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• Md. Lawmaker Wants To Block Telemarketer Scam

  09-02-2018 23:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — New technologies, including smartphone apps, are allowing unwanted callers to un-ring the bell on the National Do Not Call Registry — but a Maryland lawmaker wants to stop telemarketers in their tracks.
  Kathy Afzali gets tons of unwanted calls.
  “You’re cooking dinner, you’re having a discussion with your spouse, your family and someone is intruding on your life,” she said.
  In the first four months of 2016, Americans received an esti
  
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• What Happened To The Tesla That Elon Musk Shot Into Space?

  09-02-2018 23:26
  (CNN Money) — There were plenty of spectacular moments during the maiden launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday.
  But perhaps the most dramatic scene occurred about four minutes after liftoff: The second stage of the rocket, headed deeper into space, discarded the white nose cone at its tip.
  It revealed SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s cherry red sports car. Behind the wheel was a spacesuit-clad mannequin, named Starman. The car glided victoriously away from Earth as
  
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• BGE Becomes One Of First Power Companies To Test Drones As Potential Tool

  09-02-2018 23:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It takes a lot of tools to keep the lights on. BGE is thinking of adding one more.
  The utility company is testing drones to keep an overhead eye on overhead lines.
  According to BGE transmission line mechanic Cody Long “that high vantage point makes it easier to see the failure of equipment.”
  Equipped with rotating cameras connected to operators on the ground, the drones offer quick maneuverability and up close looks, in a fraction of the time of getting a
  
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• BGE Becomes 1 Of First Power Companies To Test Drones As Potential Tool

  09-02-2018 23:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It takes a lot of tools to keep the lights on. BGE is thinking of adding one more.
  The utility company is testing drones to keep an overhead eye on overhead lines.
  According to BGE transmission line mechanic Cody Long “that high vantage point makes it easier to see the failure of equipment.”
  Equipped with rotating cameras connected to operators on the ground, the drones offer quick maneuverability and up close looks, in a fraction of the time of getting a
  
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• Hogan Signs Order On Juvenile Lifer Parole Decisions

  09-02-2018 23:10
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has signed an executive order outlining the factors a governor must consider when making parole decisions for an offender sentenced as a juvenile to life in prison.
  The order announced by Hogan’s office in a news release Friday requires that the governor weigh the offender’s age at the time of the crime, as well as demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation.
  Hogan’s office says the order codifies current practice.
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• Sponsor Of Bill To Legalize Hemp Thinks This Is The Year

  09-02-2018 23:04
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Proponents of industrial hemp say legalization of the cannabis relative offers many potential benefits, and, if a bill in the state Legislature is approved, Maryland might be part of a growing acceptance of the plant.
  A key obstacle remains lack of education about hemp’s properties and capabilities, proponents say.
  “There’s no hidden agenda, they are business people and they are trying to grow a product,” said Rona Kobell, who spoke at an Abell
  
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• Legislation On Military Parades, Exhibitions Is Introduced

  09-02-2018 22:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin has introduced a bill that would prevent the allocation of federal funds toward any kind of military parade or exhibition in the nation’s capital.
  The Democrat’s measure is in response to President Donald Trump’s interest in having a massive military display similar to one he witnessed in person last year at France’s Bastille Day celebration in Paris.
  “We don’t need to flex our muscles to showcase our military h
  
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• Rapper J. Cole Donates $10,000 To Baltimore Grassroots Organization

  09-02-2018 22:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s charity campaign is raising money for the Baltimore grassroots organization “Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.”
  Hip Hop artist J. Cole has joined Kaepernick’s Million Dollar Pledge to support organizations in under-served communities.
  The organizers of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle say they are excited that J. Cole selected them to make his donation, they have been fans of his music for years and his lyrics
  
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• New Top Cop Talks Baltimore PD Corruption Plan, Including ‘Random Polygraph Testing’

  09-02-2018 22:25
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s acting police commissioner says he’s introducing random integrity tests, polygraph tests and a unit tasked with preventing overtime abuse.
  Darryl DeSousa made the announcements Friday, a day after prosecutors and defense teams wrapped up arguments in a major police corruption trial. It’s now in the hands of a jury.
  In court testimony, ex-detectives with a rogue Baltimore police unit have admitted to rampant corruption over years and chronic ov
  
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• Baltimore Shakes Up Police Force Amid Corruption Scandal : The ... - NPR

  09-02-2018 22:21 via npr.org
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  Commissioner-designate Darryl DeSousa announces a new anti-corruption unit as well as random polygraph tests for officers in specialized units.
  Leaks, appointment reversals cause confusion amid rollout of new Baltimore Police initiativesBaltimore Sun
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• Northwest portion of Baltimore Metro system shut down for weeks - Baltimore Sun

  09-02-2018 22:10 via baltimoresun.com
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  Northwest portion of Baltimore Metro system shut down for weeks
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  The northwest leg of Baltimore's Metro SubwayLink system will remain closed for several weeks after inspectors determined that the tracks need emergency repairs, the Maryland Department of Transportation said Friday. The entire system had already been ...
  Entire Baltimore Metro shut down for weekend; elevated stretch closed for weeksWBAL Baltimore
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• Arrests by Baltimore police continue years-long decline - Baltimore Sun

  09-02-2018 22:07 via baltimoresun.com
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  Arrests by Baltimore police continue years-long decline
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  When the Baltimore police union warned officers this week that if a jury in a civil lawsuit finds they acted with malice, they could be made to pay personally, some predicted police would make fewer arrests. That would be nothing new. Arrests by ...
  
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• Police Seek To Identify Man In Connection With October Shooting

  09-02-2018 21:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore police are attempting to identify an individual following an October shooting that left a man injured.
  Baltimore police say on October 16, 2017 they responded to a hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Detectives say the 24-year-old man, who was being treated for a gunshot wound to his back, said he was shot in the area of Lanvale Street and Payson Street by an unknown suspect.
  Investigators are attempting to identify the individual seen in these ph
  
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• Police Release Photo Of Person Of Interest In October Shooting

  09-02-2018 21:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities released an image Friday of a person of interest in an October shooting that left a man injured.
  Baltimore police say on October 16, they responded to a hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Detectives say the 24-year-old man, who was being treated for a gun wound to his back, said he was shot in the area of Lanvale Street and Payson Street by an unknown suspect.
  Investigators are attempting to identify the individual shown in the photograph.Anyon
  
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• For Starters, Orioles Seek To Fortify Rotation This Spring

  09-02-2018 21:24
  BALTIMORE (AP) — There might come a time in the next few weeks when the Baltimore Orioles finally add a proven veteran to their stunningly thin starting rotation.
  “There are some pitchers available, and I’m confident we’ll be able to sign some between now and when we open (the regular season),” executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said recently.
  Until then, manager Buck Showalter can only hope to find some quality arms among a massive array o
  
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• Two medical marijuana dispensaries open in Baltimore with little ... - Baltimore Sun

  09-02-2018 21:22 via baltimoresun.com
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  Two medical marijuana dispensaries open in Baltimore with little ...
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  Medical marijuana dispensaries opened in Baltimore's Federal Hill and Hampden neighborhoods without many neighbors noticing.and more »
  
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• Car Rear-Ends Baltimore County School Bus With Children On Board

  09-02-2018 21:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Two kids sustained minor injuries after a car rear-ended a school bus in Baltimore County Friday afternoon.
  Fire officials say a car rear-ended a school bus at North Point Blvd and Trappe Road in Dundalk. There were 27 kids on the bus at the time of the incident and they had exited the bus by the time authorities arrived.
  The two kids who sustained minor injuries were evaluated and the bus driver and other kids were not injured.
  The driver of the car was trapped and is bei
  
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• 7 Injured After Car Crashes Into Baltimore County School Bus

  09-02-2018 21:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Four student and three adults sustained injuries after a car struck a school bus in Baltimore County Friday afternoon.
  Officials say a Dodge Stratus hit the “mid-point” driver side of a Baltimore County school bus at North Point Boulevard and Trappe Road in Dundalk around 2:45 p.m.
  There were 27 kids on the bus that was coming from Patapsco High School, and they had exited the bus by the time authorities arrived.
  The driver of the car, a 25-year-old m
  
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• These Are Maryland’s Top Valentine’s Day Gifts, Survey Says

  09-02-2018 21:00
  Wondering what to get your significant other for Valentine’s Day? According to a 1,000-person survey conducted across the country by Offers.com and AskMen, consumers in Maryland are more traditional when it comes to their Valentine’s Day gifts. Chocolates, teddy bears, roses, a vase and silver bracelets were the top five gifts in your state this year.
  However, keep alcohol and lingerie out of your shopping cart. Maryland shoppers chose these items as their least favorite gifts for Va
  
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• Baltimore police monitor to hire 17 community liaisons - Baltimore Sun

  09-02-2018 20:39 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police monitor to hire 17 community liaisons
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  The Baltimore consent decree monitoring team is hiring 17 neighborhood liaisons to field complaints and comments from residents about their experiences with the police department. The liaisons will serve as “localized points of access to the Monitoring ...
  
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• Lieutenant Colonel LaTonya Lewis Becomes Highest Ranking African American Woman In Baltimore PD History

  09-02-2018 20:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The Baltimore Police Department’s new homeland security lieutenant colonel was officially introduced at a Friday press conference.
  Lt. Col. LaTonya Lewis is the first African American woman to rise above the rank of lieutenant in the department’s history, according to Baltimore Police Commissioner Designate Darryl De Sousa.
  Lt. Col. Lewis says she’s been with the department 21 years.
  “I’ll be responsible for communications, the watch center, R
  
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• College Basketball Games Of The Week: Purdue Meets Michigan State In Big Ten Battle

  09-02-2018 20:22
  By Steve Silverman
  Saturday, Feb. 10
  Mikal Bridges #25 of the Villanova Wildcats. Credit: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images
  Butler (17-8, 7-5) at No. 1 Villanova (22-2, 9-2), 12 noon ET, Fox
  This is a huge game for the Wildcats, who will almost certainly give up their No. 1 rating after their inexplicable home upset suffered at the hands of St. John’s – St. John’s – Wednesday night.
  Head coach Jay Wright obviously wants to see his team get back on the winning track, and everythi
  
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• Ex-Virginia Tech Student, Columbia Native Pleads No Contest In Girl’s Killing

  09-02-2018 20:00
  CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WJZ/AP) — A former Virginia Tech student pleaded no contest Friday in the 2016 killing of a 13-year-old girl.
  David Eisenhauer, 20, entered his plea to all three charges against him in the stabbing death of Nicole Lovell: first-degree murder, abduction and concealing a body.
  The plea came on the fourth day of testimony in his trial. Prosecutors told jurors the Columbia, Maryland native, then 18, killed Lovell, a 7th-grader from Blacksburg, because he was afraid she wou
  
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• Keidel: Why Josh McDaniels Jilted Colts To Stand Pat

  09-02-2018 19:59
  By Jason Keidel
  After most Super Bowls, the headlines leak from the locker room of the winning team. But while Philadelphia just hosted an epic parade and party — well-lubed with free Bud Light — all the newsworthy tremors are coming from Foxborough.
  With all due respect to the Eagles, we can’t stop circling the Patriots. From their star tight end, Rob Gonkowski, pondering retirement, to their QB playing so well, well past retirement age, to his backup signing a record, $137 mi
  
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• Flu Season Still Getting Worse; Now As Bad As 2009 Swine Flu

  09-02-2018 19:28
  NEW YORK (AP) — The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago.
  A government report out Friday shows 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last week was for fever, cough and other symptoms of the flu. That ties the highest level seen in the U.S. during swine flu in 2009.
  And it surpasses every winter flu season since 2003, when the government changed the way it measures flu.
  “I wish that there were better news this w
  
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• Officer Killed, Deputies Wounded, Suspect Dead Near Atlanta

  09-02-2018 19:12
  LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) — A police officer whose wife is expecting the couple’s second baby was killed Friday and two deputies were seriously wounded in a shooting that also left a suspect dead south of Atlanta, authorities said.
  Henry County Sheriff Keith McBrayer said gunfire broke out as the officers were serving an arrest warrant around 11 a.m. at a home in Locust Grove, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta.
  Locust Grove Mayor Robert Price identified the slain offic
  
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• 3 Georgia Officers Shot In Police-Involved Shooting

  09-02-2018 19:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities are reporting that three Georgia police officers have been shot in an officer-involved shooting.
  CBS 46 reports that incident happened in Locust Grove, Georgia and involved law enforcement officers from two separate police departments, one from the Locust Grove Police Department and two Henry County deputies.This is a developing story.
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• 3 Georgia Officers Shot, 1 Dead In Police-Involved Shooting

  09-02-2018 19:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities are reporting that one officer has died after a total of three Georgia police officers were shot in an officer-involved shooting Friday.
  CBS 46 reports that incident happened in Locust Grove, Georgia and involved law enforcement officers from two separate police departments, one from the Locust Grove Police Department and two Henry County deputies.
  The Locust Grove officer has reportedly died from the injuries sustained in the shooting.
  The suspect in the incid
  
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• Baltimore Police commissioner: Cop charged in Freddie Gray case not moving to internal affairs, despite memo - Baltimore Sun

  09-02-2018 19:02 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore Police commissioner: Cop charged in Freddie Gray case not moving to internal affairs, despite memo
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  Baltimore Police commissioner Darryl De Sousa said that Sgt. Alicia White was not among a group of officers moving to the Baltimore Police Department's internal affairs division. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video). Baltimore Police commissioner ...
  
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• Winter Olympics 2018: What Is Curling And How Do You Play?

  09-02-2018 19:00
  At its core, curling is a simple concept. It’s like bigger shuffleboard. Players slide large stones across a sheet of ice to a target that is comprised of four circles, called the “house.” The stones are smooth granite. Both teams get eight stones, and there’s a person throwing the stone and teammates that sweep. The sweepers decrease the resistance that the stone will meet, allowing it to travel further. They also decrease the “curl” of the stone.
  The objecti
  
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• BPD Deputy Commissioner Decision Reversed, Alicia White Decision Denied

  09-02-2018 18:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — At a puzzling press conference Friday morning, Baltimore Police Commissioner Designate Darryl De Sousa denied that Sgt. Alicia White was moved to the internal affairs division, and said that newly named Deputy Commissioner Tom Cassella will not actually be appointed in that position.
  Police spokesman TJ Smith says the leak of documents about complaints against Cassella reported on by some local outlets late Thursday was “illegal,” and says the documents are st
  
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• Police: Man Offered Girl Money In Exchange For Sexual Acts On Facebook App

  09-02-2018 18:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities have arrested a Washington D.C. man for allegedly offering a female minor money in exchange for sexual acts through a messaging app.
  Anne Arundel County police say on Tuesday, a concerned parent notified detectives that her daughter was communicating with a man on the Facebook Messenger app. Investigators then assumed the identity of the girl and began communicating with the suspect. Officers say the man offered the girl, who was really police officers acting a
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Basketball Takes Over

  09-02-2018 18:16
  Davidson Wildcats vs. Rhode Island RamsFriday, February 9, 2018, 7:00 pm ET
  RHODE ISLAND -6.5
  Davidson has gone 7-1-1 ATS in its last nine Atlantic-10 games. But in the only game the Wildcats weren’t favored in during that run, they lost and didn’t cover. Their nice run is more about beating teams they’re better than and tonight that isn’t the case as they play at conference-leading Rhode Island, which enters on a 14-game win streak. The Rams haven’t lost a conferen
  
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• One Injured Following CSX Train, Tractor-Trailer Collision In Frederick Co.

  09-02-2018 17:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A freight train has collided with a tractor-trailer Friday morning in Frederick County, leaving one person injured.
  Frederick County fire officials say one person has been injured after a CSX train collided with a tractor-trailer in Point of Rocks, Maryland.
  CSX Rail Yard in Point of Rocks,0924 AM, Tractor trailer vs freight train, TT Driver to FMH NLT injuries, No hazards to train or truck. pic.twitter.com/ATrkUXR8Lw
  — FrederickCounty Fire (@FCDFRS) February 9, 2018
  
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• 1 Injured Following CSX Train, Tractor-Trailer Collision In Frederick Co.

  09-02-2018 17:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A freight train has collided with a tractor-trailer Friday morning in Frederick County, leaving one person injured.
  Frederick County fire officials say one person has been injured after a CSX train collided with a tractor-trailer in Point of Rocks, Maryland.
  CSX Rail Yard in Point of Rocks,0924 AM, Tractor trailer vs freight train, TT Driver to FMH NLT injuries, No hazards to train or truck. pic.twitter.com/ATrkUXR8Lw
  — FrederickCounty Fire (@FCDFRS) February 9, 2018
  
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• 5 Things: Winter Olympics Officially Kick Off In Pyeongchang

  09-02-2018 17:19
  Ryan Mayer
  Football season just wrapped up, and March Madness isn’t here just yet, but there’s still plenty to keep sports fans entertained in the coming weeks as the 2018 Winter Olympics get underway from Pyeongchang, South Korea. Over the course of the next two weeks, athletes will hit the slopes, ice, and half-pipe as they compete for medals. With 15 disciplines split up into multiple different events spread out during that time-frame, there can be a lot to keep track of. We&rsquo
  
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• Rising Stars: Mikaela Shiffrin

  09-02-2018 16:00
  Ryan MayerWith the 2018 Winter Olympics set to get underway, CBS Local Sports will be profiling five young, up-and-coming, Olympic athletes whose names you will likely hear a lot during the course of the Games. These athletes are our “Rising Stars” for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.Alpine skiing has had its share of dominant American names through the years. Bode Miller and Ted Ligety on the men’s side, Lindsay Vonn and Julia Mancuso on the women’s side. No
  
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• Naked Airline Passenger Taken For Psychiatric Examination

  09-02-2018 14:58
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle was forced to return to Anchorage early Wednesday after a passenger locked himself in the bathroom, took off all his clothes, and refused to follow crew instructions.
  Kate Danyluk, a passenger on the flight, told The Associated Press she knew something was wrong because the flight attendants kept going back and forth in the aisles and had put on rubber gloves.
  “Alaska Airlines flight 146 from Anchorage to Seattle returned
  
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• Baltimore Metro Subway System Shuts Down For Weekend

  09-02-2018 14:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Late Thursday night the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) shut down the entire metro subway system.
  The security gate is down and locked and there are signs up across the street saying that the subway system is closed. This will affect 40,000 daily riders. The Maryland Department of Transportation, says they were getting ready for a track replacement scheduled for this summer when they found a problem.
  “We were conducting a preliminary track inspection in prepar
  
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• Two Flu Deaths Reported In Anne Arundel County

  09-02-2018 14:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two adult flu deaths have been reported in Anne Arundel County between October 1, 2017 and January 25, 2018.
  According to the Anne Arundel County Department of Health, adult flu deaths are not reportable in Maryland and these are the only two confirmed by local hospitals. Both adults were over 65 years old.
  The department was unable to identify the specifics of individual cases but says during the week of January 28, the daily average of county residents visiting eme
  
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• Officer Charged In Freddie Gray Case Switches Departments To Internal Affairs

  09-02-2018 13:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Sgt. Alicia White, who was charged with manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray, is moving to the Baltimore Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division.
  A personnel order sent Thursday evening did not explain what White’s responsibilities will be in the new department in charge of investigating allegations of misconduct.
  White was one of six officers charged in May 2015 in connection with Gray’s death but her case never made it to trial. All of her c
  
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• Weather Blog: It’s Starting To Warm Up

  09-02-2018 13:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The warm-up now begins! Yesterday I was doing the noon news from the “Outback.” The wind was chugging through TV Hill so I stepped out of the ” Outback set” and into the sun for some relief. And even with the sun noticeably higher in the sky these days it had little impact on that chill.
  Today, without that warmer sun we will, because of a big southerly flow, see temps 10° warmer than yesterday. Tomorrow’s high will be 8° warmer than
  
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• The Zero-Gravity Dance Party Where Everyone Floats In The Air

  09-02-2018 13:23
  (CNN) — Electronic dance music is thumping out of the subwoofers. Superstar DJ Steve Aoki is on the decks. Colored lights are flashing across the room.
  It’s just your regular dance party — right up until the moment when everyone starts floating.
  Then Aoki’s long hair takes on a life of its own as the DJ performs backflips in mid-air. In front of him, people are actually dancing on the ceiling, or at least trying to as other club-goers bump into them, arms flailing as they
  
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• Harford County Flag Lowered; Moment Of Silence For Fallen Deputies

  09-02-2018 12:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Harford County flag will be lowered and a moment of silence is planned Friday to honor two sheriff’s deputies who were killed in the line of duty in 2016.
  Senior Deputy Patrick Dailey and Deputy First Class Mark Logsdon were shot and killed on February 10, 2016. They were responding to a call for a suspicious person at Panera Bread restaurant in Abingdon.
  The man shot Dailey, 52, as he fled the restaurant. He then shot and killed Logsdon, 43, while firing at pol
  
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• House Passes Budget Measure To End Government Shutdown

  09-02-2018 12:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The House has passed the budget compromise that cleared the Senate earlier this morning.
  “This agreement accomplishes getting the resources that we need to rebuild our military,” said House Speaker Paul Ryan. “But also this includes long delayed disaster funding to aid recovery from the hurricanes and the wildfires. Money to fight opioids. Something that knows no partisan boundaries.”
  At about 2:00 a.m. today the Senate approved a budget deal.
  
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• LL Bean Dropping Its Famed Unlimited Return Policy

  09-02-2018 12:00
  FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean’s generous return policy is going to be a little less forgiving: The company, which has touted its 100 percent satisfaction guarantee for more than a century, is imposing a one-year limit on most returns to reduce growing abuse and fraud.
  The outdoor specialty retailer said returns of items that have been destroyed or rendered useless, including some purchased at thrift stores or retrieved from trash bins, have doubled in the past five years, surpassi
  
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• Baltimore Metro Subway System Shuts Down For Emergency Inspection

  09-02-2018 04:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The local metro system has been shutdown through the weekend due to emergency repairs.
  The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration announced Thursday night that the entire Metro SubwayLink system will be temporarily shut down for emergency inspection and repairs Friday through Sunday.
  This is happening due to a preliminary inspection that was conducted in preparation for planned summer track-work, in which inspectors learned that some sections
  
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• Weather Blog: Sunny, Chilly Day

  09-02-2018 04:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A dry sunny but chilly day with a high of only 35, which is 8 degrees below average.
  Warmer air and some clouds will develop tomorrow as we reach the low 40’s. More clouds and warmer temperatures will dominate our weekend.
  Rain, which could be heavy at times, will move in by Saturday and continue into Sunday. One to perhaps two inches may fall, which will help put a nice dent in our current rain deficit.
  Enjoy the weekend regardless!
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• Bills Help Shield Addresses Of Domestic-Violence Survivors

  09-02-2018 03:09
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Domestic violence, stalking and human-trafficking survivors would be given an opportunity to shield property records from abusers under three identical bills in the Maryland Legislature this session.
  Maryland’s Safe At Home Address Confidentiality Program provides a substitute address, cloaking a survivor’s location, and includes a free mail-forwarding service.
  Delegate Anne Healey, D-Prince George’s, the sponsor of one version of the bill, said the
  
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• Maryland Ranks No. 1 For Millionaires Per Capita

  09-02-2018 02:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland ranks No. 1 for the number of millionaires per capita for the sixth year in a row, according to the Wealth and Affluent Monitor, published annually by the Phoenix Marketing International research firm.
  Nationwide, the total number of millionaires increased by 6 percent to 7.2 million households. The number of multimillionaires — those with $5 million or more — grew even more last year, increasing by 8 percent to more than 1.1 million people.1. Maryland
  
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