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• Officer Investigated For Possible Evidence Tampering Gives His Account Of Events

  10-08-2017 23:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — New revelations in the scandal surrounding body camera video, and whether Baltimore Police Department officers planted evidence.
  Outraged defense attorneys are blasting prosecutors and police, claiming they failed to disclose key information.
  It involves a traffic stop, where officers are under investigation for possibly tampering with evidence, and it may not stop there.
  As this case was heating up, the officer believed the questionable video was about to be exposed
  
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• Football Is Back In Baltimore With First Preseason Game Against Redskins

  10-08-2017 23:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Football is officially back in Baltimore, as the Ravens take on the Washington Redskins Thursday night in their first preseason game of the season. Some are calling this season starter the “Battle of the Beltway.”
  The Baltimore-area is flooded with excitement, as tailgaters set up hours before the game at M&T Bank Stadium.
  Wild Bill’s Restaurant has been busy with fans stocking up on their Baltimore Ravens gear, with everyone ready to show off t
  
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• Baltimore Boxing Champion Gervonta Davis To Fight Before Mayweather/McGegor

  10-08-2017 22:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore native and International Boxing Federation champion Gervonta Davis will fight as part of the undercard for the Floyd Mayweather/Conor McGregor fight.
  Davis will be fighting Francisco Fonseca in one of the three undercard fights before the main event on August 26.
  Davis is undefeated (19-0, 18 KOs) and defended his title back in May against Liam Walsh.JUST ANNOUNCED #MayweatherMcGregor undercard:@Gervontaa vs. Francisco Fonseca@NathanClev vs. @BadouJack
  
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• Ravens Begin Preseason With Mallett At The Helm

  10-08-2017 21:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Quarterback Joe Flacco was sidelined during training camp and Ryan Mallett will be leading the Ravens on to the field during the first preseason game.
  Flacco remained off the practice field due to back soreness, and while the team originally thought the he would only need about a week of rest, he has now been sidelined 11 days.
  Flacco went for a second opinion on his back last week. Doctors advised him to take a gradual approach to returning to action. In the meantime, ba
  
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• NFL To Hire 24 Full-Time Game Officials For 2017

  10-08-2017 21:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The NFL Referees Association announced they will be hiring full-time game officials this season.
  The NFL and the NFLRA agreed to experiment with full-time officials as part of a bargaining agreement. The program will allow current officials to apply to become full-time.
  Full-time officials will be hired at each of the seven officiating positions: referee, umpire, down judge, line judge, back judge, side judge, center judge and field judge.
  The league will add 21-24 f
  
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• In New Threat, Trump Demands NKorea ‘Get Their Act Together’

  10-08-2017 21:48
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Issuing a new threat to North Korea, President Donald Trump demanded that North Korea “get their act together” or face extraordinary trouble. He said his previous warning of “fire and fury” if Pyongyang threatened the U.S. again might have been too soft.
  “Maybe that statement wasn’t tough enough,” Trump said on Thursday.
  Trump, speaking to reporters from the New Jersey golf resort where he’s vacationing, said North Kor
  
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• Missing Man, Last Seen At Horseshoe Casino, Found Dead In Car At Sinai Hospital

  10-08-2017 21:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A missing Baltimore County man, 36-year-old Charles Allen, was found deceased in a car in West Baltimore, police announced Thursday.
  Allen, who was reported missing Wednesday, was last seen Saturday, August 5 in the Horseshoe Casino.Police became concerned when Allen made no effort to contact his family since then.
  Allen was found in a car on Lanier Avenue behind Sinai Hospital.
  Baltimore County Police say that the Baltimore City Homicide Unit will conduct the death i
  
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• 2017 Preseason All-AFC North Offense

  10-08-2017 21:10
  By Matt Citak
  The time has come. With NFL training camps underway, there will officially be football on every weekend from now until February. With the most glorious time of the year finally here, we are going to take a look at each division around the NFL and break down the best player at each position. Now it is time to check out the AFC North’s top players on offense.
  Defense:AFC: East | North | South | WestNFC: East | North | South | West
  Offense: 
  AFC: East | North | So
  
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• Lack Of Funding May Squash ‘Punkin Chunkin’ Event In Delaware

  10-08-2017 21:08
  BRIDGEVILLE, Del. (AP) — Organizers say a lack of funding could soon squash an annual pumpkin-flinging event in southern Delaware.
  Punkin Chunkin officials say this year’s 32nd edition of the event will go on, but that the organization is struggling.
  The Science Channel withdrew as a main sponsor of the event after a woman was critically injured last year when she was hit by metal after an air cannon’s trap door blew off.
  Frank Payton, president of the World Punkin Chunkin Cham
  
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• Both ‘SummerTime Bandits’ Now Captured

  10-08-2017 20:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Both suspected serial bank robbers known as the SummerTime Bandits have been arrested, according to the FBI.
  Sheamon Perlie was taken into custody by the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force in Richmond, Virginia on Sunday. He was then extradited to Baltimore and is currently being held on state charges.Earl Shelton Smith was taken into custody Thursday evening.
  Perlie and Smith are accused of robbing several banks in the Baltimore area last month.
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• 1 ‘SummerTime Bandit’ Captured, Police Still Seeking 2nd

  10-08-2017 20:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —One of two suspected serial bank robbers known as the SummerTime Bandits has been arrested, according to the FBI.
  Sheamon Perlie was taken into custody by the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force in Richmond, Virginia on Sunday. He was then extradited to Baltimore and is currently being held on state charges.Earl Shelton Smith’s whereabouts are still unknown.
  Perlie and Smith are accused of robbing several banks in the Baltimore area last month.
  The FBI Violent Crimes Task
  
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• Elvis visits Baltimore for the last time - Baltimore Sun

  10-08-2017 20:52
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  Elvis visits Baltimore for the last time
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  Elvis Presley, performing in Providence, R.I., on May 23, 1977, six days before he played the Baltimore Civic Center for the last time. (AP). Chris KaltenbachContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. When The King made his last visit to Baltimore 40 years ago ...and more »
  
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• Teens, 14 And 13, Charged With Stabbing Homeless Man To Death

  10-08-2017 20:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Two teen boys, a 14-year-old and 13-year-old, have been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a homeless man last month.
  Prince George’s County Police say 14-year-old Elias Portillo of Adelphi is being charged as an adult with first and second degree murder. He is in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
  The 13-year-old is being charged with first and second degree murder as a juvenile, and has not been identified. He is in the custody of the Chelt
  
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• It’s Been 1 Year Since A Silver Spring Apartment Explosion Left 7 Dead

  10-08-2017 19:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Thursday marks one year since a massive explosion left several people dead at the Flower Branch apartments in Silver Spring.
  On the night of August 10, 2016, residents the Piney Road complex were awakened by the explosion, which survivors later learned was the result of a natural gas build up in a basement utility room.The fire spread quickly throughout building, leaving dozens injured and seven dead. The youngest among the deceased were just 3 and 8 years old.
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• Police Seek Columbia Mall Carousel Cash Thief Who Assaulted Employee

  10-08-2017 19:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Police are trying to identify the woman who stole cash out of the Columbia Mall carousel register and then assaulted the employee who tried to stop her.
  In a news release, Howard County Police investigators say it happened around 4 p.m. August 5.
  After the woman was seen stealing the cash, the carousel employee confronted her. The suspect threatened the employee before she grabbed her by the hair and pulled her to the ground. The suspect also bit the woman’s hand, po
  
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• Brandi Rhodes On Leaving WWE: ‘There Was Potential For More’

  10-08-2017 19:28
  By Chuck Carroll
  Brandi Rhodes grew tired of what he felt was a lack of opportunity in WWE. She was feeling underutilized and decided to leave. She knew that what she saw in the mirror, what she knew in her heart, was correct — there was so much more that she could accomplish if only given the chance. But no matter how hard she pushed, she could never move forward and instead was relegated to her singular role. It was a role she played very well, but it was not satisfying. She wanted more.
  
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• Surveillance Video In Murder Of Dollar General Manager Released

  10-08-2017 18:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Baltimore Police are trying to identify the killer of a Dollar General manager who was shot and killed Tuesday night at the Edmondson Village store.
  New surveillance footage of a suspect was released Thursday.
  Investigators say Deric Ford Sr., 54, was shot during a robbery minutes before the store was set to close, around 10 p.m.A passerby flagged down officers shortly afterwards.
  McKinney’s Memorial Holiness Church in Sandtown-Winchester wrote on Facebook that Ford
  
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• Smoking Marijuana Triples Risk Of High Blood Pressure Death, Study Says

  10-08-2017 18:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new study is warning that people who smoke marijuana have three times the risk of dying from high blood pressure than those who don’t use the drug. Scientists, publishing their findings in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, added that the risk of dying from hypertension grew with each year of smoking marijuana.
  The study revealed that of the 1,200 people tested, those who smoked pot were 3.4 times more likely to die from hypertension. The ris
  
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• Chelsea Manning, Photographed By Annie Leibovitz, To Appear In Vogue September Issue

  10-08-2017 18:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier convicted of giving classified government materials to WikiLeaks, was released from Fort Leavenworth in May.
  Since then, she’s been very active on social media, sharing everything from a photo of herself at White House protest to her new Social Security card that reflects her female identity.
  But on Thursday, she showed the world a professional photo of herself snapped by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz for Vogue.guess this
  
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• Walmart Issues Apology For Back-To-School Banner On Gun Display

  10-08-2017 18:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Walmart has been forced to apologize after a customer in one of their stores found a back-to-school sign set up in a very disturbing place.A photo of Walmart’s “own the school year like a hero” promotion hung over the superstore’s firearms display, as seen in the picture below.Oh @Walmart 🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/SLdROB4KYF
  — Ismail Kidd Noorzai (@ismailkidd) August 9, 2017
  It quickly spread on social media with many peop
  
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• Best Reactions To Ravens Football Returning To Our Lives

  10-08-2017 17:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s game day, Baltimore! Yes, yes we know it’s only preseason but it’s still football.
  The countdown is over.
  Here are some Ravens fan reactions from Twitter:Game day!!! #RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/y5ZsVjcUDe
  — Ryan Jensen (@sinjen66) August 10, 2017ravens game day lets goo !!!pic.twitter.com/T2SfNG0bLC
  — . (@___kamoo) August 10, 2017 pic.twitter.com/xE9KsEP7AT
  — Scott Kerfoot (@scott_kerfoot) August 10, 2017Game day @Ravens #RavensFl
  
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• Ole Miss To Face NCAA In Rules Violations Case On Sept. 11

  10-08-2017 17:14
  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will appear in front of the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions on Sept. 11 in Covington, Kentucky.
  Ole Miss released documents detailing the hearing on Wednesday on its website. The NCAA says the panel has set aside “two-three full days for this hearing.”
  NCAA infractions hearings are closed to the public.
  Ole Miss has been under investigation by the NCAA for nearly five years. The football program is facing 21 rules violations, including 15
  
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• Police: 12-Year-Old Poured Boiling Water On Sleepover Guest

  10-08-2017 17:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a 12-year-old girl poured boiling water on another girl during a sleepover, leaving her with severe burns.
  Police say the girl has been charged with assault in the Monday attack that left an 11-year-old with second-degree burns to her face, shoulders, neck and chest.
  According to police, Jamoneisha Merritt was at a friend’s home in the Bronx when the 12-year-old girl at the sleepover boiled water and then poured it on Merritt while she slept o
  
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• Scaramucci To Guest On Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Next Week

  10-08-2017 16:48
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Scaramucci will be a guest on Stephen Colbert’s late-night show next week.
  The network said Wednesday that Scaramucci will appear on Colbert’s “The Late Show” on Monday.
  The former White House communications director lost his job with President Donald Trump’s administration July 31, after only 11 days in the job. His firing came after he gave an expletive-filled interview.
  Scaramucci had been scheduled to make other public appearance
  
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• Kahn: Players Weekend

  10-08-2017 16:48
  By Andrew Kahn
  Major League Baseball yesterday announced “Players Weekend,” an August 25 through 27 celebration that includes a Cardinals-Pirates game at a minor league field in Williamsport, PA, during the Little League World Series; jerseys with nicknames on the back; and other fun uniform accessories that would otherwise be dress code violations. The goals for the events, according to MLB, “are to celebrate youth baseball and the role it plays in developing major leaguers as
  
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• Ironically, DiGiorno Pizzas Being Delivered Spill All Over Highway

  10-08-2017 16:35
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas highway officials shut down westbound lanes of a cross-country interstate for four hours so crews could pick up pizza.
  An 18-wheeler containing DiGiorno and Tombstone frozen pizzas scraped a bridge support and sliced open its trailer Wednesday, spilling the pies across Interstate 30 in front of the Arkansas Department of Transportation office just south of Little Rock.
  Agency spokesman Danny Straessle said the bridge suffered only cosmetic damage. He says
  
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• Garceau: Players Weekend Will Be Fun For The Fans And The Families

  10-08-2017 15:55
  Welcome to Beef, Triggonometry and Tommy Two Towel. I like it!
  MLB has announced details of Players Weekend; it’s coming August 25 through 27. The promotion includes new look uniforms, hats, and most interesting players will be allowed to wear nicknames instead of their last names on the back of their jerseys.
  It’ll be kind of like Vince McMahon’s short lived XFL football when Rod Smart made a name for himself with “He Hate Me” on the back of his jersey. I’m a
  
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• Eat At Any Maryland Chipotle Today To Support Homeless Animals

  10-08-2017 15:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — All 81 Chipotle restaurants in Maryland will donate 50 percent of each sale today if the customer says they are there to support the Maryland SPCA.
  Last year, according to SPCA spokeswoman Tina Regester, the Chipotle fundraiser raised $31,000.
  “The summertime is a really busy time for the Maryland SPCA,” Regester says. “We receive so many surrendered pets coming in, lost pets, we transport pets back from other shelters, including our friends down at BARC
  
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• Injury-plagued Ravens Ready For Change Of Pace In Preseason

  10-08-2017 15:48
  BALTIMORE (AP) — During a summer in which much of the focus has been on players who aren’t on the field, the Baltimore Ravens hope to make an impression with their performance in a game situation.
  Problem is, many of the stars the Ravens will be counting on won’t be dressed for the preseason opener against the Washington Redskins on Thursday night.
  Quarterback Joe Flacco has yet to take a snap during training camp, which is why Baltimore is still pondering whether to sign
  
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• Thursday, August 10, 2017

  10-08-2017 15:43
  People Are Talking about the Maryland SPCA Chipotle Fundraiser.
  Linh has Coffee With Brandon and Chloe from “Siesta Key.”
  
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• Let’s Get This Party Started! With Chick-Fil-A

  10-08-2017 15:38
  Enter for your chance to win a backyard BBQ courtesy of Chick-fil-A. Chick-fil-A A will provide a catered meal for 12 including shredded chicken bundles, mac & cheese, bacon baked beans, chocolate brownies and sweet tea.
  
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• North Korea Details Plan To Fire Missile Salvo Toward Guam

  10-08-2017 15:10
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has announced a detailed plan to launch a salvo of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers. If carried out, it would be the North’s most provocative missile launch to date.
  The announcement Thursday warned that the North is finalizing a plan to fire four of its Hwasong-12 missiles over Japan and into waters around the tiny island, which hosts 7,000 U.S. military personnel on two
  
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• This Year, All Md. Schools Legally Required To Stock Anti-Overdose Drug

  10-08-2017 14:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —When Maryland schools are back in session next month, each one will be required to stock the overdose-reversal drug known as Naloxone.
  The bill requiring this is called the Start Talking Maryland Act, and it became law July 1.It also has requirements involving drug education in schools.
  This comes as Maryland, like many other states, is seeing rising numbers of opioid-related deaths. In just the first half of 2016, drug overdose deaths surpassed the total number of drug-re
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: This Weekend’s Forecast Still Up In The Air

  10-08-2017 14:02
  Hi Everyone!And the answer to the question is, ” who knows.” And the question is, “What is the likelihood of rain on Saturday?”Let’s begin a discussion that will eventually have no conclusion.Right now the barometer is at 30.22, really high. A big dome of high pressure is sitting on top of the Mid-Atlantic. It is giving us a nice start to the day. But this high is moving East at a pretty good clip. As it does the high will swing our winds around out of the South Eas
  
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• Rookie Spotlight: Giants Have A New Offensive Weapon In Evan Engram

  10-08-2017 12:00
  By Michael Ferro
  Name: Evan Engram
  Height: 6’3″
  Weight: 240 lbs
  Position: Tight End
  School: Mississippi
  Draft Pick: 23rd overall in First Round
  The No. 23 overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft seems to have found his ideal team—one where he can truly make a difference from the start of his rookie season. The New York Giants may have ended second in their division last season, missing the playoffs, but an improved offense should affo
  
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• Officer Who Fatally Shot Motorcyclist Now Asked To Resign

  10-08-2017 12:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia’s mayor says a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorcyclist last year has been asked to resign.
  Prosecutors said Wednesday that they won’t file charges against the officer in the 2016 death of Terrence Sterling of Fort Washington, Maryland, because there was insufficient evidence to prove he used unreasonable force or wasn’t acting in self-defense. City officials have acknowledged that the officer, Brian Trainer,
  
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• Man Hospitalized After Shooting In Essex

  10-08-2017 05:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man is recovering in the hospital after police say he was shot during a dispute in Essex Wednesday evening.
  The male victim was shot at least once in the upper body following a dispute with a group of people near the unit block of Akin Circle.
  The victim has been taken to a local hospital, where his condition is unknown at this time.
  Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call police at (410) 307-2020.
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• Inflatable Trump Chicken Takes Roost Outside White House

  10-08-2017 03:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may be out of town, but one plucky protester is keeping an eye on the White House.
  A giant inflatable chicken bearing the unmistakable hairstyle of the commander in chief transfixed tourists and television cameras in the nation’s capital Wednesday afternoon.
  Twitter users quickly posted dozens of images of the irate-looking fowl with a golden pompadour seemingly glaring down at the White House from a nearby green space known as the Ellipse. Th
  
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• It’s Not Delivery. It’s DiGiorno Pizza Spilled On Interstate

  10-08-2017 03:21
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas highway officials shut down westbound lanes of a cross-country interstate for four hours so crews could pick up pizza.
  An 18-wheeler containing DiGiorno and Tombstone frozen pizzas scraped a bridge support and sliced open its trailer Wednesday, spilling them across Interstate 30 in front of the Arkansas Department of Transportation office. Agency spokesman Danny Straessle said the bridge had only cosmetic damage.
  I-30 was closed for a time in both directio
  
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• NKorea Dismisses Trump’s Threat, Warns Of ‘Absolute Force’

  10-08-2017 03:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday officially dismissed President Donald Trump’s threats of “fire and fury,” declaring the American leader “bereft of reason” and warning ominously, “Only absolute force can work on him.”
  In a statement carried by state media, General Kim Rak Gyom, who heads North Korea’s rocket command, also said his country was “about to take” military action near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam. He sai
  
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• D.C.’s Verizon Center Is Now Capital One Arena

  10-08-2017 03:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The downtown home of the NBA’s Wizards and NHL’s Capitals is now called Capital One Arena.
  Owner Ted Leonsis announced the change from Verizon Center on Wednesday, along with an investment of $40 million in the arena. Leonsis’ Monumental Sports & Entertainment is not disclosing the financial terms or length of the new naming-rights agreement.
  It goes into effect immediately, with new signage expected by the fall.
  The 20,500-seat arena locat
  
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• Cleanup Continues After ‘Unusual’ Tornadoes Hit Eastern Shore

  10-08-2017 03:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Still reeling from tornadoes, people in two Eastern Shore communities are assessing the damage and beginning to rebuild.
  Unusually strong summer storms over the past two weeks spawned powerful twisters that destroyed homes, but spared lives.
  The recovery in Salisbury and Stevensville continues, but some residents are wondering why the weather warnings came just minutes before the storms hit.
  The National Weather Service says the tornado on Kent Island was atypical be
  
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• 44th Annual White Marlin Open Underway In Ocean City

  10-08-2017 02:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The 44th annual White Marlin Open is underway in Ocean City.
  Angler Mike Donahue is currently in first place with a huge 86 pound marlin.
  The estimated prize tag is $2.6 million.
  Michael Logan is in second place, with a 76 pound marlin, while Casey Roohan sits in third, with a 70 1/2 pound marlin.
  Click here for more on the White Marlin Open.
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• Woman Found Guilty In Murder-For-Hire Plot Of Husband Gets New Trial

  10-08-2017 02:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland appeals court has tossed out the conviction of a Baltimore County woman in a murder-for-hire case.
  Karla Porter, who is serving life in prison without parole for hiring a hitman to kill her husband, will get a new trial.
  She was found guilty in the death of her husband, William “Ray” Porter, who was shot to death at a Towson gas station in 2010.
  Porter claimed she was the victim of physical and emotional abuse for decades.
  The appeals court ruled th
  
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• Police Investigating After Body Found In Creek

  10-08-2017 01:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Natural Resources Police is investigating after a body was found in a creek Wednesday evening.
  The body was found at 5:45 p.m., in Brewer Creek in Annapolis, just before it empties into the Severn River.
  It appears to be the body of an elderly man, but no boats or boat debris were found nearby.
  Investigators are on scene, and officers are on the water searching for any possible clues.
  No further details have been released at this time.
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• No Foul Play Suspected After Body Of 85-Year-Old Found In Creek

  10-08-2017 01:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Natural Resources Police officials say no foul play is suspected after the body of an 85-year-old man was found in a creek Wednesday evening.
  The body was found at 5:45 p.m., in Brewer Creek in Annapolis, just before it empties into the Severn River.
  The body has been identified as Roland Davies Jr., 85.
  No foul play is suspected at this time, but the body has been sent for an autopsy.
  Officers searched the water for any possible clues.
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• Ravens’ Ronnie Stanley Matching Donations Made To BARCS Sick Pets Fund

  10-08-2017 01:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley is a big advocate for the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care (BARC). He has even adopted two dog from them, and now he’s matching donations made to the shelter’s Franky Fund.
  Click here if you would like to donate.
  The fund covers costs for shelter pets with outstanding medical needs, and Stanley will match all donations made to the fund, up to $5,000, from now until Sunday, August 13.
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• Gov. Hogan Applauds Murder Charges In Overdose Cases

  10-08-2017 01:30
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan praised local officials in southern Maryland on Wednesday for bringing murder charges against eight alleged drug dealers linked to eight overdose deaths.
  Hogan, speaking a news conference in Leonardtown, said he hopes the long-term investigation would serve as a model to prosecutors statewide for fighting a deadly epidemic that resulted in more than 2,000 overdose deaths last year in Maryland.
  “Everyone is entitled to due process, and everyone i
  
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• Clean Up Continues After ‘Unusual’ Tornadoes Hit Eastern Shore

  10-08-2017 01:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Still reeling from tornadoes, people in two Eastern Shore communities are assessing the damage and beginning to rebuild.
  Unusually strong summer storms over the past two weeks spawned powerful twisters that destroyed homes, but spared lives.
  The recovery in Salisbury and Stevensville continues, but some residents are wondering why the weather warnings came just minutes before the storms hit.
  The National Weather Service says the tornado on Kent Island was atypical be
  
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• Orioles Lose Series Finale To Angels 5-1

  10-08-2017 01:11
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — After 10 seasons in the minors and playing in his first major league game, Cesar Puello singled in the go-ahead run and C.J. Cron added a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
  Right-hander Troy Scribner (2-0) earned the win in the second start of his career. He allowed one run and two hits. Scribner did not walk a batter and struck out four.
  Kevin Gausman (8-8) started well for Baltimore before fading.
  
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