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• Coin Worth More Than $1,000 Found In Md. Salvation Army Kettle

  07-12-2017 23:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A rare coin dropped in a Salvation Army red kettle in Montgomery County is worth between $1,300 and $1,700, the organization says.
  Salvation Army donations are unusually low this year — about 13 percent off the pace — so the rare gold coin came just in time, Tracey Leong reports.
  A generous, anonymous donor slipped the surprise into the red kettle at the Flower Hill Giant Food store in Gaithersburg.
  “We’ll be using all of these funds to support our
  
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• Baltimore Co. Fire Crews Battle Rosedale Blaze At Apartment Complex

  07-12-2017 23:16
  ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ)– Baltimore County fire crews are responding to an apartment complex fire in Rosedale.
  Officials say the fire broke Thursday afternoon at Stonecutter Court in Rosedale.
  This is a developing story.
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• Fire Officials Continue To Investigate Back-To-Back Baltimore County Home Explosions

  07-12-2017 23:04
  LOCHEARN, Md. (WJZ)– Fire officials are continuing to investigate what caused two Baltimore County explosions just hours apart.
  Baltimore County fire officials say there are no obvious signs of arson in Tuesday’s home explosion in Baltimore County.
  RELATED: Fire Officials: No Obvious Signs Of Arson In Lochearn Explosion; 13 Residents Displaced
  Baltimore County Fire crews responded to an explosion that demolished a home in Lochearn, just one day after a similar house explosion in
  
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• Fantasy Football Week 14 Starts And Sits

  07-12-2017 23:04
  By Matt Citak
  After months of sweating it out each and every Sunday, we have finally come to the most stressful part of the fantasy season. If you are reading this article, then that means you made your fantasy football playoffs. Given how unpredictable this season has been, making the playoffs was no easy feat. But now that you’re here, let’s try to get you past the first round and into the semifinals.
  We wish everyone luck as the playoff season begins!
  With that in mind, here
  
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• Stanley Bing: ‘Digital Immortality Could Happen In 20-25 Years’

  07-12-2017 23:01
  Imagine a world where you can live forever. Author Stanley Bing doesn’t think that world is too far away. Bing’s new book “Immortal Life,” explores the scientific and technological search for digital immortality. The longtime business columnist and author doesn’t call his writing science fiction, but instead speculative fiction. The book cover features the words “a soon to be true story” and Bing sees people today in Silicon Valley laying the groundwork
  
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• 14 States Sue To Allege US Failure To Enforce Smog Rules

  07-12-2017 22:47
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fourteen states, including Maryland, and the District of Columbia announced Thursday that they are suing the Trump administration over what they say is a failure to enforce smog standards.
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not designated any areas of the country as having unhealthy air, missing an Oct. 1 deadline, according to the lawsuit. Such areas must take steps to improve their air quality.
  Poor air quality particularly affects the health of childr
  
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• Shooter Among Dead in New Mexico School Shooting

  07-12-2017 22:38
  AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — Students hid in their classrooms, some behind locked doors, as a suspect opened fire Thursday inside a New Mexico high school, killing two classmates before ending up dead.
  Authorities and other officials in the small town of Aztec near the Colorado border have released few details other than to say the shooter and the two victims all attended Aztec High School. No other injuries were reported, and it was not clear if the shooter died by suicide or was killed by police.
  
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• Hopkins Astrophysicist Wins $3M Prize For Finding Out What The Universe Is Made Of

  07-12-2017 22:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins astrophysicist Charles Bennett, who headed up a team that unlocked secrets about the universe, has been named a recipient of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
  Their work established the Standard Model of Cosmology — “a precise, physics-based description of the contents, dynamics, and shape of the universe.”
  “The breakthrough award was awarded for what we learned about the universe from a satellite we flew called WMAP&rdqu
  
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• Police: Man Attempted To Murder Employer At Gas Station; 2 Arrested

  07-12-2017 22:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Howard County police say a man and his accomplice attempted to murder his employer at a gas station back in October.
  Detectives say Malcolm Xavier Littlejohn, 20, of Silver Spring, and Eric Ricardo Exum, 48, of D.C., conspired to assault Paul Albritton, 52, of Sykesville on October 4.
  In a press release, officers say Albritton drove to a Jessup BP gas station located in the 8800 block of Washington Boulevard, with his employee, Exum, in the passenger side, and went into th
  
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• Charles Street Main Repaired, Water Restored, Street Reopened

  07-12-2017 22:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The 10-inch water main that broke underneath North Charles Street Wednesday afternoon has been completely repaired and water service in the area has been restored.
  Crews repaired the street itself this afternoon, just in time for the Washington Monument lighting.
  For the 46th year, Christmas lights will be strung on the monument tonight. Officials with the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore say the annual lighting event typically draws some 10,000 people.
  WJZ was first on t
  
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• Historic Ships In Baltimore Hosts Annual Pearl Harbor Ceremony

  07-12-2017 21:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The date that lives in infamy is December 7, the anniversary of the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor.
  Thursday, Maryland remembered the historical event with a ceremony aboard the last warship afloat that saw combat that day.
  “76 years ago today at 07:55 the first attack came and if you’ve been to Hawaii you look north and there’s two mountain ranges on each side and they came right down through the middle of them,” said Vice Admiral Charles Wray o
  
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• NY Catholic Church Pays $40 Million To Sex Abuse Victims

  07-12-2017 21:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Archdiocese of New York says it has paid just over $40 million in compensation to 189 people who identified themselves as victims of clergy sexual abuse.
  The Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program ended Nov. 30, but some additional claims are still being processed.
  Mediators evaluated claims and determined the amount of compensation.
  A spokesman for the Roman Catholic archdiocese did not have a breakdown on the various amounts of payments to each recipient.
  
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• When 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians' was conquering Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2017 21:31 via baltimoresun.com
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  John Call, left, as the title elf in "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians." (Handout photo). Chris KaltenbachContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. All sorts of destined-to-be-classic movies were playing at Baltimore theaters in December 1964, movies that ...and more »
  
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• Starbucks Selling New ‘Christmas Tree’ Drink For Only 5 Days

  07-12-2017 21:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Starbucks is spreading Christmas cheer with its newest coffee concoction, but only for a very limited time. The coffee giant has announced that it’s selling a “Christmas Tree Frappuccino” for only five days this month.
  The limited edition drink will be on sale in the U.S. and Canada from Dec. 7 through Monday, Dec. 11. Starbucks’ website promotes the festive frapp as mocha and peppermint “blended with milk and ice, topped with a festive tree
  
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• Juanita Norwood, retirement home supervisor - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2017 21:18 via baltimoresun.com
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  Juanita Norwood, retirement home supervisor
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  Juanita Norwood, a retired office manager at a Southwest Baltimore nursing center, died Dec. 1. (HANDOUT). Jacques KellyContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Juanita Norwood, a retired office manager at the St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center ...
  
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• 3 Suspects In Slaying Of Bartender Outside Royal Farms Charged With Murder

  07-12-2017 21:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Three suspects in the slaying of a 41-year-old bartender outside a Locust Point Royal Farms last month are in custody and have been charged with murder.
  Police say Alexander Wroblewski was buying a late night snack of milk and cookies after work, when he was attacked, robbed and shot.
  Tonya Hayes, her boyfriend, Marquese Anthony Winston, and her son, Tivontre Gatling-Mouzon, were behind the attack, investigators say, and Winston pulled the trigger.
  It was around 1:15 a.m.
  
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• Atheists Put Up Highway Billboard Calling Church ‘Fake News’

  07-12-2017 21:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A national Atheist group has put up a controversial new billboard just in time for the holidays in New Mexico.
  American Atheists (AA) bought the giant road sign in Albuquerque, which has a simple message for believers: “Just skip church, it’s all fake news.”
  The organization claims the New Mexico city was the perfect place for the sign because of the large number of residents allegedly leaving organized religion.
  “We want to go places where we
  
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• Baltimore has new semipro soccer team with FC Baltimore joining NPSL - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2017 20:48 via baltimoresun.com
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  FC Baltimore and McDonogh coach Brandon Quaranta watches McDonogh warm up before a high school soccer game at Calvert Hall. (Steve Ruark / Baltimore Sun). Glenn GrahamContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Soccer has long been a staple in Baltimore and a ...
  
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• This Week In College Basketball: Huskies Upset Jayhawks, Sooners Freshman Young Impresses

  07-12-2017 20:46
  By Steve Silverman
  The college basketball season has a tendency to be a little sleepy until the first of January when conference races hit high gear and teams start to position themselves for the top seeds in their respective conference tournaments.
  But there are moments prior to the start of those conference races that can satisfy the hungriest of fans. These moments may not be accompanied by the hype of games that take place later in the year, but they are gems.
  One of those took place Tuesday
  
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• Police Search For Parkville Teen Last Seen 2 Weeks Ago

  07-12-2017 20:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police need help locating a missing teenage girl in the Parkville area.
  Sixteen-year-old Paola Molina Avila was last seen on November 22 in the area of Parkville High School in Northeast Baltimore.
  Paola is believed to be in the company of friends, but has not made any contact with her family.
  Anyone with information on Avila’s whereabouts  is asked to contact the Baltimore County Police Department at 410-307-2020 or Detective Duncan at 410-853
  
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• 46th Annual Monument Lighting Takes Place In Mount Vernon

  07-12-2017 20:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The region’s longest-running holiday tradition takes place Thursday night. In Mount Vernon Place, the Washington Monument in Baltimore will finally light up for the holidays.
  The 46th Annual Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Monument Lighting will begin at 5 p.m. and go until 8 p.m.
  “All three of these parks around us will be activated, so there’s plenty of space for people to come,” Mike Evitts of the Downtown Partnership said. “This is the
  
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• Dalton Castle, ROH Main Eventer, Inspired By Freddie Mercury

  07-12-2017 20:14
  By Chuck Carroll
  In sports, there is a next-man-up mentality. When the top guy leaves a spot opens up. The question then becomes: who takes it? Who will seize the brass ring? The person has to have the drive, the determination and the willpower to be the face of the company.
  When Adam Cole left for WWE earlier this year, the opportunity presented itself for somebody to emerge in the spotlight. Cody Rhodes has taken Ring Of Honor by storm, but he came in already as an established star. The Young
  
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• Lance Barber Talks “Young Sheldon” On CBS

  07-12-2017 20:08
  18 years ago, Lance Barber had one goal when he moved from Chicago to Los Angeles. He didn’t want to wait tables or do construction to support his acting career. Fortunately, the 44-year-old has never had to do either. While there have been some leaner financial times for the Michigan native, Barber has had a steady flow of work since making the jump to LA. Barber stars as George Sr. in the new CBS sitcom “Young Sheldon.” George Sr. is struggling to find his footing as a high s
  
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• Bitcoin Keeps Soaring, Value Increases Over $4,000 In 36 Hours

  07-12-2017 19:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Bitcoin, the digital currency that has captivated investors who believe it’s the future of money, has been skyrocketing in value over the last two days.
  The cryptocurrency has soared to a price of over $16,000 per share on Dec. 7; a jump of over $4,000 in just 36 hours of trading.
  The jump in Bitcoin’s price has sent the entire cryptocurrency market to a sky-high value of more than $400 billion, according to Coinmarketcap.com.
  Bitcoin reaches a recor
  
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• Man Breaks Leg In Cargo Ship Fall, Taken To Hospital Via Boat, Helicopter

  07-12-2017 19:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man fell into a hole on a shipping container on a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay Thursday, breaking his femur, according to the Annapolis Fire Department.
  Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Coast Guard and Maryland Natural Resources Police units helped rescue the 35-year-old, who was aboard the Jia Mao Shan ship from Hong Kong, NRP says.
  He was airlifted by Maryland State Police helicopter for treatment. He has non-life-threatening injuries.
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• University of Baltimore rolls out furlough plan amid declining enrollment - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2017 19:35 via baltimoresun.com
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  University of Baltimore rolls out furlough plan amid declining enrollment
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  The University of Baltimore has cut nearly 400 employees' salaries to help mitigate the impact of significant fiscal challenges facing the school amid declining enrollment. Talia RichmanContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Faced with falling enrollment ...and more »
  
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• Police: Fentanyl, Weapons Seized From 62-Year-Old Man’s Car

  07-12-2017 19:28
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say they have seized fentanyl and an assortment of weapons after searching a 62-year-old man’s car.
  A Thursday police statement says officers received an anonymous tip that led them to stop Wendell Beard’s car. Authorities say he’s a repeat violent offender who is prohibited from possessing guns.
  Officers allegedly observed six packages of hospital-grade fentanyl spray containers in plain view when they approached his vehicle. A search th
  
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• House Approves 2-Week Spending Bill To Temporarily Dodge Shutdown

  07-12-2017 19:20
  (CBS NEWS) — The House on Thursday approved a two-week spending measure to keep the government funded past the Friday deadline and through Dec. 22. Lawmakers passed it in a 235-193 vote.
  The bill now heads to the Senate for a vote, which is subject to a 60-vote hurdle, and therefore needs Democrats to support it.
  House passage of the bill came after President Trump met with congressional leaders Thursday from both parties in the House and Senate at the White House to discuss the
  
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• Congress Poised To Dodge Shutdown Deadline, But Another Looms

  07-12-2017 19:20
  By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The prognosis to avert a government shutdown looks promising for now, as House Republicans prepare to put a short-term spending bill on the floor Thursday to keep the federal government running for another two weeks.
  But all eyes will be on the White House, where President Donald Trump and top congressional leaders will meet and hope to resolve longstanding policy differences so a Congress can pass a long-term spending bill by Christmas. And that’s no sure
  
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• White Ex-Cop Gets 20 Years In Prison For Fatal Shooting

  07-12-2017 19:06
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former South Carolina officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black motorist in the back in 2015, wrapping up a case that became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement.
  Attorneys for ex-North Charleston Officer Michael Slager said he shot 50-year-old Walter Scott in self-defense after the two fought and Scott grabbed Slager’s stun gun. They said race didn’t play a role in the shooting an
  
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• ‘I was dumbfounded – I couldn’t believe that he threw it in the fire.’ Survivor Castoff Lauren Rimmer: Post Elimination Q&A

  07-12-2017 18:58
  CBS Local – This week’s episode of “Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers”  went up in flames, literally, especially for this week’s castoff – Lauren Rimmer. She watched part of her hidden immunity idol get thrown in the fire by a fellow tribe mate. Here’s her unique perspective (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom) on that exact moment in the show, as well as how it really feels to be part of the “loved ones challenge”.
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• Alumni explore problems with Hopkins-Baltimore relationship - Johns Hopkins News-Letter

  07-12-2017 18:37 via jhunewsletter.com
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  Alumni explore problems with Hopkins-Baltimore relationship
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  Community Conversations, an organization that holds discussions with Hopkins and Baltimore community members, hosted a panel of alumni involved in outreach. They discussed the relationship between Hopkins and Baltimore on Monday. Junior Chijioke Oranye ...and more »
  
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• Everything you need to know about the Baltimore monument lighting - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2017 18:35 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore's 46th annual Washington Monument lighting is set for Thursday evening, officially kicking off the holiday season (complete with a performance from R&B group Dru Hill). Here's everything you need to know to enjoy the festivities: When is it ...
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• The Baltimore DPW's annual Mitten Tree Campaign kicks off - ABC2 News

  07-12-2017 18:27 via abc2news.com
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  The Baltimore DPW's annual Mitten Tree Campaign kicks off
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• Sheriff: 3 Dead in New Mexico School Shooting

  07-12-2017 18:20
  AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say three people are dead following a shooting at a New Mexico high school.
  San Juan County Sheriff Ken Christesen told reporters that three people believed to be students died Thursday at Aztec High School. He says the shooter also was dead but didn’t say if the suspect was among the three.
  Authorities said they had cleared all the buildings at the school and that students were boarding buses to another location where they could be reunited with t
  
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• Millennials: ‘Snowflake’ Label Hurts Our Mental Health, Study Finds

  07-12-2017 18:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Millennials have been labeled by many critics as “snowflakes” — a term used to slam society’s youth as hypersensitive and too easily offended. Now, millennials may have just given older adults even more to roll their eyes at after a new study found a majority of the “snowflakes” think the term is harmful to their mental health.
  According to the study, published by British health insurer Aviva, a staggering 74 percent of 16 to 24-ye
  
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• Sen. Franken Announces He Will Resign From Senate

  07-12-2017 17:56
  WASHINGTON (WJZ/AP) — Minnesota Democrat Al Franken, facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and vanishing support from fellow Democrats, announced Thursday that he plans to resign his Senate seat.
  “I, of all people, am aware that there is some irony in the fact that I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office…But this decision is not about me,” he said during his announcement on the Senate floor.
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• Bmore BeatClub is a gateway into the Baltimore rap scene - Johns Hopkins News-Letter

  07-12-2017 17:35 via jhunewsletter.com
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  This past Thursday, I found myself wandering down a rainy, vacant Baltimore street trying to find an event I had long been interested in attending: the Bmore BeatClub, a monthly event which is organized by Brandon Lackey, the owner of Lineup Room ...
  
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• Chesapeake Shakespeare Company to sing carols in downtown Baltimore Thursday afternoon - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  07-12-2017 17:16 via baltimoresun.com
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  Chesapeake Shakespeare Company will sing Christmas carols in downtown Baltimore on Thursday afternoon. (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun). Brittany BrittoContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. If you can barely wait to experience the holiday cheer during Thursday ...
  
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• Man Says Investigator Ordered Him To Behead Dog After Attack

  07-12-2017 16:49
  By WGCL Digital Team    CRAWFORD COUNTY, GA (WGCL) — In a very strange story out of Crawford County, a man says a sheriff’s office investigator ordered him to behead his own dog after the animal had bitten a woman. The incident happened around 4 p.m. on December 1 in Crawford County, which is about 90 miles south of Atlanta.
  According to a press release by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, the pit bull mix had bitten a woman who then called police. When
  
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• Police: Woman Drove With Road Sign Sticking Out Of Car Roof

  07-12-2017 16:25
  SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say a woman was drunk when she continued driving with a mass transit sign sticking out of the roof of her car.
  The 52-year-old was pulled over Saturday on Route 46 in South Hackensack when police noticed something odd. Police say the woman had a New Jersey Transit sign protruding through the roof of her car.
  Police say the woman didn’t even know the sign was there.
  South Hackensack police say the sign got stuck in the vehicle when th
  
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• Newly unsealed documents detail FBI investigation of state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2017 16:23 via baltimoresun.com
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  Newly unsealed documents detail FBI investigation of state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
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  State Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks is facing charges of bribery and obstruction of justice. New court documents unsealed this week offer more details about the FBI's investigation of him. (Kevin RIchardson / Baltimore Sun). Justin FentonContact ReporterThe ...
  
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• Former Oriole Rafael Palmeiro Considering Comeback At Age 53

  07-12-2017 16:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)- Rafael Palmeiro stepping up in the box and taking a few practice hacks at the plate was a staple in Baltimore for years. Now, the former first baseman says he still has a few hacks still in him.
  The 53-year-old slugger reportedly told The Athletic that he is confident he could  still play and finish out his career on his own terms.
  Palmeiro told The Athletic, “There’s no doubt in my mind I can do it. I’ve taken care of myself really well. I’ve b
  
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• Charles Street Main Repaired, Water Restored, Street Repair Continues

  07-12-2017 16:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The 10-inch water main that broke underneath North Charles Street Wednesday afternoon has been completely repaired and water service in the area has been restored.
  Crews are still working to repair the street itself.
  WJZ was first on the scene Wednesday as the chaos unfolded in Mount Vernon during rush hour.
  Police were forced to shut down the road and divert traffic.
  The work going faster than originally anticipated bodes well for tonight’s Washington Monument light
  
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• Baltimore artist Loring Cornish, known for his colorful mosaics and personality, moving to California - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  07-12-2017 16:12 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore artist Loring Cornish, known for his colorful mosaics and personality, moving to California
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  In this July 3, 2015, photo, Loring Cornish poses at the former police substation at Charles and Lanvale streets, which he covered in a mosaic. (Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun). Chris KaltenbachContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Artist Loring ...
  
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• Forecast Of Higher Winds Could Complicate Calif. Wildfire Fight

  07-12-2017 16:02
  VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now.
  The color-coded system showing the expected strength of the winds driving the region’s fierce wildfires has reached uncharted territory, pushing past red, which means “high” into the color that means “extreme.”
  The forecast for Thursday is purple.
  “We’ve never used purple before,” said Ken Pimlott, director at the Cali
  
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• Scouting report for Ravens-Steelers game Sunday at Heinz Field - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2017 16:01 via baltimoresun.com
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  Scouting report for Ravens-Steelers game Sunday at Heinz Field
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  RAVENS PASSING GAME: Joe Flacco's wish for more aggressive play calling was granted against the Detroit Lions, and he responded with his best game of the season. The Ravens were more assertive throwing the ball on first and second downs and got the ...and more »
  
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• Michigan Sports Doctor Gets 60 Years In Prison For Child Porn Charges

  07-12-2017 15:39
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Michigan sports doctor to 60 years in federal prison for child pornography crimes, one of three criminal cases against a man who also admits assaulting female gymnasts.
  Larry Nassar worked at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians. Federal Judge Janet Neff followed the government’s recommended sentence Thursday.
  Neff says the 54-year-old Nassar “should never again have access to children.”
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• Michigan Sports Doctor Facing Long Sentence For Child Porn

  07-12-2017 15:39
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan sports doctor is getting the first of three prison sentences that will likely keep him locked up for decades for assaulting female gymnasts and possessing child pornography.
  Federal prosecutors are seeking a 60-year sentence Thursday for Larry Nassar, who had more than 37,000 images of child porn on electronic devices. Separately, he’ll be sentenced in state court in January for molesting gymnasts with his hands.
  Nassar, 54, worked at Michigan St
  
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• Pantone Picks Deep Purple ‘Ultra Violet’ As Color Of Year

  07-12-2017 15:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — What we have here in 2017 is a heap of chaos and disruption. What we need in 2018? The Pantone Color Institute thinks whatever that might be will come in the deep purple hue of “Ultra Violet,” its color of the year revealed Thursday.The color wasn’t chosen because it’s regal, though it resembles a majestic shade. It was chosen to evoke a counterculture flair, a grab for originality, ingenuity and visionary thinking, Pantone Vice President Laurie Pres
  
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