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• Police Investigate Fatal Shooting In Salisbury, Multiple Suspects Believed To Be Involved

  10-06-2017 23:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Police are investigating a homicide in Salisbury where multiple suspects are believed to be involved, according to Maryland State Police.
  Police have identified 57-year-old Anthony Cropper of Salisbury as the victim in the fatal shooting early Saturday morning.
  Salisbury Police say the incident occurred in the 1100 Block of Middleneck Drive around 1 a.m.
  Shortly before the call was made to police, Cropper answered a knock at the door.
  He was allegedly confronted
  
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• Baltimore-area Cinderella Christos FC set for US Open Cup match with DC United - Baltimore Sun

  10-06-2017 22:54 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Orlando City Soccer wins the D.C. United at Orlando City Soccer MLS game at Orlando City Stadium on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Orlando won the game 2-0. (Stephen M. Dowell). Jonas ShafferContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. When the U.S. Soccer ...
  
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• Missing woman in New Baltimore, NYS Police searching - NEWS10 ABC

  10-06-2017 22:45 via news10.com
  
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  GREENVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A search is underway for a 66-year-old woman after her car was found abandoned at a grocery store. NY State Police out of Catskill say Marcia Eckl of New Baltimore was last seen walking into Tops Market on Route 32 on ...
  
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• Some Ask Where Checks Are In Gynecologist Recording Case

  10-06-2017 22:26
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Hundreds of former patients of a Johns Hopkins gynecologist accused of secretly recording pelvic exams want to know when they will receive their share of a $190 million settlement.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that while details announced earlier by the claims adjudicator indicated settlement checks would be mailed by June 2, the administrator of the settlement fund says the plan was always to mail them out in batches.
  Attorney David Higgins, the administrator, says abou
  
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• Orioles activate Welington Castillo, designate Francisco Pena for assignment - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  10-06-2017 21:57 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Orioles activate Welington Castillo, designate Francisco Pena for assignment
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  Orioles catcher Welington Castillo was activated from the 10-day disabled list and immediately inserted into the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. To make 25-man space for Castillo, the club designated ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore settles lawsuit filed by woman trodden on by police horse - Baltimore Sun

  10-06-2017 20:53 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  When Crystal Oats left the downtown nightclub Paparazzi early one April morning in 2013, mounted Baltimore police were on the street trying to hustle people homeward. Officer Janine Gilley approached Oats and told her, according to court documents, ...
  
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• Baltimore Ravens: 3 players they will miss in 2017 - The Ebony Bird

  10-06-2017 20:41 via ebonybird.com
  
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  The Baltimore Ravens made some great additions this offseason, but they also lost out on some players as well. This offseason, the Baltimore Ravens made some fantastic moves in free agency. They added in some quality players like Tony Jefferson, ...
  Brandon Carr ready to rejuvenate career in Baltimore: 'I want to step my game up'MLive.comall 5 news articles »
  
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• South Baltimore man found with stolen gun, ammunition, drugs in vehicle - Fox Baltimore

  10-06-2017 19:08 via foxbaltimore.com
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF) - A 33-year-old man from South Baltimore was arrested Friday evening after police found a loaded handgun, ammunition and drugs in his vehicle. Paul Thornton, of Inner Circle in Brooklyn, was arrested, as he is prohibited from legally ...
  Police Investigate Fatal Shooting In Salisbury, Multiple Suspects Believed To Be InvolvedCBS Baltimore / WJZ
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• Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo says Buck Showalter ... - ESPN

  10-06-2017 18:34 via espn.com
  
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  Nationals GM Mike Rizzo told Buck Showalter to "quit whining" after the Orioles manager appeared to complain about a questionable rain-out of a game ...
  Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo tells Baltimore Orioles to “quit whining” about postponement, last night's make ...Federal Baseball
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• Victim In Fatal Pedestrian Train Accident Identified

  10-06-2017 17:34
  
  Elkridge, MD — Howard County Police have identified the man struck and killed by a train on Friday morning.
  Police say 34 year old Xin L. Zhuang of Elkridge was reported missing by family members and police were able to determine he was the man who was struck by the train.
  Zhuang was hit by a MARC train near Levering Avenue around 6:25am but police have been unable to figure out why he was in the area.
  Investigators believe the conductor would not have had time to prevent the train from st
  
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• Baltimore Ravens: The production they must replace - The Ebony Bird

  10-06-2017 16:25 via ebonybird.com
  
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  It's no wonder the Baltimore Ravens are trying to pick up Jeremy Maclin or Eric Decker. The Ravens offense lost a lot of production from last season: Steve Smith Sr. caught 70 passes for the Ravens in the 2016 season. Dennis Pitta caught 86 passes for ...
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• Baltimore City Police Investigate Eutaw Place Shooting

  10-06-2017 15:57
  
  Baltimore, MD — Baltimore city police say they are investigating an overnight shooting in the 2200 block of Eutaw Place.
  Officers were called to the west Baltimore scene around 2:30am where they found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound to his foot.
  The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment but their condition is not known at this time.
  Detectives investigating the shooting say the victim told them he was walking in the 1500 block of Traction street when he hea
  
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• Seven shot, one fatally, in six hours in Baltimore | WBFF - Fox Baltimore

  10-06-2017 15:22 via foxbaltimore.com
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF) - After nearly a week with no fatal shootings, Baltimore saw seven people shot, one fatally, overnight between Friday and Saturday in six ...
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• MLB TV schedule: What time, channel is New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles (6/10/17)? Live stream, how to watch ... - NJ.com

  10-06-2017 11:03 via nj.com
  
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  MLB TV schedule: What time, channel is New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles (6/10/17)? Live stream, how to watch ...
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  Manager Joe Girardi's New York Yankees will face the manager Buck Showalter's Baltimore Orioles in game No. 2 of their three-game set at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. Yankees righty Luis Severino (4-2, 2.90 ERA) will face Orioles righty Chris Tillman (1 ...
  Judge, Yankees Batter Orioles 16-3 For 4th Straight WinCBS Baltimore / WJZ
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• Teen girl followed by suspicious vehicle in Northern Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  10-06-2017 05:37 via foxbaltimore.com
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  BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) - Baltimore Police are investigating an incident in Northern Baltimore involving a 15 year old female and and two suspects in a suspicious vehicle. On Friday afternoon, at approximately 2:30 p.m., officers were called to North ...
  
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• Hicks Hits 2 HRs, Montgomery Pitches Yankees Past O’s 8-2

  10-06-2017 05:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Hicks homered twice and rookie Jordan Montgomery pitched seven stellar innings to lead the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Friday night.
  Starlin Castro also connected for the AL East leaders in the opener of a three-game series between division foes. New York has won three straight, outscoring rivals Boston and Baltimore 25-3 over the last three nights.
  Jonathan Schoop hit an early two-run homer for third-place Baltimore, which dropped 4 1/2 games b
  
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• Judge halts demolition of Canton's cycletrack - Baltimore Sun

  10-06-2017 04:34 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Judge halts demolition of Canton's cycletrack
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  Traffic barrel drums line a section of Potomac Street, where a protected bike lane has been criticized by some residents. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun). John FritzeContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. A Baltimore Circuit Court judge temporarily halted ...and more »
  
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• Man Who Killed 5 In Maryland Crash Sentenced To 50 Years

  10-06-2017 03:40
  
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A driver who pleaded guilty to causing a crash that killed five people in a Washington suburb, then disappeared before his sentencing hearing, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.
  Prosecutors say a judge sentenced Kenneth Kelley on Friday.
  Kelley pleaded guilty in March to 28 charges, including five counts of vehicular manslaughter, and driving under the influence, in the October 2014 crash that killed three women and two children.
  Prosecutors say Kelley was
  
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• 47th Annual Greek Folk Festival Kicks Off In Baltimore

  10-06-2017 03:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The 47th Annual Greek Folk Festival is in full swing with traditional food, music and crafts.
  The festival is the biggest Greek festival in Maryland.
  It kicked off Thursday and more than 15,000 visitors are expected during the four-day celebration.
  Visitors embrace Baltimore’s rich Greek heritage by encouraging guests to indulge in the finest Greek cuisine and learn about their deep-rooted traditions.
  “We Greeks are very proud of our heritage and culture,&
  
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• Baltimore City Council & Mayor Catherine Pugh Agree On School Budget

  10-06-2017 02:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– After hundreds of students and teachers voiced concerns about education the Baltimore City Council and the mayor have agreed on a budget.
  The budget will put more cash into public schools and after school programs.
  Some call the deal a public safety strategy.
  It includes more than $10 million to city schools over the course of three years.
  The budget standoff lingered for weeks, heated moments and nights of duking it out in City Hall are now in the past.
  “I
  
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• Former Maryland transit official spent $65000 on office remodel - Baltimore Sun

  10-06-2017 01:45 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Former Maryland transit official spent $65000 on office remodel
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  One of the top officials who abruptly departed from the Maryland Transit Administration this week had authorized spending more than $65,000 on remodeling the administrator's office, according to documents released Friday. James Knighton, chief of staff ...
  
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• 2 Dozen Teams Apply To Monitor Baltimore Police Reforms

  10-06-2017 01:34
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Twenty-six teams have applied to be an independent monitor over police reforms in Baltimore.
  The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that it had obtained the list of those wishing to service as an oversight committee.
  The consent decree between Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice set aside nearly $1.5 million per year to pay for a monitoring team.
  The Sun says the applicant list was provided by Mayor Catherine Pugh’s office. The applicants include top law and cons
  
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• D.C. Officer Struck By Truck In Adams Morgan Fights For Life

  10-06-2017 01:25
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ)– Three people, including two officers, were plowed down by a pickup truck Thursday night in D.C.
  Police still haven’t said why it happened, but they say one officer is still in critical condition.
  The chief of police in D.C. called it a “long and tough night” for his department and the investigation is just beginning.
  On a busy bar-lined street in Adams Morgan, a pickup truck crossed the median and mowed down two bike patrol officers and a department
  
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• Skyrocketing Opioid Overdoses Can Be Traced To China

  10-06-2017 00:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Just released numbers show a skyrocketing and record number of Marylanders dying from drug overdoses.
  State health officials say 2,089 people overdosed to death last year. Most of them were from ingesting powerful opioids.
  The alarming number is a 66 percent increase from the year before.
  Governor Larry Hogan has already declared a state of emergency over the crisis.
  RELATED: More Than 2,000 Died Of Drug Overdoses In Maryland In 2016
  Some of the most deadly synthetic
  
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• Cecil County Students Get To Talk To ISS Astronaut In Class

  10-06-2017 00:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —It takes more than a school bus for a field trip into space, but NASA made it happen for students at Leeds Elementary School in Elkton Friday.
  Alex DeMetrick reports, all it took was a satellite hook up and a willing astronaut.
  That astronaut was Jack Fischer, who is orbiting overhead in the International Space Station.
  Having him answer their questions from orbit was a pretty impressive moment for the kids.
  “What is the most amazing thing you have seen in space,&rdq
  
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• National Aquarium To Be Featured On National Geographic Show

  10-06-2017 00:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Lights, camera, action! Baltimore’s National Aquarium is getting a national TV audience.
  Children across the country will get to swim with the fish and sharks in a special show, “What Sam Seas,” on Nat Geo WILD.
  The segments give a very unique view of our city’s incredible aquarium.
  Divers there say they were recently able to get some unique footage of one animal’s nesting routine, something that would be very difficult to capture in the wild.
  
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