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• Snow Covers Region; Icy Conditions Expected Overnight

  15-12-2017 23:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Winter Weather Advisory has been canceled after snow and sleet moved across Maryland Friday afternoon, creating a messy rush hour commute.
  Drivers were met with icy road conditions during the evening commute with snow accumulations of one to two inches. Low temperatures allowed snow to stick to the roads, causing slick spots.
  Traffic was gridlocked much of the afternoon, and several minor accidents were reported.
  A salt truck’s load overturned on I-95 North near La
  
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• Civilian oversight panel required by Baltimore consent decree behind schedule amid internal dissension - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 23:00 via baltimoresun.com
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  Civilian oversight panel required by Baltimore consent decree behind schedule amid internal dissension
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  A panel of local residents tasked with reviewing civilian oversight of Baltimore's police department as part of the city's consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice has fallen behind schedule and is in the process of requesting more time to ...
  
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• Another 8-Planet Solar System Discovered 2,500 Light Years Away

  15-12-2017 22:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Since the demotion of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet, our solar system is made up of eight planets. It turns out that number is no longer unique.
  Another eight-planet solar system has been discovered orbiting a star 2,500 light years away called the Kepler-90 System. It was first believed to be made up of seven planets. Like all other exo-planets discovered, these have never been directly seen.
  Instead the Kepler Space Telescope infers their existence by measuring the s
  
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• Former Liquor Board Official Pleads Guilty To Bribery-Related Charges

  15-12-2017 22:40
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Prince George’s County liquor board commissioner has pleaded guilty to charges related to bribery.
  The Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office said Anuj Sud pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.
  Authorities say Sud traveled to Washington, D.C., in July 2015 to hold a meeting at which he intended to create a future bribery relationship. In September, authorities say he solicited bribes from a person who had been present at the July mee
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory In Effect Today; Up To 2 Inches Expected

  15-12-2017 22:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. Friday afternoon to 7 p.m.
  On #WJZ advisory in effect till 7pm tonight. Watch for slick untreated roads. pic.twitter.com/E1TrJkaAvx
  — Bob Turk WJZ-TV 13 (@TurkWJZ) December 15, 2017The counties included in the advisory include Anne Arundel, Carroll, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Frederick, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges,
  
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• Former On-Air Personality Says ESPN Was Hostile Workplace

  15-12-2017 21:58
  BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — A former ESPN personality is accusing the network of trying to silence her and other women who assert they were subjected to a sexually hostile work environment.
  Adrienne Lawrence made the accusation in a tweet Friday after ESPN published a friendly text message exchange between her and an anchor she had accused of misconduct.
  Lawrence, who served a fellowship at ESPN, filed a complaint this summer with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportun
  
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• Need to Know: Browns hope banged up secondary can play vs. Baltimore - ClevelandBrowns.com

  15-12-2017 21:28 via clevelandbrowns.com
  Need to Know: Browns hope banged up secondary can play vs. Baltimore
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  Cornerbacks Jamar Taylor (foot) is questionable and Briean Boddy-Calhoun (knee) is doubtful for Sunday's game against the Ravens, according to the team's final injury report. Cleveland could also be without backup Darius Hillary (knee), who is ...and more »
  
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• MAP: Baltimore fire fatalities in 2017 - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 21:09 via baltimoresun.com
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  MAP: Baltimore fire fatalities in 2017
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  Baltimore has experienced more fatal fires in 2017 than at any point in the past five years, and is nearing the end of one of the worst years on record for fire deaths. The city has reported 28 fire-related deaths through Friday, after the cause all ...
  
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• Ravens defense seeking to play tighter coverage on tight ends - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 21:04 via baltimoresun.com
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  Ravens defense seeking to play tighter coverage on tight ends
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  Jesse James #81 of the Pittsburgh Steelers makes a catch in front of Eric Weddle #32 of the Baltimore Ravens in the second half on Sunday. (Joe Sargent / Getty Images). Edward LeeContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Among the myriad of factors that ...
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• Cops: Suspect opened fire at random during Baltimore police chase ... - CBS News

  15-12-2017 21:03 via cbsnews.com
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  Cops: Suspect opened fire at random during Baltimore police chase ...
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  The chase was captured on dramatic live video by a news helicopter; two people were shot and a police officer wounded.
  Baltimore police arrest driver after car chase, shootings that ended ...Baltimore Sun
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• Former Liquor Board Official Expected To Plead Guilty

  15-12-2017 20:58
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Court filings say a former Prince George’s County liquor board commissioner is scheduled to plead guilty to violating the travel act to collect cash kickbacks.
  The Washington Post reports that court documents filed by federal prosecutors this week say Anuj Sud is expected to admit Friday to violating the travel act by going between Maryland and Washington, D.C., to collect kickbacks that he allegedly referred to as “wedding gifts” in exchange fo
  
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• Grand Jury: Penn State Showed ‘Shocking Apathy’ To Drinking

  15-12-2017 20:22
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A grand jury’s report in the wake of a fraternity pledge’s drinking death said Friday that Penn State officials displayed “a shocking apathy” to dangers from excessive drinking and that its inaction allowed criminal acts to occur.
  The report was released by a district attorney in Pennsylvania and recommends a series of changes that the school should undertake in the wake of the death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza in February.
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• Did Baltimore really 'unfreeze' 225 police officer positions? - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 19:58 via baltimoresun.com
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  Did Baltimore really 'unfreeze' 225 police officer positions?
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  When she came into office a year ago, Mayor Catherine Pugh says one of the first things she did was instruct the police department to unfreeze 225 officer positions. Pugh had inherited the frozen positions from former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore Police Arrest ‘Shooting Spree’ Suspect After Pursuit Throughout City

  15-12-2017 19:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A high-speed chase throughout West Baltimore that lasted for at least 20 minutes ended with a man being arrested Friday.The suspect was arrested in the 1800 block of Gwynns Falls Parkway.
  The suspect’s car sped through traffic lights, narrowly missing pedestrians and collided with at least one vehicle.
  A police officer ran to the car when it finally came to a stop at an intersection. The officer pulled the driver out and wrestled him to the ground.
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• Fire Officials Release Cause Of Death In Fire That Killed Baltimore Mother, 2 Daughters

  15-12-2017 19:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Friday, fire officials say a Baltimore mother and her two daughters died from thermal injuries and smoke inhalation.
  Wednesday, Baltimore City Fire officials say just after 1 a.m., firefighters responded to the fire in the 700 block of E. Coldspring Lane.
  Four-year-old Layla, was in critical condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she was on life support and in a coma, but died Thursday, a day after her mother, Alicia Even, and her 5-year-old sister Amani.
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• 'Those girls just loved her': Baltimore woman, daughters killed in house fire are remembered as happy family - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 18:49 via baltimoresun.com
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  'Those girls just loved her': Baltimore woman, daughters killed in house fire are remembered as happy family
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  Alicia Evans and her two daughters, Layla Mullen and Amani Mullen, died of injuries sustained in a Wednesday morning house fire. (Photo courtesy of Rodney Middleton.) Talia RichmanContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Alicia Evans loved animals, Taco Bell ...and more »
  
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• WATCH: Car leads police on high-speed chase through Baltimore - WHIO

  15-12-2017 18:39 via whio.com
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  WATCH: Car leads police on high-speed chase through Baltimore
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  Baltimore, Maryland — Police have arrested a shooting suspect who attempted to flee officers by initiating a lengthy chase through the city according to the Baltimore CBS affiliate. The suspect was eventually arrested in the 1800 block of Gwynn Falls ...and more »
  
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• College Basketball Games To Watch: UNC Takes On UT In Knoxville

  15-12-2017 18:12
  By Steve Silverman
  Teams are preparing for their conference schedule at this point of year, but the next couple of weeks will see a menu of notable interconference games and holiday tournaments.
  Once the conference schedules begin in earnest, the games become more competitive and entertaining, but interconference games may be the most informative when making end-of-season judgments about which teams belong in the NCAA tournament and where they should be seeded.
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• Baltimore Police Arrest Shooting Suspect After Pursuit Throughout City

  15-12-2017 17:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police have arrested a shooting suspect who attempted to flee from officers throughout Baltimore City in a vehicle.
  The suspect was arrested in the 1800 block of Gwynns Falls Parkway.
  .@BaltimorePolice in pursuit of suspect wanted in shooting. Active situation. We’re gathering details.
  — T.J. Smith (@TJSmithMedia) December 15, 2017BPD spokesman T.J. Smith said the incident originated in Northwest Baltimore.
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• Winter weather postpones Friday's athletic events throughout the area - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 17:56 via baltimoresun.com
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  Winter weather postpones Friday's athletic events throughout the area
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  A Baltimore city snow plow truck is loaded with salt at the city transportation lot on Falls Road. (Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun). Glenn GrahamContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Privacy Policy. The anticipated winter weather has caused all ...
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• Police investigating after woman's body found in Northwest Baltimore trash can - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 17:55 via baltimoresun.com
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  Police investigating after woman's body found in Northwest Baltimore trash can
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  Baltimore Police are investigating the discovery of a woman's body wrapped in a blanket in a trash can outside a vacant home in Northwest Baltimore on Thursday, police said Friday. Police were called to the 5400 block of Jonquil Ave., in the city's ...
  
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• Police Recover Loaded Gun, Shrooms From Baltimore Man - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  15-12-2017 17:25 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Police Recover Loaded Gun, Shrooms From Baltimore Man
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested a man after finding shrooms and a semi-automatic gun in his home Wednesday. Baltimore officers executed a search and seizure warrant in the 300 block of South Payson Street, where they recovered a loaded 9 mm semi ...
  
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• Police Recover Loaded Gun, Shrooms From Baltimore Man

  15-12-2017 17:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested a man after finding shrooms and a semi-automatic gun in his home Wednesday.
  Baltimore officers executed a search and seizure warrant in the 300 block of South Payson Street, where they recovered a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and two plastic bags with psilocybin mushrooms (shrooms).Authorities arrested 28-year-old William Bradds, who lives in the home.Bradds, who is prohibited from possessing firearms, was taken into custody and has been den
  
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• Baltimore police waiting for reply from FBI in unsolved killing of detective - Police News

  15-12-2017 17:19 via policeone.com
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  BALTIMORE — Federal authorities have yet to respond to the Baltimore police commissioner's request that the FBI take over his department's investigation of the homicide of a city detective who was shot the day before he was to testify before a federal ...and more »
  
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• Fantasy Football Week 15 Starts And Sits

  15-12-2017 17:10
  By Matt Citak
  If you are reading this, that means your fantasy football season is still alive. You are one win away from making your league’s championship, and CBS Local Sports is here to help you make it to the big game. The NFL came out of Week 14 relatively healthy, with the injury to Carson Wentz being the only significant one to occur (for fantasy purposes). For those fantasy owners who had been riding Wentz’s stellar play all season, don’t fret. There should be several so
  
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• Ready the home bar for the holidays; roast the Christmas goose - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  15-12-2017 16:56 via baltimoresun.com
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  Ready the home bar for the holidays; roast the Christmas goose
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  4:55: Want to skip the turkey and roast a Christmas goose instead? Longtime Baltimore restaurateur John Shields tells us how it's done — with some assistance from the city's newest restaurateur, the British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Dan meets ...and more »
  
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• CBS Sports’ Bill Cowher On Week 15 Patriots-Steelers Matchup

  15-12-2017 16:30
  By Matt Citak
  Week 15 provides us with one of the best matchups of the season, as the New England Patriots will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. This late-season clash between the AFC’s top two teams has a lot riding on it, as the winner will likely get home-field advantage and the No. 1 seed in the conference. New England enters this game with a 10-3 record after the Miami Dolphins upset the AFC East-leading Patriots, 27-20, on Monday night, snapping an eight-game winning s
  
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• Chiropractor Who Claimed Zero Income Convicted Of Tax Fraud

  15-12-2017 16:28
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A jury has convicted a Maryland chiropractor of filing years of fraudulent tax returns and attempting to obstruct internal revenue laws.
  Dr. Warren Gregory Belcher of Salisbury filed tax returns for seven years reporting zero business income. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Baltimore says the 59-year-old chiropractor testified that that he submitted returns showing no income based on a theory he read in a book authored by a married couple convicted of tax crimes.
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• Broadcast Affiliates - MLB.com

  15-12-2017 16:17 via mlb.com
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  Orioles games are televised exclusively by MASN, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. MASN and MASN2 broadcast all Orioles games in crystal clear, high definition format. Viewers in Baltimore will be able to watch select ...
  
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• Police Recover Large Amount Of Cocaine In Baltimore Drug Bust

  15-12-2017 15:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police arrested two suspects after finding a large amount of cocaine and other drugs and paraphernalia Wednesday.
  Baltimore officers arrested Thomas Dixon, 26, and Jakwon Gupton, 21, in the 2800 block of Monument Street after executing a search and seizure warrant.
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  Detectives recovered 742 grams of rock cocaine, 48 grams of heroin, 471 jugs of rock cocaine, 18 Sub-Oxone strips, 3 digital scales, packing materials and cash.Both Dixon and Gupt
  
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• Dustin Hoffman Accused Of New Incidents Of Sexual Misconduct

  15-12-2017 15:06
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — More women are accusing Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct, including an incident in which a playwright says the actor exposed himself to her in a New York hotel room when she was 16 years old.
  Playwright Cori Thomas described the 1980 incident in a story published Thursday by the trade outlet Variety. She confirmed the story in an email to The Associated Press.
  Thomas was a classmate of Hoffman’s daughter when she says she met the actor, who invited her to his ho
  
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• Weather Blog: Afternoon Snow Expected

  15-12-2017 14:38
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  Simply put, it’s going to snow some this afternoon. As a low moving up from the Carolina’s passes just by to our east, and as a ‘clipper’ passes just by to our north we are expecting some “cause and effect” to the tune of 1 to 2 inches of snow. This would happen over a six-hour period, right now figure 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. The reality is that is a long period of time to get such a small amount of snow. Clearly not “Snowmagedden.&rdquo
  
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• Aaron Murray: Georgia’s Best Defense Against Oklahoma Will Be Their Offense

  15-12-2017 14:24
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  The college football bowl season kicks off this Saturday afternoon with the Celebration Bowl, featuring Grambling and North Carolina A&T. After that, the 39 bowl games featuring FBS teams kick off and it’s two-plus straight weeks of postseason college football action. Football will be played on every day of the week (outside of New Year’s Eve) leading up to the College Football Playoff semifinal games that will take place on New Year’s Day.
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• How a trash incinerator — Baltimore's biggest polluter — became 'green' energy - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 12:00 via baltimoresun.com
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  How a trash incinerator — Baltimore's biggest polluter — became 'green' energy
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  Dante Swinton, an organizer with The Energy Justice Network, leads college students on a "toxic tour" of polluting sites in Baltimore. The Energy Justice Network always starts the tour at the Wheelabrator incinerator, which was long known as BRESCO ...
  
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• When planes landed in Baltimore Harbor - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 11:01 via baltimoresun.com
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  When planes landed in Baltimore Harbor
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  Overseas passenger air service arrived in Baltimore in the 1930s at a piece of land where Colgate Creek met the Patapsco River. Baltimore's airport, known as Harbor Field, replaced a primitive landing strip at Logan Field in Dundalk. On Sept. 13, 1937 ...
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory In Effect Today

  15-12-2017 10:41
  Baltimore (WJZ)– A winter weather advisory is in effect from 1pm this afternoon to 7pm.
  #WJZ #FIRSTWARNINGWX Good morning! But a problematic afternoon. 1-2 inches of snow possible later this day. pic.twitter.com/3dGtpIowGj
  — Marty Bass WJZ (@MartyBassWJZ) December 15, 2017The counties included in the advisory include Anne Arundel, Carroll, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Frederick, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Mont
  
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• Maryland Native Shot In Vegas Massacre Is Home

  15-12-2017 10:30
  Baltimore (WJZ)– Las Vegas shooting victim and Maryland native Tina Frost is out of hospital and continues making major strides on her road to recovery.
  For the first time we’re now hearing from Tina’s father.
  George Solis caught up with Rich Frost at a fundraising event in Gambrills.
  Tina’s father, Rich Frost speaking with #WJZ and other media tonight. Updates us on how Tina is doing and what outpouring of support has meant to family pic.twitter.com/su4nXYPCLq
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• Fundraiser Held For Md. Woman Shot In Vegas Massacre; Recently Returned Home From Hospital

  15-12-2017 10:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Las Vegas shooting victim and Maryland native Tina Frost is out of the hospital and is continuing to make major strides on her road to recovery.
  Thursday, George Solis caught up with Rich Frost, Tina’s father, who spoke with WJZ for the first time at a fundraising event in Gambrills.
  Tina’s father, Rich Frost speaking with #WJZ and other media tonight. Updates us on how Tina is doing and what outpouring of support has meant to family pic.twitter.com/su4nXYPCLq
  
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• Loyola Blakefield Cancels School After Racial Slur Is Etched Onto Bathroom Stall

  15-12-2017 05:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Loyola Blakefield closed school Thursday after a racial slur was etched onto a bathroom stall.
  The cancellation was to ensure the safety of all students, but officials are working with police to weed out the vandal.
  In an email to parents, the school stated the words “No n-words better come on Thursday” were found etched into a bathroom stall.
  Racist graffiti found etched in a bathroom stall at Loyola Blakefield boy’s prep school in Baltimore County. Scho
  
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• Baltimore Ku Klux Klan leader, other suspects in Charlottesville rally cases appear in court - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 04:37 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore Ku Klux Klan leader, other suspects in Charlottesville rally cases appear in court
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  This undated photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows Richard Wilson Preston, who is charged with discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school during the Aug. 12, 2017, white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va ...and more »
  
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• Weather Blog: Cold, Possible Snow Return Friday

  15-12-2017 03:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A warmer mostly clear afternoon as we reached a high of 41, which did a good job of melting and disposing of our small snowfall Wednesday evening.
  Clouds and cold temperatures will return overnight Thursday and stay with us Friday.
  In addition, another fast-moving disturbance may in fact create a small window of opportunity for a quick burst of snow by tomorrow afternoon. The high is only expected to reach 34, so if any snow does materialize, it would likely stick.
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• One killed, three injured in Baltimore shootings Thursday - Baltimore Sun

  15-12-2017 03:46 via baltimoresun.com
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  One killed, three injured in Baltimore shootings Thursday
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  A man was shot in the 900 block of Poplar Grove Street at about 4:50 p.m. Thursday and died of his injuries at a local hospital. In the morning, a 22-year-old man was shot near the intersection of Coldspring Lane and Reisterstown Road just before 9:30 ...
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• Surgeon Admits To Burning Initials Into Patients’ Livers

  15-12-2017 02:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A British doctor has admitted to burning his initials into the livers of two patients during organ transplant surgery. Dr. Simon Bramhall has now been charged with assault, years after another surgeon discovered the branding.
  Bramhall pleaded guilty to two counts of assault on Dec. 13 in a case that prosecutor Tony Badenoch called, “without legal precedent in criminal law.” The prosecution added that the 2013 assaults were carried out, “with a disregard
  
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• Maryland Gets OK To Expand Developmentally Disabled Service

  15-12-2017 02:41
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland has received federal approval to expand services for people with developmental disabilities.
  The state health department said Thursday said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved expanding services through the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration’s Community Supports Waiver.
  The department says services offered through the waiver will be available by February.
  Gov. Larry Hogan says that combined with the recently approved Famil
  
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• New Director Named For Department of Legislative Services

  15-12-2017 02:21
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An aide to Maryland’s Senate president has been named the head of the Maryland Department of Legislative Services.
  Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch announced Thursday that Victoria Gruber has been appointed to the post.
  The department conducts research and drafts legislation for members of the Maryland General Assembly and its committees. It also provides fiscal analyses.
  Gruber worked for the department from 1999 to 2006, f
  
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• Md. Regulators OK 12 New Medical Pot Dispensaries

  15-12-2017 02:15
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Medical marijuana regulators in Maryland have approved 12 new dispensaries to open.
  The Baltimore Sun reports the decision on Thursday more than doubles the number of businesses allowed to sell the drug in the state.
  Still, regulators cautioned that the supply is still low. That means it could be hard to buy marijuana until at least March.
  Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission Chairman Bryan Lopez says product is limited, and that officials expect that it will continue to b
  
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• Judge Rules 2 Of Gov. Hogan’s Top Appointees Must Be Paid

  15-12-2017 02:07
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has won Round 1 in a legal fight over the constitutional powers of the executive and legislative branches of government stemming from a clash on appointee confirmations.
  But a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said the state will appeal a judge’s decision that two of Hogan’s appointees should be paid, even though the Senate has not confirmed them.
  Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Ronald Silkworth ruled Thursday
  
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• Snow, Icy Roads Could Impact Friday Rush Hour Commute

  15-12-2017 01:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A coating of snow across the Baltimore area Friday afternoon could make for a difficult commute.
  According to the National Weather Service, hazardous commuting conditions are possible with snow — expected to accumulate less than an inch — arriving in the early afternoon. Untreated roads could turn icy, making for dangerous travel conditions.
  “A system moving in from the Southwest and another weaker one across northern New York state is going to combine,
  
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• Snow, Icy Roads Could Impact Friday Evening Commute

  15-12-2017 01:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A coating of snow across the Baltimore area Friday afternoon could make for a difficult commute.
  According to the National Weather Service, hazardous commuting conditions are possible with snow — expected to accumulate less than an inch — arriving in the early afternoon. Untreated roads could turn icy, making for dangerous travel conditions.
  “A system moving in from the Southwest and another weaker one across northern New York state is going to combine,
  
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• Funeral Held For Md. Fire Marshal Struck On Highway While Helping FBI Agent

  15-12-2017 00:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A hero-like turnout for a man who devoted himself to serving Maryland.
  Thousands came to say goodbye to Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Sander Cohen, who was killed along I-270 when he stopped to help a vehicle that crashed. Inside that car was an FBI agent, who was also struck and killed.
  RELATED: Loved Ones, Colleagues Remember Off-Duty Maryland Officers Fatally Struck On Highway
  At just 33-years-old, Cohen left far too soon. Friday, when Cohen was driving along I-27
  
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