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• Police: 4 Suspects Caught On Surveillance Video Robbing Elderly Man

  26-12-2017 23:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — City police say an elderly man was robbed in the 4400 block of Park Heights Avenue on Christmas Eve, where four suspects took his car.
  Around 6 a.m., the 65-year-old man parked his car and when he exited, he was approached by four unknown suspects who announced a robbery and then stole the man’s car.
  The incident was captured on surveillance video, but the suspects have not yet been identified.
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• MedStar eVisit Lets Patients Visit The Doctor From Home

  26-12-2017 23:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Cold and flu season is in full effect, and MedStar health doctors say they’re seeing a spike in patients.
  But for those who can’t make it in to see a physician in person, there’s a website and an app for that.
  “The goal of MedStar eVisit is to make sure that we can respond to the needs of patients when and where they wish to be seen,” says Dr. Ethan Booker, an emergency physician and the medical director of eVisit.
  Two years ago, MedStar team
  
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• Retailers Packed With Consumers For Returns, After-Christmas Sales

  26-12-2017 23:30
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ)– The day after Christmas rivals Black Friday at retailers across the nation.
  Even with Santa’s seat empty, local stores were packed with people in search of Christmas sales or rushing to return gifts.
  It has been a record-breaking season for retailers and the rush hasn’t slowed down.
  Many made returns Tuesday but consumers also were lured in by holiday sales along the way.
  Towson Town Center’s General Manager Lisa Bisenius says in an already record-break
  
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• Code Blue alert extended in Baltimore through Tuesday - WBAL Baltimore

  26-12-2017 23:29 via wbaltv.com
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  A Code Blue alert has been issued beginning Monday night through Thursday as overnight temperatures are predicted to fall into the 20s with wind chill temperatures in the teens, officials said. Wind chill temperatures are forecast to remain in the 20s ...
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• Police Respond To Shooting In Northwest Baltimore; 1 Man Taken To Hospital

  26-12-2017 23:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police are on the scene of a shooting in Northwest Baltimore, where a man has been reportedly shot.
  Officers are responding to the 3700 hundred block of Arcadia Avenue.
  Chopper 13 is over the scene where Captain Jeff Long says a man was shot and taken to Sinai Hospital.
  This is a developing story.
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• Police Respond To Fatal Shooting In Northwest Baltimore

  26-12-2017 23:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police responded to the scene of a shooting in Northwest Baltimore Tuesday, where a man has died from his injuries.
  The Baltimore Police Department said officers responded to the 3700 hundred block of Arcadia Avenue, where they found an 18-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds.
  He was transported to a local hospital where he died.
  Anyone with information is asked to call 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup. You can also text tips to 443-902-4824
  
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• Baltimore Co. Hospital Welcomes 6 Christmas Babies; 1 Born In Apartment Parking Lot

  26-12-2017 22:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Six families are spending the Christmas holiday welcoming new blessings to their families.
  A gift nine months in the making was delivered by the stork not Santa on Christmas.
  Grayson Mullinix is one of six babies who were born at MedStar Franklin Square Hospital on Monday.
  “He’s our little miracle baby and now our Christmas miracle,” mom Corrina Mullnix said. “He was born on Christmas at 8:13 p.m. It was kinda surreal, I couldn’t believe it. I
  
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• A Frigid Cold Week In Maryland To Close Out 2017

  26-12-2017 22:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Code Blue alert has been issued for Baltimore through Thursday morning as temperatures are expected to fall into the teens with wind chill, officials say.
  Code Blue is a multi-agency effort to reduce hypothermia deaths by protecting vulnerable populations from extreme cold weather.
  “With dangerously cold temperatures expected in Baltimore, I am issuing a Code Blue Declaration beginning Christmas night through Thursday morning and encouraging residents to stay indo
  
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• Electric Company Reportedly Sends Woman A Bill For $284 Billion

  26-12-2017 21:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Pennsylvania woman got the shock of her life when the monthly electric bill arrived and said she owed $284 billion.
  According to the Erie Times-News, Mary Horomanski says, “my eyes just about popped out of my head.” The Erie resident added that her family wondered if something went wrong after they put their Christmas lights up on the house.
  Looking on the bright side, Horomanski’s electric company did offer the 58-year-old a minimum payment optio
  
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• Keidel: Chiefs Firing On All Cylinders As Postseason Nears

  26-12-2017 21:13
  By Jason Keidel
  It’s rarely a good time when a team from a tropical climate travels north in December, especially around Christmas, when the frigid wind, brick-hard field, and rabid fans join forces. Like Sunday, when the Miami Dolphins (6-9) ambled up to Kansas City to play the Chiefs (9-6), which doubled as a 29-13 slaughter in the meat locker of Arrowhead Stadium; and the official end of Miami’s paper-thin playoff hopes.
  It’s not just a tale of two cities or two teams. The C
  
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• At Georgia Target, T.I. Helps Single Moms With Shopping On Christmas Eve

  26-12-2017 21:08
  ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper T.I. spent Christmas eve spreading holiday cheer among some single mothers, helping them with their last-minute shopping for gifts.
  In a video T.I. posted on social media, the Grammy-winning artist entered an Atlanta-area Target on Sunday and called for all single mothers present to follow him. He strolled through the store alongside several mothers, went to the cash register with them and then paid for their Christmas presents.
  T.I. says he spent $20,000 within a 30-
  
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• Former Renaissance student charged in West Baltimore gun battle that left him wounded, records show - Baltimore Sun

  26-12-2017 20:56 via baltimoresun.com
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  Former Renaissance student charged in West Baltimore gun battle that left him wounded, records show
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  A 19-year-old Baltimore man whom police say they found shot in the chest in a stolen car with a stolen handgun in his lap after a West Baltimore gun battle last week has since been charged with seven criminal counts in the incident, according to court ...and more »
  
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• Study Finds More Pregnant Women Are Using Marijuana

  26-12-2017 20:23
  By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — More pregnant women seem to be using pot — sometimes to ease the nausea of morning sickness or heightened anxiety — and a new study suggests that this slight rise in marijuana use is most pronounced among those younger in age. The prevalence of marijuana use among a sample of moms-to-be in California climbed from 4.2% to 7.1% from 2009 through 2016, according to a research letter published in the journal JAMA on Tuesday.
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• Surging Ravens Look For 1 More Win To End Playoff Drought

  26-12-2017 20:09
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Playing their best football at just the right time, the Baltimore Ravens need only to beat Cincinnati at home on Sunday to reach the playoffs for the first time in three years.
  Baltimore has won five of six, the lone flaw in that stretch a 39-38 defeat against AFC North champion Pittsburgh on the road.
  So, the Ravens (9-6) will enter the finale against the Bengals (6-9) riding a wave of momentum that started with a 23-0 rout in Green Bay on Nov. 19 and extended thr
  
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• Army Veteran Reunited With Stolen Dog In Time For Christmas

  26-12-2017 19:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —An Army veteran in Oklahoma was reunited with his missing dog just in time for Christmas. The dog, found on Christmas Eve, was missing for nearly a week after her owner’s house was burglarized on Dec. 20.
  “It appeared that they were going to steal my valuables, however they ended up only taking my beautiful dog,” veteran Geoff Hoffman wrote on his Facebook page after the crime. A frantic search for Bridget, the three-year-old pit bull, began as local
  
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• Baltimore man arrested at BWI is 25th charged with trying to bring a loaded gun past security in 2017 - Baltimore Sun

  26-12-2017 19:04 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore man arrested at BWI is 25th charged with trying to bring a loaded gun past security in 2017
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  A local man was arrested Tuesday at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after an officer caught him trying to carry a loaded gun past the security checkpoint. Mattox Turman, 59, of Baltimore's Locust Point neighborhood had ...and more »
  
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• Iconic White House Tree To Be Cut Down

  26-12-2017 19:03
  (CNN) — The south facade of the White House will undergo a dramatic change this week: the historic Jackson Magnolia, a tree that has been in place since the 1800s, is scheduled to be cut down and removed.
  The enormous magnolia, one of three on the west side of the White House and the oldest on the White House grounds, extends from the ground floor, up past the front of the windows of the State Dining Room on the first floor and beyond the second-level executive residence. The tree has had
  
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• 25th Gun This Year Found At BWI Airport Checkpoint, Man Arrested

  26-12-2017 18:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trying to bring a loaded handgun past security at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
  This was the 25th gun that Transportation Security Administration officers have found this year at BWI’s checkpoints, surpassing last year’s total of 24.
  Twenty-five is the most guns caught at BWI during a single calendar year.
  Police say the man arrested Tuesday had a 9mm handgun in his carry-o
  
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• Man Publicly Shames ‘Grinch’ Who Stole Christmas Display

  26-12-2017 18:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Texas homeowner is getting back at a real life “Grinch” by turning the crook into the main attraction of his family’s Christmas light display.
  Around 3 a.m. on Christmas Eve, Ken Lamkin’s security cameras at his San Antonio home caught the thief unplugging and stealing a fog machine and inflatable reindeer display.
  “He was so slow and methodical, that’s what reminded us of the story of the Grinch,” Lamkin told KENS-TV.
  
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• Erie, Pa. Gets 34 Inches Of Snow On Christmas, 19 Inches So Far Today

  26-12-2017 18:02
  ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Forecasters say a Christmas storm dumped a record amount of snow on the Pennsylvania city of Erie and surrounding areas.
  The National Weather Service office in Cleveland says the storm brought 34 inches on Christmas Day — a new all-time daily snowfall record for Erie.
  And another 19 inches fell before dawn Tuesday, bringing the total to 53 inches — the greatest two-day total in commonwealth history. The previous record was the 44 inches that fell in Morgantown
  
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• Retailers Celebrate Record $598 Billion In Spending During Holiday Season

  26-12-2017 17:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — U.S. retailers had a holly, jolly Christmas after taking in a record $598 billion dollars this holiday season. The boost in sales is being hailed as a good sign for both sellers and shoppers, who were willing to spend more this year.
  “This is literally the best season since before the recession,” business owner Craig Johnson told CBS News. Johnson’s retail analysis company credits 2017’s spending boom with lower unemployment and a soaring stoc
  
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• Would-Be Robbers Tail Target From Casino To Police Station

  26-12-2017 17:35
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Authorities say two people followed a man they intended to rob from a casino to a police station nearly 20 miles away.
  News outlets report 23-year-old Breiya Evans and 25-year-old Patrick Palmer were arrested in the Annapolis Police Department parking lot Friday.
  Charging documents say Evans approached the victim at Baltimore’s Horseshoe Casino, and was rebuffed. Evans then followed the man’s car, with Palmer as her passenger. After failing to shake his ta
  
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• 2 Arrested For Attempted Robbery In Police Station Parking Lot

  26-12-2017 17:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Annapolis police officers arrested two people in the parking lot of a police station Friday, after a man who thought the suspects were following him drove there.
  When the man pulled into the lot, investigators say the other vehicle pulled up behind him and the driver pointed a gun at him.
  He ran into the station, and officers inside ran out to the suspect’s vehicle, where they say they found BB gun designed to look like a real gun and 13 baggies of marijuana.
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• Overturned Oil Tanker Shuts Down I-83, Spills Oil Into Jones Falls

  26-12-2017 17:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  A truck carrying 3,000 gallons of heating oil overturned on I-83 spilled almost all of that into the Jones Falls.
  Both directions of I-83 between Northern Parkway and Falls Road were closed for nearly an hour. The southbound lanes reopened shortly after 10 a.m. and northbound lanes are expected to remain closed through the early afternoon.
  There were no injuries reported in the accident, and the oil has been contained to the Jones Falls, authorities say.
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• Police: After Man’s Ex-Girlfriend Stabs New Girlfriend, He Shoots Her

  26-12-2017 16:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 20-year-old man and his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend are both charged with attempted murder after a Christmas Day confrontation.
  Anne Arundel County police say officers responded to the 300 block of Eagle Landing Court in Odenton for the report of a shooting around 4:53 p.m. They found 17-year-old Rhyen Gaulden suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
  According to investigators, Gaulden had gotten into a physical altercation with her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend a
  
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• 3-Vehicle Christmas Eve Crash Turns Deadly, 87-Year-Old Victim Dies

  26-12-2017 16:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —An 87-year-old Rockville woman is dead after a Christmas Eve crash involving three cars and 10 people in Churchton.
  Anne Arundel County Police said in a news release that the crash happened around 5:31 p.m. Sunday on Deale Churchton Road near Franklin Manor Road.A Volkswagen Golf was speeding when it drifted across the center line, sideswiping a Lincoln Navigator and striking a Ford pickup truck head on, according to investigators.
  The driver of the Golf, 29-year-old James
  
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• Police: 3 Dead In Single-Car Crash In Charles County

  26-12-2017 16:08
  LA PLATA, Md. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a single-vehicle crash that has killed a driver and his two passengers.
  The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says the deadly crash occurred early Tuesday in the Maryland town of La Plata.
  A police statement says the driver of a Mercedes swerved off a roadway and slammed into a tree. Investigators say the car caught fire following the impact.
  Police say a passerby was able to pull the driver out of the burning vehicle. The bodies of tw
  
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• Suspect At Large After Fatal Columbia Christmas Stabbing

  26-12-2017 15:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 23-year-old man is dead and a 22-year-old is injured after a stabbing in Columbia Monday night.
  Howard County police officers were called to the Trellis Center in the 10700 block of Hickory Ridge Road at 9:40 p.m., where they found the victims.
  Both victims were transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center.James Fallin Jr., 23, was pronounced dead at the hospital. Warner Jackson, 22, was treated and released. Both men are from Columbia.
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• Overturned Oil Tanker On I-83 Between Cold Spring And Northern Parkway

  26-12-2017 15:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Fire and Police have responded to a report of an overturned oil tanker that is leaking onto the road.
  The incident took place Tuesday morning on I-83 Northbound between Cold Spring and Northern Parkway and has forced this part of the highway to be shut down.
  There are no reports of any injuries at this time.
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• Weather Blog: Late December, Early Winter Chill

  26-12-2017 14:39
  Hi Everyone!
  The legit late December, early Winter, chilly IS here. Bottom line is what you saw, and felt, (weather-wise), yesterday is what you will feel all this week. But at night even chillier. Dayside we are looking at mid-30’s, but at night the low-mid teens will be the standard this week.
  At least it will be a dry week. The weekend,…maybe not so much.
  You will be hearing about a chance of some snow Saturday, and a couple of lingering snow showers early Sunday morning. DO NOT
  
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• Baltimore Scrapyard Fined $50,000 For Releasing Toxic Metals Into Patapsco River

  26-12-2017 12:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A South Baltimore scrapyard has been fined $50,000 for allowing toxic metals and oil to wash into the Patapsco River.
  According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, the fine from the Maryland Department of the Environment comes almost two years after officials first found out the company was violating its permits. The Baltimore Scrap Corporation has agreed to spend at least $750,000 on systems to filter stormwater runoff that washes over its property and into the h
  
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• Baltimore Scrapyard Fined $50 Thousand For Releasing Toxic Metals Into Patapsco River

  26-12-2017 12:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A South Baltimore scrapyard has been fined $50,000 for allowing toxic metals and oil to wash into the Patapsco River.
  According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, the fine from the Maryland Department of the Environment comes almost two years after officials first found out the company was violating its permits. The Baltimore Scrap Corporation has agreed to spend at least $750,000 on systems to filter stormwater runoff that washes over its property and into the h
  
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• Baltimore County pilot program aims to reduce number of people in jail before trial - Baltimore Sun

  26-12-2017 12:02 via baltimoresun.com
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  Judges in Baltimore County are testing a new scoring system to help determine whether to release defendants awaiting trial — and if so, how closely to monitor them. The change is part of a pilot program that launched in early December. Officials say ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore scrapyard fined $50K for releasing oil, toxic metals into Patapsco River - Baltimore Sun

  26-12-2017 12:00 via baltimoresun.com
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  Maryland environmental regulators have fined a South Baltimore scrapyard $50,000 for allowing toxic metals and oil to wash into the Patapsco River. The agreement comes nearly two years after officials first found that the company was violating its ...
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• US Says It Negotiated $285M Cut In United Nations Budget

  26-12-2017 11:59
  ASSOCIATED PRESS — The U.S. government says it has negotiated a significant cut in the United Nations budget.The U.S. Mission to the United Nations said on Sunday that the U.N.’s 2018-2019 budget would be slashed by over $285 million. The mission said reductions would also be made to the U.N.’s management and support functions.
  The announcement didn’t make clear the entire amount of the budget or specify what effect the cut would have on the U.S. contribution.
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• Md. Woman Burned By Ex-Boyfriend While Pregnant Returns Home For The Holidays

  26-12-2017 05:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland woman who was forced to have her baby prematurely after police say she was set on fire by her ex-boyfriend is getting support from the community in a big way.
  Call it a Christmas miracle: baby Journey is happy, healthy and at home after coming into the world six weeks earlier than intended.
  “I didn’t meet her until she was two months, so lately we’ve been able to bond,” her mother, Andrea Grinage, said.
  Grinage was left with no othe
  
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• Powerful Winds Destroy Truck, Cars In Baltimore Neighborhood

  26-12-2017 05:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mother nature gave a few Baltimore homeowners a costly headache as fierce winds wreaked havoc in one Gwynn Oak neighborhood on Christmas.
  More than a few cars were likely totaled as a result, and a few people even experienced power outages.
  The community says they plan to reach out to city leaders about some of the older trees in their neighborhood as this isn’t the first time tree debris has been responsible for some level of damage.
  In all, about four cars an
  
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• Man shot in foot in East Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  26-12-2017 05:06 via baltimoresun.com
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  An officer was on patrol in the Eastern District when she heard gunshots coming from the 2500 block of E. Monument St. Soon after, officers found a 43-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his foot, according to police. The man was transported to an ...and more »
  
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• Friends, Family Mourn Baltimore Couple Killed In Small Plane Crash

  26-12-2017 01:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Friends and family are remembering a Baltimore teacher and her husband who were killed instantly when her father’s plane plummeted to the ground in Florida on Christmas Eve.
  Victoria Shannon-Worthington was an English teacher and Peter Worthington Jr. was a law student. This would have been their first Christmas together. The Worthingtons left their Federal Hill home on Friday for the Christmas holiday.
  Neighbors describe the Worthingtons as a charming young co
  
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• Bar Argument Ends In A Shooting On Christmas Day

  26-12-2017 00:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say a man was shot at a bar in Catonsville when an argument turned violent early on Christmas morning.
  The shooting happened at Loafer’s Sports Bar and Grille, according to Baltimore County Police. Officers were initially unable to find anyone involved in the shooting, but about 30 minutes later, police learned a shooting victim had come into a local hospital for treatment.
  Police determined the 27-year-old man was a victim from the previous call.
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• Dozens Volunteer At Baltimore Community Center For Mitzvah Day

  26-12-2017 00:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Dozens of volunteers spent part of their Christmas Day helping their fellow man, proving what the season is all about — no matter your religion.
  “A Mitzvah is something we ought to do, and is something that is good to do.” an event organizer told WJZ’s Jonathan McCall.
  An army of volunteers filled bags of joy at a Baltimore community center for Mitzvah Day. A heartwarming gesture for those often left in the cold during the holiday se
  
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