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• Maryland: 1 Of 9 States To Agree To Further Power Plant Carbon Cuts

  23-08-2017 23:58
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nine Mid-Atlantic and New England states have agreed to cut power plant greenhouse gas emissions across the region by 65 percent by 2030 through the nation’s first cap-and-trade program to reduce carbon contributing to global climate change.
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative have agreed to reduce the cap on power plant carbon emissions an additional 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. The Democra
  
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• California Dad Gets 25 Years To Life In Son’s Killing

  23-08-2017 23:55
  ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP) — A California father who admitted killing his 5-year-old son amid a bitter custody battle was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years to life in prison during a hearing where his estranged wife wished him an eternity in hell.
  Aramazd Andressian, Sr., 35, pleaded guilty earlier this month in Los Angeles County Superior Court to first-degree murder in the April death of his son, Aramazd Andressian, Jr., after a family trip to Disneyland.
  The father did not speak during sentenc
  
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• City Unveils 1st 21st Century Baltimore City Public School

  23-08-2017 23:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Fort Worthington Elementary and Middle School opened their brand new facility Wednesday.
  The facility is a part of an impressive $1 billion plan, that will modernize or rebuild Baltimore’s aging public schools.
  The new facilities will give students access to cutting edge technology in a brand new energy efficient space.
  The 37 million dollar investment is the first 21st century school building in Baltimore.
  “Really excited to learn, because the old school was t
  
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• Lotto Fever In Maryland As Powerball Jackpot Swells To $700M

  23-08-2017 23:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — People across Maryland and the country are having dreams of being a millionaire.
  The Powerball jackpot has reached a massive $700 million, the second largest jackpot in its history after a $1.6 billion prize won in January 2016.
  That number is attracting people who don’t normally play. And even though it’s a long shot — the chances of winning are one in 292.2 million, according to The Associated Press — they all have big plans for the money.
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• Extra Caution Ahead Of Maryland State Fair In Wake Of Ohio Ride Accident

  23-08-2017 23:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s a race against the clock at the Maryland State Fairgrounds.
  The rides are up, and the hours are ticking down until opening day on Thursday.
  And right now, inspectors are examining every attraction to make sure visitors stay safe, just weeks after a thrill ride split apart in Ohio, flinging people into the air and killing 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell.
  Seven others were injured, one of those a woman who went into a coma.
  Inspectors have actually seen most of the rid
  
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• This Summer’s Dead Zone Much Smaller Than Expected

  23-08-2017 23:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This summer’s “dead zone” is smaller than what was expected.
  Throughout the summer, researchers check the Chesapeake Bay for dead zones, also known as the hypoxic or low-oxygen areas of the water, where least oxygen has dissolved.
  This good news was made even better by an encouraging trend.
  “For the last three years, there have been no levels of Anoxia detected,” says Dr. Beth McGee, of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. “Anoxia basically m
  
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• Maryland Condos Ruled Unsafe; Residents Ordered To Leave

  23-08-2017 23:22
  TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (AP) — The 100 residents of a condominium complex in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., have been ordered to leave their homes after the midrise buildings failed a fire safety inspection.
  Media outlets report that Prince George’s County Fire Chief Ben Barksdale says the building is unsafe and residents must be out by Wednesday morning.
  Barksdale says the Lynnhill Condominiums in Temple Hills have a nonworking fire alarm system, broken fire doors and vacant condo
  
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• Getting Cirque du Soleil into Baltimore takes some gymnastics - Baltimore Sun

  23-08-2017 23:16
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  Getting Cirque du Soleil into Baltimore takes some gymnastics
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  Cirque du Soleil is in town and setting up at Royal Farms Arena. (Algerina Perna / Baltimore Sun). Chris KaltenbachContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Even though she's been doing it for a few years now, moving 100 people and 20 truckloads of equipment ...and more »
  
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• Court Rejects Appeal From Praying Football Coach

  23-08-2017 22:55
  SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state high school football coach took advantage of his position when he prayed on the field after games, and he’s not entitled to immediately get his job back, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.
  The three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals unanimously held that Bremerton High coach Joe Kennedy’s prayers did not constitute protected free speech because he was acting as a public employee, not a private citizen, when he conducted
  
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• Chevy Roadtrip: Experiencing baseball and the 'charm' of Baltimore - The Grio

  23-08-2017 22:45
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  Chevy Roadtrip: Experiencing baseball and the 'charm' of Baltimore
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  Baltimore in the summer is a pilgrimage destination for all men (and women) that love baseball. As a major sports city–also home to the Ravens–it's an exciting place where you can go to experience the pure joy and excitement of the sport, while also ...
  
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• “Miracle:” 6-Year-Old Saves Drowning 2-Year-Old Twin Cousins

  23-08-2017 22:24
  CALHOUN, La. (AP) — A 6-year-old Louisiana boy pulled his drowning 2-year-old twin cousins from a backyard pool, yelled for help and began chest compression on the boys.
  Jeannie Kelley of Calhoun tells The News-Star her sons were limp and blue, but have recovered completely. She calls it a total miracle.
  Family members say first-grader Branson Lee kept his 2-year-old brother from wandering into the pool area Sunday evening, then saw Kaden and Isaac Kelley floating face-down.
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• Former MLB GM, Baltimore native Joe Klein dies after heart surgery complications - Baltimore Sun

  23-08-2017 22:24
  Former MLB GM, Baltimore native Joe Klein dies after heart surgery complications
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  Former MLB general manager Joe Klein, a Baltimore native, died on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Klein is pictured in 1995. (HANDOUT). The Associated Press. Joe Klein, a Baltimore native who was a general manager for three Major League Baseball teams ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore barricade ends with no injuries in early test for police department's new Crisis Intervention Team - Baltimore Sun

  23-08-2017 21:53
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  Baltimore barricade ends with no injuries in early test for police department's new Crisis Intervention Team
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  A new crisis intervention team within the Baltimore Police Department helped peacefully resolve a barricade situation on Wednesday involving a suicidal woman who sent a picture of a gun to family members from a West Baltimore apartment where she was ...
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• Delaware Man Dies In Head-On Crash In Maryland

  23-08-2017 21:11
  RISING SUN, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a Delaware man died in a head-on car crash in Maryland.
  Maryland State Police say 24-year-old Tanner Schintzius of Newark, Delaware was driving early Wednesday when his car swerved into the opposite lane to avoid a vehicle that was backing out of a driveway onto the road.
  Police say Schintzius’ car then struck a Jeep in the opposite lane head on. Police say Schintzius was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Police say the driver of the Jeep was flown
  
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• Baltimore approves $50000 payment for man who died as settlement over assault by police - Baltimore Sun

  23-08-2017 21:08
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  Baltimore approves $50000 payment for man who died as settlement over assault by police
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  Baltimore officials on Wednesday morning approved a $50,000 settlement for a man who was assaulted by a city police officer in 2014 at a North Avenue bus stop that was caught on video. Kollin Truss, the victim, died shortly before the settlement was ...
  
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• Police Resolve Barricade/Hostage Situation Peacefully; Woman, 2 Children Unharmed

  23-08-2017 21:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police were able to resolve a barricade/hostage situation peacefully Wednesday afternoon, with the woman and two children involved walking out safe and unharmed.
  The incident began at 12:20 p.m., when the Baltimore Police Department was called about a barricade situation in the 900 block of Pennsylvania Ave.
  Responding officers found that a 38-year-old woman and two children, ages 6 and 9, were inside.
  Baltimore PD’s Crisis Response Team was called af
  
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• Maryland joins 8 other states in carbon emission cuts - Baltimore Sun

  23-08-2017 20:57
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  Maryland joins 8 other states in carbon emission cuts
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  Maryland and eight other states plan to further tighten air pollution limits aimed at reducing global climate change. The states are part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which caps carbon dioxide pollution in the Northeast. The states ...and more »
  
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• Player Style Files: Floyd Mayweather

  23-08-2017 20:51
  By Matt Citak
  The time has finally come. This Saturday night, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the most anticipated boxing matches in recent memory will take place. Floyd Mayweather and his perfect 49-0 record will come out of retirement to take on UFC star Conor McGregor, who will be making his professional boxing debut.
  While rumors of this battle began swirling over a year ago, it was not made official until the two fighters announced the epic showdown via Twitter on June 14, ju
  
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• Mayweather on Saturday’s Showdown: ‘This Fight Is Colossal’

  23-08-2017 20:51
  By Matt Citak
  The time has finally come. This Saturday night, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the most anticipated boxing matches in recent memory will take place. Floyd Mayweather and his perfect 49-0 record will come out of retirement to take on UFC star Conor McGregor, who will be making his professional boxing debut.
  While rumors of this battle began swirling over a year ago, it was not made official until the two fighters announced the epic showdown via Twitter on June 14, ju
  
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• Baltimore transit worker's union, supporters rally against BaltimoreLink changes - Baltimore Sun

  23-08-2017 20:41
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  Baltimore transit worker's union, supporters rally against BaltimoreLink changes
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  About 40 members and supporters of Baltimore's transit worker union gathered at the War Memorial, near Baltimore's City Hall, on Wednesday to protest changes to the city's bus routes that they say have harmed riders and drivers. The Amalgamated Transit ...
  
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• Slain Officer’s Son, 5, Gets Police Escort To School

  23-08-2017 20:37
  TOMBALL, Texas (AP) — Dozens of police officers escorted a Texas boy to his first day of kindergarten in place of his officer father, who was fatally struck while investigating a traffic accident in 2011.
  Several officers were on horseback Tuesday to help 5-year-old Kevin Will Jr. head to Wildwood Elementary School in Tomball, northwest of Houston.
  His mother, Alisha, says she recently texted some officers to see if they’d be available to help walk her son to school. She got a big re
  
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• Dad Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter In 3-Year-Old Son’s Death

  23-08-2017 20:36
  CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man accused of killing his 3-year-old son because the boy had become an impediment to his relationship with a teenage girlfriend has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter.
  David Creato Jr. entered his plea Wednesday, just weeks before he was due to stand trial again on murder charges.
  Camden County prosecutors will recommend he receive a 10-year prison term when he’s sentenced Sept. 29.
  Prosecutors have said Creato killed his son because he feared
  
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• Baltimore Mayor Pugh says she's 'praying for' Trump after Confederate monuments comments - Baltimore Sun

  23-08-2017 20:24
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  Baltimore Mayor Pugh says she's 'praying for' Trump after Confederate monuments comments
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  Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh responded Wednesday to President Donald J. Trump's criticism last week of her decision to remove four monuments from public spaces in the city, saying she was “praying for” the president. Pugh said her decision to take ...
  Confederate monuments removed overnight in BaltimoreLasentinel
  Baltimore Mayor Doubles Down On Decision To Remo
  
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• Here are the nominees for the 5th annual Baltimore Innovation Awards - Technical.ly Baltimore

  23-08-2017 19:54
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  Here are the nominees for the 5th annual Baltimore Innovation Awards
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  This is a chance to recognize the individuals and organizations growing Baltimore's tech community. You nominated them. Now it's time to vote. The deadline to vote is Friday, Sept. 15. Vote now. It's the fifth edition of the awards, which will be ...
  
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• Here are the nominees for the 5th annual Baltimore Innovation Awards - Technical.ly

  23-08-2017 19:54
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  Here are the nominees for the 5th annual Baltimore Innovation Awards
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  This is a chance to recognize the individuals and organizations growing Baltimore's tech community. You nominated them. Now it's time to vote. The deadline to vote is Friday, Sept. 15. Vote now. It's the fifth edition of the awards, which will be ...
  
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• Charlottesville Covers Confederate Statue In Black Material

  23-08-2017 19:47
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Workers in Charlottesville shrouded a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in black on Wednesday in a move intended to symbolize the city’s mourning for a woman killed while protesting a white nationalist rally earlier this month.
  Live video from the scene showed a public works truck near the base of the statue and workers gathered around it with a large black drape. They used ropes and poles to cover the imposing statue of Lee on horseback as onlooker
  
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• Charlottesville Covers Confederate Statue In Black

  23-08-2017 19:47
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Workers in Charlottesville shrouded a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in black on Wednesday in a move intended to symbolize the city’s mourning for a woman killed while protesting a white nationalist rally earlier this month.
  Live video from the scene showed a public works truck near the base of the statue and workers gathered around it with a large black drape. They used ropes and poles to cover the imposing statue of Lee on horseback as onlooker
  
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• Dozens Displaced After Fire Rips Through Apartment Building

  23-08-2017 19:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A massive fire in Hagerstown has forced more than 70 people from their apartments. It started right after a thunderstorm rolled through.
  Residents say the fire started right after the building was hit by lightning, and they watched for 30 minutes while the fire department was unable to get enough water on the flames.
  “We heard the lightning hit, but I thought it hit outside on the pavement, and then the next thing I know, the alarm went off,” said Roxie Vicker
  
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• Dad Creates App Making Parents’ Texts Impossible For Kids To Ignore

  23-08-2017 19:22
  CBS Local — Parents have a new tool to help them get through to their phone-addicted kids. A father in Britain has created an app that will send texts their children are not able to ignore until they read the message.
  Nick Herbert was reportedly tired of his son, Ben, ignoring messages from home and wrote developed the app called ReplyASAP. ReplyASAP allows users to send a text message that triggers an alarm on the recipient’s phone even if their cell is on silent.
  The message w
  
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• Orioles' Camden Yards an iconic piece of Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  23-08-2017 19:00
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  Orioles' Camden Yards an iconic piece of Baltimore
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  Five members of the 1992 Orioles team participated in a home run derby as part of the 25th Anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards celebration. As a lifelong, diehard Orioles fan, I'm sure I'm not the only Baltimorean reflecting this week as the ...
  
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• NFL Legend Rescues Pregnant Woman From Rising Flood Waters

  23-08-2017 18:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Kansas City Chiefs star Neil Smith put on a hard rush to help a woman in her minivan caught in rising water in Missouri on Tuesday, saying he wasn’t going to let the waist-high water stop him from getting to her.
  “I was just right in the right place at the right time,” Smith told FOX 4’s Dave D’Marko during an exclusive interview. 
  Neil Smith recorded 592 tackles in his 13-year NFL career, including 104 sacks, but on Tuesday
  
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• First White NFL Player To Kneel During The National Anthem

  23-08-2017 18:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Twelve Cleveland Browns players kneeled during the national anthem on Monday night in a preseason game against the New York Giants.
  Included in the group was tight end Seth DeValve who became the first white NFL player to kneel during the anthem.
  “I wanted to take the opportunity with my teammates during the anthem to pray for our country,” said tight end Seth DeValve, one of two white players to participate. “And also to draw attention to the fact that
  
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• First White NFL Player Kneels During The National Anthem

  23-08-2017 18:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Twelve Cleveland Browns players kneeled during the national anthem on Monday night before a preseason game against the New York Giants.
  Included in the group was tight end Seth DeValve who became the first white NFL player to do so.
  “I wanted to take the opportunity with my teammates during the anthem to pray for our country,” said DeValve. “And also to draw attention to the fact that we have work to do. And that’s why I did what I did.”
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• Baltimore Ravens need to specify which kind of Americans they're proud of - Baltimore Sun

  23-08-2017 18:40
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  Baltimore Ravens need to specify which kind of Americans they're proud of
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  Ravens fans walk into M&T Bank Stadium before the start of open practice. (Tom Brenner / Baltimore Sun). Lester M. Salamon. At the start of every home game I've attended since 2001, the Ravens organization has welcomed the American flag into M&T Bank ...
  Top 6 Ravens players most vital to a successful seasonThe Ebony Birdall 5 news articles »
  
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• Top 5 taprooms in the Baltimore area - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  23-08-2017 18:37
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  Top 5 taprooms in the Baltimore area
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  Independent Brewing Company aims to please patrons of all ages at their taproom in Bel Air. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun video). Wesley CaseContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. A great taproom is the heart and soul of a brewery — a place to enjoy the ...
  
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• Florida Bill Would Ban Soda Purchases With Food Stamps

  23-08-2017 18:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Florida residents who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, would no longer be able to purchase soft drinks using those benefits under a proposed bill.
  Rep. Ralph Massullo of the Florida House of Representatives filed the bill on Friday for January’s session.If it were passed, the Department of Children and Families would be required to receive federal approval for the ban first. It approval were to be granted, it would go into effe
  
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• Nick Faldo On The Northern Trust: ‘Always Fun To See Who Might Step Up’

  23-08-2017 18:16
  By Dave Shedloski
  The final event of the CBS golf season is the first of the FedExCup Playoffs, which has a new sponsor and all-new venue. The Northern Trust begins Thursday at Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury, N.Y., on Long Island, with 120 players entered among the top 125 in the season-long FedExCup points race who qualified.
  Hideki Matsuyama of Japan is the pacesetter, but the four-tournament playoff stretch contested over the next five weeks is sure to see movement aplenty in the race for the
  
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• Farmer Serves Up Piglets As Sausages To Firefighters Who Saved Them

  23-08-2017 18:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The big bad fire huffed and puffed, but it couldn’t harm the piglets whose barn it turned down months ago, thanks to the firefighters who saved them.
  It happened in the southwest England town of Wiltshire in February. BBC News reports that members of the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service saved 18 piglets and two sows after 60 tons of hay caught fire.
  And this week, as thanks, the manager of the farm saw fit to thank those firefighters with sausages made fr
  
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• Fire Causes Extensive Damage To Glen Burnie Home

  23-08-2017 18:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Flames caused extensive damage to a Glen Burnie home Wednesday morning.
  The fire was at a home in the 100 block of Louis Terr, and fire crews were alerted to the blaze at 10:30 a.m.
  Crews say it appeared the flames started in the garage, and damaged the home, as well as a truck outside.
  No injuries were reported.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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• Police Laud Mother, Daughter Who Noticed Child In Hot Van

  23-08-2017 17:58
  EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut police department is lauding a 7-year-old girl and her mother after they alerted first responders to a child that was left inside a hot car.
  East Windsor police said Tuesday that the girl noticed the 16-month-old sitting alone in a vehicle parked near theirs Monday and told her mother. The mother called 911 and first responders were able to get the child out.
  Police say the toddler was distressed and sweating, but appeared to be unharmed. The child&
  
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• Mosby, Davis: No quick fix to Baltimore's crime woes - Baltimore Sun

  23-08-2017 17:51
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  Mosby, Davis: No quick fix to Baltimore's crime woes
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  An excerpt from an exclusive joint interview with Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby and Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis that covered topics ranging from homicides, communication between the offices and body camera footage.
  Baltimore Drops More Cases After Third Video Shows 'Questionable Activity' by the PoliceNew York Times
  Baltimore State's Attorney announces third body camera video of 'questionab
  
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• 49ers Assistant Coach Katie Sowers Becomes NFL’s First Openly LGBT Coach

  23-08-2017 17:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — San Francisco 49ers assistant coach Katie Sowers made history earlier this off season when she became the second female full-time coach in the NFL.
  On Tuesday, Sowers made history yet again, when she opened up to OutSports and become the first openly LGBT coach in the NFL, male or female.
  “No matter what you do in life, one of the most important things is to be true to who you are,” Sowers said. “There are so many people who identify
  
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• 50 million Could Watch Mayweather-McGregor In The US Alone

  23-08-2017 17:41
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor’s improbable challenge of Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be seen by a staggering 50 million people in the United States as fans and the curious gather in small and large parties.
  The fight Saturday night threatens the pay-per-view revenue record set by Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao two years ago and could dwarf it in viewership as people use the event as a reason to have friends and family over for a little escapism and controlled violence.
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• Police Seek Person Who Made Fake Bomb Threat At Frito Lay Warehouse

  23-08-2017 17:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are searching for the person who made a fake bomb threat at the Aberdeen Frito Lay warehouse.
  The Aberdeen Police Department was called about the bomb threat just after midnight on August 19.
  A manager told police they were evacuating the building after a female had called in a bomb threat at the facility.
  The Aberdeen Fire Department and Harford County Sheriff’s Office K-9s were called to assist. After a two-hour search of the building, authorities
  
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