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• Baltimore Volunteers Head To Caribbean Ahead Of Hurricane Irma

  06-09-2017 23:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Hurricane  Irma is the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic Basin outside of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico in National Hurricane Center history.
  It took a multitude of factors TO linE up perfectly for Irma to become the monster of a storm that it is.
  “You need basically a warm ocean underneath it and the atmosphere around it to be very tranquil so it can continue to get stronger and organized, all that energy,” says meteorologist Chris Stro
  
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• Md. County Sues Drug Companies, Doctors For Over-Prescribing Potent Pills

  06-09-2017 23:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County leaders are taking aim at drug companies and so called “Pill Mill doctors” through a first of it’s kind lawsuit in Maryland that holds them accountable for the state’s growing opioid epidemic.
  As cities and counties across Maryland continue to struggle to keep up with the state’s opioid epidemic, Anne Arundel County has a new strategy to battle the growing health crisis.
  County leaders say they hope to get back some of
  
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• ‘Abnormal’ Wall Thinning Found To Be Cause Of Steam Pipe Explosion

  06-09-2017 23:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Veolia released their findings into what caused a steam pipe explosion in downtown Baltimore back in June.
  The steam pipe explosion happened on Eutaw Street, between Lombard and Pratt Streets.
  Veolia determined that “abnormal pipe wall thinning,” cause the explosion, and the existing cast iron pipe have been replaced with ductile carbon steel to prevent wall thinning in the future.
  There were several injuries caused by the explosion, along with exten
  
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• Despite Slight Change In Irma Models, Florida Braces Amid Dire Warnings

  06-09-2017 23:28
  MIAMI (WJZ/AP) — Florida residents picked store shelves clean and long lines formed at gas pumps Wednesday as Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 monster with potentially catastrophic winds of 185 mph, steamed toward the Sunshine State and a possible direct hit on the Miami metropolitan area of nearly 6 million people.
  The most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic destroyed homes and flooded streets as it roared through a chain of small islands in the northern Caribbean.
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• People Over 60 More Content In Life Than Others, Study Says

  06-09-2017 23:13
  CBS Local — People say that with age comes wisdom, but according to a new study, age also comes with another valuable trait: satisfaction.
  In a survey conducted by AARP, Americans over the age of 60 were much more content with their lives than all other groups. The American Association of Retired Persons polled over 2,600 adults and found that two-thirds of respondents over 60 reported being “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their lives. Only 61 percent of a
  
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• Lawmaker Wants To Rename Trump State Park For Heather Heyer

  06-09-2017 23:12
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York lawmaker wants to rechristen a state park named after Donald Trump to honor a woman killed while protesting white nationalists last month.
  Democratic Queens Assemblywoman Nily Rozic announced legislation Wednesday that would rename Donald J. Trump State Park the Heather D. Heyer State Park.
  Heyer was killed when a car plowed into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  The undeveloped park straddles the Westchester and Put
  
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• Tonight’s Orioles Vs Yankees Rescheduled Due To Rain

  06-09-2017 22:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tonight’s scheduled game between the Orioles and New York Yankees has been postponed due to inclement weather and will be made up on Thursday, September 7 at 1:35 p.m.
  Tickets for the September 6 game will be automatically honored for the September 7, 1:35 p.m. game. No exchange is necessary, and fans should bring their original September 6 tickets to the ballpark gates for admission to Thursday’s game.
  The game will be broadcast on MASN and on the Orioles Rad
  
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• Walkie-Talkie App Becomes Apple Store’s Most Popular As Hurricane Irma Nears

  06-09-2017 21:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  An app that allows users to instantly trade voice messages and photos is becoming the must-have survival item for many Americans preparing for Hurricane Irma.
  The Zello Walkie Talkie has reportedly jumped to the top of the Apple store’s free app chart as people look for ways of staying in touch with their friends and loved ones when the Category 5 storm arrives. Zello was created in 2011 and has reportedly been used by rescue workers called the Cajun Navy foll
  
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• Bicyclist Dies From Injuries In Hit And Run In Ocean City

  06-09-2017 21:54
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — A student from Slovakia has died of injuries she suffered in a hit-and-run crash in a Maryland resort town.
  Ocean City police tell the Daily Times of Salisbury that 21-year-old Veronika Badurova died Sept. 1, two days after the crash.
  Officers say Badurova was hit by an SUV that failed to stop at the scene. She was taken to a hospital, where she died.
  Police said shortly after the crash that authorities identified a suspect and were consulting with the stat
  
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• NFL Hires 21 Full-Time Referees

  06-09-2017 21:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The National Football League is making moves. Seven officiating positions, ranging from line judge to side judge, have been filled.
  Referees Brad Allen, Walt Anderson, Jerome Boger and Pete Morelli are now full-time employees of the league.
  The NFL and NFLRA agreed to experiment with full-time officials as part of the last Collective Bargaining Agreement.
  The 21 full-time officials are allowed to retain outside jobs but must commit to making the NFL their top profess
  
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• Amazing Radar Images Show Final Flight Escape Puerto Rico Before Irma Hits

  06-09-2017 21:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As Category 5 Hurricane Irma made its way through the Caribbean towards the Florida Keys, millions were forced to find safe places of refuge or escape the region and the hurricane’s fury.
  On Wednesday afternoon, just before Irma struck Puerto Rico, Delta Airlines was able to help roughly 200 passengers get out of harm’s way just in the nick of time.
  MORE: Latest Hurricane Irma Updates From CBS Miami
  Incredible satellite images detail the journey of t
  
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• Florida Sheriff To Make Arrests At Irma Shelters

  06-09-2017 21:33
  MIAMI (AP) — People with active warrants in one Florida county might want to think twice about heading to a shelter for Hurricane Irma.
  Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd posted on his official Twitter account Wednesday that deputies will be checking identification at the county’s shelters, and anyone with a warrant will be arrested and taken to “the safe and secure shelter called the Polk County Jail.”
  Judd also posted that sex offenders and sex predators would not be a
  
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• Famed April The Giraffe Is Now A Grandmother

  06-09-2017 21:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A male giraffe calf born at the Living Treasures Wild Animal Park in Pennsylvania is the grandchild of the famous April the giraffe, whose labor was live-streamed from her Harpusville, New York zoo this past spring.
  The Pennsylvania giraffe calf, now named Calvin, is the offspring of April’s son Levi, who grew up at Living Treasures, and first-time mother Blue Jeans.Blue Jeans had a smooth labor and delivered Calvin on the afternoon of August 27. Shortly after he was
  
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• Ben Roethlisberger Listed As Ravens Owner On Team’s Google Search Page

  06-09-2017 20:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The NFL regular season officially kicks off Thursday night, but it appears a Pittsburgh Steelers fan is already in mid-season form with their hacking skills.
  Someone has listed the Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as the owner of the Baltimore Ravens on the team’s Google search page.It is not known when the change was made.
  Roethlisberger and the Steelers eliminated the Ravens from playoff contention last year after beating the Ravens 31-27 i
  
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• Shooter In 2016 Maryland Rampage Gets 2 More Life Sentences

  06-09-2017 20:04
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A former federal officer convicted in a two-day shooting rampage in Maryland has been sentenced to two life terms for killing his estranged wife and shooting a man who tried to help her.
  The Washington Post reports Prince George’s County Judge Leo Green Jr. handed down the sentences Wednesday to 64-year-old Eulalio Tordil. He has already received four consecutive life terms for other charges in the case.
  In June, he pleaded guilty to fatally shoot
  
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• Fan Essentials: Which Teams Will Make A Super Bowl Run?

  06-09-2017 19:44
  Ryan Mayer
  When the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots host the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night, the chase for the Lombardi Trophy officially begins again. The first question on everybody’s mind is whether or not any team will be able to knock the Patriots off their throne after Belichick and company seemingly got better during the offseason.
  In search of an answer to that question, we rounded up a group of CBS Sports Radio hosts and asked them who they think will make
  
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• National Cathedral To Remove Stained Glass Windows Depicting Confederate Generals

  06-09-2017 19:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. has announced that it plans to remove its stained glass windows that depict Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.
  “These windows will be deconsecrated, removed, conserved and stored until we can determine a more appropriate future for them,” according to a Wednesday press release from church leaders. “The window openings and stone work in the Lee-Jackson Bay will be covere
  
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• Orioles Are Closing In On The Second Wild Card Spot

  06-09-2017 19:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles are heating up as they close in on the final few weeks of the 2017 season. The team started the season in May with the best record in baseball, 22-10, and then the pitching rotation began to fall apart and they fell behind.
  But in the last few weeks, the bats have been hot, the streaks have been sticking and the pitching has been almost perfect.
  Last night, Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, capping a comeback that lifted the
  
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• South Carolina Governor Declares State Of Emergency For Irma

  06-09-2017 19:04
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency in South Carolina for Hurricane Irma on Wednesday after the official forecasts for the storm shifted east, raising the chances of the first major hurricane strike for the state in almost 28 years.
  The declaration allows the state to begin certain preparations for an emergency and allows McMaster to use the National Guard if necessary.
  McMaster made the declaration around noon Wednesday after the National Hurricane Cent
  
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• House Overwhelmingly Passes $7.9B Harvey Disaster Aid Package

  06-09-2017 18:43
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a $7.9 billion Harvey aid package. Republicans and Democrats united behind help for victims of that storm even as while an ever more powerful new hurricane bore down on Florida.
  The 419 to 3 vote Wednesday sent the aid package — likely the first of several — to the Senate in hopes of sending the bill to President Donald Trump before dwindling disaster reserves run out at the end of this week.
  Texas Rep. John Culberson, whose Houston distri
  
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• Stocks Plummet, Flood Insurance Becomes Main Concern As Irma Nears

  06-09-2017 18:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As Floridians prepare for the potentially devastating effects of Hurricane Irma, many residents are finding they’ve waited too long to file for flood insurance.
  According to reports, homeowners seeking to join the National Flood Insurance program won’t be able to take advantage of the protection for a month after signing up.
  “People can sign up for flood insurance anytime, any day, but coverage doesn’t begin for 30 days,” said Tim Shaw, presi
  
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• Flacco On Taking The Field: ‘I’m Going To Be As Confident As Ever’

  06-09-2017 18:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After practice today, quarterback Joe Flacco spoke to the media and said he is feeling “as confident as ever” going into the 2017 season.
  After missing weeks of practice with his offensive line, Flacco said, “it’s not ideal but I feel good now.” Flacco had been sidelined for most of training camp due to a back injury.
  RELATED: Coach Harbaugh Says Joe Flacco ‘Looks Good’ At Practice
  However, Flacco has nine years of
  
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• Which Rookies Will Have The Biggest Impact?

  06-09-2017 17:47
  By Matt Citak
  The 2017 NFL Draft produced what looks to be a strong rookie class. A number of top prospects seemed to land in perfect situations, and some are in great positions to make an impact on the field in their first professional season. It’s always tough to predict which rookie will be the biggest difference maker. No one expected Dak Prescott to play such a vital role in Dallas in 2016 prior to Tony Romo’s preseason injury. Yet Prescott went on to win Offensive Rookie o
  
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• Tiger Killed After Running Loose In Neighborhood

  06-09-2017 17:41
  STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — Police have confirmed that a tiger that was running loose on a Georgia highway was shot and killed.
  Henry County Police Department Capt. Joey Smith tells local news outlets that drivers reported seeing a tiger early Wednesday on the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Stockbridge — about 20 miles southeast of Atlanta. Crews blocked off four lanes as they looked for the big cat.
  Police responded to a nearby neighborhood shortly after 6 a.m. when residents repo
  
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• Monstrous Hurricane Irma Picked Up On Earthquake Detectors

  06-09-2017 17:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hurricane Irma is so strong that it’s been picked up by machines built to detect earthquakes.
  The Category 5 hurricane is reportedly generating winds powerful enough to disturb the earth at depths usually caused by seismic events. Irma reached the maximum storm level on Sept. 5 with winds surpassing 180 mph.
  MORE: Latest Hurricane Irma Updates From CBS Miami
  “What we’re seeing in the seismogram are low-pitched hums that gradually become stronger as
  
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• Southern California Freeway To Be Named For Obama

  06-09-2017 17:01
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State lawmakers in California have approved a plan to name a stretch of freeway in the Los Angeles area for former President Barack Obama.
  A stretch of the 134 Freeway passing through the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles and the cities of Glendale and Pasadena will be known as the President Barack H. Obama Highway after the Legislature signed off on a resolution Tuesday. The measure doesn’t require the governor’s signature.
  Democratic state Senator An
  
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• Hurricane Irma Slams Caribbean Islands As Category 5 Storm

  06-09-2017 16:55
  ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (WJZ/AP) — Hurricane Irma roared into the Caribbean with record force early Wednesday, its 185-mph winds shaking homes and flooding buildings on a chain of small islands along a path toward Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and likely Florida by the weekend.“There’s great consistency now in this outlook,” says WJZ’s Marty Bass. “Right now Irma’s approaching islands we’d all like to vacation at… on its
  
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• Woman, Pregnant With Twins, Denied Service At Restaurant For Crop Top

  06-09-2017 16:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A Washington state woman was denied service at a restaurant over the weekend because her crop top allowed her 7-months-pregnant belly to show.
  CBS affiliate KIRO 7 reports that Charisha Gobin, who’s carrying twins, was told by the server that she was violating the business’s “no shoes, no shirt, no service” policy that’s linked with health code regulations.
  Gobin was told anyone wearing a crop top would have been asked to cover up or leave.
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• Wednesday, September 6, 2017

  06-09-2017 16:18
  People Are Talking about the Life and Breath Foundation’s Flip Flop Festivus.
  Linh and Marty have Coffee With actress Lake Bell, who wrote, directed and produced the new movie “I Do… Until I Don’t.”
  
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• Cowboys’ Elliott Has 6-Game Ban Upheld, But Allowed To Play Week 1

  06-09-2017 15:52
  SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — An arbitrator denied Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott’s appeal of a six-game suspension in a domestic violence case Tuesday, but the 2016 NFL rushing champion will play in the opener because of the timing of the decision.
  Elliott attorney Jeffrey Kessler told the judge near the end of a nearly 2 1/2-hour hearing in federal court that Elliott’s suspension was sustained by arbitrator Harold Henderson.
  At the start of the hearing, NFL attorney Daniel Nash
  
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• Maryland Loses QB Pigrome To Knee Injury; Hill To Start

  06-09-2017 15:49
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome is out for the season with a torn right ACL, an injury that takes some of the joy out of the Terrapins’ season-opening 51-41 upset of Texas last Saturday.
  Pigrome twisted his knee at the end of a third-quarter run and had to be helped off the field. He was replaced by true freshman Kasim Hill, who now becomes the starter.
  Pigrome won the starting job in an intense competition during the summer. Though his first p
  
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• MD Panel To Vote On Proposed Budget Cuts

  06-09-2017 14:59
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland panel will consider Gov. Larry Hogan’s proposal to cut $68 million from the state’s $43.5 billion budget.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that the Board of Public Works will vote on the governor’s request on Wednesday.
  Hogan, a Republican, has proposed cuts across agencies, including a $22.2 million cut from the Department of Health, as well as $4.6 million from the Department of Juvenile Services and more than $6 million from the stat
  
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• Police: Man Tied To Cinder Block Was Son Of Mafia Associate

  06-09-2017 14:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a man whose body was found tied to a cinder block and floating near a dock was the son of a mafia associate.
  Police identified 35-year-old Carmine Carini through fingerprints; an autopsy found he died of a head injury.
  Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Tuesday that Carini’s father had the ties to organized crime— not the son.
  Boyce says it’s not known yet why he was killed.
  The body — wrapped in a blue tarp — surfac
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: A Hard Transition

  06-09-2017 14:29
  Hi Everyone!
  Such a difference between our weather in the Mid-Atlantic, and what is happening in the Leeward Islands, and what might happen in South Florida, and the Florida Keys. It’s a hard transition for Bob, Tim, Meg, and myself. Tough to go from, “Our weather will be beautiful and PERFECT this weekend,” to,  “a Cat 4 hurricane so large the state of Florida would fit in it is bearing down on the United States.” Indeed, though, this is the reality of this mo
  
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• Lewis: Ravens Didn’t Sign Kaepernick Because Of Girlfriends Tweet

  06-09-2017 13:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis is shining new light on the Colin Kaepernick deal that never came to be.
  The future hall of famer was on this week’s episode of Showtime’s “Inside The NFL,” and took the time to explain what he knew about the negotiations between Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti.
  Lewis says he and Bisciotti had several conversations about  signing the quarterback. “We were talking about giving this kid an opportun
  
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• House To Vote On $7.9B Harvey Relief Bill

  06-09-2017 13:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With federal disaster reserves running out, the House is swiftly moving to pass President Donald Trump’s request for a $7.9 billion first installment of relief for victims of Harvey.
  GOP leaders also hope to use the urgent Harvey aid bill to solve a far more vexing issue: Increasing the U.S. debt limit to permit the government to borrow freely again to cover its bills.
  Wednesday morning’s vote comes as the government’s response to Harvey is draining exis
  
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• Report: Red Sox Used Apple Watch To Steal Yankees’ Signs

  06-09-2017 12:57
  BOSTON (AP) — Looking for any edge in an age-old rivalry, the Boston Red Sox got called out in a high-tech sign-stealing scheme they ran on the New York Yankees.
  The first-place Red Sox admitted to Major League Baseball that they used an Apple Watch to relay signals from opposing catchers to Boston players, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Sign stealing has long been a part of the game, but employing electronic gadgets to do it is against the rules.
  MLB is looking into allegations levi
  
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• Police Officer Who Arrested Utah Nurse Fired From Medic Job

  06-09-2017 10:05
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah police officer seen on video roughly arresting a nurse who refused to draw blood from a patient was fired Tuesday from his part-time paramedic job.Salt Lake City Detective Jeff Payne’s termination came after he said on the video that he’d bring transient patients to the hospital and take the “good patients” elsewhere to retaliate against nurse Alex Wubbels.
  Those remarks were concerning for Gold Cross Ambulance President Mike Moffitt, wh
  
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• Powerful Hurricane Irma Hits First Caribbean Islands

  06-09-2017 08:20
  ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean early Wednesday, churning along a path pointing to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend.The eye of Hurricane Irma passed over Barbuda around 1:47 a.m., the National Weather Service said. Residents said over local radio that phone lines went down. Heavy rain and ho
  
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• Machado’s 2-run HR In 9th Lifts Orioles Past Yankees 7-6

  06-09-2017 07:38
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Manny Machado hit a two-run homer off Dellin Betances with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, capping a comeback that lifted the Baltimore Orioles past the New York Yankees 7-6 on Tuesday night.
  Betances (3-6) retired the first two batters in the ninth before Tim Beckham walked. Machado then drove a 1-0 pitch far over the center-field wall to provide the Orioles an unlikely victory after New York scored six runs in the third.
  It was Machado’s second homer of
  
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• Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings Set To Return To Work Following Heart Procedure

  06-09-2017 05:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings is set to return to Capitol Hill.
  RELATED: Rep. Cummings Has Medical Procedure Done At Johns Hopkins
  Cummings told our media partner, the Baltimore Sun, he plans to return to D.C. on September 11.
  He’s been recovering from a heart procedure he had in May.
  The 66-year-old is the ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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• Weather Blog: Storms, Showers Across The Region

  06-09-2017 04:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– After some showers and storms which came across the region between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., we are seeing cooler temperatures and the chance for some more rain as well.
  Tomorrow will feature some more rain and cool conditions with highs in the 60’s not the 80’s!
  Sunshine returns for the rest of the week and pleasant fall conditions will abound!
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• Pennsylvania Police Find Red Balloon Tied To Storm Drain; Recreation From ‘IT’ Movie

  06-09-2017 03:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Pennsylvania police department is asking a local prankster(s) to stop tying red balloons to storm drain grates, which represents a scene from the movie “IT,’ which is scheduled to be in theaters this weekend.
  The Lititz Borough Police Department said on Facebook on Tuesday that a “local prankster took it upon themselves to promote” the upcoming Stephen King movie.“We give points for creativity, however we want the local prankster to kno
  
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• Drivers Whose Cars Were Flooded By Harvey Can’t Find Rentals

  06-09-2017 02:11
  BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — His three vehicles flooded by Hurricane Harvey, Jason Bell checked at one car-rental office only to find about 2,500 people ahead of him on the waiting list. When he tried a more out-of-the-way location, the reservations still numbered about 300.
  Many other storm victims have the same problem. Tens of thousands of personal vehicles were inundated by floodwaters or smashed by wind-tossed objects, creating a huge demand for rentals that has put the cars in painfully sh
  
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• Baltimore County Police Investigating Barricade Situation In Essex

  06-09-2017 02:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore County police have confirmed that they’re at the scene of a barricade situation in Essex.
  A spokesperson says the incident is occurring in the 1100 block of Maple Road.
  This is a developing story. 
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• Baltimore County Police Investigates Barricade Situation In Essex

  06-09-2017 02:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore County police responded to the scene of a barricade situation in Essex Tuesday night.
  A spokesperson says the incident occurred in the 1100 block of Maple Road and the suspect was taken into custody without incident.
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• Medical Marijuana Is Life-Changing Drug For Young Girl With Seizures

  06-09-2017 00:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Children from across Maryland had their first day of school. But it hasn’t been an easy road for one Dundalk girl. Many are calling her journey to the classroom a miracle.
  Amy Yensi reports from Dundalk, her mother says medical marijuana has been a life-saver.
  Three-year-old Lillyann Baker, arrives at the Battle Monument School, for another year of learning.
  “Just knowing that she actually made it to be in school it makes us happy,” says her mom Cas
  
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• Amtrak Completes First Step In Renovating The Northeast Corridor’s Rail System

  06-09-2017 00:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Amtrak completed a months-long project at New York’s Penn Station, taking a first step in upgrading America’s rail system.
  Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson outlined the plan on CBS This Morning.
  The renovation involved 360 workers, who installed nearly 900 track ties, 1,100 feet of rails and poured concrete more than the length of a football field. It’s just the beginning of Amtrak renovations on the rail system infrastructure.
  “Mass transit and com
  
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• Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By City Garbage Truck

  06-09-2017 00:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 46-year-old man was killed after he was struck by a garbage truck in east Baltimore Tuesday afternoon, according to Baltimore Police.
  Investigators say at around 2:45 p.m. a Baltimore City garbage truck was going southbound on Milton Avenue at Orleans Street, when it struck a pedestrian who was crossing at the intersection.
  Police say the man who was struck was taken to the hospital but later died from his injuries.
  The truck did remain on the scene after the crash, pol
  
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