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• Neighbors Surprised To Find Bike In Tree After Friday’s Storm

  05-03-2018 23:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The clean up is continuing Monday following Friday’s powerful Nor’easter storm, but some White Marsh residents got an eye-opening surprise when they surveyed the aftermath of the storm.
  Those living on Red Lion Rd. walked outside to find a bike in a tree.
  Becky Rollins lives nearby, and she said she had no idea how it got there so perfectly.
  During Friday’s storm, wind gusts reached speeds of 70 miles per hour in some areas.
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• Holocaust Survivors Share Stories With Harford County Students

  05-03-2018 23:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than a dozen Holocaust survivors shared their stories with students in Harford County Monday.
  Other speakers from what is the former Yugoslavia also talked to students about their experience going into hiding.
  “It was the darkest chapter in mankind’s history,” said survivor Morris Rosen.
  It was a living history lesson told by Holocaust survivors.
  “I want young people to realize that it really happened, because there are people who really deny
  
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• Gun Found In Local Student’s Backpack

  05-03-2018 23:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a gun was found in a Baltimore student’s backpack Monday.
  An unloaded gun was found in the backpack of a City Neighbors High School student.
  Officials: Student brought unloaded gun to school. Here’s the statement sent home to parents. We’re live at 5 with details. pic.twitter.com/JiF9zd82Au
  — Avajoye Burnett (@AvajoyeWJZ) March 5, 2018According to a statement from the school, the student was first apprehended for
  
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• Baltimore Student Arrested After Officials Find Gun, Drugs In His Backpack

  05-03-2018 23:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore high school student has been arrested after he brought drugs and a weapon to school, officials say.
  An unloaded gun was found in the backpack of a City Neighbors High School student Monday.
  Officials: Student brought unloaded gun to school. Here’s the statement sent home to parents. We’re live at 5 with details. pic.twitter.com/JiF9zd82Au
  — Avajoye Burnett (@AvajoyeWJZ) March 5, 2018The school has a stellar reputation, but during regular
  
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• Woman Killed During Friday’s Storm Identified

  05-03-2018 22:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have identified the elderly woman who died after she was struck by a falling branch Friday during a powerful Nor’easter wind storm.
  Betty Lee Bauman, 77, was dead when first responders arrived at her home in the 11000 block of Cedar Lane in Kingsville.
  RELATED: 1 Dead As Powerful Wind Storm Causes Power Outages, Topples Trees And Closes Schools
  Authorities say she went outside to check the mail, that’s when the branch fell on her.
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• Police: Toddler Dies After Mirror Falls On Her In Payless

  05-03-2018 22:12
  RIVERDALE, Ga. (AP) — Payless Shoes is offering condolences to the family of a 2-year-old girl who died after a mirror inside one of its suburban Atlanta stores fell on top of the girl.
  Riverdale police Lt. Nicole Rabel told news outlets that Ifrah Siddique was found severely injured Friday night. The discount footwear company said in a statement Sunday that it is devastated and that company is working with authorities to understand the “nature of this accident.”
  Rabel says Sid
  
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• PNC Achiever Week of 3/5 – Grant Kuehn

  05-03-2018 21:58
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• Report: Military Official Warned Ravens Against Signing Kaepernick

  05-03-2018 21:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A “high-ranking U.S. military official” cautioned the Ravens against signing Colin Kaepernick in 2017, according to a TMZ report.
  With Joe Flacco nursing a back injury last summer, the Ravens were one of the only teams to show interest in signing the controversial quarterback.
  Kaepernick led the 49ers to the playoffs in 2013, and ultimately Super Bowl XLVII, where they lost to the Ravens. During the 2016 season, he would often take a knee during the national a
  
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• Mom Gets 30-Year Sentence After Giving Birth To Heroin Addicted Baby Who Died

  05-03-2018 21:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore mother who gave birth to a heroin addicted baby in an auto repair shop has been sentenced to prison after the newborn died nine days after she gave birth.
  Anne Kirsch was sentenced to 75 years in prison, with all but 30 years suspended, for a 2017 bench trial of manslaughter and child abuse resulting in death.
  According to a release from the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, Kirsch gave birth to Matthew Kirsch Jr. on October 11, 2
  
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• Overdoses, Several Arrests Linked To Gummy Bears Laced With Drugs

  05-03-2018 21:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Several overdoses among children in multiple states have been linked to dangerous drug-laced gummy bears. The incidents have also resulted in a number of arrests, including three daycare workers in Illinois.
  At least four high school students have been treated recently for possible drug overdoses after eating gummy bears that were allegedly laced with narcotics. Two of the overdoses occurred on Mar. 2 in Illinois. A 17-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy both beca
  
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• GoFundMe Campaign Sends Pizza To Striking West Virginia Teachers

  05-03-2018 21:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — West Virginia teachers striking for better wages will be marching with a picket sign in one hand and a slice of pizza in the other, thanks to a fellow educator’s crowdfunding campaign.
  Lita Blanc, president of the United Educators of San Francisco, started a GoFundMe page on Sunday to raise money to feed the protesters at the West Virginia Capitol building. In less than 24 hours, Blanc’s page reached its $10,000 goal for the three-day pizza delivery.
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• Baltimore Police Detective’s Slaying Still A Mystery

  05-03-2018 20:41
  BALTIMORE (AP) — In the nearly four months since Baltimore Detective Sean Suiter was shot in the head with his own gun the day before he was to testify for a grand jury investigating police corruption, his killing has become a baffling whodunit — a real-life version of the winding TV sagas that chronicle the city’s cops, crooks and corruption.
  The detective’s death while investigating a 2016 triple murder in gritty West Baltimore has been the subject of numerous TV and ra
  
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• DOJ Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Against University Of Baltimore

  05-03-2018 20:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with the University of Baltimore over a lawsuit against the university for pregnancy discrimination.
  The lawsuit alleged the university discriminated against former employee Sarah Dechowitz because she was pregnant, by first firing her and then refusing to re-hire her for a similar position.
  This was said to be in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  The university has agreed to pay Dechowitz
  
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• Snow Expected In Maryland Tuesday Night Into Wednesday

  05-03-2018 20:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The lights haven’t even come back on yet for some Marylanders following Friday’s wind storm, and another nor’easter is in the forecast for this week.
  WJZ’s Meg McNamara says Baltimore could get some snow as a storm moves through the area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
  Clouds are expected to start moving in by 10 a.m. Tuesday, and at that time western Maryland will likely already be seeing a wintry mix.
  Then as the storm progresses, the Baltim
  
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• USPS Offering $25,000 Reward For Suspects Who Robbed Mail Carrier

  05-03-2018 19:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s a big reward for a common crime, but then the U.S. government takes robbing a mail carrier of her cell phone very seriously.
  The victim was delivering mail on February 26, near the intersection of Ploy and West Monument Streets in Baltimore. She was then approached by three men.
  “Her cell phone was stolen from her person,” U.S. postal inspector Michael Martel said. “There was a slight altercation for the phone, and luckily our carrier is okay.
  
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• 30 Players: Top Prospects Set To Leave Mark On NL East

  05-03-2018 19:05
  By Rich Arleo
  The Washington Nationals have won the National League East three of the past four seasons, running away with the division early on last year. They are poised to make another run in 2018 and are backed by a strong farm system, but they aren’t the only team in their division with players ready to break out.
  The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves are hoping to be near the end of their rebuilds, and the New York Mets are looking to stay healthy and return to the form that s
  
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• Revolutionary War Shipwreck Unearthed By Massive Winter Storm

  05-03-2018 19:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The recent nor’easter brought up a relic from the past on a Maine beach: the remains of an old shipwreck.
  According to York Police, the old ship made of wood is buried at Short Sands Beach, and resurfaced on the beach after the winter storm on Mar. 2.
  “Every once in a while after a storm, the ocean moves enough sand for it to be seen. Thought you might like to see it,” the police department said in a Facebook post.According to The York Weekly, peopl
  
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• Teen And His Uncle Charged With Murder In Theater Parking Lot Stabbing

  05-03-2018 18:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —After a 33-year-old was fatally stabbed in a movie theater parking lot Friday night, a teenager and his uncle have been arrested and charged.
  Shawn Franklin Radomski, Jr., 17, and his uncle, 45-year-old William Frederick Rose, III, have both been charged with first degree murder and are being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
  Detectives say Radomski and Rose engaged in a verbal argument with the victim, Christopher Trotter, at a grocery store near
  
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• New Proposal Would Raise Tobacco Sales Age to 21

  05-03-2018 18:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland high school students and representatives from several advocacy groups are working to pass legislation that would raise the minimum sales age of all tobacco products to 21.
  House Bill 0953 and Senate Bill 0456 would tobacco sales age to 21 here in Maryland.
  Five other states – California, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, Oregon – have already raised the tobacco sales age to 21, along with at more than 275 cities across the country.
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• Men Get Prison After Dragging Kitten Behind Jeep, Posting Video Online

  05-03-2018 17:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Missouri men who posted a sick and twisted video of them killing a kitten in a bid for money have received a prison sentence instead.
  18-year-old Kyle Williams and 19-year-old Jordan Hall were both found guilty of animal cruelty after the duo dragged the kitten behind their moving jeep in June 2017. The two teens recorded and posted the entire crime online before Williams killed the defenseless animal with a rock.
  Prosecutors say the teens made the Facebook video
  
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• Bank Of America To Add 600 Jobs In Baltimore County

  05-03-2018 17:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Bank of America is planning to add about 600 new jobs at its complex in Baltimore County.
  This comes after adding nearly 300 jobs in 2017. Bank of America also plans to bring a total of about 1,500 jobs to its Hunt Valley campus by 2020.
  “We are pleased to expand our base of operations in Baltimore County and the great state of Maryland, and we are appreciative of our public servants who work tirelessly on behalf of the community we are proud to serve,” s
  
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• Oscars Recap With Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell

  05-03-2018 17:01
  On a night filled with few surprises, the 90th Academy Awards still ended up being a memorable evening. Jordan Peele became the first black screenwriter to win best original screenplay, Allison Janney and Kobe Bryant won their first Oscars and “Shape of Water” won Best Picture.
  Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about the biggest night of the year in Hollywood, her favorite interviews from the red carpet and the impact of the #
  
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• Forklift Accident At Scrap Yard Has Left 1 Person Dead

  05-03-2018 16:55
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A person has died at a scrap metal yard in Maryland after a vehicle slipped off a fork lift.
  The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the incident occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Monday at Conservit, Inc. in Hagerstown.
  The sheriff’s office said the vehicle was being transported on the forklift when it fell onto an employee. The employee died at the scene.
  The sheriff’s office said the death is an accident and that wind does no
  
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• Power Outages Linger After Wind Storm, Some Schools Closed

  05-03-2018 16:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Schools are closed in Baltimore and Harford County Monday after Friday and Saturday’s powerful winds knocked out their power.
  Harford County’s Havre de Grace Elementary School, Baltimore County’s Hampton Elementary School, and Baltimore City’s Westport Academy are all closed.
  ALERT: Westport Academy is CLOSED for students on Monday, March 5, due to a power outage. Staff should report to the Professional Development Center (2500 E. Norther
  
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• Crews Continue Efforts To Restore Power Days After Wind Storm; Frustrations From Customers Growing

  05-03-2018 16:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Frustrations are growing after this past weekend’s powerful wind storm caused more than 400,000 power outages in central Maryland.
  It will be another night in the dark Monday for people in an Odenton neighborhood. Many say they have not seen a repair truck and they’be been told it could be Wednesday before they get their electricity back.“We thought for sure our power would be up by this weekend,” said Catonsville resident Heather Schell
  
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• One-Handed Prospect Impresses At NFL Combine

  05-03-2018 16:09
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There’s always energy in the bench press room at the NFL scouting combine when players grip the crossbar and begin pumping the 225 pounds of free weights as everybody nearby counts the repetitions.
  But never like this.
  Even Shaquem Griffin, the one-handed do-it-all defender from Central Florida and a late invitee to the combine, didn’t expect to do what he did Saturday with his prosthetic left hand .
  His personal max was 11 reps, but he had a much more modes
  
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• 19 New Speed Cameras, Red Light Cameras Coming To Baltimore This Month

  05-03-2018 16:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Baltimore’s Department of Transportation has announced additional “automated enforcement locations” coming to the city this month.
  The Automated Traffic Violation Enforcement System (ATVES) speed camera monitoring network consists of portable and fixed speed cameras that detect vehicles which exceed the posted speed limit by at least 12 miles per hour. Tickets are $40.
  The following speed camera monitoring locations will be added to the network starting o
  
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• Police Search For Missing 13-Year-Old In Baltimore

  05-03-2018 15:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The Baltimore Police Department are asking for the public’s help locating 13-year-old Alonna Alston.
  Alonna was last seen on February 28 in the 1700 block of Carswell Street, and her family is concerned about her well-being.
  Alonna is 5-foot-2 and weighs approximately 140 pounds. She was last seen wearing blue sweats, a black leather jacket, pink Adidas sneakers, and a multicolored scarf.
  Anyone with information regarding Alonna’s whereabouts is urged
  
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• Two Arrested After Drugs Found In Car With 8-Year-Old

  05-03-2018 15:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police say they’ve arrested two people after finding cocaine and heroin in the car during a traffic stop in Queen Anne’s County.
  Police say they pulled over Katelyn Lee Harris for a traffic violation on Route 301 and Route 290 around 4 p.m. Sunday. Troopers say they called in assistance for suspected criminal activity.
  According to police, a police dog searched the car and found suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin, as well a
  
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• Third Trial In Phylicia Barnes Murder Case Set To Begin Monday

  05-03-2018 14:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The third trial for the man accused of killing a North Carolina teen who was in Baltimore visiting her half sister in December 2010 is set to begin Monday.
  Michael Maurice Johnson, 34, is charged with second-degree murder. This is the third trial he has had in this case.
  In 2013 he was convicted of second-degree murder but was granted a new trial after a judge ruled prosecutors withheld evidence. In 2014 he was acquitted after the judge declared a mistrial. That verd
  
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• Weather Blog: Another Nor’easter Is Forming

  05-03-2018 14:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — What can I even write that no one has not discussed about that violent wind storm we had Friday, and Saturday. Count me in as one of the 400,000 that lost power for a few days.
  And right here I want to throw some BIG props out to BGE, their employees, and crews from other states who are getting us back on our feet. Working almost nonstop, in the cold, with some of the most dangerous conditions going and getting the job done.  Total pro’s. Sometimes a group like
  
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• 45 Homeless Displaced After Annapolis Shelter Is Evacuated

  05-03-2018 13:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — According to Annapolis Fire Department officials, the Light House homeless shelter was evacuated Saturday after a chemical was poured down a drain.
  In a statement, the Annapolis Fire Department said both the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County fire departments were dispatched for a report of an unknown chemical odor coming through the vents. Hazmat units determined the odor was coming from a utility room around 2 a.m. Sunday.
  The statement says the on duty Annapolis Buildin
  
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• Schools Closed Due To Power Outages After Wind Storm

  05-03-2018 12:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Schools are closing in Baltimore and Harford County after the weekend’s powerful wind storm knocked out their power.
  Harford County’s Havre de Grace Elementary School, Baltimore County’s Hampton Elementary School, and Baltimore City’s Westport Academy are all closed.
  ALERT: Westport Academy is CLOSED for students on Monday, March 5, due to a power outage. Staff should report to the Professional Development Center (2500 E. Northern Parkway
  
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• Peele, Del Toro, Oldman Win At An Oscars Full Of Change

  05-03-2018 05:39
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A sense of change was palpable at the 90th Academy Awards as Hollywood sought to confront the post-Harvey Weinstein era and pivot to a vision of a more inclusive movie business.
  The ceremony Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles was punctuated by political speeches and impassioned arguments for diversity. Jordan Peele won for his script to his horror sensation “Get Out,” becoming the first African-American to win for best original screenplay. Peele
  
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• CSX Train Cars That Fell Into Susquehanna River Recovered

  05-03-2018 05:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Four freight cars that landed at the bottom of the Susquehanna River Friday when powerful winds lew them off the tracks have been recovered.
  It was a heavy haul for crews in Cecil County over the weekend. Cranes were called in to fetch the CSX freight cars.
  A powerful punch from Mother Nature’s whipping winds is being blamed for sending the cars plunging into the water.
  No spills, leaks or injuries have been reported.
  In a statement, CSX says in part the train
  
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• Damage From Toppled Trees Still Felt Following Nor’easter

  05-03-2018 05:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After nearly two days of gale-force winds toppling thousands of trees across Maryland, the rebuilding has begun in the hardest hit areas.
  “I immediately call my mom and she’s like, ‘Gavan, there’s a tree in the house.'” said Timonium resident Gavan Scanlan.
  Scanlan, says his family’s home is now unlivable after the brunt of the storm sent a neighbor’s tree crashing through the living room, narrowly missing the family dog.
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• Ohio State Holds Off Maryland To Capture Big Ten Women’s Title

  05-03-2018 03:36
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 25 points and No. 13 Ohio State beat 17th-ranked Maryland 79-69 on Sunday night to win the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament.
  After trailing 22-17 at the end of the first quarter, Ohio State outscored Maryland 27-9 in the second period to take a 44-31 lead into the half. The Buckeyes started the second quarter with a 16-2 run before the Terrapins finally called timeout in an attempt to slow Ohio State’s momentum. The scoring onslau
  
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• West Virginia Teachers Strike Continues: No Raise, No School

  05-03-2018 01:51
  Unions representing West Virginia teachers and service personnel say they will stay out on strike after the state Senate voted to cut the 5 percent pay raise they had negotiated with the governor.
  A joint legislative committee has been formed to address differences in the pay raise bills of the state Senate and House.
  In a joint statement Saturday, the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia, West Virginia Education Association and the School Service Personnel Association said Senate Presi
  
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• West Virginia Teacher Strike Continues: No Raise, No School

  05-03-2018 01:51
  Unions representing West Virginia teachers and service personnel say they will stay out on strike after the state Senate voted to cut the 5 percent pay raise they had negotiated with the governor.
  A joint legislative committee has been formed to address differences in the pay raise bills of the state Senate and House.
  In a joint statement Saturday, the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia, West Virginia Education Association and the School Service Personnel Association said Senate Presi
  
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• DACA Deadline Arrives With Diminished Urgency

  05-03-2018 01:33
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A program that temporarily shields hundreds of thousands of young people from deportation was scheduled to end Monday but court orders have forced the Trump administration to keep issuing renewals, easing the sense of urgency.
  In September, Trump said he was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program but gave Congress six months to develop a legislative fix. Those whose permits expired by March 5 had one month to apply for renewal.
  A nationwide injunction in
  
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• Weather Blog: Windy Sunday

  05-03-2018 00:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It was a blustery but blue sky filled Sunday for Maryland.
  Baltimore hit a high of 50 degrees and will dip into the upper 20s overnight.
  The winds will drop off a bit after sunset, but gusts up to 25 mph are likely through Monday.
  We’ll start off the work week with more sunshine and temperatures in the mid-40s.
  Tuesday starts off with a mix of clouds and sun before heavy cloud cover takes over after lunch. Some light rain is possible as temperatures struggle to
  
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• Thousands Of BGE Customers Still Without Power Following Wind Storm

  05-03-2018 00:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tens of thousands of BGE customers remain without power following the whipping winds on Friday.
  BGE has been able to restore service for a majority of its customers, and now they’re getting extra assistance.
  The intense winds impacted nearly 400,000 BGE customers around Maryland, and some have been without power since Friday.
  RELATED: BGE: This Is The Worst Storm In 6 Years In Terms Of Affected Customers
  Hundreds of line workers have rushed to Maryland helping
  
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• Md. State Sen. H. Wayne Norman Jr. Dies At 62

  05-03-2018 00:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland state Sen. H. Wayne Norman Jr., who represented Harford and Cecil counties, died Sunday. He was 62.
  “On behalf of the family of state Senator H. Wayne Norman Jr., I am deeply saddened to announce that Sen. Norman passed away at his home earlier today,” Harford County Executive Barry Glassman wrote in a statement.
  The circumstances surrounding his death are not yet clear.
  Norman was a Baltimore native who attended the University of Baltimore and&n
  
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