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• Schoop, Trumbo Homer As O’s Top Twins 5-1, Stop 5-Game Skid

  08-07-2017 23:35
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Schoop and Mark Trumbo each homered for Baltimore, Wade Miley produced his best start in more than five weeks and the Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Saturday to stop a five-game losing streak.
  Manny Machado added an RBI double to help the Orioles beat the Twins for the first time in six meetings this season. This was just their third win in 11 games.
  After Miley (4-7) allowed Miguel Sano’s 21st home run, the most by a Twins player before the break
  
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• Baltimore Police Arrest 6 In Drug Raid; Stolen Guns And Drugs Recovered - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  08-07-2017 23:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  Baltimore Police Arrest 6 In Drug Raid; Stolen Guns And Drugs Recovered
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested six people and recovered stolen guns and drugs in a raid in O'Donnell Heights Friday morning. At about 4:30 a.m., officers executed two search and seizure warrants at a home located in the 6100 block of Shipview ...
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• Baltimore Police Arrest 6 In Drug Raid; Stolen Guns And Drugs Recovered

  08-07-2017 22:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested six people and recovered stolen guns and drugs in a raid in O’Donnell Heights Friday morning.
  At about 4:30 a.m., officers executed two search and seizure warrants at a home located in the 6100 block of Shipview Way in Southeast Baltimore, where they seized guns and drugs and arrested six people inside the home.
  Detectives seized a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun which had been reported stolen, 2 loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handguns, sus
  
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• Saturday July 8, 2017

  08-07-2017 22:35
  The BCPL Digital Book Mobile Is Bringing E-Books Around Baltimore County
  
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• Man Left Paralyzed From Shooting Dies 10 Years Later, Ruled Homicide

  08-07-2017 22:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police confirmed Saturday that a 29-year-old man who was shot in his back 10 years ago has died from the injuries.
  The Baltimore Police Department says Lyndon Waddell Jr. has died from injuries sustained from a shooting in 2007 in the 1700 of Carswell Street.
  On January 5, 2007, Waddell, then 19, was found in critical condition after being shot in his back officers say.
  He was then transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital for surgery where doctors determined he was paral
  
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• Motorcyclists killed in Baltimore Beltway crash - Washington Post

  08-07-2017 22:24 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  DUNDALK, Md. — Two motorcyclists have died after a crash on the Baltimore Beltway that left four others injured. Police have not identified the men who were killed except to say they lived in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. — one from Prince ...
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• One Person Killed In Wrong-Way Crash In Annapolis

  08-07-2017 21:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One person has died after a wrong-way crash in Annapolis.
  Maryland State Police say it happened early Saturday morning, just before 3 a.m. when troopers were called to southbound 97 at Route 50.
  Maryland State Police says their investigation has found that the driver of a 2011 Nissan Sentra was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of 97 when he struck a Nissa Maxima head-on.
  Police they do not know at this time why the driver was traveling the wrong way on the hig
  
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• Trump budget threatens Baltimore poverty programs - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2017 21:34 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Trump budget threatens Baltimore poverty programs
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  Midnight on July 1 rang in what local government folks call the new fiscal year. And even if some Baltimore finance nerds celebrated the start of a government's new spending plan, they had fewer reasons to rejoice about fiscal year 2018. That's because ...
  
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• Weather Blog: Looking To Be A Nice Day

  08-07-2017 21:20
  
  Today
  A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m.
  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
  West wind 5 to 11 mph.
  Chance of precipitation is 20%. 
  Tonight
  Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  Northwest wind around 8 mph.
   
  Sunday
  Sunny, with a high near 85.
  West wind 5 to 7 mph.
   
  Sunday Night
  Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
  
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• Former Rep. Donna Edwards Says She Has MS, Makes Plea For Health Care Reforms

  08-07-2017 20:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In an OpEd featured in the Washington Post, former Congresswoman Donna Edwards, who ran to fill Senator Barabara Mikulski’s seat in 2015, says she has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
  In a letter to Representatives through, Edwards says that since leaving her position in Congress, she now faces the same bottle as many other Americans who face losing coverage or increased rates due to proposed health care bill up for vote in the Senate.
  “If we return to
  
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• Rodricks: 'If we could just stop the homicides' - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  08-07-2017 20:15 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Rodricks: 'If we could just stop the homicides'
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  Rendering of an 8-story office building proposed by Caves Valley Partners for its Stadium Square project in Sharp-Leadenhall. (Design Collective). Dan RodricksContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. A couple of months ago, I was in the back of Joe Hooe's ...and more »
  
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• Vargas Has 3 Hits, 2 RBIs As Twins Beat Orioles 9-6

  08-07-2017 18:20
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kennys Vargas’ promotion to the majors wasn’t close to being the most talked-about news of the day for the Minnesota Twins. Still, he made sure it wasn’t forgotten.
  Hours after being officially recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take disabled list-bound Joe Mauer’s roster spot, Vargas had three hits, including a big two-run double in the fifth inning to help lead the Twins to a 9-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
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• 2 Killed In 5 Motorcycle Crash On 695 In Dundalk

  08-07-2017 16:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two people have died after five motorcycles crashed on the Inner Loop of 695 late Friday night.
  Police say two drivers, both men, one from Prince George’s County, and another from Montgomery County, were killed after one motorcyclist collided with the back of a construction vehicle, just after 11 p.m.
  Maryland State Troopers were called to the Inner Loop of 695, just before the Sparrows Point exit.
  Police say the rider of a black motorcycle was riding along with fou
  
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• CollegeFootballNews.com's Ted McGovern weighs in on Baltimore Ravens Rookie Guard Nico Siragusa - Baltimore Beatdown

  08-07-2017 16:38 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
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  CollegeFootballNews.com's Ted McGovern weighs in on Baltimore Ravens Rookie Guard Nico Siragusa
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  The biggest remaining hole on the Ravens roster is not even a question anymore. With only weeks remaining before their training camp begins, there are two open slots on the offensive line. Who will round out the final two starting spots? The two ...
  
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• Baltimore Ravens schedule preview: Watt did you say?! - Baltimore Beatdown

  08-07-2017 16:07 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
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  Baltimore Ravens schedule preview: Watt did you say?!
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  The Ravens host their first Monday night game in 5 years as the Houston Texans come to Baltimore for a Week 12 slugfest. Texans' key additions: QB Brock Osweiler (by subtraction, lol), TE Ryan Griffin. Texans' key losses: QB Brock Osweiler (refer to ...
  5 defensive superstars that will test the Baltimore Ravens offenseThe Ebony Birdall 11 news articles »
  
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• Make-or-break: Three Baltimore Ravens who must perform this season - Baltimore Beatdown

  08-07-2017 13:01 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
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  Make-or-break: Three Baltimore Ravens who must perform this season
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  With the regular season still several months away, here is a look at three Ravens whose 2017 season is a make-or-break year. Breshad Perriman · Maxx Williams · Jimmy Smith. Perriman seems to be the topic of almost every conversation or article ...and more »
  
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• Do drink the water: Baltimore school system aims to make the fountains safe again - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2017 09:03 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Do drink the water: Baltimore school system aims to make the fountains safe again
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  The Baltimore school system is taking steps to make drinking from school water fountains safe again a decade after lead contamination prompted officials to ban students from using them. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun). Tim Prudente and Liz BowieContact ...and more »
  
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• Howard County’s Message To Human Traffickers: ‘Prepare To Go To Jail’

  08-07-2017 05:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Howard County say there has been an increase in human sex trafficking activity that seems to be expanding nationwide.
  In an effort to get ahead of the crime, the county is finding new ways to tackle the problem at its source.
  From funding, to new laws, Howard County officials say they are using every resource at their disposal to warn criminals that human trafficking will not be tolerated.
  It’s not just undercover ads being posted online, police say t
  
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• Weather Blog: We’re In For A Nice Weekend

  08-07-2017 04:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After some morning clouds and some rain as well, a drier, warmer, and sunny afternoon dominated our weather.
  On Saturday, a front which could spark a shower, will cross the area and will bring drier and more comfortable conditions to the state.
  Sunday looks to be near perfect, with sunny skies  and lower humidity.
  Monday will also be a warm but still comfortable day.
  The humidity will be back by Tuesday, and perhaps a shower as well.
  Have a nice weekend! Bob Turk
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• MSP Helicopter Helps Rescue Injured Hiker In Maryland Forest

  08-07-2017 04:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland State Police helicopter helped Frederick County Fire and Rescue crews rescue an injured hiker from a Maryland forest.
  Authorities say the 41-year-old female was injured when she fell in “a particularly rugged area” of the Frederick Municipal Forest.
  Maryland State Police helicopter Trooper 3 went to the Gambrill State Park after rescuers were unable to get her out from a steep slope.
  A trooper was lowered, and crews were successfully able
  
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• Motorcyclist Dies After Colliding With Disabled Vehicle On Shoulder

  08-07-2017 04:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say a 29-year-old man died after he lost control of his motorcycle and slid into a disabled vehicle on the side of the road.
  The wreck happened just after 4:45 p.m., on Interstate 795 at McDonough Rd., when Maryland State Police reports Jason Karl Jones was southbound on a beige 1997 Kawasaki VN1500 motorcycle.
  Responding troopers found Jones unconscious. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
  The cause of the wreck is still unde
  
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• Sheriff Won’t Let His Deputies Carry Overdose Antidote

  08-07-2017 03:00
  
  HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff in an Ohio county with record numbers of drug deaths in recent years is sticking to his longstanding refusal to allow deputies to carry an overdose antidote.
  Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones remains opposed for safety reasons because, he asserts, people can become hostile and violent after being revived with naloxone, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and is often referred to by the brand name Narcan. Deputies in neighboring counties in
  
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• Company Removes Beeping Alarm Clock In Wall Vent Since 2004

  08-07-2017 02:43
  
  ROSS, Pa. (AP) — A heating contractor has removed a beeping alarm clock that’s been inside a Pennsylvania family’s wall vent for nearly 14 years.
  Keith Andreen and Dawn Michelucci of Low-Cost Heating and Air Conditioning saw the story on KDKA-TV last month, so they went to the Ross Township home and removed the clock this week.
  Homeowner Jerry Lynn tells KDKA (http://cbsloc.al/2uvLV1H ) he tied the battery-operated clock to a string in September 2004 and lowered it inside
  
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• Baltimore gets $2 million for 'sobering center' as part of larger opioid prevention efforts - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2017 02:40 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore gets $2 million for 'sobering center' as part of larger opioid prevention efforts
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  Baltimore city Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen at a news conference at City Hall in January. (Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun). Andrea K. McDanielsContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Baltimore City will get $2 million to open a 24-hour ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore gets $2 million for 'sobering center' as part of larger opioid ... - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2017 02:40 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  The Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention announced Friday how the $22 million would be doled out to the state's 24 jurisdictions to fight the opioid ...and more »
  
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• Cops: Dad Played Video Games As 2 Naked Kids Went Out Window

  08-07-2017 02:32
  
  LYMAN, Maine (AP) — A Maine man accused of playing video games and smoking pot while his naked toddlers wandered outside has been charged with child endangerment.
  Investigators say 35-year-old Christopher Peare, of Lyman, told them he had no idea his 2- and 3-year-old daughters had crawled out a window and gone missing for 90 minutes Thursday night.
  The mother of the children was not at home.
  Officials say the children were checked out at a hospital and sent to relatives’ homes while
  
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• FBI: Flight Attendant Broke Wine Bottle Over Man’s Head

  08-07-2017 02:02
  SEATTLE (AP) — A flight attendant broke a wine bottle over the head of a man who lunged for an exit door and fought with other passengers during a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Beijing, but it didn’t faze him, an FBI agent wrote in charging papers filed Friday.
  Joseph Daniel Hudek IV, 23, of Tampa, Florida, appeared in U.S. District Court, wearing a beige jail uniform and sporting a scrape or bruise below his right eye.
  He was arrested Thursday night after causing the distur
  
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• Police: Venus Williams Legally Entered Intersection Before Crash

  08-07-2017 01:58
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tennis star Venus Williams legally entered an intersection but was cut off by another car, setting off a chain of events that seconds later resulted in a fatal crash with a third car, police say video released Friday shows.
  The video, taken by a security camera, shows Williams heading north as she stops her 2010 Toyota Sequoia SUV at a stoplight behind a white car as she exits her Palm Beach Gardens neighborhood shortly after 1 p.m. June 9.
  When the light turns
  
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• One Dead In Harford Co. Crash Friday Afternoon

  08-07-2017 01:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 44-year-old Baltimore woman was killed in a head-on collision on Route 1 in Harford County.
  Police say the wreck happened at 12:15 p.m., on Rt. 1, north of Allibone Rd.
  The crash investigation found that Renee Fleck was driving a Toyota Matrix northbound on Rt. 1, when for unknown reasons, crossed into southbound lanes.
  The driver of a Chevy pick-up, that was pulling a camper, was unable to avoid Fleck, and the two vehicles collided.
  Fleck, who was the only person
  
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• Robbery of pigeon store owners linked to racketeering case against Baltimore police detectives - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2017 01:14 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Donna Curry, owner of Patapsco Feed & Supply, says the two civilians indicted by a grand jury this week robbed her in 2014. (Michael Ares/Baltimore Sun video). Tim PrudenteContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Donna Curry said she heard the knocks ...
  Three Baltimore officers charged with racketeering indicted on additional chargesFox Baltimore
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• Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s Wife’s Art Featured In New Show

  08-07-2017 01:05
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — The artwork of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s wife is being featured in a show in Ocean City.
  Yumi Hogan’s artwork is being featured at the Ocean City Center for the Arts. The show opens Friday night and is called “Nature’s Rhythmic Alliance.” It includes 27 of Hogan’s abstract landscape paintings. They’ll be on view during July and August.
  Hogan, who was born in South Korea, met her husband at an art show in Maryland. Her work
  
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• Man wanted in six Baltimore-area robberies arrested in Pennsylvania - Baltimore Sun

  08-07-2017 00:49 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Man wanted in six Baltimore-area robberies arrested in Pennsylvania
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  A man wanted in connection with six robberies in Baltimore County, Baltimore City and Carroll County was arrested in Pennsylvania on Friday morning. Baltimore County police said Jesse Lee Fisher, 28, faces charges for the alleged armed robberies of an ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore Seeking Solutions Amid Record High Murder Rate - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  08-07-2017 00:40 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In the past 24 hours, seven more people were shot – one of them killed – as Baltimore struggles with a record high murder rate, and those in power are desperate for solutions. The mayor wants tougher gun laws. The governor blames ...
  
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• Baltimore Seeking Solutions Amid Record High Murder Rate

  08-07-2017 00:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In the past 24 hours, seven more people were shot – one of them killed – as Baltimore struggles with a record high murder rate, and those in power are desperate for solutions.
  The mayor wants tougher gun laws. The governor blames judges and prosecutors for lenient punishments, while the state’s attorney accuses him of finger pointing.
  But it’s clear someone needs to take action, as people are dying daily in Baltimore.
  Mayor Catherine Pugh and
  
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• Bald Eagle Euthanized After Being Shot On July 4th In Maryland

  08-07-2017 00:25
  
  HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (AP) — Maryland Natural Resources Police are looking for the person who shot a bald eagle on Independence Day. The bird had to be euthanized.
  Natural Resources Police spokeswoman Candy Thomson said in a phone interview Friday that the injured bird was found Tuesday afternoon in Harford County. Thomson says an officer went to the scene, gathered the bird up in a blanket and put the eagle in his air-conditioned vehicle
  The eagle was taken to a wildlife center, where it wa
  
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• A Sneak Peak Into Maryland’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

  08-07-2017 00:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —From controversy to reality. There’s been a huge step forward for medical marijuana in Maryland.
  The state’s first dispensary was approved Wednesday by the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, and the Frederick facility could have the drug available in a matter of weeks.
  Thousands have already signed up with the state to register for medical marijuana, and The Wellness Institute of Maryland is already hearing from patients.
  “We are thrilled,” says
  
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• Baltimore City Paper Set To Close After 40 Years

  08-07-2017 00:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Sun Media Group plans to close Baltimore City Paper later this year, according to an article on the paper’s website.
  The Baltimore Sun Media Group, which is owned by Tribune Co., bought City Paper from Times-Shamrock Communications back in 2014.
  No word yet on an official close date for the paper, but they are set to close by the end of the year.
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