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• Baltimore Ranks On 'Worst American Cities' List - Patch.com

  16-06-2017 23:47 via patch.com
  
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  Violence makes Baltimore one of the worst cities to live in, according an analysis from 24/7 Wall St. By Elizabeth Janney (Patch Staff) - Updated June 16, 2017 7:58 pm ET. Baltimore Ranks On 'Worst American Cities' List. BALTIMORE, MD — The digital ...
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• Plans On Bike Lane Project In Canton Put On Hold

  16-06-2017 23:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Plans are put on hold for a bike lane in Canton and it lands the City in court.
  This is about more than recreation. Bike advocates are determined, the mayor is disappointed, and the neighborhood is divided.
  Orange barrels on residential Potomac Street mark the lane designated for bicycles.
  The project calls for a 7-foot bike lane, a buffer, 7-feet for parking, a 15-foot travel lane, another buffer and curbside parking.
  “No one liked it really. No one liked it at all,
  
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• 2017 NBA Draft: Storylines To Follow

  16-06-2017 23:39
  
  By Rahul Lal
  The upcoming 2017 NBA Draft is one of the most intriguing in years. After a college basketball season filled with exciting moments, incredible stat lines and an amazing conclusion, many of the players who made it great look to take the next step in their careers. This year’s draft class, hyped as one of the best ever, is full of potential stars. Some prospects will explode on the scene, some will flame out and some will go on to enjoy respectable NBA careers.
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• Legendary Baltimore Candy Shop, Rheb’s, Turns 100

  16-06-2017 23:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Most businesses would fail if they didn’t change much in 100 years.
  But, as Mike Schuh reports, those who have flocked to a small candy shop in West Baltimore over the decades have ensured that hasn’t happened to Rheb’s Homemade Candies.
  A century ago, Louis Rheb made chocolates out of his home, a pound at a time. Business was so good, he and his relatives expanded to the garage out back.
  The garage, dressed up with windows and a door, with knotty pine wa
  
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• Wonder Woman’s Success Spreads To Social Media And Toy Sales

  16-06-2017 23:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Wonder Woman fans are showing their support in a unique way.
  Fans are imitating the superhero on social media to show solidarity with women around the globe.
  In the wake of Wonder Woman’s success at the box office, fans are showing their support on the internet with trending campaigns and even buying merchandise at stores.
  The thrilling flick Wonder Woman is inspiring a movement that sends a message of unity, where women are copying the superhero’s sword in dre
  
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• 16-year-old arrested after man assaulted, robbed in Baltimore - ABC2 News

  16-06-2017 23:05 via abc2news.com
  
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  16-year-old arrested after man assaulted, robbed in Baltimore
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  Surveillance video from the 400 block of Water Street in downtown Baltimore shows four young suspects attacking a man on the sidewalk, beating him into submission and then robbing him of a pair of cell phones--all in a matter of about 12 seconds. Now ...
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• 18-year-old dubbed Baltimore's 'Public Enemy No. 1' still on the run a month later - Baltimore Sun

  16-06-2017 22:54 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  18-year-old dubbed Baltimore's 'Public Enemy No. 1' still on the run a month later
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  Baltimore Police are seeking Cortez Wall, who is charged in one fatal shooting and a person of interest in multiple other violent crimes. (Baltimore Police). Kevin RectorContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. When Baltimore police spokesman T.J. Smith ...and more »
  
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• Fire Crews Investigating Cause Of Two-Alarm Fire In Mt. Airy

  16-06-2017 22:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Firefighters are looking for clues to find the cause of a two-alarm blaze on Thursday in Mt. Airy.
  A shell of a building is all that’s left from the blaze, which started just after 3 p.m. Thursday, destroying the warehouse than was once a Chevy dealership in the 1000 block of S. Main St.
  More than 100 firefighters from Carroll, Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery Counties worked to extinguish the flames.
  The blaze was considerably smaller and more contained by 5:30 p.
  
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• Orioles Hope Coming Home Will Help As They Host Cardinals

  16-06-2017 22:14
  
  St. Louis at BaltimoreWhen: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, June 16, 2017
  Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MarylandBy Gracenote
  The Baltimore Orioles are mired in a disastrous spell over the last six weeks, as a lackluster 1-7 road trip has manager Buck Showalter’s club saddled with a 10-23 mark since May 9. The Orioles hope a change of scenery will do them good on Friday as they open a three-game interleague series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Camden Yards.
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• Minnesota Officer Acquitted In Motorist Shooting

  16-06-2017 22:04
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the fatal shooting of a black motorist who had informed the officer seconds earlier that he was carrying a gun.
  Jeronimo Yanez was also cleared of two lesser charges in the July traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb. Yanez testified that Philando Castile was pulling his gun out of his pocket despite his commands not to do so. The defense also argued Castile was high on marijuana and said that affected hi
  
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• MLB Players Allowed To Use Nicknames, Wear Bright-Colored Shoes For ‘Players Weekend’

  16-06-2017 21:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Major League Baseball is allowing players to put nicknames on the back of their jerseys, wear bright-colored shoes and more for ‘Players Weekend’ in August.
  The weekend is scheduled for August 25-27. It was negotiated between the league and the MLB Players Association, according to Yahoo Sports.
  Players will have the option to wear a jersey with one nickname; no inappropriate or offensive nicknames will be allowed.
  Spikes, batting gloves, wristbands, compressio
  
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• Cosby Tweets Thanks, Defense Demands Mistrial Over Impasse

  16-06-2017 21:22
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby thanked his fans and supporters on Friday as a jury deliberated sexual assault charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life, tweeting shortly after the panel asked to review his testimony about giving drugs to women with whom he wanted to have sex.
  It was the first Twitter message from Cosby in more than a week and came as jurors spent a fifth day in talks, trying to break an impasse that has raised the possibility his trial will end with
  
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• Baltimore Ranks On New List Of ‘Worst American Cities To Live In’

  16-06-2017 21:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Baltimore is on a list of the worst American cities to live in.
  A study conducted by 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on the 551 U.S. cities with a population of 65,000 or more. It considered variables including crime rates, employment growth, access to restaurants and attractions, educational attainment and housing affordability to determine the “worst” cities.
  Baltimore came in 14th on the list.
  RELATED: Baltimore Nearing 160 Homicides Less Than Halfway Through 20
  
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• Baltimore Police Search For Missing Teenager; Last Seen Wednesday

  16-06-2017 20:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police are searching for a 17-year-old  girl who was last seen on Wednesday.
  Feryn Rolling was last seen at her home in the 3700 block of Ednor Road.
  She is 5-feet, 1-inch tall weighs around 110 pounds.She was last seen wearing a blue and white striped shirt and blue jeans.
  Anyone who knows of Rolling’s whereabouts is asked to call police at 410-396-2444.
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• Ocean City Can Legally Ban Topless Women, Maryland Attorney General Says

  16-06-2017 20:18
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Officials at a Maryland beach resort can now legally ban topless women.
  Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh waded into the controversy that has rocked Ocean City for days. The Washington Post reports that Frosh said Thursday that requiring women to cover up on top while allowing men to expose their chests does not violate state or federal constitutions.
  Last week, the head of the beach patrol said lifeguards will no longer approach and scold women who are topless.
  
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• Md. Woman Bit By Snake In Her Bed; Almost Has To Amputate Arm

  16-06-2017 20:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Maryland women nearly had to have her arm amputated after she was bitten by a venomous snake in her Silver Spring home.
  According to the Washington Post, on May 30, Christie Kelly, 24, woke up around 6 a.m. in her bed in her Woodmoor home after experiencing severe pain on her left hand.
  Kelly said the snake, a copperhead, which can grow longer than three feet, bit her twice.
  Kelly’s father was able to get rid of the snake, while her mother rushed her to the hospita
  
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• Keidel: Everyone Will Watch Mayweather-McGregor, And That’s The Point

  16-06-2017 20:00
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor… the fight no one wants, but everyone will watch.
  For all the lamentations from the media, masses and Oscar De La Hoya, we have a staggering cultural contradiction. The indignant pundits are bashing the Mayweather-McGregor bout, now signed and set for August 26, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and questioning the intelligence of those who express even oblique interest in it. We’re hearing regurgitated quotes from history&rs
  
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• Woman Denied $43 Million Jackpot, Offered Dinner Instead, Sues Casino

  16-06-2017 19:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The woman who thought she won a nearly $43 million prize from a slot machine at Resorts World Casino in Queens, New York last year has sued the casino after they told her the machine malfunctioned and denied her the money.
  Katrina Bookman took a selfie with the screen of the machine, which said it was printing a cash ticket for $42,949,642.76.
  But casino officials told her the machine was faulty, didn’t give her the prize and offered her an on-the-house dinner, inste
  
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• Trump Restores Some Cuba Penalties, Rejecting ‘Oppressors’

  16-06-2017 19:35
  
  MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Friday he was restoring some travel and economic restrictions on Cuba that were lifted as part of the Obama administration’s historic easing. He challenged the communist government of Raul Castro to negotiate a better deal for Cubans and Cuban-Americans.
  Announcing the rollback of President Barack Obama’s diplomatic opening during a speech in Miami, Trump said Cuba had secured far too many concessions from the U.S. in the “misg
  
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• Giant Food Recalls Nature’s Promise Trail Mix; May Contain Listeria

  16-06-2017 19:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Giant Food has recalled several of its Nature’s Promise Trail Mix due to the potential risk of being contaminated with Listeria.
  The following products are included in this recall:·         Nature’s Promise Organic Campfire Trail Mix, 12oz., UPC 68826706609 with best by dates of 11/23/17 and 12/23/17·         Nature’s Promise Cascade Trail Mix, 12 oz., UPC 688267
  
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• Michael Phelps Will Race Against Great White Shark On ‘Shark Week’

  16-06-2017 19:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Swimming champion and multi-Olympic gold medalist, Michael Phelps, is considered to be one of the greatest in the water…but can he measure up to another “great” when it comes to the big old blue?
  Phelps has beat every human athlete of note during his professional swimming career, but now he’s taking on another species to prove he is the best. Phelps is facing off against a Great White Shark.
  During Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, Phelps
  
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• Policy Clarifies Bathroom, Sports Rules For Frederick County’s Trans Students

  16-06-2017 18:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Frederick County Schools has a new policy, passed this week in an effort to protect transgender students.
  The Frederick News-Post reports the 8-member school board voted almost unanimously in favor of the policy. Only one member opposed it. Another was absent from the meeting.
  It allows students uncomfortable using gendered bathrooms the option to use an alternative and allows transgender students to participate in sports according to their gender identity instead of their
  
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• Reward Money Doubled In Death Of 2 Teens, Police Continue To Investigate

  16-06-2017 18:50
  MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. (WJZ) — Police say the fatal shooting of two Maryland teens on the eve of their high school graduation was not random.
  Investigators say they are looking for more information to help find the suspects responsible.
  Friends and classmates came together on Friday night to remember the lives tragically cut short.
  The entire community is hopeful the killers will be brought to justice.
  Montgomery County Police now say they believe the deadly and violent shooting of Shadi
  
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• Police: Fatal Shooting Of Teens On Graduation Eve Not Random

  16-06-2017 18:50
  
  MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. (AP) — Investigators don’t believe the fatal shooting of two male teens the night before high school graduation outside the nation’s capital was random.
  RELATED: Parents Of Slain Montgomery Co. Teen: Our Son Was Targeted
  Montgomery County Police Capt. Darren Francke said at a news conference Friday that they believe the shooters and victims knew each other and there are people, perhaps at their high school, who haven’t come forward with inform
  
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• For Jeremy Maclin, Baltimore was “always” the right choice - NBCSports.com

  16-06-2017 18:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
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  For Jeremy Maclin, Baltimore was “always” the right choice
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  Despite visiting the Bills and talking to the Eagles, receiver Jeremy Maclin picked the Ravens. As he tells it, the decision was never close. “I thought Baltimore was the right spot on Friday,” Maclin said on PFT Live. “I just kind of took an extra two ...
  Baltimore Ravens: 3 things that have paid off this offseasonThe Ebony Bird
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• Baltimore Police Arrest 1 Of 4 Involved In Downtown Assault Caught On Camera

  16-06-2017 18:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police have arrested a 16-year-old suspect connected to an assault and robbery that occurred on camera on June 9.
  Baltimore Police say Devonte Parker has been charged as an adult with robbery and first- and second-degree assault.
  RELATED: Police Searching For Suspects Who Assaulted Unsuspecting Victim
  Detectives say Parker turned himself in after someone recognized him and identified him to police.
  Officers are looking to identify and arrest the three remaining s
  
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• Police Cancel Leave Amid Pride Events, Anti-Violence Effort

  16-06-2017 17:45
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police are canceling scheduled leave for officers in Baltimore this Saturday to meet the demands of an anti-violence strategy while protecting Pride festivities.
  Media outlets report that police spokesman T. J. Smith said Thursday that top commanders want a particularly strong presence this year after last year’s attack at a Florida gay nightclub and protests at last weekend’s Pride parade in Washington.
  June is National LGBT Pride Month, and Baltimore celebrat
  
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• TopGolf plan for South Baltimore is ready for possible tee-off - Baltimore Business Journal

  16-06-2017 17:32 via bizjournals.com
  TopGolf plan for South Baltimore is ready for possible tee-off
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  Memo to hundreds of local stray cats and dogs: It soon could be time to make way for a high-tech driving range on the Middle Branch. A proposal to open TopGolf at the site of Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter site near M&T Bank Stadium in South ...
  
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• Woman Who Sent Texts Urging Boyfriend’s Suicide Found Guilty Of Manslaughter

  16-06-2017 17:30
  TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A woman who sent her boyfriend a barrage of text messages urging him to kill himself when they were both teenagers was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter.
  Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz found that Michelle Carter caused the death of Conrad Roy III. Carter cried as the judge explained his reasoning but remained stoic when the verdict was read.
  Sobs broke out throughout the courtroom when the verdict was pronounced.
  The judge ruled that Carter, now 20, ca
  
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• Police Arrest Gas Station Robbery Suspect; Employee Recognized Suspect’s Voice

  16-06-2017 17:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Police have arrested a gas station robbery suspect, who allegedly has been shopping at the gas station for years.
  Friday, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ricky Shelton Ward, 40, for being involved in a gas station robbery Monday around 4:39 a.m.
  The store clerk at the Shell Gas Station, located in the 600 block of Lakeview Drive, told detectives he recognized the voice of Ward, who is a longtime customer.
  Officers reviewed surveillance video identifyin
  
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• On Day 5, Cosby Jury Asks For Definition Of Reasonable Doubt

  16-06-2017 17:05
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Jurors considering the fate of Bill Cosby at his sexual assault trial asked for a definition of “reasonable doubt” on their fifth day of deliberations Friday, a day after telling the judge they were deadlocked on all charges.
  The panel also asked to rehear parts of the 79-year-old comedian’s deposition testimony. Cosby gave the deposition more than a decade ago as part of accuser Andrea Constand’s lawsuit against h
  
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• Coconut Oil May Not Be Any Healthier Than Butter, Beef Fat, Heart Assoc. Says

  16-06-2017 16:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Although coconut oil is marketed as a healthier cooking oil option, that may not be true, according to the American Heart Association.
  In a study and press release this week, the AHA said it continues to recommend replacing saturated fats with poly- and mono-unsaturated vegetable oil to help prevent heart disease.
  It says trials that lowered intake of dietary saturated fat and replaced it with polyunsaturated vegetable oil reduced cardiovascular disease by approximately 30
  
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• Baltimore Police Arrest Subway Robbery Suspect

  16-06-2017 16:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested a man Thursday who allegedly robbed a Subway in Southeast Baltimore.
  At about 4:20 p.m., officers responded to the Subway located in the 600 block of South Broadway, where they learned a man announced a robbery and implied he had a gun.
  The store employee called police and the suspect left the store.
  Police later located Jonathan Marine, 32, the suspect, walking on Eastern Avenue where he was then arrested.
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• Sindarius Thornwell: My Life As An NBA Draft Prospect

  16-06-2017 16:30
  The 2017 NBA Draft is set for Thursday, June 22nd. As the stars of the college game get ready to find out where they will begin their NBA journey, CBS Local Sports’ “My Life As” series will give them an opportunity to talk about how they got to this point and what they expect from the future in their own words.
  Today, we hear from South Carolina senior Sindarius Thornwell, who helped lead his team to a magical Final Four run this season, the first in school history. O
  
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• Pedestrian Struck By Train, MARC Penn Line Service Suspended

  16-06-2017 15:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —After a pedestrian was struck by a train in West Baltimore Friday morning, Penn Line trains will be suspended until further notice.
  It happened around 7:30 a.m.
  This story will be updated as more details become available.
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• Amazon Buying Whole Foods, Making Strong Move Into Groceries

  16-06-2017 15:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Online juggernaut Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, a strong move to expand its growing reach into groceries.
  Amazon.com Inc. will pay $42 per share for Whole Foods Market Inc., including debt. That marks an 18 percent premium to Whole Foods’ closing price on Thursday.
  The deal comes a month after Whole Foods announced a board shake-up and cost-cutting plan amid falling sales. The grocery store operator was also under pressure from
  
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• Garceau: Four Sports Figures Making Headlines This Week

  16-06-2017 15:47
  Here are four guys that are making waves in sports this week:
  Jeremy Macklin
  Welcome to Baltimore J Mac! He’s the veteran wide receiver with a polished resume that Ravens fans have been screaming for. Macklin looked right at home in his purple 18 as he practiced with his new team this week. With Mike Wallace and an improved Breshad Perriman that’s three legit targets at WR for Joe Flacco. Macklin struggled with injuries and drops last year in KC but his release was more about busines
  
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• Scalise Still In Recovery As Authorities Track Shooter’s Path

  16-06-2017 15:44
  WASHINGTON (WJZ/AP) — As Congressman Steve Scalise remains hospitalized, there is a clearer picture of the gunman’s troubled past and his trail of bitterness is coming into view.
  New surveillance video shows police pulling up to the scene of the horrific shooting in Alexandria, Virginia.
  “It is so sad when you can’t be safe at a baseball field in America. Something is wrong. This is clearly a deranged individual,” Republican Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, from Tennese
  
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• E. Coli Bacteria Found In Drinking Water At US Open

  16-06-2017 15:20
  
  ERIN, Wis. (AP) — Health officials say E. coli bacteria have been found in a drinking water station at Erin Hills golf course where the U.S. Open is underway, but there have been no reports of illness.
  The Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department identified the bacteria in a water sample taken from a hydration station connected to a well near the 12th hole. That station is closed.
  The health department says no one has reported becoming sick after drinking the water and E. coli bacteria
  
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• At Impasse, Cosby Jury Goes Back To Work On Verdict

  16-06-2017 14:51
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A new round of deliberations is raising the prospects that Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial will end with a verdict instead of a hung jury.
  Jurors who have appeared stressed and even angry seemed more upbeat as they left court outside Philadelphia Thursday night than on previous nights, despite enduring another marathon session.
  The sequestered jurors had deliberated about 30 hours before telling Judge Steven O’Neill earlier Thursday that they couldn&rsq
  
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• Bat-Signal Lights Up Los Angeles In Tribute To Adam West

  16-06-2017 14:35
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles became Gotham City Thursday night as the Bat-Signal glowed at City Hall in honor of late Batman actor Adam West.
  Hundreds of fans, some in costume, cheered as Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Chief Charlie Beck switched on the iconic signal and splashed a yellow oval with a bat silhouette high up on the wall of City Hall.
  West, who played the Caped Crusader in the campy 1960s TV series, died last week at 88.
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• WEATHER BLOG: Murky Day Heading Into Father’s Day Weekend

  16-06-2017 14:09
  
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  Hi Everyone!
  Well I knew things were changing big when yesterday afternoon the weather got wonderful. All day the forecast was for more clouds than sun. And what we got was a breezy wonderful evening. But now…………..WOW!
  The frontal boundary that was hanging down to the South finally moved up the I-95 corridor, and an Easterly flow has set up..sum it up in one word, murky. MURKY. That humidity is back and right in our faces.
  Today and Monday are the gray days,
  
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• Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby Says She’s Immune To Lawsuit

  16-06-2017 13:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Baltimore’s State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is asking a federal appeals court to find that she is immune from a civil lawsuit filed by the five Baltimore City Police Officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
  The officers are suing Mosby for malicious prosecution, defamation and invasion of privacy. Other claims filed by the officers have dismissed, including false imprisonment.
  In a brief filed this week in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Mosby stat
  
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• The Norris & Long Show Best Of – Week Of June 17th

  16-06-2017 13:05
  This week’s edition of The Norris & Long Show Best Of includes our wayback Wednesday segment with former Terp basketball star Greivis Vasquez, and Terez Paylor on the Ravens addition of former Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin.
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  Greivis Vasquez, former Maryland Terrapins point guard who played in the NBA, joined Ed and Rob to talk about his time at Maryland and his NBA career as part of our Wayback Wednesday segment.
  Greivis started out by talking about what he is up to
  
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• 3 Teen Police Volunteers Steal LAPD Cars, Stun Guns

  16-06-2017 12:45
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three teenagers in a program for those who may want to become officers stole three Los Angeles Police Department vehicles and went on patrol around the city before leading authorities on wild pursuits that ended with crashes, Chief Charlie Beck said.
  The trio — two boys and a girl ages 15, 16 and 17 — “gamed the system” and used a vacationing sergeant’s name to sign out stun guns and radios and drive the cars right out of a stationhouse park
  
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• Baltimore violence requires comprehensive strategy, checked egos - Baltimore Sun

  16-06-2017 12:02 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore violence requires comprehensive strategy, checked egos
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  An assistant city health commissioner who oversees anti-violence initiatives was assaulted Friday in downtown Baltimore. David Plymyer. The epidemic of violence that has gripped Baltimore for the past two years is, among other things, a public health ...
  
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• Russia Claims It Has Killed IS Leader Al-Baghdadi

  16-06-2017 11:04
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia claimed Friday it killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike on a meeting of IS leaders just outside the IS de facto capital in Syria.
  The Russian Defense Ministry said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders.
  If confirmed, it would mark a major military success for Russia, which has conducted a military campaign in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad since September 2015.
  The mini
  
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• Annual Congressional Baseball Game Went On Following Shooting

  16-06-2017 05:15
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ)– The Congressional Baseball Game went as scheduled, despite the attack on congressmen Wednesday morning as they practiced.
  Historically the game brings an intense political rivalry onto the baseball field and this year was no different.
  Players chose to carry on tradition in the face of tragedy.
  This year, lawmakers turned baseball players, took the field in front of more fans than usual.
  Democratic and Republican lawmakers knelt in a silent huddle on the baseball fie
  
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• About 4,000 More US Troops To Go To Afghanistan

  16-06-2017 04:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan, a Trump administration official said Thursday, hoping to break a stalemate in a war that has now passed to a third U.S. commander in chief. The deployment will be the largest of American manpower under Donald Trump’s young presidency.
  The decision by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis could be announced as early as next week, the official said. It follows Trump’s move to give Mattis the a
  
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• Authorities Say Escaped Georgia Inmates Caught In Tennessee

  16-06-2017 04:11
  
  MADISON, Ga. (AP) — Two escaped inmates sought in the killings of two guards on a Georgia prison bus were captured Thursday in Tennessee after holding an elderly couple captive and leading police on a chase by car and foot, authorities said.
  Donnie Rowe and Ricky Dubose were captured in Christiana, Tennessee, Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Nelly Miles said.
  Police in Shelbyville, Tennessee, responded to a call about a home invasion, where Rowe and Dubose held an elderly couple
  
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