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• Just Ahead Of Holidays, Flu Cases Are Spreading Across U.S.

  16-12-2017 23:50
  ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say the flu is spreading across the nation, with a dozen states now reporting widespread flu cases just ahead of the holiday season.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta says the following 12 states are reporting widespread cases of the flu: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
  The Deep South is among the hardest-hit regions, with Louisiana
  
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• Word Ban At CDC Includes ‘Vulnerable,’ ‘Fetus,’ ‘Transgender’

  16-12-2017 23:34
  (CNN) — Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the very agency tasked with saving and protecting the lives of the most vulnerable, are now under order by the Trump administration to stop using words including “vulnerable” in 2018 budget documents, according to The Washington Post.
  In a 90-minute briefing on Thursday, policy analysts at the nation’s leading public health institute were presented with the menu of seven banned words, an analyst tol
  
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• Hunt Valley church suing Baltimore County over development restrictions - Baltimore Sun

  16-12-2017 23:22 via baltimoresun.com
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  Hunt Valley Church says county regulations on zoning restrict its free exercise of religion. (Baltimore Sun). Alison KnezevichContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. A Presbyterian church in Hunt Valley has filed a federal lawsuit against Baltimore County ...
  
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• Volunteers Place Wreaths At Md. And Va. Cemeteries

  16-12-2017 22:37
  ARLINGTON, Va. (WJZ/AP) — Thousands of volunteers placed wreaths on tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery. Another wreath-laying ceremony was held in Baltimore County.
  The annual Arlington National Cemetery event drew a large crowd Saturday, reportedly with more than 245,000 wreaths placed at grave sites.
  The Wreaths Across America caravan traveled earlier this month from Columbia Falls, Maine, where the wreaths were made. The caravan went through several states before arriving in Arli
  
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• Winless Browns Blocking Ravens’ Path To Playoffs

  16-12-2017 21:54
  CLEVELAND (AP) — There’s no easy road to the AFC playoffs. However, the Baltimore Ravens may be on one.
  They’re facing a three-week pathway to the postseason deprived of much real danger.
  Don’t tell John Harbaugh that, though.
  Baltimore’s coach isn’t buying that his team’s last three regular-season games are gimmes, and he refused to allow his players to feel comfortable as they prepared to play their final road game on Sunday against the lowly Browns (0
  
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• California Man Gets Stuck In Chimney During Burglary Attempt

  16-12-2017 20:57
  CITRUS HEIGHTS, California (AP) — Authorities say a Northern California man tried to burglarize a business by entering through the chimney only to become stuck.
  Police in the Sacramento-area city of Citrus Heights said Friday that 32-year-old Jesse Berube was uninjured but now faces one count of burglary.
  According to police, Berube slid down the chimney of the business Wednesday and then found himself lodged inside.
  The Rocklin man was able to reach his cellphone and dial 911 for help.
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• Police: Large Importer Of Fentanyl Arrested

  16-12-2017 19:45
  SAILBURY, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say they’ve arrested a man who regularly imported and sold a deadly opioid.
  Police said Saturday that they’d arrested Narada Michael Walls, a 37-year-old man who is charged with participating in a multi-state fentanyl operation.
  Police said Walls operated in Baltimore, neighboring counties and neighboring states. He allegedly imported and sold the drugs daily, police said. Police said the strand of fentanyl is one of the most potent st
  
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• California’s Wildfire Now Ranks As State’s Third-Largest

  16-12-2017 18:59
  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — The massive wildfire that California has been battling since early December has now ballooned into the third-largest in the state’s history, burning a record amount of acreage, officials said Saturday.
  Steve Concialdi of the Orange County Fire Authority said the Thomas Fire, which started Dec. 4 in Santa Paula, has now burned 259,000 acres (nearly 105,000 hectares). That exceeds the devastating Rim Fire in 2013 by 2,000 acres.
  “As of this morning, w
  
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• Before promotion to Gun Trace Task Force, Baltimore detective was ensnared in $11000 theft case - Baltimore Sun

  16-12-2017 18:20 via baltimoresun.com
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  Before promotion to Gun Trace Task Force, Baltimore detective was ensnared in $11000 theft case
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  Reporter Justin Fenton takes an in-depth look at the career and internal affairs files of Jemell Rayam, one of the eight officers charged with federal racketeering. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video). Justin FentonContact ReporterThe Baltimore ...
  
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• It’s Academic: December 16, 2017

  16-12-2017 18:15
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• Police ID ‘Shooting Spree’ Suspect Who Fled Authorities In Pursuit

  16-12-2017 18:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities have identified a man who led police on a pursuit and shot at several people in West Baltimore Friday.
  City police identified the suspect as 30-year-old Mausean Vittorio Quran Carter of Northwest Baltimore.Police say Carter was wanted in a triple shooting and was spotted by police on Fulton Avenue. The man then took off and reportedly went on a shooting rampage.
  The man fired shots as he drove through the city, shooting a man in the leg on North Avenue and shoo
  
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• The One That Got Away: Not The Fish, But The $2.8M Prize

  16-12-2017 17:10
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — A Florida man is fighting a protracted battle with a fishing tournament over $2.8 million in prize money.
  Phil Heasley caught a 6-foot fish at the White Marlin Open off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, last year. But he was denied the winnings because he and his crew failed to pass lie detector tests about whether they followed tournament rules.
  A federal judge ruled against Heasley in June after a nine-day trial. The judge said Heasley agreed to the tournament&rsq
  
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• Police Searching Missing 14-Year-Old Boy

  16-12-2017 15:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore County police are searching for a 14-year-old boy who was last seen Friday.
  Detectives say Malachi Mitchell left his home in the 100 block of Anjeu Reuss Court in Dundalk when his mother fell asleep around 4 p.m.
  Authorities say it’s unusual for Mitchell to leave, He is 5-feet, 7-inches tall and weighs about 189 pounds. Mitchell has short black hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a gray Hollister t-shirt and gray sweatpants.
  Anyone who may have s
  
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• Weather Blog: Blast Of Winter Closes Out Week

  16-12-2017 04:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A cold end to the week with a snowfall that averaged about three quarters of an inch to about an inch or more in a few spots.
  Due to the cold temperatures, any untreated roadways and sidewalks are ice and snow covered Friday night, so caution is advised.
  Tomorrow, and for the next 5 days, we will see much warmer air flood into the region.
  Most of today’s snow, will be gone by the end of the weekend. We may reach into the 50’s next week!
  Have a nice weekend, bu
  
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• Suspect In Deadly Virginia Car Attack Faces Upgraded Charge

  16-12-2017 04:00
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The man accused of driving into a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville faces a new charge of first-degree murder after a court hearing Thursday in which prosecutors presented surveillance video and other evidence against him.
  Prosecutors announced at the start of a preliminary hearing for James Alex Fields that they were seeking to upgrade the second-degree murder charge he previously faced in the Aug. 12 collision in Charlottesville tha
  
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• Two shot in Baltimore; one dies on the scene - Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun

  16-12-2017 03:24 via baltimoresun.com
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  Two men where shot in separate incidents in Baltimore, and one is pronounced dead.and more »
  
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• Maryland Agency Announces Oyster Restoration Plan

  16-12-2017 03:17
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland has announced a new plan for oyster restoration.
  The Maryland Department of Natural Resources released the plan Friday. It intends to recommend Breton Bay and the upper St. Mary’s River as the fourth and fifth tributaries to satisfy the state’s commitment to restoring native oyster habitat and populations in five tributaries by 2025.
  The department says the selection complements ongoing large-scale oyster restoration activities in Harris Creek, th
  
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• Baltimore Police Arrest ‘Shooting Spree’ Suspect After Pursuit Through City

  16-12-2017 02:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– An active shooter with an assault-style rifle and a handgun led police on a pursuit through West Baltimore for at least 20 minutes, ending with a man being arrested Friday. 
  “I don’t know what was going through this guy’s mind. I don’t know if he’s just a reckless criminal — hell bent on harming other people — I don’t know if he’s mentally ill, I don’t know if he’s both,” said Baltimore City Polic
  
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• Baltimore veterinarian charged with animal cruelty - Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun

  16-12-2017 02:45 via baltimoresun.com
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  A veterinarian at the Boston Street Animal Hospital has been charged with several counts of animal cruelty, Baltimore police reported. On Nov. 20, police detectives responded to complaints of abuse by Gregory Burbelo while he was working at the animal ...
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Can Cowboys Win A Must-Win?

  16-12-2017 02:27
  Boise State Broncos vs. Oregon Ducks (Las Vegas Bowl)Saturday, December 16, 3:30 pm ET
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  In what’s the top bowl game of the opening Saturday of the bowl season, Oregon will announce to the world that the Ducks of old are back, and will be as good as ever under new permanent head coach Mario Cristobal. The Ducks were 6-1 with quarterback Justin Herbert healthy, averaging 52.1 points per game in the process. Boise State has been decent against the pass this year (44th nationally),
  
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• Afternoon snow clogs area roadways during rush hour - Baltimore Sun

  16-12-2017 02:06 via baltimoresun.com
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  Afternoon snow clogs area roadways during rush hour
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  The light accumulation of snow Friday afternoon that began before the start of rush hour was enough to turn the Google traffic map into a tangle of bright red and orange, meaning there was a backup on just about every major thoroughfare from Washington ...
  
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• Howard Co. Student Wins Congressional App Challenge For Md’s 7th District

  16-12-2017 01:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– When congressional leaders asked high school students to develop a meaningful and useful computer program, over 4,000 high school students responded.
  A Howard County student has been chosen as the winner of the 2017 Congressional App Challenge for Maryland 7th District for his disaster mapping app.
  “It shows the areas that had the greatest difference in the amount of infrastructure before and after the storm,” said 16-year-old app creator Luke Mann.
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• Baltimore Veterinarian Charged With Animal Cruelty

  16-12-2017 00:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore veterinarian has been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty and witnesses intimidation while working at an animal hospital.
  Baltimore Police say Gregory Burbelo, 57, was involved in several incidents at the Boston Street Animal Hospital in October and November. On Nov. 3, Burbelo allegedly used his hands to attack a dog inside the hospital. On the same day, Burbelo is accused of using a clipboard to attack another dog. On Oct. 28, authoritie
  
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• Is ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ Romantic Or Example Of Rape Culture?

  16-12-2017 00:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The seasonal duet “Baby It’s Cold Outside” has been the topic of debate in recent years because of modern contextual interpretations of the popular song written by Frank Loesser in 1944.
  For some, the song portrays a man — identified as “Wolf” — badgering and ignoring the protests of a woman — identified as “Mouse” — which may be interpreted as sexual coercion. The lyrics can be alarming to a modern au
  
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