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• Baltimore’s First Babies Of The New Year Arrive Shortly After Midnight

  01-01-2018 23:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As the world ushered in a new year, two Baltimore families grew larger.
  The babies have a few things in common: neither one was due to arrive on New Year’s Day and they both have great hair.
  As the city counted down to 2018, another countdown was underway at St. Agnes Hospital, where shortly after midnight, Baltimore’s first baby of 2018 was born.
  Cruz Hutcherson is 6 pounds and 15 ounces of pure preciousness.
  WJZ shared a Facebook Live video Monday morni
  
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• Baltimore Residents Peddling Frustration With Safety Of Bike Lanes

  01-01-2018 22:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Protected bike lanes are becoming more prevalent across Baltimore, but some say the lanes are driving them crazy and putting lives in danger.
  People in one part of Baltimore are speaking out about bike lanes. They say bad engineering is leading to crashes and cars damaged.
  A narrow navigation on Roland Avenue, where some say squished streets are driving them crazy.
  “What we found out was, it just didn’t work,” said Hap Cooper, with the Roland Park C
  
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• Baltimore Police Investigating 1st Murder Of 2018

  01-01-2018 22:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is investigating its first homicide of 2018.
  Police say the shooting happened on New Year’s Day at 3:40 p.m., in the 2000 block of Eagle St.
  Scene on Eagle Street—shooting turned into Baltimore’s first 2018 homicide #BREAKING @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/skZBJBzkdO
  — Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) January 1, 2018Responding officers found a man who had been shot in the neck.
  The victim was taken to a local hospita
  
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• Millions Of Marylanders Head Home After The Holidays

  01-01-2018 22:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than 2 million Marylanders traveled for the holidays, and now it’s time to come on home.
  Packed airports and busy highways as Marylanders make the return trip on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
  The post-holiday rush is happening Monday, with a record number of people traveling during the last week or so, meaning busy roads Monday night as Marylanders come home.
  Home for the holidays means it’s now time for the 2.3 million Marylanders who trave
  
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• Ravens Sent Packing After ‘Heartbreaking’ Season Finale

  01-01-2018 20:48
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens never expected to spend New Year’s Day saying farewell to teammates and tossing the contents of their lockers into green trash bags.
  “Heartbreaking,” receiver Mike Wallace said Monday morning. “We definitely had a team to make a run, so it hurts.”
  The Ravens needed only to beat Cincinnati on Sunday to advance to the playoffs for the first time in three years.
  Poised to make it happen, Baltimore yielded a back-break
  
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• Man Charged With Enticing 16-Year-Old Girl Into Prostitution

  01-01-2018 20:44
  FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland have charged a man with human trafficking after authorities say he enticed a 16-year-old girl into prostitution.
  Frederick Police said in a news release that officers responded to a report of a possible abduction on Saturday. Authorities say the incident was not abduction, but involved human trafficking.
  Officers say a man was with a 16-year-old girl whom he had brought to Frederick to engage in prostitution at a local hotel. Police say the girl is
  
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• Ravens Defensive Coordinator Dean Pees Retires

  01-01-2018 20:07
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees is retiring following a successful NFL career that began with the New England Patriots.
  The 68-year-Pees told players of his decision Monday, less than 24 hours after the Ravens were eliminated from playoff contention with a 31-27 loss to Cincinnati.
  Pees served as Baltimore’s defensive coordinator for six years, spending the 2010 and 2011 seasons as linebackers coach. Before that, he had a six-year run as
  
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• 16-Year-Old Accused Of Killing Parents, Sister Minutes Before New Year

  01-01-2018 19:06
  LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — A 16-year-old New Jersey boy armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed his parents, sister and a family friend inside the home where they lived, authorities said Monday.
  Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni said Monday that the teen will be charged with four counts of murder and a weapons offense stemming from the shooting that occurred late Sunday night, less than 20 minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve in the shore town of Long Branch.
  
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• Police Searching For Missing 11-Year-Old Girl

  01-01-2018 18:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 11-year-old girl.Kayla Payne hasn’t been seen since Saturday at 1 p.m., when she left her home in the 4400 block of Manorview Rd.
  She was last seen wearing a black trench coat, blue jeans, and tan boots.
  Anyone with information on Payne’s whereabouts is asked to call detectives at (443) 984-7385 or dial 911.
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• Missing 11-Year-Old Girl Found Safe

  01-01-2018 18:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — UPDATE: Police say 11-year-old Kayla Payne has been found safe.
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  Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 11-year-old girl.Kayla Payne hasn’t been seen since Saturday at 1 p.m., when she left her home in the 4400 block of Manorview Rd.
  She was last seen wearing a black trench coat, blue jeans, and tan b
  
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• Baltimore Breaks City Record For Killings Per Capita In 2017

  01-01-2018 18:39
  BALTIMORE (AP) —Baltimore has set a new per-capita homicide record as gunmen killed for drugs, cash, payback – or no apparent reason at all.
  A surge of homicides in the starkly divided city resulted in 343 killings in 2017, bringing the annual homicide rate to its highest ever – roughly 56 killings per 100,000 people. Baltimore, which has shrunk over decades, currently has about 615,000 inhabitants.
  “Not only is it disheartening, it’s painful,” Mayor Catherine
  
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• Johns Hopkins Student Among 10 Killed In Costa Rica Plane Crash

  01-01-2018 18:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University has confirmed that one of the 10 U.S. citizens killed in a plane crash in Costa Rica on Sunday was a Johns Hopkins student.
  RELATED: Costa Rica Seeks Cause Of Plane Crash That Killed 10 From US
  Zachary Steinberg was a second-year student in the Whiting School of Engineering. Zachary’s parents, Bruce and Irene, along with his brothers, Matthew and William, were also killed in the crash.
  Costa Rican officials say two pilots and the 10 Ame
  
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• 1 Of 10 Killed In Costa Rica Plane Crash Was Johns Hopkins Student

  01-01-2018 18:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University has confirmed that one of the 10 U.S. citizens killed in a plane crash in Costa Rica on Sunday was a Johns Hopkins student.
  RELATED: Costa Rica Seeks Cause Of Plane Crash That Killed 10 From US
  Zachary Steinberg was a second-year student at Hopkins. Zachary’s parents, Bruce and Irene, along with his brothers, Matthew and William, were also killed in the crash.
  The university sent the following message to students after learning of Stein
  
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• Weather Blog: Frigid First Week Of 2018

  01-01-2018 18:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It will be a frigid first week of 2018!
  After feeling like two degrees below for the New Year’s Eve fireworks, Mother Nature isn’t giving central Maryland any time to thaw out.
  She is coming through with some sunshine at least, as our New Year’s Day will be mostly clear.
  Despite the abundant blue sky, temperatures will struggle to make it out of the upper teens and low twenties Monday afternoon.
  It will be blustery once again. Expect northwest winds betw
  
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• 2 Charged After Celebratory Shotgun Shots Reported In Baltimore

  01-01-2018 17:41
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Two men in Baltimore have been charged after celebratory gunfire was reported on New Year’s Eve.
  Police say in a news release that patrol officers saw a man firing a shotgun about 8:35 p.m. Sunday in an alley in south Baltimore. Authorities say the man then went into a house.
  Police entered the house and found the man they say fired the shotgun. Another man was also present. Officers say they found the shotgun, two other firearms, spent shotgun shells and marijuana.
  
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• Trump Welcomes New Year With Party, Tweets

  01-01-2018 16:23
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump bid farewell to 2017 with a lavish party at his private club, before kicking off 2018 with angry tweets about Iran and Pakistan.
  On Twitter Monday, Trump attacked Pakistan, saying: “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, w
  
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• Officer Injured During Pursuit Of Alleged Intoxicated Driver

  01-01-2018 15:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A pursuit of a possible intoxicated driver on Sunday night ended with a police officer getting injured.
  The pursuit started when a lookout was broadcast for a possible intoxicated driver in Pasadena driving on Mountain Road. The driver was traveling towards Edwin Raynor Boulevard. Officers were able to find the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop in the parking lot of a Rite Aid.
  During the stop, authorities say they smelled alcohol on 33-year-old Christina Brooke H
  
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• Two People Shot At New Year’s Eve Party

  01-01-2018 14:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two people are recovering after being shot at a New Year’s Eve party in Anne Arundel County.
  Officers responded to the shooting at 1:01 a.m. at a home on Bastille Road in Severn. Police say an adult male suffered a gunshot wound to his back. He was taken to shock trauma with non-life threatening injuries.
  While police were investigating, officers learned that a second victim, a 17-year-old male was shot in the arm. The 17-year-old left before the police arrived at t
  
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• Some Tips To Keep Yourself Safe and Warm This Winter

  01-01-2018 14:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As frigid temperatures continue to stay in Maryland, the Annapolis Fire Department is offering some tips to keep people warm and safe.
  According to the fire depratment, heating is the second leading cause of home fires. Fire Chief David Stokes says the biggest mistake people make is putting something too close to a heating source. He says to keep anything that can burn three feet away from space heaters, fireplaces, wood stoves, and radiators.”
  For portable hea
  
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• Baltimore Police Arrest 15-Year-Old With Loaded Handgun

  01-01-2018 13:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore have arrested a 15-year-old male who they say had a loaded handgun and marijuana in his possession.
  Officials arrested the teenager on Saturday and say the gun had been reported stolen from Hagerstown. The arrest took place at the 1500 block of Shields Place in Baltimore.
  The 15-year-old was charged as a juvenile and was transported to Juvenile Booking, where he is still being held.
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• A Second Edition Of The Supermoon

  01-01-2018 12:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you are brave enough to stand in the frigid temperatures, you will be able to start the new year by seeing another supermoon on Monday night.
  A supermoon is a moon that is full when it is also at or near its closest point in its orbit around Earth. The moon will also appear 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons.
  A supermoon is coming! On January 1, the full Moon will be at or near its closest point in its orbit around Earth, making it a s
  
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• New Year Brings Broad Pot Legalization To California

  01-01-2018 12:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The arrival of the new year in California brought with it broad legalization of marijuana, a much-anticipated change that comes two decades after the state was the first to allow pot for medical use.
  The nation’s most populous state joins a growing list of other states, and the nation’s capital, where so-called recreational marijuana is permitted even though the federal government continues to classify pot as a controlled substance, like heroin and LSD.
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• Separate Car Wrecks Claim Lives Of Father And Son Within Weeks

  01-01-2018 12:19
  SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — A father and son have died within weeks of each other in car accidents along the same stretch of road in Maryland.
  The Daily Times in Salisbury reported Sunday that Larry Jerome Pender died Friday. His father William Pender was killed Dec. 8.
  The accidents occurred half a mile away from each other along Route 50 in Salisbury, a city on the Eastern Shore.
  The father, 95-year-old William Pender, was a longtime University of Maryland Eastern Shore educator and vice chanc
  
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• Separate Car Wrecks Claim Father And Son Within Weeks

  01-01-2018 12:19
  SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — A father and son have died within weeks of each other in car accidents along the same stretch of road in Maryland.
  The Daily Times in Salisbury reported Sunday that Larry Jerome Pender died Friday. His father William Pender was killed Dec. 8.
  The accidents occurred half a mile away from each other along Route 50 in Salisbury, a city on the Eastern Shore.
  The father, 95-year-old William Pender, was a longtime University of Maryland Eastern Shore educator and vice chanc
  
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• Flowers And Sunshine Greet Thousands For 129th Rose Parade

  01-01-2018 12:03
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The roses are ready; the skies will be blue.Just a few clouds are expected for the 129th annual Rose Parade on New Year’s morning, and temperatures are expected to reach a high of the mid-70s once again in Pasadena.
  Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the street to watch floats decked out with hundreds of thousands of flowers, along with a few show horses, marching bands and celebrities. Millions more will watch on TV.
  It has rained only once
  
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• Costa Rica Seeks Cause Of Plane Crash That Killed 10 From US

  01-01-2018 11:49
  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican investigators are looking into what caused a charter aircraft to crash in woods in the country’s northwest soon after takeoff, killing the 10 U.S. citizens and two local crewmembers on board.
  Officials said Sunday evening that they were still seeking to establish the names of the Americans who died when the plane went down at midday in Guanacaste. They said Nature Air had provided a passenger list, but the names on it had not been confirmed.
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• Baltimore-Based Singer Performs For Inner Harbor’s New Year’s Eve Celebration

  01-01-2018 05:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Before the big fireworks show at midnight for Baltimore’s New Year’s Eve spectacular, visitors enjoyed some fantastic live music from a local artist.
  The night’s singer was Baltimore-based Alexis Joyce, and before the extravaganza, she told WJZ she was ready to help revelers dance their way into 2018.
  The Baltimore NYE party has started! #AlexisJoyce pic.twitter.com/USmn1BoyzG
  — Linh Bui WJZ (@LinhBuiWJZ) January 1, 2018Joyce turned up the vol
  
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• 10 Americans Among 12 Dead In Costa Rica Plane Crash

  01-01-2018 04:37
  (CNN) — A small plane crash Sunday in northwest Costa Rica killed 12 people, including 10 US citizens, officials said.
  The single-engine turboprop’s two Costa Rican pilots also died in the crash, President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera said in a statement posted on social media. There were no survivors.
  Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security posted several images of the wreckage on its official Facebook page, showing the plane engulfed in flames in a wooded area, with smok
  
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• Organizers Put Finishing Touches On Inner Harbor New Year’s Eve Celebration

  01-01-2018 03:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The New Year’s Eve celebration in Baltimore takes months to prepare with multiple agencies. From setting-up the entertainment to security making sure everything runs smoothly, it’s the ultimate celebration to ring in the new year.
  “It takes a lot of effort from the team here at the Office of the Promotion and the arts. we have our event coordinators that work hard to put the festival together,” says Tracy Baskerville of Baltimore Office o
  
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• Amid Blistering Cold, New Year’s Eve Revelers Pack Baltimore Bars And Restaurants

  01-01-2018 03:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s a festive finish to 2017 with droves of partiers packing bars and restaurants across Baltimore. At Bar Vasquez in Harbor East, seating started at 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve.
  A multi-course menu of Argentine delicacies is capped by a live DJ and dancing.
  Bars & restaurants across #baltimore are welcoming #NewYearsEve2018 crowds #WJZ pic.twitter.com/4FYLYuRen3
  — Amy Yensi WJZ (@AmyWJZ) January 1, 2018Just steps from the Inner Harbor, another massi
  
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• Ravens Continue Playoff Drought With 31-27 Loss To Bengals

  01-01-2018 02:35
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The crowd was yelling as the clock was winding down. The Baltimore Ravens and their fans were poised for a New Year’s Eve celebration, long before the clock struck midnight.
  And then, an instant later, silence.
  There would be no football in January for the Ravens, who were ousted from the playoff hunt in stunning fashion Sunday when Andy Dalton threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd with 44 seconds left to give the Cincinnati Bengals a 31-27 vict
  
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• 5 Places To Visit In January

  01-01-2018 01:26
  (CNN) — Come January, most people are seeking relief from the holiday madness of November and December. For many, this comes in the form of a ski or beach trip. It’s an ideal time for either (depending on the hemisphere).
  Because of this, it is also peak season at many destinations around the globe, so make sure to book your flights and lodging as early as possible.
  Whether you prefer a winter wonderland, a pristine white sand beach, or, perhaps, just some adventure, we hav
  
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