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• Reynolds excited about return to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium - Baltimore Sun

  04-08-2017 23:49
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  Reynolds excited about return to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
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  Former Navy and current Ravens rookie wide receiver Keenan Reynolds talks about making the transition to the NFL and a new position. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video). Bill Wagner. Keenan Reynolds will never forget his final game at Navy-Marine ...
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• Baltimore residents rally for weekend ceasefire - WBAL Baltimore

  04-08-2017 23:48
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  Baltimore residents rally for weekend ceasefire
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  Baltimore is now averaging more than a murder a day, so some city residents are taking matters in their own hands. Advertisement. The idea of a 72-hour ceasefire is to encourage shooters to put down their guns for three entire days, and it comes at a ...and more »
  
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• Arena Players, Baltimore Rock Opera Society to collaborate on shows - Baltimore Sun

  04-08-2017 23:28
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  Arena Players, Baltimore Rock Opera Society to collaborate on shows
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  Scene from the 2015 Baltimore Rock Opera Society production of "The Battle of Blue Apple Crossing." (Baltimore Rock Opera Society). Tim SmithContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. One of Baltimore's oldest theatre groups, Arena Players Inc., will join ...
  
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• Convicted ‘Pharma Bro’ Has An Image Problem, Lawyer Concedes

  04-08-2017 23:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Shkreli, the eccentric former pharmaceutical CEO notorious for a price-gouging scandal and for his snide “Pharma Bro” persona on social media, was convicted Friday on federal charges he deceived investors in a pair of failed hedge funds.
  A Brooklyn jury deliberated five days before finding Shkreli guilty on three of eight counts. He had been charged with securities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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• Feds Threaten To Cut Baltimore Crime-Fighting Aid If Police Don’t Cooperate With ICE

  04-08-2017 23:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore could use all the help it can get to control violent crime, but the federal Justice Department says it might hold back some of that help.
  Alex DeMetrick reports, it’s all tied to cracking down on illegal immigrants.
  Cities with high rates of violence are being offered crime fighting help from the Justice Department.
  But Attorney General Jeff Sessions says Baltimore might not get it, unless city police cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE
  
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• CityLab Baltimore provides a salve for technocrats and influencers - Baltimore City Paper (blog)

  04-08-2017 23:13
  Baltimore City Paper (blog)
  CityLab Baltimore provides a salve for technocrats and influencers
  Baltimore City Paper (blog)
  At CityLab Baltimore, the people congregate outside the big renovated movie theater at North and Charles and wait in line for name tags attached to lanyards. CityLab, a side project of the respected Atlantic Monthly Magazine, is a gathering of ...
  
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• Police Offer Reward Of $2K, Looking For Answers In Fed Hill Murder

  04-08-2017 22:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The death of a 34-year-old man is now being investigated as a murder after police say he died from severe injuries from an assault.
  Police say Edralin Montebon was assaulted by an unidentified white male. He was taken to Shock Trauma where he later died from his injuries.
  Police are looking for any information on this case. There is a cash reward of up to $2,000 for any information on Montebon’s assault.
  Police say they received surveillance footage but are still lo
  
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• Fatal Drug Overdoses Continue To Climb In Maryland

  04-08-2017 22:52
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Fatal drug overdoses in Maryland are continuing to climb at an alarming rate.
  The state health department on Friday released the number of deadly overdoses in Maryland for the first quarter of this year.
  The new figures show that, from January through March, there were 550 overdose-related deaths in the state. That’s a 37 percent increase over the 401 overdose-related deaths in the same period last year.
  The report also noted an increase in fentanyl-related deaths, w
  
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• Locally Funded Day Camp For Young Cancer Patients Is Back For 2nd Year

  04-08-2017 22:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– In its second year, Horizon Day Camp is bringing back the joys of childhood for the first camp of its kind in Lutherville, Maryland.
  At first, the blush camp seemed like any other camp, but the camp is for kids with cancer and their siblings.
  “To be honest with you, it is amazing. Just making a difference, day to day you can see the progress of the kids,” said camp director Mimi Lee-Best. “Parents in this area are so grateful. We get a lot of support
  
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• The Ravens’ Purple Caravan Entertained Crowds In Annapolis Tour

  04-08-2017 22:22
  Annapolis, Md. (WJZ)– The Ravens showed their fan appreciation by touring Annapolis with pep rallies Friday.
  It has been two years since the Purple Caravan came through Annapolis and it’s all for the team’s open practice at the stadium Saturday for the Ravens annual Military Appreciation Day.
  Fans burst with purple pride inside the Pip Moyer Recreation Center as cheerleaders, the band and Poe entertained.
  “I like the flips and stuff and when the guys help the girls u
  
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• More than 60 Baltimore eateries extend Restaurant Week specials - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  04-08-2017 21:50
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  More than 60 Baltimore eateries extend Restaurant Week specials
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  Baltimore Restaurant Week returns July 28-Aug. 6, with more than 100 restaurants offering prix-fixe brunches, lunches and dinners up to $35. Conceived in New York, the promotion has become a way for restaurants across the country to drum up business ...
  Baltimore County supports its 'backbone' with Restaurant WeekBaltimore Business Journalall 3 news articles »
  
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• Austin Howard signs 3-year deal with Ravens - ESPN

  04-08-2017 21:41
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  Austin Howard signs 3-year deal with Ravens
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  OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens made their biggest offseason addition to the offensive line Friday, signing former Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Austin Howard to a three-year deal.
  Report: Baltimore Ravens sign right tackle Austin HowardBaltimore Beatdown
  Ravens sign offensive tackle Austin HowardBaltimore Sun
  Former Raiders OT Austin Howard lands on his feet with Baltimore Ravens and a pay raiseSilver and Black Prideall 37 news
  
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• Keidel: 2017 Pro Football Hall Of Fame Class A Little Extra Special

  04-08-2017 21:02
  By Jason Keidel
  Any Hall of Fame class, by definition, is special. Indeed, it should be self-evident that the top one percent in the thin air of pro sports is a montage of greatness. But some classes just resonate louder or wider or brighter than others. Perhaps the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017 is one of them.
  Terrell Davis
  Why it took so long for Davis to get in is beyond me. Perhaps the most glaring knock is longevity. Davis was not a compiler, did not pass the magic mark of 10,000
  
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• Patients Sue Kaiser Permanente, Allege Doctor Assaulted Them

  04-08-2017 20:40
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Maryland on behalf of women who allege that a former Kaiser Permanente doctor sexually assaulted them.
  News outlets report that the lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that Brian Williams, a pain-management specialist and anesthesiologist who worked in Largo and Kensington, assaulted at least 12 women. It accuses Kasier of ignoring complaints that Williams touched patients inappropriately during exams, allowing him to continue
  
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• 2017 SEC Football Preview: West Division

  04-08-2017 20:12
  Ryan Mayer
  College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference, separating the teams into a couple categories: contenders, bowl teams, non-bowl teams and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl teams are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid. Rebuilding teams are in the process of attempting to
  
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• Police Recover Another Gun More Than 2 Weeks After Arresting Suspect

  04-08-2017 20:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore police have recovered another gun following the arrest of a suspect more than two weeks ago.
  Officers launched a follow-up investigation that uncovered another gun after Dontrez Rainey, 21, was arrested on July 19.
  Detectives executed a search and seizure warrant in the 900 block of Seagull Avenue and recovered a revolver-style handgun.Rainey is already in jail from the previous arrest last month.
  Additional charges will added to Rainey’s case.
  He is prohib
  
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• ​Does Baltimore City have more judges than it needs? - WBAL Baltimore

  04-08-2017 20:02
  WBAL Baltimore
  ​Does Baltimore City have more judges than it needs?
  WBAL Baltimore
  The I-Team has learned that an internal audit is underway to answer that question. It follows a dramatic drop in caseloads over the past decade. Advertisement. Related Content. Baltimore launches police consent decree website · Governor closes ...and more »
  
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• Trevor Noah skewers Baltimore police for alleged drug-planting videos - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  04-08-2017 19:52
  Trevor Noah skewers Baltimore police for alleged drug-planting videos
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  "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah satirized the Baltimore Police Department on Thursday's episode. (The BPD-related segment begins at around the 3:50 mark. Warning: Video contains explicit language.) Wesley CaseContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun.
  
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• Cocktail bar the Elk Room opens in Harbor East - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  04-08-2017 19:51
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  Cocktail bar the Elk Room opens in Harbor East
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  The interior of the Elk Room, which opened in Harbor East earlier this week. (Courtesy of the Elk Room). Wesley CaseContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. The Elk Room, a speakeasy-inspired cocktail bar in Harbor East, is now open, said general manager ...
  
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• Baby Sitters Accused Of Putting Flea-Infested Kids In U-Haul

  04-08-2017 19:17
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Two city workers thought something was amiss when they saw five children getting into the back of a U-Haul truck at a gas station. They stopped the driver from leaving and called 911.
  Elyria police and firefighters arrived Wednesday afternoon and found the children, ranging in age from 2 to 15, soaked with sweat, infested with lice and covered with flea and bedbug bites.
  A woman who described herself as the children’s godmother was in the back of the U-Haul being dri
  
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• Baltimore City has a new cybersecurity training center - Technical.ly Baltimore

  04-08-2017 18:49
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  Baltimore City has a new cybersecurity training center
  Technical.ly Baltimore
  With more than 200,0000 cybersecurity jobs unfilled in the U.S., the team behind Baltimore Cyber Range is hoping to train would-be employees and change that statistic. Stephen Thomas, the VP of Sales at Cyberbit, the company behind the Cyber Range ...
  Baltimore Cyber Range training facility opens at Power Plant LiveBaltimore Business Journal
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• Garceau: ‘There’s No Reason Kaepernick Shouldn’t Be Throwing Footballs’

  04-08-2017 18:35
  Quarterback may be the most important position in sports; if you have a special QB you’ve struck gold, if you don’t have one you could wander in the pigskin wilderness for years in extreme cases decades (see Cleveland Browns).
  Colin Kaepernick is 29 years old and available for hire, and if we can put blinders on and consider only his on-field play, there’s no reason he shouldn’t be throwing footballs in Baltimore or some other NFL city. The former 49ers quarterback was a
  
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• Justice Dept. to Baltimore: Do the impossible illegally - Baltimore Sun

  04-08-2017 18:34
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  Justice Dept. to Baltimore: Do the impossible illegally
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  Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions moved Thursday to again punish so-called sanctuary cities, this time threatening to deny federal crime-fighting resources to four cities beset by violence if they don't step up efforts to help detain and deport people living in ...and more »
  
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• Man Gets 64 Years In Car Trunk Kidnapping That Ended In Cracker Barrel Rescue

  04-08-2017 18:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A man has been sentenced to 64 years in prison for an October 2016 kidnapping case that involved him keeping a woman captive in her own car trunk, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office.
  Investigators say Ransom Ingram, Jr., of Edgewood, kidnapped his victim, Leigh Ann Harkins, on October 3, after stabbing and pistol-whipping her. Then he allegedly forced her into the trunk of her car and held her captive for five days.
  The two had been in a romantic relati
  
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• Dozens Of Bikers Brought A Bullied Student To His First Day Of School

  04-08-2017 17:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)— About 50 motorcyclists escorted a sixth-grader to his first day of school Tuesday to help boost his confidence because he was previously bullied.
  Phil Mick, 11, of Auburn, Ind., was taken to DeKalb Middle School by bikers from cities including Fort Wayne and Columbia City. The bikers initially gathered at a local restaurant for the motorcade, which was promoted earlier on Facebook, organizer Brent Warfield of KDZ Motorcycle Sales & Service said.
  “As a motorcycle
  
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• Young Eagle Rescued At Florida Garbage Collection Center

  04-08-2017 17:23
  LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials have rescued a juvenile bald eagle that was suffering from poisoning at a Florida trash and garbage collection center.
  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced on social media that biologists captured the bird Wednesday after receiving a call from staff at the Lake City center. The commission says the eagle probably would have died from the toxin if not treated.
  The eagle initially was taken to the Alachua County Sheriff&rsqu
  
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• 2017 SEC Football Preview: East Division

  04-08-2017 17:22
  Ryan Mayer
  College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference, separating the teams into a couple categories: contenders, bowl teams, non-bowl teams and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl teams are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid. Rebuilding teams are in the process of attempting to
  
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• Chris Tillman On Pitching Struggles: “It’s Killing Me Right Now. It Really Is.”

  04-08-2017 17:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tillman struggled through his second straight outing through win and rain during Thursday night’s 7-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards.
  Tillman’s pitching has been ineffective as of late, inclement weather or not. He allowed seven runs, five earned, in two-plus innings last night and has gone 14 straight starts without a win.
  “You keep waiting for him,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. “It’s tough bec
  
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• Ravens Officially Sign OT Austin Howard

  04-08-2017 17:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed former Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Austin Howard, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
  Howard is expected to compete with James Hurst at the starting right tackle spot. Howard spent time on Baltimore’s practice squad in 2011.
  The addition of Howard provides much-needed experience to a thinning offensive line.
  Baltimore lost two linemen — John Urschel (retirement) and Nico Sir
  
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• Md. Teen Killed By Fallen Tree During Thursday’s Storms ID’d

  04-08-2017 17:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The 14-year-old girl tragically killed when a tree fell onto the car she was traveling in during Thursday night’s storm in Lutherville-Timonium has been identified as Ahjee S. Lawrence of the unit block of Hogarth Circle in Cockeysville.
  The girl died on Pot Spring Road near Deer Fox Lane after officers say a tree fell on top of a Hyundai Sonata traveling south on Pot Spring Road with four people inside after 5:30 p.m.
  RELATED: Teen Girl Killed, Downed Tree
  
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• Authorities Confirm ID Of Remains Found On Coast Guard Boat

  04-08-2017 16:35
  CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) — The decomposed body found inside a closed compartment aboard a retired Coast Guard boat in Massachusetts has been identified as a man reported missing nine months ago.
  The Cape and Islands district attorney’s office on Thursday identified the man as 24-year-old Matthew Amsler, of Chatham. Authorities say the death does not appear suspicious.
  The remains were found Sunday night at Coast Guard Station Chatham inside an airtight compartment on the boat. The 44-foot
  
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• Grandfather, Granddaughter Who Drowned In Neighbor’s Severna Park Pool Identified

  04-08-2017 16:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The 4-year-old girl and her 51-year-old grandfather who drowned in a neighbor’s pool in Severna Park Thursday have been identified.
  Police say Aryannah Wooten jumped into the pool first, and Lemuel Kane jumped in trying to save her.
  Both were of the 400 block of Asbury Drive.
  Anne Arundel County Police spokesman Lt. Ryan Frashure said the girl couldn’t swim, but jumped into the deep end while other neighborhood children were playing in the pool.
  He says those o
  
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• NFL Commissioner: “Kaepernick Isn’t Being Blackballed”

  04-08-2017 16:09
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says teams aren’t blackballing Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem last year.
  “No, teams make decisions (based) on what’s in the best interest of their team … and they make those decisions individually,” Goodell said Thursday following his appearance at a forum with about 200 fans at the Denver Broncos’ indoor practice facility.
  Kaepernick, who opted out of his contrac
  
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• WATCH: Machado Swings So Hard He Fell On His Back

  04-08-2017 15:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Manny Machado gave his all during the game against the Detroit Tigers last night at Camden Yards.
  He took a big swing at an off-speed, 3-2 pitch in the first inning and ultimately fell flat on his back at the plate after failing to make contact.Manny Machado gave that swing everything he had⚾️ pic.twitter.com/KdFFQK7vrh
  — Mean Mug Sports (@MeanMugSports) August 4, 2017
  He wore a sheepish smile as he headed to the dugout. However, he “re-earned&rdq
  
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• Baltimore 'hack' taxi driver robs, shoots passenger in Druid Hill Park, police say - Baltimore Sun

  04-08-2017 15:52
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  Baltimore 'hack' taxi driver robs, shoots passenger in Druid Hill Park, police say
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  A passenger in a “hack” taxi was robbed and shot by the driver late Thursday, less than an hour before a weekend-long ceasefire was to begin in Baltimore, police said. The shooting took place around 11:14 p.m., when a 37-year-old man riding in the ...and more »
  
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• Teenage girl killed when tree falls on car during Baltimore-area storm - CBS News

  04-08-2017 15:42
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  Teenage girl killed when tree falls on car during Baltimore-area storm
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  Last Updated Aug 4, 2017 1:13 PM EDT. TIMONIUM, Md. -- A 14-year-old girl was killed after a tree fell on a car during a storm in Maryland, trapping three others inside. Baltimore County police said in a statement Friday that Ahjee Lawrence, an eighth ...
  Teen Girl Killed, Downed Trees And Outages Confirmed Following Severe WeatherCBS Baltimore / WJZ
  Teen girl dead after tree falls on car in Baltimore Co.WT
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Mild, Beautiful Weekend Ahead

  04-08-2017 15:13
  T.G.I.F.
  Hi Everyone!
  It has been a tough run, at times, of weather here. The pop up storms we have been dealing with have been more intense than any stretch, like this, in recent memory. Yesterday morning, in the forecast, we had just a mention of a “pop-up’. By Noon that became a “marginal risk”  by late afternoon that became a BIG problem. Will that happen again today? Good question. We have another outlook with a “mention of” some scattered thundersto
  
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• Baltimore Police Search For Missing Vulnerable Adult

  04-08-2017 14:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – City police are searching for a missing 66-year-old woman who went missing over night in Baltimore.
  Police say Elizabeth Felder was last seen on Thursday August 3, around 10 p.m., in the 800 block of West Fayette Street. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt with gray pants and pink shoes.Missing Vulnerable Adult: https://t.co/N4tnpM3fZi pic.twitter.com/0ayGsAOfvt
  — Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) August 4, 2017
  Police say she is 5’7″ and weighs
  
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• ESPN's 'Baltimore Boys' much more than just a fine sports film - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  04-08-2017 14:01
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  ESPN's 'Baltimore Boys' much more than just a fine sports film
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  “Baltimore Boys” is a film steeped in grit. But the ESPN Films documentary that revisits the undefeated Dunbar High School basketball teams of 1981-1983 is also charged with moments of grace, beauty, poetry and even transcendence. David ZurawikContact ...
  
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• Cannabis Company Plans To Turn Desert Town Into Pot Paradise

  04-08-2017 13:40
  NIPTON, Calif. (AP) — Now that one of the nation’s largest cannabis companies has bought the entire California desert town of Nipton, a question remains: Will the new owners rename the place Potsylvania?
  The name Weed already belongs to an old mill town in Northern Calfornia.
  American Green Inc. announced Thursday it is buying all 80 acres of Nipton, which includes its Old West-style hotel, a handful of houses, an RV park and a coffee shop. Its plans are to transform the old Gold Rus
  
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• Baltimore Residents Propose 3-day Cease-Fire

  04-08-2017 13:17
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Last week, the number of homicides in Baltimore surpassed 200, making 2017 a record-setting year for violence on the city’s streets.
  As the body count rises, the police department has reassigned 150 officers to the city’s most dangerous areas, but is still struggling to curb the bloodshed amid internal turmoil and mounting criticism. Mayor Catherine Pugh said she’s developed a plan to stop the violence, but hasn’t yet made it public.
  In the meantime
  
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• Cities Baffled As Jeff Sessions Targets Them On Immigration

  04-08-2017 13:03
  (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions took new steps Thursday to punish cities he believes are not cooperating with federal immigration agents in a move that was met with bewilderment by local officials who said they did not know why they were being singled out.
  The Justice Department sent letters to four cities struggling with gun violence, telling them they would not be eligible for a program that provides money to combat drug trafficking and gang crime unless they give federal immigrati
  
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• Rookie Spotlight: Mitchell Trubisky Carries Burden Of High Expectations From Bears

  04-08-2017 12:00
  By Sam McPherson
  Name: Mitchell Trubisky
  Height: 6’2″
  Weight: 222 lbs.
  Position: Quarterback
  School: North Carolina
  Draft Pick: 2nd overall in First Round
  There is always pressure for any college quarterback selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, but when you’re drafted No. 2 overall—and your team gave up three extra picks to move up one spot to acquire you—that pressure is multiplied significantly. That’s the reality for C
  
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• Tigers End Orioles’ 5-game Winning Streak With 7-5 Victory

  04-08-2017 08:20
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Detroit Tigers appear to be saving their best baseball for rainy days.
  Justin Upton homered and drove in two runs, and Detroit shook off two rain delays and a triple play in a 7-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.
  Ian Kinsler hit his 45th career leadoff home run for the Tigers, who built a 7-0 lead in the third inning and ended Baltimore’s five-game winning streak.
  After enduring nearly five hours of rain delays Wednesday in a 2-0 win at Yanke
  
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• Public defender: Baltimore police caught planting fake evidence -- again - CNN

  04-08-2017 08:18
  CNN
  Public defender: Baltimore police caught planting fake evidence -- again
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  (CNN) Two weeks after body camera footage purportedly showed a Baltimore officer planting drugs at the scene of an arrest, the city's public defender's office claims a second set of videos captured another similar incident. The newest videos, which ...
  Another Baltimore Police Body-Cam Video Shows Officers 'Plant' DrugsNBCNews.com
  Baltimore Drops Dozens of Cases After Video Casts Doubt on OfficersNew York Times
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• Injured Horseback Rider Rescued By Maryland State Police

  04-08-2017 06:19
  BROOKEVILLE, MD – Maryland State Police used a helicopter to assist in the rescue of a woman who was injured while horseback riding Thursday in Montgomery County.
  Police say the 67-year-old woman was thrown off the horse and then kicked. The helicopter was dispatched around 3:30 p.m. Thursday to the woman’s farm in Brookeville. The woman was deep in the woods at the time of extrication.
  Rescue crews from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue made contact with the victim about 45 minutes
  
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• Trump Says He Hopes For ‘Honest’ Outcome Of Russia Probe

  04-08-2017 06:10
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he hopes for a “truly honest” outcome from the Russia investigation that has consumed the opening months of his presidency, and he challenged Democrats to either continue their “obsession with a hoax” or begin serving the interests of the American people.
  At a boisterous campaign rally in Trump-friendly West Virginia, Trump slammed the investigation as a “fake story that is demeaning to all of us an
  
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• 2nd Phase Completed For Hyperloop; D.C. To New York In Minutes

  04-08-2017 04:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Imagine getting from Washington D.C. to Baltimore in just a few minutes.Hyperloop One, a “pod” designed to transport people at the speed of sound, has reached another milestone.
  It’s being called a new era of transportation, connecting D.C. to New York in less than half an hour.
  Hyperloop one has successfully completed phase two in the Nevada Desert, reaching speeds of almost 200 miles per hour, breaking its own record.
  “We are running the pod faste
  
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• NTSB Says School Blast Investigation Could Take A Year

  04-08-2017 03:33
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers may have been moving a gas meter when an explosion tore through a Minneapolis school building this week, killing two people and injuring at least nine others, according to federal investigators who arrived Thursday.
  A team from the National Transportation Safety Board was in Minneapolis to begin the painstaking task of determining what caused Wednesday’s natural gas explosion at Minnehaha Academy. The bodies of two school workers — longtime receptioni
  
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• Teen Girl Killed, Downed Trees And Outages Confirmed Following Severe Weather

  04-08-2017 00:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore County police confirmed that a 14-year-old girl has died in an accident on Pot Spring Road and Deer Fox Lane in Lutherville, Thursday.
  Officers say after 5:30 p.m. a tree fell on top of a Hyundai Sonata traveling south on Pot Spring Road with four people inside.
  Officials say a crane was used to remove the tree.
  Fire crews then located the deceased 14 year old and 16- and 13-year-old girls, who were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  
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