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• Will Florida’s New Gun Restrictions Impact Laws In Maryland?

  09-03-2018 23:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The governor of Florida signed new gun restrictions into law Friday in the aftermath of the deadly school shooting in Parkland. The move raises questions of a possible domino effect with other states, including Maryland, following suit.
  Surrounded by families of Parkland shooting victims, Florida Gov. Rick Scott hardened state gun laws with the swipe of a pen.
  “Every parent has a right to send their kids to school knowing they will return safely at the end of t
  
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• Florida Governor Signs Gun Restrictions 3 Weeks After School Shooting

  09-03-2018 23:51
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a far-reaching school-safety bill Friday that places new restrictions on guns, cementing his state’s break with the National Rifle Association and decades of Republican thinking on gun control in the aftermath of the Parkland high school attack.
  Surrounded by family members of the 17 people killed in the shooting just over three weeks ago, the GOP governor said the bill balances “our individual rights with need for public
  
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• Md. Bill Increasing Texting While Driving Fines Advances To Senate

  09-03-2018 23:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Maryland House of Delegates gives the go ahead to a bill that raises fines for texting while driving to up to $500.
  Getting drivers to keep hands on the wheel and not on the phone hasn’t worked as well as some would like.
  There’s concern that the current fines aren’t high enough to be a deterrent.
  The current fines are $75, $125 and $175 for first, second and third offenses respectively.
  The new law would give judges the discretion to fine drivers up
  
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• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra To Showcase Broadway Talent

  09-03-2018 23:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will be showcasing three Broadway stars this weekend for a special performance.
  It’s called from Vienna to Broadway and will cover a wide range of genres from classical to contemporary; a celebration of musical styles from the 1800’s to modern day.
  “We’ve got a lot of stuff that maybe they won’t be familiar with then we get to more popular musical theater genre and it’s great night of sitting back an
  
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• Baltimore Metro Reopens After Month-Long Closure

  09-03-2018 23:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s Metro SubwayLink has reopened — three days ahead of schedule.
  It was announced in early February that the system would be closed for up to four weeks for emergency repairs.
  RELATED: Entire Baltimore Metro Subway System To Remain Closed For Up To 4 Weeks
  The closure was expected to last through Sunday, but ended a few days early.
  “It’s just finding much more wear and tear than we expected to see,” Maryland Transit Administrati
  
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• Debris, Trash And Litter Flowing Into Conowingo Dam Following Extreme Weather

  09-03-2018 22:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — When extreme weather ends, the side effects just begin. Restoring power took most of this week — after last week’s nor’easter — and now a different effect is flowing downstream.
  The US Army Corps of Engineers runs the debris vessel Reynolds out of Fort McHenry because, “if you’re a boat owner, you don’t want to meet up with the stuff we pick up,” says Ben Birney, who works the boat for the Corps.
  The Reynolds picks up l
  
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• Maryland Bill Addresses Questions About State Hiring Policy

  09-03-2018 22:27
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Concerns about a possible hiring-policy change at the Maryland Department of Health involving Gov. Larry Hogan’s appointments office prompted legislation that would add more oversight to enforce laws enacted by the state more than a decade ago.
  Former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, R, took office in 2003. Shortly thereafter, employees at multiple state agencies who were not believed to be loyal to the Republican governor were fired.
  In response, the Democrat-controlled
  
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• Maryland Schools Need More Physical Education, Lawmaker Says

  09-03-2018 22:09
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The majority of jurisdictions in Maryland set aside fewer than 90 minutes per week for physical education.
  But for the past eight years, legislation introduced to require a higher physical activity and education standard in the state has still not seen progress.
  The sponsor of the legislation, Delegate Jay Walker D-Prince George’s, called it “a bill that we’ve seen too many times over the years.”
  The proposal requires all public elementary scho
  
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• Police: Intoxicated Woman Drives On Wrong Side Of Road, Flees From Authorities, Crashes

  09-03-2018 22:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities have cited a Prince George’s County woman for drunk driving Wednesday night.
  Maryland State Police say Miteka Trueheart, 27, was observed driving a Chevy Tahoe at 62 mph in a 35 mph speed limit zone on Pennsy Drive and 75th Avenue in Landover, Maryland. The trooper attempted to perform a traffic stop but Trueheart allegedly didn’t stop.
  Trueheart eventually crashed into an embankment and was transported to a hospital to be treated for injuries susta
  
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• Police: Intoxicated Woman Drives On Wrong Side Of Road, Flees From Authorities And Crashes

  09-03-2018 22:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities have cited a Prince George’s County woman for drunk driving Wednesday night.
  Maryland State Police say Miteka Trueheart, 27, was observed driving a Chevy Tahoe at 62 mph in a 35 mph speed limit zone on Pennsy Drive and 75th Avenue in Landover, Maryland. The trooper attempted to perform a traffic stop but Trueheart allegedly didn’t stop.
  Trueheart eventually crashed into an embankment and was transported to a hospital to be treated for injuries susta
  
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• Carroll Co. Man Arrested For Child Porn

  09-03-2018 21:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Carroll County man was arrested Friday morning for child porn, according to Maryland State Police.
  Investigators say the suspect, Sean Michael Herbert, 38, of Sykesville has been charged with six counts of possession of child pornography.
  Police say in September, they received multiple downloads of images depicting child pornography from a computer linked to Herbert. Officers then executed a search and seizure warrant at Herbert’s residence shortly after 5 a.m., wh
  
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• State May Be Paying More For Some Purple Line Properties

  09-03-2018 21:12
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland may be paying more for some properties in the main path of the Purple Line, state officials said, because one transit agency lacks purchasing leverage, and extended negotiations would cause costly delays.
  Comptroller Peter Franchot in early February expressed concerns that the state is overpaying for properties it needs to make way for the new light rail.
  “In our enthusiasm and support for the Purple Line we’re getting put over a barrel by some of
  
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• Official: Gunman Takes Hostages At California Vets Home

  09-03-2018 20:49
  YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Napa County Fire captain Chase Beckman says a gunman has taken hostages at a veterans home in California.
  Police closed access to the large veterans home in Yountville after a man with a gun was reported on the grounds.
  The Napa County Sheriff’s Department issued an alert to residents at 10:30 a.m. Friday warning them to avoid the area because of “activity at the Veterans Home in Yountville.”
  The Napa Valley Register reported that a man
  
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• Gunman Takes Hostages At Largest US Veterans Home

  09-03-2018 20:49
  YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman slipped into an employee going-away party at the largest veterans home in the United States and took three people hostage Friday in a standoff that has kept the sprawling California grounds locked down for hours, authorities and family members said.
  Officials said the hostages’ conditions were not known because they had not contacted the gunman after several hours. They know who he is but didn’t reveal his identity or know the motive for
  
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• 4 Dead, Including Gunman, In Hostage Standoff At California Veterans Home

  09-03-2018 20:49
  YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (CBSNews) — An 8-hour hostage situation at a veteran’s home in Yountville, California came to a “tragic” end, with four people being found dead, said Chris Childs of the California Highway Patrol. The bodies of three women and a man, believed to be the suspect, found in the room they believed the hostage situation was taking place.
  Law enforcement officers surrounded the hillside veterans’ home. Hillside Medevac helicopters are standing by, a
  
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• Extremely Low Tide Unearths Huge Shark Teeth In Maryland

  09-03-2018 19:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —“Extreme low tides” in Maryland this week helped unearth some huge shark teeth.
  The Department of Natural Resources tweeted a picture of the fossils Friday, saying that they were found in an area near the Patuxent River that’s normally underwater.
  The person in the picture is holding three teeth, each one about the size of a human palm.
  COOL FIND: Extreme low tides allowed Marylanders this week to explore areas normally underwater. Look at what was found
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Fastlane 2018

  09-03-2018 19:19
  By Chuck Carroll
  The WWE Fastlane card will begin to set the final pieces of the puzzle in place ahead of WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans. The show is somewhat historic in that it is the final brand-exclusive pay-per-view for the foreseeable future now that WWE has opted to reduce the number of premium events in an apparent cost-cutting measure. Beginning next month, all PPVs will feature both RAW and SmackDown talents.
  As of Friday, the odds for Fastlane are as follows:
  AJ Styles is by far and a
  
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• Police Searching For Missing 70-Year-Old Man

  09-03-2018 19:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities are searching for an elderly man who was last seen early Friday morning.
  Baltimore police say Simon Boggs, 70, was last seen around 2:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of Hamilton Avenue wearing a blue hoodie, blue sweatpants and black shoes.
  Officials say Boggs is 6-foot-1 and weighs 285 pounds.
  Please contact police if you know of Boggs’ whereabouts.
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• Cousin Of Gun Trace Task Force Officer Gets 5 Years For Robbery

  09-03-2018 18:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A cousin of one of the corrupt Baltimore Police officers charged in the Gun Trace Task Force case has been sentenced to five years behind bars.
  David Kendall Rahim, cousin of Detective Jemell Lamar Rayam, pleaded guilty in November to helping Rayam commit a $20,000 robbery in 2014.
  Rayam and his partner, Momodu Gondo, are among the officers who have pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges.
  Rahim also worked as an autopsy technician with the Office of the Chief Medic
  
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• Toys “R” Us May Liquidate Bankrupt U.S. Stores

  09-03-2018 18:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Toys “R” Us may be planning to liquidate its bankrupt U.S. stores, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
  The retailer, reportedly, has not found a buyer or secured a debt restructuring deal with its lenders. Speculators suggest a shutdown of the company’s U.S. operations could happen within days.
  The chain filed for bankruptcy in September with hopes of rebounding during the holiday season, but the franchise announced in January that they would close a
  
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• Car Hits Elementary School, Injuring 5 Children And 1 Adult

  09-03-2018 17:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Five children and one adult suffered non-life-threatening injuries Friday morning when a car struck Barclay Elementary School in North Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Fire Department.
  WJZ’s Devin Bartolotta is on the scene.
  She says Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa told the media the kids were practicing a performance inside the classroom when the SUV barreled in.
  This is a developing story.
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• BGE Says Crews Have Completed All Restorations From Nor’easters

  09-03-2018 16:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — BGE says it has restored electricity to all customers that were affected by back-to-back nor’easters.
  All told, 462,000 customers were affected by the storms, the first of which toppled trees and power lines with sustained high winds and gusts of up to 70 mph at the end of last week.
  “The vast majority” of BGE customers impacted by that storm had power by Sunday night, the company says, “and crews continued to work around-the-clock shifts to restor
  
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• Loyola-Chicago Ramblers Road To The Tournament

  09-03-2018 16:08
  Ryan Mayer
  Let’s get this out of the way up top. You had no idea Loyola-Chicago had a basketball team prior to this year, did you?
  It’s okay, it’s been awhile since the Ramblers have made noise on the hardwood… 33 years to be exact, since they last made their NCAA Tournament. They actually won the whole thing back in 1963.
  This year’s team likely isn’t up to that task, but they could certainly make some noise once the tournament starts. Let’s take a loo
  
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• D.C. Metro To Run Extra Trains For March For Our Lives Traffic

  09-03-2018 15:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Washington D.C. Metro will operate on rush-hour service at off-peak rates on Saturday, March 24, to accommodate the March for Our Lives and Cherry Blossom events.
  Both the March for Our Lives and the opening ceremony for the Cherry Blossom Festival fall on the same day.
  WMATA released a statement encouraging visitors to purchase SmarTrip cards in advance to avoid long lines at station vending machines. Cards can be purchased at some D.C. area Giant and CVS stores
  
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• Non-Fatal Shooting In Baltimore’s Western District

  09-03-2018 14:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are investigating a shooting at the 600 block of Appleton Street.
  Police say they responded to reports of a shooting on Friday at approximately 1:48 a.m.
  According to authorities they found a 31-year-old female with a gunshot wound in the shoulder. She was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
  Detectives say they are currently interviewing a person of interest but ask anyone with information to call Citywide Shooting Detectives at 410-396-2221&nb
  
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• Bubble Teams Look To Secure Their Spots With Big Games Friday

  09-03-2018 14:34
  By Steve Silverman
  Friday, March 9
  Clemson (23-8, 11-7) vs. No. 1 Virginia (29-2, 17-1), 7 p.m. ET
  Barclays Center, Brooklyn
  Clemson outlasted Boston College in Thursday’s quarterfinal of the ACC Tournament and the Tigers’ reward for not letting that game get away is a meeting with the No. 1 team in the nation. Virginia was pushed had by Louisville well into the second half, but the Cavaliers tightened up down the stretch and put the game away.
  Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images
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• Movie Pass Considering Collecting Private Data On Users

  09-03-2018 14:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Movie Pass, the movie ticket subscription service now admits it’s exploring ways to collect private data on its 2 million plus users.
  Movie Pass is often described as Netflix for movie-goers and makes money by collecting subscription fees. The company now says location based marketing could help it generate more revenue.
  During a forum called “Data is the New Oil, How Will Movie Pass Monetize It?” CEO Mitch Lowe reportedly said “We get an enormous
  
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• Weather Blog: Too Soon To Know Much About Sunday’s Storm

  09-03-2018 14:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Well here we are with, generally, sunny skies and clear nights through Sunday midday. It will be on the cool side day, and night. But the background noise of a potential storm moving up the East Coast Sunday night cannot be ignored. But at this time there are too many question marks for me, (or really anyone), to write the final forecast conclusion.
  Let me quote from my morning briefing from our partners at the legendary Accu-Weather; “there are still models, (Speci
  
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• Expect Traffic Delays Friday For Sen. Norman’s Funeral Procession

  09-03-2018 13:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Senator H. Wayne Norman Jr. will be laid to rest Friday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. at Mountain Christian Church in Joppa.
  The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is warning commuters to expect delays and road closures on Route 152 in Joppa from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. along the procession route. The procession leaves the church and travels to Bel Air Memorial Gardens.
  TRAFFIC ADVISORY:Expect delays this morning along Rte 152 in the area of Mounta
  
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• Maryland House Approves Texting-While-Driving Fine Increase To $500

  09-03-2018 12:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland House of Delegates approved a bill that increases the maximum penalty for using a cell phone while driving on Thursday.
  The House increased the fine to $500.
  This legislation repeals a tiered fine system with maximum fines of $75, $125 and $175 for first, second and third offenses, respectively.
  The bill passed 78-58, passing the required 71 votes for a bill to pass in the House.
  The bill must still pass through the Maryland Senate before it can be enacted in
  
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• Report: Obama In Discussions To Produce Shows For Netflix

  09-03-2018 12:45
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barack Obama and Netflix reportedly are negotiating a deal for the former president and his wife, Michelle, to produce shows exclusively for the streaming service.
  The proposed deal was reported Friday by The New York Times, which cited people familiar with the discussions who were not identified.
  Netflix did not immediately respond for a request for comment. Obama spokeswoman Katie Hill declined comment on the report.
  Obama senior advisor Eric Schultz, in a statement pr
  
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• Late Astronaut John Glenn’s Estate Sale Draws Hundreds

  09-03-2018 11:27
  POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — People have lined up for the chance to buy mementos of the late astronaut John Glenn at his estate sale in Maryland.
  In 1962, Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. The longtime U.S. senator died in 2016 at age 95.
  The listing with Greater Washington Estate Services includes Glenn’s Senate chair, a flight jacket and clothing with the insignia of his 1998 space shuttle flight, when he became the oldest person to go into space.
  WTOP-FM reports 
  
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• Baltimore Mayor, Fox News Host Spar In Heated Gun Control Debate

  09-03-2018 04:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s mayor made an appearance on Fox News Wednesday, and a heated exchange with the host has intensified the debate over gun control.
  Thursday, Mayor Catherine Pugh said she didn’t feel blindsided by Laura Ingraham, host of Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle.
  Mayor Pugh said private donors will be paying around $100,000 to transport hundreds of students from Baltimore to Washington D.C. as they march for gun control in the March For Our Lives prote
  
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• Weather Blog: Chilly, Dry Thursday

  09-03-2018 04:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A chilly but mainly dry Thursday, with our temperatures running almost 10 degrees below average.
  Tomorrow will feature plenty of sun and it will still be a bit on the cool side again.
  This weekend, slightly warmer air is on tap for Saturday, but a storm system is expected to develop south of the region and may bring a batch of wintry precipitation to the region on Sunday night and end on Monday morning.
  At this point its still too early to tell how far north the precipitat
  
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• Florida Governor Won’t Say Whether He Will Sign Gun Bill

  09-03-2018 04:20
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Three weeks after the Parkland high school shooting, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has a gun-control bill on his desk that challenges the National Rifle Association but falls short of what the Republican and survivors of the massacre demanded.
  Now he must decide whether to sign it. Scott has not said what he will do, and he plans to take up the issue Friday with relatives of 17 people slain in the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  “I’m g
  
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• Teacher Tells Class Not To Date African-Americans ‘Because They Are Not Worth It’

  09-03-2018 03:38
  BALTIMORE (CNN)– A Florida teacher has been suspended after his school district concluded he repeatedly used the N-word in class, and told his 7th and 8th graders not to date African-Americans “because they are not worth it,” among other violations.
  David Swinyar, who says he is white in his personnel file, teaches math at Kernan Middle School in Jacksonville. The school has 1,148 students — 22.6 percent of whom are African-American.
  Just after lunch on October 6, 2017, a
  
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• Tom Brady Gets Buzz Cut As Cancer Charity Raises $6.5M

  09-03-2018 02:51
  QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady got a buzz cut for a cancer research institute.
  Brady was the mystery guest at Thursday’s “Saving by Shaving” annual fundraiser for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
  Brady showed off his new look on Instagram after his long, brown hair was shaved down with a razor.
  Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker had his head shaved too.
  Granite Telecommunications holds the event at its headquarters in Qu
  
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• South Korea: Trump To Meet North’s Kim By May

  09-03-2018 02:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of trading insults and threats of nuclear annihilation, President Donald Trump agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un by May to negotiate an end to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, South Korean and U.S. officials said Thursday. No American president has ever met with a North Korea leader.
  The South Korean national security director, Chung Eui-yong, told reporters outside the White House of the planned summit, after briefing Trump and ot
  
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• Correctional Officer Convicted Of Attacking Baltimore Inmate

  09-03-2018 01:52
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A correctional officer has been found guilty of attacking an inmate at Baltimore’s booking jail.
  The State’s Attorney’s Office said in a statement Thursday that Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Sgt. Chance Hellum was convicted of second-degree assault and misconduct in office in connection with the September 2016 incident.
  According to the release, Hellum called back an inmate who was walking toward a set of closed
  
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• Maryland Gives $40K State Grant To Assist Deaf Crime Victims

  09-03-2018 01:29
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland will provide nearly $40,000 in state grants for services to assist deaf survivors of abuse.
  The Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention announced Thursday that the $37,882 grant will go to the Deaf Abused Women Network for the Deaf Survivors project, which will provide accessible advocacy services to deaf residents who experience domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking or bullying.
  Gov. Larry Hogan highlighte
  
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• Sister Of Murdered Girl: Suspect Said He Was The Last Person To See Her

  09-03-2018 00:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Eight-year-old testimony resurfaced Thursday during day four of the third trial for the murder of Phylicia Barnes.
  In each trial, Michael Johnson has been the accused killer of his ex-girlfriend’s sister.
  Barnes was a 16-year-old girl from North Carolina who disappeared while visiting her half-sisters in Baltimore around Christmas in 2010. Her body was eventually discovered floating in the Susquehana River.
  Johnson was convicted once before, but a judge later tossed
  
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