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• Police Investigating Shooting, Crash In Harford County

  31-08-2017 23:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A man has been taken to Shock Trauma following a shooting and crash in Harford County Thursday afternoon.One male taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Investigation and police activity on going.
  — Harford Sheriff (@Harford_Sheriff) August 31, 2017
  Authorities say the incident happened around 3:30 p.m. in Edgewood where the man suffered an apparent gunshot wound in the area of Harr Park Court where there was also a motor vehicle crash on Cedar Dri
  
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• Hogan proposes $68 million cut to this year's Maryland budget - Baltimore Sun

  31-08-2017 23:35
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  Hogan proposes $68 million cut to this year's Maryland budget
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  Republican Gov. Larry Hogan will push for about $68 million in budget cuts next week, a move to rein in spending approved by the General Assembly earlier this year. Although there is no sign Maryland will have less money than anticipated this year ...
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• Towson Man Joins Effort In Helping Hurricane Harvey Victims In Texas

  31-08-2017 23:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The wrath of Harvey is unlike anything that’s hit Texas before.
  Families are desperate to find their loved ones, countless survivors are waiting to be rescued, while ambulances are overloaded with calls.
  Thousands remain in shelters throughout Houston, while others are waiting for more shelters to open up.
  Richard Scanlan, a Red Cross volunteer and a Towson resident, was deployed to Texas.
  “This is probably the worst thing that hit the states in a very lon
  
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• Marylanders Join Effort In Helping Hurricane Harvey Victims In Texas

  31-08-2017 23:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The wrath of Harvey is unlike anything that’s hit Texas before.
  Families are desperate to find their loved ones, countless survivors are waiting to be rescued, while ambulances are overloaded with calls.
  Thousands remain in shelters throughout Houston, while others are waiting for more shelters to open up.
  Good Samaritans in Maryland started to do their part with Boy Scouts Troop 24/7 showing the way and the Girl Scouts helping to unload.
  “I dropped off a
  
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• Rescuers Start Block-By-Block Search Of Flooded Houston

  31-08-2017 23:23
  HOUSTON (AP) — Rescuers began a block-by-block search of tens of thousands of Houston homes Thursday, pounding on doors and shouting as they looked for anyone — alive or dead — who might have been left behind in Harvey’s fetid floodwaters, which have now heavily damaged more than 37,000 homes and destroyed nearly 7,000 statewide.
  More than 200 firefighters, police officers and members of an urban search-and-rescue team fanned out across the Meyerland neighborhood for surv
  
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• Treasury Secretary: Putting Harriet Tubman On $20 Not A Priority

  31-08-2017 22:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Last April, the Treasury Department announced that Harriet Tubman would become the first black woman on U.S. paper currency.
  There has never been a set time for when the new $20 bill will be issued, but the department has committed to completing the design for it by 2020.
  But in an interview Thursday, current Treasury Secretery Steven Mnuchin said getting the bill changed is not something he’s focused on.
  “Ultimately we will be looking at this issue, [but] It&r
  
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• Should The NFL Shorten The Preseason?

  31-08-2017 22:56
  By Matt Citak
  The question is not a new one. For over half a decade, the NFL and the NFL Players Association have discussed decreasing the number of preseason games. Back in 2011 during negotiations that led to the  labor deal between the league and the union following a three-month lockout, the owners proposed cutting the preseason in half from four games to two games per team. However, they wanted to take those two games and add them to the regular season, extending it from 16 to 18 games
  
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• Baltimore School Builds Outdoor Habitat For Endangered Birds

  31-08-2017 22:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– When school gets underway, some students in Baltimore City will be greeted by a brand new outdoor bird habitat.
  At Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle School, the community, developers and designers are putting down roots for the Birdland project.
  “We’re planting all these plants to make the school look better,” said 12-year-old volunteer Elsa Graf.
  Part of the mission is to preserve three species of Baltimore birds that are endangered.
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• What Now? City Seeking Input On What To Do With Confederate Statue Sites

  31-08-2017 22:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Baltimore’s removal of confederate monuments this month leaves questions, and the mayor is attempting to answer them.
  While other cities debated on what to do about their confederate statues, Mayor Catherine Pugh acted.
  “There’s enough grandstanding, enough speeches being made,” she said. “Get it done.”
  But the under-cover-of-night operation drew reaction both bitter and sweet.
  “We don’t go in the library and tear up books an
  
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• 3 Years, No Bodies: Catherine Hoggle’s Lawyers To Ask For Her Release

  31-08-2017 21:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Sarah and Jacob Hoggle went missing three years ago.
  Though suspected, their mother Catherine Hoggle has not been charged with murder, but she has been locked up.
  She was the last known person to have seen 3-year-old Sarah and 2-year-old Jacob in September 2014.
  She told police they were safe and being cared for, but would not say where.
  “We definitely, 100 percent believe that my babies are out there, and we’re going to continue to look for them until we bring
  
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• Obese Toddlers Show Signs Of Heart Failure At Age One, Study Finds

  31-08-2017 21:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new study says that overweight toddlers can begin showing signs of heart failure as early as their first birthday. Researchers in Romania noted that obese children had already developed distinct differences internally compared to babies at a healthy weight.
  Physicians at the Constantin Opris hospital in Baia Mare say they studied over 400 children from a few months old to teenagers. The study found the obese children had a heart muscle that was 30 percent thicker than c
  
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• Baltimore police sergeant charged in federal racketeering case pleads not guilty and ordered held pending trial - Baltimore Sun

  31-08-2017 21:28
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  Baltimore police sergeant charged in federal racketeering case pleads not guilty and ordered held pending trial
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  The latest Baltimore police officer indicted on federal racketeering charges pleaded not guilty at a Thursday hearing and was ordered held in detention pending trial. The joint arraignment and detention hearing in the federal courthouse downtown came ...
  Baltimore Police Sergeant Accused Of Stealing From Victims Pleads Not GuiltyCBS Baltimore / WJZ
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• Apple Expected To Unveil Next iPhones At Sept. 12 Showcase

  31-08-2017 20:59
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple’s faithful fans and investors won’t have to wait much longer to see what the iPhone maker has in store next.
  The company sent out invitations Thursday to set Sept. 12 as the date for an annual post-Labor Day showcase.
  As usual, the famously secretive Apple didn’t say what’s on tap, but this is typically when Apple unveils new iPhones.
  Much of the anticipation is swirling around whether Apple will show off a dramatically different type of i
  
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• Texas County Morgue Close To Capacity

  31-08-2017 20:49
  HOUSTON (AP) — The county in Texas that has had the most deaths from Harvey says its morgue is close to capacity because of storm-related bodies and deaths that are not related to the flooding.
  Tricia Bentley, spokeswoman for the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said Thursday that funeral homes have been unable to retrieve the bodies in the aftermath of the storm and it has asked for a large refrigerated 18-wheeler to store more of them.
  The county has confirmed 18 storm-relate
  
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• Police Search For Missing Towson Woman

  31-08-2017 20:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Baltimore County Police are seeking assistance locating Elizabeth Ann Prodey, last seen on August 25 in the 8100 block of Clyde Bank Road.
  Prodey is 54 years old and 5-foot-2 with hazel eyes and grey hair. Police are concerned about her medical needs.
  If you have seen her or have any information on her location, please contact the Towson precinct at 410-887-2361 or dial 9-1-1.
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• Budget Cuts For Maryland To Be Brought To State Board

  31-08-2017 20:09
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration will bring tens of millions of dollars in mid-year budget cuts to a state board next week, his budget chief said Thursday.
  The actions are being taken to start addressing an estimated $742 million shortfall in the next fiscal year, said David Brinkley, the governor’s budget secretary.
  The shortfall is not unexpected. State budget analysts projected it in a report earlier this summer.
  “We’re trying to g
  
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• Baltimore gunmen targeted pub hosting police party, officials say - Fox News

  31-08-2017 19:44
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  Baltimore gunmen targeted pub hosting police party, officials say
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  Tyree McCoy, left, and Joseph McInnis III were arrested for an alleged attempted robbery. (BCPD). It's rare for police officers to arrive on the scene even before a crime occurs. But officials said that was the case Tuesday, as two armed robbers ...and more »
  
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• Hurricane Irma Forms Over The Eastern Atlantic - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  31-08-2017 19:31
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  Hurricane Irma Forms Over The Eastern Atlantic
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  MIAMI (WJZ/AP) — Hurricane Irma has formed over the eastern Atlantic with winds of up to 100 mph. While there is no immediate threat to land, Iram is already a Category 2 storm, and is predicted to be upgraded to a Category 4 by Tuesday. It looks for ...and more »
  
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• Hurricane Irma Forms Over The Eastern Atlantic

  31-08-2017 19:31
  MIAMI (WJZ/AP) — Hurricane Irma has formed over the eastern Atlantic with winds of up to 100 mph.
  While there is no immediate threat to land, Iram is already a Category 2 storm, and is predicted to be upgraded to a Category 4 by Tuesday.
  It looks for now like it’s headed toward islands off the southeast coast of Florida. Then it’s forecasted to head north.
  “I couldn’t get the computer model to accurately go out one more day but it’s going to start — it b
  
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• Baltimore seeks buyer for Westside parking lots - Maryland Daily Record (subscription)

  31-08-2017 19:20
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  Baltimore seeks buyer for Westside parking lots
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  These city-owned parking lots in Baltimore's Westside are up for sale. (The Daily Record / Adam Bednar). Baltimore's quasi-public economic development agency is again seeking buyers for two municipally owned surface parking lots on downtown's Westside ...
  
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• This Week In WWE: Samoa Joe Injured, John Cena Still King, NFL Looms

  31-08-2017 19:15
  By Chuck Carroll
  The WWE machine is supposed to to slow down toward the end of August. The hype surrounding SummerSlam is over, and crisp storylines dull as a new NFL season kicks off. Historically, it’s been one of those “take it or leave it” periods for wrestling. This year, however, is different. WWE isn’t going down without a fight against the NFL. The tussle for viewers means wrestling fans will be cashing in.
  On Monday night alone, John Cena and Roman Reigns had an
  
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• Off the walls: A look at some of Baltimore's best street art - Baltimore Sun

  31-08-2017 18:54
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  Off the walls: A look at some of Baltimore's best street art
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  Baltimore's subconscious is painted on its walls. Drive through the city and see visions of the past, present and possible future in murals and graffiti tags. Hundreds of them are legal works — sponsored by city-affiliated organizations and nonprofits ...
  
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• Five minutes with Dr. Kristin Karbonik, Canton veterinarian - Baltimore Sun

  31-08-2017 18:45
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  Five minutes with Dr. Kristin Karbonik, Canton veterinarian
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  Baltimore, MD -- Dr. Kristin Karbonik Hannon is a veterinarian who co-founded Charm City Veterinary Hospital in Canton. (Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun). Meredith CohnContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Kristin Karbonik had moved on from her ...
  
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• Baltimore Police Sergeant Accused Of Stealing From Victims Pleads Not Guilty

  31-08-2017 18:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The eighth Baltimore police officer indicted in connection with a corruption scandal involving an elite gun task force pleaded not guilty Thursday.
  Sgt. Thomas Allers, 49, was arrested after authorities say he stole more than $90,000 from victims in a racketeering conspiracy and tipped off fellow officers to a corruption investigation.
  He’s charged with nine counts of robbery and extortion for allegedly stealing money from victims, some of which had not committ
  
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• Ravens Donating $1 Million To Help Houston Recovery From Harvey - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  31-08-2017 18:24
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  Ravens Donating $1 Million To Help Houston Recovery From Harvey
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  TOPSHOT - People view the flooded highways in Houston on August 27, 2017 as the city battles with tropical storm Harvey and resulting floods. Massive flooding unleashed by deadly monster storm Harvey left Houston -- the fourth-largest city in the ...and more »
  
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• Ravens Donating $1 Million To Help Houston Recovery From Harvey

  31-08-2017 18:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — The Baltimore Ravens are donating $1 million to help Houston citizens recover from the overwhelming damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, the team announced Thursday.
  The gift will be given to the United Way of Greater Houston, with the funds distributed to the United Way Relief Fund for Hurricane Harvey, the Salvation Army of Houston and the Red Cross.
  Harvey came ashore last Friday as a Category 4 hurricane and hovered over the region for days, causing record flooding.
  
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• 70-Year-Old Man Killed, Wife Injured After Falling Off Fishing Boat

  31-08-2017 18:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A West Virginia man was killed and his wife was injured in a boating accident Wednesday on Jennings Randolph Lake in Garrett County.
  According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, it was about 3 p.m. when 70-year-old Richard Lark and 64-year-old Alice Lark noticed their fishing rods were about to slide overboard. As they reached to grab them, the Larks fell into the water.As their boat continued to turn in circles, the couple became separated. Alice Lark swam t
  
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• Court: Oregon Couple Must Cut Dogs’ Vocal Chords After Noise Lawsuit

  31-08-2017 18:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that a couple must have their dogs’ vocal chords surgically altered after a lawsuit revolving around their incessant barking.
  According to a report by The Oregonian, Debra and Dale Krein lived next door to Karen Szewc and John Updegraff and their dogs for nearly two decades.
  They first filed a suit more than a decade after they say the barking first started in 2002.
  After an April 2015 trial, a jury ruled that Szewc and Updegraf
  
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• 5 MLB Aces No One Saw Coming In 2017

  31-08-2017 18:00
  By Rich Arleo
  The 2017 MLB season has been dominated by offense, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been great pitching performances. While the usual suspects like Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber have all been unsurprisingly dominant, there have also been major breakouts from a number of young arms. A few of these young pitchers have not only taken it to another level this year, they’ve posted numbers that put them up there with the likes of Kershaw,
  
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• Supano's may be one of Baltimore's best-kept secrets - Baltimore Sun

  31-08-2017 17:50
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  Supano's may be one of Baltimore's best-kept secrets
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  Supano's Prime Steakhouse Seafood & Pasta may be one of Baltimore's best-kept secrets. The Inner Harbor restaurant has been at its Water Street location for almost 10 years, but many people have never heard of it. “We're tucked away,” said Terry ...
  
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• 2 Arrested After Trying To Rob Bar Where Cops Were Having Retirement Party

  31-08-2017 17:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Two men are being held on armed robbery charges after allegedly trying to rob a Woodlawn bar that was packed with police officers who had gathered to celebrate a colleague’s retirement.
  According to our media partners The Baltimore Sun, 21-year-old Joseph McInnis III and 22-year-old Tyree McCoy barged into Monaghan’s Pub around 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 29. The pair, wearing masks, reportedly held up a worker at the register and demanded cash before fleeing
  
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• Food & Wine magazine raves about Royal Farms chicken - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  31-08-2017 17:25
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  Food & Wine magazine raves about Royal Farms chicken
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  Baltimore readers voted for the best chicken box in Baltimore and we talk with the winner and finalist. (Baltimore Sun video). Wesley CaseContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Food & Wine magazine is known for reporting on rising chefs and the newest ...and more »
  
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• These under-the-radar Baltimore art galleries are worth a visit - Baltimore Sun

  31-08-2017 17:10
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  These under-the-radar Baltimore art galleries are worth a visit
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  These lesser-known Baltimore galleries and performance spaces — many of them artist-run — may not be on your radar. It's time to change that. Pipe Dreamz. After Ansar Miller-Abdullah watched the unrest following the death of Freddie Gray in the ...and more »
  
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• Fantasy Football WR Breakout Candidates

  31-08-2017 16:58
  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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• Recalling an Oriole named Blas Monaco and his best line - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  31-08-2017 16:39
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  Recalling an Oriole named Blas Monaco and his best line
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  When Gilbert Sandler, irrepressible teller of Baltimore tales, returned to the Sun building a couple of weeks ago to sit for a Roughly Speaking interview, there was no way to predict how the conversation would go. Sandler is 94, and it seems like he's ...
  
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• Kahn: The Astros And Hurricane Harvey

  31-08-2017 16:30
  By Andrew Kahn
  Houston is ready for the Astros and the Astros are very much ready for Houston. The team will play at their home stadium, in a doubleheader Saturday against the Mets, for the first time since Hurricane Harvey made landfall. Even a pair of dramatic walk-off victories won’t undo the storm’s damage. But the games can certainly give the healing process a jolt.
  We’ve seen it before. The Marlins canceled their game the day of Jose Fernandez’s death last September
  
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• What to do with removed Confederate statues? Baltimore seeks ideas - WTOP

  31-08-2017 16:28
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  What to do with removed Confederate statues? Baltimore seeks ideas
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  After tearing down a number of Confederate monuments in the middle of the night last month, Baltimore wants public feedback on what they should do with the monuments. Workers remove the Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson monument in ...
  Statue replacements: Why risk offending someone else?Baltimore Sunall 285 news articles »
  
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• Renovated Embassy Suites Inner Harbor will re-open Friday - Baltimore Sun

  31-08-2017 15:46
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  Renovated Embassy Suites Inner Harbor will re-open Friday
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  The Embassy Suites Inner Harbor Hotel in downtown Baltimore will reopen Friday after undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation that will be completed the first week of October. The all-suites hotel on St. Paul Place is upgrading 300 suites and its ...and more »
  
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• Thursday, August 31, 2017

  31-08-2017 15:40
  People Are Talking about the Rawlings Conservatory Outdoor Concert.
  Marty Bass has Coffee With dog trainers Nate Schoemer and Laura London.
  
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• Pence Will Travel To Texas To Survey Harvey’s Wreckage

  31-08-2017 15:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is getting a chance to survey Harvey’s wreckage.
  Pence is traveling to the tiny coastal town of Rockport, Texas, on Thursday to see the devastation caused by the hurricane-turned-tropical depression that set a rainfall record and severely flooded the Houston area. Harvey’s five straight days of rain totaled close to 52 inches, the heaviest tropical downpour ever recorded in the continental U.S.
  Residents of Rockport were among the fir
  
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• Ohio Man Charged With Murder In Beating Death Of Toddler

  31-08-2017 15:10
  WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — Police say a 19-year-old Ohio man has been charged with murder for the beating death of a 15-month-old girl.
  Tariq Debardeleben is scheduled to appear in Bedford Municipal Court on Thursday after being charged Wednesday by prosecutors in Warrensville Heights.
  Police say Morgan Dillard suffered the injuries while Debardeleben babysat her at a Warrensville Heights home. Police say she was found unresponsive Saturday morning and died later that day at a hospi
  
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• Ready To Play: Chiefs OL Mitchell Schwartz Discusses His Techniques For Recovery, Film Prep

  31-08-2017 15:00
  It’s a long and tough road to get to the NFL for most players, but it might be an even more difficult task to get yourself mentally and physically “Ready To Play” in the NFL week in and week out. As we work our way towards the start of the NFL season, we’re speaking with a different NFL player each week and getting a first-hand account from them on how they get themselves ready for all of the rigors that come with competing at the NFL level. Here’s Kansas City
  
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• Houston-Area Floodwaters Recede But Dangers Still Loom

  31-08-2017 14:52
  HOUSTON (AP) — Major dangers loomed over the U.S. Gulf Coast area Thursday with the continued threat of serious flooding near the Texas-Louisiana line and after a series of explosions at a flooded chemical plant, even as Harvey’s floodwaters receded in the Houston area after days of torrential rain.
  Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas, struggled with rising water after being pounded with what remained of the weakening storm, while Houston’s fire department said it would begin a blo
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Remnants Of Harvey Blows Through Mid-Atlantic

  31-08-2017 14:37
  Hi Everyone,
  We start this day humid, but cool. This afternoon when we heat up to 84° with a good deal of sun a very Summer like feel will return to the Mid-Atlantic. But just for a short period of time. A wind shift is coming through tonight and humidity will roll out. but then here comes the bigger story, Harvey and his remnants.
  Generally speaking clouds from “Harvey” will begin to pile in tomorrow, we may see rain enter the Mid-Atlantic by tomorrow night. And Saturday will ce
  
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• Five storylines for the Ravens preseason finale against the Saints - Baltimore Beatdown

  31-08-2017 14:04
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  Five storylines for the Ravens preseason finale against the Saints
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  In the final preseason game of the year, the Baltimore Ravens will take on the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome in New Orleans. While this game is not the type of dress rehearsal that last week's game against the Bills was, there are still a number ...
  Baltimore Ravens: The argument to keep or cut Josh WoodrumThe Ebony Birdall 22 news articles »
  
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• Drug overdose awareness day set in Baltimore - ABC2 News

  31-08-2017 13:46
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  Drug overdose awareness day set in Baltimore
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  Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Narcan could save the life of someone who is overdosing on opioids. Show Caption Hide Caption. Previous Next. BALTIMORE ...and more »
  
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• US Flies Bombers, Fighters In Show Of Force Against N.Korea

  31-08-2017 13:33
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew some of its most advanced warplanes in bombing drills with ally South Korea on Thursday, a clear warning after North Korea launched a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear bombs over Japan earlier this week, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said. North Korea hates such displays of U.S. military might at close range and will likely respond with fury.
  Two U.S. B-1B supersonic bombers and four F-35B stealth fighter jets joine
  
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• Floral Tributes Laid At London Palace For Diana Anniversary

  31-08-2017 13:13
  LONDON (AP) — Dozens of floral tributes, photos and personal messages have been laid at the gates of London’s Kensington Palace on Thursday as Britain remembered Princess Diana on the 20th anniversary of her death in a Paris car crash.
  Royal fans gathered at the palace, Diana’s former home, to mark two decades since the princess’ death triggered a flood of grief across Britain and beyond. Her admirers began paying tribute to Diana before dawn, placing candles shaped in th
  
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• Fire in South Baltimore could tie up morning traffic, officials say - Baltimore Sun

  31-08-2017 12:46
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  Fire in South Baltimore could tie up morning traffic, officials say
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  Baltimore fire crews on are the scene of a fire in South Baltimore Thursday morning and traffic may be impacted as a result. The activity was reported near Patapsco Avenue and Annapolis Road, Baltimore's office of emergency management said on Twitter.and more »
  
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• Explosions Rock Flood-Crippled Chemical Plant Near Houston

  31-08-2017 12:26
  CROSBY, Texas (AP) —Explosions and fires rocked a flood-crippled chemical plant near Houston early Thursday, sending up a plume of acrid, eye-irritating smoke and adding a new hazard to Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath.
  The plant’s owners warned more explosions could follow because a loss of refrigeration was causing chemicals stored there to degrade and burn.
  The Environmental Protection Agency and local officials said an airborne analysis of the smoke for any health dangers showe
  
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