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• Rising Number Of Young Americans Are Leaving Jobs To Farm

  02-12-2017 23:32
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Liz Whitehurst dabbled in several careers before she ended up here, crating fistfuls of fresh-cut arugula in the early-November chill.
  The hours were better at her nonprofit jobs. So were the benefits. But two years ago, the 32-year-old Whitehurst — who graduated from a liberal arts college and grew up in the Chicago suburbs — abandoned Washington for this three-acre farm in Upper Marlboro, Md.
  She joined a growing movement of highly educated, ex-urba
  
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• In Maryland Prison, Girl Scouts Get To Visit With Their Moms

  02-12-2017 23:16
  JESSUP, Md. (AP) — Nine-year-old Kuhmaria VanBuren ran into the prison gymnasium and jumped into her mother’s arms with so much force they almost fell down.
  For the next two hours, Kuhmaria let her mom braid her hair and cuddled in her arms, savoring the rare contact. Sapphire VanBuren, 26, has been incarcerated at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women for over two years.
  The VanBurens are among 30 mother-daughter pairs who come together at the Jessup prison twice a month t
  
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• Baltimore County Police Investigate Randallstown Homicide

  02-12-2017 17:09
  Randallstown, Md (WJZ)– Baltimore county police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man inside a home in the 3900 block of Nemo road in the Randallstown area.
  Just after 1:30am on December 1, 2017 police were called to the home after a victim was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
  The victim has been identified as 54-year old Monday Mokonnen of the 3900 block of Nemo road.  The Initial investigation revealed that an unknown suspect or suspects forced their way into th
  
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• Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Ravens: Scouting report, prediction - Detroit Free Press

  02-12-2017 06:00 via freep.com
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  Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Ravens: Scouting report, prediction
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  Detroit Lions (6-5) at Baltimore Ravens (6-5). When: 1 p.m., Sunday. Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md. TV: Fox (Channel 2 in Detroit). Radio: WJR-AM (760; other radio affiliates). Injury report. Lions. Out: C Travis Swanson (knee); CB Jamal Agnew ...
  Lions' Wagner 'all business' in return to BaltimoreThe Detroit News
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• Weather Blog: Dry, Sunny Weekend

  02-12-2017 05:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It’s officially the beginning of meteorological winter! But it doesn’t appear that it will feel like winter until the end of next week.
  A nice dry and mainly sunny weekend is on tap for the entire region. The first chance of any showers, looks to be later Tuesday and again on Wednesday.
  It will get colder by later Wednesday night, and we might even see our first snow showers at that time.
  We will be updating that next week.
  Have a nice weekend!
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• St. Paul's teacher arrested on sexual assault charges - Baltimore Sun

  02-12-2017 05:27 via baltimoresun.com
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  St. Paul's teacher arrested on sexual assault charges
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  Alyssia Marie Reddy, a teacher who most recently taught at the St. Pauls School for Girls, has been arrested and charged with having sex with a 16-year-old in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania. (WJZ video). Liz BowieContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. A ...
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• Baltimore County Kicks Off Holiday Season With Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

  02-12-2017 05:20
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ)– Baltimore County held its annual tree lighting ceremony Friday.
  Another annual tradition signaled the start of the holiday season.
  Baltimore County’s annual tree lighting in Towson is always an evening of joy and merriment for people of all ages.
  “It’s exciting to be out here with everybody in the community,” Chimeira Thompson said. “I love how all the stores and everybody comes out and supports us.”
  “This is a great time to
  
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• Four wounded in three city shootings - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  02-12-2017 04:52 via baltimoresun.com
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  Four people were injured in shootings Friday in Baltimore in three different incidents, according to police. At 3:25 p.m., police said they found a wounded 19-year-old male in the 4800 block of Reisterstown Road in Northwest Baltimore. The teen was ...
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• Former NSA Employee Kept Top Secret Information At Home

  02-12-2017 04:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former National Security Agency employee pleaded guilty Friday to keeping top secret U.S. defense material at his home — the latest in a series of breaches involving workers at the nation’s largest spy shop.
  Nghia Hoang Pho, 67, of Ellicott City, Maryland, pleaded guilty to willful retention of national defense information, according to federal law enforcement officials.
  The guilty plea said that between 2010 and March 2015, Pho removed and retained at
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect Who Robbed, Shot Store Employee On Surveillance Video

  02-12-2017 04:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore City police are searching for a suspect who robbed and shot a store employee on surveillance video last month.
  Detectives say on Nov. 20, the suspect robbed All Cash Rental Car located in the 6500 block of Bel Air Road.
  During the robbery the suspect also shot an employee.Anyone with information is urged to contact Citywide Shooting detectives at 410-396-2221 or Citywide Robbery detectives at 410-366-6341. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the Metro Cri
  
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• Police Searching For Attempted Armed Robbery Suspect

  02-12-2017 04:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police are searching for a suspect who attempted to rob a person at gunpoint last month.
  Detectives say on Nov. 24, the suspect attempted to rob the victim in the 5200 block of Preakness Way.
  The victim was able to flee and the suspect was captured on hospital surveillance video.
  Anyone with information is urged to contact Citywide Robbery detectives at 410-366-6341 or Northern District detectives at 410-396-2455. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the Metro
  
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• Maryland loses Big Ten opener at home to Purdue, 80-75 - Baltimore Sun

  02-12-2017 03:36 via baltimoresun.com
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  Maryland loses Big Ten opener at home to Purdue, 80-75
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  Maryland coach Mark Turgeon lamented the fact that Purdue's offense seemed to be way ahead of his Terps' going into Friday night's Big Ten opener at Xfinity Center. It sounded like an excuse, but after the Boilermakers dismantled Maryland early and ...and more »
  
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• Police: Substitute Teacher Encouraged Students To Smoke Pot

  02-12-2017 03:20
  SOMERSWORTH, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire have charged a former substitute teacher who they say encouraged middle school students to smoke pot and gave one student a vaping device.
  Twenty-year-old Elisha Mahar, of Rochester, was arrested Thursday and charged with four misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. It wasn’t immediately known if she had a lawyer, and a phone number for her couldn’t be found.
  Authorities say a school resource officer at Somerswo
  
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• WJZ’s Talent To Be Featured In This Year’s Mayor’s Christmas Parade In Hampden

  02-12-2017 02:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Mayor’s Christmas Parade is Sunday in Hampden, an event that’s in its 45th year, the same number of years one of WJZ‘s meteorologist has been working at the station.
  There’s nothing quite like the holidays in Hampden, the sparkling lights on 34th Street and the Mayor’s Christmas Parade.
  Lyla Kline is Miss Yuletide 2017.
  “I’ll be on a float with Junior Miss Yuletide waving to my family and friends,” Kline said. &ldquo
  
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• Rare Delaware Earthquake: ‘It’s A Pretty Decent Sized Quake’

  02-12-2017 01:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On Thursday, A 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Dover, Delaware rattling up surrounding areas from Baltimore to Long Island.
  Experts say, the earthquake was triggered in the earth’s basement at 4:47 p.m., in bedrock five miles below the surface. Maryland’s geological survey has a seismograph buried at Soldiers Delight. It picked up the quake, but the closest readings came from Delaware.
  RELATED: 4.1 Earthquake Shakes Delaware, Also Felt In Maryland
  
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• 319 Murdered — Baltimore Sees Second Deadliest Year On Record - The Daily Caller

  02-12-2017 01:26 via dailycaller.com
  319 Murdered — Baltimore Sees Second Deadliest Year On Record
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  Baltimore is experiencing its second deadliest year on record, with 319 homicides committed in the city so far in 2017. The deadliest year on record occurred in 2015 with 344 homicides, reported The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore's Democratic Mayor Catherine ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore's viral 'Rise Up' choir to perform national anthem at Ravens vs. Lions - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  02-12-2017 01:11 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore's viral 'Rise Up' choir to perform national anthem at Ravens vs. Lions
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  Baltimore music teacher Kenyatta Hardison directs the Cardinal Shehan School Choir during a rehearsal of Andra Day's "Rise Up" in late September. Jonas ShafferContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. The Baltimore middle school choir whose stirring rendition ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore's viral 'Rise Up' choir to perform national anthem at ... - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  02-12-2017 01:11 via baltimoresun.com
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  "We have to get a hold of these kids and see if they could sing the anthem for us at a game," a Ravens official told WBAL-TV.and more »
  
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• Families Of Victims Killed By Drunk Drivers In Maryland Gathered To Pay Respects

  02-12-2017 00:55
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)– A bittersweet holiday gathering happened Friday for hundreds of Maryland families. They come together each year in memory of loved ones killed by drunk drivers.
  Dozens of families hang ornaments on a tree in the State House rotunda in memory of loved one lost in fatal accidents caused by drivers under the influence.
  Maryland averages 156 traffic fatalities caused by drunk or drugged driving each year, and each year Maryland remembers.
  “My brother Kevin Durh
  
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• 6 November carjackings in Baltimore County may be work of 1 group, police say - WBAL Baltimore

  02-12-2017 00:21 via wbaltv.com
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  6 November carjackings in Baltimore County may be work of 1 group, police say
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  The six carjackings reported since Nov. 20 may be the work of the same group of teenage suspects, Baltimore County police said. Police said there has been one carjacking in the Wilkens Precinct, three in the Woodlawn Precinct, one in the Franklin ...and more »
  
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• Anne Arundel Co. Gov’t Makes Sexual Harassment Training Required For All Levels; Including Volunteers

  02-12-2017 00:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– In the wake of mounting sexual misconduct complaints against high-powered men, Anne Arundel County is taking action.
  Anne Arundel County is revamping their current program to drive home their Zero Tolerance Policy at all levels of government.
  Prominent men have been accused of sexual misconduct: producer Harvey Weinstein, longtime TV host and CBS anchor Charlie Rose, NBC’s Today Show host Matt Lauer, Michigan Congressman John Conyers, Minnesota Senator Al F
  
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• Md. Doctor Charged For Illegally Prescribing Hooters Waitresses Adderall

  02-12-2017 00:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A doctor in Maryland has been charged with writing prescriptions to waitresses he met at Hooters restaurants.
  Federal prosecutors say Dr. William S. Vaughn prescribed more than 3,000 doses of adderall to four waitresses at Hooters in Laurel and Rockville.The 62-year-old did not say a word as he left the U.S. District Courthouse in Greenbelt. Dr. Vaughn who is from Largo, is a longtime emergency room doctor.
  Prosecutors allege that Dr. Vaughn wrote the prescriptions without
  
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