravens sign Brandon Boykin - NFL.com

  05-06-2017 23:37 via nfl.com
  
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  The Baltimore Ravens are shuffling the deck in their secondary, less than week after losing one of their key contributors. Baltimore announced Monday that it has signed journeyman cornerback Brandon Boykin and Al-Hajj Shabazz and has released veteran ...
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• Jeremy Conn: Using Analytics For Daily Fantasy Sports

  05-06-2017 23:28
  I play a lot of Daily Fantasy Sports and I’m always trying to find an edge strategy wise. I feel like I know sports as well as anyone but when it comes to fantasy sports, if you’re not using analytics, then you are doing it wrong.
  I recently teamed up with DailyRotoSharks.com to do podcasts for baseball season. We do podcasts every weekday to try and give an edge on the upcoming slate.
  I just sat down and interviewed Ben Jammin on strategy for DFS players. Whether you are playing the
  
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• Baltimore Co. Council Voting On Immigration Status Checks For People In Police Custody - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  05-06-2017 23:17 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Council is expected to vote on a bill that would require immigration status checks for people in police custody. Political reporter Pat Warren has more on this controversial bill. This is an ongoing debate in ...
  
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• 6-5-17: PNC High School Lacrosse Monday Morning Match-Up

  05-06-2017 23:15
  
  ESPN lacrosse announcer and voice of High School Lacrosse Booker Corrigan joins our CBS Radio morning shows for a feature called the PNC High School Lacrosse Monday Morning Match-Up.
  This is the last PNC High School Lacrosse Monday Morning Match-Up. Here are the teams of the year!https://cbsbaltimore.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/wjz-fm-air-log_-pnc-6-05-17.mp3 
  You can also tune in below to hear the match ups on Today’s 101.9:
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• Richmond, Baltimore sue, allege chemical price-fixing plot - Washington Post

  05-06-2017 23:05 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond and Baltimore are suing dozens of chemical companies and individuals who, they allege, conspired for years to drive up the price of aluminum sulfate, which is commonly used to treat municipal water. The cities filed antitrust ...
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• Pregnant Teen Barred From Graduation Has Her Own Ceremony

  05-06-2017 22:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maddie Runkles was barred from her graduation at a small Christian school because she’s pregnant, but she got to celebrate during a private ceremony.
  Runkles is a straight-A student and is due to have a baby boy in the fall, but her pregnancy has drawn scorn from her high school, the Heritage Academy in Hagerstown.
  The school refused to allow her to walk with classmates in the graduation ceremony.
  “Even though it’s not the way I thought I would grad
  
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• 14 indicted in south Baltimore crimes; 6 at large - WBAL Baltimore

  05-06-2017 22:45 via wbaltv.com
  
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  Baltimore police and prosecutors announced on Monday the indictments of 14 people on drug conspiracy and drug distribution charges. Advertisement. Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said guns, drugs and gangs continue to fuel the violence the city.
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• Trump admin proposes seismic surveys for Atlantic drilling - Baltimore Sun

  05-06-2017 22:35 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking permission to use seismic air guns to find oil and gas formations deep underneath the Atlantic Ocean floor, a reversal from the Obama administration that is outraging environmental groups and ...and more »
  
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• Green Light Given To Women, Gay Couples On Traffic Signals

  05-06-2017 22:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One European city has given the green light to pedestrian signals that feature women and gay couples.
  According to the Associated Press, Madrid is installing “inclusive” and “gender equal” traffic signals across the city before they host the 2017 World Pride celebrations June 23-July 2.
  The city says the new signs will remain there after the event.
  The familiar pedestrian figure is being replaced by figures of women, identified by skirts and p
  
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• Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated makes $10 million investment in Baltimore facility - Baltimore Sun

  05-06-2017 21:54 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated said Monday that it invested $10 million in its Baltimore manufacturing plant at 701 North Kresson Street, adding to improvments already made in the facility that employs 112 people. Coca-Cola Consolidated renovated ...
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• 14 indicted in bust of alleged South Baltimore drug ring, police say - Baltimore Sun

  05-06-2017 21:54 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Police and prosecutors in Baltimore asked for the public's help Monday in locating six of 14 individuals still on the loose after being indicted on drug distribution and conspiracy charges last month, saying their efforts to arrest the men in recent ...
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• Former Ravens pass rusher Elvis Dumervil signs with 49ers - Baltimore Sun

  05-06-2017 21:37 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore Ravens beat writer Jeff Zrebiec on the release of pass rusher Elvis Dumervil, creating $6 million of cap room. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video). Jonas ShafferContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Elvis Dumervil is reuniting with a former ...
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• Police Say Neighbor Fatally Shoots Father Trying To Drown Infants

  05-06-2017 21:23
  ADA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was trying to drown his infant 3-month-old twin son and daughter in southeastern Oklahoma was fatally shot by a neighbor.
  City of Ada spokeswoman Lisa Bratcher told reporters that 27-year-old Leland Foster of Poteau died after being shot Friday after a 12-year-old ran from the home to the neighbor for help.
  Bratcher did not immediately return a phone call for comment Sunday.
  Bratcher said the neighbor told police he went to the home armed with a
  
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• Coca-Cola Consolidated invests $10 million in Baltimore Manufacturing Plant - Nasdaq

  05-06-2017 21:21 via nasdaq.com
  
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  BALTIMORE, Md., June 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated announced a $10 million investment in its Baltimore manufacturing plant, located at 701 North Kresson Street. Mayor Catherine Pugh joined Company ...
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• Man Accused Of Sucker Punching Man With Cerebral Palsy Arrested

  05-06-2017 21:08
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania authorities have arrested a man accused of sucker punching another man outside a convenience store after making fun of him because he showed symptoms of cerebral palsy.
  The Chester County sheriff’s office says 29-year-old Barry Baker Jr. was arrested Monday in Uwchlan (YEW-klin) Township. The court docket lists Baker’s hometown as Georgetown, Delaware.
  Baker is charged with simple assault against a man with cerebral palsy in the May 10 atta
  
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• Former Raven Elvis Dumervil Signs With San Francisco 49ers

  05-06-2017 21:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Elvis Dumervil is heading to California.
  The San Francisco 49ers have announced they will be signing former Ravens pass rusher Elvis Dumervil, via a Twitter post from general manager John Lynch.
  RELATED: Dumervil Released, Says ‘I Will Never Forget My Time As A Raven’
  The Baltimore Ravens released Dumervil back in March after he missed eight games last season due to a foot injury.After much thought & prayer I have decided to join the @49ers!
  
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• Police Seek Driver Who Fled Auto-Pedestrian Crash

  05-06-2017 21:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a dark colored BMW that was involved in a hit and run crash early Saturday morning.
  Police say the wreck happened at 2:30 a.m., in the 300 block of Russell St.
  Responding officers found a 23-year-old male pedestrian who had been hit by a vehicle. The victim was taken to a local hospital, and his condition is unknown.
  The vehicle involved did not stop after hitting the pedestrian in the crosswalk
  
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• Baltimore sues companies in alleged water treatment chemical ... - Baltimore Sun

  05-06-2017 20:49 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore sued 18 chemical manufacturers in federal court Monday, alleging that the city fell victim to a conspiracy designed to drive up the cost of the water ...
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• Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Caves to NIMBYs, Hacks Away at Protected Bike Lane - Streetsblog Denver (blog)

  05-06-2017 20:35 via usa.streetsblog.org
  
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  Pugh altered a bikeway as it was being constructed, endangering the physical safety of people on bikes to appease parking-obsessed complainers. By Stephen Miller · Jun 5, 2017; 0. The original plan for the Potomac Street protected bike lane (above) is ...
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• Aldi plans to hire 150 people at four Baltimore stores - Baltimore Sun

  05-06-2017 20:35 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Hundreds of folks came out to get a look at the Aldi Grocery store which officially opened its doors in the Bel Air Plaza shopping Center Thursday morning. (Aegis staff photos by Matt Button/Baltimore Sun Media Group). Lorraine MirabellaContact ...
  
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• Ravens Sign Two New Cornerbacks, Release Kyle Arrington

  05-06-2017 20:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After losing cornerback Tavon Young to a torn ACL last week, the Baltimore Ravens signed two new cornerbacks Brandon Boykin and Al-Hajj Shabazz.
  Boykin will be entering his sixth NFL season after missing last season with a torn pectoral. The Bears signed him to a one-year contract last spring, but the injury landed him on injured reserve in August. Over his career, Boykin has eight interceptions, five forced fumbles and a pair of sacks. He was a top-30 corn
  
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• 93-Year-Old Great Grandma Asks Internet For Help Choosing Wedding Dress

  05-06-2017 20:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A 93-year-old great-grandmother melted hearts all over the globe when she asked for the internet’s help with picking the dress she will wear on her wedding day.
  According to The Telegraph, she is marrying her 88-year-old friend and retirement home roommate, Frank, in July.The Australian fashion company Birdsnest posted Sylvia’s story, and pictures of her in four different dresses, on its Facebook page on May 28.
  “Frank and Sylvia have known each other for
  
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• Keidel: Are Warriors Just Too Much For Cavs?

  05-06-2017 20:00
  By Jason Keidel
  The media vultures are hovering, talons out — courtside, ringside, at postgame pressers — ready to pounce on the hardwood carrion.
  The vultures are circling — pens in one hand, shovel in the other, ready to scoop the dirt over Cleveland’s coffin.
  The script has become soporific, if that’s possible, in the NBA Finals. Two up, two down. The Warriors are two games from not only vanquishing their tormentors, but also capping an epic, unprecedented run of
  
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• Ravens sign CB Brandon Boykin, part ways with CB Kyle Arrington - ESPN

  05-06-2017 19:57 via espn.com
  
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  The roster moves came four days after the Ravens lost Tavon Young to a torn ACL. Boykin has primarily played nickelback, the role Young was expected to fill. The Ravens also signed cornerback Al-Hajj Shabazz. Terminating Arrington's contract frees up ...
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• 5 Baltimore homes for under $300K - Baltimore Sun

  05-06-2017 19:48 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  This week, we found five homes in Baltimore — or just over the line in Baltimore County — that are unique and affordable. Some of these homes might sound like a series of listings on a high-priced, luxury real estate agent's agenda. But in reality ...
  
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• Police Name 2 Of 3 London Attack Suspects

  05-06-2017 19:33
  LONDON (AP) — Police in London have named two of the three suspects in the van and knife attack near London Bridge that left seven people dead.
  London police said 27-year-old Khuram Shazad Butt was a British citizen born in Pakistan and Rachid Redouane had claimed both Libyan and Moroccan nationality.
  Redouane’s age was not immediately known because he gave two different dates of birth.
  Both men were from the Barking neighborhood of east London, where police raids began shortly after
  
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• Oh The Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss Museum Opens Its Doors

  05-06-2017 19:30
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — From the squiggly, pink handrails outside the entrance to the front hall decorated with scenes from “And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street” — a real street just blocks away — the new Amazing World of Dr. Seuss museum says, “You’re off to Great Places!”
  Walking into the museum that opened to the public Saturday in the author and illustrator’s hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts, is like walking into one of
  
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• Orioles' Adam Jones is real star of the night at Baltimore's WWE Extreme Rules - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  05-06-2017 19:23 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Orioles center fielder Adam Jones spent the early part of his Sunday playing the Boston Red Sox. He ended it cosplaying the bodyguard for the "Million Dollar Man." Dressed as Virgil, the personal assistant for the villainous Ted DiBiase during the ...and more »
  
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• Orioles' Adam Jones is real star of the night at Baltimore's WWE ... - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  05-06-2017 19:23 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Orioles center fielder Adam Jones spent the early part of his Sunday playing the Boston Red Sox. He ended it cosplaying the bodyguard for the "Million Dollar ...and more »
  
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• 14 Indictments Connected To Drug Activity In South Baltimore

  05-06-2017 19:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities announced Monday the indictment of 14 suspects in connection with violence and drug activity in south Baltimore.
  “Guns, gangs, and drugs continue to fuel the violence in Baltimore in 2017,” said Baltimore PD Commissioner Kevin Davis
  Police say this investigation was into criminal activity in the south Baltimore area of Brooklyn, specifically from 5th St. to Patapsco Ave.
  14 have been indicted in association with criminal activity out of Brookl
  
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• Man killed in stabbing in southwest Baltimore early Monday morning - Fox Baltimore

  05-06-2017 18:41 via foxbaltimore.com
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Police say a 44-year-old man was stabbed to death early Monday morning in southwest Baltimore. Police say officers responded to Washington Blvd near Desoto Rd at around 12:15 a.m. where they located a crime scene and met with ...
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• Girl Sentenced In Fatal Delaware School Bathroom Fight

  05-06-2017 18:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 17-year-old Delaware girl has been sentenced to time in a juvenile facility for her role in the death of a 16-year-old following a fight in a school bathroom.
  The teen is set to spend six months in the facility after being convicted of criminally negligent homicide back in April in the death of Amy Joyner-Francis.
  An autopsy revealed Joyner-Francis died as a result of a pre-existing heart condition, but that the cardiac incident would not have occurred if she had n
  
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• Grey Seal Found Sick In Ocean City Rehabbing At National Aquarium

  05-06-2017 17:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The National Aquarium’s animal rescue staff is caring for a young grey seal who was found suffering from pneumonia and lacerations in Ocean City last month.
  The seal, nicknamed Luna, was also treated for dehydration and lungworms, aquarium officials say.
  She is still not eating on her own, and is being fed fish gruel through a tube. Caretakers say she’s adjusting well to the facility, though.
  Phil, a male harbor seal, was admitted to the National Aquarium rescu
  
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• 1-Year-Old Boy Dies After Suspected Opioid Overdose

  05-06-2017 17:51
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 1-year-old Ohio boy who was believed to have overdosed on opioids and was revived with an antidote drug has died.
  The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office says the boy died Sunday night, three days after he overdosed at a home in Akron.
  Police say a 9-year-old boy called 911 Thursday evening after noticing that his young brother had stopped breathing. Paramedics gave the younger child one dose of naloxone, and he received another at a hospital
  
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• Man Photographed Mowing His Lawn With A Tornado In The Background

  05-06-2017 17:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Instead of taking cover when a tornado touched down near his home in Alberta, Canada, a man was photographed mowing grass while the twister churned in the background.
  The photo of Theunis Wessels defying mother nature in the name of lawn maintenance has been shared thousands of times on social media.
  His wife, Cecilia Wessels, told the BBC she was woken up by her 9-year-old daughter Friday, who told her she was concerned that her father would not come inside.
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• Coast Guard To Posthumously Honor WWI Veteran

  05-06-2017 17:26
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Coast Guard will posthumously honor a World War I veteran with a Purple Heart.
  On Tuesday, the Coast Guard will honor Seaman 1st Class Francis Leroy Wilkes, who served during the first world war. The Purple Heart will be awarded to Vincent Warren Woodland, Wilkes’ great-nephew.
  Wilkes escorted several ships between Gibraltar, Spain and Milford Haven, Wales, in submarine-infested waters during the war. He served his entire career on the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, a
  
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• Baltimore homicide brings perspective to birthday pity party - Baltimore Sun

  05-06-2017 17:09 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  On a recent Thursday, I celebrated my 26th birthday. A sort of anti-climactic age on a mediocre day of the week. No milestones achieved — just another year older and none the wiser. I was starting to brew a little storm cloud over my head due to the ...
  
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• Mom Spends $25K On Exotic Cars, Sand, Camel For Son’s Prom

  05-06-2017 16:52
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One Philadelphia teenager’s mom took his prom to the extreme, spending $25,000 on a camel, three tons of sand and exotic cars. He brought three dates , all in custom-made gowns, and wore three different outfits himself.
  Saudia Shuler says she had thought of sending her only son, Johnny Eden Jr., to Dubai for a visit. Instead, she decided to bring Dubai to Philadelphia for the formal dance.
  She brought the sand and the camel into their neighborhood for photos. Luxu
  
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• Sheriff: Disgruntled Ex-Worker Killed 5, Then Himself - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  05-06-2017 16:37 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A disgruntled former employee opened fire inside a Florida awning manufacturer on Monday, killing five workers there and then killing himself, officials said. The gunman was armed with a knife and a gun but did not stab anyone, ...and more »
  
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• Orioles Bullpen Struggled Against Boston

  05-06-2017 16:28
  
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  BALTIMORE — Even on a day when Boston left-hander Chris Sale was not at his best, he was still good enough to beat the Baltimore Orioles … again.
  Sale won his sixth straight decision, Andrew Benintendi homered twice and the Red Sox split a four-game series against Baltimore with a 7-3 victory on Sunday.
  The Red Sox head to New York with a chance to take over first place in the American League East with three games against the Yankees starting Tuesday. The Oriol
  
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• Healthy Roster Mix Of Experience And Youth Always Helps In Fantasy Baseball

  05-06-2017 16:23
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  We’ve all seen that one fantasy baseball owner on Draft Day who goes after every hot rookie name on the list, thinking her/his roster will shock everyone else as it dominates the league on the way to the title. It rarely works out that way, as time after time, the inexperience rears its ugly head with those big-name rookies failing to stick in the majors for long.
  Then there’s the other kind of owner, the one who simply picks the “proven” veterans that ha
  
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• NFL Ends Ban On Liquor Commercials During Football Games

  05-06-2017 16:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The NFL will no longer be strictly beer when it comes to advertising during games.
  Previously, the NFL avoided alcoholic ads like this due to “concerns of associating hard liquor with famous football players in front of young fans.”
  According to The Wall Street Journal, the league will now allow its TV partners to accept commercials for distilled spirits for the 2017 season — of course, there’s a catch: the ads have to include a “prominent so
  
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• Man fatally stabbed, another shot overnight in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  05-06-2017 15:58 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  One man was stabbed to death and another was injured in a shooting overnight in Baltimore, police said. At about 12:15 a.m., police were called to the city's Morell Park neighborhood for a report of a stabbing at Washington Boulevard and Desoto Road.
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• Survivor Called From Company Bathroom: “My Boss Is Dead”

  05-06-2017 15:46
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Multiple people are dead after a shooting inside a business in an industrial park on Monday. Authorities converged on the area and announced that the situation has been contained.
  Shelley Adams said her sister, Sheila McIntyre, called her from the company’s bathroom during the shooting and was very upset.
  She kept repeating “My boss is dead. My boss is dead,” Adams said.
  Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings was expected to announce details “as so
  
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• Sheriff: Disgruntled Ex-Worker Killed 5, Then Himself

  05-06-2017 15:46
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A disgruntled former employee opened fire inside a Florida awning manufacturer on Monday, killing five workers there and then killing himself, officials said.
  The gunman was armed with a knife and a gun but did not stab anyone, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said during a news conference. Demings said the shooter — who had been fired in April and had been previously accused of assaulting a co-worker — was not believed to be connected to any sort o
  
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• Hillary Clinton speaking at Baltimore fundraiser - Washington Post

  05-06-2017 15:38 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  BALTIMORE — Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak at a Baltimore fundraiser. The former Democratic presidential candidate is speaking Monday at a fundraiser on behalf of the Elijah Cummings Youth Program. That's a joint program between the Maryland ...
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