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• Patriots Injury Report: No Hurt Patriots, Believe It Or Not

  02-02-2018 23:51
  By Danny Cox
  The AFC Championship Game was almost two weeks ago, and the New England Patriots suffered a small handful of injuries during that contest that seemed quite concerning. With that much time between the conclusion of that game and Super Bowl LII, the hope was that most of the injuries would heal up and that the majority of the roster would be in playing shape to face the Philadelphia Eagles.
  Little did anyone expect for the New England Patriots to have a Super Bowl injury report withou
  
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• Eagles Injury Report: Jernigan, Darby Miss Practices With Illness

  02-02-2018 23:46
  By Kevin McGuire
  As the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to face the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, it seems a spreading illness has been the biggest concern of the week. Perhaps it is all the extra exposure to people and the media in the week leading up to the big game?
  Defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan has missed multiple practices this week. Jernigan was first ruled out of a practice a week ago in the last practice session in Philadelphia. An illness was the reason for his absence a we
  
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• This Is Why The Dow Is Plunging

  02-02-2018 22:59
  (CNN Money) — Stocks were pummeled on Friday, capping the worst week in two years. Here’s what’s going on.
  1. Concerns that the Fed will raise rates
  Stocks have been rising steadily since the election in part because the economy is so strong. Unemployment is historically low, and there are more open jobs than people to fill them.
  Companies are starting to pay workers more to retain existing employees and attract new hires. Businesses will eventually have to raise prices on the
  
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• Senior Husky From Baltimore To Compete In First-Ever ‘Dog Bowl’

  02-02-2018 22:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s Super Bowl weekend, but for animal lovers, it’s also “Puppy Bowl” and “Kitten Bowl” weekend. This year, Animal Planet has added even more cuteness to the weekend lineup: “Puppy Bowl Presents: The Dog Bowl.” It’s a match-up featuring senior dogs, and Baltimore has a contender.
  Everybody loves a puppy, and who doesn’t love a kitten, but what about an older dog? Nanook, a 7-year-old husky, was sitting in t
  
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• Baltimore High School Football Team With No Field Caps Off Undefeated Season

  02-02-2018 22:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– They don’t even have a home football field and their school is located in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Baltimore. Yet this year their football team went undefeated en route to two championships.
  On East Chase Street, in the shadows of the state penitentiary and vacant row homes is St. Frances Academy.
  The football team captured the hearts of Charm City. They went unbeaten, capping a 13-0 season with a 41-3 victory over Bingam, Utah in the Geico Champions
  
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• Keidel: Super Bowl 52 Prediction

  02-02-2018 22:02
  By Jason Keidel
  Super Bowl LII Philadelphia Eagles (15-3) vs. New England Patriots (15-3)Sunday, February 4, 6:30 pm ET
  One more game, the game, four quarters to distill six months and decide the winner of the NFL for the 2017 season. Super Bowl LII features the New England Patriots, the classic chalk and talk of football for the last 17 years, making a league-record 10th trip to the Super Bowl, and the eighth since Bill Belichick and Tom formed the most famous and successful HC-QB tandem in his
  
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• Possibility Of High-Speed Trains Between D.C., Baltimore Firms Up

  02-02-2018 21:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maglev trains running between Baltimore and D.C. are far from certain, although a potential route is firming up.
  Right now in Maryland, the possibility of Maglevs, high-speed trains that float on magnets, is still more drawing board than “all aboard.”
  But backers think they have found the best route with the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Not the road or the median, but the eastern edge of I-295.
  State legislators have been told it presents the least disrup
  
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• UM Medical System, AHA Bring Awareness To Heart Month With Little Hats Big Hearts Campaign

  02-02-2018 20:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It’s American Heart Month, the month for Valentine’s and the month for the American Heart Association to raise heart health awareness.
  And where better to start than from birth with the Little Hats Big Hearts Campaign.
  The American Heart Association and the University of Maryland Medical System teamed up to provide resources to families with babies born with heart conditions, and present little red hats to newborns to show they take heart health to heart.
  
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• Senate Panel Votes To Delay Paid Sick Leave Bill Until July

  02-02-2018 20:28
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland Senate panel has voted to delay until July a measure requiring many businesses to provide paid sick leave.
  Members of the Senate Finance Committee said the postponement approved Friday doesn’t appear to have much support in the House, but senators said they wanted to try to give Maryland businesses more time to prepare for the law.
  The General Assembly voted last month to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the bill. That means it’s schedu
  
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• College Basketball Games Of The Week: UVA, ‘Nova Face Conference Rivals

  02-02-2018 20:24
  By Steve Silverman
  Saturday, Feb. 3
  De’Andre Hunter #12 of the Virginia Cavaliers. Credit: Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images
  No. 2 Virginia (21-2, 10-0) at Syracuse (15-7, 4-5), 4 p.m. ET, ACCNE
  Virginia may be the best team in the nation, and the Cavaliers had a brilliant game last weekend as they went into Cameron Indoor Stadium and beat the Duke Blue Devils. After that victory, how can Tony Bennett’s team go anywhere and not feel confident?
  That’s just what Jim Boeheim and the Syra
  
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• Ex-Principal Gets 90-Day Sentence In Baltimore School Thefts

  02-02-2018 20:20
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A former Baltimore high school principal who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $58,000 in school funds has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
  Leslie Lewis, former principal of Baltimore Community High School, received a 5-year sentence Friday, but a judge suspended all but 90 days and ordered her to serve five years probation.
  Lewis also was ordered to pay $58, 689.40 restitution to the city Board of Education.
  Prosecutors say Lewis stole more than $13,000 from an accou
  
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• Man Accused Of Dressing As Woman In Murder Gets New Trial

  02-02-2018 20:12
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Baltimore man who authorities say disguised himself as a woman to carry out a murder has been granted a new trial.
  Brandon Payton was sentenced to life in prison in 2016 after being convicted of killing 33-year-old Steven Bass.
  The killing occurred just days after Payton was released on bail after being charged with rioting and reckless endangerment in the unrest following the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray.
  The Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that Payton
  
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• Ravens Owner: GM Ozzie Newsome To Step Down After Next Season

  02-02-2018 19:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti announced in a press conference Friday that longtime general manger Ozzie Newsome will step down next year.
  Steve Bisciotti said Ozzie Newsome will step down as GM after the 2018 season and Eric DeCosta will take over control of the 53-man roster.
  — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) February 2, 2018Bisciotti says Eric DeCosta will take over in place of Newsome.
  This is a developing story.
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• Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome To Step Down After 2018 Season

  02-02-2018 19:51
  BALTIMORE (AP)– Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome will step down after the 2018 season and be replaced by assistant GM Eric DeCosta.
  Steve Bisciotti said Ozzie Newsome will step down as GM after the 2018 season and Eric DeCosta will take over control of the 53-man roster.
  — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) February 2, 2018Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said Friday that Newsome signed a five-year extension in 2014 with the understanding that he relinquish the post at the end of t
  
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• Judge Won’t Punish Dad Who Charged At Nassar

  02-02-2018 19:32
  CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — A judge says there’s “no way” she’ll punish a father of three victims of Larry Nassar after the dad tried to attack the former sports doctor in a Michigan courtroom.
  Two of the Randall Margraves’s daughters had just addressed the court, saying they and another sister had been sexually abused by Nassar under the guise of medical treatment.
  Margraves apologized Friday, a few hours after he charged toward Nassar during a sentencing hearing
  
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• Hagerstown Police Officer Arrested For Allegedly Distributing, Possessing Drugs

  02-02-2018 19:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Hagerstown Police Department announced Friday that one of their own was arrested for allegedly distributing and possessing drugs.
  The department says Sgt. Christopher Michael Barnett, a 15-year-veteran of the force, has been charged for distributing and possessing prescription controlled/dangerous substances.
  “I cannot and will not make any excuses for this betrayal of our agency, badge, and community,” said Chief Victor Brito. “I’m personally d
  
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• Dr. Travis Stork Dishes On Healthy Super Bowl Recipes

  02-02-2018 19:23
  Travis Stork’s medical career didn’t begin until he started working in a free clinic after college. Now the math major turned MD shares health tips with the entire country on “The Doctors.” Stork and his colleagues discuss health and medical issues like obesity and heart health.
  Stork chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about his career, some healthy options for Super Bowl Sunday and how to keep your heart healthy.
  DJ Sixsmith: When did you first realize you w
  
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• Md. Troopers Save Driver From Suspected Heroin Overdose While Operating Vehicle

  02-02-2018 18:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Maryland State Police says troopers saved a driver from a suspected heroin overdose Friday morning while driving a vehicle.
  Troopers say shortly after 7 a.m., an officer noticed a Chevy Tahoe stopped in the middle of the road in the southbound lane of North East Road at Lums Road in North East. The trooper pulled in front of the Tahoe, activated his emergency lights and witnessed that the driver was slumped over the wheel with the doors locked.
  Detectives say the vehic
  
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• White House Declassifies Partisan Memo On Russia Probe

  02-02-2018 18:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday declassified a partisan and bitterly disputed memo on the Russia investigation, clearing the way for House Republicans to release allegations of what they say is FBI misconduct.
  The move came over the fierce objections of the FBI and Justice Department, which have said the document prepared by Republicans on the House intelligence committee is inaccurate and missing critical context.
  The memo alleges that the FBI abused U.S. government surveillan
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Here Comes Super Bowl Sunday

  02-02-2018 18:18
  Rhode Island Rams vs. VCU RamsFriday, February 2, 2018, 7:00 pm ET
  VCU +3.5
  Rams vs. Rams here, with VCU getting the home floor. A valuable home dog pick. URI is yet to lose in a down A-10, but VCU has started to click and it has a backcourt that can match up solidly with Rhode Island’s. Take the points; should be a good game.
  SportsLine Expert: Matt Norlander (2-1 in last 3 CBB ATS picks)
  Harvard Crimson vs. Columbia LionsFriday, February 2, 2018, 7:00 pm ET
  COLUMBIA +2
  The SportsLine pro
  
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• Another Baltimore School Closes Early Due To Heating Issues

  02-02-2018 17:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Baltimore City Public Schools system announced that another school has closed early due to heating issues.
  The school system announced that Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts has closed early Friday due to problems with the heating system.
  ALERT: Due to problems with heating, August Fells Savage Institute will dismiss at noon today, Friday, February 2. Staff should report to the PDC.
  — Baltimore Schools (@BaltCitySchools) February 2, 2018RELATED: 
  
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• Boomer Esiason & Phil Simms Preview New Season Of “Billions”

  02-02-2018 17:40
  While football fans gear up for Super Bowl LII between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots, there’s another big time matchup that isn’t too far away. “Billions” returns for its third season on Sunday Mar 25 at 9pm EST/PST as U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod look to outmaneuver each other. Inside the NFL analysts Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms are big fans of the show. The former NFL quarterbacks preview Season 3,
  
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• Police: Baltimore Man Arrested, Charged For Robbing 2 Stores In 20 Minutes

  02-02-2018 17:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities announced Friday that an arrest has been made after two Baltimore businesses were robbed within a 20-minute span last month.
  Police say Kirby Payne, 38, has been arrested for allegedly robbing two stores near the downtown area on January 25.
  Detectives say around 11:30 a.m., Payne walked in a store in the 400 block of North Paca Street, walked around looking at merchandise, then walked to the counter and announced a robbery with a gun drawn. Officers say the st
  
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• Victims’ Father Tries To Attack Larry Nassar In Courtroom

  02-02-2018 16:38
  CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — A father of three victims of Larry Nassar rushed toward and tried to attack the disgraced former sports doctor during a sentencing hearing Friday, after the judge declined his request for “five minutes” alone with Nassar in a locked room. He was quickly tackled by bailiffs.
  Two of the man’s daughters had just addressed the court, saying they and another sister had been sexually abused by Nassar under the guise of medical treatment. Their father, Ra
  
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• Dead Goose Falls From Sky, Sends Waterfowl Hunter To Shock Trauma

  02-02-2018 15:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Eastern Shore waterfowl hunter was flown to Shock Trauma Thursday, according to the Maryland Natural Resources Police.
  Investigators say 51-year-old Robert Meilhammer was hunting with others in Easton near the Miles River shortly before 5 p.m. when a dead goose fell from the sky, knockedunconscious and caused him head and facial injuries.
  Maryland Natural Resources Police, Talbot County Sheriff’s Office deputies and local EMS responded to the scene.Out of an abun
  
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• In New York, All 51,000 State Prisoners Will Get Their Own Tablet Computers

  02-02-2018 14:49
   (CNN) — Inmates in New York state prisons will soon be able to read e-books, listen to music and email family members while in prison — all from their own tablet computers.
  The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision entered into a deal with JPay that will provide all New York state prison inmates with a tablet. JPay is a company that provides technology and services that help those who are incarcerated stay connected with people outside prison, according t
  
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• Baltimore Ceasefire Organizers Plan For Third Violence-Free Weekend

  02-02-2018 14:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ceasefire organizers are preparing for their third weekend in which they hope there won’t be any shootings or homicides in the city.
  Dozens of family-friendly events will be held throughout the city this weekend. Peace walks, movie screenings, and the third annual Black History Month Festival.
  The first ceasefire weekend was in August 2017 when the city reached 188 killings for 2017. Many of the same events were held but two homicides still occurred. T
  
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• Amazon Urged To Pick LGBT-Friendly Locale For HQ2

  02-02-2018 13:39
  Kaya Yurieff (CNN Money) — Gay rights advocates are calling on Amazon to choose an LGBT-friendly city for its second headquarters.
  As a part of a demonstration on Thursday, a plane with a banner touting the campaign’s name — “No Gay? No Way!” — is flying near the company’s Seattle headquarters. It’s timed to the tech giant’s fourth quarter earnings release.
  The group is urging Amazon to build its second headquarters in a state that protects l
  
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• Court Rejects Maryland Man’s Appeal In Death Of Infant Son

  02-02-2018 13:33
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland court has rejected the appeal of a man sentenced to 40 years in prison for the death of his 7-week-old son.
  Twenty-eight-year-old Adou Louis Kouadio of Silver Spring was convicted in in 2016 of second-degree murder and child abuse in the death of Amir Iman-Kouadio.
  Kouadio argued that the jury was given erroneous instructions, and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions. He also argued that the court erred in admitting a statement by t
  
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• Weather Blog: Sunny And Windy Today

  02-02-2018 13:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Our possible Winter event became a non event to the disappointment to everyone (said no one.) And we now move into the weekend on a cold Northwest wind that has entered the area. Skies are clearing and today WILL feel like a WINTER one.
  The next bump in the road is Sunday, and it too looks to be a small impact event. It will be cold today, and into tomorrow. But as a Low moving along the approaching frontal boundary tracks to our North late Saturday, and into Sunday,
  
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• The Brass Tap – 02/03/18

  02-02-2018 13:25
  Join 105.7 The Fan this Saturday from 7 to 9pm at The Brass Tap on Mount Royal Avenue in Baltimore as we broadcast live.  We’ll be celebrating the Hall of Fame announcement of Ray Lewis.  The Brass Tap is an upscale craft beer bar that offers a rotating selection of 60 different craft, local and regional beers on tap, in addition to 110 bottled varieties.  Brews are served alongside delicious pub food, and a large selection of wine and spirits seven days a week with Happy Ho
  
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• Ray Lewis Hall of Fame Celebration at The Brass Tap Baltimore

  02-02-2018 13:25
  Join 105.7 The Fan this Saturday from 7 to 9pm at The Brass Tap on Mount Royal Avenue in Baltimore as we broadcast live. We’ll be celebrating the Hall of Fame announcement of Ray Lewis.
  The Brass Tap is an upscale craft beer bar that offers a rotating selection of 60 different craft, local and regional beers on tap, in addition to 110 bottled varieties.  Brews are served alongside delicious pub food, and a large selection of wine and spirits seven days a week with Happy Hour specials
  
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• Md. Rep Calls For Education Assoc. President’s Resignation After ‘Karma’ Post About Train Crash

  02-02-2018 13:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Harford County Education Association president Ryan Burbey made an insensitive remark about this week’s deadly train crash involving GOP members of Congress on his Facebook page, and Rep. Andy Harris is calling for his resignation.
  One person, 28-year-old Christopher Foley, was killed when the Amtrak train carrying Republican lawmakers to an annual strategy retreat in West Virginia hit a truck Wednesday morning in Crozet, Virginia. Several more people were injure
  
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• Md. Delegate Proposes Bill That Would Allow School Employees To Carry Guns

  02-02-2018 12:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland lawmaker has proposed legislation that would allow school employees to carry firearms on school property.
  Harford and Baltimore County Del. Rick Impallaria’s bill would authorize each county’s board of education to allow school system employees to carry a handgun on school property “under certain circumstances.”
  Those employees would be issued a handgun permit by the Secretary of State Police.
  In a news release issued Jan. 24, Impallaria
  
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• Baby Milk Powder Could Have Been Infected With Salmonella For 13 Years

  02-02-2018 12:24
  (CNN) — French dairy giant Lactalis said baby milk products produced at its Craon factory could have been contaminated with salmonella for more than a decade.
  The company said in a statement Thursday that Salmonella Agona was found in one of the drying towers at the plant in north-western France.
  It’s the same strain linked to an outbreak in 2005, and the company said cases of contamination since then may have been possible.
  “It can not be ruled out that babies have consumed co
  
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• Venice Canals Dry Up Due To Unusually Low Tides, Little Rain

  02-02-2018 12:03
  VENICE, Italy (WJZ) — Wow! Canals in Venice have dried up because of unusually low tides and very little rain.
  This picture, taken Wednesday, shows one of the city’s trademark gondolas sitting on the muddy bottom of a dried up canal.
  A gondola is seen tied up in Venice, near the Rialto bridge, on January 31, 2018, as exceptionally low tides have drained the lagoon city.
  The unusually low tides caused a record low water measuring around 70 cm which caused problems to the water traffic
  
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• Trump Moves Towards Releasing Memo FBI Chief Has ‘Grave Concerns’ About

  02-02-2018 11:19
  By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, Sara Murray and Dan Merica, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump, hopeful that a controversial Republican memo about the FBI might undermine the Russia investigation, appeared poised Thursday to allow the document’s release.
  Trump and his aides signaled throughout the day they would not use executive power to block Congress from making the memo public, setting up a clash with the FBI and intelligence officials, who warn the memo distorts facts and coul
  
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• Chilly Air Moving In Behind Friday Morning Moisture

  02-02-2018 10:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —There’s some cold air moving into the region Friday morning behind a slug of moisture that’s bringing light rain to the area, WJZ’s Marty Bass says.
  “We’re looking at a gentle, light shower event,” Marty says.
  Radar shows that there is some snow on the back end of of the system, but most of the area is just seeing rain.“You’re probably going to see about 10, 15 minutes of flurries as this comes to an end, but that’s abo
  
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• Van Strikes People In Shanghai Crash Police Say Was Accident

  02-02-2018 06:08
  SHANGHAI (AP) — A minivan crashed into pedestrians on a busy sidewalk in downtown Shanghai on Friday morning in what police say they believe was an accident with the driver smoking while transporting gas tanks through the heart of the Chinese financial hub.
  A total of 18 people were sent to hospitals for treatment after the crash Friday morning, with three reported to be seriously injured.
  The van veered onto a sidewalk and burst into flames around 9 a.m. near People’s Park, the Shan
  
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• Possible Snow, Rain Early Friday Morning

  02-02-2018 05:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Baltimore area and surrounding counties may see some snow following rain early Friday morning.
  WJZ’s Bob Turk says the snow may fall around 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., which could cause slick conditions if overnights temp hover below freezing.
  On #WJZ snow amounts will not be much, but colder temperatures may cause some ice to form on roads and walkways overnight. pic.twitter.com/I9hXuUVmGG
  — Bob Turk WJZ-TV 13 (@TurkWJZ) February 2, 2018The Baltimore City Health De
  
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• Where’s The Casino Money That Was Supposed To Fund Md. Schools?

  02-02-2018 05:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– When WJZ viewers saw freezing children and broken down city classrooms– suddenly everybody asked “what happened to all the casino money that was supposed to help the schools?”
  We all remember them. Emotional, dramatic commercials first in 2008 and then again 2012 appealing to voters to approve gambling in Maryland because it would mean millions in additional money for Maryland’s school children.
  Many of you voted to legalize gambling after being swa
  
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• Where The Casino Money That’s Suppose To Fund Md. Schools?

  02-02-2018 05:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– When WJZ viewers saw freezing children and broken down city classrooms– suddenly everybody asked “what happened to all the casino money that was supposed to help the schools?”
  We all remember them. Emotional, dramatic commercials first in 2008 and then again 2012 appealing to voters to approve gambling in Maryland because it would mean millions in additional money for Maryland’s school children.
  Many of you voted to legalize gambling after being swa
  
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• 3 Arrested More Than Year After Prince George’s Co. Woman’s Murder

  02-02-2018 05:30
  Largo, Md. (WJZ)– It was a tragic case from 2016 that went cold until Thursday.
  A well respected young woman was murdered and police believe the victims were randomly attacked.
  More than a year later, three suspects are in custody, charged with her murder.
  Allyssa Banks, who was a college student, was shot multiple times in the fall of 2016.
  Banks was a star student, a member of the band and student government president, but her life was taken away in October of 2016.
  Police
  
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• Md. Car Chase Leads To Recovery Of More Than 9,000 Rounds Of Ammo

  02-02-2018 04:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Harford County car chase led authorities to recover more than 9,000 rounds of ammunition Thursday.
  Aberdeen police say around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, they stopped 37-year-old Brandon Tyre Jones, who was in a 2004 Mercedez Benz on Center Deen Avenue.After pulling over, detectives say Jones sped off and officers chased him in the area of Route 40 and Revolution Street in Havre de Grace, where he was arrested.
  Investigators say evidence found in Jones’ car led them to ob
  
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• State Media: Fidel Castro’s Eldest Son Takes Own Life

  02-02-2018 03:14
   BALTIMORE (CNN)– Fidel Castro’s eldest son took his own life Thursday, Cuban state media reported.
  Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, known as “Fidelito” or little Fidel, had been receiving treatment for depression in Cuba for “several months,” the state-run Cubadebate website reported.
  Castro Diaz-Balart, 68, was the only son of the late former Cuban president and his first wife, Mirta Diaz-Balart.
  Mirta Diaz-Balart’s nephew, Mario Diaz-Balart, is currentl
  
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• This Is The Third Shooting At A Middle Or High School So Far In 2018

  02-02-2018 03:01
  BALTIMORE (CNN) — There have been at least three shootings at middle and high schools so far this year, and it’s only February 1.
  A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head and a 15-year-old girl shot in the wrist at Sal Castro Middle School in Los Angeles on Thursday, according to Los Angles fire Capt. Eric Scott. Two other students were grazed by bullets. A 12-year-old girl was in custody, authorities said.
  In the first month of 2018, there were two other shootings at middle
  
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• Witness: BPD Sergeant Ran Multi-Million Dollar Drug Enterprise

  02-02-2018 02:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A witness in the federal corruption trial of two Baltimore City Police Gun Trace Task Force detectives testified how he sold millions of dollars worth of stolen drugs with their supervisor for years.
  Bail bondsman Donald Stepp, 51, said he was motivated “because of greed” and the decision to start a lucrative drug business with Sergeant Wayne Jenkins was “a tragic mistake in hindsight.”
  There was immediate fallout from Stepp’s testimony:
  
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• Why Super Bowl Ads Still Matter

  02-02-2018 01:57
  BALTIMORE (CNN Money) — In the age of YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, why are marketers still willing to throw down millions of dollars for a 30-second Super Bowl ad?
  It’s simple. The NFL’s marquee event is TV’s biggest game in town, and nothing else even comes close.
  “A lot of the trends that we’ve seen in the media world over the past decade have only made the Super Bowl more important,” said Tim Calkins, a marketing professor at Northwester
  
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• Coroner Rules ‘Glee’ Actor Mark Salling’s Death A Suicide

  02-02-2018 01:31
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A coroner’s official in Los Angeles says former “Glee” actor Mark Salling’s death has been ruled a suicide.
  Los Angeles coroner’s spokesman Ed Winter said Thursday an autopsy determined that Salling died from asphyxia after hanging himself.
  The 35-year-old’s body was found Tuesday in a riverbed area in northeast Los Angeles.
  Salling’s death came a few weeks after he pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of child pornograp
  
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• Maryland Attorney General To Sue Over Federal Tax Law

  02-02-2018 00:10
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh says the state will challenge the constitutionality of the federal tax overhaul.
  Frosh announced Thursday that Maryland, along with other states, will challenge the law’s $10,000 federal cap on state and local property and income tax deductions. He says the state intends to join a New York-led lawsuit.
  Frosh, a Democrat, says that by eliminating the deductions, the tax law will “jack up taxes for more than half a million Ma
  
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