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• Orioles Beat Rays 7-1 Behind Gausman, Machado

  02-07-2017 22:43
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Manny Machado hit a three-run homer, Kevin Gausman pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 Sunday to avert a three-game sweep.
  Mark Trumbo also homered and Seth Smith had two RBIs for the Orioles, playing their final home game until July 14.
  Gausman (5-7) struck out nine and walked two in the finest of his 18 starts this season. The right-hander allowed only one runner past first base in lowering his ERA from 6.07 to 5.61
  
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• Man Suffers Severe Hand Injury After Lighting Found Firework

  02-07-2017 21:56
  
  TILGHMAN ISLAND, Md. (AP) — A 66-year-old man has suffered a severe hand injury after lighting off a possibly illegal firework that his neighbor had found.
  Maryland’s Fire Marshal’s Office said in a statement Sunday that a state police helicopter flew him to the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore.
  The incident occurred about 10 p.m. Saturday on Tilghman Island, a community on the Chesapeake Bay.
  Authorities said a juvenile found “an unknown type of suspected illegal
  
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• Police Search For Critically Missing Man

  02-07-2017 21:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County police are searching for a critically missing man.
  Police say Albert Curtis Thompson, 51, is missing after officers responded to his residence in Pasadena, Maryland Friday.
  Detectives say Thompson is new to the area, has no known acquaintances, financial means or transportation.
  Anyone with any information on Thompson’s whereabouts is asked to call Anne Arundel County Police Department at 410-222-8610 or 911.
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• Suspect Arrested After Crashing Stolen Vehicle In Police Pursuit

  02-07-2017 21:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland State Police arrested a suspect Sunday morning who crashed a stolen vehicle after attempting to flee from troopers.
  Just before 9 a.m., police attempted to pull over a white 1999 BMW 32i in Harford County for failing to stay in one lane.
  The driver refused to stop and a pursuit ensued. Driving down I-95 South, the suspect lost control on Exit 74, hit a curb on MD-152 and came to a rest where police arrested the suspect.
  The owner of the stolen vehicle was then not
  
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• Police Search For Murder Suspects Caught On Surveillance Camera At Gas Station

  02-07-2017 20:17
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police are searching for two homicide suspects who were seen on surveillance camera shooting and killing a man at a Baltimore gas station early Saturday morning.
  At about 1:10 a.m., officers responded to the 3300 block of Garrison Boulevard where they found Louis Young, 22, with gunshot wounds to his body.
  Young was was transported to an area hospital where he died.
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• Surveillance video released in fatal NW Baltimore shooting - Fox Baltimore

  02-07-2017 20:02
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  Surveillance video released in fatal NW Baltimore shooting
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  Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup or text tips to 443-902-4824. close. Trending. 1. 15 hours ago. Man gunned down outside Baltimore gas station local attorney's stepson. 'The Keepers': Netflix series on ...and more »
  
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• Police Seek Killer Of Man Found In Car On Capital Beltway

  02-07-2017 19:18
  
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Police are investigating the murder of a man inside his car on the Capital Beltway outside Washington, D.C.
  Prince George’s County Police Department in Maryland said in a statement Sunday that the man was found shortly before midnight on Saturday.
  His car was found stopped in a lane of traffic on the outer loop of I-495 at Pennsylvania Avenue. He was suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene
  Police identified the man as 55-year-old
  
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• Man Facing Murder Charges In Road Rage Slaying Of Woman, 18

  02-07-2017 18:53
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was in custody Sunday for what a prosecutor called the “savage” and “senseless” death of a recent high school graduate shot in the head during a road rage confrontation as the two tried to merge in a single lane.
  Police said David Desper, 28, of Trainer, turned himself in accompanied by an attorney early Sunday and was charged with first- and third-degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime, and reckless endangeri
  
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• Sunday, July 2, 2017

  02-07-2017 18:24
  Healthy food options for July 4th and Watermark Cruises.
  
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• In Mock Video, Trump Slams Man With Face Covered By CNN Logo

  02-07-2017 18:08
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has tweeted a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit — his face obscured by the CNN logo — outside a wrestling ring.#FraudNewsCNN #FNN pic.twitter.com/WYUnHjjUjg
  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2017
  It’s not clear who produced the brief video, but it was posted from Trump’s official Twitter account.
  Trump’s been stepping up verbal attacks on the media — and cable net
  
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• Weather Blog: Mostly Sunny

  02-07-2017 17:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)–  Normal high & low: 87° &  66°
   
  Today
  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
  West wind 5 to 8 mph.
   
  Tonight
  Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
   
  Monday
  Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
  Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
   
  Monday Night
  Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am.
  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
  Southwest wind around 6 mph becomin
  
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• Doc Killed In Hospital Shooting Was Covering Shift As Favor

  02-07-2017 17:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor disguised as one who would save lives came to the New York hospital that had spurned him only to try to destroy them instead, replacing his stethoscope and scalpel with an assault rifle, authorities say.
  In an instant, Dr. Henry Bello triggered a Code Silver at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, sending his one-time colleagues diving for cover on the hospital’s two top floors while he repeatedly pulled his trigger, killing a doctor who had the misfortune of covering som
  
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• Activist: Ocean City Toplessness About Equal Rights

  02-07-2017 16:49
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Chelsea Covington says she never intended that her insistence that women be treated fairly while walking the beach would become a national story about appearing topless in Ocean City.
  The Eastern Shore resident felt the state’s constitution gave her the right to bare her chest like a man on the resort’s beach. She has appeared topless on Delmarva beaches some 30 times since first asking the Ocean City police last year about the issue, the 29-year-old said
  
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• Police Search For Family Of Unattended Child

  02-07-2017 15:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police are searching for the family of a young child who was found wandering around.
  Around 8 a.m. Sunday, police responded to the 4100 block of Mountwood Road for a report of an unattended child.
  Officers say the child is about 2 years old.
  Police ask anyone who knows the family of this child to call 410-396-2488.
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• Police Locate Family Of Unattended Child

  02-07-2017 15:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police have located the family of a young child who was found wandering around.
  Around 8 a.m. Sunday, police responded to the 4100 block of Mountwood Road for a report of an unattended child.
  Officers say the child appeared to be about 2 years old.
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• Rapper Arrested Day After Shooting At Little Rock Nightclub

  02-07-2017 15:33
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Rapper Finese 2Tymes was arrested in Alabama early Sunday, a day after a shooting at one of his concerts in Little Rock left 28 people injured, the U.S. Marshal Service said.
  Ricky Hampton of Memphis, Tennessee, also known as Finese2Tymes, was arrested early Sunday, according to an inmate roster at an Alabama jail. The U.S. Marshal Service said Hampton and another man were arrested at the Side Effects Club in Birmingham, where he was performing.
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• The best Baltimore-area events this week: Visionary Pets on Parade, Flicks From the Hill and David Blaine - Baltimore Sun

  02-07-2017 15:01
  
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  The best Baltimore-area events this week: Visionary Pets on Parade, Flicks From the Hill and David Blaine
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  The Towson Fourth of July parade is set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, one of many parades scheduled in the Baltimore area. (Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun). Chris KaltenbachContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Fourth of July fireworks and parades.
  
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• On Time: July 2, 2017

  02-07-2017 14:46
  
  The Maryland Food Bank.
   
  Harriet Tubman Underground Visitor Center.
   
  Baltimore Fitness Expo.
  
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• Baltimore Community Helps Police Arrest Man With Loaded Handgun; Attempted To Flee

  02-07-2017 14:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested a man with a loaded handgun after people in the community alerted officers.
  Wednesday, officers were investigating recent violence in Southeast Baltimore and arrested Eric Gasque, 31, for having a loaded handgun and a knife.Gasque attempted to flee from police, but was later arrested in the 2500 block of Jefferson Street.
  Gasque is prohbited from legally possessing a firearm.
  Gasque was taken to Central Booking.
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• Police: Female Uber Driver Stabs Passenger After Assault

  02-07-2017 05:42
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say a female Uber driver stabbed a male passenger after he assaulted her.
  Virginia Beach police said in a press release on Saturday that the man was hospitalized with serious injuries. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Saturday morning.
  Police said no charges are currently pending. But they said the incident remains under investigation. Police have not released the name of the driver for the popular ridesharing service or the name
  
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• Pride Of Baltimore II Returns Home To Charm City

  02-07-2017 05:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One of Baltimore’s biggest ambassadors returns home on Saturday.
  The Pride of Baltimore II has been on a fourth-month journey promoting tourism for Baltimore and around the Chesapeake Bay. The vessel even picked up a few new crew members, giving them a once in a lifetime experience.
  “The ship took off May 13 to head down to Charleston to international tall ship festival in Charleston. There was a regatta race going to Bermuda,” says Jan Miles, with Pride
  
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• Minimum Wage Raise Among New Laws Going Into Effect Saturday In Md.

  02-07-2017 05:30
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Maryland’s minimum wage workers are getting a raise. The 50 cent hike is one of a list of new laws taking effect across the state on July 1.
  The raise is only 50 cents an hour, but advocates say, it’s a step in the right direction.
  As a list of new laws take effect in Maryland, thousands of paychecks statewide are getting a 50 cent bump.
  The latest in a gradual wage hike from $8.25, to $8.75 and now, to $9.25 an hour.
  It’s part of an increase for
  
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• Congressional Shooter’s Wife Tormented By Husband’s Attack

  02-07-2017 05:25
  BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The widow of a man who wounded a congressman and four others in a shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice said she is tormented by thoughts that she could have done more to help her increasingly angry husband.
  Suzanne Hodgkinson said her husband James was once a fun-loving man who changed after a long illness in the 1990s. He would throw dishes at his wife, yell at the television and went “bananas” after Donald Trump won the 2016 preside
  
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• Escaped Elephant Strolls Through Wisconsin Neighborhood

  02-07-2017 05:08
  BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — The pachyderm was a startling sight for residents of one small Wisconsin neighborhood.
  A full-grown elephant sauntered through Baraboo early Friday morning on a brief walk of freedom. The mammoth creature more suited for the ‘big top’ clashed with the quiet residential neighborhood.
  Law enforcement officers quickly got in touch with the nearby Circus World Museum, home to the wandering pachyderm. A trainer arrived and led the elephant back to the circus com
  
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• Baltimore Ranks With 2nd Worst Drivers In Country, According To Report

  02-07-2017 05:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Data collected by Allstate Insurance has found that Baltimore’s drivers are the second worst in the country.
  Our media partner, The Baltimore Sun, reports Allstate has ranked drivers in the nation’s top 200 largest cities in their “America’s Best Drivers” report.
  The report says drivers in Baltimore are 140.6 percent more likely to file a claim compared to the average driver. While the national average is a decade, Baltimore driv
  
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• Raised Min. Wage, Other Laws Take Effect

  02-07-2017 04:45
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Maryland’s minimum wage workers are getting a raise. The 50 cent hike is one of a list of new laws taking effect across the state on July 1.
  The raise is only 50 cents an hour, but advocates say, it’s a step in the right direction.
  As a list of new laws take effect in Maryland, thousands of paychecks statewide are getting a 50 cent bump.
  The latest in a gradual wage hike from $8.25, to $8.75 and now, to $9.25 an hour.
  It’s part of an increase for
  
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• Morrison Hits 2 Hrs As Rays Breeze Past Orioles 10-3

  02-07-2017 03:40
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Logan Morrison homered twice, Wilson Ramos hit a three-run drive and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Dylan Bundy and the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 on Saturday.
  Steven Souza had a solo shot for the Rays, who have 23 home runs in their last 12 games. Morrison, who connected in the first inning and again in the third, has 24 for the season — a career high.
  Jake Odorizzi (5-3) was the beneficiary of Tampa Bay’s 14-hit attack, which included four doubles. The right-hander pitc
  
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• In Tweet Blitz, Trump Defends His Use Of Social Media

  02-07-2017 02:47
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump escalated an intensely personal feud with two high-profile talk show hosts Saturday, suggesting without evidence that their network is biased against him.
  The president’s stream of insults has pained politicians from both parties who have appealed to him, without apparent success, to stop the 140-character bursts of character attacks and focus on running the country. Saturday evening, Trump was at it again.
  Trump lashed out at Joe Scarb
  
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• Camden Yards Finalist For ‘Nicest Place In America,’ Honor Young Boy For Act Of Kindness

  02-07-2017 00:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Oriole Park at Camden Yards is honored for its kindness. The Birdland community is making national headlines for their acts of compassion.
  More than 250 nominations poured in, and Camden Yards made the cut. They are now in the running to be named one of the nicest places in America.
  RELATED: Oriole Park Is A Finalist In Contest For ‘Nicest Place In America’
  Every weekend home game, the Orioles recognize an inspiring individual.
  “Recently a middle sc
  
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