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• Baltimore’s NAACP Pres. Demands Accountability For Woman Left Outside Emergency Center

  13-01-2018 23:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A video that reportedly shows a woman being left outside of a Baltimore emergency center earlier this week has gotten national attention, and social activists in Baltimore say they’re not ready to let it go.
  The disturbing video caught outside the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown campus has sparked national shock and disbelief.
  “I’m really disturbed, outraged, at the incident,” said Ronald Flamer, president of Baltimore&
  
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• Baltimore Police Looking For Missing Teen

  13-01-2018 23:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are asking for the public’s help with locating a missing 15-year-old girl.
  Kirsten Haylee-Noel Bayer was last seen Thursday night in the 1400 block of Union Ave. wearing a green Nike hoodie, black sweatpants and black and white Nike sneakers.
  Ferrell is about 5’9″ and weighs about 125 pounds.
  Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Kirsten Haylee-Noel Bayer is urged to contact the Baltimore Police Department’s Mis
  
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• Virginia’s New Governor Takes Veiled Shots At Trump

  13-01-2018 22:48
  (CNN) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam took some veiled shots at President Donald Trump as he was sworn in as the 73rd governor of the commonwealth Saturday, telling a crowd gathered in Richmond, “You don’t have to be loud to lead.”
  “It can be hard to find our way in a time when there’s so much shouting, when nasty, shallow tweets take the place of honest debate, and when scoring political points gets in the way of dealing with real problems,” Northam said
  
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• Man Convicted Of Killing 3 Civil Rights Workers Dies In Jail

  13-01-2018 22:34
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Edgar Ray Killen, a 1960s Ku Klux Klan leader who was convicted decades later in the “Mississippi Burning” slayings of three civil rights workers, has died in prison at the age of 92, the state’s corrections department announced.
  Killen was serving three consecutive 20-year terms for manslaughter when he died at 9 p.m. Thursday inside the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. An autopsy was pending, but no foul play was suspected, the statement
  
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• Chelsea Manning Files To Run For U.S. Senate In Maryland

  13-01-2018 21:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Chelsea Manning, the transgender former Army private who was convicted of passing sensitive government documents to Wikileaks, has filed to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, according to the Washington Post.
  Manning would be challenging Democrat Ben Cardin, who has served two terms in the Senate and is up for re-election in November. Cardin is Maryland’s senior senator and is considered an overwhelming favorite to win a third term, according to the Post.
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• It’s Academic: January 13, 2018

  13-01-2018 20:57
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• Hawaii Officials Mistakenly Warn Of Inbound Missile

  13-01-2018 20:21
  HONOLULU (AP) — A push alert that warned of an incoming ballistic missile to Hawaii and sent residents into a full-blown panic Saturday was a mistake, state emergency officials said.
  The emergency alert, which was sent to cellphones, said in all caps, “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.”
  Hawaii Emergency Management Agency spokesman Richard Repoza said it was a false alarm and the agency is trying to determine what happened.
  
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• Weather Blog: Frigid Nightly Temps

  13-01-2018 20:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Cold high pressure will build overhead through Sunday with gusty northwesterly winds. High pressure will move offshore Monday and low pressure along with its associated cold front will pass through from the Midwest Tuesday. Low pressure will continue to develop offshore Wednesday before high pressure returns for late next week.
  The gusty northwest winds and cold air will cause wind chills to remain in the teens to lower 20s for most locations…but near zero along the
  
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• Feds: American Bribed Russian Official For Nuclear Contracts

  13-01-2018 18:21
  MOUNT AIRY, Md. (AP) — Federal authorities have accused a Maryland man of bribing a Russian atomic energy official to help secure contracts for transporting nuclear fuel.
  The Justice Department on Friday said 54-year-old Mark Lambert of Mount Airy was charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related counts.
  Lambert was co-president of a firm that transported nuclear materials to power companies in the U.S. and abroad. He allegedly took part in a scheme to bribe Vadim Mi
  
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• Man Arrested For Allegedly Shooting Gun Outside Mondawmin TGI Fridays

  13-01-2018 17:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore police arrested a man for shooting a gun outside a TGI Fridays at Mondawmin Mall Thursday night.
  Officers arrested 27-year-old Devin Martin for allegedly shooting toward the sky with a gun around 11:38 p.m. in the 2400 block of Liberty Heights Avenue.
  Detectives say an off-duty Morgan State University police officer witnessed the incident and Martin was arrested after short foot chase by Baltimore police.Investigators recovered the gun and transported Martin to C
  
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• Authorities: Wrong Woman Killed In Botched Murder-For-Hire

  13-01-2018 17:05
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say the wrong person was killed in a botched murder-for-hire plot set up by a scorned woman.
  Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson tells news outlets that Ishnar Marie Lopez was upset that a man she loved was in a relationship with another woman. She hired 22-year-old Alexis Ramos and his girlfriend, Glorianmarie Quinones Montes, to kill the woman.
  Gibson said they tracked down a woman they believed to be the target and forced her into the back of
  
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• 20-Year-Old Jackpot Winner Hopes To Do ‘Good For Humanity’

  13-01-2018 15:51
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The 20-year-old Florida man who claimed the $451 million Mega Millions jackpot choose to get $282 million at once instead of more in annual installments.
  A Florida Lottery news release Friday said 20-year-old Shane Missler, of Port Richey, had claimed the jackpot from the multistate game’s Jan. 5 drawing. They say he chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $281,874,999.
  “I’m only 20, but I hope to use it to pursue a variet
  
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• Code Blue Alert Issued For Baltimore Starting Saturday Night

  13-01-2018 14:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Code Blue Alert has been issued for Baltimore as another dose of Arctic air will move into the area Saturday night.
  The alert is in effect from Saturday evening through Monday morning. This is the sixth alert for Baltimore this season. The previous alert that ended earlier this week lasted for 14 days.
  The National Weather Service said that rain overnight Friday could change to sleet and snow in some areas of northern Maryland. As temperatures dip overnight, a &ldqu
  
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• Baltimore Police Searching For ‘Critical Missing’ Teacher

  13-01-2018 05:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Police are investigating the bizarre circumstances behind the sudden disappearance of an eighth-grade teacher who was last seen just days after Christmas.
  The unusual situation is striking a nerve with those who came into contact with Gregory Ferrell on a regular basis.  The special education teacher is described as a soft-spoken, kind person who teaches at Monarch Academy in northeast Baltimore.
  “We’d have, if they were having so
  
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• Weather Blog: Winter Returns This Weekend

  13-01-2018 04:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A very warm and wet Friday all across the region as temperatures topped 60 in many places and a few approached 70.
  Rain and fog was the flavor of the day, and most areas had at least a half inch, but a few areas — mainly on the Eastern Shore — had over an inch or more.
  A very sharp cold front is moving across the state at Friday night, and temperatures are dropping quickly across far western areas. Some snow, sleet and freezing rain are on tap for Garrett
  
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• State Agency Investigating Woman Left Outside Baltimore Emergency Center

  13-01-2018 02:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A viral video that reportedly shows a woman being left outside of a Baltimore emergency center has led to an investigation by a Maryland health agency.
  The Maryland Office of Health Care Quality says it is investigating after a pedestrian captured the incident, in which he says staff at the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown campus left the woman — only in her hospital gown — near a bus stop in about 30-40 degree weathe
  
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• Bill Blocking Criminal History On College Applications OK’d

  13-01-2018 01:35
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly has overridden Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill that prohibits public colleges from asking about a prospective student’s criminal history on an application.
  The Senate voted 32-15 to override Hogan’s veto on Friday.
  Supporters call it the Maryland Fair Access to Education Act. They say it aims to give people who have been incarcerated a chance at better lives. Sen. Richard Madaleno says it’s a step toward recogniz
  
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• Metro Train Rape Victim Describes Attack At Suspect’s Trial

  13-01-2018 01:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman who reported being raped on a busy Metro train outside Washington has given emotional testimony in the trial of the man accused of attacking her.
  John Hicks, of Washington, D.C., is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sex offense and first-degree assault in the 2016 attack in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  The Washington Post reports that during dramatic testimony this week, the woman described the attack.
  She said she had fallen asleep on a Metro
  
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• White House Doctor: Trump In ‘Excellent Health’

  13-01-2018 01:21
  WASHINGTON (AP) —
  President Donald Trump’s White House physician declared him in “excellent health” after the president received his first medical checkup at Walter Reed military hospital on Friday, undergoing a physical examination amid suggestions in a recent book and by his detractors that he’s mentally unfit.
  Dr. Ronny Jackson, in a statement released by the White House, said the examination “went exceptionally well. The President is in excellent health an
  
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• Steelers Injury Report: Mike Tomlin Expects Steelers To Have Full Squad Against Jaguars

  13-01-2018 01:15
  By Daniel Benjamin
  The Pittsburgh Steelers will enter their AFC divisional round playoff game with a full squad according to head coach Mike Tomlin.
  The Steelers (11-3) entered the week with a couple of injury concerns, but that number quickly grew with corner Artie Burns and defensive end Stephon Tuitt suffering injuries during Wednesday’s practice. Javon Hargrave also suffered an injury this week. However, all three players were full practice participants on Friday.
  Burns and Tuitt
  
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• Code Blue Alert Issued In Baltimore As Single-Digit Temps Expected Over Weekend

  13-01-2018 01:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Code Blue Alert has been issued for Baltimore as another dose of Arctic air will move into the area over the weekend.
  The alert is in effect from Saturday evening through Monday morning. This is the sixth alert for Baltimore this season. The previous alert that ended earlier this week lasted for 14 days.
  WJZ’s Marty Bass says temperatures in some areas of Maryland are expected to dip into the single digits with wind chill.
  On #WJZ arctic air coming back!
  
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• Severely Neglected Dog Rescued By Good Samaritan

  13-01-2018 00:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An emaciated and neglected dog was rescued from a Baltimore home, and is now on the mend.
  Rescuers say the animal barely had the strength to lift his head when he was brought to BARCS last weekend.
  One-year-old Bubs is learning to be a dog for the first time.
  “When he first got here, it was just this little ball of bones all hunched over and unable to stand. And it of course, breaks our heart,” said Lisa Morabito, BARCS Director of Operations.
  A good Sama
  
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