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• U.S. Tourism During Trump Presidency Down $4.6 Billion, Report Says

  25-01-2018 23:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — While the Trump presidency has meant huge gains and broken records on Wall Street, a report from the National Travel and Tourism Office says the country’s tourism industry took a big hit in 2017.
  Travel to the U.S. reportedly fell by four percent during the first half of 2017, resulting in an estimated $4.6 billion drop off in spending from tourists during that period.
  “It’s not a reach to say the rhetoric and policies of this administrati
  
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• U.S. Customs And Border Protection: International Drug Mailing Fueling Opioid Crisis

  25-01-2018 23:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– U.S. Customs and Border Protection says more than ever before, international mail packed with opioids is pouring in.
  A Senate investigation revealed dealers are growing their supply through international mailing. They buy drugs online that are mailed in from other countries and then sell them locally, which is creating a challenge for law enforcement and lawmakers.
  The U.S. CPB announced it seized more than 180 pounds of fentanyl in 2017. Some of the deadly drugs slip
  
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• Disgraced BPD Detective: Supervisors Tolerated Corruption

  25-01-2018 23:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A disgraced former Baltimore City Police detective testified that supervisors condoned fraud and misconduct in the specialized, plainclothes units he worked, as long as officers were making arrests and taking illegal guns off the streets.
  Detective Maurice Ward faced tough cross examination by attorneys representing his former partners in the now-defunct Gun Trace Task Force, Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor.
  Detective Taylor’s defense lawyer Christoph
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Royal Rumble 2018

  25-01-2018 22:52
  By Chuck Carroll
  As of mid-week, Shinsuke Nakamura remains the favorite to win the Royal Rumble. Some books have the Japanese star at even money. Oddsmakers have also taken shine to the possibility of Daniel Bryan coming out of retirement to win the 30-man over-the-top-rope match. The General Manager of SmackDown Live is getting odds of anywhere from 3/1 to 7/1 to earn a spot in the main even of WrestleMania. That’s puts him ahead of the likes of John Cena, last year’s winner Randy O
  
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• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Preparing Probe ‘To Get Closer To Sun Than Ever Before’

  25-01-2018 22:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A solar probe built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab is sitting inside an enormous vacuum chamber at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, undergoing tests at extreme temperatures.
  There’s no room for mistakes when you send a spacecraft on the closest journey to the sun ever attempted.
  The purpose of the Parker Solar Probe, according to APL’s Annette Dolbow “is to get closer to the sun than anything has ever been before.”
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• Study Claims Microwaves Are As Bad As Cars For The Environment

  25-01-2018 22:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Before turning on the microwave to re-heat last night’s dinner, a new report claims your common kitchen appliance is as big of a threat to the environment as a gas-powered car.
  According to the University of Manchester, the total number of microwaves in European Union households emit 7.7 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. That total was found to be the same as 6.8 million cars. The report, published in the journal Science of the Total Environmen
  
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• Top NFL Free Agents In 2018

  25-01-2018 22:19
  By Matt Citak
  The Super Bowl is the most exciting time of the NFL season. All of the work that’s been put in around the league for the last 12 months comes down to one final game. But unless you’re a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles or New England Patriots, your team’s season has already come to an end. For the other 30 teams in the National Football League, the next important date on the calendar is March 12th. On this day, clubs are permitted to contact and enter negotiations w
  
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• Children’s Toys Seized At BWI Airport For Potential Choking Hazard

  25-01-2018 22:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 2,000 packages of children’s mini activity cubes because they posed potential choking hazards to children.
  The toys, valued at more than $5,600, were headed to Harrisburg, Pa., after being shipped from Hong Kong.
  Officers submitted samples to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, and tests found the the toys violated the small parts requirement of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.
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• CBS Local Sports Experts Break Down Super Bowl 52

  25-01-2018 21:56
  Super Bowl 52 is sure to be a wildly entertaining matchup. On one side, we have the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles lost starting quarterback Carson Wentz to a torn ACL in Week 14. Philly has rode the play of backup quarterback Nick Foles, along with their outstanding defense, to its third Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. On the other side are the New England Patriots. The Patriots are no strangers to the Super Bowl, as they have made it to the big game in eight of the last 17 seasons
  
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• Bad Flu Season Puts Stress On Hospitals, Emergency Services

  25-01-2018 21:38
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The harsh flu season has put “a significant” stress on Maryland’s hospitals and emergency services.
  State health officials said in a press release Thursday that hospitals are being overcrowded. They’re urging only the very sick to visit an emergency room.
  There’s a normal increase in the number of people who go to the hospital in the winter for flu and respiratory illnesses. But the Maryland Department of Health has reported widespread cases.
  
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• WWE Head Vince McMahon Resurrects XFL

  25-01-2018 21:34
  STAMFORD, Conn (AP) — The XFL is set for a surprising second life under WWE leader Vince McMahon.
  McMahon announced the return of the much-maligned league that spawned He Hate Me and flamed out in 2001 after one wild season.
  McMahon said the XFL would return in 2020 but offered few other details about the late winter/early spring football league. The XFL will launch with eight teams, 40-man active rosters and a 10-week regular-season schedule. McMahon said the schedule could begin in late
  
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• Police: Teen Arrested After Starting House Fire, Trying To Steal From School

  25-01-2018 20:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested a 16-year-old accused of setting fire to a Baltimore County house, before going to a school and trying to steal items from inside.
  The Baltimore County Police Department reports the teen boy’s crime spree began just after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, when the fire department was called to the 900 block of Bardswell Rd. for a house fire.
  Authorities found that the fire was intentionally set by the 16-year-old.
  Firefighters were able to get the flame
  
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• Researchers Claim To Have Developed A Universal Flu Vaccine

  25-01-2018 20:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As Americans deal with a devastating flu season that has already claimed hundreds of lives, researchers at Georgia State University claim they’ve developed a way to produce a “universal flu vaccine” that could protect patients for several years with just one shot.
  Dr. Lei Deng and Dr. Baozhong Wang say that a new approach of using double-layered protein nanoparticles to target the influenza virus produced a longer lasting immunity to the f
  
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• Couple Weds In Courthouse Bathroom After Mom Falls Ill

  25-01-2018 20:28
  FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey couple recently changed their wedding venue from a judge’s chambers to a courthouse bathroom after a relative had an asthma attack.
  Brian and Maria Schulz were set to tie the knot when the groom’s mother had difficulty breathing. She was taken to a women’s room at the Monmouth County Courthouse, where sheriff’s officers administered oxygen and called EMT’s.If they had postponed the wedding, they would have had to wait 45 days
  
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• Police Searching For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

  25-01-2018 20:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 15-year-old girl.
  Emani Towana Doswell was last seen on Sunday night, in the 800 block of West Fairmount Ave.
  Courtesy: Baltimore PD
  She was last seen wearing a light blue blouse, white pants, brown coat, and pink boots.
  Anyone with information on Doswell is asked to call police at (443) 984-7385 or 911.
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• This Week In College Basketball: Injury Could Take Its Toll On Villanova

  25-01-2018 20:14
  By Steve Silverman
  Booth injury could take its toll on top-ranked Wildcats
  Villanova continues to handle the pressure of their position, and the Wildcats remain in the No. 1 spot in the national rankings.
  However, head coach Jay Wright’s team may be hard-pressed to stay there after junior guard Phil Booth fractured a bone in his shooting hand in Tuesday night’s 89-69 victory over the Providence Friars.
  Booth was averaging 11.6 points per game while shooting 43 percent from three-poin
  
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• ‘Southwest: The Magazine Includes 24-Page Feature On Baltimore

  25-01-2018 20:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — “Southwest: The Magazine” will include a 24-page feature on Baltimore in its next issue.
  The write up, which will be featured in the magazine released February 1, will take an in-depth look at Charm City.
  Connie’s Chicken and Waffles is one of the local restaurants featured in the magazine.
  WJZ’s Devin Bartolotta will have more on why Charm City is being called “the city you’re missing.”
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• Department Of Corrections Officer Indicted For Assaulting Inmate

  25-01-2018 20:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland Department of Corrections officer has been indicted on charges that he assaulted an inmate.
  Lucky Oligie has been indicted on charges of second-degree assault and two counts of misconduct in office, according to the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office.
  These charges go back to an incident on December 15, 2017, when Oligie was helping process an inmate into jail.
  Surveillance video reportedly shows Oligie hitting an
  
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• Champions Of Magic Coming To Baltimore

  25-01-2018 19:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A British magic show will be coming to Baltimore is one of its first stops on their North American tour.
  Champions of Magic will be at the Hippodrome February 15-18.
  WJZ’s Amy Yensi spoke with some of the magicians, and will let you know what their show entails, coming up on WJZ News at 5 and 6.
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• 2 MICA Filmmakers Nominated For 90th Academy Awards

  25-01-2018 19:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore will be represented at the 90th Academy Awards.
  Two married faculty members of the Maryland Institute College of Art have been nominated for an Oscar for their animated short film.
  Although this is the first time the couple’s work has been nominated for an Oscar, they’ve been creating short films in Baltimore for more than a decade.
  The film’s writer/directors, Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, are members of MICA’s animation faculty.
  The
  
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• 2 Local Filmmakers Nominated For Oscar

  25-01-2018 19:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two faculty members of the Maryland Institute College of Art have been nominated for an Oscar for their animated short film.
  The film’s writer/directors, Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, are members of MICA’s animation faculty.
  The five-minute short called, “Negative Space,” is an adaptation of a 150-word prose poem by Ron Koertge.
  WJZ’s Tracey Leong spoke with Kuwahata and Porter Thursday. Hear what they had to say about their process on WJZ
  
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• 1 Cigarette Per Day Still Raises Heart Disease Risk, Study Finds

  25-01-2018 18:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There’s no such thing as just smoking a little bit, according to a new study. British researchers say that even smoking just one cigarette a day still has a significant impact on a person’s risk for developing heart disease or having a stroke.
  In a report in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), a smoker who had one cigarette daily was 50 percent more likely to suffer from heart disease and 30 percent more likely to have a stroke than someone who never smoked bef
  
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• Authorities Still Investigating Cause Of D.C. Metro Derailment

  25-01-2018 18:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A derailment over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend is only the latest problem for the dysfunctional D.C. subway system that Washingtonians love to hate.
  Metro’s problems are familiar to subway riders in New York and other big cities: smoke-filled tunnels, technical failures, delays and more. But Washington isn’t just any American city. The Metro, once a jewel of the city, is critical for making the nation’s capital work. Washington City Council
  
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• Top 5 Boxing Matches To Watch In 2018

  25-01-2018 18:11
  Last year was a great year in boxing, but 2018 has the potential to be even bigger. IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. kicked off the year with an eighth-round TKO of top-10 ranked welterweight fighter Lamont Peterson. Spence remains undefeated at 23-0 and will be going back to his hometown of Dallas, Texas to defend his belt on June 16th. And that’s just one of the many fights that fill card for the coming months.
  On Wednesday, Showtime Sports and Premier Boxing Champions an
  
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• Ravens Cornerback Marlon Humphrey Arrested In Alabama

  25-01-2018 18:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens rookie cornerback Marlon Humphrey has been arrested in Alabama.
  Last year’s first round pick for the Ravens faces a charge of third-degree robbery, according to the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
  According to the police report from the University of Alabama Police Department, Humphrey was charged in connection with the theft of a $15 phone charge.
  He was booked in early Thursday morning, and is being held on $2,500 bond.
  The Ravens released th
  
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• Scientists Move ‘Doomsday Clock’ Closer To Apocalypse Amid Growing Fear Of Nuclear War

  25-01-2018 17:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A group of scientists have released an ominous update to the symbolic Doomsday Clock. According to their calculations, the world’s countdown to an eventual apocalypse now stands at “two minutes to midnight.”
  The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the grim update on Jan. 25, moving the clock forward 30 seconds, the closest the theoretical countdown has been to doomsday in 65 years.
  “The world is not only more dangerous now than it was a year ago
  
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• Bill That Would Require Food Stamp Recipients To Work 20 Hours-A-Week Advances In WV

  25-01-2018 17:37
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A legislative committee in West Virginia has narrowly voted to advance legislation that would establish a 20-hour weekly work requirement for many food stamp recipients.
  The bill, approved 12-10 by the House Health and Human Resources Committee on Tuesday, would apply to people ages 18 to 49 who aren’t disabled, have no dependent children and get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
  It also would subject them and everyone in their households to
  
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• CBS To Name NFL’s MVP: ‘Most Valuable Performer’

  25-01-2018 17:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Several NFL players will display their skills off the field, competing in a unique new talent show called “MVP: Most Valuable Performer.”
  More than 30 football players auditioned, but only six finalists perform tonight live on CBS. And Maryland is well represented with three Baltimore Ravens!
  Ravens Defensive Tackle Brandon Williams started singing in the church choir as a child.
  “I’ve had no training, no coaching, no nothing,” Williams said.
  
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• CBS Names Justin Tucker NFL’s MVP: ‘Most Valuable Performer’

  25-01-2018 17:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has been named Most Valuable Performer.
  Several NFL players displayed their skills off the field, competing in a unique new talent show called “MVP: Most Valuable Performer.”
  More than 30 football players auditioned, but only six finalists performed live on CBS. And Maryland was well represented with three Baltimore Ravens!
  Ravens Defensive Tackle Brandon Williams started singing in the church choir as a child.
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• Trial Continues In Baltimore Police Task Force Corruption Case

  25-01-2018 17:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Testimony will continue Thursday in one of the largest police corruption cases in Baltimore City history.
  Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were part of the Baltimore Police Department’s elite Gun Trace Task Force.
  Federal prosecutors allege officers in the specialized unit went rogue — robbing people, dealing drugs, then trying to cover it all up.
  Hersl and Taylor have pleaded not guilty in the case. They are the only two officers fight
  
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• Mayor Pugh Establishes Baltimore LGBTQ Commission

  25-01-2018 16:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has established the Baltimore Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Commission to assist the city with issues affecting the LGBTQ community.
  Pugh issued an executive order Thursday to establish the commission, which will have 15 members “who are residents of Baltimore City and must be from the Baltimore LGBTQ community or its allies.”
  Mayor Pugh will appoint 12 of the members, while City Council President Ja
  
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• Police: Kids Ate Food Possibly Laced With Marijuana, Man Charged

  25-01-2018 16:06
  LEXINGTON PARK, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland say they’ve charged a man with reckless endangerment after middle school students ate food that police suspect was laced with marijuana.
  The Sheriff’s Office in St. Mary’s County said Wednesday that 46-year-old Owusu Sondai Kanipe was charged in a summons. It has not yet been served.
  The investigation began after some students at a Lexington Park school said they felt ill and were taken to a hospital.
  Authorities said one
  
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• Police: Suspect Took A Cab To Rob A Bank

  25-01-2018 15:40
  CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say a suspected bank robber was captured after taking a cab to the heist.
  Media outlets report 25-year-old Ryan Michael Stepanian was arrested in Monday’s robbery of a Charles Town bank and another bank heist Friday in nearby Ranson.
  Cab driver George Lyon says he took Stepanian from an apartment complex to the Charles Town bank for what Stepanian said was a routine matter. Afterward Lyon dropped him off at a park.
  Lyon says he then
  
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• Home Depot To Give Employees One-Time Bonus Of Up To $1,000

  25-01-2018 15:09
  ATLANTA (AP) — Home Depot is paying out one-time bonuses of up to $1,000 in cash to its hourly workers in the U.S., citing the recent tax overhaul.
  The home improvement retailer follows others doing the same, including Disney, Starbucks and Walmart.
  Home Depot Inc. said Thursday that the one-time bonus will be distributed in the current quarter. Existing bonuses will be paid out as well.
  The Atlanta company anticipates an approximately $150 million fourth-quarter charge mostly tied to taxe
  
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• Grumpy Cat Snatches Lump Of Cash In California Court

  25-01-2018 15:02
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — It still won’t make her smile, but Grumpy Cat has won some scratch.
  A California jury gave the furry frown queen more than $700,000 this week in a federal lawsuit over the use of her identity.
  According to documents obtained by The Washington Post, owner Tabatha Bundesen of Morristown, Arizona, won the lawsuit first filed three years ago against the Grenade beverage company.
  She signed on for the cat to endorse a “Grumpy Cat Grumpuccino,” but the
  
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• Proposed Illinois Law Would Ban Tackle Football For Kids Under 12

  25-01-2018 14:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new law being proposed in Illinois would ban children younger than 12 from playing tackle football.
  The Chicago Tribune reports that a group that includes former NFL players and physicians is set to announce the Dave Duerson Act, which will be introduced by state Rep. Carol Sente.
  Many have concerns about the long-term impact on the brain after receiving repeated blows to the head while playing football.
  The proposed law is named after the former Bears pl
  
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• Maryland Analysis On Federal Tax Overhaul To Be Released

  25-01-2018 14:40
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s tax collector is releasing an analysis of how the federal tax overhaul will affect taxpayers in the state.
  Comptroller Peter Franchot’s office is releasing the report on Thursday.
  Lawmakers have been waiting to see the detailed analysis as they wrestle with how to respond to the GOP federal tax overhaul, which is expected to cause some tax increases at the state level.
  Leading lawmakers have emphasized that they are making it a priority this ses
  
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• Maryland Analysis On Federal Tax Overhaul Released

  25-01-2018 14:40
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tax revenue in Maryland will go up an estimated $438 million in tax year 2018 due to the federal tax overhaul, if state lawmakers don’t make adjustments to the state’s tax code.
  The Maryland Bureau of Revenue Estimates released an analysis on Thursday of how the federal law will affect Maryland.
  Andrew Schaufele, the director of the bureau, says about 68 percent of Maryland taxpayers will not see a change in state and local taxes, while 4 percent will
  
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• Civilians Pull 3 Children Out Of Burning Home In Maryland

  25-01-2018 14:21
  SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three young children have been rescued from a burning home in Maryland.
  The Salisbury Fire Department said in a Facebook post that two civilians pulled the 4-year-old, 5-year-old and 7-year-old from a rear window on Wednesday night, prior to fire crews’ arrival.
  The department says the fire was caused by unattended cooking, and the mother had escaped safely after a smoke detector went off.
  It’s unclear if the children sustained any injuries. The status of
  
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• Hazmat Team Called Out To Middle River

  25-01-2018 13:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A hazardous devices team was called out to an apartment complex in Middle River Wednesday night.
  Crews responded to the Carroll Island Apartments on Retford Way for smoke.
  According to police it was determined the smoke came from a candle.
  While there, crews found suspicious material so the hazardous materials team came out to investigate.
  #BCoPD Hazardous Devices Team responding to Carroll Island Apartments in the 300 block ofRetford Rd in Essex Precinct. Suspicious
  
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• Weather Blog: Overcast For Now

  25-01-2018 13:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Overnight clouds are, slowly, starting to break up.
  Unlike yesterday’s early overcast, (which just hung in like a boss), this gray will be replaced by Sun. 40° is the high later on today.
  Ya ready for, essentially, 60° this weekend? I know we’ve been discussing this warm up all week but now with the weekend right on the horizon you can already mentally feel it.
  Saturdays sky conditions have been upgraded from cloudy to clouds and some sun. Sunday&rsquo
  
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• Baltimore Orioles’ Chris Davis Has Twins!

  25-01-2018 12:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles’ first baseman Chris Davis and his wife, Jill, welcomed newborn twins on Tuesday.
  Their names are Evelyn Kay and Dorothy Grace Davis.
  Congratulations to Chris, Jill, and big sister Ella on the birth of Evie & Grace Davis! The twin girls were born in the early morning on January 23. Welcome to the Orioles family! pic.twitter.com/9yBwvzlP7E
  — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) January 25, 2018Chris and Jill’s older daughter Ella looks h
  
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• Weather Blog: Chilly Air

  25-01-2018 04:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Chilly air has returned, at least for the time being.
  Tomorrow will feature more sun, but cool temperatures, actually very normal for January 25.
  A warmer air mass will begin on Friday and continue all weekend. We will get back into the upper 50’s this weekend.
  Clouds will likely bring some rain on Sunday, then it will cool down somewhat on Monday.
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• Mt. Airy Fire Requires Assistance From 4 Counties Crews

  25-01-2018 03:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A house has been destroyed after a Carroll County fire ignited Wednesday afternoon.
  Fire officials say the Mt. Airy fire broke out around 4:18 p.m. in the 5900 block of Cabbage Spring Road.
  The people inside the home were able to escape.
  The fire was placed under control around 6:30 p.m.
  Two individuals were transported to the hospital for non life-threatening injuries.
  Another fire was taking place in southern Carroll County at the same time as this fire and many resource
  
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• Maryland Bill Would Delay Paid Sick Leave Implementation

  25-01-2018 03:16
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland senators are considering adding a 60-day extension to enforce a new paid sick leave law.
  The law is scheduled to take effect Feb. 11, 30 days after the legislature voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto.
  Some say more time is needed. Mike O’Halloran, the Maryland director of the National Federation of Independent Business, is asking lawmakers to delay enforcement until July 1.
  Sen. Thomas Middleton, the sponsor of the extension, says the House
  
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• Maryland Senate OKs Birth Certificate Retrieval At MVA

  25-01-2018 03:13
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — People born in Maryland will be able to get a copy of their birth certificates at Motor Vehicle Administration offices when they renew their driver’s licenses, under a bill passed by the state Senate.
  The bill passed Wednesday and now goes to the House.
  Maryland residents must provide documents to prove their identity for the state to comply with the federal Real ID Act. That’s a 2005 law that established tougher licensing requirements after the Sept. 11 t
  
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• Michigan State President To Resign

  25-01-2018 03:05
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon has announced that she is resigning.
  Simon is stepping down in the wake of a scandal involving Larry Nassar, who worked at Michigan State as a medical doctor. Nassar was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison for molesting young girls and women under the guise of medical treatment.
  Many of the victims accused the university of mishandling past complaints about Nassar.
  In her resignation letter, Simon said as trage
  
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• State Funds Screens To Block ‘Fishing’ At Detention Center

  25-01-2018 02:56
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A rash of “fishing” for contraband — including drugs, weapons and phones — out prison windows has prompted the state on Wednesday to approve spending for metal screens in 96 cells at a Baltimore detention facility.
  Inmates at the Maryland Reception Diagnostic and Classification Center in Baltimore had been breaching windows by lowering bedding or string to “fish” for contraband items from conspirators in the street below, the state
  
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• Rabbi Fired From Baltimore Co. School Following Accusations Of Sex Abuse

  25-01-2018 02:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A rabbi who taught at a Jewish school in Pikesville has been fired after accusations resurfaced that he sexually abused a group of boys.
  The investigation was conducted by the New York Jewish Week.
  Rabbi Shmuel Krawatsky can no longer step on the campus of Beth Tfiloh in Pikesville after disturbing allegations of sexual abuse resurfaced.
  Rabbi Krawatsky was also employed by suburban orthodox congregation in Pikesville, where he led a teen prayer service, but has
  
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• Detective’s Testimony Spotlights Baltimore Police Corruption

  25-01-2018 01:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The testimony of a former Baltimore City Police Gun Trace Task Force detective is shining a new light on the scope of corruption within the elite unit. It has since been disbanded— its members placed under arrest.
  Maurice Ward took the stand in the federal trial of two fellow former GTTF detectives, Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor, and he detailed how officers robbed people of cash and drugs, even setting up GPS devices on some targets.
  He outlined one $20,000 robbery
  
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