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• Community Remembers Man Killed While Assisting Disabled Vehicle

  10-07-2017 23:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 51-year-old volunteer firefighter who was working as a tow truck driver was struck and killed along I-95 after responding to help another vehicle.
  The death of Brian Williams was news that rocked the entire Perryville community. It’s the second time in just four years that one of their own firefighters was killed by another driver.
  The pain is still fresh.
  “It’s a numb feeling,” said Wayne Tome, with the Baltimore County Fire Depar
  
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• Multiple Injuries Reported In Anne Arundel County Wreck

  10-07-2017 23:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Multiple injuries have been reported following a wreck in Anne Arundel County Monday evening.
  The wreck happened just before 5 p.m., between two vehicles near Fort Smallwood Rd. and Marley Neck Rd.
  Crews were working to get at least one person extricated from one of the vehicles, while at least one other person was taken from the scene by ambulance.
  The intersection was closed as crews worked on the injured and worked to clear the scene.
  No word on when the roads wil
  
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• NFL Loses Viagra, Cialis As Advertising Partners

  10-07-2017 23:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The NFL will be losing two major advertisers this season.
  According to a report from Advertising Age, Pfizer, the makers of erectile dysfunction products Viagra and Cialis, will not be buying advertising time on NFL games for this upcoming season.
  Both products will be available as generic drugs in the near future, so Pfizer no longer appears willing to promote the products as name brands.
  The NFL will lose about $50 million.
   
  
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• Made in Baltimore: Treason Toting Co. setting trends - WBAL Baltimore

  10-07-2017 23:04 via wbaltv.com
  
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  Made in Baltimore: Treason Toting Co. setting trends
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  Only in Baltimore could a trained tailor and a business and marketing manager meet in a bar, share a whiskey and launch one of the city's trendiest new bag stores. The Treason Toting Co. has even caught the eye of the owner of one of the city's biggest ...and more »
  
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• Get Free Chick-fil-A Tuesday By Dressing Like A Cow

  10-07-2017 23:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Chick-fil-A’s 13th annual Cow Appreciation Day is Tuesday, which means that all Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide will offer a free entrée to any customer who visits a restaurant dressed as a cow.
  “Adult customers who dress in any type of cow attire, whether it’s ‘head-to-hoof’ or sporting a cow-spotted accessory, will be rewarded with a free Chick-fil-A entrée,” a press release reads.
  Children will receive a free kid&rsqu
  
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• Keidel: Clayton Kershaw, MLB’s Best Pitcher, Should Not Win NL MVP

  10-07-2017 23:01
  
  By Jason Keidel
  From the desk of Captain Obvious…
  Clayton Kershaw is good. Really good.
  How good? It’s rare to dismiss the rest of a sport in the wake of a single player’s dominance or eminence, but Kershaw is not only simply the best pitcher on the planet, it’s not particularly close. The Dodgers starter just became the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out 13 batters in a complete game while throwing fewer than 100 pitches. Yeah, that kind of good.
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• Body found in shopping cart in SE Baltimore - ABC2 News

  10-07-2017 22:40 via abc2news.com
  
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  For now, Baltimore City police are simply calling it a suspicious death, but the discovery of a man's body wedged inside a shopping cart in a back alley off McElderry Street has left neighbors searching for answers. "Whatever they did, they pushed that ...
  
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• Baltimore Summer Arts Academy Helps Prevent ‘Summer Slide’

  10-07-2017 22:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s often called “the summer slide.” The time when students are out of school and can fall behind in their studies.
  But a relatively new program in Baltimore is helping stop the slide, through music and the arts.
  “In every classroom we have a professional artist and a certified teacher co-teaching together,” says Kurtis Donnelly, chief operating officer of the Young Audiences Summer Arts Academy.
  “So we’re doing 90 minutes of mat
  
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• Crabbers Rescue Mother Osprey, Fledgling Afloat In Fallen Nest

  10-07-2017 22:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —It’s not unusual for birds to fall out of their nests.
  But having the entire nest fall into a river and float away with the bird inside? That’s unusual.
  Alex DeMetrick reports, this situation recently sparked a unique water rescue.
  Ospreys are skilled nest builders. And apparently, those sturdy nests can also serve as life rafts.
  Last week on the Magothy River in Pasadena, Paul Rothe and friends were crabbing.
  “We got over there, there’s an osprey n
  
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• Type Of Grunts In Tennis Match Indicate Who Will Win, Study Finds

  10-07-2017 20:48
  
  CBS Local– With the quiet crowds during play at tennis matches, fans can hear just about any noise coming from the players. Typically they’re not words but grunts. Listen closely: those grunts can actually be an indicator as who is going to win, according to a study by the University of Essex in England.
  As Wimbledon rolls on, pay attention to the grunts. The player whose grunt has a lower pitch is more likely to win.
  Researchers analyzed 50 matches played between top 30 players
  
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• Dundalk 15-Year-Old Has Been Missing Since July 5

  10-07-2017 20:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Police are seeking assistance from the public in locating a teenage girl missing from Dundalk.Britney Senkus, 15, was last seen when she left home on July 5. While it is not unusual for for Britney to leave home, her parents are concerned about the length of time she has been gone without contacting them or returning.
  Britney is approximately 5 feet tall and 100 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
  Anyone with information on Britney’s whereabouts is asked to conta
  
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• 1 Dead In Officer-Involved Shooting In Mount Airy

  10-07-2017 19:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting in the area of Penn Shop Road and Route 27 in Mount Airy.
  The shooting involved two Howard County Police Department officers, according to a press release. No officers were injured, however.
  The Howard County officers, members of the HCPD Repeat Offenders Unit, were in Frederick County Monday morning for a multi-jurisdictional investigation into a series of ongoing burglaries.
  
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• Trump Admin. Pushes Back On Allegations Of Collusion After Trump Jr.’s Meeting With Russian Attorney

  10-07-2017 19:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Trump administration is pushing back against allegations of collusion with the Russians after Donald Trump Jr. changed his story about a meeting with a Russian attorney during the campaign.
  Trump Jr. admits that he met with the attorney because she claimed to have damaging information about Hillary Clinton.
  “He was told that there would information that may be helpful to the campaign,” residential counselor Kellyanne Conway said in an interview. “The
  
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• See where Baltimore hands out the most parking tickets - Baltimore Business Journal

  10-07-2017 18:55 via bizjournals.com
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  See where Baltimore hands out the most parking tickets
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  They're the hot spots for bar-hopping, busy downtown streets, near local hospitals, and, in some cases, right next to a college. These are the places where people most often walk back to their cars and throw their hands up into the air when they see ...
  
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• Police: Drunk Friend Drives To Station In Attempt To Bail Out DUI Suspect

  10-07-2017 18:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —In Slidell, Louisiana Saturday, officers say a car “full of drunks” got pulled over, and the driver was arrested.
  In a strange turn of events, a passenger ended up in jail, too.
  According to a post on the Slidell Police Department Facebook page, the car was safely secured in a parking lot, and the intoxicated passengers got a cab ride home.
  However, “an hour or so later, one of the drunk passengers from the original traffic stop decides to go back and pic
  
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• Facebook Hoax Involving Jayden K. Smith Spreads On Social Media

  10-07-2017 18:03
  
  CBS Local– There’s a new warning spreading like wildfire on Facebook warning people not to accept a friend request, or else they’ll be hacked.
  Turns out it’s another hoax.
  The message being spread warns users not to accept a friend request from someone named Jayden K. Smith because he is a hacker who will hack users.
  The warning varies, but it looks something like this:
  “Please tell all the contacts in your messenger list not to accept Jayden K. Smith friendshi
  
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• Shark Bites Both Legs Of Swimmer Off South Florida Beach

  10-07-2017 17:37
  HAULOVER BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man swimming at a south Florida beach was bitten on both legs by a shark.
  WPLG-TV reports that Lt. Felipe Lay of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says the unidentified man was swimming Sunday afternoon off Haulover Beach when he was attacked.
  Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Ocean Rescue lifeguards say they became aware of a shark lurking in the water and immediately began alerting bathers to get out of the water. Officials say the bull shark was 4-to-5 feet.
  Officials say the ma
  
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• Baby Giraffe Getting Round-The-Clock Intensive Care At Maryland Zoo

  10-07-2017 17:21
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Zoo officials say a struggling baby giraffe has had a second plasma transfusion and is continuing to receive around-the-clock intensive care.
  News outlets report Julius underwent the procedure Sunday with a donation from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. The 3-week-old calf received an earlier plasma transfusion three days after he was born from a giraffe at an Ohio zoo.
  Officials say Julius has been prevented from getting essential antibodies from his mother
  
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• Fantasy Baseball All-Star Team Is Often A Little Different Than MLB All-Star Roster

  10-07-2017 17:17
  
  By Sam McPherson
  Philadelphia Phillies reliever Pat Neshek made his second All-Star team this season, and anyone that loves baseball is happy for him. He’s overcome a major injury and personal trauma to be where he is today, offering inspiration to fans everywhere. However, in an 11-year career, Neshek has eight career saves along with a 30-21 record and a 2.80 ERA. He’s never started a Major League Baseball game in his life, and Neshek has finished in the To
  
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• Woman Loses Baby After Gunmen Open Fire At Gender Reveal Party

  10-07-2017 17:13
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Two gunmen opened fire at a woman’s gender reveal party near Cincinnati, wounding the expectant mother, who said she lost the baby.
  Colerain Township Police Chief Mark Denney said 22-year-old Autum Garrett, of Huntington, Indiana, was killed, and eight people including the pregnant woman and three young children, ages 8, 6 and 2, were injured in the shooting Saturday night.
  The pregnant woman later told WXIX-TV that she lost her child, a boy, after being shot in the
  
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• Body Found In Alley Investigated As Suspicious Death

  10-07-2017 16:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The death of a man whose body was found in an alleyway at 500 North Kenwood Avenue Monday morning is being investigated as suspicious.
  Police say the call came in at 8 a.m.
  This story will be updated as more details become available.
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• POLL: Orioles Trade Deadline Is Approaching…Would You Buy, Sell Or Stay?

  10-07-2017 16:34
  
  The Orioles are 42 and 46 at the All-Star break and are just four games out of the Wild Card and 7.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox.
  Would you buy, sell or stick with what you’ve got at the trade deadline?Take Our PollAnother hot topic is what to do specifically about Manny Machado…Take Our Poll 
  
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• Baltimore Data Day is looking to the neighborhoods - Technical.ly Baltimore

  10-07-2017 16:29 via technical.ly
  
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  Baltimore Data Day is looking to the neighborhoods
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  The daylong event on July 14 is featuring community association leaders, as well as #opendata leaders. Baltimore Data Day is looking to the neighborhoods. By Stephen Babcock / reporter. RELATED ARTICLES. 1. Organizing an event for Baltimore ...
  
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• Monday, July 10, 2017

  10-07-2017 16:10
  
  It’s just another Manic Monday, with Ron Matz, and Don Scott!Marty has Coffee With country music duo Dan + Shay.
  
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• James Harden Just Became The Richest Athlete In The NBA

  10-07-2017 15:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Houston Rockets announced they have signed James Harden to a record-setting four-year contract extension that will keep him in Houston through the 2022-2023 season.
  Harden now has the richest contract in NBA history.
  “The Beard” was signed to a four-year contract extension worth $228 million.
  Harden has had one of his best seasons, averaging 29.1 points, 11.2 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game.
  
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• Huerter, USA U19 Win Bronze Medal At FIBA World Cup

  10-07-2017 15:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — University of Maryland sophomore forward Kevin Huerter led the USA U19 men’s basketball team to a 96-72 win over Spain Sunday en route to earning the bronze medal in the 2017 FIBA World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.
  Huerter connected on two of his four field goal attempts and added four points and five rebounds in the victory over Spain. The Clifton Park. N.Y. native also added eight points and four assists in a preliminary round win over eventual si
  
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• With MLB Spending On Amateurs Capped, Some Could Go To Asia

  10-07-2017 15:44
  
  MIAMI (AP) — With spending on international amateurs capped, Major League Baseball might not be the No. 1 choice for all Latin American prospects. Teams in Japan and South Korea could be more lucrative alternatives.
  “That could be the case,” Colombian right-hander Luis Escobar, a 21-year-old Pittsburgh prospect, said Sunday at the All-Star Futures Game. “People can consider it as just another option and opportunity to play.”
  Yoan Moncada arrived in the minor leagues
  
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• Couple Points Gun During Road Rage Incident With 2-Year-Old In Back Seat

  10-07-2017 15:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Maryland State Police have arrested a couple and charged them with firearm violations after a road rage incident in Baltimore County.
  Police say 26-year-old Eric Arroyo and 25-year-old Courtney Fisher pointed a handgun at another vehicle on Interstate 495 and Interstate 95 in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties..@mdsp Firearms Arrest after Road Rage Incident https://t.co/GXp4Y1kvTm pic.twitter.com/8Y2JSREnQH
  — MD State Police (@MDSP) July 10, 2017
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• Police Looking For Critical Missing Man In Pikesville

  10-07-2017 15:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Baltimore County Police are turning to the public to help find a critical missing man.
  Officers say 21-year-old Jonathan Lynch struggles with intellectual challenges and left his home in the middle of the night. They say he left his home in the 9000 block of Balin Court in Pikesville around 2 in the morning. He was last seen at Wegman’s Supermarket on Reisterstown Road around 4:45 a.m.#BCoPD searching for intellectually impaired man, Jonathan Lynch, who disappeared
  
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• Police Find Critical Missing Man From Pikesville

  10-07-2017 15:00
  
  UPDATED: Jonathan Lynch has been located safe. 
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Baltimore County Police are turning to the public to help find a critical missing man.
  Officers say 21-year-old Jonathan Lynch struggles with intellectual challenges and left his home in the middle of the night. They say he left his home in the 9000 block of Balin Court in Pikesville around 2 in the morning. He was last seen at Wegman’s Supermarket on Reisterstown Road around 4:45 a.m.#BCoPD searching for int
  
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• California Teen Wins Lottery Twice In A Week

  10-07-2017 14:39
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California teen is celebrating two big lottery wins in a week.
  The California Lottery says 19-year-old Rosa Dominguez won $555,555 on a $5 scratch-off ticket purchased at a gas station. After that win, she said she was nervous and “just wanted to cry.” A few days later, she bought another $5 scratch-off ticket at a different station and won $100,000. The Lottery didn’t say when the tickets were purchased.
  The Lottery says Dominguez collected he
  
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• Florida Divers, Snorkelers Submerge For Reef Music Festival

  10-07-2017 14:24
  BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — A local radio station’s broadcast underwater in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday attracted about 400 divers and snorkelers who listened to music and announcements advocating reef preservation.
  The Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival at Looe Key Reef, part of the world’s third-largest living coral barrier reef, featured four hours of music custom-programmed by station WWUS for subsea listening.
  “We have a captive audience do
  
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• Teen Bit In Head By Bear Wakes Up To “Crunching Sound”

  10-07-2017 13:34
  
  WARD, Colo. (AP) — A teen staffer at a Colorado camp fought off a bear after waking up Sunday to find the animal biting his head and trying to drag him away.
  The 19-year-old woke up at around 4 a.m. to a “crunching sound” with his head inside the mouth of the bear, which was trying to pull him out of his sleeping bag as he slept outside at Glacier View Ranch 48 miles (77 kilometers) northwest of Denver, Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill said. The teen p
  
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• 4-Month-Old Girl Found Dead In Motel 6 Parking Lot, Where Family Was Living

  10-07-2017 13:24
  
  GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — The death of a 4-month-old girl was under investigation Monday after police said she was not breathing when authorities found her in a motel parking lot where she was living in a van with her family.
  Police and medics called to a Motel 6 on Sunday morning found her unresponsive, Montgomery County police said in a statement. The infant, identified as Brooklyn Ruth Irby, was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
  Detectives have labeled Brooklyn’s
  
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• 4-Month-Old Girl Found Dead In Maryland; Autopsy Ordered

  10-07-2017 13:24
  
  GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a 4-month-old was found dead in the parking lot of a Maryland motel.
  Gaithersburg police and Fire and Rescue responded to a call of an infant not breathing at about 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
  WTOP reports first responders found the infant in the parking lot of a Motel 6. The girl was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
  According to a preliminary police investigation, the infant was with family members in a vehicle at the hotel
  
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• Diamond Tavern – 07/14/17

  10-07-2017 13:21
  Stop by the Diamond Tavern at the Hilton Baltimore before every home baseball game, located right across from the  Camden Yard’s Eutaw entrance.  Join Scott and Jeremy on Friday as they broadcast live from 2 to 6pm.  Win prizes while enjoying some food and drink before the game.  The Diamond Tavern is located inside the Hilton Baltimore at 401 West Pratt Street in Baltimore.
  
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• Charlie Gard Case Heads To UK Court In Light Of New Evidence

  10-07-2017 13:15
  LONDON (AP) — A British court will assess new evidence Monday in the case of 11-month-old Charlie Gard as his mother pleaded with judges to allow the terminally ill infant to receive experimental treatment.
  Great Ormond Street Hospital applied for the court hearing to be held because of “new evidence relating to potential treatment for his condition” from researchers at the Vatican’s children’s hospital and another facility outside of Britain.
  The application came a
  
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• On drug treatment in Baltimore, Pugh asks: Help near home or in ... - Baltimore Sun

  10-07-2017 12:02 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is concerned about how methadone clinics and other drug treatment facilities could affect communities in the city, which has ...and more »
  
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• 2017 Hershey Triple Tower Contest

  10-07-2017 05:59
  
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• Curtis Bay Community Coming Together, Looking For Help To Rebuild After Fire

  10-07-2017 05:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A local church says they need your help, after a massive 3-alarm fire in Curtis Bay.
  Dramatic cell phone video captures giant flames in Curtis Bay last Monday. The blaze damaged at least 10 rowhomes and left nearly two dozen people displaced.
  RELATED: Families Displaced As Several Homes Catch Fire In Curtis Bay
  Restoration Church is now helping those left homeless.
  Pastor Anthony Petiny explains how the fire impacted the community.
  “It had a huge impact on the
  
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• Report: Trump Jr. Was Promised Damaging Info About Clinton

  10-07-2017 05:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s eldest son said Sunday he met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer shortly after his father clinched the Republican nomination, hoping to get information helpful to the campaign.
  A New York Times report Sunday citing advisers to the White House briefed on the encounter said Trump Jr. agreed to the meeting after being promised information damaging to Hillary Clinton.
  The June meeting at Trump Tower with attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya involved Trump Jr., his br
  
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• Thousands Flee Wildfires Burning In The US And Canada

  10-07-2017 05:30
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires barreled across the baking landscape of the western U.S. and Canada, destroying a smattering of homes, forcing thousands to flee and temporarily trapping children and counselors at a California campground.
  Here’s a look at the wildfires blackening the West.
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  Two major wildfires in California have sent nearly 8,000 people fleeing to safety.
  About 4,000 people evacuated and another 7,400 were told to prepare to leave their homes as fire swept
  
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• Two Killed After Off-Duty MSP Trooper Interrupts Shootout In Salisbury

  10-07-2017 05:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two people were killed and many questions still remain unsolved after an off-duty state trooper fires his weapon during an apparent shootout between two suspects.
  The trooper was off-duty and working his second job as a security guard when shots rang out.
  It was around 2 a.m. Sunday morning when bullets started flying in a Denny’s parking lot in Salisbury. Police say 27-year old Michael Ward and 21 Jaquan Griffin got into an altercation, which turned into a gunfight
  
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• Howard County Providing Summer Meals To Students, Even On Weekends

  10-07-2017 05:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — During the summer months, some kids do not have access to enough nutritious food to eat, which is a problem Howard County is trying to address.
  Leaders have unveiled a program to provide food for children while school is out.
  It was unveiled just days ago, and now kids in Howard County have access to free food every weekend even while school is out.
  The program, called “Achieve 24/7” is Howard County’s answer to preventing kids from going hungr
  
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• Weather Blog: Heat Wave Coming Our Way

  10-07-2017 05:21
  
  After a beautiful and comfortable weekend, things will heat up over the work week.
  Thanks to high pressure, Baltimore topped out at 84 degrees Sunday afternoon to the tune of blue skies and low humidity.
  The humidity and heat will slowly creep back in, with Monday’s temperatures jumping up to 90.
  That’s nothing though — Tuesday through Thursday, temps will reach into the mid to upper 90s with feel like temps near 105.
  The National Weather Service says heat advisories are p
  
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• MD Man Killed In Motorcycle Accident Over Old Kent Narrows Bridge

  10-07-2017 04:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man was killed Saturday night after he crashing his motorcycle into a guardrail while riding westbound on Rt. 18 over the Old Kent Narrows Bridge.
  Maryland State Police say it happened just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Centreville Barrack responded to the crash.
  Police say 53-year-old Daniel Edward Hurley from Stevensville was riding along the center line when he struck a guardrail that divides westbound and eastbound lanes a
  
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• Md. Zoo Baby Giraffe Continuing Intensive Care Treatment

  10-07-2017 04:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore posted on social media on Sunday that baby giraffe Julius received an emergency transfusion of giraffe plasma donated by our partners at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
  They are continuing to work with Julius on bottle feeding to help him gain weight.
  “It’s been a long day for the team that will continue into the night as Julius is cared for moment by moment. The number one priority is Julius’ health, so expect that updates may not b
  
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• Sheila Michaels, Who Popularized ‘Ms.’ For Women, Dies At 78

  10-07-2017 04:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sheila Michaels, a feminist and civil-rights activist in the 1960s who has been credited with popularizing the courtesy title “Ms.,” died June 22 in New York of leukemia. She was 78.
  Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of New York City’s Congregation Beit Simchat Torah was at Michaels’ bedside when she died. Michaels had been suffering from leukemia.
  Michaels was born and raised in St. Louis and New York. She attended the College of William and Mary, but was susp
  
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• City Getting $2 Million For ‘Sobering Center’

  10-07-2017 03:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Our media partner The Baltimore Sun reports the city will get $2 million to open a 24-hour “sobering center” to help treat people with drug addiction.
  It comes as an announcement from the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention, with $22 million dollars being distributed throughout the state, as part of funding committed by Governor Hogan to fight the opioid epidemic, as well as the federal government’s 21st Century Cures Act.
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• Driver Who Drove Into Home Cited With Negligence

  10-07-2017 03:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A driver has been cited for negligent driving and failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision after driving into a home on July 4.
  Aberdeen Police say at 11:19 p.m. on July 4, they were called to the 900 block of Edmund Street after a car drove into a home and pinned a 16-year-old boy who was sleeping on a couch in the home.
  According to Aberdeen Police, the driver, Sabrina Bond, approached a stop sign at the intersection of intersection of Edmund Street and Oxford Avenue
  
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