• Police: Towson Town Center Attempted Carjacking Was A False Report

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The Tuesday night attempted armed carjacking and robbery in the Towson Town Center parking garage was a fabricated story, Baltimore County Police now say.
    And the 46-year-old Parkville woman who reported it is now a suspect.
    Police tell WJZ they swarmed the mall when the report came in around 5:40 p.m., but never found any suspects or witnesses.
    The accuser allegedly told officers that two black men that she believed to be armed, wearing ski masks and hoodies, tried to car
  • NASA Releases Images Of Delaware-Sized Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The state of Delaware bills itself as a small wonder, but its size looks anything but small when it’s in the form of an iceberg.
    The first photographs NASA has made of an immense piece of ice that broke loose from Antarctica.
    LAst July, because it’s winter and dark in Antarctica, only NASA satellites could see a huge piece of Larsen ice sheet breaking loose. But with summer coming, “it’s a really special thing to see them in the summer sun,” s
  • Thanksgiving Holiday One Of The Most Dangerous Times For Travel

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Law enforcement is preparing for the busiest and most dangerous travel season.
    Every year, hundreds of emergency responders are injured or killed while out working to keep the roads safe.
    These emergency personnel are out on the roadways to clear accidents and get traffic restored safely, and they’re reminding drivers to be patient and pay attention when they see crews at work.
    Roads will be packed with travelers for the holiday season.
    A hectic time for drivers and
  • WWE Insiders Pick Survivor Series 2017

    By Chuck Carroll
    The WWE Survivor Series card is loaded and could grow longer before Sunday’s show. WWE spent the past couple of weeks giving the projected card a major shakeup, likely in an attempt to generate more interest for the pay-per-view. After promoting the match heavily on-air and on social media, plans for a Brock Lesnar vs. Jinder Mahal match were scrapped when AJ Styles dethroned the modern day Maharaja to become the new WWE Champion. The prospect of a match between The Beast
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  • Violent Crime Continues To Scar Baltimore After Murder Of Police Officer

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– So far this year, Baltimore is outpacing other cities like New York and Philadelphia when it comes to murders.
    The neighborhood where a Baltimore police detective was shot and later died, is notorious for gun violence.
    The Harlem Park area is often called a war zone, filled with drugs, shootings and murders; the reason why detective Sean Suiter was there in the first place.
    “It’s the trenches, when we say it’s the trenches, we don’t mean that as a j
  • Police: Baltimore Detective Dead After Being Shot In The Head, Suspect Still At Large

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  A 43-year-old Baltimore Police detective has died after being shot in the head in west Baltimore Wednesday night.
    Detective Sean Suiter, a former Navy officer, was pronounced dead at noon Thursday, according to Shock Trauma doctors.
    Detective Sean Suiter
    They spoke at a press conference along with Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis and Mayor Catherine Pugh.
    Suiter was a father of five, an 18-year veteran of the force and “a loved guy,” according t
  • Good Video Game Players Are More Intelligent, Study Says

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Really good at playing video games? A new study says that your skills may actually show how intelligent you are.
    Researchers in Great Britain say they discovered two multiplayer games that are so similar to an IQ test that all the strategy and game play can measure a person’s intelligence.
    The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, said playing a genre of games called Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas (MOBAs) showed the same increases in intelligence as IQ
  • A timeline of violence in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun

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    The 2015 death of Freddie Gray from injuries suffered in police custody, and the unrest and rioting that followed, touched off a surge in city violence that ...and more »
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  • A timeline of violence in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

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    A timeline of violence in Baltimore
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    The 2015 death of Freddie Gray from injuries suffered in police custody, and the unrest and rioting that followed, touched off a surge in city violence that continues today. Since then, the city has surpassed 300 killings each year, after not having ...and more »
  • Final Arguments Made In Baltimore Officer’s Hearing

    BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — A police disciplinary board has heard closing arguments in a probe of the highest ranking Baltimore officer involved in the 2015 arrest of a 25-year-old black man who died from injuries he sustained in a police van.
    Attorneys gave their closing arguments Thursday. It wasn’t immediately clear when the three-member panel will issue a ruling.
    Lt. Brian Rice was shift commander during the April 2015 arrest and van transport of Freddie Gray. Rice was acquitted in a cr
  • Eating Chocolate For Breakfast Is Good For You, Studies Find

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Kids around the globe can now officially celebrate as a new report that looked at several recent studies has come to the conclusion that having chocolate for breakfast can actually improve your health.
    The report on 2017 food trends looked at the positive effects that eating dessert, especially dark chocolate, can have on the body and the brain.
    “Simply put, engaging with food is a conduit to engaging with the world,” Liz Moskow, culinary director at Sterling-R
  • Donations Needed, Kitten At Baltimore Shelter Burned Over 80% Of Body

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A kitten came into the Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter two weeks ago with burns on more than 80 percent of her body.
    Her name is Poppy. She was found on the front porch of a senior citizen’s home in southeast Baltimore, and animal control turned her over to BARCS.
    “She was just seven weeks old when she came in and we could tell she had burns covering about 80 percent of her body,” says her caretaker. “She has fractures in multiple areas o
  • Shelter-In-Place For Baltimore Neighborhood, Search For Gunman Who Killed Officer Continues

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A shelter-in-place is in effect for an entire neighborhood of west Baltimore as police continue their search for a gunman who shot and killed a detective Wednesday afternoon.
    This shelter-in-place means no one is allowed to come into the Harlem Park neighborhood and no one is allowed out until everything is cleared. The order even applied to a school bus, as a driver was told Thursday morning to turn around at the police perimeter.
    Also Thursday morning, police were
  • ‘She’s Going To Get Rid Of Me Because She’s Gotten Rid Of All Of The Other Girls.’ Survivor Castoff Desi Williams: Post Elimination Q&A

    This week’s episode of “Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers” featured an interesting vote that didn’t add up and ultimately left Desi Williams walking away with an extinguished torch. Find out why she thought she was not going to make it past this Tribal Council and learn about her crazy day when she was told she made it on the show. Here’s her unique perspective (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom).
    AB: During the first tribal vote, did you notice tha
  • Museum Of The Bible, Built By Hobby Lobby Owner, Opens In DC

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years ago, Hobby Lobby president Steve Green found a new way to express his Christian faith. His family’s $4 billion arts and craft chain was already known for closing stores on Sundays, waging a Supreme Court fight over birth control and donating tens of millions of dollars to religious groups.
    Now, Green would begin collecting biblical artifacts that he hoped could become the starting point for a museum.
    On Friday, that vision will be realized when the 430,0
  • David Diehl: Wisconsin Has Chance To Prove It Is Legit This Week Against Michigan

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    We’re coming down the homestretch of college football’s regular season, with just two weeks of games left before the conference championships and bowl season. Last Saturday saw a pair of top-three teams get blown out on the road, as then-#10 Auburn beat then-#1 Georgia 40-17, and then-#7 Miami beat then-#3 Notre Dame 41-8. Those upsets shook up the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, with Miami jumping to #3 and Auburn moving up to #5.
    The new top four
  • Radio Anchor Says Franken Groped, Kissed Her Without Consent

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken apologized Thursday after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour and of posing for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept.
    Leeann Tweeden posted the allegations, including the photo, on the website of KABC , where she works as a news anchor for a morning radio show. Tweeden joined the then-comedian on one of several trips to entertain troops in December 2006.
    She said that
  • This Week In College Basketball: Duke Wins Battle Of Top Ranked Teams

    By Steve Silverman
    It usually doesn’t work like this in the first week of the season.
    The top-ranked team in the nation, Duke, meets the second-ranked team, Michigan State. Such an epic confrontation may happen in midseason or during a holiday tournament, but it was a shocker to see those two teams at the top of the AP poll go at it so early in the year.
    The two teams met at the United Center Tuesday night as part of the Champions Classic, and put on a heck of a show for an early-season ba
  • Police: Howard County ‘Hamburgler’ Arrested For McDonald’s Drive-Thru Theft

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The woman who Howard County police have dubbed “the Hamburgler” has turned herself in.
    After the police department posted a video that went viral on social media of a woman breaking into a Columbia McDonald’s through a drive-thru window, they say tips came flooding in.
    Jessica Marie Cross, 27, of Springdale, was taken into custody Thursday morning and is being charged with burglary and theft.Howard County police responded around 5 a.m. on Nov. 5 to the Mc
  • Police: Howard County ‘Hamburglar’ Arrested For McDonald’s Drive-Thru Theft

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The woman who Howard County police have dubbed “the Hamburglar” has turned herself in.
    After the police department posted a video that went viral on social media of a woman breaking into a Columbia McDonald’s through a drive-thru window, they say tips came flooding in.
    Jessica Marie Cross, 27, of Springdale, was taken into custody Thursday morning and is being charged with burglary and theft.Jessica Marie Cross
    Howard County police responded around 5 a.m.
  • Company Apologizes After Train In Japan Leaves 20 Seconds Early

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — – Most big city commuters in America probably wouldn’t expect an apology when mass transit is running late. A company in Japan is taking costumer service to the next level by apologizing for one of its trains leaving 20 seconds early.
    The overly eager train reportedly pulled out of the Minami-Nagareyama station at 9:44:20 a.m. on Nov. 14. The Tsukuba Express, which connects the Tokyo and Ibaraki areas of Japan, was scheduled to leave the station at 9:44:4
  • Down Syndrome Abortion Ban Clears GOP-Led Ohio Senate

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Senate has OK’d a bill banning abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome over opponents’ objections.
    The bill cleared the chamber 20-12 Wednesday, a day after it cleared the Senate Health Committee.
    The legislation would subject doctors who perform abortions in such cases to criminal penalties and potential loss of their medical licenses. Women receiving the abortions would not be punished.
    Opponents testifying Tuesday included a former U.S.
  • Dunkin’ Donuts May Drop ‘Donuts’ From Its Name

    NEW YORK (AP) — Dunkin’ Donuts is still deciding whether to drop the second part of its name, but the doughy treats won’t be disappearing from the menu.
    CEO Nigel Travis said Thursday that the chain wants to remain the “No. 1 retailer of doughnuts.”
    He said a second store with just the Dunkin’ name will open in Quincy, Massachusetts, the city where the company was founded, in the next year or so. A location in Pasadena, California, is already testing the short
  • U.S. To Allow Imports Of Elephant Trophies From Zimbabwe, Zambia

    By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US authorities will remove restrictions on importing African elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia.
    That means Americans will soon be able to hunt the endangered big game, an activity that garnered worldwide attention when a Minnesota dentist took Cecil, perhaps the world’s most famous lion, near a wildlife park in Zimbabwe.
    A US Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman said the move will allow the two African countries to include US sport hunting as p
  • Shelter-In-Place For Baltimore Neighborhood, Search For Gunman Who Shot Officer Continues

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A shelter-in-place is in effect for an entire neighborhood of west Baltimore as police continue their search for a gunman who shot a detective Wednesday afternoon.
    This shelter-in-place means no one is allowed to come into the Harlem Park neighborhood and no one is allowed out until everything is cleared. The order even applied to a school bus, as a driver was told Thursday morning to turn around at the police perimeter.
    Also Thursday morning, police were using megap
  • National Aquarium reports annual economic impact of $455 million - Baltimore Sun

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    The National Aquarium generated $455 million for Maryland in 2016, according to a new report commissioned by the Inner Harbor destination. While the number of visitors to the aquarium in Baltimore has remained steady over the past five years, at about ...and more »
  • Famed London Theater Received 20 Allegations Against Spacey

    LONDON (AP) — London’s Old Vic theater said Thursday it has received 20 allegations of actions that spanned “a range of inappropriate behavior” against Kevin Spacey, its former artistic director.
    The allegations cover interactions between 1995 and 2013, and all of them deal with men. The reported incidents range from behavior that made people feel uncomfortable to “sexually inappropriate” touching. There were no allegations of rape.
    “During his tenure, T
  • Weather Blog: Heavy Winds Headed Our Way

    Hi Everyone,
    A beautiful start to this day. If you follow me on Twitter I tweet out the sunrise, from the “harborcam”, almost every morning. The past two days we have not only had a great pre-dawn, but an awesome full disc rising through some fair weather clouds for an inspiring view.
    A good amount of Sun today but the headline has to be the wind that will amp up this afternoon. By the morning if there are any leaves still on trees  you know those leafs were the fit ones. I can
  • Special Hours At Salvation Army Howard County Thrift Shop

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you are looking to start your holiday shopping before Black Friday, there are exclusive hours available at The Salvation Thrift Store in Ellicott City.
    The thrift shop will be open on Thursday for their usual hours from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. But they will reopen on this day from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m..
    Proceeds from the thrift store support The Salvation Army’s social service programs for the Howard County community.
    The thrift store’s Christmas Shop is also
  • Eddie Murray Field Opens With The Help Of The Ripken Foundation

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Orioles Hall of Famer Eddie Murray was honored Wednesday afternoon with a baseball field bearing his name.
    The artificial turf field was part of the Cal Ripken Senior Foundation Project, as a gift to Baltimore’s City School System. The field sits behind James Mosher Elementary School.
    The field will be used for after-school programming, in addition to James Mosher baseball, the oldest continuously operating African-American youth baseball league in the country.
  • Maryland Woman Shot In Las Vegas Continues Miraculous Recovery

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tina Frost, the Maryland woman who was shot in the Las Vegas Massacre has had successful facial reconstruction surgery according to her family.
    The surgery took place at Johns Hopkins. Doctors were able to perform the first procedure for her eye. More surgeries are expected to take place.
    Recently, Tina was seen walking with the help of hospital aides down the hallway.
    The surgery comes over a month after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history as 58 people we
  • Childbirth Is Killing Black Women In The U.S., And Here’s Why

    By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — It was her second time lying numb in a hospital bed in North Bergen, New Jersey, with blood streaming down her legs and fear creeping into her heart.
    At that moment, Timoria McQueen Saba thought to herself, “there’s no way in the world that I’m the only woman who had this happen,” she said.
    In 2010, after giving birth vaginally to her oldest daughter, Gigi, one late afternoon in April, postpartum hemorrhage or excessive bleeding &md
  • Cowan’s Big Night Sparks Maryland To 79-65 Win Over Butler

    One of the main storylines heading into this season for the Maryland Terrapins was how would Anthony Cowan Jr fill the very large shoes of the departed Melo Trimble.If Wednesday’s performance is any indication, it looks like the keys to the car are in good hands.
    Cowan produced his first career double-double by scoring a career-high 25 points while pulling down 10 rebounds to lead Maryland to a 79-65 win over Butler Wednesday night. Freshman guard Darryl Morsell chipped in with 13 points.T
  • $64K Reward For ID Of Suspect Who Shot Cop In West Baltimore

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is searching for a suspect after one of their officers was shot in west Baltimore Wednesday afternoon.
    A $64,000 reward is now being offered for the identification of the suspect involved in the shooting.
    The #FBI & our federal partners are offering a $60K reward for information pertaining to the @Baltimorepolice officer shot while on duty. pic.twitter.com/UG7B8CHMBC
    — FBI Baltimore (@FBIBaltimore) November 16, 2017Police say
  • PROJECT BALTIMORE: City Schools Attendance Falls to 13-Year Low, Juvenile Crime Spikes - Fox Baltimore

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    PROJECT BALTIMORE: City Schools Attendance Falls to 13-Year Low, Juvenile Crime Spikes
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    BALTIMORE (WBFF)-- Historically, Baltimore City Schools has had attendance problems. A Project Baltimore investigation found it's getting worse. Currently, on any given day, nearly 25 percent of high school desks are empty – a 13-year high. Instead of ...
  • Baltimore residents express frustration over crime at presentation on juvenile justice system - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore residents express frustration over crime at presentation on juvenile justice system
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    Peggy Scarlett said kids as young as 10 and 11 years old have lit trash cans on fire near her home in Rosemont in Southwest Baltimore. Her neighbors have had car windows smashed out, while another resident said kids have recently destroyed a lamp post.
  • Weather Blog: Cloudy Wednesday

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A cool, dry, sunny and frosty start to this Wednesday, which ended on a cloudy note.
    Some light showers will move through overnight, and a breezy and sunny Thursday will follow. It will actually be a tad milder on Thursday, before we cool down on Friday once again.
    Some rain will move back on Saturday, but we will clear out and cool back down again on Sunday.
    Have a nice day!
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  • $62K Reward For ID Of Suspect Who Shot Cop In West Baltimore

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is searching for a suspect after one of their officers was shot in west Baltimore Wednesday afternoon.
    A $62,000 reward is being offered for the identification of the suspect involved in the shooting.
    The #FBI & our federal partners are offering a $60K reward for information pertaining to the @Baltimorepolice officer shot while on duty. pic.twitter.com/UG7B8CHMBC
    — FBI Baltimore (@FBIBaltimore) November 16, 2017The officer wa
  • Baltimore homicide detective in 'grave condition' after being shot in the head - Baltimore Sun

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    A Baltimore homicide detective is "on full life support" after being shot in the head and transported to Shock Trauma. (Algerina Perna, Baltimore Sun video). Kevin Rector, Justin Fenton and Talia RichmanContact ReportersThe Baltimore Sun. A Baltimore ...
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  • Anne Arundel County activates local water after decades of using Baltimore City water - CapitalGazette.com

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    Anne Arundel County activates local water after decades of using Baltimore City water
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    Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh, along with Department of Public Works Director Chris Phipps, celebrated the completion of a project that moved the final northern county residents off the Baltimore City water system at an event in Brooklyn ...
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  • Scherzer, Kluber Win Cy Young Awards By Wide Margins

    Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals coasted to his third Cy Young Award, winning Wednesday for the second straight year in the National League.
    Scherzer breezed past Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, drawing 27 of the 30 first-place votes in balloting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
    “Yes!” Scherzer shouted, thrusting his arms up when the honor was announced on MLB Network.
    Scherzer earned the NL honor last year with Washington and the 201
  • Baltimore Mayor Reacts To Crime: 'I Am Deeply Disturbed' - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

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    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Last week the Baltimore police commissioner was fired up at a press conference, Wednesday, the mayor responded to those who are lashing out at her. They say she doesn't take the violence seriously. Mayor Catherine Pugh says every ...
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  • Teacher Accused Of Selling Drugs At School

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities arrested a Maryland teacher accused of selling drugs at several locations, including at the school where she worked.
    51-year-old Monica Snee has been charged with numerous drug charges after she was found to be selling heroin and prescription pills.
    The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Snee in October.
    On Tuesday, deputies served a search warrant on Snee’s vehicle as she left Parkside High School.
    During the search, deputie
  • Baltimore Mayor Reacts To Crime: ‘I Am Deeply Disturbed’

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Last week the Baltimore police commissioner was fired up at a press conference, Wednesday, the mayor responded to those who are lashing out at her. They say she doesn’t take the violence seriously.
    Mayor Catherine Pugh says every time there’s a shooting or murder, her phone rings, and it couldn’t be more disturbing.
    Pugh says they’re moving the hiring process along as fast as they can with officers but the City might not feel the impact until next y
  • Maryland chooses new contractor for Baltimore child support enforcement - Baltimore Sun

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    Maryland chooses new contractor for Baltimore child support enforcement
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    The Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to replace the company that manages child support enforcement in Baltimore even though it submitted the lowest of three bids for a new five-year contract. The board accepted the Department of Human Services' ...
  • Police Searching For Suspect After Officer Shot In West Baltimore

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is searching for a suspect after one of their officers was shot in west Baltimore Wednesday afternoon.
    The officer was taken to Shock Trauma after being shot. The officer’s condition is unknown at this time.
    One of our officers was shot this evening. Please say an extra prayer for the officer and the officer’s family. We’ll update soon. Thank you.
    — Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) November 15, 2017Police say
  • Roy Moore's lawyer challenges Alabama woman's claim of sexual assault - Baltimore Sun

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    Phillip L. Jauregui,, the attorney for former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. (Brynn Anderson / AP). Michael FinneganLos Angeles Times. The Senate ...and more »
  • Senator Oaks faces new federal charge of obstructing justice - Baltimore Sun

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    Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks, a Baltimore Democrat, was appointed to the state Senate in February. (Baltimore Sun file photo). Michael DresserContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. State Sen. Nathaniel Oaks, already facing allegations of fraud and bribery, was ...
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