• Man Accused Of Threatening Teens With Gun After Catching Them Toilet-Papering Homes

    MANDEVILLE, La. (AP) — Authorities say a Louisiana homeowner who’s accused of arming himself and chasing down high school students who were toilet-papering homes has been arrested.
    Mandeville Police Chief Gerald Sticker told news outlets that Craig Scott was arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and obstruction of a roadway. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer.
    Authorities say Scott looked for the teenagers, who were rolling the homes of fellow studen
  • Meet The Family That Has Survived 5 Generations Of Houston Storms

    HOUSTON (AP) — I returned to the city of my birth a few weeks ago, to a place that had drowned after a monster storm brought more than a year’s worth of rain and sent its bayous and reservoirs overflowing. Hurricane Harvey had long left Houston, but its legacy lived on — in the ashy floors of Aunt Christine’s home and the mold of Cousin Esther’s house and the buckets that still sat scattered across the living room at Mom and Dad’s to catch leaks.
    I drove throu
  • Man killed in brazen triple shooting near Baltimore police station - Baltimore Sun

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    Three people were shot in Northwest Baltimore were shot Monday morning, Baltimore police said. (Tim Prudente / Baltimore Sun). Tim PrudenteContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Gunmen opened fire outside an auto garage Monday, killing one man and ...
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  • Betty Williams, Eastern High School principal, dies - Baltimore Sun

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    Betty Williams, Eastern High School principal, dies
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    Betty Williams served as principal at Eastern High School, and was know for her emphasis on excellence, and her work to bring the best from her students. (CHILDRESS / Check with Baltimore Sun Photo). Jacques KellyContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun.
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  • New Technology Could Tell If You’re Too Drowsy To Drive

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Thousands die every year in truck accidents.
    Many of those are the result of too many hours behind the wheel without time off for sleep.
    But now, researchers think they’ve found a way to alert a driver when it’s time to pull over.
    Truck drivers like Frans Snijders probably see it most often, other trucks weaving on the road.
    “They’re driving six, seven hours,” he says. “Then you get tired, then you see them going all the way on the road
  • McKenzie Elliott's alleged killer due in court Tuesday - Baltimore Sun

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    McKenzie Elliott's alleged killer due in court Tuesday
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    Then-United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein and others announce the arrests and indictment of alleged gang members last April that included Terrell Plummer, who is accused in the fatal shooting of 3-year-old McKenzie Elliott in 2014. (Lloyd Fox ...
  • Panel To Decide If Officer Loses His Job For Role In Freddie Gray’s Death

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Will a Baltimore police officer lose his badge because of his role in Freddie Gray’s arrest and subsequent death? It’s now up to a panel to decide.
    Officer Caesar Goodson is on administrative trial for his role in Freddie Gray’s arrest, and now, after six days of arguments, he will soon find out if he keeps his badge.
    It’s now up to a panel to decide if he’ll be fired, but we may never know the outcome, as the hearing was public, but the
  • Pet Parrot Missing From Parkton Home Could Die If Not Found Before Temps Dip

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —We’ve all heard of missing persons reports. Right now, there’s a missing parrot report in Baltimore County.
    The wild birds of Parkton love Cathy Myrowitz’s backyard. But one, Rosie, hasn’t come home after flying off two weeks ago.
    The Congo African Gray parrot is five years old.
    Rosie was on a screened-in porch at Cathy’s house and unbeknownst to her, a workman left a screen door open. She thinks Rosie was startled by her dogs barking.
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  • Police Make Arrest In Connection With Halloween Robberies

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say they have made an arrest in connection with several robberies by teens in Baltimore on Halloween night.
    The arrest comes after groups of teens terrorized trick-or-treaters and used bats and boards to attack people.
    Police have not released the name of the suspect, as it is still an active investigation, but say the person arrested has been charged with several of the robberies.
    RELATED: Police: Teens Stole Candy From Trick-Or-Treaters, Assaulted People Wit
  • Youths need alternatives to a life of crime - Baltimore Sun

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    Erricka Bridgeford talks about the Baltimore Ceasefire Sunday morning at the Living Hope at Kingdom Life Church in Baltimore. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun video). “Charm City” is quickly losing its charm. More than 300 of our children, siblings, cousins ...and more »
  • Brochin: 'I am not a follower of ideology' - Baltimore Sun

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    Brochin: 'I am not a follower of ideology'
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    State Senator Jim Brochin speaks with voter Ashlea Brown, 40 as she makes her way to the poll at Warren Elementary School (file photo) during his last election campaign in 2014. (Algerina Perna, Baltimore Sun). For the past 15 years, I've had the ...
  • Second Passenger Dies After October Adult Daycare Bus Crash

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A second passenger of the adult daycare bus involved in a head-on collision on Dulaney Valley Road in Lutherville-Timonium on October 26 has died.
    Ailian Peng, 79, of the 400 block of Virginia Avenue died November 4 at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
    The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will be conducting an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
    Another passenger, a woman, died on the day of the crash. She was identified as 88-year-old Gu
  • Keidel: McVay’s Rams Are For Real

    By Jason Keidel
    If you watched the football assault perpetrated at MetLife Stadium yesterday, you had to wonder what planet we were on.
    The New York Giants (1-7) were picked to be a playoff team while the Los Angeles Rams (6-2) were supposed to be mired in Year One of an epic rebuild. The Giants were the blue-blood franchise that has fans passing tickets down the generations, while the Rams have to borrow arenas until they build their own.
    Yet it was the Rams who looked like the veteran-laden cl
  • More Details Emerge About Texas Shooter, He Worked As Security Guard

    SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) —The gunman who opened fire in a small Texas church, killing 26 people during worship services, sent threatening text messages to his mother-in-law before the attack and had been confronted about domestic violence at least twice in the last five years, authorities said Monday.
    The deadliest mass shooting in state history claimed multiple members of some families, with the dead ranging from 18 months to 77 years old, and tore gaping holes in a town with a popu
  • Goodson administrative trial concludes with closing arguments - Baltimore Sun

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    Goodson administrative trial concludes with closing arguments
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    The administrative trial of Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. is expected to wrap up today at the University of Baltimore. Goodson faces more than 20 charges of violating police policy and could lose his job if any of the charges are sustained.
    Lawyers Wrap Up Case Against Police Van DriverCBS Baltimore / WJZall 6 news articles »
  • Texas Gunman Killed Grandmother-In-Law, 25 Others Ranging From 18 Months To 77 Years

    SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (WJZ/CNN/AP) — Texas church gunman Devin Kelley killed his grandmother-in-law, Lula White, in the massacre Sunday, multiple friends told CNN.
    White was the grandmother of Kelley’s wife and volunteered frequently at the church, according to friends and her Facebook profile. The friends asked not to be named as the family has decided to not speak to the media about White’s death at this time, though a few have posted on social media.
    The gunman who kille
  • Welington Castillo declines 2018 player option, becomes free agent - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    Welington Castillo declines 2018 player option, becomes free agent
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    The Orioles' Welington Castillo, right, celebrates with teammate Adam Jones after scoring during a game in July. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun). Eduardo A. EncinaContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Catcher Welington Castillo has declined his player ...
    Baltimore Orioles and Option Resolution on Miley, Hardy, and CastilloThe Baltimore Wire
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  • New Photography Exhibit To Showcase Uniqueness Of Baltimore - Patch.com

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    New Photography Exhibit To Showcase Uniqueness Of Baltimore
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    BALTIMORE, MD - From the Maryland Historical Society: The Maryland Historical Society will open Unscripted Moments: The Life and Photography of Joseph Kohl, an exhibition celebrating one of Baltimore's most distinctive photojournalists and fine art ...
  • Continental Realty Corp. acquires South Florida shopping center for $21.3 million - Baltimore Sun

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    Continental Realty Corp. acquires South Florida shopping center for $21.3 million
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    Continental Realty Corp., a Baltimore-based real estate investment firm, has acquired a South Florida shopping center for $21.3 million. The Ridge Plaza is a 155,204-square-foot center on State Road 84 in Davie, Fla., and was fully leased at the time ...and more »
  • Pa. Man Arrested At BWI Airport With Loaded Handgun

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on Sunday at BWI Airport after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer caught him with a loaded semi-automatic handgun at security checkpoint, police say.
    The 40 caliber gun was loaded with nine bullets and found in the man’s carry on bag along with an empty ammunition magazine. The man, who was originally ticketed to fly to Milwaukee, told officials that he forgot that he was carrying his loaded gun with him.
    Once TSA
  • 10 neighborhood-level projects get backing from Open Society Institute-Baltimore - Technical.ly Brooklyn

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    10 neighborhood-level projects get backing from Open Society Institute-Baltimore
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    The 2017 fellows are working to bring change in areas including food equity, youth entrepreneurship and affordable housing. 10 neighborhood-level projects get backing from Open Society Institute-Baltimore. By Stephen Babcock / reporter. RELATED ...
  • Baltimore shooting: Man killed, 2 injured, police say - Baltimore Sun

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    Three people were shot in Northwest Baltimore were shot Monday morning, Baltimore police said. (Tim Prudente / Baltimore Sun). Tim PrudenteContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. A man is dead and two other people were wounded in a triple shooting ...
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  • More Details Emerge About Texas Shooter, His Mother-In-Law Was Parishioner

    BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — At a press conference Monday morning, authorities released more information about the man behind Sunday’s massacre at a small town Texas church.
    Authorities believe Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, shot himself following a car wreck.
    Wilson County Sheriff Joe D. Tackitt Jr. tells CBS News that police found Kelley dead inside his vehicle Sunday shortly after the shootings in Sutherland Springs.
    Police say Kelley killed 26 people and wounded 20 others at First Baptist Chu
  • Baltimore prosecutors, Innocence Project receive federal grant to support partnership - Maryland Daily Record

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    Baltimore prosecutors, Innocence Project receive federal grant to support partnership
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    The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office and the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project received a grant to fund additional staff to support their efforts to identify and investigate wrongful convictions. The combined $219,366 in funds from the U.S ...
  • Relative: Pregnant Woman, 3 Children, In-Laws Slain In Texas

    SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A mother’s pride had lit up Crystal Holcombe’s Facebook page. Daughters Emily and Megan had finished third and first in their respective categories in a 4-H bakeoff and displayed their handiwork in posted photos.
    But on Sunday afternoon, the page went grim.
    “Keep the Holcombe family in your prayers,” a friend posted.
    Crystal Holcombe, who was eight months pregnant, was among the 26 people killed by a lone gunman wielding an assault r
  • Baltimore County Council to consider open space purchase in Essex, charter changes - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore County Council to consider open space purchase in Essex, charter changes
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    The Baltimore County Council plans to vote Monday evening on the purchase of 160 acres of mostly undeveloped land in Essex to use as open space. The property on Barrison Point Road in the Back River Neck part of Essex is primarily wooded, with one ...and more »
  • 3 Shot, 1 Dead Near Baltimore Police NW District Station

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Three people were shot Monday morning near the Baltimore Police northwest district station.
    One of those victims has died.
    It happened in the 5200 block of Fairlawn Avenue, near a car repair shop, just before 11 a.m. Police spokesman T.J. Smith says it was so close to the station that officer heard the gunshots.
    As officers were running to the area, they saw two suspects running from the scene toward Northern Parkway, according to Smith.
    He urges people who may have seen s
  • Manhunt Underway For Inmate Who Escaped From Jessup Correctional Facility - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

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    Manhunt Underway For Inmate Who Escaped From Jessup Correctional Facility
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    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Public Safety officials are looking for Jason Mountjoy, who walked off from custody this morning after being transported to Brockbridge Correctional Facility in Jessup, according to the Department of Corrections. jason mountjoy ...and more »
  • MECU Foundation donates $35000 to Baltimore City Schools, CollegeBound, and Credit Unions For Kids - CUinsight.com (press release)

    MECU Foundation donates $35000 to Baltimore City Schools, CollegeBound, and Credit Unions For Kids
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    BALTIMORE, MD (November 6, 2017) — The MECU Foundation presented $35,000 to CollegeBound Foundation, nine Baltimore partner schools, and Credit Unions for Kids, at a reception on Wednesday, October 18th. The money, raised at the 13th Annual ...and more »
  • Manhunt Underway For Inmate Who Escaped From Jessup Correctional Facility

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Public Safety officials are looking for Jason Mountjoy, who walked off from custody this morning after being transported to Brockbridge Correctional Facility in Jessup, according to the Department of Corrections.Mountjoy, 43, weighs about 150 pounds and is bald with a brown and grey beard. He is serving a five-year sentence for firearm use.
    Officials had transported Mountjoy to Brockbridge Correctional Facility in Jessup, where he fled from custody.
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  • America: We have to stop here and turn it around - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    America: We have to stop here and turn it around
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    A man opened fire inside of a church in a small South Texas community on Nov 5, 2017, killing multiple people and wounding others before being "taken down," authorities said. Dan RodricksContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. When do we stop? I mean ...and more »
  • 8 Members Of One Family Died In Texas Church Massacre

    By Madison Park and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — At least eight members of the same family were among the 26 people killed Sunday when a man armed with a rifle burst into the sanctuary of a church in Texas and started firing.
    The mass shooting left about 20 others wounded at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, about 30 miles east of San Antonio.
    The massacre killed about 4% of the small town’s population. And no one at the church was left unscathed, Wilson County Sheriff Joe Ta
  • 40 Percent Of Doctors, Nurses Go To Work With The Flu, Survey Finds

    BALTIMORE — As flu season kicks into high gear, a new report is revealing the unhealthy habits of the people entrusted with keeping Americans healthy. According to a survey of nearly 2,000 healthcare professionals, over 40 percent who say they’ve worked while sick actually had the flu as they met patients.
    “The statistics are alarming. At least one earlier study has shown that patients who are exposed to a healthcare worker who is sick are five times more likely to get a h
  • Junior League Of Baltimore Announces 3 New Partners - Patch.com

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    The new partnerships will help Junior League of Baltimore achieve its mission of women building women. By News Desk (Patch Staff) - Updated Nov 6, 2017 11:00 am ET. 0. Junior League Of Baltimore Announces 3 New Partners. BALTIMORE, MD - From ...
  • SEC Football Report: Georgia, Alabama Stay Unbeaten

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    This is the CBS Local SEC Football Report. Every week, this space will recap the results and top performances from the Southeastern Conference and look ahead to key match-ups the following week.
    Georgia and Alabama post identical 24-10 wins
    The top two teams in the conference welcomed in potential divisional challengers on Saturday, and both were dispatched fairly easily as the Bulldogs and Tide remained undefeated on the season.
    For Georgia, quarterback Jake Fromm has his first star
  • Catonsville Friendly's franchise closes its doors - Baltimore Sun

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    The Friendly's franchise in Catonsville, shown on Nov. 3, closed its doors in late October. Property owner Booth Properties is looking for a new tenant. (Libby Solomon/Catonsville Times). Libby SolomonContact ReporterCatonsville Times. The Catonsville ...
  • Officer Shot Driver Who Was Ramming Vehicle, Montgomery County Police Say

    SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in Montgomery County shot and wounded an SUV driver who had been ramming a vehicle that someone else was in.
    Authorities said in a statement that a man called 911 Saturday evening, saying someone was ramming his car with an SUV at the Stoneymill Square shopping center at the corner of Veirs Mill Road and Randolph Road.
    Police say a responding officer shot the unidentified SUV driver. The driver was taken to a hospita
  • Armed Man May Have Prevented Texas Church Shooting From Getting Any Deadlier

    By Saeed Ahmed and Doug Criss, CNN (CNN) — Were it not for a local resident who confronted the gunman, the deadliest shooting in Texas history could have claimed even more lives.
    At a news conference Sunday night, investigators offered a preliminary timeline of the attack at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs and laid out the role the resident played. The gunman entered the small church in the rural town east of San Antonio, firing with an assault weapon at the congregation att
  • Teen Arrested After Threat Of Violence Toward Northeast H.S. Appears Online

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A 16-year-old Glen Burnie teen has been arrested after police say he posted a threat of violence towards Northeast High School online.
    When police identified and met with the teen, who has no affiliation with the school, he claimed that he meant the post as a joke and quickly deleted the post from his social media account.
    Officers determined the boy did not have the means to carry out his threat and there is no danger to the school.
    The juvenile has been taken a local hos
  • Woman Fired For Flipping Off Trump’s Motorcade

    HERNDON, Va. (AP) — A woman has gotten the boot after flipping the bird at President Donald Trump’s motorcade.
    The Washington Post reports Juli Briskman was on her bicycle last month when Trump’s motorcade drove by her on a northern Virginia road. A photo that quickly went viral shows her raising the middle finger of her left hand in defiance.
    Briskman’s face is not visible in the photo, but the Post quoted her as saying she told her bosses at Herndon, Virginia-
  • Police: Teen Charged After Purposefully Hitting Another Teen With Car

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A 17-year-old has been charged with attempted homicide and first degree assault after police say he intentionally hit another teen with a car.
    The alleged incident happened in the area of Fairhill Drive and Londontown Road in Edgewater at around 3 p.m. Friday. Authorities got a report of a pedestrian struck with the suspect fleeing the scene.
    Officers quickly located the suspect vehicle and detained the driver.
    The 16-year-old victim was transported to Shock Trauma for non
  • Meet Captain Trash Wheel: Baltimore's newest water wheel has a name - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    Meet Captain Trash Wheel: Baltimore's newest water wheel has a name
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    Mr. Trash Wheel is shown docked at Pier 5 in May. A similar trash-collecting water wheel, named Captain Trash Wheel, will be installed in Masonville Cove next year. (Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun). Ellen FishelContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun.
  • One killed during 72-hour ceasefire in Baltimore - ABC2 News

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    BALTIMORE (WMAR) - This past weekend, leaders in the Baltimore community asked for no shootings for 72 hours. RELATED: Ceasefire launches as Baltimore reaches 300 murders. An off-duty D.C. police sergeant died and a woman was injured in a ...
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  • Orioles organization depth report: Questions surround starting pitchers in high minors - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Gabriel Ynoa will be out of minor league options next year and likely be a major player in the Orioles' rotation competition in spring training. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun). Jon MeoliContact ReporterThe ...and more »
  • Carmelo Anthony ejected for flagrant foul, 'unnatural' basketball move - Baltimore Sun

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    Carmelo Anthony ejected for flagrant foul, 'unnatural' basketball move
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    Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony was ejected in the third quarter of Sunday's 103-99 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers when he was assessed a Flagrant II foul for elbowing Blazers' center Jusuf Nurkic in the head. Anthony was ejected with ...and more »
  • Church Gunman Was Court-Martialed, Discharged From Air Force - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

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    Church Gunman Was Court-Martialed, Discharged From Air Force
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    NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) — The man officials have identified to The Associated Press as the gunman in a mass shooting at a Texas church was discharged from the Air Force for allegedly assaulting his spouse and child, according to an Air Force ...
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  • Church Gunman Was Court-Martialed, Discharged From Air Force

    NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) — The man officials have identified to The Associated Press as the gunman in a mass shooting at a Texas church was discharged from the Air Force for allegedly assaulting his spouse and child, according to an Air Force spokeswoman.
    The spokeswoman, Ann Stefanek, said Sunday that Devin Kelley served 12 months’ confinement after a 2012 court-martial. He ultimately received a bad conduct discharge and reduction in rank.
    She said Kelley served in Logistics Readin
  • Ben Affleck Says He Wants To Be ‘Part Of The Solution’

    LONDON (AP) — Ben Affleck says the storm of sexual harassment allegations engulfing Hollywood has led him to examine his own behavior.
    In an interview Sunday with The Associated Press for the superhero film “Justice League,” Affleck said he’s “looking at my own behavior ad addressing that and making sure I’m part of the solution.”
    After condemning Harvey Weinstein’s actions last month, Affleck was forced to defend his own conduct. He apologized for
  • Weather Blog: Two Cold Fronts Diving In

    Hi Everyone!
    “Here comes some cold.” That has to be my headline as we start this week, and approach the double digit days of November. Ok, so what do I mean by ‘cold.” Let’s discuss…
    This week two cold fronts will dive across the Mid-Atlantic.” Each will be followed by high pressure that got its birth in west central Canada. It’s cold up there,  and those highs are shoving that air our way..hence the cold fronts.
    (Remember the front is just t
  • Undocumented immigrants in Baltimore seek refuge in soccer - Baltimore Sun

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    Undocumented immigrants in Baltimore seek refuge in soccer
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    Soccer provides immigrant students a respite from anxiety at a time of stepped-up immigration enforcement and high-profile raids. Jeff BarkerContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. The Patterson High School soccer player pulled off his hoodie to reveal a ...

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