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• Cars Slam Into Glen Burnie Buildings Just Miles Away, Minutes Apart

  24-02-2018 22:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials say two cars crashed into two buildings located less than three miles away in separate incidents that occurred less than 30 minutes apart in Glen Burnie on Friday night.
  Anne Arundel County Fire crews responded to reports of a vehicle hitting a structure at 1020 Pultney Lane around 9 p.m. A 66-year-old man was taken to a local hospital and was listed as “priority 3.”
  The second incident occurred at 7802 Spencer Road just before 9:30 p.
  
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• Former Carroll County Teacher of the Year Indicted On Charge Of Enticing Minor

  24-02-2018 22:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Carroll County educator, who won a Teacher of the Year award, on a charge of attempted enticement of a minor.
  The 39-year-old teacher has been identified as Kenneth Brian Fischer of Westminster. Fischer won Teacher of the Year in Carroll County for the 2006-2007 school year and was nominated for Maryland Teacher of the Year.
  The indictment was announced Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore.
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• Carroll County Teacher Indicted On Charge Of Enticing Minor

  24-02-2018 22:44
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a public school teacher in Carroll County on a charge of attempted enticement of a minor.
  The 39-year-old teacher has been identified as Kenneth Brian Fischer of Westminster.
  The indictment was announced Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore.
  RELATED: Maryland Man Indicted By Federal Grand Jury
  They say the teacher allegedly used email and texts to try and coerce a minor to meet him for sex. If the allegation is prov
  
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• Redacted Democratic Memo Released; Counters GOP Claims Of FBI Surveillance Abuses

  24-02-2018 22:32
  (CNN) — The House Intelligence Committee on Saturday released a Democratic memo in redacted form that seeks to undercut Republican claims of FBI surveillance abuses.
  Read the full memo here.
  The committee made the Democratic memo public after the White House signed off following negotiations between the FBI and the committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Adam Schiff of California, over what in the document should be redacted.
  Earlier this month, the White House objected to releasing
  
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• Congress Releases Redacted Democratic Memo

  24-02-2018 22:32
  WASHINGTON — The 10-page Democratic memo intended to counter the GOP memo related to surveillance of a former Trump campaign official has been released, with some redactions.
  Read the full memo here.
  The release comes after President Trump had decided earlier not to declassify the 10-page memo, claiming there were concerns over sources and methods the memo could reveal. Mr. Trump already declassified the GOP memo for release three weeks ago.
  “FBI and DOJ officials
  
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• Delta, United Latest To Cut Ties With NRA

  24-02-2018 21:46
  (CBSNEWS/AP) — Delta and United Airlines are cutting ties with the National Rifle Association, the latest in major companies to do so following the deadly shooting at a Florida high school earlier this month.
  Both Delta and United said Saturday they will no longer offer discounted fares to NRA members to attend their annual meetings, and both have asked the gun rights group to remove any references to their companies from the NRA website.
  A growing number of large companies have announced
  
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• It’s Academic: February 24, 2018

  24-02-2018 20:34
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• Texas Woman Defecates In Pants To Hide Drugs During Arrest

  24-02-2018 20:01
  CORSICANA, Texas (AP) — Police say a Texas woman attempted to hide evidence during an arrest by defecating in her pants and using the feces to conceal drugs.
  Officers in Corsicana, about 55 miles (88 kilometers ) south of Dallas, were investigating a report of a theft at a grocery store on Wednesday when they attempted to subdue a female suspect and take her into custody. Police say they placed Shannen Martin in the back of a police cruiser where they say she intentionally defecated in her
  
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• Authorities Investigate Report Of Drug Use At Naval Academy

  24-02-2018 18:55
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Authorities have launched an investigation into a report of illegal drug use at the U.S. Naval Academy.
  Naval investigators have officially released only the broadest outlines of the alleged misconduct. Statements have not made clear what drugs are involved or how many midshipmen are under investigation.
  But Fox News reported on Friday that three midshipmen have said that three classmates are accused of selling cocaine, LSD and the sedative ketamine bought o
  
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• Dense Fog To Last Into Early Afternoon In Baltimore Area

  24-02-2018 18:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Dense fog will persist into the early afternoon in the Baltimore area Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
  The NWS says the fog will make visibility near waterways difficult.
  #Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until 11AM for much of Central, MD. Drizzle also moving across area. Updates on #WJZ.com pic.twitter.com/62QP3IDPQi
  — Tim Williams WJZ (@TimWilliamsWJZ) February 24, 2018A fog advisory expired at 11 a.m., according to WJZ’s Tim Williams
  
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• Weather Blog: Showers Likely, Dense Fog

  24-02-2018 17:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A stationary boundary situated across our area will gradually lift northward as a warm front through Sunday. A cold front will then pass through from the west by Sunday evening, with high pressure building in to the region through early next week.
  Today
  Showers likely, mainly after 1 p.m.
  Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 51.
  Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
  Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
  New precipitation amounts between a tenth & quarter&
  
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• Police Experts Urge Intensive Training If Teachers Are Armed

  24-02-2018 16:08
  BALTIMORE (AP)– The idea of arming teachers to take out a shooter is alarming some law enforcement experts, who say it takes more than just being a good shot at a gun range.
  They say it would require specialized and repeated training to teach educators the proper tactics and enable them to conquer their fear and remain calm and clear-thinking in a fast-moving, life-or-death situation.
  “Simply putting a gun on the premises and hoping someone’s going to do the right thing with it
  
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• Post From Instagram Of Ex-NFL Player Spurs LA School Closure

  24-02-2018 15:20
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin, spurred the shutdown of his former Los Angeles-area high school and was questioned by police after a menacing Instagram post appeared on his account.
  The post from Martin, who has struggled with mental health issues after a 2013 bullying scandal that shook the NFL, showed a shotgun and referred by name to the private Harvard-Westlake prep school in Los Angeles that he once attended. It also mentioned the Instagram
  
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• Battle Brewing Over Bill On Craft Breweries In Md.

  24-02-2018 04:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A battle over craft beer in Maryland is reaching its boiling point as lawmakers and brewers met in Annapolis to sound off on potential laws that could change how the multi-millon dollar industry operates in the state.
  Lawmakers spent Friday night hashing out the details of two competing proposed pieces of legislation before them.
  On the one hand, a bill is being pushed by state Comptroller Peter Franchot that would loosen restrictions for the sale and produ
  
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• Weather Blog: Dense Fog Advisory In Effect

  24-02-2018 04:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a cloudy and at times damp Friday, we now have some possible dense fog forming across the region.
  A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 8 a.m. Saturday for all of Central Maryland as temperatures are expected to rise overnight.
  Despite the clouds and a chance of more showers, we should reach the mid to upper 50s on Saturday and the mid to upper 60’s on Sunday.
  Drier air will move in for the start of next week under pleasant temperatures. Is winter really ove
  
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• Maryland Man Indicted By Federal Grand Jury

  24-02-2018 02:57
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.
  A U.S. Attorney’s Office news release says 39-year-old Kenneth Brian Fischer was indicted Thursday.
  According to the single-count indictment, Fischer used electronic mail and text messaging to attempt to coerce a minor to meet for sex between Aug. 31 and Sept. 5.
  The news release says Fischer was previously ar
  
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• Emoluments Suit Vs. Trump Now Personal As Well As Official

  24-02-2018 02:53
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia on Friday expanded their lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of accepting gifts from foreign and state governments, suing him not only as president but in his personal capacity as a businessman.
  Legal experts say the move takes the “emoluments” clause of the Constitution into uncharted legal waters, since it has been interpreted as only applying to presidents in their official capacity.
  “The
  
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• California Parents Face New Charges In Kids’ Torture Case

  24-02-2018 01:17
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California couple suspected of starving and shackling some of their 13 children pleaded not guilty Friday to new charges of child abuse.
  David and Louise Turpin previously entered not-guilty pleas to torture and a raft of other charges and are being held on $12 million bail.
  Louise Turpin also pleaded not guilty to a new count of felony assault.
  Louise Turpin, dressed in a blouse and blazer, looked intently at more than a dozen reporters in the courtroom
  
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• Rasmus Makes New Start With Orioles After Baseball Break

  24-02-2018 01:01
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Colby Rasmus is making a new start with the Baltimore Orioles after taking an eight-month break from baseball.
  Rasmus signed a minor league contract with the Orioles this week, after abruptly leaving the Tampa Bay Rays in midseason. The contract is for $3 million if he makes the Orioles and contains up to $2 million in incentives.
  The 31-year-old outfielder, who had a lingering hip injury last season, discussed some of the reasons for his departure.
  “I started w
  
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• Prominent Figures In Black History Were On Display At Northeast Baltimore Elementary School

  24-02-2018 00:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There are many ways schools use Black History Month to educate, inform and inspire.
  At Leithwalk Elementary in Northeast Baltimore, students dressed up as prominent figures in Black history.
  From Shirley Chisholm to Barack Obama to Muhammad Ali, the 4th-graders gave people a synopsis of their character once a button was pressed on a table.
  The moms and dads couldn’t be more proud.
  “They don’t know about these people. He doesn’t know, at 10 this is
  
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• Md. Officials On Guard For 2018 Election In Wake Of Russian Hacking

  24-02-2018 00:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Russian interference in the 2016 election has Maryland election officials on guard for 2018.
  Maryland was targeted at least once in the 2016 election, allegedly by Russian hackers.
  If voting machines are tampered with in the 2018 election, the whole democratic process could come falling down, according to one state official.
  Alarms were sounded after the 2016 election that showed while Maryland machines were not tampered with, there was suspicious activity in the online v
  
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