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• Neighbor: ‘Don’t Have A Lot Of Trust In Police’ After Officer Accused Of Planting Drugs

  20-07-2017 23:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is defending her office for how it handled cases involving a Baltimore officer accused of planting evidence.
  The public defender says the video shows the officer planting drugs, putting a man in jail for months. It also raised questions about almost 100 other cases involving the three officers at the scene that day.
  WJZ was there exclusively as members of the Public Defender’s Office went back to the scene to
  
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• State Launches Pilot Program For Digital Driver’s License

  20-07-2017 23:43
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) — Maryland has launched its pilot program for a phone-based digital driver’s license.
  The state’s transportation department said in a statement Thursday that volunteers are working with various institutions and businesses to test out the IDs.
  The state said the APP will serve as a secure companion to physical IDs. They’re also more private. Digital driver’s license holders only have to display the information required in a particular situation.
  
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• Authorities On Scene Of Wreck With Reported Injuries In Harford Co.

  20-07-2017 23:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Harford County Fire Department is on scene of an accident Thursday afternoon with reported injuries.
  The multi-vehicle wreck happened at 4 p.m., near Route 22 and Aldino Rd.
  Few details have been released at this time, but authorities confirm there were injuries as a result of the wreck.
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• Journalist Ron Olsen Recounts The O.J. Simpson Case As Simpson Earns Parole

  20-07-2017 22:54
  
  Former football star and convicted felon O.J. Simpson on Thursday asked four parole board members in Nevada to release him from prison, and they granted him parole.
  Simpson will be released in October, when he will have served the minimum of nine years behind bars. The earliest date he’ll be on the street is October 1, 2017.
  Simpson received a 33-year sentence in 2008 for an armed robbery involving two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.
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• Nitro Circus Live Plans To Wow The Hometown Crowd Sunday

  20-07-2017 22:52
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)– Nitro Circus has traveled all around the world but for the founder and many of the athletes, this is a dream come true because it’s the first big show they’re performing in their hometown.
  The adrenaline packed sports show is being held at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis Sunday.
  “We do so many tours in Australia and New Zealand, and South Africa just cause they’re action sports cultures, but to come here right at home here i
  
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• Report Accuses Five-Star Resorts In Mexico Of Drugging Tourists

  20-07-2017 22:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Resorts in Mexico are being accused of either serving dangerous and illegal alcohol to their guests, or worse — actually drugging them.This is according to an investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that revealed similar sad stories from numerous victims and their families whose dream vacations quickly turned nightmarish.
  The family of Abbey Conner, a 20-year-old who drowned in the pool at the Iberostar Hotel & Resorts’ Paraiso del Mar,
  
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• Maryland Plans Lawsuit Against EPA Under Clean Air Act

  20-07-2017 22:36
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration announced plans Thursday to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, if the agency doesn’t respond to Maryland’s request to make sure power plants in neighboring states use pollution controls.
  Ben Grumbles, secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, notified the agency of the state’s plans in a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
  “We need the EPA to step in to ensure that th
  
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• Fisherman Tries To Save Brother, But Both Drown

  20-07-2017 22:19
  
  VINELAND, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say two brothers who were fishing in New Jersey have died after one got into trouble while swimming and the other tried to save him.
  Vineland police say Otoniel and Saul Bautista-Vargas drowned in Crystal Lake on Wednesday night.
  Police were called to the lake that night after a fisherman in a boat spotted what he thought were two people at the bottom of the water.
  Police found items on a beach at the lake that included a wallet and ID for one of the men w
  
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• Former Oriole Pitcher Ben McDonald Says The ‘Orioles Are Capable Of Making A Run’

  20-07-2017 22:18
  
  Former Oriole Ben McDonald joined Vinny and Haynie and talked about Kevin Gausman’s struggles and how he could turn it around.
  He says, “I thought his fastball command was really good and the breaking ball was good and of course the two different change ups were dominant last night. I saw a guy that really commanded his stuff. It looked like the Kevin Gausman of the second half last year for me. It was a lot of doom and gloom a couple days ago, so if the Orioles are going to climb ba
  
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• Woman’s Death In Bel Air Home Investigated As Homicide

  20-07-2017 22:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The death of a 56-year-old woman in her home in Bel Air is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
  Police say they responded to the scene on Jeanett Way at around 6:30 a.m. Thursday because of a man threatening suicide, but when officers arrived they found Donna Zaragoza dead, apparently from blunt force trauma.
  Later, investigators said she was hit with a hammer.
  A 16-year-old boy was also found in an upper floor bedroom o
  
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• Girl Says Her Mom Asked For Forgiveness Before Stabbing Her

  20-07-2017 21:54
  ATLANTA (AP) — Everyone was asleep when Isabel Martinez began stabbing her children and then fatally stabbed her husband as he tried to seek help, her daughter told a child welfare caseworker.
  Diana Romero, 9, said her mother told her she loved her and asked for forgiveness before cutting her. Martinez told the girl she was “going to the sky to see Jesus,” and the girl cried and told her mother she didn’t want to go see Jesus.
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• WWE Insiders Pick Battleground 2017

  20-07-2017 21:48
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  WWE Battleground is shaping up to be a fast-moving show with seven matches on the three-hour card, plus one more during the pre-show. After the night is finished, we will have a pretty good grasp on the course WWE is plotting heading into SummerSlam next month. The big question is who will be the WWE Champion.
  A Randy Orton victory would theoretically set up a rematch against Jinder Mahal in New York next month. Is a repeat contest headlining WWE’s second biggest show of t
  
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• Cops: Man Arrested After 2nd Dog In 3 Years Dies In Hot Car

  20-07-2017 21:18
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — A man who left his dog to die in a hot car three years ago has been arrested after another dog died the same way this week, police said Thursday.
  David Beveridge, 79, told police in Middletown that he meant to take the Labradoodle named Jennie to a pet care center around noon Tuesday before going to work. He said he remembered around 2:30 p.m. that the 3-year-old dog was still in the car, which was parked on a street. He ran outside to check on the dog and found it
  
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• Site Wants To Make Trading Art For Goods And Services A Reality In Baltimore

  20-07-2017 21:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —On the eve of Artscape, here’s a question to ponder: Is original art only for those with private jets?
  Can an average Joe ever hope to acquire an original painting or a photograph that moves them?
  Bruce McKaig thinks so.
  “What would simply be other ways to do it?” he asks.
  He’s a fine art photographer, and when he needed dental work, he proposed to trade his art for the dentist’s labor.
  “If you are interested, I am an artist, and I have
  
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• O.J. Simpson Granted Parole For 2007 Armed Robbery, Will Be Released In October

  20-07-2017 20:54
  
  LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — Former football star and convicted felon O.J. Simpson on Thursday asked four parole board members in Nevada to release him from prison, and they granted him parole.
  Simpson will be released in October, when he will have served the minimum of nine years behind bars.
  Simpson received a 33-year sentence in 2008 for an armed robbery involving two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.At the hearing, Simpson insisted to the parole board — as he has all
  
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• Company Sued For Alleged Racial, Religious Discrimination Against Muslim At Md. Facility

  20-07-2017 20:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A company is being sued for alleged racial and religious discrimination against a Muslim who worked at their Woodlawn, Md. facility.
  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claims MVM Inc. broke federal law when it stopped accommodating a security guard’s religious beliefs and retaliated against him after he made a complaint about racial harassment.
  The lawsuit claims Kelvin Davis, a security guard, is a practicing Muslim and obse
  
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• Linkin Park Frontman Chester Bennington Dies In LA At 41

  20-07-2017 20:30
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington, who sold millions of albums with an ever-changing mix of hard rock, hip-hop and rap, was found dead in his home near Los Angeles on Thursday, the Los Angeles County coroner said Thursday. He was 41.
  Coroner spokesman Brian Elias said authorities are investigating Bennington’s death as an apparent suicide at Palos Verdes Estates, a small coastal city near Los Angeles but no additional details are available.
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• ‘Hater’ Dating App Reveals What Singles In Each State Despise

  20-07-2017 20:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The “Hater” dating app, which says its the first that matches people based on the things they hate, has released a list of the most hated thing in every state, according to its users.
  The despised people, items and activities range from The New York Times to tying a tie to Eli Manning to… well something we can’t mention here.
  Maryland’s most hated thing? Cheap coffee, according to the app’s data.
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• Delays On I-95 NB After Fatal Tractor-Trailer Accident

  20-07-2017 20:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — All lanes of I-95 northbound were shut down near Exit 67/MD 43 Thursday afternoon after one person was killed in an accident involving a tractor-trailer, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.
  Around 12:33 p.m., Maryland State Police say a tow truck, for unknown reasons, veered into lane 4 of I-95 north and struck a tractor-trailer that was parked on the right shoulder of the highway.
  The driver of the tow truck was pinned under the tractor-trailer while the
  
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• Delays On I-95 NB After Accident Involving Tractor Trailer

  20-07-2017 20:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — All lanes of I-95 northbound were shut down near Exit 67/MD 43 Thursday afternoon after an accident involving a tractor trailer, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.For a short time, the southbound lanes were also closed to a Medivac helicopter could land.I-95 north at mm 72 (Exit 67/MD 43) all lanes closed for crash. Delays prior to Joppa Rd and building #mdtraffic pic.twitter.com/T4gPqFaFNq
  — MDTA (@TheMDTA) July 20, 2017
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• Heat Advisory, Code Red Air Quality Alert In Effect Today

  20-07-2017 19:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A heat advisory is in effect for Baltimore and much of the surrounding area from until 7 p.m. today.Air quality alerts are also in effect for much of the state.
  A code red alert is in effect for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Harford County and Howard County.Code orange is in effect for Calvert County, Caroline County, Charles County, Frederick County, Kent County, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, Queen
  
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• WATCH: Foster Kids Learn They’re Being Adopted From Mickey Mouse

  20-07-2017 19:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– At the most magical place in the world, foster siblings received the most magical news from Mickey Mouse: 12-year-old Janielle and 10-year-old Elijah were being adopted by foster parents Courtney and Tom Gilmour.
  Janielle and Elijah had been living with the Gilmour’s for three years. Tom and Courtney were going to adopt the siblings but hadn’t told them yet.
  “We thought it would be so cool to be in the Magic Kingdom and slip Mickey a sign,&rdquo
  
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• Musk: Verbal Approval Given For D.C. To NYC Train, Trip Would Take 29 Minutes

  20-07-2017 19:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Elon Musk tweeted Thursday that his infrastructure and tunneling company has received verbal approval to build an underground train that would allow for travel between D.C. and New York in 29 minutes.Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins.
  — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2017
  The train would have stops in Baltimore and Philadelphia, as well.
  It would use Musk’s hyperloop des
  
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• Mosby Speaks On Handling Of Video Of Possible Officer Misconduct

  20-07-2017 19:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Following the release of body cam footage that the Office of Public Defenders says shows a Baltimore officer planting drugs, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby spoke on how this video has impacted her office.
  Mosby says her office reviewed 10 different video clips, but never noticed anything was wrong and neither did the public defender until just before trial.
  She claims when she was notified of that, her office took immediate action, but it wasn&rs
  
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• Coffee Recalled For Containing Something Similar To Viagra’s Active Ingredient

  20-07-2017 18:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —That’s one way to wake up in the morning.
  A coffee brand is voluntarily recalling one of its products because, according to the announcement on the Food and Drug Administration site, it contains a compound similar to that of the active ingredient in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra.
  The FDA says Bestherbs Coffee LLC will pull New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee off store shelves because of the presence of desmethyl carbodenafil.
  Desmethyl carboden
  
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• Maryland Register Of Wills Accused Of Stealing Thousands From Office

  20-07-2017 18:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland Register of Wills has been indicted on charges that she stole more than $4,000 from the office.
  Rebecca D. Drew, Register of Wills for Allegany County, was indicted on one count each of misconduct in office and misappropriation by a fiduciary, along with two counts of felony theft.
  Drew is accused of stealing $4,309 using the office’s credit card and checking account for personal expenses from July 2016 through December 2016.
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• CBS Sports Is Now Official Home Of The CrossFit Games

  20-07-2017 17:12
  
  The ReebokCrossFit Games is the highest level of workout competition, featuring some of the fittest athletes on the planet. CBS Sports and CrossFit Inc. just announced a multi-year television and digital partnership that will bring the competition to CBS, CBS Sports Network and CBS Digital.
  CrossFit training has caught the attention of many fitness enthusiasts over the past several years. The fitness regimen combines a unique exercise philosophy with the competitive nature of sports. As the comp
  
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• Police Searching For Person Who Opened Fire While On I-95

  20-07-2017 17:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are investigating a shooting on I-95 early Wednesday morning.
  Maryland State Police reports the shooting happened at 3:45 a.m., on southbound I-95, north of the Maryland Route 32 Interchange in Howard County.
  The victim reports hearing a “loud pop,” but didn’t realize he had been shot at until arriving at work and noticing a bullet hole in the driver’s side of his vehicle.
  Anyone who may have been in the area or witnessed this shooting
  
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• Kahn: Baseball’s Best Feat

  20-07-2017 16:47
  By Andrew Kahn
  Edinson Volquez threw a no-hitter in early June. Scooter Gennett hit four home runs three days later. And on Saturday, Cody Bellinger became the fifth player this season to hit for the cycle. Generally speaking, what is the best single-game individual achievement in baseball?
  No-hitters and cycles
  It’s useful to compare these two feats right away because we can try to define “best” in a low-stakes environment. What I mean by that is it’s clear neither feat
  
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• Heat Advisory, Code Red Air Quality Alert To Go Into Effect Today

  20-07-2017 16:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A heat advisory will be in effect for Baltimore and much of the surrounding area from noon until 7 p.m. Thursday.
  Air quality alerts are also in effect for much of the state.
  A code red alert is in effect for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Harford County and Howard County.Code orange is in effect for Calvert County, Caroline County, Charles County, Frederick County, Kent County, Montgomery County, Prince George’s
  
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• US Survives Bites, Tops El Salvador 2-0 To Advance

  20-07-2017 15:56
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Skirmishing for position at the goal line ahead of a corner kick, Jozy Altidore could not believe what occurred: El Salvador defender Henry Romero bit the back of his left shoulder, then twisted his nipple.
  Altidore maintained his composure — just — and then made light of the incident.
  “My girl’s mad at me,” the American forward said. “She’s mad at me. She’s mad at Romero, ’cause she’s like: ‘On
  
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• Robotics Team From African Nation Of Burundi Missing After D.C. Competition

  20-07-2017 15:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Six teenage members of the Burundi robotics team were reported missing after competing in an international competition this week in Washington.
  Police tweeted missing person fliers Wednesday asking for help finding the teens last seen in the area of the FIRST Global Challenge around the time of Tuesday’s final matches. The missing team members include two 17-year-old girls and four males ranging in age from 16 to 18.
  The competition, designed to encourage youths to
  
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• Police: No Foul Play In Missing Robotics Team From African Nation Of Burundi

  20-07-2017 15:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Six teenage members of the Burundi robotics team were reported missing after competing in an international competition this week in Washington.
  Metropolitan Police spokeswoman Aquita Brown says they have received reports that two of the Burundi teenagers gone missing after an international robotics competition in Washington have been seen crossing the border into Canada.
  She says the whereabouts of their team members is unknown, and that the search for all the teens remai
  
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• Baltimore Police Caught Planting Drugs In Body-Cam Footage, Public Defender Says - NPR

  20-07-2017 15:35
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  Baltimore Police Caught Planting Drugs In Body-Cam Footage, Public Defender Says
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  A Baltimore man was held in jail for months after police found a stash of drugs — but the officer who found the drugs also seems to be the one who hid them in that spot, according to footage from his body camera. The public defender's office says the ...
  Body Camera Video Allegedly Shows Baltimore Police 'Plant' DrugsNBCNews.com
  Body camera video allegedly shows Baltimore cop planting evidenceCNN
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• Orioles Going For Four-Game Sweep Of Rangers

  20-07-2017 15:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles are going for their first four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards since 2014 on Thursday night.
  Baltimore has outscored Texas 25-4 over the first three games.
  Baltimore’s left-hander Wade Miley (4-8, 5.40 ERA) will step to the mound tonight. Miley had a 2.82 ERA in his first 11 starts, but he has a 10.19 ERA in his past eight outings. His 1.80 WHIP is among the worst in the American League.
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• Did The Orioles Finally Get Their Groove Back?

  20-07-2017 15:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The question is: Has this struggling staff finally found its groove, or is it because the opposition is the Texas Rangers?
  The Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 10-2 on Wednesday for their third consecutive victory after being swept by the Cubs last week. This is the second night the Orioles have scored double digits over their opponents.
  Even with the burst of new energy the team seems to have found, the Orioles are just breaking event. They now have the same over
  
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• Trump ‘Irritated’ To Learn Rod Rosenstein Was From Baltimore

  20-07-2017 15:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – President Donald Trump is showing discontent with his Deputy Attorney General after learning he came from Baltimore.
  In an interview with the New York Times, The President reportedly said he was irritated to learn Rod Rosenstein had begun his career in Baltimore.
  “When Mr. Sessions recused himself, the president said he was irritated to learn where his deputy was from,” the New York Times article said. It then quoted Trump as saying “There are very few R
  
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• Helicopter Carrying WWE Exec Makes Emergency Ocean Landing

  20-07-2017 14:24
  
  GILGO BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — The son of World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon has been rescued from a helicopter that made an emergency landing in the ocean near a New York beach.
  Shane McMahon, also a WWE executive, was the passenger in the Robinson R 44 helicopter that set down in lightly rolling waves near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach late Wednesday morning.
  Neither he nor the pilot, Mario Regtien, was hurt.
  The red aircraft could be seen bobbing on bright yellow pontoons, depl
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: What Exactly Is Heat Index?

  20-07-2017 13:26
  
  Hi Everyone!
  We are in for another hot one today. No surprise. Sunny, hot, and HUMID with a high of 97°. The heat index will be 105°. Which leads me to this morning’s discussion which is, by reader request, “heat index”, and “wind chill.” AND specifically the effect on not just humans, and animals.
  Fact of the matter is this. Be it hot, or cold, the combination of humidity, or wind, ONLY effects living things. Inanimate objects are simply not in jeopardy. Fo
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Collision In Prince George’s County

  20-07-2017 11:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal collision in Beltsville Wednesday night.
  Police say around 6:30 p.m., the driver of a 2017 Toyota Corolla was traveling northbound on US-RT 1 and attempted to make a left turn onto Prince Georges Avenue. The driver then turned in front of the 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle that was traveling southbound.
  The motorcycle driver, 45-year-old Jermaine Jackson from New Carrollton,  was ejected from the bike. He was taken to Pr
  
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• Code Red Heat Advisory Goes Into Effect Today

  20-07-2017 10:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A code red heat advisory will go into effect today for Baltimore City.
  Dr. Leana Wen issued the alert for today through Sunday, July 23, as the heat index is expected to be between 101 and 104 degrees. Meanwhile, the annual Artscape festival is scheduled for this weekend. Dr. Wen warns festival-goers to be prepared for the heat.
  “Heat is a silent killer and a public health threat, particularly for the young, the elderly and those in our city who are the most vulnera
  
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• Code Red Air Quality Alert And Heat Advisory Go Into Effect Today

  20-07-2017 10:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A code red air quality alert will go into effect today for Baltimore City.
  Dr. Leana Wen issued the alert for today through Sunday, July 23, as the heat index is expected to be between 101 and 104 degrees. Meanwhile, the annual Artscape festival is scheduled for this weekend. Dr. Wen warns festival-goers to be prepared for the heat.
  “Heat is a silent killer and a public health threat, particularly for the young, the elderly and those in our city who are the most vul
  
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• Baltimore Bound Plane Diverted After ‘Disturbance’

  20-07-2017 10:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A cross-country Spirit airlines flight was forced to make an unexpected stop in Denver overnight due to a security issue.
  According to CBS Denver, Spirit Airlines flight 576 was headed from Oakland, California to Baltimore when they were forced to land. Denver International Airport spokesman Heath Montgomery says a “possible disturbance on board” prompted the pilot to divert the plane to DIA.
  No one was hurt during the incident. It is unclear what the disturba
  
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• Baltimore Could Get $200 Million To Repair City Infrastructure

  20-07-2017 05:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore City could be getting $200 million to help pay for some much needed improvements to aging water and sewer infrastructure.
  The money would come from a federal loan that only nine states, including Maryland have been invited to apply for.
  If approved, it’s money that could lessen the burden on people who are helping pay for costly repairs.
  It’s no secret the City’s aging and at times crumbling infrastructure has been the source of many headaches.
  
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• Stricter Screening Guidelines For Passengers Flying Into US

  20-07-2017 05:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– There will be more screenings for every single commercial airline passenger flying into the U.S. because the Department of Homeland Security said it’s dealing with an “agile enemy” who’s brought down airliners before.
  The changes will affect thousands of flights every day for 105 foreign countries starting at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday.
  The use of bomb detecting dogs are expanding as well as heightened screenings of electronic devices such as
  
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• Gausman Sharp On Mound As Orioles Overpower Rangers 10-2

  20-07-2017 04:49
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched six innings of four-hit ball, Adam Jones homered and scored three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the faltering Texas Rangers 10-2 on Wednesday night.
  Trey Mancini contributed two hits in a seven-run seventh inning, including a bases-loaded triple, and Jonathan Schoop finished with three hits and three RBIs.
  Having thus far outscored Texas 25-4 in the series, the Orioles will attempt to complete a four-game sweep on Thursday.
  Gausman (6-7) gave up
  
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• Weather Blog: Uncomfortable Humidity

  20-07-2017 04:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– High temperatures and uncomfortable humidity as well as rather unhealthy air quality, is to be expected the next few days.
  A code red heat advisory will be in effect in the city of Baltimore this weekend as Artscape is in full swing.
  Unhealthy air quality is on tap for most of the region as well.  High temperatures will be in the mid or upper 90’s , but our real feel will likely be between 100 and 105 each of the coming afternoons.
  Please keep hydrated and reduc
  
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• Sen. John McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer

  20-07-2017 02:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP)– Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee with a well-known maverick streak that often vexed his GOP colleagues, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, his office said in a statement Wednesday.
  The 80-year-old lawmaker has glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer, according to doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix where McCain had a blood clot removed from above his left eye last Friday. The senator and his family are reviewing further treatment,
  
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• Trump Exhorts Senate Anew To Rid US Of Obamacare

  20-07-2017 01:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lecturing fellow Republicans, President Donald Trump summoned GOP senators to the White House Wednesday and told them face-to-face they must not leave town for their August recess without sending him an “Obamacare” repeal bill to sign. Senators responded by vowing to revive legislative efforts left for dead twice already this week.
  Success was far from assured, but Trump declared “I’m ready to act,” putting the responsibility on Republican la
  
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• Trump Campaign Inner Circle Called Before Senate Committees

  20-07-2017 01:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Trump campaign’s inner circle, including his eldest son and son-in-law, are being called before Senate committees next week to talk about the 2016 election.
  Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to appear July 26 before the Senate Judiciary Committee along with former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to a witness list released by the panel Wednesday.
  Also, a lawyer for Trump’s powerful son-in-law and adviser said Jared Kushner will speak to th
  
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