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• 17-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Early Morning Hit-And-Run

  28-10-2017 23:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are searching for the driver who fled the scene of an auto-pedestrian accident early Saturday morning, sending a 17-year-old female to the hospital in critical condition.
  The Anne Arundel County Police Department reports the crash happened just before 2:15 a.m., in the 7900 block of WB&A Rd., near Thompson Rd. in Severn.
  Police were told that a group of friends had just left a house party, and were walking southbound in the northbound lane.
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• Gurriel Banned 5 Games In 2018 For Racist Gesture At Darvish

  28-10-2017 22:44
  HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel of the Houston Astros has been suspended for five games next season for making a racist gesture at Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish during the World Series.
  Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the penalty Saturday, a day after Gurriel’s actions during Game 3.
  Manfred said he didn’t think it would be fair to penalize the rest of the Astros by suspending Gurriel during the World Series. Manfred said he understood other people might take
  
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• Baltimore Apartment Complex Security Guard Shot and Killed

  28-10-2017 19:40
  Baltimore, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore city police are investigating after an apartment complex security guard was shot and killed overnight.
  At approximately 11:00pm Friday night a central district officer was flagged down by a security guard who advised the officer that a guard has been shot in the 1500 block of Eutaw Place.
  Officers were able to locate a nonresponsive 29 year-old male victim in the rear ground level outside of the apartment complex.medics responded to the scene and pronounced t
  
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• Elkton Man Arrested In Murder Of Girlfriend

  28-10-2017 19:18
  Elkton, MD (WJZ)– Maryland state police have arrested and charged a Cecil County man in the murder of his girlfriend.
  39-year old Jason Daniel Waddell of Elkton is charged with first and second degree murder as well as first and second degree assault in the death of 38-year old Lyra Marie Magliacane of Elkton.
  Shortly after 9 a.m. on Friday, troopers from the Maryland State Police North East Barrack initiated a missing person investigation after Magliacane’s ex-husband reported that
  
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• Drunk Driver Collides With Maryland State Police Vehicle

  28-10-2017 17:06
  Goldsboro, MD (WJZ) — Maryland state police in northern Caroline County were conducting a traffic stop for a drunk driving investigation when a troopers vehicle was struck by another vehicle in the area of route 313 and Bridgetown Road around 1:44am.
  Troopers pulled over 56-year-old Ronnie Neal Smith of Camden Wyoming, Delaware after his black Nissan struck the drivers side mirror of the Maryland state police trooper Shane Hansley’s vehicle.Smith continued driving after the collision
  
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• Baltimore boasts the master of the macabre - Cecil Whig

  28-10-2017 11:05 via cecildaily.com
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  Baltimore boasts the master of the macabre
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  Edgar Allan Poe was one of America's first successful professional writers and went on to develop new genres in mystery and science fiction. CREATIVE COMMONS. Edgar Allan Poe. The Poe Toaster paid a stealthy visit to the cenotaph marking the site of ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore Teen Makes Progress After Being Shot, Partially Paralyzed - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  28-10-2017 05:24 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Baltimore Teen Makes Progress After Being Shot, Partially Paralyzed
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Baltimore teen took a major step on the road to recovery after being shot by a stray bullet that left her paralyzed more than a month ago. Sixteen-year-old Jordan Green has been in intense therapy since being shot in the neck by a ...
  
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• Baltimore Teen Makes Progress After Being Shot, Partially Paralyzed

  28-10-2017 05:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Baltimore teen took a major step on the road to recovery after being shot by a stray bullet that left her paralyzed more than a month ago.
  Sixteen-year-old Jordan Green has been in intense therapy since being shot in the neck by a stray bullet which fractured her spine and caused serious nervous damage, leaving her partially paralyzed.
  Friday, the teen was able to get out of the hospital to feel less like a victim and more like a teen again.
  Green was shot in a Nort
  
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• Cecil County Exec Arrested, Charged With Dui; Driving Erratically, Police Say

  28-10-2017 05:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The man who leads Cecil County has been charged with a DUI and negligent driving.
  The trooper said they spotted Dr. Alan McCarthy driving erratically on Route 213 around 11 p.m. Thursday.
  That’s when they initiated a traffic stop and then an arrest.
  “Trooper who was actually going on another call, noticed the black Infiniti driving erratically on southbound route 213,” said Ron Snyder of the Maryland State Police.
  The trooper reported a strong smell
  
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• Weather Blog: Dry Cool Halloween Weekend

  28-10-2017 04:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It’s the weekend and its starting off on a dry and rather seasonal note.
  Big changes are in store for Sunday, as a very wet system, and cold front approaches the region. Rain will likely break out Saturday night, but is expected to get potentially heavy on Sunday. Winds will also pick up by Sunday night and may be locally strong by Monday, as skies clear and cooler air rushes in.
  Rain may total over two inches or more with many places receiving at least one inch. Tem
  
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• Man, 19, shot in Mount Clare area, police say - Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun

  28-10-2017 04:36 via baltimoresun.com
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  Man, 19, shot in Mount Clare area, police say - Baltimore Sun
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  A 19-year-old man was shot Friday night in the Mount Clare neighborhood, Baltimore police said. Officers responding to a report of a shooting in the 1300 block ...and more »
  
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• Man, 19, shot in Mount Clare area, police say - Baltimore Sun

  28-10-2017 04:36 via baltimoresun.com
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  Man, 19, shot in Mount Clare area, police say
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  A 19-year-old man was shot Friday night in the Mount Clare neighborhood, Baltimore police said. Officers responding to a report of a shooting in the 1300 block of McHenry Street shortly after 8:15 p.m. found the man suffering from a gunshot wound. He ...and more »
  
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• Maryland Teacher of the Year is Anne Arundel high school veteran - Baltimore Sun

  28-10-2017 03:48 via baltimoresun.com
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  Maryland Teacher of the Year is Anne Arundel high school veteran
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  Joshua Carroll, a teacher at South River High School in Anne Arundel County, was named the 2017-2018 Maryland Teacher of the Year. ((Maryland State Department of Education)). Liz BowieContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. A veteran Anne Arundel ...and more »
  
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• Towson University Mens Basketball Hold Scrimmage To Raise Money For Hurricane Relief

  28-10-2017 03:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Towson University gets a jump on the season with a special exhibition game on campus Saturday.
  The tigers will take on Bucknell to raise funds for Salvation Army hurricane relief.
  Fans are asked to make a $5 donation in lieu of admission and fans are encouraged to bring goods that will be distributed to those in need.
  “It’s terrible what happened in the hurricane so to put on an event, a game like this together, it’s really nice,” said Towson guard
  
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• Maryland revises high school graduation requirements, delaying higher standards - Baltimore Sun

  28-10-2017 03:14 via baltimoresun.com
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  Maryland revises high school graduation requirements, delaying higher standards
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  Sixth-graders this year will be the first Maryland students who must meet tougher passing standards on statewide high school English and math exams to graduate in 2024. The new standard set by the state school board this week rolls back more aggressive ...
  
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• Court To Consider Appeals From Lifers Sentenced As Juveniles

  28-10-2017 02:34
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s highest court has agreed to hear arguments on whether offenders serving long prison sentences for crimes committed as minors face unconstitutional hurdles to parole.
  The Court of Appeals last week agreed to hear petitions involving four juvenile offenders. A key issue is whether Maryland’s parole system allows juvenile offenders a “meaningful opportunity” for release based on “demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation.”
  Among t
  
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• Scourge of heroin addiction revealed as Baltimore drug trial goes to ... - Baltimore Sun

  28-10-2017 01:40 via baltimoresun.com
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  Scourge of heroin addiction revealed as Baltimore drug trial goes to ...
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  "Have you ever seen a cast of characters like this?” As Baltimore drug case ends, jurors urged to be wary of testimony from rogue cops, heroin addicts and drug ...
  Former Baltimore Police Detective Admits to Invading Homes ...Breitbart Newsall 4 news articles »
  
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• A ‘Grinch’ Steals One Maryland Man’s Halloween Costume

  28-10-2017 01:05
  Columbia, Md. (WJZ)– A Columbia man watched surveillance video as it captured a suspect stealing a Halloween package from the front porch of his Howard County home Thursday afternoon.
  Eric Sterud watched in disbelief on his phone as he witnessed the exact moment someone stole his Amazon package from his front porch.
  “And then you see him coming up and he’s rubbing his hands together like a kid in a candy shop, like he’s getting a Christmas present,” Sterud said. &ld
  
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• Signs Of Progress A Year After Noah’s Law Is Put In Place

  28-10-2017 00:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It was one year ago when Noah’s Law put an ignition interlock device on every convicted first time drunk driver. It’s working, but drunk drivers are still making our roads far too dangerous.
  Ir was a bittersweet moment for Rich and Marsha Liotta as Noah’s Law was passed.
  Every two minutes someone is injured and every 50 minutes someone is killed by a drunk driver.
  “None of this wouldn’t have happened if my son hadn’t been sacrificed
  
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• Trust Says Baltimore Lacked Authority To Remove Monuments - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  28-10-2017 00:14 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Trust Says Baltimore Lacked Authority To Remove Monuments
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Maryland Historical Trust says Baltimore's removal of four statues, three being Confederate monuments, two months ago was illegal. The State agency says it could order the City to put the monuments back, but it doesn't plan to.and more »
  
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• Trust Says Baltimore Lacked Authority To Remove Monuments

  28-10-2017 00:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Maryland Historical Trust says Baltimore’s removal of four statues, three being Confederate monuments, two months ago was illegal.
  The State agency says it could order the City to put the monuments back, but it doesn’t plan to. Trustees do, however, want a say in where they go next.
  RELATED: Md. Historical Trust: Baltimore Officials Didn’t Have Authority To Remove Monuments
  In August, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh ordered the removal of four mon
  
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