• Maryland Revenues Will Come In $53M Less Than Projected

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Board of Revenue Estimates voted Wednesday to reduce the state’s revenue projections for fiscal year 2018 by $53 million — a 0.3 percent decrease from previous estimates.
    The board also estimated revenues for fiscal year 2019 would be $17.6 billion, which is a $73.5 million reduction from prior reports.
    This year’s reduction is due to weaker-than-anticipated sales tax revenues, resulting from slowing income growth, changing spending habi
  • ‘Saluting Branches’ Volunteer To Help Clean Up National Cemeteries

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There are thousands of ways to help out good causes. Some volunteer time and others give money.
    WJZ’s Mike Schuh found one group that brings their hard hats and chainsaws.
    Most of the time, it’s quiet at the Baltimore National Cemetery.
    There are stories everywhere you look. 35,000 all in orderly rows. Good man, good brother, good citizen.
    Those visiting can stand under one of the many trees and remember in quiet.
    But on Wednesday, there was the welcome s
  • Baltimore Businesses To Open Early For Ravens London Game Sunday

    BALTIMORE (WZ)– Baltimore businesses will be up opening up early for the Ravens game versus the Jaguars in London Sunday.
    Ravens fans will wake up even earlier than normal to watch their team take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
    For fans unable to travel overseas the Game Sportsbar in Baltimore is the next best place.
    “Every little thing you order will have a cute little flag in it,” said Ashley Riggs, the general manager of  Game Sportsbar. “All the cups
  • Md. Teachers Take Firearms Training In Response To Uptick In School Shootings

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Some Maryland teachers who believe the answer to school shootings is to arm themselves, are taking a firearms training course in Ohio.
    The Maryland teachers are among 1,000 educators from 12 states in a three-day firearms course in rural Ohio, called “Faster Saves Lives.”
    Instructors test participants on taking down a gunman and treating wounds.
    Maryland prohibits any person from carrying or possessing a firearm on public school property, but some Maryland teac
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  • Death Toll Now Exceeds 225 In Devastating Mexico Earthquake

    BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — The death toll has risen to more than 225 after a devastating earthquake hit Mexico Tuesday, on the 32-year anniversary of a 1985 quake that left thousands dead in the country.
    The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.1 quake was centered near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 76 miles southeast of Mexico City.
    Rescuers continue to conduct desperate searches looking for more survivors.
    A demolished elementary school in Mexico City is the site of one such ef
  • Maria Pummels Caribbean; ‘Things Look Very, Very Bad For Saint Croix’

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Hurricane Maria slammed into U.S. territory as a category 5 storm.
    Maria packed powerful winds of more than 140 miles per hour as her path of destruction pummeled Puerto Rico Wednesday morning.
    The hurricane ripped roofs, tore trees, flooded streets and forced people to find sanctuary duing the storm.
    The entire country is now in the dark from the storm, which was a category 4 storm before unleashing her fury on Puerto Rico.
    The islands of Saint Thomas and Saint
  • Prosecutor: Mom Of Child Who Died In Hot Car Not Charged

    LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor in Ohio says the mother of a 15-month-old girl who died after she was left inside a car by her mother as the woman worked in a nearby office will not be charged in the death.
    Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said Wednesday that Sofia Aveiro’s mother made a “horrible mistake.” But he said there’s no evidence she acted with the “heedless indifference” required by law for charges.
    Procter & Gamble employee Karen
  • Opioid Crisis Has Lowered U.S. Life Expectancy, Study Finds

    CBS Local — The nationwide opioid epidemic in America has affected millions of people and already cost tens of thousands of lives. New research from the U.S. government has now revealed that the national crisis is also cutting into the average life expectancy in the U.S.
    According to a CDC report, published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, the skyrocketing number of opioid deaths in the country has shaved more than two months off the average American lifespan. The C
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  • Tackle Football Before Age 12 Can Cause Brain Damage, Study Says

    CBS Local — A new study is revealing even more unsettling news for kids who play tackle football at a young age. According to researchers at Boston University, playing the sport before the age of 12 can lead to future brain disorders later in life.
    The study, published in the journal Nature Translational Psychiatry, claims younger children had twice the risk of issues with behavioral regulation and apathy, as well as three times the risk of depression than those who started playi
  • Live Baltimore to offer $5000 incentives during homebuying event - Baltimore Sun

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    Live Baltimore to offer $5000 incentives during homebuying event
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    Beginning at 8 a.m. at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, attendees will go on a tour around city neighborhoods including Hunting Ridge, Hanlon-Longwood, Edmondson Village, Rognel Heights, Uplands, Franklintown, Dickeyville, Howard Park, Dorchester, ...
  • Police Working To Identify Man In Connection With Homicide Case

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a man in connection with a homicide case.
    52-year-old George Yurek was killed on September 3 after being assaulted.
    He was found in the 1000 block of Brentwood Ave., and later died at an area hospital.
    Police have released a photo of a person they are trying to identify in connection with this case.
    Anyone with information on his identity is asked to call detectives at (410) 396-2100 or Metr
  • Showtime Boxing Announces Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Heavyweight Title Fight Set For November 4th

    Ryan Mayer
    WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder has successfully defended his title five times since winning it by unanimous decision in a 2015 bout with Bermane Stiverne. The last title defense was in February of this year against Gerald Washington when Wilder won by TKO in the 5th round in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. Since that fight, there’s been questions about who Wilder would fight next. Well, we now have our answer.
    Today, Showtime Boxing
  • Boxer LaMotta, Immortalized In ‘Raging Bull,’ Dies At 95

    MIAMI (AP) — Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, has died, his fiancee said Wednesday. He was 95.
    LaMotta died Tuesday at a Miami-area hospital from complications of pneumonia, according to fiancee Denise Baker.
    “Rest in Peace, Champ,” De Niro said in a statement.
    The Bronx Bull, as he was known in his fighting days, compiled an 83-19-4
  • Phelps Has ‘No Desire’ To Return To Swimming

    Michael Phelps wondered if watching others compete at the world championships would pique his desire for another comeback.
    Nope.
    Phelps said Tuesday he has “no desire” to return to competitive swimming, but he is eager to stay involved with the sport and cheer on those who follow in his enormous wake.
    In an interview with The Associated Press while promoting a healthy pet food campaign, Phelps said he is excited about having his second child and building a life beyond swimm
  • Baltimore officials approve $110K payment to settle suit alleging false arrest - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore officials approve $110K payment to settle suit alleging false arrest
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    Baltimore officials approved a $110,000 payment Wednesday to settle allegations made by two people who said police arrested them after they sought help after a “road rage” incident. The payment, approved by the Board of Estimates, settles a lawsuit ...
  • 5-Year-Old Suspended After School Claims He Made Bomb Threat

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 5-year-old was suspended from school in California for reportedly refusing to take his backpack off, and telling a teacher he had a bomb inside the backpack.
    Jackson Riley was suspended for one day from Great Valley Academy for the incident.
    The kindergartener reportedly told one of his teachers there was a bomb in his backpack, which would explode if he took it off.
    “So, they look in his backpack, and my son’s 5 years old; obviously there’s
  • Thursday Night Football Breakdown: Rams And 49ers Look To Rebound From Losses

    By Kevin McGuire
    The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers each get a short week to try and brush off a loss from Sunday as they prepare for an NFC West battle on Thursday night by the bay. The Rams appear to be improving with their offense in 2017, while the 49ers are in a serious struggle to reach the end zone. Can San Francisco end their touchdown drought to start the year and get a win in division play? Or will the Rams get out of northern California with a winning record?
    Do the Rams hav
  • 2017 College Football Week 4 Games To Watch: TCU-Oklahoma State, Battle Of Bulldogs In Athens

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    What a wild week in college football Week 3 was. Three Top 25 teams knocked off by unranked squads (#18 Kansas State, #19 Stanford and #25 UCLA), and a USC-Texas double overtime game that featured plenty of drama. Oh, and a converted Hail Mary that broke the hearts of Tennessee fans everywhere.
     
    The play.The sights.The sounds. @GatorsFB will remember this for a long, long time. pic.twitter.com/lMyJXmYZTf
    — SEConCBS (@SEConCBS) September 16, 2017(Sorry ‘Vols fans)
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  • Good Samaritan Who Thwarted Starbucks Robbery Faces Possible Lawsuit From Suspect

    CBS Local — A California man who stepped in to stop an armed robbery could face legal troubles of his own.
    It was a video that went viral. A man wearing a transformers mask tries to rob a Starbucks last July.
    That’s when a man in the coffee shop, Craig Jerry, stepped into action.
    Jerry beat the suspect, 30-year-old Ryan Flores, with a chair; a fight ensues – and Jerry was even stabbed in the neck.
    Ultimately, Jerry was able to corral the knife from his attacker and wound u
  • Will The World End On September 23? Christian ‘Researcher’ Says Yes

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you had plans for the weekend, a Christian numerologist says you won’t get to them because the world is about to end. David Meade, a self-proclaimed “researcher,” is predicting that a series of apocalyptic events will begin on September 23 and, “a major part of the world will not be the same.”
    According to Meade, the mysterious rogue planet Nibiru, also known as Planet X, is on a collision course with Earth, which will bring worl
  • State Trooper Fires At Fleeing Teen Car Theft Suspect Who He Thought Had A Gun

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A Maryland state trooper shot at but did not hit a teen car theft suspect who he thought was reaching for a gun during a chase early Wednesday morning.
    The incident began just after midnight Wednesday morning, when investigators say a trooper from the Salisbury Barrack was patrolling northbound on Route 12 when a 2009 Chevrolet Equinox going southbound crossed the center line, veering toward his patrol car.
    The trooper then turned around and attempted to stop the Equinox,
  • Police Arrest 2 Teens Accused Of Shooting At Cars

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two teens are now behind bars after police say they fired shots at multiple vehicles back in August.
    18-year-old Tyler James Getz and 17-year-old Timothy Allen Staples have both been charged with multiple counts of first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and malicious destruction of property.
    The Baltimore County Police Department reports their arrests go back to an incident on August 24, when several vehicles were shot at, including an unmarked police vehicle.
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  • Police: Man Douses Himself With Gas, Lights Himself On Fire And Drives Off

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man is being treated at a burn center after Maryland State Police say he doused himself with gas, lit himself on fire and drove away from the scene of a dispute.
    It started around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, when troopers from the Centreville Barrack responded to a report of a car fire in the area of John Brown Road at Route 213 in Queen Anne’s County.
    While troopers were en route, witnesses called 911 to say that a man had lit himself on fire at the scene.
    The incident
  • Owner Of Chick n’ Ruth’s Sells Famed, Decades-Old Deli

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The owner of a famed restaurant in Maryland has announced he has sold it.
    The Capital Gazette reports the owner of Chick n’ Ruth’s has announced on his Facebook page Monday he has sold the Annapolis business started by his parents.
    Ted Levitt says after working in his family’s business for 52 years, he thought it would be a good time to make a change in his life.
    Ted’s parents, Chick and Ruth Levitt, moved from Baltimore after opening
  • Restaurateur Beats Senator In Annapolis Mayoral Primary

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A restaurant owner in Maryland’s state capital has defeated a longtime state senator in the Democratic mayoral primary in Annapolis.
    Gavin Buckley, who’s making his first run for public office, campaigned as a candidate with new ideas.
    State Sen. John Astle, who has represented Annapolis in the state Senate for more than 20 years, conceded the race Tuesday night, less than an hour after polls closed.
    Incumbent Mayor Mike Pantelides cruised to victory over
  • Officials: Pigs Exhibited At Md. County Fair Have Swine Flu

    LA PLATA, Md. (AP) — Pigs that were recently exhibited at a county fair in Maryland are sick with swine flu.
    State officials said in a statement Wednesday that it’s not yet known if humans are vulnerable to this particular strain. An investigation is under way.
    The pigs were at the Charles County Fair in La Plata, Maryland, which is an hour south of Washington, D.C.
    Maryland’s health department said it’s rare for pig influenza to infect people. But it is possible. So is t
  • Couple Gets Engaged Via Unique Camden Yards Proposal

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Typically, when a proposal goes down at the ballpark, “Will you marry me?” flashes across the jumbotron as the (hopefully) happy couple sits in their seats.
    At Monday night’s Orioles game, though, it happened a little differently.
    Jamie Clafferty rented a hotel room that overlooks the Yard, telling his girlfriend Paige that the special occasion was his recent 30th birthday.
    He then arranged for close family members and friends to be sitting in a section v
  • WEATHER BLOG: Fine Looking Week Ahead

    Hi Everyone!
    Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Wildfires. These are the stories we have been covering in the news, and weather. It is so contrary to the feeling of the moment to launch into the discussion of REALLY NICE weather now in our forecast for the weeks end, and weekend. At times REALLY FINE.
    The discussion we had yesterday is holding up but we will add a few clouds to the mix Friday, and Saturday. But nothing that should ruin either day.
    Sunday is looking mostly sunny and FINE! Sunday moorings w
  • Wednesday, September 20, 2017

    People Are Talking about the Legacy Chase At Shawan Downs.
    Linh and Marty have Coffee With actor Jake Gyllenhaal and Jeff Baumann, a Boston Marathon survivor. Gyllenhaal plays Baumann in the new movie, “Stronger.”
  • California CEO Says Flying Vehicles Are Just A Few Years Away

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) – It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a bike.
    Flying cars may be the transportation of the future. But flying motorcycles are here now.
    According to CBS San Francisco, Kitty Hawk CEO Sebastian Thrun debuted the prototype of a flying motorcycle back in April, and yesterday told guest at the Tech Crunch conference that flying technology is within reach.
    Thrun said, “We should not be getting stuck in the Lincoln Tunnel or the Bay Bridge anymore. You sh
  • Ravens Tweet And Delete Creepy Image Featuring Queen Elizabeth

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) – The Ravens are certainly getting in the spirit as they prepare to play their first game in London.
    As a way to show their excitement, the team used a virtual face-paining app to put the Ravens logo on top a picture of Queen Elizabeth II. The results were horrifying.
    .@ravens tweeted and deleted this and I can’t stop thinking about it pic.twitter.com/eHjzM5VhLn
    — Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) September 19, 2017The team quickly deleted the image off of their Twi
  • Colorado Cops Search For Poop-And-Run Jogger

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Police in Colorado are looking for a jogger they say is repeatedly interrupting her runs to defecate in public in one neighborhood.
    Cathy Budde says she was first alerted to the woman she’s dubbed “The Mad Pooper” by her children, who caught the jogger in the act weeks ago. Budde tells KKTV-TV (http://bit.ly/2xO8JPl ) the woman apologized after she questioned her. But she says the jogger has left something behind on her runs at least on
  • Mother Accused Of Running Over Daughter For Disobeying Order

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio mother hit her daughter with a car as she intentionally drove onto a sidewalk and then backed over the girl’s leg because she was walking to school despite being told to stay home.
    The 34-year-old Columbus woman was arraigned Tuesday on charges of felonious assault, aggravated vehicular assault and endangering children. Her 17-year-old daughter was hospitalized with two fractures in her left leg.
    Police say the woman had ordered the girl not t
  • Maria Makes Landfall In Puerto Rico

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit Puerto Rico pummeled the island Wednesday as officials warned it would decimate the power company’s crumbling infrastructure and force the government to rebuild dozens of communities.
    Maria made landfall early Wednesday in the southeast coastal town of Yabucoa as a Category 4 storm with winds of 155 mph (250 kph) winds, and it was expected to punish the island with life-threatening winds for 12 to 24 hours, fore
  • Mexicans Dig Through Collapsed Buildings As Quake Kills 217

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans dug frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings early Wednesday, looking for survivors of Mexico’s deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities stood at 217.
    Adding poignancy and a touch of the surreal, Tuesday’s magnitude-7.1 quake struck on the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 earthquake that killed thousands. Just hours earlier, people around Mexico had h
  • Family Files Lawsuit For Baltimore Co. Man Who Died After Encounter With Police

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The family of a Baltimore County man claims excessive forced by police led to the death of their loved one and they’ve filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
    The medical examiner’s office ruled 21-year-old Tawon Boyd’s death as accidental, which was likely caused by drugs.
    RELATED: Death Of Md. Man After Struggle With Police Ruled Accidental
    The medical examiner found the drug commonly known as “bath salts” in his system, which isn’t
  • Red Sox Use Wild Pitch To Beat Orioles 1-0 In 11 Innings

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. scored the game’s lone run on a wild pitch by Brad Brach in the 11th inning, and the Boston Red Sox used six pitchers to silence the Baltimore Orioles’ bats in a 1-0 victory Tuesday night.
    Boston has won 10 of 13 to move a season-high 23 games over .500 (87-64) and draw closer to clinching a postseason berth. The Red Sox started the day with a three-game lead over the second-place New York Yankees in the AL East.
    It was the second straight ti
  • Weather Blog: Effects Of Hurricane Jose

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The effects of Jose are being felt along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic.
    Swells from the Category 1 Hurricane are causing dangerous surf and rip currents.
    Scattered showers covered the Eastern Shore of Maryland from Jose’s outer rain bands on Tuesday but any leftover rain will die out overnight.
    Sunshine and warm weather. Repeat. That’s pretty much the story for Maryland through the weekend.
    High will be in the low to mid 80s with mostly clear skies.
    It seems su
  • Over 200 Killed As 7.1 Magnitude Quake Fells Buildings In Mexico

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing buildings in plumes of dust and killing at least 217 people. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped.
    Dozens of buildings tumbled into mounds of rubble or were severely damaged in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby states. Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said buildings fell at 44 places in the capital alone as high-rises across the city swayed sicken
  • 149 Killed As 7.1 Magnitude Quake Fells Buildings In Mexico

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing buildings in plumes of dust and killing at least 149 people. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped.
    Dozens of buildings tumbled into mounds of rubble or were severely damaged in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby states. Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said buildings fell at 44 places in the capital alone as high-rises across the city swayed sicken
  • Maryland Lobbyist Charged With Bribery In Liquor Board Case

    GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Maryland lobbyist has been charged with bribery as part of an investigation into the Prince George’s County liquor board.
    Federal court records show that Matthew Gorman has been accused of giving former state Del. William Campos at least $1,000 for action on official matters.
    An arraignment for Gorman has been scheduled for Friday morning in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. He was charged last week.
    Ty Kelly, Gorman’s attorney, did not immediately retur
  • Man Freed After Nearly 14 Years In Prison; Falsely Accused Of Murder

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A 34-year-old man was freed from prison Tuesday, after he was falsely accused of murder nearly 14 years ago, according to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City.
    In 2005, Lamar Johnson was convicted of the first degree murder of Carlos Sawyer and sentenced to life in prison in 2006.
    After investigations by the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) and the Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) within the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City
  • Marylanders Prepared To Help Caribbean Again With Maria Looming

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Islands in the Caribbean already look like a war zone from Irma and for some they are in tears wondering how much more they can take.
    Another monster storm is ready to damage an area still recovering from Hurricane Irma.
    After crippling Dominica, Hurricane Maria is barreling towards the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
    “People are really shocked, I think. They’re still traumatized from the first one,” said Amanda Schweitzer of Catholic Relief Services.&nbs
  • Ocean City Braces For Potential Flooding From Tropical Storm Jose

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Tropical Storm Jose hasn’t made landfall, but its powerful winds is lashing Maryland’s Eastern Shore with serious flood risks.
    Ocean City is under a Tropical Storm Warning and a Coastal Flood Warning Tuesday as a major storm swirls miles away.
    From nearly 200 miles offshore, Jose is still pounding the Mid-Atlantic coastline with rough waves and high winds.
    “When you’re downtown Ocean City, you’re used to flooding,” Brian Gobrecht sa
  • Ocean City Braces For Potential Flooding From Hurricane Jose

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Hurricane Jose hasn’t made landfall, but its powerful winds is lashing Maryland’s Eastern Shore with serious flood risks.
    Ocean City is under a Tropical Storm Warning and a Coastal Flood Warning Tuesday as a major storm swirls miles away.
    From nearly 200 miles offshore, Jose is still pounding the Mid-Atlantic coastline with rough waves and high winds.
    “When you’re downtown Ocean City, you’re used to flooding,” Brian Gobrecht said.
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