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• Four charged in 'targeted execution' of state witness in Baltimore shooting case, police say - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 23:53 via baltimoresun.com
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  Four men in Baltimore have been charged in the killing of a 35-year-old state witness who was scheduled to testify against one of their associates in an attempted-murder trial, police and prosecutors confirmed Tuesday. Police said in court records that ...
  
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• 1 Former, 3 Current Fallston Firefighters Face Charges In Sexual Assault Case

  12-12-2017 23:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Several Fallston firefighters are facing criminal charges ranging from harassment to attempted first-degree rape of a 17-year-old boy.
  Investigators have not yet named the three current firefighters and one former member of the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company, but say their behavior went on for months.
   
  “The accusations that have now led to charges are troubling,” says Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler.
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• 37-year-old man killed in shooting, Baltimore police say - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 23:03 via baltimoresun.com
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  37-year-old man killed in shooting, Baltimore police say
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  A 37-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in southwest Baltimore, police said. The victim was shot around 2:20 p.m. in the 400 block of South Pulaski Street, police said. He died at University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. At about 6 ...
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• A Baltimore program tries to help unmarried couples with children build more stable relationships - Marketplace.org

  12-12-2017 22:54 via marketplace.org
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  A Baltimore program tries to help unmarried couples with children build more stable relationships
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  Tanisha Asamu (left) and Robert Johnson pick up their kids after a relationship class at Baltimore's Center for Urban Families. - Amy Scott/Marketplace. Listen To The Story. Marketplace. Download download; Embed embed. Embed Code. <iframe src="https ...and more »
  
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• Study finds deep racial disparities in way Baltimore allocates public construction dollars - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 22:44 via baltimoresun.com
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  Study finds deep racial disparities in way Baltimore allocates public construction dollars
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  A fresh analysis of $670 million of budgeted capital projects in Baltimore found that predominantly white neighborhoods were slated for almost twice as much spending over the past five years as mostly minority parts of the city. The findings exemplify ...
  
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• Baltimore ballerina breaks barriers - WLWT Cincinnati

  12-12-2017 22:01 via wlwt.com
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  Professional ballerina Nardia Boodoo has come a long way in a short amount of time. She began dancing when she was five years old. Now at age 24, she is starring in performances presented by The Washington Ballet, like "The Nutcracker." She is breaking ...and more »
  
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• E.T. Found? NASA’s Mystery Announcement Spurs Speculation

  12-12-2017 21:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Has NASA’s planet-hunting telescope found life on other worlds? The space agency has organized a highly secretive press conference to announce the “latest discovery” made by the Kepler space telescope.
  NASA will be addressing the specifics of their discovery on Dec. 14, one that the space program says was made using a “learning machine” produced by Google. Officials added that the Google tech was being used by researchers as a new way of analy
  
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• Elderly Woman Killed In Northeast Baltimore Hit And Run, Police Seeking Driver

  12-12-2017 21:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —An elderly woman was hit and killed early Tuesday in Baltimore, and now police are looking for a suspect.
  Patrol officers responded to the 2300 block of Bel Air Road around 5:14 p.m. and found 72-year-old Doris Ann Blackmon suffering from multiple injuries. She was transported to a local hospital, where she died.
  Investigators say Blackmon was crossing the street when she was struck by an SUV, which they believe to be a Honda Passport based on video camera footage. They al
  
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• Girls Work Together, Solve Problems Better Than Boys, Study Claims

  12-12-2017 21:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  What’s the secret to working well with others to solve problems? According to a new study, the answer is “girl power.”
  An international study of 125,000 teenagers has found that girls had much more success than boys when it came to working in groups to complete tasks. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) tested 15-year-olds in 52 countries to see how the influences of gender, after-school activities, and social back
  
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• Top Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups For NFL Week 15

  12-12-2017 20:50
  By Matt Citak
  As we get closer and closer to the end of the 2017 NFL regular season, the stakes continue to rise in the fantasy football world. Week 15 represents the semifinals for most fantasy leagues, which means if you are reading this article, you probably made your league’s final four. Now that you have made it this far, let’s try to help get you into the championship. While you likely aren’t going to bench any of the starters you’ve been playing all season, it&rsqu
  
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• Breastfeeding Mother Kicked Off Spirit Airlines Flight, Reports Say

  12-12-2017 20:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)  — A professional pianist and cancer researcher is talking about her “humiliating” experience after being kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight. Mei Rui, her 2-year-old son, and her parents were reportedly thrown off the flight after the mother began to breastfeed her child.
  The family was escorted off the plane from Houston to New York after Rui took her son out of his seat to quiet him down and feed him. When flight attendants asked the mother to put the bo
  
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• MLB Rumors: O’s Open To Machado Trade, He Wants To Play Shortstop

  12-12-2017 20:40
  The Baltimore Orioles are desperate for starting pitching and their superstar is one year away from a run in free agency that likely lands him well over $200 million.
  
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• Alert Lifted For Owings Mills Schools After Nearby Chinese Restaurant Robbery

  12-12-2017 20:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Alert status has been lifted for two Owings Mills schools after an armed robbery was reported in the area.
  Baltimore County Police say New Town Elementary and New Town High School were on alert for a short time after the China Wok on Groffs Mill Drive was robbed.No injuries were reported, but the suspect remains on the loose and a heavy police presence continues in the area.Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  
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• Dr. Albert H. Dudley III, Baltimore orthopedic surgeon - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 20:13 via baltimoresun.com
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  Dr. Albert H. Dudley III, Baltimore orthopedic surgeon
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  Dr. Albert H. “Hank” Dudley III, a longtime Baltimore orthopedic surgeon who earlier had been a private school math teacher, died Nov. 19 of heart failure at his Reisterstown home. The former longtime Cockeysville resident was 70. “Overall, Hank was ...and more »
  
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• Boomer Esiason: ‘Door Is Wide Open For The Minnesota Vikings’

  12-12-2017 20:00
  By DJ Sixsmith
  Carson Wentz’s torn ACL changes everything in the NFC. Last week, the Philadelphia Eagles were a trendy to pick to represent the conference in the Super Bowl. Now, many wonder if Philly can win a playoff game with Nick Foles at the helm. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Vikings are trying to become the first team in NFL history to host the Super Bowl on their home field and the New Orleans Saints are looking to get back to the championship game for the first time since 2009.
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• Alabama Senate Race Goes To Voters, Moore Shows Up To Polls On Horseback

  12-12-2017 20:00
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The bitter Senate race in deeply conservative Alabama went to the voters Tuesday as they chose between an embattled but well-known Republican accused of child molestation and a Democrat who hopes to break the GOP’s lock on the state and uphold “decency.”
  Republican candidate Roy Moore, 70, rode his horse to the polls as he’s done in past elections to cast his ballot.
  Moore was accompanied by his wife Kayla Moore, also on horseback, as he vote
  
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• MLB Ump Dale Scott Retires Rather Than Risk More Concussionss

  12-12-2017 19:44
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — As a big league umpire, Dale Scott saw maybe 1 million pitches from the field. His final call, it turned out, was the easiest of all.
  Rather than risk yet another concussion, Scott has decided to retire at 58.
  “I’m done,” he told The Associated Press.
  The veteran crew chief missed nearly the entire 2017 season after a foul ball off the bat of Baltimore slugger Mark Trumbo in Toronto on April 14 caught him hard in the mask, causing Scott&rsquo
  
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• Hogan On Children’s Health Insurance Program: ‘Needy Kids Should Never Become A Political Football’

  12-12-2017 19:39
  BALTIMORE (CNN Money/WJZ) — Governor Larry Hogan is pleading with Congress to reauthorize funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
  Since federal funding for the program expired in September, some states have been able to keep their CHIP programs going by using their unspent allotments and by receiving grants from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. But many are expected to run out of money soon.
  CHIP covers about nine million children whose pa
  
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• In Baltimore, Jeff Sessions Talks Gang-Related Crime, Immigration

  12-12-2017 19:16
  BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that an attack on the New York City subway system showed in the “starkest terms” that the failures of the U.S. immigration system are a national security issue.
  Speaking at a news conference with the new chief of Homeland Security, Sessions said two terrorist attacks in New York in recent months were each carried out by men who were in the U.S. “as a result of failed immigration policies.”
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• Sessions: FBI will 'probably be able to act' on request in Baltimore ... - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 18:50 via baltimoresun.com
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  Sessions: FBI will 'probably be able to act' on request in Baltimore ...
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  Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that the FBI would “probably” be able to act on Baltimore's request for that agency to take over the investigation of a police detective killed in West Baltimore last month.
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• American Bus Association to host annual meeting in Baltimore in 2021 - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 18:37 via baltimoresun.com
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  American Bus Association to host annual meeting in Baltimore in 2021
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  The American Bus Association, a trade group of motor coach, travel and tourism companies, will hold its annual Meeting & Marketplace event at the Baltimore Convention Center in 2021, officials announced Tuesday. The event is the top travel show for the ...and more »
  
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• Scams And Delays Already Wreaking Havoc On Holiday Package Deliveries For Many

  12-12-2017 18:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —It’s the busiest time of the year for package delivery companies and officials say that there are some major concerns for people expecting shipments before the holidays.
  The FBI is warning Americans to watch out for fake emails claiming to be from FedEx, UPS, and the U.S. Postal Service which are really filled with viruses. The scam reportedly tells customers, many who may be waiting for holiday packages, that their shipment could not be delivered. The notice th
  
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• Vet Warns Pet Owners After Removing 21 Pacifiers From Dog’s Stomach

  12-12-2017 18:03
  EDMOND, Okla. (AP/KDKA) – An Oklahoma mother and father couldn’t figure out what was happening to their child’s pacifiers until the baby’s grandmother saw the family dog swipe one off a counter.
  One nauseous pooch and a trip to their veterinarian’s office confirmed the couple’s hunch: Dovey had 21 pacifiers lodged in her stomach.
  The couple told the veterinarian Dovey had slowed her eating and was vomiting for a few days, but other than that, they thought she
  
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• NTSB Starts Final Probe Of The El Faro’s Sinking

  12-12-2017 17:14
  Federal accident investigators on Tuesday began their final meeting to determine the probable cause of the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro, the worst maritime disaster for a U.S.-flagged vessel in decades, resulting in the deaths of 33 mariners.
  National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt opened the meeting in Washington DC, saying the more than two-year-long investigation was a “herculean effort” that included multiple trips to the wreckage, 15,000-feet (4,570 met
  
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• Baltimore Police Looking For Missing Vulnerable Man

  12-12-2017 16:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 34-year-old man who police describe as vulnerable is missing in Baltimore.
  Tony Singletary was last seen Sunday night in the 5800 block of Reisterstown Road.
  He was wearing a brown coat, brown pants and brown shoes. He is 5-foot-3 and weighs about 180 pounds.
  If you have seen Singletary please contact or Missing Person Unit at 443-984-7385 or dial 911.Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  
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• Baltimore Police identify latest homicide victims, including 17-year-old boy fatally shot in Northeast - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 15:24 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore Police identify latest homicide victims, including 17-year-old boy fatally shot in Northeast
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  Police on Tuesday identified a 17-year-old boy fatally shot over the weekend in Northeast Baltimore as Markel Gray. Gray, of the 6500 block of Rosemont Ave. in the city's Rosemont East neighborhood, was found with a gunshot wound to the head about 10 ...
  
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• Trump Says Accusations Of Sexual Misconduct ‘Fabricated’

  12-12-2017 15:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, pushing back against women accusing him of sexual misconduct, insisted Tuesday he’s the target of “false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have never met.”
  Trump lashed out on Twitter a day after three women who previously accused him of sexual harassment shared their stories on NBC’s “Megyn Kelly Today.”
  Trump says Democrats “have been unable to show any collusion wi
  
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• Bill To Allow Concealed Handguns On Church-Owned Property To Be Introduced

  12-12-2017 14:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A proposal to permit the wearing and carrying of a concealed handgun on church owned property is expected to be introduced on Tuesday.
  In Harford County, Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler will announce his legislative partnership with Senator Wayne Norman and Delegate Kathy Szeliga while the Parishioner Protection Act of 2018 is introduced. The bill will allow any “law-abiding” member of the congregation providing they have written permission from the governing body
  
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• Deaths From Window Blinds Show Need For Cord Ban, Study Says

  12-12-2017 14:30
  (CNN) — Nearly one child dies every month and about two are injured every day in window blind-related incidents, according to a new study.
  From 1990 to 2015, nearly 17,000 children younger than 6 were treated in emergency rooms for window-blind related injuries, according to the research, published Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics.
  The study analyzed data from two national databases that collect hospital and field investigation information. It showed most injuries were minor and di
  
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• A Free Cup Of Joe At Dunkin’ Donuts Wednesday Morning

  12-12-2017 14:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– For those who need that cup of coffee to start their day, there is some good news.
  On Wednesday morning at 7, the first 500 people who walk into the 8801 Pulaski Highway Dunkin’ Donuts location in Baltimore will be able to get a free medium hot coffee.
  The free cup is part of the company’s “Brewing Joy” program. It’s the second year of the program and it’s their way of saying thank you to its guests and the local community in Baltim
  
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• Sessions Visits Baltimore To Help Combat Gang Activity

  12-12-2017 13:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Homeland Securty Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will both pay a visit to Baltimore to talk about how to fight gang activity.
  Both will speak about the administration’s efforts to fight the MS-13 gang and how it will carry out its immigration priorities. The gang has been suspected of committing many different acts in Maryland. Earlier this month, police arrested two people suspected of killing a man by stabbing h
  
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• Weather Blog: Grab A Hat And A Scarf

  12-12-2017 13:27
  Hi Everyone!
  Good to be back with ya. Just coming off  of two weeks’ vacation and ready to head into the holiday season.  And it will sure as heck gonna feel like, not just the holiday season, but more like Winter itself over the next 36 hours.
  Mild this morning with temps in the low 40’s. The normal overnight low is 29°. Mild and calm through the day,……THEN……Grab your coat. Grab a hat. Grab a scarf. Grab some gloves. And hold on!
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• Domino Sugar Climbs Aboard The International Space Station

  12-12-2017 13:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A product out of Baltimore reaches the stars on Tuesday.
  Three pounds of Domino Sugar will head to the International Space Station. Astronauts will use the sugar to grow crystalized rock candy in zero-gravity while students at Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle School in Locust Point grow it on Earth.
  According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, it’s part of The Crystal Growth Experiment which devlops space-related science, technology, engineering, and
  
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• Baltimore-area restaurants open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  12-12-2017 13:02 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore-area restaurants open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
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  Wit & Wisdom is among the Baltimore restaurants that will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. (HANDOUT). Sarah MeehanContact Reporter. A number of Baltimore-area restaurants are rolling out holiday tablecloths for dinner on Christmas Eve, and ...and more »
  
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• 2-Alarm Fire In 3-Story Building in Baltimore

  12-12-2017 12:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A 2-Alarm fire on Tuesday morning has taken place on the 100 block of South Fulton Avenue.
  The fire took place in a three-story building. When firefighters arrived to fight the flames, the building was vacant and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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• Vacant Southwest Baltimore row home burns, church also damaged in 2-alarm fire - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 12:45 via baltimoresun.com
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  Vacant Southwest Baltimore row home burns, church also damaged in 2-alarm fire
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  A vacant row home in Southwest Baltimore burned Tuesday morning, with flames extending to a neighboring church, city fire officials said on Twitter. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported, Baltimore Fire officials said ...and more »
  
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• Turbulent Senate Race Now In Hands Of Alabama Voters

  12-12-2017 12:36
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Depending on who is making the case, Alabama’s special Senate election Tuesday is about either continuing the “Trump miracle” in Washington or allowing “decency” to prevail back home.
  At the center is Roy Moore — “Judge Moore,” to his supporters. The 70-year-old Republican was twice ousted as state Supreme Court chief justice after flouting federal law, and now he’s attempting a political resurrection amid accusa
  
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• Four-Vehicle Collision In Easton, Two People In The Hospital

  12-12-2017 12:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland State Police are investigating a four-vehicle collision in Talbot County that injured two people.
  State troopers responded to the collision at 8:45 p.m. Monday night on Ocean Gateway and Skipton Landing Road in Easton.
  The crash happened when a green Nissan, driven by 43-year-old Katie Cray Long, was traveling on the eastbound lanes of US Route 50. Long collided with three different vehicles, including one that was hit head-on.
  Long and the passenger of the v
  
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• Baltimore County gun shops weather a changing climate on firearms - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 12:01 via baltimoresun.com
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  Clyde Blamberg poses for a photo at Clyde's Sport Shop. The family store has been in business for 60 years. (Jen Rynda/BSGM). Libby SolomonContact ReporterArbutus Times. Much has changed in the 60 years since Clyde Blamberg's late father, also named ...
  
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• Baltimore children practice reading with dogs, learn compassion - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 12:01 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore children practice reading with dogs, learn compassion
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  Students at Westport Academy in Baltimore read aloud to dogs that have been brought to the school by the SPCA in an effort to improve the students' reading skills and make them more comfortable reading out loud. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun ...
  
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• Baltimore Police Department Yet To Receive Answer From FBI In Detective Suiter Murder Case

  12-12-2017 05:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– More than a week after Baltimore’s police commissioner asked the FBI to take over the investigation into Detective Sean Suiter’s murder, the department has not gotten an answer.
  It’s been almost a month since Det. Suiter was killed, but no one has been arrested for his murder.
  After repeated calls for the FBI to take over the investigation Commissioner Kevin Davis made the request.
  “I respectfully request the FBIto investigate the murder of Detectiv
  
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• Baltimore Mayor Announces Change In Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

  12-12-2017 05:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh announced a big change in how Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated in the city.
  The plan calls for ending the annual parade that’s been held for nearly 2 decades. For the last 17 years it’s been a Baltimore tradition.
  The topic has a lot people reacting. The mayor says she’s calling for a day of service to honor Dr. King.
  The celebration brings out the masses on MLK Boulevard every year. The parade is likely co
  
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• Baltimore police searching for pickup truck suspected in hit-and-run - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 05:20 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police searching for pickup truck suspected in hit-and-run
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  Police are looking for a 2005-2007 Dodge Dakota truck with damage to the front right corner. (Baltimore police). Sarah GantzContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Baltimore Police are searching for a light blue pickup truck they say was involved in a ...and more »
  
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• Weather Blog: Sunshine, Normal Temps

  12-12-2017 04:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A nice start to the week as we did have a lot of sunshine and normal temperatures.
  Tomorrow will be an interesting day which starts mild, and gets progressively colder. A sharp arctic front will cross the region during the afternoon and start the cool down.
  After a high near 50, we will drop to the upper teens by Wednesday morning. Winds will be gusty and drop wind chills into the teens most of the day and our high will only reach around 32.
  A slight chance of some snow sh
  
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• Police Make Drug Bust At Maryland Daycare; 18-Year-Old Arrested

  12-12-2017 04:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County police have made an arrest after finding a large amount of drugs inside of a Laurel daycare Sunday afternoon.
  Officers say Kamran Awan, 18, faces several drug charges after marijuana, cocaine and more than $9,000 in cash was found in the basement of the Laurel home at 8602 Accokeek Street operating as a licensed daycare called Sultana Saba Daycare.Investigators say it appears the children at the daycare did not have access to the room with the drug
  
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• Police Searching For Missing Teen Suspended From School

  12-12-2017 03:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore County police are searching for a missing 14-year-old Essex girl who was suspended from school Monday.
  Officers say Destinee Love was last seen leaving Chesapeake High School in Middle River around 10:30 a.m. after being suspended.Authorities say Love is about 5’9″, weighs 160 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. She also was reported to be last seen wearing blue jeans, a red hoodie and a black leather jacket.
  Anyone who may have information on L
  
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• Maryland Lawmakers To Update Sex Harassment Policy

  12-12-2017 02:21
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers will take up a proposal to update the Legislature’s sexual harassment policy by creating a central repository to keep track of complaints against legislators each year, an official to House Speaker Michael Busch said Monday.
  The proposal is scheduled for a vote Tuesday before the Legislative Policy Committee, a panel of state lawmakers that decides on rules for the Maryland General Assembly.
  “We’re going to begin centrally tracking
  
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• Jury convicts two Baltimore men in stabbing death last January - Baltimore Sun

  12-12-2017 01:56 via baltimoresun.com
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  Jury convicts two Baltimore men in stabbing death last January
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  A 36-year-old Baltimore man has been convicted of murder and his 38-year-old co-defendant has been convicted of assault in a stabbing death last January, prosecutors said. Police found Darrell Webb, 22, stabbed multiple times in an East Baltimore alley ...
  
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• Md. Transit Officials In ‘Heightened State Of Awareness’ Following NYC Terror Attack

  12-12-2017 01:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland Transit Administration Police are in a “heightened state of awareness” following a New York City terror attack Monday.
  “The terrorist attack this morning at New York’s Port Authority Bus Terminal provides a stark reminder to all our MDOT MTA patrons and employees to be vigilant whenever they travel,” MDOT MTA Administrator Kevin Quinn told WJZ in a statement.
  The ISIS-inspired, lone wolf attack on a busy transit system shows the
  
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• Despite Loss In Pittsburgh, Ravens Control Playoff Fate

  12-12-2017 00:48
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Following an agonizing night in Pittsburgh, the Baltimore Ravens took consolation in knowing their fourth-quarter collapse won’t necessarily impact their chances of reaching the playoffs.
  In spite of Sunday night’s 39-38 loss to the Steelers, the Ravens (7-6) can end a two-year playoff drought by winning their final three regular-season games. It’s a task that does not appear to be all that imposing, given that the collective record of those three
  
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