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• Redevelopment Of Southeast Baltimore Warehouse Still Expected Following Nov. Fire

  23-01-2018 23:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– After years of being vacant and surviving a two-alarm fire, the plan to transform a sprawling warehouse in southeast Baltimore is closer than ever.
  A vacant, graffiti-covered industrial site with bashed-windows on Eastern Avenue, is on track to go from rundown to renovated.
  Chris Ryer, with the Southeast Community Development Corporation, was among the first to see the design plan for the former Pemco manufacturing plant. It includes the city’s first LA Fitness,
  
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• Organization Calls On Md. Lawmakers To Have Convicted Domestic Abusers Turn In Guns

  23-01-2018 23:46
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)– The organization “Moms Demand Action” is calling on Maryland lawmakers to prevent convicted domestic abusers from owning guns.
  The moms are demanding action from lawmakers to prevent domestic abusers from owning guns, an effort that has failed in the past.
  “It’s my understanding that this bill has been brought for four years. That’s unacceptable, it’s unacceptable and it’s unacceptable,” said Howard County Dele
  
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• NFL Rejects Veterans Group’s Ad For Super Bowl Program

  23-01-2018 23:32
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL has denied advertising space in the Super Bowl program for a veterans group that declined to alter language about standing for the national anthem.
  NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Tuesday that American Veterans, or AMVETS , submitted an advertisement last week to the third-party publisher of the game program with the message, “Please Stand.”
  McCarthy said the league, which has editorial control over the content, asked AMVETS
  
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• NFL Rejects Md.-Based Veterans Group’s ‘Please Stand’ Ad For Super Bowl

  23-01-2018 23:32
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL has denied advertising space in the Super Bowl program for a veterans group that declined to alter language about standing for the national anthem.
  NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Tuesday that American Veterans, or AMVETS , submitted an advertisement last week to the third-party publisher of the game program with the message, “Please Stand.”
  McCarthy said the league, which has editorial control over the content, asked AMVETS
  
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• Baltimore PD Officials In Charge Of Reform, Implementing Consent Decree Resign

  23-01-2018 23:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The two highest-ranking Baltimore Police Department officials in charge of instituting reforms, overhauling policies, and implementing the city’s consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice have resigned following the firing of Police Commissioner Kevin Davis.
  Our media partner The Baltimore Sun reports Deputy Commissioner Jason Johnson was the head of the department’s Strategic Services Bureau, and Chief Ganesha Martin was the head of the departme
  
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• DACA Recipient In Maryland: “Our Lives Are Important;” Immigration Deadline Looms

  23-01-2018 23:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There are 10,000 DACA recipients who live in Maryland. After months of waiting to learn their fate, the next two weeks could decide their immigration status.
  The standoff on Capitol Hill that has left “Dreamers” in limbo since September could come to an end in 16 days.
  “Now, those talks can get going again. Whether they bear fruit is up to all of us,” says Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
  McConnell is promising talks and a vote
  
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• Jay-Z Leads Grammy Nominations With 8

  23-01-2018 22:37
  Watch The 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards on KPIX 5Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, 4:30–8 p.m. PT.
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z is the leader of the 2018 Grammy Award nominations in a year where the top four categories are heavily dominated by rap and R&B artists, giving the often overlooked genres a strong chance of winning big.
  The Recording Academy announced last November that Jay-Z is nominated for eight honors, including album, song, and record of the year. Bruno Mars is also nominated for the bi
  
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• Ray Lewis On Eagles-Patriots Super Bowl Matchup

  23-01-2018 22:33
  By Matt Citak
  After an exciting three weeks of playoff football, the matchup for Super Bowl LII is finally set. Both No. 1 seeds will be battling for the Lombardi Trophy as the Philadelphia Eagles take on the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday, February 4th.
  The Eagles played one of their most well-rounded games of the season last weekend against the Minnesota Vikings. Nick Foles, filling in for the injured Carson Wentz, had possibly the best performanc
  
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• Stolen Quilt Returned To Baltimore Co. Family

  23-01-2018 22:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County police have returned a stolen quilt to a family after a rash of package thefts near Middle River.
  Social media is being credited with helping track the family down.
  Police found the quilt in a hotel room, along with many other stolen items, after they arrested two suspects wanted in connection with dozens of package thefts.
  Reuniting a little girl and her stolen quilt took a patchwork of social media shares and determined police.
  “I just couldn&rsqu
  
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• Police: Dog Bites Man, Man Bites Dog, Then Man Is Arrested

  23-01-2018 22:17
  BOSCAWEN, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been charged with resisting arrest and biting a police dog.
  Police say the man unsuccessfully tried to hide under a pile of clothes to evade arrest over the weekend and then put the police dog in a chokehold and bit it on the head.
  State police were asked to help deal with a shooting on Sunday in Boscawen, a town of about 4,000 residents. They say two men in a home were wanted on outstanding warrants and both resisted arrest before one exchange
  
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• Drake Did Not Submit Latest Album To The Grammys

  23-01-2018 21:58
  NEW YORK (AP) — Drake’s “More Life” album won’t earn him more Grammy Awards: The rapper didn’t submit the album for consideration at the 2018 Grammys.
  A person close to the nomination process, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed to publicly talk about the topic, said the multi-platinum rapper did not submit “More Life” for album of the year or best rap album. The person also said Drake did not submit any of th
  
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• Corruption Trial Of Baltimore Police Officers Underway

  23-01-2018 21:36
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal prosecutor described an elite Baltimore police unit as a “perfect storm” of corruption in opening arguments Tuesday at the trial of two detectives charged in one of the largest scandals in the police force’s history.
  “This is not a case about policing at all. It’s a case about greed,” said Leo Wise, one of the assistant U.S. attorneys tasked with prosecuting the Gun Trace Task Force. The disbanded unit of the Baltimore Police D
  
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• Vaping Is Addictive And Can Lead Teens To Smoke, Study Finds

  23-01-2018 21:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A newly released report, compiled by health experts from around the country, has found that e-cigarettes can have a much more negative impact on teens than previously believed. The study claims that teens not only become addicted to vaping, but are more likely to pick up smoking because of it.
  The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released their findings on Tuesday, citing evidence that e-cigarettes were safer than traditional smoking products, but
  
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• Local Man Arrested On Child Porn Charges

  23-01-2018 21:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 49-year-old Harford County man is now behind bars after being arrested on child porn charges.
  Daniel Chetelat Jr. has been charged with six counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child pornography. He is being held on $50,000 bond.
  The investigation began after Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators traced multiple downloaded images of child pornography to Chetelat.
  Authorities served a se
  
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• Can Your Baby’s Name Predict Future Success? Study Says Yes

  23-01-2018 21:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Looking for that perfect name for your future son or daughter? A British recruiting firm claims that certain names tend to have a much more successful track record and may be worth their weight in gold when those kids grow up.
  A study of over 500,000 resumes submitted to The Knowledge Academy looked at the most common first names parents had given their children and compared those popular choices to what each name made as an average salary.
  According to the find
  
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• 17-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder For December Shooting

  23-01-2018 20:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested a 17-year-old accused of shooting a man multiple times back in December.
  Teon Grant has been charged with first-degree attempted murder in connection with a shooting that sent a 23-year-old man to the hospital.
  The shooting happened on Dec. 19, and police began investigating after the victim walked into St. Agnes Hospital with gunshot wounds to the head, chest, and arm.
  The victim told police he was shot in the 500 block of Wellesley St
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Double Shooting In West Baltimore

  23-01-2018 20:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two people have been killed in a shooting in West Baltimore, authorities say.
  Baltimore City Police say officers heard gunshots around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday and shortly after found a man and a woman in a car in the 1300 block of Division Street.
  The first victim is a 34-year-old man and the other is a 29-year-old woman. Both victims were taken to an area hospital where they died from their injuries.
  Homicide detectives are investigating the incident.
  City police ar
  
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• Woman Misdiagnosed With Flu, Actually Has Flesh-Eating Virus

  23-01-2018 20:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Arizona mother of three, who was initially diagnosed with the flu, has been hospitalized after she was found to be suffering from a flesh-eating virus instead.
  Christin Lipinski’s family says their mother was treated for the flu on Jan. 11 but her condition continued to get worse.
  “After several days of increasing pain and failing to receive proper medical care from multiple medical facilities, Christin was transported by ambulance to a Level 1 Trauma Hospi
  
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• Neil Diamond Says He Has Parkinson’s, Retires From Touring

  23-01-2018 20:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Legendary musician Neil Diamond is retiring from touring after revealing he has Parkinson’s disease.
  The rock legend announced this week that he’s canceling his March tour dates in Australia and New Zealand. Diamond was on his 50th anniversary tour. He turns 77 on Wednesday.
  “It is with great reluctance and disappointment that I announce my retirement from concert touring. I have been so honored to bring my shows to the public for the past 50 years,
  
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• Fmr. Baltimore Co. Superintendent S. Dallas Dance Indicted On Perjury Charges

  23-01-2018 20:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent S. Dallas Dance has been indicted on perjury charges.
  Dance was indicted on four counts of perjury by a Baltimore County grand jury for failing to report nearly $150,000 in outside income on his financial disclosures.
  RELATED: Baltimore Co. Schools Superintendent S. Dallas Dance Abruptly Resigns
  These charges are related to discrepancies on his Financial Disclosure Statements for 2012, 2013, and 2015.
  He is a
  
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• 2 Dead, 17 Injured In Kentucky School Shooting; Suspect Held

  23-01-2018 20:03
  BENTON, Ky. (AP) — A 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun inside his rural Kentucky high school Tuesday, killing two classmates, injuring 17 others and sending hundreds fleeing for safety.
  Police were seen leading a teenager away in handcuffs. It was the nation’s first fatal school shooting of 2018.
  The shooter will be charged with murder and attempted murder, Kentucky State Police Lt. Michael Webb said.
  “He was apprehended by the sheriff’s department here
  
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• Celebrities Talk Favorite Songs Ahead of 2018 Grammys

  23-01-2018 19:50
  Everybody has a favorite song they love to listen to. With the 2018 Grammys right around the corner, CBS Local asked some celebrities what they like to listen to. Actor/comedian Gary Owen, actress Betsy Brandt, NBA player DeMarre Carroll, Oscar winner Keith Carradine and world-champion boxer Jermell Charlo discuss their favorite tunes and the significance of those songs in their lives. The 60th annual Grammy Awards are this Sunday, Jan 28th at 7:30pm EST/PST on CBS.
  
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• Gun Industry Gathers Just Miles From Las Vegas Mass Shooting Site

  23-01-2018 19:41
  The gun industry is holding its biggest annual trade show this week just a few miles from the site where a gunman slaughtered 58 concertgoers outside his high-rise Las Vegas hotel room in October using a display case worth of weapons, many fitted with bump stocks that enabled them to mimic fully automatic fire.
  Gun control advocates, meanwhile, pointed to the irony of the location and planned a protest to renew calls for tighter gun sale regulations, including expanded background checks.
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• Gun Industry Gathers Just Miles From Las Vegas Mass Shooting

  23-01-2018 19:41
  The gun industry is holding its biggest annual trade show this week just a few miles from where a gunman slaughtered 58 concertgoers outside his high-rise Las Vegas hotel room in October using a display case worth of weapons, many of them fitted with bump stocks that enabled them to mimic fully automatic fire.
  Gun control advocates, meanwhile, pointed to the irony of the location and planned a protest to renew calls for tighter gun sale regulations, including expanded background checks.
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• Britney Spears Kicking Off ‘Piece of Me’ Tour At MGM National Harbor

  23-01-2018 19:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Britney Spears is taking her award-winning Las Vegas show on the road, and her first stop is the MGM National Harbor.
  The pop superstar has been performing the “Britney: Piece of Me” concert residency in Las Vegas since December 2013 to rave reviews.
  Fans in the Maryland area will have two chances to see the “Baby One More Time” singer on July 12 and 13.
  The “Womanizer” singer tweeted the announcement early Tuesday morning.
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• Hawaii Governor Was Slow To Correct Missile Blunder Because He Forgot His Twitter Password

  23-01-2018 18:54
  BALTIMORE — More than a week after a false alarm claimed that a missile was headed towards Hawaii and sparked widespread panic, the governor of America’s 50th state made an embarrassing admission as to why it took officials so long to defuse the phony alert.
  Although Governor David Ige reportedly knew the alert was a mistake two minutes after it was sent, he confessed he forgot what his Twitter password was and couldn’t tell the public as a result.
  “I have to confess
  
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• Police: Montgomery County Child Care Provider Arrested For Beating Toddler

  23-01-2018 18:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A child care provider in Silver Spring has admitted to slapping a two-year-old girl in the face multiple times, pushing her to the ground and grabbing her by the head, police say.
  Montgomery County Police say they received video on Jan. 12 of Christina Dhanaraj, 65, abusing the girl who was enrolled in her at-home day care.
  Authorities say the video shows the girl sitting quietly in a room inside Dhanaraj’s home on Winding Waye Lane before Dhanaraj sc
  
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• Tide Pods Maker: Don’t Blame Us For Kids’ ‘Poor Judgment’

  23-01-2018 18:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As accidental poisoning cases from the “Tide Pod Challenge” continue to skyrocket in 2018, the maker of the laundry detergent pouches is fighting back against the perception their product is dangerous. The company’s CEO also decided to hit back at the youngsters recording themselves eating the poisonous cleaners and may have questioned their intelligence for taking part in the stunt in the process.
  In a Jan. 22 blog post, Proctor & Gamble CEO Da
  
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• D.C. Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo Seeks Lower Sentence

  23-01-2018 18:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A lawyer for one of the snipers who terrorized Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. in 2002 has asked a federal appeals court for a chance of a lighter sentence.
  The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in the case of Lee Boyd Malvo, who was 17 when he and an accomplice killed 10 people in 2002.
  This could mean Malvo may someday be eligible to be freed from prison.
  Malvo is 32, and is currently sentenced never to leave prison alive for his part in
  
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• Police: 1 Dead, Suspect Held In Kentucky School Shooting

  23-01-2018 18:11
  BENTON, Ky. (AP) — Someone with a gun opened fire inside a rural Kentucky high school Tuesday morning, killing one person and wounding at least a half-dozen others. Police said a suspect was apprehended and the school was locked down.
  Nearly 100 children ran out of Marshall County High School seeking safety, said Mitchell Garland, who rushed outside of his business when he heard about the shooting.
  “They was running and crying and screaming,” he said. “They was just
  
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• Fmr. High School Coach Pleads Guilty To 10 Child Porn Charges

  23-01-2018 17:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 30-year-old Maryland man has pleaded guilty to child porn charges.
  Carlos DeAngelo Bell pleaded guilty to 10 counts of sexual exploitation of minors for the purpose of producing child pornography.
  Attorneys will recommend a sentence of 150 years in prison. His sentencing is set for March 27.
  According to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice, between 2014 and 2016, Bell convinced 10 children into sexual conduct, and produced child pornography.
  At the t
  
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• Search Resuming For 5 Missing After Oklahoma Explosion

  23-01-2018 17:18
  QUINTON, Okla. (AP) — The search is resuming for five people who are unaccounted for after a fiery explosion at an Oklahoma gas drilling rig.
  The blast happened Monday morning at a drilling site near Quinton, about 100 miles southeast of Tulsa. The explosion sent plumes of black smoke into the air and left a derrick crumpled on the ground. For much of the day Monday, emergency officials were unable to get near the rig because the fire was still burning.
  Emergency management officials said
  
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• Md. Sending Team To Help Hurricane-Weary First Responders On US Virgin Islands

  23-01-2018 17:16
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland is sending a team of mental health professionals to the U.S. Virgin Islands to help the territory’s hurricane-weary first responders.
  State officials said in a press release Tuesday that a 17-person team will focus on helping them cope with stress. They’ve been working long hours in the four months since hurricanes struck the islands in September.
  Maryland’s team will include mental health experts and emergency responders trained in managing stre
  
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• Police: Baltimore Drug Dealer Linked To ‘Several’ Md. Overdoses, 23, Arrested

  23-01-2018 16:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A 23-year-old Baltimore man, Koran Peoples, has been arrested after a lengthy investigation for suspected drug trafficking and dealing, in addition to being linked to several non-fatal overdoses in Harford and surrounding counties, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
  Authorities say the Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant on Peoples’ car and residences in December. He was arrested December 7 after the search of his vehicle uncovered 70
  
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• Baltimore Man Shot, Killed After Hearing Someone Tampering With Front Door

  23-01-2018 15:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A 30-year-old is dead after police say he went to check on a noise at his front door and was shot.
  It happened in the 100 block of North Fremont Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Monday.
  When police arrived on the scene, they were directed to the 800 block of Vine Street, where the victim, Travis Lee Wallace, apparently fled after he was shot and collapsed.
  Wallace was pronounced dead on the scene.
  Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them at 410-396-21
  
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• Del Toro’s ‘Shape of Water,’ Set In Baltimore, Lands A Leading 13 Oscar Nods

  23-01-2018 15:32
  (CNN) — Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday amid what’s proving to be an unpredictable and highly political awards season.
  The fantasy film “The Shape of Water” led with 13 Academy Award nominations on Tuesday, including best picture. Set in Baltimore in 1962, the plot follows a mute custodian at a government lab who befriends a humanoid-amphibian creature being kept there.
  The the other best picture nominees are “Lady Bird, “Three
  
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• I-83 Accident Causes Major Delays In Northbound Lanes

  23-01-2018 15:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There are major delays on I-83 after a crash in the northbound lanes near the Pepsi sign.
  The traffic impact is “severe,” according to officials, and drivers are being advised to use alternate routes.
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• Using Her Mugshot, Woman Markets Her Hair Styling Abilities

  23-01-2018 15:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Circumstances that led to a 24-year-old North Carolina woman’s mug shot being posted online may have been a blessing in disguise.
  Shia Yearwood told various media outlets that a warrant was put out for her arrest after she violated a protective/restraining order when she was trying to see her son.
  Before going to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, though, she did her hair and makeup, knowing her mug shot would likely appear on the local Twitter page, @Cha
  
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• As Shutdown Eases Federal Workers Fear Prospect Of Another

  23-01-2018 13:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The swift steps ending a messy and expensive government shutdown set the stage for hundreds of thousands of federal workers to return Tuesday, but some say they fear they could find themselves in limbo again in a few more weeks.
  Congress sped toward moving to reopen government after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations on Monday afternoon. The House approved the measure shortly thereafter, sending the spending bill to President Donald Trum
  
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• Alaska Earthquake Prompts Tsunami Warning

  23-01-2018 12:25
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of coastal Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia while the remainder of the U.S. West Coast was under a watch.
  The strong earthquake was recorded about 175 miles southeast of Kodiak Island. Warnings from the National Weather Service sent to cellphones in Alaska warned: “Emergency Alert. Tsunami danger on t
  
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• Girl Who Spent More Than 600 Days At Hopkins Receives Life-Saving Kidney Transplant

  23-01-2018 05:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Reese Burdette, who was badly burned in a house fire and hospitalized for 664 days, finally went home to her family farm last year where she faced yet another health crisis.
  Reese was 7-year-old when she suffered burns on over one-third of her body, and severe damage to her heart and lungs. She was in a coma for four months and at the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for nearly two years.
  “I’ve never seen anything like this in my
  
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• No. 14 Maryland Women Top No. 12 Ohio State In Big Ten Duel

  23-01-2018 05:31
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kaila Charles scored a career-high 32 points, Eleanna Christinaki added 26 with six 3-pointers and No. 14 Maryland cruised past 12th-ranked Ohio State 99-69 Monday night in a duel for first place in the Big Ten.
  The Terrapins (17-3, 6-1) let a 19-point lead dwindle to 10 before limiting the Buckeyes to one field goal in a 16-6 run that made it 66-46 late in the third quarter.
  Christinaki, a transfer from Florida playing in her eighth game at Maryland, scored 21 poi
  
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• Parents, Teachers Sound Off About Cold Classrooms At Baltimore City School Board Meeting

  23-01-2018 05:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City school leaders were once again face-to-face with fired-up parents and teachers over building conditions that left students in frigid classrooms earlier this month.
  Before a full house Monday night, Baltimore City Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises addressed the root of the cold classroom controversy.
  “I’m glad you’re holding us accountable. We have made changes, but there is a larger issue,” she said. “The larger issue
  
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• Hoosiers Make Late Run Hold Up With 71-68 Win Over Maryland

  23-01-2018 05:09
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Juwan Morgan spent most of the weekend getting treatment on his injured right ankle and hoping he could play Monday night.
  He did more than the Indiana Hoosiers could have expected.
  Morgan was back to being his old self. After missing the final 22 minutes Friday, he scored 25 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out four assists, blocked two shots and accounted for all but four points in the decisive run to lead Indiana past Maryland 71-68.
  “It was the least
  
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• Neil Diamond, Rock And Roll Hall of Famer, Has Parkinson’s Disease

  23-01-2018 04:39
  NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) — Neil Diamond is retiring from touring after he says he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
  Days shy of his 77th birthday, the rock legend is canceling his tour dates in Australia and New Zealand for March. He was on his 50th anniversary tour.
  The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer offered his “sincerest apologies” to those who planned to go to his shows and says he plans to still write, record and work on other projects “for a long time to co
  
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• Weather Blog: Baltimore Highs 20 Degrees Above Normal Monday

  23-01-2018 04:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A very unseasonably warm Monday all across the region as most of us saw temperatures hit the upper 50’s to low 60’s — 20 degrees above normal for Jan. 22.
  Clouds and some much-needed showers will move in overnight Monday as it will stay warm for a while longer.
  A front with some possible thunder and gusty winds will cross Tuesday morning, allowing cooler air to filter in later.
  Much cooler air will be around until Friday, when another warm-up w
  
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• Trump Signs Bill To End Government Shutdown

  23-01-2018 03:33
  (CBS NEWS) — President Donald Trump signed a short-term spending bill that will fund the government through Feb. 8, ending a weekend-long government shutdown. The measure also extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program through 2023 and suspends three Obamacare-related taxes and fees.
  The House followed the Senate in passing legislation Monday afternoon to reopen the government after the shutdown 266-150. The Senate vote was 81-18. Mr. Trump’s signature Monda
  
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• House Fire In Glen Burnie Displaces Family

  23-01-2018 03:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A family of four has been displaced after a fire ripped through their home in Glen Burnie on Monday night.
  The Anne Arundel County Fire Department responded to the home at 325 Thelma Ave. around 7:30 p.m. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control within 20 minutes.
  Officials say the two adults and two teens who live in the home were not injured. The Red Cross has reportedly been notified to assist the family.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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• Cosby Jokes In 1st Show Since 2015 He ‘Used To Be’ Comedian

  23-01-2018 02:51
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby performed in public for the first time since a sex abuse scandal embroiled him in 2015, joking that he “used to be a comedian” and playing with a jazz band in his hometown as a retrial looms in his criminal sexual assault case.
  The 80-year-old entertainer took the stage for about an hour Monday night at a Philadelphia jazz club for his first show since May 2015. Before a friendly crowd, he told stories, honored old friends and finished by leading
  
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• Trump Hits Solar Panels, Washing Machines With Tariffs

  23-01-2018 02:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday approved tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers.
  The president’s decision followed recommendations for tariffs by the U.S. International Trade Commission.
  “The president’s action makes clear again that the Trump administration will always defend American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses in this regard,” U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lig
  
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