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• Texas Rainfall Is New Continental US Record For 1 Spot

  29-08-2017 23:51
  HOUSTON (AP) — Harvey has gained a bit of strength but stayed a tropical storm. Its winds increased from 45 mph to 50 mph.
  But the National Hurricane Center says that reading Tuesday afternoon may be unusual because it was from a low flying hurricane hunter airplane.
  Forecasters say heavy rains are continuing to spread over southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana.
  The rains in Cedar Bayou, near Mont Belvieu, Texas, reached 51.88 inches as of 3:30 p.m. CDT. That’s a record for both
  
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• Sheriff Proposes Sending Inmates To Help With Harvey Damage

  29-08-2017 23:48
  TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts sheriff who proposed sending county jail inmates to help President Donald Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is offering to send inmates to Texas to help clean up damage from Hurricane Harvey.
  WGBH-FM first reported Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson wants to send inmate “volunteers” to help rebuild Houston.
  Hodgson says 10 inmates have expressed interest in the project. He says he hopes federal disaster relief funds can cov
  
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• Investigation Underway After Human Remains Found In Annapolis

  29-08-2017 23:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Anne Arundel County Police Department is investigating after human remains were found in an Annapolis park Monday morning.
  The skeletal remains of an adult male were found in a wooded area of Quiet Waters Park after police got a tip.
  The remains were sent Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and there were signs of trauma to the remains. The death has been ruled a homicide.
  The remains have not yet been identified.
  Authorities believe the person’s dea
  
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• Maryland State Fair Closing Early Tuesday Because Of Weather

  29-08-2017 23:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland State Fair will close at 6 p.m. Tuesday because of weather conditions.
  The fair will reopen Wednesday at 8 a.m.
  The Home Arts Baked Goods competitions, the 4-H Dog Show, Lawn Tractor Show, and the Dairy Goat Show will continue as planned.
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• Decades Later, Anne Arundel Co. Remembers March On Washington

  29-08-2017 23:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — 54 years later, Anne Arundel County comes together to remember the March on Washington.
  Citizens came together Tuesday to remember the anniversary and look at the progress made more than five decades later.
  County Executive Steve Schuh turned out in support, as everyone reflected on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
  “That speech speaks to the human heart and reminds us that every human being is created equal,” Sc
  
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• Death Of A Man Weeks After Head Trauma Ruled A Homicide

  29-08-2017 22:54
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police in Baltimore say the death of a man weeks after he was found on the sidewalk with head trauma has been ruled a homicide.
  The department said in a news release Tuesday that 48-year-old Christopher Lessane was found lying on the sidewalk in the southern part of the city on June 1. Investigators say Lessane, who was suffering from head trauma, was taken to a hospital.
  Lessane was transferred to a hospice, where he died on July 19. Police say an autopsy showed Lessane d
  
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• Baltimore’s Red Light Camera Program Issuing Fines Starting Wednesday

  29-08-2017 22:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City red light camera monitoring system will begin issuing fines Wednesday for anyone found guilty of running a red light.
  The red light camera violation warning period has been in effect since July 31, but starting August 1, violators will be given a $75 fine.
  The red light cameras will be at the following locations:
  Reisterstown Road (Southbound) at Patterson Avenue
  East North Avenue (Westbound) at North Howard Street
  South Monroe Street (Northbound) at Wa
  
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• Tampa Bay Rays Hosting Astros Home Game, Donating Proceeds To Hurricane Relief

  29-08-2017 22:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With the record-level flooding in Houston making games for the Astros a challenge, the Tampa Bay Rays have volunteered to host the Astros’ three-game series against the Texas Rangers starting Tuesday night.Welcoming our friends from Texas to Tropicana Field today!
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  — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) August 29, 2017
  The Rays will be donating all proceeds from tickets, concessions and parking revenue
  
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• Maryland Americorps Members Head To Flood-Ravaged Texas

  29-08-2017 22:21
  Dundalk, Md. (WJZ)– Members of the Americorps Atlantic Region from Maryland headed to flood-ravaged Texas to help those in need in Houston.
  Seventy-two members of Americorps are in Dallas and Austin because record flooding has made it difficult to get to Houston following Hurricane Harvey which was later demoted to a tropical storm Saturday.
  Dave Beach of Americorps, has been constantly on the phone to check in with his 72 volunteers who are in Texas.
  “Our members were anxious to go.
  
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• Houston Police Officer Drowned In Floodwaters After Hurricane Harvey

  29-08-2017 21:38
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed that police Sgt. Steve Perez has died after he became trapped in his patrol car as he was driving to work.
  The Houston Chronicle has reported that the 30-year officer was heading to work Sunday when he became trapped in high water on Interstate 45 in north Harris County and then couldn’t get himself out of his car.
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• 100 Dogs Travel From Texas To New Jersey Following Hurricane

  29-08-2017 21:03
  MADISON, N.J. (AP) — Close to 100 dogs from Texas shelters are traveling to New Jersey to help make room for animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey.
  Debra Miller, spokeswoman for St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center, tells NJ.com moving the dogs from the shelters will help families affected by the storm stay close to their pets.
  Miller says the animals will be housed at their center in Madison after they arrive Tuesday. She says the dogs will rest for meals and walks before being t
  
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• Archdiocese Of Baltimore Asks Parishes To Hold Collection For Hurricane Victims

  29-08-2017 20:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Archdiocese of Baltimore is asking all parishes to hold an emergency collection at masses this weekend to help with the relief efforts in Texas following Hurricane Harvey.
  Multiple Maryland groups have already sent first responders and volunteers to help in the aftermath of Harvey.
  “This emergency collection will be used to support the humanitarian and recovery efforts of Catholic Charities USA and to provide pastoral and rebuilding support,” Archbish
  
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• 3 Medical Marijuana Growers Get Final OK In Maryland

  29-08-2017 20:29
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Regulators have given final approval to three more medical marijuana growers in Maryland.
  Local news media outlets report that the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission also granted final approval Monday to two processing companies.
  The Washington Post reports that the commission extended a deadline for another 10 companies that were supposed to have final background checks and inspections done within one year of getting preliminary approval.
  Maryland law allows 15 med
  
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• Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Seagrams Plant In Dundalk

  29-08-2017 20:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A two-alarm fire broke out at the Seagrams plant in Dundalk late Monday night, according to Baltimore County Fire.
  The blaze caused a partial collapse of the factory building, including the roof, Baltimore County Fire says.Video from the Seagrams fire caught live from our reporter on scene pic.twitter.com/ytkJicckjV
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  The fire began around 10 p.m. at the distillery at Sollers Point Road and Delvale Avenue.
  
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• Michael Phelps, Wife Nicole Expecting Second Child

  29-08-2017 19:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Olympian Michael Phelps announced on Tuesday that his wife Nicole is pregnant with the couple’s second child.
  Michael and Nicole had Boomer back in 2016.
  He wrote on Instagram: “Number 2 on the way!!!! So excited!! Wonder if it’s a boy or a girl??
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• Trump Arrives In Texas To Get Briefed On Harvey Recovery

  29-08-2017 19:31
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump touched down in storm-ravaged Texas on Tuesday, taking pains not to interfere with Harvey recovery efforts.
  “This was of epic proportion,” the president declared as he met with local officials.
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters traveling with Trump that the president’s visit would focus on coordination among the levels of government and laying the groundwork for what is expected to be
  
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• Judge: Lynyrd Skynyrd Film Violates 3-Decade-Old Blood Oath’

  29-08-2017 19:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — A film created with help from a former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer violates a “blood oath” surviving band members made not to exploit the band’s name and history, a judge concluded as he blocked its distribution, siding with a surviving member of the 1970s pioneering southern rock group and the widow of its lead singer.
  The decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet was unsealed Monday at the request of a lawyer for a Los Angeles-based independent record labe
  
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• Governor Has Closed Door Meeting With Baltimore Leaders On City’s Crime

  29-08-2017 18:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan met with Baltimore City leaders and others in what is billed as a frank discussion to reduce violence in Baltimore.
  The meeting lasted less than an hour Tuesday, but one of the controversies surrounding the meeting is that it was closed to the public and media.
  City Coucilmember Brandon Scott and state Senator Bill Ferguson were turned away from the door.
  Gov. Hogan met with 20 members of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, in pri
  
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• Ohio Zoo Orangutan Who Loved ‘The Price Is Right’ Dies

  29-08-2017 18:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The Toledo Zoo reports that J.J., The Price Is Right-loving orangutan, has died of heart failure at the age of 45.
  His long-time keeper Suzanne Husband says J.J. was curious, had a soft spot in his heart for toddlers and was quite playful.
  “One of his favorite enrichment items was watching TV,” she says. “He loved football and would make a nest in front of the TV on weekends and look like every other guy, kicked back watching the games. He also had a penc
  
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• Pair Of 70-Year-Old Dams Protecting Houston Overflow

  29-08-2017 17:51
  HOUSTON (AP) — A pair of 70-year-old reservoir dams that protect downtown Houston from flooding began overflowing Tuesday, adding to the rising floodwaters from Harvey that have crippled the city after five consecutive days of rain.
  Engineers began releasing water from the Addicks and Barker reservoirs Monday to ease the strain on the dams. But the releases were not enough to relieve the pressure after one of the heaviest downpours in U.S. history, Army Corps of Engineers officials said. B
  
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• Inside Houston Shelter, A Loud And Sometimes Chaotic Night

  29-08-2017 17:45
  HOUSTON (AP) — With more guests than cots, some people slept on chairs or the floor. People hung towels and wet clothes on the base of the ceiling supports. Police officers guarded several entrances. Outside, dozens of people still awake stood with their pets and traded cigarettes.
  People who escaped rising floodwaters and pouring rain spawned by Harvey arrived at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Monday night by the busload and truckload even as the convention center exceeded its c
  
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• Red Cross: More Than 17K Texans Seeking Shelter

  29-08-2017 17:38
  HOUSTON (AP) — The American Red Cross says there are more than 17,000 people in Texas seeking refuge in shelters.
  Red Cross spokesman Don Lauritzen said Tuesday that there are 45 shelters in the Houston area, along the Gulf Coast and elsewhere. He says more are opening in Louisiana.
  The shelter in Texas holding the most people is the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston with upward of 9,000.
  Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said Tuesday that the cavernous Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention
  
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• Harvey rainfall, as much as Baltimore gets in a year, could fill Chesapeake Bay - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  29-08-2017 17:29
  Harvey rainfall, as much as Baltimore gets in a year, could fill Chesapeake Bay
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  To put Houston's flooding in perspective: Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to drop as much rain as Baltimore gets in a year — enough to fill the Chesapeake Bay. National Weather Service meteorologists predict rainfall in some parts of southeast Texas ...
  
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• Meth Found On Child’s Lunch Money Leads To Woman’s Arrest

  29-08-2017 17:25
  HELENA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama authorities say traces of meth found on a child’s lunch money led to a woman’s arrest.
  News outlets report the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force says 44-year-old Heather Brooke Isaacs was arrested Friday and charged with chemical endangerment of a child.
  Lt. Clay Hammac says a student at a Helena school paid for lunch in cash, and the cafeteria cashier noticed a white, powdery residue on the bills. The cashier shared her find with the school
  
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• 20 arrested in warrant initiative in Baltimore's violent Tri-District area - Baltimore Sun

  29-08-2017 17:21
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  20 arrested in warrant initiative in Baltimore's violent Tri-District area
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  Federal, state and local law enforcement officials joined forces Friday to arrest 20 people as part of a special warrant initiative in the violent Tri-District area of Baltimore, Baltimore Police said Tuesday. Among those arrested were Hykeem Lemon, 26 ...
  
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• Authorities Searching For Heavily Tattooed Escaped Inmate

  29-08-2017 17:15
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities in New Hampshire are seeking the public’s help in finding an escaped inmate with tattoos covering his shaved head, face, neck, chest, arm and hands.
  The U.S. Marshals’ New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force says 42-year-old Eric Judkins was an inmate at a halfway house in Manchester. He failed to return to the facility on Monday night.
  Judkins was serving part of a 27-month sentence for assault on a fellow inmate in federal prison.
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• Fantasy Football QB Breakout Candidates

  29-08-2017 17:05
  By Matt Citak
  With opening kickoff right around the corner, it’s time to prepare for your upcoming fantasy football draft. Most fantasy rosters consist of a majority of proven veterans, some young upside players with potential, and maybe a rookie or two. Finding and selecting potential breakout players before the rest of your league is one of the best parts about participating in fantasy football. It helps your team become stronger, and normally will come at an affordable price on draft da
  
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• Ravens welcome back a quarterback, but it's not Joe Flacco - Baltimore Sun

  29-08-2017 16:25
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  Ravens welcome back a quarterback, but it's not Joe Flacco
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  Sports columnist Mike Preston talks about the contract extension the Ravens announced for head coach John Harbaugh. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video). Sports columnist Mike Preston talks about the contract extension the Ravens announced for ...
  A Future without Joe FlaccoBaltimore Beatdown
  Ravens announce contract extension for John Harbaugh MondayESPN
  Baltimore Ravens insist offense will be fine
  
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• Joel Osteen Responds To Criticism, Says Megachurch Prepared To House People

  29-08-2017 16:16
  HOUSTON (AP) — Televangelist Joel Osteen says his Houston megachurch has “never” closed its doors to people seeking shelter as Harvey swamps the city.
  Osteen has faced criticism for not opening his massive Lakewood Church as a storm shelter. In a statement to ABC News , Osteen says the church “will continue to be a distribution center for those in need” and is “prepared to house people once shelters reach capacity.”
  The 16,000-seat former arena
  
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• Surging Orioles offense near levels of last season's record-setting June - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  29-08-2017 16:15
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  Surging Orioles offense near levels of last season's record-setting June
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  “I feel like it was as good as it's been all year," pitcher Chris Tillman said. “I felt I made a lot of pitches. I made a lot of pitches that I wanted to make." (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video). “I feel like it was as good as it's been all year ...
  Three takeaways and a growing question after Mariners' skid deepens in BaltimoreThe News Tribune
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• Police: 2 Women Dressed As Nuns Try To Rob Pennsylvania Bank

  29-08-2017 16:07
  TANNERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Police say two women dressed as nuns attempted to rob a bank in Pennsylvania’s Poconos.
  Authorities say the women walked into Citizens Bank near Tannersville on Monday and one brandished a handgun, demanding money from a teller. But they left without taking anything.
  Each woman was wearing a black nun’s habit and veil. One woman also was wearing sunglasses.
  The FBI is investigating and posted bank surveillance photos on Twitter.
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• Ravens Nest: The Ravens' wide receivers have been terribly unimpressive - Baltimore Beatdown

  29-08-2017 16:03
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  Ravens Nest: The Ravens' wide receivers have been terribly unimpressive
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  People were questioning not long ago whether the Ravens would keep six wide receivers. However, as I said on Twitter after Saturday night's game, it's hard to find even five who have proved they belong on the 53-man roster. Obviously, Mike Wallace ...
  Baltimore Ravens: The lack of depth at receiver is concerningThe Ebony Birdall 8 news articles »
  
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• Scientists Say Warming Makes Storms Like Harvey Wetter

  29-08-2017 15:59
  WASHINGTON (AP) — By the time the rain stops, Harvey will have dumped about 1 million gallons of water for every man, woman and child in southeastern Texas — a soggy, record-breaking glimpse of the wet and wild future global warming could bring, scientists say.
  While scientists are quick to say climate change didn’t cause Harvey and that they haven’t determined yet whether the storm was made worse by global warming, they do note that warmer air and water mean wetter and p
  
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• Statues didn't belong in public spaces; now what? - Baltimore Sun

  29-08-2017 15:54
  Statues didn't belong in public spaces; now what?
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  Near Main Street and Cockeys Mill Road in Reisterstown stands the historic Community Cemetery. It contains remains of the town's founder (John Reister) and many of its early citizens from the 18th and 19th centuries — including seven Civil War grave ...and more »
  
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• Ravens ILB Patrick Onwuasor is closing in on a starting role - Baltimore Beatdown

  29-08-2017 15:33
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  Ravens ILB Patrick Onwuasor is closing in on a starting role
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  The Baltimore Ravens have a question mark at one of their starting middle linebacker positions, but they may have may have found an answer. by Kyle J Andrews Aug 29, 2017, 9:30am EDT. tweet · share · pin · Rec. Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports.and more »
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: A Rainy Tuesday

  29-08-2017 15:17
  Hi Everyone! OK let’s get right to it. “nvest 10L”, still down to our South, may yet become “Irma” but for right now it is not tropical. BUT we now have a suggested path, whether the Low gets a name or not,keeping it well offshore of our beaches, but close enough to amp up winds on the DelMarVa. At 10 A.,M. today a wind advisory will go into effect for Wicomico, Worcester, And Somerset counties in Maryland, lower Delaware, and South Jersey. Damaging winds? Not reall
  
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• Amid Harvey Floods, Houston Chief Worries ‘How Many Bodies?’

  29-08-2017 15:02
  HOUSTON (AP) — Crews overwhelmed by thousands of rescue calls during one of the heaviest downpours in U.S. history have had little time to search for other potential victims, but officials acknowledge the grim reality that fatalities linked to Harvey could soar once the devastating floodwaters recede from one of America’s most sprawling metropolitan centers.
  More than three days after the storm ravaged the Texas coastline as a Category 4 hurricane, authorities had confirmed only thre
  
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• Trump: ‘All Options Are On The Table’ Following N. Korea Missile Launch

  29-08-2017 14:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — The White House has released a statement following North Korea’s launch of another missile, this one fired over Japan into the Pacific Ocean.“The world has received North Korea’s latest message loud and clear: this regime has signaled its contempt for its neighbors, for all members of the United Nations, and for minimum standards of acceptable international behavior. Threatening and destabilizing actions only increase the North Korean regime’s i
  
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• Residents Trapped, Traffic Diverted After Dump Truck Damages Power Lines On Route 1

  29-08-2017 14:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Route 1 in the Elkridge area is a mess Tuesday morning after a dump truck damaged power lines in the area.
  Northbound traffic on Route 1 is being diverted to Route 100 eastbound and Route 1 southbound traffic must turn around via Troy Hill Drive.
  Residents living in the neighborhood off Amberton Drive cannot leave or return to their neighborhood.
  BGE and SHA are on-scene in addition to police, working to make the area safe for drivers.
  Officials say the road won’t r
  
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• Hogan to hold meeting about Baltimore's crime rate Tuesday - Baltimore Sun

  29-08-2017 12:00
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  Hogan to hold meeting about Baltimore's crime rate Tuesday
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  Gov. Larry Hogan will hold a meeting Tuesday with criminal justice leaders about what he calls the “tragic and disturbing” homicide rate in Baltimore. The meeting with members of the Baltimore City Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is set to take ...
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• Baltimore County Council considers bills to end pension 'double-dipping' - Baltimore Sun

  29-08-2017 12:00
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  Baltimore County Council considers bills to end pension 'double-dipping'
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  The Baltimore County Council will meet Tuesday in a work session to discuss a pair of bills related to the county pension system. (Baltimore Sun). Pamela WoodContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Baltimore County Council members will begin discussing a ...
  
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• Medical technology accelerator coming to City Garage - Baltimore Business Journal

  29-08-2017 11:01
  Medical technology accelerator coming to City Garage
  Baltimore Business Journal
  A local advisory firm and an Indiana manufacturing company are partnering to set up a new medical device manufacturing operation at City Garage in Port Covington. The facility will also serve as an accelerator for medical technology companies ...and more »
  
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• 3 Suspects Charged After They Beat A Student For Not Joining MS-13 Gang

  29-08-2017 05:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials have charged three suspects, after an area high school student reported they beat him after he refused to join the violent gang, MS-13.
  The investigation started when a student said at least three people tried to force him to commit to MS-13. According to police, when he said no the situation went down hill.
  As students get ready to return to school, there’s news of what allegedly occurred here at Annapolis High last school year.
  Police say in March,
  
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• Baltimore Co. Fire Investing Fire At Seagrams Factory, 2nd In 2 Months

  29-08-2017 05:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Flames arose in the old Seagrams Plant late Monday night in Dundalk.
  Baltimore County Fire confirms the fire with WJZ at the plant at 70000 Sollers Point Road around 10 p.m. Monday night.Video from the Seagrams fire caught live from our reporter on scene pic.twitter.com/ytkJicckjV
  — BmoreBreakingNews (@BaltimoreBNN) August 29, 2017
  Fire crews are investigating the cause. There are no reports of injuries.
  This is the second report of a fire in two months. A two-alarm
  
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• Baltimore Co. Fire Investigating Fire At Seagrams Factory, 2nd In 2 Months

  29-08-2017 05:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Flames arose in the old Seagrams Plant late Monday night in Dundalk.
  Baltimore County Fire confirms the fire with WJZ at the plant at 70000 Sollers Point Road around 10 p.m. Monday night.Video from the Seagrams fire caught live from our reporter on scene pic.twitter.com/ytkJicckjV
  — BmoreBreakingNews (@BaltimoreBNN) August 29, 2017
  Fire crews are investigating the cause. There are no reports of injuries.
  This is the second report of a fire in two months. A two-alarm
  
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• More Rain, More Dead: Harvey Floods Keeps Houston Paralyzed

  29-08-2017 05:30
  HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters reached the rooflines of single-story homes Monday and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey poured rain on the Houston area for a fourth consecutive day after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues.
  The nation’s fourth-largest city was still mostly paralyzed by one of the largest downpours in U.S. history. And there was no relief in sight from the storm that spun into Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, then parked over the Gulf
  
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• Baltimore City Fire Department investigating dispatch issue during Friday fire - ABC2 News

  29-08-2017 05:14
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  Baltimore City Fire Department investigating dispatch issue during Friday fire
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  BALTIMORE - Fire officials say they're looking into whether a dispatch issue delayed response to a fire in Waverly. According to Baltimore City Fire Captain John Parker, firefighters with Engine 31 saw a house burning on the 1600 block of Chilton St ...
  UPDATE: Baltimore changes policy after first arriving engine ordered to leave working fireSTATter911
  'We have to obey orders': Baltimore fire crew
  
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• Maryland First Responders Headed To Texas To Help Harvey Relief Efforts

  29-08-2017 05:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On Monday, the governor of Texas activated all 12,000 members of the Texas National Guard, members of the American Red Cross, a specialized search and rescue team- along with the Baltimore County Fire Department are on the way to Texas.
  As flood-ravaged Texas continues to get drenched by Tropical Storm Harvey, a cavalry of help is on the way from here in Maryland.
  “We’ve deployed a total of four personnel to support the operations in Texas,” says Di
  
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• Jones HR Helps Surging Orioles Beat Mariners 7-6

  29-08-2017 05:03
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Jones hit a milestone home run, Welington Castillo had three hits and two RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 Monday night for their fifth straight victory.
  Chris Davis doubled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning for the resurgent Orioles, who climbed over .500 (66-65) for the first time since June 11. Baltimore jumped past Seattle (66-66) to within 1 ½ games of idle Minnesota for the final AL wild-card spot.
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• Baltimore Man Killed In Shooting In North Carolina - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  29-08-2017 04:09
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  Baltimore Man Killed In Shooting In North Carolina
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A young man from Baltimore has died after he was fatally shot in Raleigh, NC, CBS North Carolina reports. Raleigh police say just after 3 a.m. Sunday they found 23-year-old Quentin Quante Judd suffering from gunshot wounds after ...and more »
  
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