• 'Baltimore Rising' examines the fallout from Freddie Gray's death - The Daily Dot

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    'Baltimore Rising' examines the fallout from Freddie Gray's death
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    Baltimore Rising takes us back to the tumultuous spring in 2015 after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who died in police custody after his spine was mysteriously broken. In 90 minutes, the HBO film unpacks the societal response to his death. It ...
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    Black activists celebrated in HBO's documentary “Baltimore Rising&rdquo
  • Man shot in Parkville - Baltimore Sun

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    Around 12:30 p.m. employees at the Exxon gas station at McClean Boulevard and Cleanleigh Drive called 911 after hearing shots fired and a man screaming. The man was shot in his lower body, police said, and is being treated at the hospital. He is ...and more »
  • Baltimore-Based Skateboard Company Offers Customers Unique Opportunity

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Black Friday kicks off the start of the holiday shopping season.
    Now, a Baltimore-based company is “shredding” tradition, by creating a unique board-building experience for its customers.
    Bustin Boards was launched in 2001 by Maryland native Ryan Daughtridge in his father’s barn in Hagerstown.
    The company reported revenue of $4 million in 2012 and landed on Inc.’s list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies. Daughtridge, while living in New Y
  • This Week In College Basketball: Porter Jr. Done For Year

    By Steve Silverman
    It’s a long college basketball season that is just at the beginning stages, but it’s clear that the Duke Blue Devils are setting the early pace.
    Duke is the No. 1 team in the nation according to the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the third straight week, while Arizona and Kansas follow at No. 2 and 3, respectively.
    Michigan State is down to No. 4, as it has a loss to Duke on its record and star Myles Bridges suffered an ankle injury Sunday that head coach Tom Izz
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  • Slain Baltimore detective was to testify in indicted officers case - Baltimore Sun

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    Slain Baltimore detective was to testify in indicted officers case
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    Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis gives an update on the investigation into Detective Sean Suiter's killing. (Lloyd Fox, Baltimore Sun video). Justin FentonContact Reporter. Slain Baltimore homicide detective Sean Suiter was scheduled to ...
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  • Ravens WR Breshad Perriman understands reason for benching, doesn't agree - ESPN

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    OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Wide receiver Breshad Perriman looked up to the ceiling and tilted his head to the side when asked if he understood why he was benched last Sunday by the Baltimore Ravens. "Yeah, I understand. I do understand," Perriman said ...and more »
  • Ravens WR Breshad Perriman says he understands reason for benching, doesn't agree - ESPN

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    OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Wide receiver Breshad Perriman looked up to the ceiling and tilted his head to the side when asked whether he understood why he was benched last Sunday by the Baltimore Ravens. "Yeah, I understand. I do understand," Perriman ...and more »
  • Baltimore County school board won't delay Lansdowne High renovations despite opposition - Baltimore Sun

    Baltimore County school board won't delay Lansdowne High renovations despite opposition
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    After two hours of debate, the Baltimore County school board voted Tuesday not to delay a $60 million renovation of Lansdowne High School. Lansdowne was one of four large county high schools that administrators had recommended be partially renovated ...
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  • Police: No ‘Conspiracy’ In Murder Of Baltimore PD Detective

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say there is no conspiracy in the death of a Baltimore Police Department detective last week, and he was fatally shot with his own gun following a struggle with the suspect.
    One week after detective Sean Suiter’s murder, the Baltimore Police Department held a press conference Wednesday evening to update the public on their investigation into his murder.Baltimore PD Commissioner Kevin Davis said Suiter was set to give testimony in a federal grand jury case as
  • Did Uber Break Maryland Law By Not Reporting Hack In Timely Fashion?

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Uber has joined the growing list of companies targeted by cyber hackers.
    Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57 million of the beleaguered ride-hailing service’s customers and drivers.
    RELATED: Uber Reveals Cover-Up Of Hack Affecting 57M Riders, Drivers
    When the breach was discovered last October, instead of reporting it to Maryland by law, the company paid hackers $100,000 to keep
  • Stabbing disrupts downtown Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

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    Stabbing disrupts downtown Baltimore
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    BALTIMORE (WBFF)-- Baltimore City Police are on the scene of a stabbing in downtown Baltimore. The call came out just before 2:30pm for a stabbing near a light rail stop in the 200 block of N. Howard St. Police say the victim was stabbed multiple times ...and more »
  • The Holiday Rush Is On For Thanksgiving Travel

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The holiday rush is in full swing, as Marylanders hit the roads and head to the airport for Thanksgiving travel.
    An already busy travel day is expected to be even busier this year, as the number of people heading out of town this year is higher than it’s been in years.
    If your Thanksgiving plans take you further than your own dinner table, plan for some holiday company.
    Whether you’re on the roads, on the rails, or in the air.
    “This is actually the large
  • Festival of Trees: ‘The Unofficial Kickoff To The Holiday Season’

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore’s Festival of Trees is just a few days away and decorators have been hard at work setting up the annual Kennedy Krieger Institute event.
    Some say it doesn’t feel like the holidays until the Festival of Trees at the Maryland Fair Grounds begin.
    The festival is back for its 28th year. Organizers are expecting 50,000 people to visit for the rides, games, performances, activities and shopping this year.
    “Oh, it’s wonderful! You can’t mis
  • Chesapeake Bay Defenders Hold Breath, Wait On Senate

    WASHINGTON (AP) — If the Senate does not restore a deep, House-passed cut in federal funding to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program, the ripple effect on Maryland conservation efforts could be far larger than what the state would lose in actual dollars, according to program supporters.
    For the fourth consecutive year, House appropriators in September slashed funding for the EPA’s Chesapeake program by 20 percent, to $60 million.
    In past years, the Senat
  • Inmate Dies After Meth-Laden Kiss; Girlfriend Gets 2 Years

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman whose inmate boyfriend died from a meth-laden kiss after a prison visit was sentenced to two years behind bars Tuesday on a drug conspiracy charge.
    Melissa Ann Blair and Anthony Powell shared a long kiss at the end of a visit last year at the Oregon State Penitentiary and she passed seven tiny balloons filled with methamphetamine into his mouth. Two of the balloons ruptured in Powell’s stomach a short time later and he died of methamphetamine tox
  • Ronnie Stanley present, but Austin Howard absent from Ravens practice Wednesday - Baltimore Sun

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    Ronnie Stanley present, but Austin Howard absent from Ravens practice Wednesday
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    Starting left tackle Ronnie Stanley took part in Ravens practice Wednesday afternoon, but his counterpart on the other end of the offensive line was absent. Right tackle Austin Howard was missing from the portion of Wednesday's session open to the media.
  • Man Wanted In Delaware For Child Rape Captured 3 Years Later In Virginia

    MILFORD, Del. (AP) — A man indicted in Delaware on multiple counts in connection with child rape has been captured in Virginia, more than three years after he became a fugitive.
    The U.S. Marshal for the District of Delaware said in a statement that 30-year-old Carlos Gonzalez-Valesquez was arrested Monday at a home near Richmond. News outlets report Milford police had sought Gonzalez-Valesquez since February 2014. A Sussex County Superior Court grand jury indicted him this past September o
  • 'Corrective' tobacco ads to run in The Baltimore Sun, other media starting this weekend - Baltimore Sun

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    'Corrective' tobacco ads to run in The Baltimore Sun, other media starting this weekend
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    Tobacco advertising is returning to broadcast television and newspapers, including The Baltimore Sun, but not to promote any products. They will warn of the dangers of smoking. The ads that begin Sunday and run for a year are a court-ordered response ...and more »
  • Nitro The Police Dog Creates Viral Workout Video

    GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police dog shown on video doing pushups with two officers is a big hit on the internet — and it’s also intended as a public safety reminder.Al.com reports that Nitro is a 2-year-old Dutch Shepherd who joined the Gulf Shores Police Department’s canine unit in February. In a video police posted to social media, the dog raises up and down as the song “Eye of the Tiger” plays in the background.
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  • A's trade outfielder Brugman to Baltimore - SFGate

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    A's trade outfielder Brugman to Baltimore
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    The A's completed a minor trade Wednesday, dealing outfielder Jaycob Brugman to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named or cash. The A's had designated Brugman for assignment Monday as part of their roster shuffling to clear space for prospects ...
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  • Developer Scott Plank accused of exposing himself, Baltimore Police report says - Baltimore Sun

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    Developer Scott Plank accused of exposing himself, Baltimore Police report says
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    Developer Scott Plank was the subject of a police complaint this month in which an employee at the luxury condominium building where he lives alleged that he exposed himself to her in the lobby and asked her to accompany him upstairs, according to the ...and more »
  • Developer Scott Plank accused of exposing himself, Baltimore ... - Baltimore Sun

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    Developer Scott Plank accused of exposing himself, Baltimore ...
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    Developer Scott Plank became the subject of a police complaint earlier this month in which an employee at his luxury apartment building alleged that he ...and more »
  • Dispatch audio from Baltimore detective's shooting death shows concern over where shots came from - Baltimore Sun

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    Dispatch audio from Baltimore detective's shooting death shows concern over where shots came from
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    Baltimore City Police dispatch scanner audio following shooting of Det. Sean Suiter on Nov. 15. (Audio courtesy of the Baltimore Police Department via Broadcastify, video courtesy of ScannerAudio). Justin FentonContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. With ...
    Funeral services set for slain detectiveFox Baltimore
    Funeral Plans Announced For Slain Baltimore City Police Detectiv
  • Pence Visits Injured Service Members At Military Hospital

    BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has paid an early Thanksgiving visit to injured service members.
    Pence and his wife, Karen, met privately Wednesday with five patients undergoing treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
    They later met with recovering patients, relatives and doctors and other caregivers at a USO facility on campus.
    Among those the Vice President met with included a woman with a prosthetic right leg wrapped in pink gauze
  • Olympic Gymnastics Ex-Doctor Pleads Guilty To Sex Charges

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former doctor accused of molesting girls while working for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple charges of sexual assault and will face at least 25 years in prison.
    Larry Nassar, 54, admitted to abusing seven girls, mostly under the guise of treatment at his Lansing-area home and a campus clinic. All but one of his accusers was a gymnast. He faces similar charges in a neighboring county and lawsuits filed by more than 125
  • Here Are The Thanksgiving Foods That You Should Not Feed Your Pets

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole… you’re probably salivating just thinking about Thanksgiving dinner and it’s more than likely that your dog or cat is too!
    Before everyone sits down to eat, it’s important to know what foods are off-limits for pets and it’s a good idea to inform your house guests as well.
    It may be tempting to let Spot “clean up” the small pile of corn that fell off on the floor but any but
  • Maryland Man Charged With Murder Days After Getting Out Of Prison

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man who was just released from the Maryland Department of Corrections days ago is again being sought by police after he was charged with murder.
    Devaughn Tyrone Drew, 33, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Destiny Aurelia Boccone.
    Police say Boccone was found dead on November 19, following a crash in the 11300 block of Dogwood Dr., in Hagerstown.
    Responding officers found Boccone’s body in the vehicle, but found th
  • Tim Meadows: ‘I Love Working With Will Ferrell’

    Actor Tim Meadows admits he’s not the biggest star in Hollywood, but he’s had some of the most memorable performances in television shows and movies over the past 20 years. The 56-year-old shined as The Ladies Man on “Saturday Night Live” and Mr. Duvall from “Mean Girls.” Meadows stars in CBS All Access’s first original comedy called “No Activity.” The show is being executive produced by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell and tells the story of the
  • Black activists celebrated in HBO's documentary “Baltimore Rising” - Johns Hopkins News-Letter

    Black activists celebrated in HBO's documentary “Baltimore Rising”
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    More than two years have passed since his death, but Freddie Gray still lives on in Baltimore. Just last week, one of the officers involved in Gray's death, Lieutenant Brian Rice, was cleared of administrative charges. Rice, along with three other ...
  • Boy, 9, choked fellow Baltimore County student on school bus, police say - Baltimore Sun

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    Boy, 9, choked fellow Baltimore County student on school bus, police say
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    Baltimore County police have charged a 9-year-old boy with second degree assault after he choked a fellow student from Cromwell Valley Elementary School on their bus ride home earlier this month. Police said bus surveillance video of the Nov. 10 ...
  • Boy, 9, choked fellow Baltimore County student on school bus ... - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore County police charged a 9-year-old boy with second degree assault after he choked a fellow Cromwell Valley Elementary School student on their ...and more »
  • It Could Be Another Banner Year For Snowy Owl Sightings In Maryland

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Four winters ago, a snowy owl incursion pleased mid-Atlantic bird watchers to no end. And it could happen again this year, experts say.
    People started to realize that something unusual was occurring in late November 2013, when birdwatchers in Newfoundland reported seeing large concentrations of snowy owls. Then a surge was noticed on a popular birdwatching database, as well.
    The influx was so large that a research group, Project SNOWstorm, formed in an attempt to take adva
  • Baltimore officials to appeal $15M award in wrongful conviction lawsuit - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore officials to appeal $15M award in wrongful conviction lawsuit
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    Sabein Burgess wipes tears from one of his lawyers, Susan Friedman, following his release from prison in 2014. A federal jury has awarded Burgess $15 million in his unlawful conviction suit, which Baltimore officials on Wednesday vowed to appeal.
    Jury awards wrongfully convicted Baltimore man $15MNew York Post
    Baltimore Man Exonerated Of Murder Awarded $15 MillionCBS Baltimore / WJZ
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  • Baltimore officials to appeal $15M award in wrongful conviction ... - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore officials to appeal $15M award in wrongful conviction ...
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    Sabein Burgess wipes tears from one of his lawyers, Susan Friedman, following his release from prison in 2015. A federal jury has awarded Burgess $15 million ...
    Exonerated Baltimore man awarded $15 millionPress Herald
    Wrongly convicted man awarded $15 million in lawsuit against Baltimore PD, 2 detectivesWJLA
    Exonerated Baltimore man: $15 million verdict brings justiceThe News Tribune
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  • Baltimore filmmaker's latest documentary up for major award - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore filmmaker's latest documentary up for major award
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    “Motherland,” the latest documentary from Baltimore filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz, has been nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award. The Spirits, awarded to smaller-budget films made and released outside the major-studio mainstream, are handed out ...
  • This Is Us Recap: 'Number Two' (Season 2, Episode 9) - Baltimore Sun

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    This Is Us Recap: 'Number Two' (Season 2, Episode 9)
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    Unlike our nation's press secretary yesterday, and every American mom tomorrow, I will not be asking y'all what you're thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday. Promise. Besides, after last night's episode, all I can think is “I'm [sniff] grateful for ...and more »
  • The tale of two Targets, a Baltimore segregation story - Newsday

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    The tale of two Targets, a Baltimore segregation story
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    While a closure anywhere would likely have a negative impact on a given community, removing access to goods and jobs in an economically depressed neighborhood feels even more egregious. A Target logo on a store. Photo Credit: AP / Gene J. Puskar.
  • Flat-Earther To Launch Himself In Homemade Rocket To See Planet’s Shape

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you’re someone who has adopted the belief that the Earth is flat, how do you test your theory? A man in California plans to launch himself in a homemade rocket so he can get a better look at our pancake-shaped planet.
    Mike Hughes, 61, has spent the last few years building his own steam-powered rocket out of whatever he could find. On Nov. 25, Hughes plans to test his homemade contraption for the first time in California’s Mojave Desert. There will be no roo
  • Orioles Get Minor League Pitcher Wade For Bonus Slot Money

    BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have acquired minor league pitcher Konner Wade from the Colorado Rockies for international signing bonus slot money.
    Orioles vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette confirmed the deal Wednesday.
    Wade was Colorado’s seventh-round pick in the 2013. The 6-foot-3 right-hander jockeyed between being a reliever and starter over the last two seasons for Double-A Hartford. The 25-year-old is 29-35 with a 4.05 ERA over five minor league season
  • Man Dies From Cancer Hours After Being Charged With Murder

    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a New York man accused of fatally shooting another man in Albany earlier this year has died from cancer just hours after being charged.
    Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple tells the Times Union that 30-year-old Taron Robinson died at an Albany hospital late Tuesday night, 10 hours after being charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of Christopher Hardy.
    Police say Robinson shot the 27-year-old Hardy in April.
    Robinson was free under stat
  • Baltimore Reckons With Its Legacy of Redlining - Next City

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    Just about every workday for the past month, Stephanie M. Smith has walked into Baltimore Police Department Headquarters, at eight in the morning, prepared to talk about the city's legacy of segregation and systemic underinvestment in communities of color.
  • Police: Prostitution Ring Run Out Of Senior Living Facility

    PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts have arrested two men they say ran a prostitution ring out of an apartment at a senior living facility.
    Pittsfield police say 65-year-old Joseph Van Wert and 45-year-old Randy Lambach have been held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Nov. 29.
    Authorities say Lambach recruited drug addicts from Pittsfield, took photos of them, and posted ads on adult websites. Police say he scheduled and drove them to and from meetings
  • Best Offbeat Holiday Destinations In America

    By Randy Yagi
    The busy holiday season has officially begun and if you’re still thinking of heading out of town, there is really no time to waste. But you might be procrastinating a little longer this year since you really don’t want to visit and stay at the same old places that you always do. If that’s the case, why not visit a hidden gem or other noteworthy city that’s guaranteed to be completely new and different? For a few places to consider, here are five of the best
  • Davon Fleming calls Baltimore 'a city on the rise,' advances on 'The Voice' - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    Davon Fleming calls Baltimore 'a city on the rise,' advances on 'The Voice'
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    Baltimore's Davon Fleming continues to impress on NBC's “The Voice,” advancing to next week's round of 11. Fleming, 25, who was raised in Park Heights, was one of 10 singers who advanced Tuesday night thanks to the earlier votes of “The Voice” viewers.and more »
  • Davon Fleming calls Baltimore 'a city on the rise,' advances on 'The ... - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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    Baltimore's Davon Fleming makes it to next round of NBC's 'The Voice' and shines some love on his hometown.and more »
  • Week 12 NFL Picks: The Thanksgiving Feast Is Upon Us

    Ryan Mayer
    It’s Thanksgiving week! That means three Thursday games as you gulp down mountainous plates of food while arguing with your aunt over the state of the country currently. Fun! Anyway, with the holidays right around the corner, you might be looking to add a little extra cash to your stockpile to help with your gift-giving. Well, let’s see if we can help you out with that by picking some winners for this upcoming weekend’s of NFL action. It was a rough week last week, f
  • Dietz & Watson’s Hometown Hero: Army First Lt. Ben Morgan

    (Sponsored Content) – Ben decided to join the army while in high school and the ROTC program was the route that he took. Ben graduated as an active-duty infantry officer from Auburn University.
    Then, Ben went to Fort Benning Georgia and attended the infantry officer Airborne School and entered Ranger School. He is currently stationed at Schofield Barracks Hawaii.
    He serves as a rifle platoon leader and stands ready to fight and win this nation’s wars.
    Ben grew up in Columbia and
  • Security Tight For Thanksgiving Parade In Terror-Wary NYC

    NEW YORK (AP) — Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and not even a month after a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan.
    New York City’s mayor and police brass have repeatedly stressed that layers of security, along with hundreds of officers, will be in place for one of the nation’s biggest outdoor holiday gatherings, an
  • Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens odds: Picks from expert with 3 straight Texans wins - CBSSports.com

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    Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens odds: Picks from expert with 3 straight Texans wins
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    Week 12 of the NFL ends with the Baltimore Ravens hosting the Houston Texans. The hometown Ravens are touchdown favorites, unchanged from where the line opened. The over-under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is also ...
    538: Ravens have 65% chance to make playoffsBaltimore Beatdownall 32 news articles »
  • Emily Axford: ‘Hot Date Is Like A Buddy Comedy, But With A Relationship’

    Emily Axford and Brian Murphy are the perfect people to headline a comedy about modern romance. Ax and Murph met years ago at CollegeHumor, started dating and then got married. Emily and Brian star on Pop TV’s “Hot Date,” a comedy that tackles the issues of dating, sex and marriage in today’s world. The show is executive produced by Will Arnett and features cameos from Ben Schwartz, Mena Suvari and Kevin Pollak.
    Axford and Murphy chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith

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