• Initiative To Aid Those Hard Of Hearing Launches Ahead Of Baltimore Restaurant Week

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A new initiative to educate servers and hosts is aimed at helping people with hearing difficulties while they dine out.
    Organizers decided to launch the Hearing Hospitality Initiative ahead of Baltimore Restaurant Week, which is typically the busiest time.
    Dining out can be a noisy experience. It often discourages those with hearing challenges from going out.
    “Individuals who are 65 and over about two-thirds of them have hearing loss, and only about one-third of that
  • Police Offering Reward For Photos, Videos Of Shooting That Left Football Player Paralyzed

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Police are hoping a new $10,000 reward will encourage witnesses to hand over photos and video related to the person who shot and paralyzed 19-year-old Marshall University football player Larry Aaron.
    “This could have been anybody’s child or anybody’s kids that were at this party,” Anne Arundel County Police Lt. Ryan Frashure.
    RELATED: Two People Shot At New Year’s Eve Party
    Police say there were plenty of wi
  • Gov. Hogan: ‘Highly Funded’ Baltimore City School System To Blame For Cold Classrooms

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The issue of cold inside Baltimore City schools is now heating up under the national spotlight.
    Dramatic pictures posted Tuesday, of students bundled up inside their classrooms, are sparking outrage across the country and gaining the attention of celebrities and politicians.Governor Larry Hogan said on Friday that he’s outraged, and he wants answers from school administrators. And he’s not the only one.
    On Wednesday, former NFL player and current Baltimore teac
  • Hazmat Situation Being Investigated In Baltimore County; Ammonia Leak

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore County authorities are at the scene of a hazmat situation, where an ammonia leak occurred.
    The incident, which is now contained, occurred in the 8200 block of Beechwood Road at American Yeast Sales.
    Baltimore County officials say ammonia escaped from an exterior valve.
    Captain Jeff Long says the building where the incident occurred has been evacuated.
    Re: hazmat at 8200 blk Beachwood Rd: #BCoFD crews have been monitoring air in neighborhoods adj to Yeast plant &a
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  • SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: NFL Wild Card Match-Ups

    Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City ChiefsSaturday, January 6, 2018, 4:35 pm ET
    KANSAS CITY -9
    The Titans have been one of the more frustrating teams to analyze all season long. They limp into the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The key in this game will be avoiding the big mistake, which is very tough to avoid for a young team going up against a Chiefs squad well-equipped for the challenge. Lay the points.
    SportsLine Expert: Emory Hunt (41-32-4 in last 77 NFL ATS picks)
    Atlanta Falcons vs.
  • Gov. Hogan Announces Initiatives To Help Victims Of Crime

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan has announced a package of initiatives to help victims of crime.
    Hogan said Friday he is committed to working with legislators to pass a bill to enable rape victims who conceive a child to terminate the parental rights of the person who raped them. Legislative leaders have made the measure a priority this session.
    Another proposal would allow courts to admit evidence of a criminal defendant’s prior history of sexual crimes or abuse, if he or she
  • The 10 Big Questions About Trumpworld Raised By ‘Fire And Fury’

    BALTIMORE (CNN) — “Fire and Fury,” Michael Wolff’s explosive account of President Donald Trump’s first year in the White House, has created mass chaos within Trumpworld — and it’s just out for sale Friday at bookstores around the country.
    The Trump response to excerpts of the book released over the last 48 hours — via the President himself as well as a number of his top current and former aides — has only added to that sense of a car hurtling
  • Keidel: NFL Wild Card Weekend Predictions

    By Jason Keidel
    The only NFL weekend better than wild card weekend is the divisional round. So consider the next two days a delicious appetizer to next weekend’s main course, with four games between teams with almost identical records. Indeed, the home team in all four games didn’t win more than one game more than their opponent this weekend.
    So let’s get to it…
    Tennessee Titans (9-7) @ Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)Saturday, January 6, 4:35 p.m. ET
    The Titans limp into Arrow
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  • Feces-Smearing Passenger Forces Flight To Divert To Alaska, Reports Say

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An unstable United Airlines passenger made the trip from Chicago to Hong Kong stink for flyers after he reportedly smeared feces all over the plane’s bathrooms. The man, who also tried to stuff his shirt in the toilet, forced the flight crew to divert to Alaska so he could be removed.
    According to KTVA-TV, United Airlines flight 895 had to make the emergency stop at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage on Jan. 4. Airport police report there was a &ldq
  • Ravens Hire Urban As QBs Coach, Retain RB Coach Greg Roman

    OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have hired James Urban as their quarterbacks coach and given running backs coach Greg Roman the additional title of assistant head coach.
    Urban spent the past seven seasons as wide receivers coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. Before that, he was quarterbacks coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.
    Ravens coach John Harbaugh said, “Playing the Bengals twice a year, we’ve seen what a good job James does. … We were all excited when he b
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings Admitted To Hospital For Bacterial Infection

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The office for Rep. Elijah Cummings released a statement Friday stating the congressman was admitted to the hospital for a minor procedure related to an infection.
    The statement says Congressman Cummings was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital for a bacterial infection in his knee. Doctors drained the infection and say he is expected to make a full recovery.
    On the same day, Cummings’ wife, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, announced she was withdrawing from the Democra
  • The Night Before

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  • ‘Shame On You’: Cats Reportedly Abandoned Outside Shelter In Freezing Cold

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An animal shelter in Michigan lashed out at a man who allegedly abandoned three cats out in the freezing cold before the facility opened for business.
    According to the Cooper Country Humane Society, in a Facebook post that has now been taken down, a cat and two kittens were left in an uncovered cage outside the Houghton shelter in four-degree weather.
    “To the middle-aged gentleman in the burgundy pickup truck. SHAME ON YOU!!!” the post read. “We hav
  • College Basketball Games Of The Week: Sooners, Mountaineers Meet In Big 12 Clash

    By Steve Silverman 
    Saturday, January 6
    No. 7 Oklahoma (12-1, 2-0) at No. 6 West Virginia (13-1, 2-0), 7:15 p.m. ET, ESPN2
    The Sooners are one of the most surprising and exciting teams in the nation, as they are led by freshman sensation Trae Young.
    The Sooners are averaging 95.8 points per game and connecting on 50.6 percent of their shots from the field, while the Mountaineers are averaging 84.2 ppg and hitting 43.9 percent of their shots.
    The Sooners have won 10 games in a row since an e
  • Combined Total For Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Is A Whooping $1 Billion

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The combined total for the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots is now $1.02 billion, the third-largest combined total for the two games.
    The Maryland Lottery says the Mega Millions drawing has been raised to $450 million, with a cash option of $281.2 million, the fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
    The Powerball jackpot sits at $570 million, with a cash option of $358.5 million, the fifth-largest in Powerball history.
    If there is no winner for either jackpot,
  • Transgender Inmate Seeks Rare Transfer To Female Prison

    CHICAGO (AP) — A 26-year-old transgender Chicago woman serving a 10-year sentence for burglary is seeking a rare transfer from a male to a female prison where she says she’ll be less vulnerable to abuse.
    A federal judge will hear testimony Friday on Deon “Strawberry” Hampton’s transfer request. She says guards single her out for regular sexual abuse, taunting and beatings at the high-security men’s prison she’s at now in southern Illinois.
    Prison officia
  • Homeowner’s Group Tells Veteran He Can’t Fly U.S., Marine Flags

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A former U.S. Marine in Texas is fighting for the flag once again; this time against his local homeowner’s association (HOA) who have told him he can not fly the country’s flag outside his home.
    “If they’re going to take them down, it’s going to be a fight to take them down, and no one fights harder than a veteran combat Marine,” Michael Pereira told the Austin American-Statesman. The veteran and his wife are claiming that the loca
  • Report: Yankees Contacted Orioles Again About Acquiring Machado

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The New York Yankees contacted the Baltimore Orioles again this week about acquiring all-star Manny Machado, according to CBS New York.
    The Orioles have not received any offers yet that satisfy their demands for the Gold Glover.
    The Orioles had a good five-year run from 2012 to 2016 that included three playoff appearances, and the cost of that success is seen in the contracts that were paid out to J.J. Hardy (now gone), Chris Davis (now problematic), Darren O’Day (ro
  • Single Digit Temps, Wind Chill Make For Frigid Day, Code Blue Extended

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– An Arctic blast that moved in behind a huge nor’easter that hit the East Coast Thursday is creating frigid conditions in Maryland and throughout the Northeast, and wind gusts are making matters worse.
    Almost all of Maryland will be under a Wind Chill Advisory starting at 6 p.m. Friday, which will last until noon Saturday.
    According to WJZ’s Marty Bass, wind was already a factor midday, with gusts up to 36 mph creating a real feel temperature of -3 degrees in Ba
  • ‘Mad Pooper’ Copycat Caught On Video Terrorizing Homeowners

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As if one “Mad Pooper” wasn’t enough, another person has allegedly begun terrorizing a couple in Arkansas by leaving his feces on their property.
    According to multiple reports, a Little Rock woman and her fiancé have been the victim of two poop attacks since December. The first public dumping took place on Dec. 30, when the couple’s driveway security camera caught the suspect run between their two parked cars and squat down.
    “It wasn&r
  • Rare U.S. Coins Sell For Pretty Penny At Florida Auction

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When is a penny worth $300,000?
    When it’s one of the first copper coins struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, in 1793.
    The annual Florida United Numismatists (FUN) convention was held in Tampa this week. It’s considered one of the five largest coin and currency collectors’ shows in the nation, experts say, and three historic coins, including the pricey penny, went up for auction Thursday evening. In all, the auction drew $24.9 million in sales.
    Mark
  • Former Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force Supervisor Pleads Guilty

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The former supervisor of the Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force has pleaded guilty Friday morning in U.S. District Court.
    Prosecutors say former Sgt. Wayne Jenkins led the task force unit that robbed drug dealers and innocent civilians, and in some cases directed that drugs and guns seized by the unit be re-sold on the streets.
    RELATED: Baltimore Officers Charged In Racketeering Conspiracy Head To Court
    Baltimore police officer Sgt. Wayne Jenkins pleads guilty to r
  • Maya Cummings Withdraws From Maryland Governor’s Race

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maya Rockeymoore Cummings has suspended her campaign for Maryland governor.
    The wife of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings announced Friday she was withdrawing from the Democratic primary “due to personal considerations.”
    Her announcement narrows the crowded Maryland Democratic primary for governor from eight to seven candidates. The primary is June 26.
    Cummings is currently president and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, a Washington-based consulting firm she founde
  • Code Blue Alert Originally Declared On Christmas Night Is Extended Again To Monday In Baltimore

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Baltimore City Health Department has extended the Code Blue Alert that was originally issued on Christmas night, to this upcoming Monday morning.
    It is the fifth Code Blue alert for Baltimore this season.
    RELATED: Nor’easter Hits Md., Leaving Behind Cold Temps, Snow; Wind Chill Advisory In Effect
    “As we continue to battle some of the season’s coldest temperatures, it is important that all Baltimoreans take precaution. Hypothermia, or low body temperat
  • How The Supermoon Caused The Perfect Celestial Storm And Record Flooding In New England

    (CNN) — Call it the perfect storm.
    Beyond the blizzard, the winter storm that battered New England on Thursday hit at just the right — or wrong — time, yielding record tides and frigid coastal flooding in several spots, including Boston, CNN’s forecasters said.
    The unprecedented coastal flooding was caused by a combination of winds blowing ocean water onshore and Monday’s supermoon, forecasters said.
    The supermoon phenomenon occurs when the moon becomes full the sam
  • Low Tides, Frigid Temps Could Hurt Maryland Oysters

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Frigid temperatures combined with unusually low tides caused by Thursday’s coastal storm could pose a problem for Maryland oyster farmers.
    The Baltimore Sun reports that farm-raised oysters could die if exposed to cold air for a prolonged period of time.
    Thursday’s storm has been followed not only by unusually cold temperatures but unusually low tides, as wind patterns have pulled water out of the Chesapeake Bay north toward Boston.
    Temperatures have
  • Deer Struck By Maryland Truck; Lodged On Top Of Driver

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A State Highway Administration driver was trapped in his company truck Friday morning when a deer was struck and lodged on top of him.
    Courtesy of Samantha Nelson.
    The Darlington Volunteer Fire Company posted on Facebook the damage the deer did to the vehicle. They say the incident happened around 5:30 a.m. on Route 136 between Trappe Road and the Deer Creek Bridge in Harford County.
    The department says the driver was safely extracted and “Luckily everyone (but the d
  • Train Hits, Kills 11-Year-Old Girl Who Was Looking At Phone

    HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — An Amtrak train struck and killed an 11-year-old girl as she walked home from a restaurant near her home in Florida.
    Polk County Sheriff’s officials said in a news release that the train’s conductor told investigators Yazmin White was looking down at her phone as she crossed the tracks on Wednesday afternoon and gave no indication she was aware the train was approaching.
    The train, which had 12 passenger cars and two engines, was going about 68 miles pe
  • Meal Deliverer Discovers Man Who Froze To Death

    Authorities say a 64-year-old Ohio man whose body was found on the front porch of his home by a meal delivery driver froze to death.
    The Akron Beacon Journal reports the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office on Thursday confirmed that Darnell Wilson, of Akron, died of hypothermia.
    His body was found Tuesday by a woman delivering food for the Mobile Meals program. The high temperature in Akron reached just 14 degrees that day.
    The Jouranl report says Wilson was on his back, his cane and w
  • Harbaugh Retains Coaches, Seeks Personnel Change For Ravens

    OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Forced to assess the 2017 season far sooner than anticipated, Ravens coach John Harbaugh acknowledged changes must be made for Baltimore to snap its three-year run missing the playoffs.
    He will not, however, shuffle the coaching staff.
    Harbaugh will fill the void left by the retirement of defensive coordinator Dean Pees, but said Thursday he will bring back offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg and attempt to keep the rest of the staff intact unless “guys ge
  • BWI Warns Travelers To Check Flight Statuses

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Despite a cold day ahead on Friday, airlines are operating on regular schedules in Baltimore .
    It's a cold morning,but airlines are operating regular schedules at #BWI.Some airline flights remain impacted by winter storm, particularly to markets in the northeast.Travelers should check with their airlines for updated flight status information.#MDOTnews
    — BWI Marshall Airport (@BWI_Airport) January 5, 2018But BWI officials say some flights remain impacted by the
  • Maryland Lawmakers May Act Early On Sick Leave, Medical Pot

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are poised to act early in the upcoming legislative session on two high-profile issues: paid sick leave and medical marijuana.
    The General Assembly gathers Wednesday. Democrats, who control the assembly, are expected to make a priority of overriding Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of paid sick leave for businesses with 15 or more employees.
    The Republican governor is supporting an alternative measure to phase in five days of sick leave for businesses
  • Weather Blog: Good News Around The Corner

    T.G.I.F.!
    Hi Everyone!
    Well the cold is here. That means we are on the way to seeing the freeze leave. I am not sure what is worse the anticipation or the reality of this situation. Personally I think, earlier in the week when we knew what was coming, it was worse. On Tuesday I was thinking, ” Just get here already so we can get this over with.” So now it is just a matter of toughing the cold out a couple of more days. And we will.
    The warm up  we’ve been discussing now lo
  • Coppin State Student Sets Up Go-Fund Me Page To Help City Schools

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As Baltimore City Schools work to keep their buildings warm over the bitterly cold days, a college student felt compelled to help students.
    22-year-old Samierra Jones, a Coppin State senior launched a GoFundMe page with the goal of raising $20,000 to bring heaters, coats, hats, and gloves to students who attend Baltimore City Schools. So far, the goal of raising $20,000 has been exceeded. Funds are now at $42,440.
    This week, photos surfaced on social media showing st
  • Report: Comcast Fired 500 After Claiming Tax Cut Would Create Jobs

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Telecommunications giant Comcast has been caught in another embarrassing situation, this time involving layoffs and their support of the government’s tax overhaul.
    According to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Comcast fired over 500 sales personnel shortly before Christmas, despite claiming that Congress’s new tax cut bill would help them create thousands of jobs. The fired door-to-door sales representatives were also allegedly required to sign a&n
  • Very, Very Cold Morning: Be Prepared

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — While snow has been dumped in much of the eastern part of Maryland, temperatures are expected to dip on Friday morning.
    A wind chill advisory is in effect for Anne Arundel, Calvert, Montgomery, and Prince George’s County until noon. WJZ’s Marty Bass says the “real feel” on Friday afternoon will be -6.
    #WJZ #FIRSTWARNINGWX Good morning. Here is the reality of the morning.The "real feel" this afternoon will be -6°. pic.twitter.com/nOAyj7B4pE
  • Nor’easter Leaves Behind Low Temperatures And Lots Of Cleanup

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A powerful nor’easter has brought everything from snow, to ice, to strong winds onto the Eastern Shore.
    Ocean City saw almost a foot of snow. And the eastern shore is under a state of emergency as state highway crews used almost 2,000 pieces of equipment on Thursday to keep the roads passable. But, Governor Larry Hogan says to use plenty of caution.
    “People say oh it’s not that bad in certain places. But there’s ice, there’s blowing, win
  • Nor’easter Hits Md., Leaving Behind Cold Temps, Snow; Wind Chill Advisory In Effect

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A powerful nor’easter moved up the East Coast Thursday, bringing snow, ice, strong winds, and rough surf to Maryland.
    Maryland’s Eastern Shore was hit hardest in the state, with almost a foot of snow being recorded there.
    WJZ reporter Mike Hellgren saw a number of people getting stuck in the snow, and even spotted people trying to boogie board.
    Not the time to boogie board #blizzard2018 #oceancitymd #mdwx @cbsbaltimore #surfsup pic.twitter.com/LeDWuKHCHF
    &mdas
  • Report: Baltimore Schools Forced To Return Millions In State Funds For Failed Heating Repairs

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore City schools had to return millions in state funding for building repairs after projects to fix failing heating systems and roofs grew too expensive or took too long, according to the Baltimore Sun.
    The Sun says since 2009, city schools lost out out on about $66 million in state funding for repairs after approved projects fell through, in order to prevent waste, according to state records.
    Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh says she is “deeply distressed b
  • Weather Blog: Nor’easter Passes, Whipping Winds Remain

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The nor’easter that brought snowfall to Maryland Thursday will cause whipping winds overnight.
    While Maryland was spared the worst of this powerful storm system, the Eastern Shore got the bulk of our state’s snow.
    While BWI recorded just an inch of snowfall, places like Ocean City and Salisbury saw near 11 inches.
    Strong winds followed quickly on the heels of the snowfall.
    Gusts near 50 mph were recorded across the state, starting in the afternoon and continuin
  • Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Rape That Victim Put On Snapchat

    PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — A 78-year-old Ohio man has been sentenced to five years in prison for raping a woman who later posted a Snapchat video of herself being attacked.
    James Allen told a judge in Ottawa County Common Pleas Court on Thursday he had been drinking and didn’t know what happened until his lawyer showed him the video.
    Police in Danbury Township arrested Allen in August after the woman’s friend saw the Snapchat video and alerted them.
    A prosecutor says the video c
  • Man Arrested After Boy, 10, Shot 6-Year-Old Sister With Gun

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police have arrested a man who they say left a gun at home where a 10-year-old boy found it and shot his 6-year-old sister, thinking the weapon was a toy.
    Officials say the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force took 24-year-old Tremayne James into custody in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Thursday.
    James has been charged with receiving stolen property, endangering the welfare of children and reckless endangerment among other offenses.
    Police were called to a Harrisburg home on
  • $10K Offered For Info In New Year’s Eve Party Shooting; Left Football Player Paralyzed

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Anne Arundel County Police Department have announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction to a New Year’s Eve party shooting that left a college football player from Maryland paralyzed.Marshall redshirt freshman defensive tackle Larry Aaron, 19, was left paralyzed after being struck by stray gunfire, his mother, Melissa Aaron, told the Herald-Dispatch
    The shooting happened just before 1 a.m. on New Year’s Day, at a home
  • Nor’easter Hits Md., Leaving Behind Cold Temps, Snow

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A powerful nor’easter moved up the East Coast Thursday, bringing snow, ice, strong winds, and rough surf to Maryland.
    Maryland’s Eastern Shore was hit hardest in the state, with almost a foot of snow being recorded there.
    WJZ reporter Mike Hellgren saw a number of people getting stuck in the snow, and even spotted people trying to boogie board.
    Not the time to boogie board #blizzard2018 #oceancitymd #mdwx @cbsbaltimore #surfsup pic.twitter.com/LeDWuKHCHF
    &mdas
  • Md. School Honors 1st Student To Use Robot With 2nd Generation Machine

    GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ)– When a student can’t attend school because of an illness or an injury– it impacts more than just their education. It can cause loneliness and even depression. But robots can help ease the despair.
    The first Anne Arundel County student to use a robot is being honored.
    Peter Jauschnezg was president of his class at Old Mill High School and a two-time cancer survivor. Peter’s robot Marvin helped make school possible.
    Peter graduated from Old Mill last

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