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• CBS News Suspends Charlie Rose Amid Sexual Harassment Report

  20-11-2017 23:56
  NEW YORK (AP) — PBS says it is immediately halting distribution of Charlie Rose’s interview program and CBS News suspended him following The Washington Post’s report of eight women who accused the veteran newsman of multiple unwanted sexual advances and inappropriate behavior.
  The women, three of whom spoke on the record in the deeply-reported story, accused Rose of groping them, walking naked in front of them and relating an erotic dream.
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• University Of Maryland Medical System Holding Addiction Discussion

  20-11-2017 23:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With the death toll ticking upward, health care professionals want to talk about curing Maryland’s drug problem.
  They’re inviting people across the state to join in, as they say the conversation needs to happen now.
  Health care professionals are stepping in to try and erase the stigma of addiction and recovery.
  One mother is also doing her part after losing her son.
  He was a college graduate, a business owner, a younger brother, and a drug addict who
  
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• ‘The Wire’ Star Makes Documentary ‘Baltimore Rising’

  20-11-2017 23:16
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sonja Sohn has gone from being in front of the camera to behind it. The actress, who played a Baltimore detective on “The Wire,” has become a documentary filmmaker and her debut offering is a powerful look at her beloved adopted city.
  “Baltimore Rising,” which was to debut Monday on HBO, examines a fearful community in the wake of riots after the death of Freddie Gray, who was fatally injured while in police custody in 2015. Sohn and her team accumul
  
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• New Proposal Would Overhaul Craft Beer Restrictions In Maryland

  20-11-2017 23:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Local brewers are raising their glasses to a proposal that would lift restrictions on craft beer sales in Maryland.
  The state’s chief alcohol regulator has a plan for the next legislative session.
  Here’s the plan: Make all you want, sell it where you want, and stay open as late as you can.
  Union Craft Brewing is one of many in the craft beer industry that will gain from a reform.
  A bill proposed for 2018 would lift state restrictions on how much craft brewers
  
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• David Koechner: ‘Superior Donuts Has A Deep Cast’

  20-11-2017 21:52
  David Koechner knows how to make people laugh. He’s done it as an anchorman named Champ Kind, as a traveling salesman named Todd Packer and now he displays his comedic gift weekly as Carl “Tush” Tushinski on CBS’s “Superior Donuts.”  The Missouri native describes his character “Tush” as a survivor who works a different job every week. Koechner has been part of many hits shows and movies, but this one is different because of the presence of the
  
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• Arrests After Teen Allegedly Throws Bleach At Officer Trying To Break Up Kerfuffle

  20-11-2017 21:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Arrests were made and an officer was injured after police tried to break up a fight between two groups of teens in Columbia over the weekend and one of the teens allegedly threw bleach at one of the officers.
  Officers responded to a report about the argument in the 6500 block of Overheart Lane around noon Sunday.
  When they arrived and started separating the groups, they say a 15-year-old girl ran toward the them and the crowd and threw a cup of bleach at them.
  The bleach h
  
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• Training Helps Teach Md. Police, Those With Special Needs How To Interact

  20-11-2017 21:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man with Down syndrome who died while being restrained by police four years ago has led to training changes for law enforcement in Maryland.
  Alex DeMetrick reports, it’s also prompted training for those with special needs on how to deal with police.
  In 2013, 26-year-old Ethan Saylor stopped breathing after Frederick County Sheriff’s Office deputies restrained him in a movie theater, which he refused to leave.
  Because of his Down syndrome, Saylor’s beha
  
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• Scientists Predict More Earthquakes In 2018 As Earth Slows

  20-11-2017 21:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Geologists have unveiled an ominous forecast for the planet in 2018 as the number of devastating earthquakes is predicted to rise. Scientists are blaming the spike in seismic activity on Earth’s slowing rotation.
  At a meeting of the Geological Society of America in October, two researchers warned that the world will likely see a 30-percent increase in the number of Magnitude-7 quakes next year. The planet normally suffers through an average of 15 major earthquakes a
  
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• Autopsy Helps Lead Police To ‘Additional, Significant Evidence’ About Detective’s Murder

  20-11-2017 21:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — There was a quick turnaround Monday in the Harlem Park neighborhood where Baltimore Police detective Sean Suiter was killed last week.
  After initially clearing the area around where the 43-year-old was shot, which had been locked down since the shooting happened Wednesday afternoon, police started expanding the scene again shortly after noon, according to WJZ investigator Mike Hellgren.
  The shooting happened on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.in a vacant space between two row ho
  
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• Want To Live Longer? Scientists Say You Should Get A Dog

  20-11-2017 21:12
  Baltimore  (WZJ) — Looking for the secret to a longer life and a healthy heart? A new study in Sweden says owning a dog is the best medicine for cardiovascular health, especially if you’re single.
  Researchers from Uppsala University have released the results of a 12-year study that followed over 3.4 million Swedish adults, looking at their heart health and risks for heart disease. According to the findings, Swedes who owned a four-legged friend were found to have a lower ri
  
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• Keidel: Minnesota Vikings Serve Notice

  20-11-2017 20:47
  By Jason Keidel
  The marquee matchup of Week 11 would have been laughed off the schedule in 2016.
  In other sports, parity is way more parody than reality. But not in the NFL, where all four division leaders in the NFC didn’t even make the playoffs last year.
  And the game of the week was between two unlikely contenders, when the Los Angeles Rams visited the Minnesota Vikings. Both clubs entered the contest with a 7-2 record and beaming from first place in their respective divisions. The Viki
  
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• Woman Charged With Making False Report About Attempted Carjacking In Towson

  20-11-2017 20:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The woman who claimed to be the victim of a robbery and attempted carjacking at Towson Town Center last week has been charged with making a false statement.
  Police say they determined shortly after their investigation began that the report was fabricated.
  On November 14, officers responded to a parking lot across from the mall around 5:40 p.m.
  Police say 46-year-old Pamela Davis initially stated that she saw two suspects lurking among the parked cars as she exited the mal
  
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• Suspect Arrested In Hunt Valley Shooting

  20-11-2017 20:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a man in Hunt Valley on Saturday night, Baltimore County police say.
  Officers responded to a call for a shooting in a parking lot on the corner of Shawan Road and McCormick Road around 11:11 p.m.
  Two men, who police say were known to each other, encountered each other in the lot.
  When the victim attempted to walk away from the suspect, who he’d previously been in a dispute with, the suspect shot him once in the upper bo
  
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• Comptroller Franchot seeks to lift cap on craft beer production, sales - Baltimore Sun

  20-11-2017 20:04 via baltimoresun.com
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  Comptroller Franchot seeks to lift cap on craft beer production, sales
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  The “Reform on Tap Act of 2018” would eliminate limits on beer production, take-home sales and tap room sales for the state's breweries. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun video). Sarah GantzContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Maryland Comptroller ...and more »
  
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• Della Reese, Of TV’s “Touched by an Angel,” Has Died At 86

  20-11-2017 19:54
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama “Touched by an Angel,” has died at age 86.
  Reese’s co-star on the series, Roma Downey, said in a statement that the actress died peacefully Sunday evening in her home in the Los Angeles area. No further details were included.
  Before “Touched by an Angel” debuted in 1994, Reese was mainly
  
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• ‘Cabe Gallo Has Moral Integrity’: Robert Patrick On CBS’s Scorpion

  20-11-2017 19:06
  Arnold Schwarzenegger, Reese Witherspoon and Matthew McConaughey. These are just a few of the award-winning actors and actresses Robert Patrick has worked with during his lengthy career in Hollywood. When you think of Patrick, you think about some of the darkest villains from the last 20 years- T-1000 from “Terminator 2,” Jackson Herveaux from “True Blood” and Gary Tison from “Last Rampage.” There have been plenty of bad guys and plenty of law enforcement
  
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• After Clearing Area Around Crime Scene Where Detective Was Killed, Police Re-Expand It

  20-11-2017 18:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — There was a quick turnaround Monday in the Harlem Park neighborhood where Baltimore Police detective Sean Suiter was killed last week.
  After initially clearing the area around the crime scene where the 43-year-old was shot, which had been locked down since the shooting happened Wednesday afternoon, police started expanding the scene again shortly after noon, according to WJZ investigator Mike Hellgren.
  The shooting happened on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. on the 900 block of
  
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• Police: Man Uses Mom As Getaway Driver In Fast Food Heist

  20-11-2017 18:19
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in western New York say a man had his mother serve as his getaway driver while he robbed a fast-food restaurant at gunpoint.
  Police in the town of Orchard Park, just south of Buffalo, say a 30-year-old man entered a Mighty Taco restaurant around 2 a.m. Sunday armed with a gun and demanded cash from the register.
  Officers say he ran out and got into a van that was seen leaving the parking lot around the same time the robbery occurred. Police pulled over
  
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• Trump Intends To Declare North Korea A State Sponsor Of Terror

  20-11-2017 18:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he intends to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror.
  Trump called the move a long overdue step and part of the U.S. “maximum pressure campaign” against the North.
  North Korea was last on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terror in 2008, when the country was removed in a bid to salvage a deal to halt its nuclear development. Iran, Sudan and Syria are also designated by the U.S. as state sponsors of terror.
  U.S. o
  
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• This Fundraiser For Slain Detective’s Family Is Legitimate, Police Say

  20-11-2017 17:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After reports last week that unauthorized fundraisers for slain Baltimore Police detective Sean Suiter had popped up online, police say there is one that is family approved.
  The GoFundMe page can be accessed HERE.
  The page description says Suiter’s wife, Nicole Suiter, will directly receive all funds raised on the page.
  So far, it has raised more than $16,000 of a $20,000 goal.
  Below is a link to a family-approved site foranyone wishing to support Detective Sean Sui
  
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• SEC Football Report: Welcome To Iron Bowl Week

  20-11-2017 17:43
  Ryan Mayer
  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 Rebounds With Win Over Kentucky
  The Bulldogs were smarting from the 40-17 loss to Auburn and tumbling down the College Football Playoff rankings six spots to number seven as they headed home to face Kentucky on Saturday afternoon. Georgia took out their frustrations on the Wildcats to
  
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• 2nd Woman Accuses Sen. Al Franken Of Improper Conduct

  20-11-2017 17:34
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A second woman has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of improper conduct, saying he put his hand on her bottom as they posed for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010 — after he had begun his career in the Senate.
  Lindsay Menz told CNN last week for a report broadcast Monday that the interaction made her feel “gross.” She said she immediately told her husband that Franken had “grabbed” her bottom, and she said she posted about it on F
  
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• Opioids Haunt Users’ Recovery: ‘It Never Really Leaves You’

  20-11-2017 17:28
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s hard to say whether businessman Kyle Graves hit rock bottom when he shot himself in the ankle so emergency room doctors would feed his opioid habit or when he broke into a safe to steal his father’s cancer pain medicine.
  For straight-talking ex-trucker Jeff McCoy, it was when he grabbed a gun and threatened to blow his brains out if his mother didn’t hand over his fentanyl patches.
  For newly minted lawyer Bianca Knight, it happened after hitti
  
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• Roy Moore Accuser Says She Was Not Paid To Tell Her Story

  20-11-2017 17:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman accusing Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of initiating sexual contact when she was 14 said Monday she wanted to confront him years ago but didn’t because he was powerful and the encounter gutted her self-confidence. She said she came forward to tell her story only after other women agreed to.
  The declaration by Leigh Corfman comes after Moore’s supporters claimed without evidence that reporters were offering thousands of dollars to women for accusat
  
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• Maine Boy With Cancer Dies After Wish For Early Christmas

  20-11-2017 17:11
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A 9-year-old Maine boy with cancer has died after his wish for a Christmas celebration was fulfilled.
  Jacob Thompson’s family used social media Monday to announce that he died Sunday at Maine Medical Center in Portland. His family thanked those who sent Christmas cards and prayers, saying it gave joy to Jacob and optimism to his family.
  Jacob was diagnosed at age 5 with neuroblastoma, and was admitted to the hospital in October. Knowing time was short, his fami
  
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• Manhunt Continues In Deadly Shooting Of Police Officer

  20-11-2017 15:25
  NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — The manhunt for a suspect and a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a rookie police officer in Pennsylvania is into its fourth day.
  Pennsylvania state police have issued an arrest warrant for 29-year-old Rahmael Sal Holt. He’s accused of killing New Kensington Officer Brian Shaw during a traffic stop Friday night. Holt faces charges of murder and murder of a police officer.
  Authorities say the 25-year-old rookie was shot in the chest while chasing H
  
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• Scientists Group Supports Aruna Miller For Likely Competitive Election

  20-11-2017 14:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A group of scientists and engineers is supporting lawmaker and engineer Aruna Miller for Maryland’s 6th District Congressional District Democratic Primary.
  Washington-based non-profit 314 Action was founded last year on the premise that scientists and engineers take a more rational approach to problem solving. The group is named after the first three numbers in pi.
  Miller, a state delegate in the Montgomery County district, is one of five Democrats looking to s
  
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• Ocean City Officer Saves A Seagull After Being Hooked

  20-11-2017 14:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Ocean City officer goes above and beyond to save a seagull who had a hook in its leg.
  The department posted the story on their Facebook page on Sunday saying it was hooked by a very large fishing lure. Thanks to a local fisherman who was able to distract the seagull using bait, the officer was able to safely remove the lure from the seagull’s leg.
  The bird was taken to Tri-State Bird Rescue to receive additional care and antibiotics for the wound.
  The police
  
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• Carmelo Anthony Family And Foundation To Provide Food To 300 Families For Thanksgiving

  20-11-2017 13:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On Monday, the Carmelo Anthony Family And Foundation will partner with Feed The Children to help feed 300 families in the inner city for the “Thanksgiving Give A-way.”
  It’s the 14th year the event will be taking place and it will be inside The Love Crowd Christian Light Church at 2247 Eutaw Place.
  There will be perishable and nonperishable food items available.
  The event will run from noon until 5 p.m..
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• Weather Blog: Sunny Skies For Thanksgiving Week

  20-11-2017 13:16
  Hi Everyone!
  Sunny skies. THAT will be the theme of this Thanksgiving week 2017. Fact of the matter is we really do not see clouds pile in until Saturday. And even then there is only mention of a shower or two. (That will become more definite as we move through this week though).
  A cold front diving through the region tomorrow night will cloud us up for a few hours but clear skies return, big time, pre-dawn on Wednesday.
  Behind that front temps will take a hit. Dropping from the upper 50’s
  
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• Craft Beer Legislation Proposals Expected To Be Announced

  20-11-2017 12:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Legislation proposals that could reform Maryland’s craft beer laws are expected to be announced on Monday.
  Comptroller Peter Franchot will host press conferences in Baltimore and in Silver Spring. The press conference in Baltimore will be at 11 a.m. at the future site of the Union Collective. The announcement in Silver Spring will be at 3 p.m. at Denizens Brewing Company.
  The proposals come after the findings of the Comptroller’s Reform on Tap Task Force, whic
  
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• Groundbreaking Ceremony To Take Place for New Northeast Area Elementary School

  20-11-2017 12:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the new Northeast area elementary school will be taking place Monday morning.
  The 49 million dollar school will be in the Perry Hall/White Marsh area of Baltimore County. The school will have a state-rated capacity of 725 seats. It’s as Baltimore County Public Schools is in the middle of a 1 point 3 billion dollar Schools for Our Future capital plan to add capacity to support increasing enrollment and to improve faciliti
  
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• Port of Baltimore Handling More Cargo Than Any Previous Year

  20-11-2017 11:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore has handled 8,019,919 tons of general cargo at its public marine terminals through the first nine months of 2017.
  The number crushes the previous nine-month calendar year mark from January through September in 2016. The port’s pace was led by containers which has had a 11 percent jump over its record year in 2016.
  During the third quarter of 2017, the Port of Baltimore had a 15 percent jump in general cargo tons from the th
  
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• Santa’s In Town? You Need An Appointment This Year

  20-11-2017 11:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — Santa Claus may be coming to town, but you’ll need a reservation to see him.
  At Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street in New York, a chance to sit on Saint Nick’s lap is by appointment only this year, for the first time ever.
  Starting Monday, eager families can go online to sign up for a time slot from 30 minutes to five days in advance. No walk-ins are allowed. Admission is free to Santaland Herald Square and runs from the day after Thanksgiving through Ch
  
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• WH: Trump Not Stumping For Moore Due To Discomfort With Bid

  20-11-2017 09:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump isn’t campaigning for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore because of “discomfort” with the sexual misconduct allegations made by several women but isn’t calling on the controversial judge to drop out of the race because the state’s voters should decide, the White House says.
  Ultimately, Trump doesn’t know who to believe following decades-old allegations made one month before the Dec. 12 election, according to his a
  
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• Charles Manson, Whose Cult Slayings Horrified World, Dies

  20-11-2017 09:04
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson, the hippie cult leader who became the hypnotic-eyed face of evil across America after orchestrating the gruesome murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others in Los Angeles during the summer of 1969, died Sunday after nearly a half-century in prison. He was 83.
  Manson, whose name to this day is synonymous with unspeakable violence and madness, died at 8:13 p.m. of natural causes at a Kern County hospital, according to a California Department of
  
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• Fundraiser Held For Maryland Business Park Shooting Victim

  20-11-2017 05:15
  HARVE DE GRACE, Md. (WJZ)– One of the two men, injured during a deadly shooting at an Edgewood business, continues his long road to recovery.
  Friends of Ed Sosa came together to help ease the financial burden on his family.
  Sosa is one of two men who survived a deadly shooting rampage at Advanced Granite Solutions that killed three people.
  “It feels good to go home and see my kids,” Sosa told WJZ after leaving Shock Trauma earlier this month.
  Drafts, deserts and door prize
  
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• Seasonal Flu Activity Up Across The U.S.

  20-11-2017 05:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seasonal influenza activity is increasing in the U.S.
  The flu season officially started last month, and already, more than a dozen states, including Maryland, are reporting flu activity.
  While the flu season can be unpredictable, a flu vaccination is your best form of defense.
  “It’s especially important for the very young, and very old, and those with medical conditions as well,” said 
  
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• “Cosby Show” Actor Earle Hyman Dies At 91

  20-11-2017 04:46
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Earle Hyman, a veteran actor of stage and screen who was widely known for playing Russell Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died.
  Jordan Strohl, a representative for The Actors Fund, says that Hyman died Friday at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey. He was 91.
  A North Carolina native, Hyman made his Broadway debut as a teenager in 1943. He would go on to become a charter member of the American Shakespeare Theater. In 1980 Hyman received a
  
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• Police: Student Arrested For Threat Made On Social Media Against Perry Hall Middle School

  20-11-2017 03:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)–  A Perry Hall Middle School student has been arrested for a threat that was posted on social media Sunday, according to Baltimore County police.
  Police were notified of a social media post on Instagram, possibly threatening harm at Perry Hall Middle on Monday morning.
  Detectives were able to identified the suspect as a student at Perry Hall Middle. Officers say the juvenile was arrested and will be charged.
  Investigators believe this is an isolated incident and there
  
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• Longtime Country Singer, Songwriter Mel Tillis Dies

  20-11-2017 01:35
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mel Tillis, the affable longtime country music star who wrote hits for Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs and many others, and overcame a stutter to sing on dozens of his own singles, has died.
  A spokesman for Tillis, Don Murry Grubbs, said Tillis died early Sunday at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida. He was 85.
  Grubbs said Tillis battled intestinal issues since 2016 and never fully recovered. The suspected cause of death is respiratory failure.
  Tillis, the
  
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• Police Searching For Missing Baltimore Woman

  20-11-2017 00:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police officers are searching for a missing 48-year-old woman who was last seen early Sunday morning.
  Detectives say Anita Thurman was last seen in the 4900 block of Gunther Avenue at about 2 a.m.She was last seen wearing a green jacket, a black and white t-shirt, blue jeans and pink New Balance sneakers.
  Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Thurman is urged to contact the Baltimore Police Department’s Missing Person Unit at 443-98
  
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• Police: Child Accidentally Shoots 3-Year-Old In Minnesota

  20-11-2017 00:19
  DEER CREEK, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in western Minnesota say a 3-year-old child was accidentally shot and wounded by another child.
  The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says it received a 911 call about the shooting from a home in Deer Creek around 7:30 a.m. Sunday. The caller reported a 5-year-old had caused the accidental gunshot wound.
  The 3-year-old was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital before being sent to a Minneapolis hospital. Authorities say the victim is stable.
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