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• Bodycam footage raises questions in Baltimore case - CNN International

  25-08-2017 23:54
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  Bodycam footage raises questions in Baltimore case
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  (CNN) In the ongoing national debate about proper policing, officer use of body cameras has been touted as a way to cut through conflicting accounts. But a string of recent controversies in Baltimore shows how even the video footage can be a source of ...
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• Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash In East Baltimore

  25-08-2017 23:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  A man died after his motorcycle collided with a Honda Pilot, Thursday night Baltimore Police say.
  Police say 44-year-old James Jackson was on his motorcycle when he was struck by an SUV in East Baltimore.
  Witnesses reportedly told police that the driver of the Honda Pilot was traveling southbound at the 200 block of N. Broadway and 17000 block of W. Fayette Street, when he attempted to make a left turn eastbound onto Fayette Street, and entered the path of
  
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• Police Searching For Gunman Responsible For Shooting Several Cars, Including Cop Cruiser

  25-08-2017 23:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Multiple cars were shot at in Baltimore County Thursday, blowing out windows and nearly hitting drivers and passengers in a broad daylight.
  Some of the drivers had their children in the car and one day later, the shooter or shooters are still on the loose. Some are worried they’ll strike again.
  RELATED: Baltimore County Police Investigating After Officer’s Vehicle Shot
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• The City of Baltimore's anthropomorphic characters, ranked - Baltimore City Paper (blog)

  25-08-2017 23:25
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  The City of Baltimore's anthropomorphic characters, ranked
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  Working at a city agency seems like it would involve a lot of thankless tasks and bureaucratic nonsense. But there are surely times when it is fun, like when it's time to organize an event for citizens to enjoy themselves or an opportunity to educate kids.
  
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• From Latrobe Homes To NYC Dance Co.: Teen Says He ‘Always Knew’ He Was Meant To Dance

  25-08-2017 23:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —How many young people in our city, with extraordinary talent, never get the opportunity to have it developed?That was almost the case for one young dancer, Willis Brandon.
  He grew up in East Baltimore’s Latrobe Homes. When he was 8, one man recognized his ability. Now he’s on his way to New York and one of the finest dance companies in the world.“I always knew,” the 19-year-old says. “Like, that connection was always there. I always knew.&rdqu
  
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• General from Baltimore County heads up Trump's new Afghanistan war effort - Baltimore Sun

  25-08-2017 22:56
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  General from Baltimore County heads up Trump's new Afghanistan war effort
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  Call it a Smalltimore moment. When Army Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr. met Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger at a spartan military post in Afghanistan last year, they ran through the list: Ravens, Orioles and people they knew in common. “We just talked local ...and more »
  
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• Boldin Thanks Fans, Teams For Last 14 Season In NFL

  25-08-2017 22:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Baltimore Raven Anquan Boldin thanked the fans of the teams he played for on social media as he prepares for his retirement from the NFL.
  After 14 seasons in the NFL, Boldin shared he was ready to retirement to do more humanitarian work.
  RELATED: Boldin Turns His Focus From NFL To Bridging Racial Divisions
  Boldin posted on Twitter:
  Thank you all fans, teams and my NFL brothers for the well wishes. It's truly been an honor to be apart of the leag…tw
  
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• Second Body Found After Fire Explosion; Hoarding Conditions Found In Home Of Elderly Couple

  25-08-2017 22:45
  TANEYTOWN, MD (WJZ) — Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s office have recovered a second victim body from the scene of an early morning fire in Carroll County, after one body was already recovered early Friday morning.
  The State Fire Marshal says it is presumed that both victims are the elderly occupants of the Taneytown home, but this cannot be confirmed until the identity of both is officially determined.
  Investigators says they found hoarding conditions inside the home, wh
  
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• State Fair Vendors Expect Big Bucks With Post-Labor Day School Start

  25-08-2017 22:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Maryland State Fair is celebrating 136 years of existence and with school now starting after Labor Day, families can indulge even longer in the tradition.
  “Take in all the rides the amusements there are so many agriculture exhibits and hands on opportunities for folks to really participate in,” said Becky Brashear, assistant GM for the Maryland State Fair.
  RELATED: Md. State Fair Expects More Visitors With Post-Labor Day School Start
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• Harvey’s Perfect Storm Recipe: Warm Water, Calm Air Up High

  25-08-2017 22:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Harvey is following the perfect recipe to be a monster storm, meteorologists say.
  Warm water. Check. Calm air at 40,000 feet high. Check. Slow speed to dump maximum rain. Check.
  University of Miami senior hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said Harvey combines the worst attributes of nasty recent Texas storms: The devastating storm surge of Hurricane Ike in 2008; the winds of Category 4 Hurricane Brett in 1999 and days upon days of heavy rain of Tropical Storm A
  
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• Seminars Prepare Baltimoreans For Huge September Job Fair

  25-08-2017 22:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Though the numbers have been improved, Baltimore has the unwanted distinction of having its unemployment rate sit nearly two percentage points higher than the state as a whole.
  Now, as Mike Schuh reports, there is a month-long push to get city residents jobs.
  City leaders know a lot of the city’s problems would be solved if more people were employed.
  A new series of workshops trying to make that happen is called “Work Baltimore.”
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• Police Arrest Man, 2 Boys For Attempting To Rob Md. Sears

  25-08-2017 21:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County police arrested three suspects Thursday morning for attempting to rob a Sears at a Glen Burnie mall.
  Officers say mall security reported seeing the suspects attempting to break into Sears at Marley Station Mall around 8:12 a.m. when they ran toward a bike trail.
  Police later arrested the suspects, one adult man identified as Alan Dontae Reed, 33, and two juvenile boys.
  All three males were charged with attempted burglary and related offenses.
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• Texas Prepares As Harvey Strengthens To Category 3 Storm

  25-08-2017 21:30
  HOUSTON (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Harvey has strengthened to a Category 3 storm.
  The center says Harvey has maximum wind speeds of 120 mph (193.11 kph) as the powerful storm churns off the Texas coast. Forecasters are labeling it a “life-threatening storm.”
  The storm quickly grew Thursday from a tropical depression into a Category 1 hurricane, and then developed into a Category 2 storm early Friday. By Friday afternoon, it had become a Category 3
  
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• Orioles’ Mike Wright Called Up Friday, Bundy On Bereavement List

  25-08-2017 21:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Orioles’ Mike Wright was recalled by Baltimore for Friday’s game.
  Wright will return to the big-leagues after spending the last two months with Triple-A Norfolk.
  During six appearances in Baltimore this season, Wright has posted a 5.56 ERA and 1.06 WHIP. He figures to serve as depth out of the bullpen as Dylan Bundy was on the bereavement list.
  Bundy will be away from the team for a few days, with his next projected outing coming Tuesday or Wednesday agai
  
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• Police Arrest Va. Man For Attempting To Kill Woman On Md. Highway

  25-08-2017 20:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland State police arrested a Virginia man Friday for the attempted murder of a woman on a Maryland highway.
  Troopers arrested Jonathan Paul Boykin, 30, of Fairfax, Virginia for allegedly shooting at a woman on Route 4/Pennsylvania Avenue between Suitland Parkway and Woodyard Road in Prince George’s County.
  Detectives say shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday, the victim was driving home from work when she noticed a blue Chrysler Sebring tailgating her in the left lane.
  
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• Police Arrest, Charge Man For Attempted Murder; Suspected Drug Dispute

  25-08-2017 19:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested a suspect connected to the attempted murder of a 28-year-old man.
  Detectives say 26-year-old Hykeem Lemon was arrested for the Thursday morning shooting that left a man with a leg injury.
  Investigators believe the incident stemmed from a drug dispute.
  Lemon was transported to Central Booking where he was charged with first-degree attempted murder.
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• Police Search For Critically Missing Man; In Need Of Assistance

  25-08-2017 19:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County police are searching for a critically missing man who was last seen Thursday afternoon.
  Detectives say Robert Louis II, 37, was last seen in the area of Juneberry Way in Glen Burnie around 4 p.m.
  Officials say he is in need of assistance.
  Louis is described as an African American male with shoulder-length dreadlocks and a scruffy beard. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans.
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• Mayweather, McGregor Bringing Trash Talk To A New Level

  25-08-2017 19:27
  By Matt Citak
  Although the fight was announced just over two months ago, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have been trading insults with each other for over a year. It began when, seemingly out of nowhere, McGregor posted a picture on Twitter of the two fighters facing each other with the caption, “MMA vs. Boxing” in May 2016.
  Things escalated a few months later when Mayweather posted the video of McGregor tapping out against Nate Diaz at UFC 196, one of the UFC star’s three
  
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• Police: Man Texting And Driving Rear Ends State Trooper

  25-08-2017 19:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland State police say a Rockville man rear ended a trooper Friday morning because he was texting and driving.
  Officials say around 7:15 a.m., a trooper was patrolling the inner loop of I-495 at Route 450 in Lanham when he noticed Deangelo Price, 26, texting and driving in his 2015 Honda Civic.
  The trooper drove past Price to conduct a traffic stop but due to heavy traffic, the trooper ended up in front of the Honda when he was then rear ended by Price.
  Police say the t
  
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• Baltimore County Retirement Community Evacuated After Gas Leak

  25-08-2017 18:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– BGE responded to a gas leak Friday morning at a senior citizen home in Baltimore County.
  County fire officials say the Oak Crest senior citizen home, located in the 8800 block of Walther Blvd, was evacuated as a precaution.
  No injuries were reported.
  This story will be updated as more information is made available.
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• Police: Kayakers Find Human Remains In Maryland

  25-08-2017 18:21
  CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — State Police are investigating after human remains were found in Maryland.
  Police said that two brothers who were fishing in a kayak Thursday afternoon found the decomposed remains on the shoreline of an island in the Potomac River in Alleghany County.
  Police said Thursday evening that the body has not yet been identified. Police say the remains were taken to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
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• Amazon To Cut Prices On Whole Foods Staples Like Eggs, Beef

  25-08-2017 18:15
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon plans to use its deep pockets to make big changes at Whole Foods, saying it will cut prices on bananas, eggs, salmon, beef and more when it completes its $13.7 billion takeover next week.
  Helping Whole Foods win back customers who found “good enough” organic and natural products elsewhere — possibly at a lower cost — fits Amazon’s track record of keeping prices low to lock in customer loyalty. Looking ahead, Amazon hopes to give members
  
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• Powerball Winner’s Ex-Husband Was Killed In 2016 Hit-And-Run

  25-08-2017 18:09
  BOSTON (AP) — The ex-husband of the woman who won the $758.7 million Powerball prize was killed last year in a hit-and-run.
  MassLive.com reports that court records show Mavis and William Wanczyk divorced in 2012.
  William Wanczyk, 55, of Northampton, was killed in November when he was sitting at a bus shelter in Amherst, Massachusetts, and a pickup truck plowed into it. He had served as a Northampton firefighter from 1986 to 1989 before being injured on the job.
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• Police Recover Loaded Handgun In Proactive Response To Recent Violence In Area

  25-08-2017 18:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police officers recovered a loaded semi-automatic handgun Thursday night in a proactive response to recent violence in a Baltimore neighborhood.
  Around 8:30 p.m., officers were in the 6100 block of Cardiff Avvenue, when they saw suspected drug activity. The cops stopped two suspects as they drove away from the area and saw the firearm in plain view.
  Detectives recovered the loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun and arrested Quindell Smith, 30, and Tavon Hawkins, 25, and t
  
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• Mayweather vs. McGregor: Odds, Records, How To Watch

  25-08-2017 18:02
  Ryan Mayer
  The wait is over. Tomorrow night, Floyd “Money” Mayweather and “The Notorious” Conor McGregor step into the squared circle in a culmination of two years worth of trash talk and build up. As the two pugilists prepare to throw their first punches, here’s what you need to know to be prepared for the fight.
  How To Watch: Showtime PPV and Showtime pay-per-view app
  Showtime will have the coverage of the fights beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern Time with the undercard
  
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• A Millennial’s Guide To Moving

  25-08-2017 17:38
  By Lori MeltonIf you’re a millennial on the move, you’re not alone. With college back in session and recent grads getting jobs, this time of year is typically busy for renters. Whether you’re grabbing an apartment near campus or relocating to a new city for your dream job, moving can be an exciting but stressful time. Consult this guide to get prepared and get the most out of your upcoming move.
  Clear Out Clutter
  Purging your closet, cupboards, basement storage and any other pl
  
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• Man, 23, charged in shooting witnessed by Baltimore police - Baltimore Sun

  25-08-2017 17:35
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  Man, 23, charged in shooting witnessed by Baltimore police
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  Lamar Foy was charged with first-degree attempted murder in connection with a Thursday shooting in West Baltimore, police said. (Courtesy Baltimore Police). Sean WelshContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. A 23-year-old man has been charged with ...and more »
  
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• Police Chase, Arrest Suspect After Allegedly Witnessing Him Shoot Victim

  25-08-2017 17:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested a man after they say they witnessed him shoot a 26-year-old man in the leg.
  Officers arrested 23-year-old Lamar Foy after they chased him for allegedly shooting a man in the leg Friday.
  Investigators say the incident occurred in the 2100 block of Whittier Avenue, as police drove into the block.
  Detectives say they recovered the .22 caliber handgun Foy used to shoot the victim.
  Foy was transported  to Central Booking and charged with first-degree a
  
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• Body Found After Explosion, Fire At Home Of Elderly Taneytown Couple

  25-08-2017 17:20
  TANEYTOWN, MD (WJZ) – Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s office have recovered one body from the scene of an early morning fire in Carroll County.State Fire Marshal confirms one body has been found in Taneytown fire. Not yet identified. #WJZ pic.twitter.com/RngUdW1RWB
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  Neighbors called 911 just after 4 a.m. Friday morning reporting that the home at 2201 Bear Run Road in Taneytown was completely engulfed in flames .
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• Cheerleading Group: Forcing Stretches Is Improper

  25-08-2017 17:04
  The head of a national cheerleading group says newly released video of a Denver teen crying while a coach and teammates hold her down shows techniques that are outdated and damaging.
  Cheerleading Coaches and Administration Association director Jim Lord said Thursday that forcing athletes into painful stretching used to happen decades ago. But he said coaches are now required to learn safe stretching practices.
  Lord spoke after KUSA-TV reported about video showing eight cheerleaders at Denver&rsq
  
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• Keidel: Mayweather, Despite Age, Should Handle McGregor Saturday Night

  25-08-2017 15:22
  By Jason Keidel
  Fight Night is nigh upon us. Just 24 hours until Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor duck under the ropes and finally face each other, sans microphones, posses and safe distances between them.After all the gaseous monologues, bluster and bombast, maybe a breakdown is in order.Punch stats show that Mayweather is easily the hardest fighter to hit, by the greatest boxers in the world. So it’s hard to imagine McGregor, who is in his first prizefight under Queensbury rules,
  
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• Officials Investigate House Fire After Explosion In Taneytown

  25-08-2017 14:41
  TANEYTOWN, MD (WJZ) – Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s office is on the scene of an early morning fire in Carroll County.
  Neighbors called 911 just after 4 a.m. Friday morning reporting that the home at 2201 Bear Run Road in Taneytown was completely engulfed in flames .
  Courtesy: Office of the State Fire Marshall
  Firefighters were able to get the single family home under control after about an hour. Neighbors say an elderly couple resided in the home, but they have not et
  
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• Bills McCoy Says Kaepernick Is Too Much Of A Distraction

  25-08-2017 14:21
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills running back LeSean McCoy isn’t surprised Colin Kaepernick has had difficulty finding a job. And thinks it has little to do with the quarterback’s decision to not stand for the anthem last season.
  Some teams, McCoy said following practice Thursday, might consider it not being worth the “chaos” to take on a polarizing player such as Kaepernick to fill what’s likely to be a backup role.
  “You’ve just got to look at all
  
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• Police: 2-Year-Old Thrown From Dirt Bike, Killed By Car

  25-08-2017 14:07
  KING GEORGE, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old was killed after being thrown from a dirt bike he was riding with his father and struck by a car in Virginia.
  Virginia State Police say the crash in King George County happened ladirtte Wednesday.
  Police say 21-year-old De’Shon T. Brown was riding the youth dirt bike with his son when he crashed the bike while trying to cross a road.
  Police say Brayden C. Brown of Colonial Beach was thrown from the bike into the travel lane.
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• Texas Prepares As Harvey Strengthens To Category 2 Storm

  25-08-2017 13:32
  HOUSTON (AP) — Harvey continued to intensify as it steered for the Texas coast, with the forecasters saying early Friday that it had strengthened to a Category 2 storm.
  The hurricane with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain, 125 mph winds and 12-foot storm surges could be the fiercest such storm to hit the United States in almost a dozen years. Forecasters labeled Harvey a “life-threatening storm” that posed a “grave risk” as millions of people braced for a prolo
  
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• Taylor Swift Releases New Song ‘Look What You Made Me Do’

  25-08-2017 13:08
  NEW YORK (AP) — You can finally shake it off: Taylor Swift has released her new single.
  The 27-year-old singer dropped the upbeat song “Look What You Made Me Do” — which uses an interpolation from Right Said Fred’s 1991 hit “I’m Too Sexy” — late Thursday to streaming platforms and iTunes. The song, featuring elements of pop, dance and house, includes sharp lyrics like: “Honey, I rose up from the dead I do it all the time/I got a list of
  
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• Ty Cobb: The White House counsel launched his career in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  25-08-2017 12:00
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  Ty Cobb: The White House counsel launched his career in Baltimore
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  Herbert Better, founding partner of Zuckerman Spaeder, talks about playing softball with White House special counsel Ty Cobb in 1983. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun video). Jean MarbellaContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. As challenging clients ...
  
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• ‘Cheers’ Actor, Radio Host Jay Thomas Dies At 69

  25-08-2017 11:11
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Thomas, a radio talk show host and actor with recurring roles on the sitcoms “Murphy Brown” and “Cheers,” has died, his publicist said. Thomas was 69.
  He was “one of the funniest and kindest men I have had the honor to call both client and friend for 25 years plus,” publicist Tom Estey said in a statement Thursday. He did not provide further details.
  Thomas was fighting cancer, the New York Daily News reported Thursday.
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• 2nd Victim Found From USS McCain Crash; 8 Still Missing

  25-08-2017 10:47
  SINGAPORE (AP) — A second victim of the collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker near Singapore was identified by the Navy on Friday.The 7th Fleet said Navy and Marine Corps divers recovered and identified remains of 26-year-old Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon on Thursday night. He is from Suffield, Connecticut.
  More divers and equipment arrived overnight to continue the search inside flooded compartments of the ship for eight others still missing. The
  
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• Police Searching For Missing 81-Year-Old Woman In Baltimore

  25-08-2017 07:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Baltimore City police are turning to the public to help find a 81-year-old woman who went missing overnight.
  Police say Constance Cockey was last seen on Thursday, August 24 in the 600 block of West Lombard Street. Police say she suffers from Dementia and maybe confused and unable to find her way home, and that family and friends are worried about her well-being.Missing Vulnerable Adult. Police need your help locating 81 year old Constance Cockey. https://t.co/JkCZQcdLai
  
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• City Judges Refuse To Meet With Gov. Hogan About Baltimore Crime

  25-08-2017 05:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City judges are refusing to attend Governor Larry Hogan’s planned meeting next week to talk about skyrocketing crime in Baltimore.
  According the Baltimore Sun, judges who preside over criminal cases in Baltimore say it’s inappropriate to meet with politicians who may try to influence their decisions on the bench.
  Governor Hogan says that’s unacceptable. He says he wants to have a frank and honest discussion about violence on city streets.
  He also wan
  
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• Md. State Fair Expects More Visitors With Post-Labor Day School Start

  25-08-2017 04:54
  Timonium, Md. (WJZ)– The 136th annual Maryland State Fair is open for business.
  In the first of 12 days of fun, families enjoyed the last few days before school starts.
  The fair is in full swing for those who built up nerves to hop on at least one ride.
  [Reporter: Were you screaming?]
  “It was my alter ego. That was a little too much for me,” Steve Davis said.
  From the veteran thrill seekers to the youngsters, high flying rides were a popular attraction.
  [Reporter: Were you afra
  
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• Weather Blog: Comfortable Weather

  25-08-2017 04:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Around here, just a very easy stretch of mainly dry and very comfortable weather is in the works into next week.
  We will see highs only in the upper 70’s and nighttime lows in the upper 50’s!
  The big story is of course Hurricane Harvey, which is expected to become a major disastrous hurricane for the Texas coast by Friday night into the weekend and beyond.
  A 6 to 12 foot storm surge, along with winds of 120 mph or more and up to two feet of rain will cause cata
  
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• Baltimore Shelter Seeks Donations For Injured Dog; Shot, Left On Road

  25-08-2017 03:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A woman driving under a highway overpass on her morning commute was surprised by what she found moving under a blanket Tuesday.
  The woman was driving under the I-95 overpass when she noticed a blanket moving on the side of the road.
  She pulled over, opened the blanket, and found a big blue pit bull suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound.
  The woman initially thought the dog was hit by a car but suspected he was shot when she saw the circular wound on his leg.
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• Judges say they won't meet with Hogan about Baltimore crime - Baltimore Sun

  25-08-2017 02:49
  Judges say they won't meet with Hogan about Baltimore crime
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  Judges who preside over criminal cases in Baltimore say they won't attend a meeting that Gov. Larry Hogan has called about the city's record violence — a refusal the governor promptly criticized as “unacceptable.” “It would be disappointing, and ...
  
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• Teen Tells Judge He Bought Tiger Cub On Streets Of Mexico

  25-08-2017 02:41
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California teenager who says he bought a Bengal tiger cub on the streets of Tijuana for $300 was arrested when he tried to bring it into the United States in his 2017 Chevy Camaro.
  Luis Eudoro Valencia was charged with smuggling a Bengal tiger into the United States after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials found the furry cub lying on the floor of the passenger side of his car during an inspection around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Otay Mesa border crossing.
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• Davis, Mosby clash over latest officer body camera controversy - Baltimore Sun

  25-08-2017 02:01
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  Davis, Mosby clash over latest officer body camera controversy
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  Baltimore Police commissioner Kevin Davis said he “firmly disagreed” with State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby over a third body camera of an officer allegedly replanning evidence. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video). Justin FentonContact ReporterThe ...
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  Police: Nothing Questionable About Bodycam VideoCBS Baltimore / WJZ
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• Md. Judges Put Redistricting Map Dispute On Hold

  25-08-2017 01:00
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A dispute over Maryland’s congressional redistricting map is being put on hold while the Supreme Court considers a similar case in Wisconsin that alleges partisan gerrymandering.
  A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 Thursday to put the case on hold in order to wait for guidance from the Supreme Court, which is hearing the Wisconsin case in early October. The judges wrote: “Until the Supreme Court speaks, prudence compels this court to stay further proceedings.”
  
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• New Report Addresses Long-Lasting Issues Within Baltimore’s VA Medical Center

  25-08-2017 00:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new report is shedding light on long-lasting issues within Baltimore’s VA Medical Center.
  Baltimore’s VA Medical Center is under the microscope again.
  The hospital promises major changes are in the works.
  Baltimore’s veterans are simply waiting too long in the emergency room, and according to the inspector general, they have been for years.
  In a new report, the Office of the Inspector General finds inadequate staffing and poor patient flow.
  Someone had
  
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• Army Corps Of Engineers Welcomes New Survey Vessel Home

  25-08-2017 00:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Port of Baltimore pumps billions of dollar into the state’s economy every year.
  Alex DeMetrick reports, to keep that money coming in takes year-round surveys under the water.
  The Army Corps of Engineers spends a lot of time on the water, surveying over 100 underwater shipping channels.
  Only now it’s doing it with a new boat named the “Catlett.”
  Twin hulled with two 1,000 horsepower engines, it’s built for maneuverability and speed.
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