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• Man Pays Off Dozens Of Strangers’ Layaway Bills At Toy Store

  25-11-2017 23:03
  CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — A Secret Santa has spent more than $10,000 to pay for dozens of holiday layaway orders at a New Jersey toy store.
  The good Samaritan, who identified himself as “Charlie K,” went to the Toys R Us in Cherry Hill on Friday to do some shopping for his son.
  While at the store, he decided to pay for 62 layaway orders of strangers — totaling $10,780 overall — and bought an additional $2,000 worth of items to give to Toys for Tots by having everyone
  
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• Man Who Survived Las Vegas Shooting Killed In Hit-And-Run

  25-11-2017 21:48
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who survived the Oct. 1 mass shooting that killed 58 concert-goers and injured hundreds in Las Vegas has been killed in a hit-and-run in southern Nevada.
  Roy McClellan of Las Vegas was killed Nov. 17 while hitchhiking on State Route 160 in Pahrump, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Las Vegas.
  His widow, Denise McClellan, told KSNV-TV she can’t understand why her 52-year-old husband survived the shooting, only to die in a hit-and-run. She says the
  
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• Teenager Detained At Canada Border After Grandmother Found Dead

  25-11-2017 21:43
  MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Border patrol agents have detained a Florida teenager trying to enter Canada whom police want to interview in connection with the death of his grandmother.
  The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference late Friday that the 15-year-old was stopped near Buffalo, New York.
  Officials in Florida started looking for the boy and his 53-year-old grandmother on Wednesday after they failed to pick up the teen’s father at the airport. The father had been on
  
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• Leader Of Child Sex Trafficking Ring Gets 472-Year Sentence

  25-11-2017 20:47
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man convicted of running a prostitution ring involving children and young adults has been sentenced to 472 years in prison.
  31-year-old Brock Franklin was sentenced by Arapahoe County Judge Peter F. Michaelson on Tuesday.
  Franklin was convicted Friday on 30 counts, including human trafficking of a minor and kidnapping.
  A 2015 grand jury indictment alleged Franklin used drugs and violence to assert control over young women and girls. At trial, jurors hear
  
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• 2017 Deer Season Allows Air Guns, Hunting Guides

  25-11-2017 19:30
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The season for hunting deer with firearms has begun in Maryland.
  The Maryland Department of Natural Resources said in a statement that the two-week season runs from Saturday through December 9.
  It allows hunters to shoot sika and white-tailed deer and helps the state manage the deer population.
  For the first time this year, hunters will be allowed to use certain air guns.
  Another change is the state’s Apprentice Hunting License Program. It allows first-time hunt
  
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• Suspect, Vehicle ID’d In Fatal Pedestrian Hit And Run In Harford County

  25-11-2017 19:27
  EDGEWOOD, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Maryland have identified the driver and car that struck and killed a man in Harford County.
  Maryland State Police said in a statement Saturday that 31-year-old Cristobal Martinez was struck sometime between 8:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Friday. The incident occurred on northbound Route 24 and Route 7 in Edgewood, which is about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore.
  Police say Martinez was hit by a silver 2014 Kia Forte, which they located. The driver, who is the s
  
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• Police Seeking Silver Kia Or Toyota That Fled Fatal Crash

  25-11-2017 19:27
  EDGEWOOD, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland are searching for the driver of a car that struck and killed a man in Harford County.
  Maryland State Police said in a statement Saturday that 31-year-old Cristobal Martinez was struck sometime between 8:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Friday. The incident occurred on northbound Route 24 and Route 7 in Edgewood, which is about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore.
  Police believe Martinez was hit by a silver Kia or Toyota based on evidence at the scene. It may have d
  
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• Navy Identifies Sailors Killed In Plane Crash

  25-11-2017 17:41
  MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Navy says two sailors from Florida and another from Louisiana died in an aircraft crash in the Philippine Sea.
  In a news release, the Navy’s 7th Fleet said the families of Lt. Steven Combs and Airman apprentice Bryan Grosso of Florida and airman Matthew Chialastri of Louisiana were notified of their deaths following the Wednesday crash.
  The C-2A “Greyhound” transport aircraft was traveling to the USS Ronald Reagan when it crashed. Eight people were r
  
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• Cops: Naked, Drunken Man With Child In Back Seat Drives Into Tree While Having Sex

  25-11-2017 17:28
  LA GRANDE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was drunk, naked and having sex with a woman while driving south of Tacoma missed a curve and struck a tree.
  Washington State Patrol spokeswoman Brooke Bova says the crash happened at about 6 p.m. Wednesday on Mountain Highway East near La Grande.
  Bova says the woman, who was also naked, was hospitalized with broken bones. Bova says her 3-month-old child in the backseat was uninjured.
  The News Tribune reports the driver was arrest
  
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• Armed Teen Suspect Arrested Shortly After Late Night Robbery

  25-11-2017 17:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An 18-year-old armed with a handgun was arrested shortly after police say he robbed a person of their car keys Friday night.
  The robbery happened just before 10 p.m., in the 800 block of E. Fort Ave.
  The victim walked up to a police officer, and said that he was approached by an armed suspect, who demanded his car keys.
  The victim gave the robber his keys, and the suspect fled the scene.
  Police searched the area, and a short time later, officers found Kendr
  
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• Trump Calls For Crushing Terrorists With Military Means

  25-11-2017 16:00
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump denounced the deadly mosque attack in Egypt and reached out to its president, asserting the world must crush terrorists by military means — and insisting the U.S. needs a southern border wall and the travel ban tied up in courts.
  “Need the WALL, need the BAN!” Trump tweeted Friday before calling Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. “God bless the people of Egypt.”
  The attack’s aftermath played out as Trump
  
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• Keidel: Surging Steelers Still Lucky To Not Face Rodgers

  25-11-2017 05:50
  By Jason Keidel
  In pro football, when Team A learns that Team B is without its best player, Team A neither grins nor gloats, and always professes a profound desire to face their foes at full strength.
  But we’d be delusional to think the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense, or at least their coaching staff, didn’t exchange a few high-fives over film study this week, knowing that Aaron Rodgers was not suiting up for the Green Bay Packers when they play at Heinz Field this Sunday.
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• Dan Rodricks: Freddie Gray case closed, and what's the lesson? - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  25-11-2017 03:12 via baltimoresun.com
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  Dan Rodricks: Freddie Gray case closed, and what's the lesson?
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  Have we finally reached the last page of the Freddie Gray story in Baltimore? If so, the ending looks not at all like the opening chapter. In April 2015, when we first heard about Gray's life-threatening injuries, when we saw the first cellphone video ...
  'The Wire' star makes documentary 'Baltimore Rising'The Detroit Newsall 4 news articles »
  
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• Police ID Attempted Bank Robbery Suspect; Arrest Warrant Issued

  25-11-2017 02:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Annapolis police are searching for a suspect who attempted to rob a bank Friday.
  Officers say Gregory Klemkowski, 22, entered the Bank of America at 920 Bay Ridge Road around 4:46 p.m., where he then presented a note to a bank teller demanding money.
  Detectives say bank employees then alerted police and Klemkowski fled without any money.He was last seen wearing a gray hoodie with “NIKE” written on the front.
  Klemkowski is also critically missing.  Prior to
  
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• Attempted Bank Robbery Suspect Taken Into Custody

  25-11-2017 02:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A suspect accused of attempted bank robbery in Annapolis has been taken into custody.
  Officers say Gregory Klemkowski, 22, entered the Bank of America at 920 Bay Ridge Road around 4:46 p.m., where he then presented a note to a bank teller demanding money.
  Detectives say bank employees then alerted police and Klemkowski fled without any money. 
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• The Festival Of Trees Is Open For Christmas!

  25-11-2017 02:21
  TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ)-– Thousands are already flocking to the Maryland State Fairgrounds for the opening day of the Festival of Trees.
  More than 50,000 people are expected to pack into the fairgrounds for the 28th annual event. With more than 900 trees, wreaths and gingerbread houses ready to buy and take home.
  The rides, gazes and gifts bought at the Christmas wonderland will provide another valuable gift to a group of kids who need it most.
  “We like to say if Santa had a theme p
  
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• Universities Revoke Journalism Awards Given To Charlie Rose

  25-11-2017 01:52
  PHOENIX (AP) — Charlie Rose, who was fired this week by CBS News and whose program was cancelled by PBS in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women, had accolades from two universities rescinded Friday.
  Panels at both Arizona State University and the University of Kansas met this week and coincidentally came to the same decision on the same day.
  Arizona’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication gave Rose an award for journalism excellence in 2
  
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• New questions in death of Baltimore detective, killed 1 day before testifying - CBS News

  25-11-2017 00:37 via cbsnews.com
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  New questions in death of Baltimore detective, killed 1 day before testifying
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  BALTIMORE -- There are new questions about the murder of Baltimore Det. Sean Suiter, who was gunned down last week, one day before he was set to testify in a federal corruption case against fellow officers. The FBI is trying to enhance what is believed ...
  Feds have reopened 2010 case involving slain Baltimore detective and indicted gun task force officerBaltimore Sun
  Still no suspect in the case of
  
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• Once Again, Shoppers Race In For Black Friday Deals

  25-11-2017 00:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Once again, Black Friday deals brought shoppers straight from their dinner tables and into the malls.
  WJZ‘s Kimberly Eiten met shoppers early Friday morning to see which holiday sales got early birds up and out. With price tags showing 30, 40, and 50 percent off, retailers in Towson Town Center, were 100 percent busy on Black Friday.
  Towson Town Center senior general manager Lisa Bisenius, says it’s all about the shopper experience.
  “We’re cre
  
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