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• Police: Driver Involved In Crash That Killed 81-Year-Old Was High On Heroin

  12-03-2018 23:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Police say heroin and speeding made for a deadly combination in a violent, three-car wreck near the Bay Bridge over the weekend that left an elderly woman dead.
  The photos are heart pounding: three cars mangled and a frantic rescue to save the lives of six people.
  The scene was the aftermath of a nasty wreck in Annapolis just after 2 p.m. Sunday.
  Authorities say a 27-year-old man driving a Ford Taurus was speeding down Buschs Frontage Road wh
  
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• Police Looking For Victim, Two Suspects In Shooting Inside Owings Mills Target

  12-03-2018 23:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police say an argument inside a Target in Owings Mills store ended when one person fired a shot during an argument.
  There was chaos and fear inside the store Monday.
  “All of a sudden, you heard screaming, and then you heard another big boom and everybody just started to run,” shopper Allison Heyman said.
  Police say two men walked into the cafe area around 5:40 p.m. and got into a verbal fight with another man. As the two men were wal
  
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• Police Investigating Shot Fired Inside Local Target

  12-03-2018 23:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating reports of a shot fired inside a Target.
  Police say the shooting happened at the Target in Owings Mills, located at 11200 Reisterstown Rd., just before 6 p.m.
  According to police, one shot was fired inside the store.
  Both the suspected shooter and the person who police believe was shot at fled the scene before police arrived.
  A customer inside of the @Target in Owings Mills posted this on Facebook at the time shots w
  
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• D.C. Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Dates Revised, NPS Says

  12-03-2018 22:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The National Park Service announced Monday peak bloom dates for Washington, D.C.’s famous cherry trees have been pushed back.
  The window has been changed from March 17 through March 20 to March 27 through 31. The peak bloom date is defined as the day when 70 percent of the blossoms are open, according to the NPS.
  The move comes after weather conditions this month have slowed down the development of the blossoms. March has brought snow, high
  
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• Students Still Celebrating As UMBC Heads To NCAA Basketball Tournament

  12-03-2018 22:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The madness is officially here! 68 teams are now looking to become the top dog of college hoops, including the Retrievers of the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
  Students are still celebrating Saturday’s victory that put them in the big dance.
  The men’s team had lost to Vermont 23 times in a row before beating them on Saturday.
  For the second time in school history, the Retrievers are putting on their dancing shoes.
  Students say the victory should have
  
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• A Company Is Building 3D-Printed Homes For Just $10,000

  12-03-2018 22:08
  CBS Local — A Texas-based company is using 3D printing technology to find a solution to the growing problem of affordable housing around the world.
  Austin startup ICON unveiled a new method of mass producing small homes with a massive 3D printer in a process that the company says takes just 12 to 24 hours. At the annual film and innovation festival known as SXSW, the company showed off how it could construct a 650-square-foot house out of cement in one day.Partnering with housing solu
  
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• Tooth Fairy Payouts Are On The Decline, Survey Finds

  12-03-2018 21:58
  CBS Local — Sorry kids, the next time you lose a tooth there’s a chance you won’t find as much money under your pillow as you had hoped for. According to a new poll the price of a tooth in 2017 went down by over 50 cents compared to the year prior.
  The “Original Tooth Fairy Poll” has been tracking what children are given for their lost teeth since 1998. The poll, published by Delta Dental, interviewed over 1,000 parents of children between the ages of six and 12. Wh
  
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• 2 Fertility Clinics Facing Outrage After Egg, Embryo Storage Failures

  12-03-2018 21:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two fertility clinics are facing a barrage of complaints about equipment failures that may have destroyed thousands of frozen embryos and eggs.
  The clinics in San Francisco and Cleveland both say storage tanks didn’t keep specimens at the required super-cold temperatures for several hours.
  The clinic in California informed about 400 patients of the failure, which occurred March 4. It was the second such failure at a U.S. clinic in a matter of days.
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• 5 Things: Selection Sunday Seeds And Snubs

  12-03-2018 21:38
  By Matt Citak
  Selection Sunday has come and gone. The field is officially set, and 68 teams are ready to give it their all to become the 2018 NCAA Champions. The play-in games begin tomorrow, so let’s get right into it.
  Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
  Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Kansas are tournament’s 1 seeds
  After an impressive 31-2 season that ended with an ACC Tournament championship, the Virginia Cavaliers secured the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Virgini
  
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• Baltimore Mayor Touts Dropping Violence In ‘State Of The City’ Speech

  12-03-2018 21:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Inside a packed Baltimore City Hall council chambers, Baltimore’s mayor touted dropping violence rates during her second “State of the City” address on Monday.
  Mayor Catherine Pugh says violent crime is dropping, but she added that the city has a long way to go, and funding the fight on crime is still her top priority.
  For the second time since taking the city’s top office, Pugh laid out her plan for the year to come in front of a standing roo
  
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• Employees Spend Average Of 6 Hours Watching March Madness At Work, Study Says

  12-03-2018 20:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Filling out a bracket for the NCAA Tournament at your office? A new study finds the average U.S. employee will spend six hours of office time keeping track of March Madness instead of working this year.
  According to a survey by staffing firm OfficeTeam, the average worker spends 25.5 minutes a day on March Madness-related activities. Adding up the 15 workdays the annual college basketball tournament runs through, employees take over six hours of work time focusing on watc
  
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• Keidel: The Cinderella Myth

  12-03-2018 20:51
  By Jason Keidel
  Maybe the weather in the Northeast doesn’t reflect it, but spring is days away, clocks have been nudged an hour later, and March Madness is upon us.
  Jay Bilas called the NCAA Tournament “idiot proof” — meaning no matter how bad the seeds, no matter how many qualified teams are snubbed (Oklahoma State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Middle Tennessee, etc.), it is impossible to taint the product.
  There’s a charm, an accidental innocence to this event that mak
  
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• Fan Essentials: Best Tournament Moment

  12-03-2018 20:45
  Ryan Mayer
  The NCAA Tournament kicks off with the First Four starting tomorrow night in Dayton, followed by the full Round of 64 starting up on Thursday. Over the years, the tournament has provided us with plenty of memorable moments that always bubble back to the surface around this time of the year. With that in mind, we reached out to the folks at CBS Sports Network to get some of their thoughts on which moment stands out the most.
  Brendan Haywood, Wally Szczerbiak, Gary Parrish and Jon Roths
  
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• Industry: $10B Will Be Bet On March Madness, Most Illegally

  12-03-2018 20:40
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s gambling industry predicts $10 billion will be bet on the March Madness college basketball tournament — nearly all of it illegally or off-the-books.
  That’s one of the reasons the American Gaming Association favors the full legalization and regulation of sports betting in the United States.
  The U.S. Supreme Court is weeks away from ruling on New Jersey’s challenge to a law limiting legal sports betting to just four states: Delawar
  
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• 5 Midshipmen At Naval Academy Face Discipline For Drug Use

  12-03-2018 20:31
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Authorities at the U.S. Naval Academy have started a disciplinary process against five midshipmen for drug use and failure to report others’ illegal conduct.
  Academy spokesman Cmdr. David McKinney says the illicit drugs in question are cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine and hallucinogenic mushrooms.
  McKinney said in a Monday statement that administrative discipline could include demerits and loss of privileges for the midshipmen. The ongoing investigation could also res
  
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• 5 Midshipmen At Naval Academy Accused Of Drug Use; 4 Others Face Discipline For Failing To Report It

  12-03-2018 20:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a months-long probe into alleged drug use by U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen, some answers are now coming to light.
  The investigation hones in on nine midshipmen, five for what the academy in Annapolis has called “illicit drug use.”
  In a statement, a spokesperson cites the drugs included as “cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms.”
  Four midshipmen are also facing disciplinary action for failing to report the alleged drug use.
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• ATF Helping Investigate Cause Of Overnight Fire In Hagerstown

  12-03-2018 20:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The ATF is assisting the Hagerstown Fire Department with investigating the cause of an overnight fire at an automotive repair business,
  The fire happened at Hagerstown Spring Works, located in the 400 block of E. Baltimore St.
  Firefighters were able to get the flames under control, but the blaze did extensive damage to the building.
  No injuries were reported as a result of the fire.=Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  
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• 30 Players: AL Central’s Young Stars Ready To Take Next Step

  12-03-2018 20:00
  By Rich Arleo
  The Cleveland Indians’ loaded young roster came into their own last season as the Tribe dominated the American League Central, winning the division by 17 games over the Minnesota Twins, who ended up winning the second Wild Card. The Indians are looking to establish their dominance with even more prospects in the pipeline while the Twins try to give them a run in 2018. The Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox hope to see their rebuilds take shape this year while the Detroi
  
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• On Time: March 11, 2018

  12-03-2018 19:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Commission On African American Patriots of the Revolutionary War
   
  Let’s Go Back In Time Event At Morgan State University 
  The Pain Is Real, But The Promise Is EternalFollow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  
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• Videos Released Of U.S. Navy Pilots Encountering A Possible UFO

  12-03-2018 19:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Has the U.S. military released visible proof of alien spacecrafts flying over Earth? The Pentagon has released three videos taken by the flight recorders of U.S. Navy fighters in 2015, which seem to show evidence of a UFO encounter.
  The Department of Defense (DoD) began to declassify the recordings in December 2017 and were released to the public by To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science, a privately funded scientific research group led by NASA advisers and former
  
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• Stormy Daniels Offers To Return ‘Hush Agreement’ Money To Speak Freely

  12-03-2018 19:18
  (CNN) — Adult film actress Stormy Daniels is offering to return the $130,000 payment she received from President Donald Trump’s attorney in exchange for dissolving a so-called “Hush Agreement.”
  Last month, Michael Cohen said he paid $130,000 of his own money to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, ahead of the 2016 election in exchange for her silence regarding an alleged sexual encounter with Trump. Both Cohen and the White House have denied&nbs
  
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• Fire Officials Say House Where Fatal Fire Occurred Didn’t Have Smoke Alarm

  12-03-2018 18:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Fire officials say there were no smoke alarms inside the home that caught fire Sunday, leading to the death of one person.
  The Prince George’s County Fire Department reports the fire happened at a two-story split-foyer single-family home in the 4200 block of Monroe St. in Colmar Manor.
  Neighbors saw the flames just after 10 p.m. Sunday, and called 911.
  Firefighters were able to rescue an unconscious man from inside the home, but the 70-year-old man, identified
  
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• Ravens Release Veteran Safety Lardarius Webb

  12-03-2018 18:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The Baltimore Ravens have released veteran safety Lardarius Webb, who’s been with the team nine seasons.
  Webb, a 2009 third-round pick, said goodbye to fans via his Twitter page Monday.
  Thank you Baltimore it’s been a great run. #StillChasinGreatness
  — Lardarius Webb (@LWebb21) March 12, 2018The 32-year-old was also released in early March last year, but was offered a three-year contract to return a month later.
  His release this off-season was not entirel
  
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• Ravens Sign OL James Hurst To 4-Year Contract

  12-03-2018 18:23
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed offensive lineman James Hurst to a four-year contract, a move that keeps him off the free agent market and provides stability in front of quarterback Joe Flacco.
  Hurst started all 16 games in 2017, the fourth consecutive season he played in every game with Baltimore. He started at left guard in 15 games and at left tackle on Nov. 19 against Green Bay, subbing for the injured Ronnie Stanley.
  Signed as a rookie free agent in 2014, the
  
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• Police: 2 Deadly Package Bombs In Texas Are Linked

  12-03-2018 18:13
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators believe a package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman in Austin on Monday is linked to a similar bombing that killed a man in another part of the city this month, and they’re considering whether race was a factor because all of the victims were black.
  The explosion Monday happened inside of a home near the Windsor Park neighborhood and killed a 17-year-old boy and badly wounded a woman who is expected to survive, said Austin’s poli
  
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• Austin Package Bombs Might Be Linked To Other Deadly Attack

  12-03-2018 18:13
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two package bomb blasts a few miles apart killed a teenager and wounded two women in Austin on Monday, less than two weeks after a similar attack left a man dead in another part of the city.
  Investigators said the bombings are probably connected, and they are looking into whether race was a factor because all of the victims were minorities.
  The attacks unfolded just as the Texas capital was swelling with visitors to the South By Southwest music festival.
  The first
  
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• Baltimore City Council Unanimously Approves Styrofoam Ban

  12-03-2018 17:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Council has passed a bill that bans plastic foam containers for carryout food and drinks.
  Inexpensive and convenient, styrofoam cups and containers all too often become long-lasting litter in much of Baltimore — frequently washing into the Inner Harbor during heavy rains. But votes to ban styrofoam always fell short in the past.
  “At one time, I wasn’t supportive of this ban because I was thinking about the businesses in the city,
  
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• Baltimore City Council Set To Pass Styrofoam Ban

  12-03-2018 17:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Council is set to pass a bill that would ban plastic foam containers for carryout food and drinks.
  The council had previously voted unanimously to give preliminary approval to the bill, which aims to cut down on litter in the city.
  The bill would create criminal fines for businesses that fail to comply with the ban on containers made of polystyrene foam, a substance more commonly known by its brand name, Styrofoam.
  Styrofoam has long been used as an ine
  
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• Maryland Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Phone Scam

  12-03-2018 17:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Prince George’s County Office is warning of a phone scam, in which the caller claims to be with the sheriff’s office.
  The sheriff’s office is reminding everyone that their office will not make phone calls on about jury duty, and they will never ask you for money.
  Anyone who receives one of these scam calls is asked to contact the Prince Georges County Police at (301) 772-4420 to file an incident report.
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• Here’s How To Add Mario Kart To Your Google Maps This Week

  12-03-2018 17:19
  CBS Local — In honor of their iconic character, Mario, Nintendo has partnered with Google Maps so users can travel the streets with the famous video game plumber. The new app will add Mario Kart to your mobile devices in celebration of Mario Day, which was on March 10 (or “Mar10”).
  Google Maps rolled out the Easter Egg on March 9 and it will be live for a week.
  Here’s how to get in on the fun:
  First, update to the latest version of Google Maps (App Store on iPhones o
  
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• ACLU Urges Harford County Schools Not To Ban Students From Walkout

  12-03-2018 17:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The superintendent of Harford County Public Schools announced last week that students would not be allowed to walk out of school on March 14 as part of the nationwide protest against school violence.
  Now, the ACLU is getting involved.
  “The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland has written to Superintendent Barbara Canavan, cautioning that schools may not punish students more severely for leaving class to engage in free speech activity then they would for
  
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• Police Searching For Missing Baltimore Man

  12-03-2018 17:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 53-year-old man.
  Bernard Earl was last seen on March 8, in the 2100 block of Windsor Garden Lane.
  He was last seen wearing a blue and white polo shirt, blue jeans, with blue and white Adidas sneakers.
  Anyone with information about Earl is asked to call police at (443) 984-7385 or simply dial 911.
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• Cops: Drunk Man Arrested After Breaking Into Wrong House

  12-03-2018 16:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 21-year-old was arrested early Saturday morning after police say he broke into a home while drunk after mistaking it for another residence.
  The Anne Arundel County Police Department reports this happened just after 2:45 a.m., in the 3400 block of Barnsley Court in Pasadena.
  Someone had called 911 and said a man was trying to break in through their front screen door.
  Responding officers arrived to find a front window that had been broken open. Officers also heard sc
  
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• New Orioles Initiative Lets Kids 9 And Younger Get In For Free

  12-03-2018 15:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A new Camden Yards initiative means Orioles fans age 9 and younger will be able to get into the stadium for free this season.
  With “Kids Cheer Free,” adults who purchase a regularly-priced Upper Deck ticket can add up to two additional free tickets for children who fit the age requirements.
  “Tickets will be made available on a month-by-month basis, as the season progresses,” according to a press release.
  The initial Kids Cheer Free game schedule inc
  
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• Baltimore Apartment Building Developed By ‘The Wire’ Actor To Open In April

  12-03-2018 15:27
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Actor Wendell Pierce has announced that the grand opening of an apartment complex will be next month.
  The Baltimore Sun reports Pierce said in a tweet, “Grand Opening of The Nelson Kohl Apartments 20 E. Lanvale. April 6th 11:30am. Come and join me as we cut the ribbon!!!”
  Find your home in Charm City. We are NOW LEASING The Nelson Kohl Apartments @nelsonkohlapts in Station North! See our floor plans: https://t.co/5lTUxOe9P3#baltimore #mybmore pic.twit
  
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• Villanova Wildcats Road To The Tournament

  12-03-2018 15:06
  Ryan Mayer
  Another year, another number one seed for Jay Wright and the Wildcats. It’s become old-hat almost to see Villanova’s name being revealed along the top line of the bracket. But, after winning a championship two seasons ago, the expectations are higher for this team as we enter what is seemingly a wide open tournament field.
  However, we’re not here to make predictions, rather, we’re here to catch you up on how this year’s version of the ‘Cats earned a
  
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• Columbia Is The 12th Happiest City In The U.S., Per Study

  12-03-2018 13:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Columbia has been named the 12th happiest city in the U.S. by WalletHub.
  “We examined each city based on 28 key indicators of happiness, ranging from depression rate to income-growth rate to average leisure time spent per day,” the study authors write.
  Each location then received a rank for “emotional and physical well-bring,” “income and employment” and “community and environment.”
  Columbia’s highest ranking was &ldquo
  
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• The Bracket Is Out!

  12-03-2018 13:17
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• Maryland To Be Mostly Spared From Late-Winter Storm Set To Wallop Other Areas

  12-03-2018 12:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — It looks like Maryland will be spared yet again from the most intense effects of a storm moving up the coast.
  A “pretty significant slug of moisture down to the south” is set to cause problems in some areas, “but just not necessarily here,” according to WJZ’s Marty Bass.
  Most of Maryland will only see a trace to an inch of accumulation on grassy areas, and that is not set to hit until later in the day Monday, he says, “with roads not
  
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• 15-Year-Old Fallston Girl Missing, Harford County Sheriff’s Office Says

  12-03-2018 12:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with finding Cheyli Elizabeth Madrid Dubon, a 15-year-old last seen Sunday morning.
  Cheyli went missing from the 1900 block of Harford Road in Fallston around 5 a.m. She was wearing a red short sleeve shirt and white jeans.
  She is described as a 5-foot, 105-pound Hispanic female with brown eyes and black hair.
  Authorities think she may be traveling to North Carolina with her boyfriend.
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• Trump Backs Off Push For Raising Assault Rifle Purchase Age

  12-03-2018 10:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House unveiled a new plan to prevent school shootings that backs off President Donald Trump’s support for increasing the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons to 21.
  Instead, a new federal commission on school safety will examine the age issue as part of a package the White House announced Sunday in response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, last month that left 17 dead.
  The administration also pledged to help states pay for firearms traini
  
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• 5 Killed In Helicopter Crash Into NYC’s East River

  12-03-2018 10:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — All five passengers aboard a helicopter that crashed into New York City’s East River were confirmed dead early Monday morning by a NYPD spokesman.
  The pilot was able to escape the Sunday night crash after the aircraft flipped upside down in the water, officials said. He was rescued by a tugboat.
  The helicopter, a private charter hired for a photo shoot, went down near Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence.
  Video taken by a bystander and posted on Twitter shows the red
  
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• In Newly Unearthed Video, O.J. Simpson Gives Hypothetical Account Of Murders

  12-03-2018 09:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fox TV aired a previously unseen 2006 interview Sunday in which O.J. Simpson theorizes about what happened the night his ex-wife was murdered.
  “O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?” included the ex-football star’s fictionalized “confession” to the 1994 murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
  “This is him in his own words giving you a window into his psychology,” said Terence Wrong, the special’s ex
  
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• Church of Scientology Readies To Launch A TV Network

  12-03-2018 08:00
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Church of Scientology is about to get its own television channel starting Monday.
  A Twitter handle, website and app for Scientology TV appeared Sunday posting updates to hype the network’s availability on DIRECTV, AppleTV, Roku, fireTV, Chromecast, iTunes and Google Play.
  A tweet Sunday from the ScientologyTV account says, “It’s time for us to tell our story.”
  Scientology has been the subject of a handful of high-profile projects investigating
  
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• CDC Identifies Mystery Cluster Of Deaths Among Dentists

  12-03-2018 07:00
  By Susan Scutti, CNN (CNN) — A cluster of cases of a progressive lung disease occurred among dentists and other dental workers treated at one Virginia care center, according to Thursday’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  Of nine patients, referred to as a cluster, seven died during the reported 16-year period. The disease, called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, is a chronic, progressive lung disease with a poor prognosis. Th
  
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• Buffett’s Employees Could Win Up To $2M A Year For Life With Correct Sweet 16 In Bracket

  12-03-2018 07:00
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway employees will have a chance to win as much as $2 million a year for life in their office pool for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
  But the contest is only open to the roughly 375,000 employees of Warren Buffett’s Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate.
  To win $1 million a year for life, employees have to guess the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament correctly.
  Buffett says that he’ll double the prize to $2 million
  
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• Baltimore To Spend $200K On Lawyers To Help Immigrants Facing Deportation

  12-03-2018 04:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The City of Baltimore recently announced plans to spend $200,000 to provide legal help to dozens of immigrants facing deportation amid the national immigration debate.
  Immigration reform has been a top priority for the Trump administration.
  In January, 21 people were arrested in Maryland as part of a nationwide raid for immigrant workers at 7-11 stores. Months before that 28 immigrants were arrested in the state as part of another crackdown.
  “We know across the
  
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• Light Snow Expected To Move Through Region Late Sunday Into Monday

  12-03-2018 04:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There’s a possibility of light snowfall late Sunday night into Monday, but morning rush hour isn’t expected to be impacted.
  WJZ’s Meg McNamara says the incoming winter storm will pass to the south of the Baltimore region dropping an inch or less across central Maryland.
  “For the most part we’re talking wet snow, and the roads should remain wet as well. We’re not talking about a particularly slick commute,” McNamara said.
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• Baltimore Turns Green For St. Patrick’s Day Parade

  12-03-2018 02:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The streets of Baltimore turned green for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
  Thousands packed the streets of downtown Sunday for the parade’s 63rd year.
  Crowds got a chance to check out displays, floats, vibrant bands and colorful marches while celebrating Irish culture.
  Miss the Baltimore St. Patrick’s Day Parade? Here’s a quick recap: pic.twitter.com/CP2vh8Z2N7
  — George Solis (@GeorgeSolisWJZ) March 11, 2018The parade, which began at 2 p.
  
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• Baltimore Blast Defeats Syracuse Silver Knights, Advances to Eastern Conference Championship

  12-03-2018 01:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Blast are headed to the Major Arena Soccer League Eastern Conference Championship with a 5-4 win over the Syracuse Silver Knights Sunday.
  Syracuse took the lead early, scoring just 51 seconds into the game with a goal by Patrick Thompson. Baltimore answered with two straight goals from Vini Dantas and Jamie Thomas.
  The Blast started the second half strong, scoring the first two goals of the half. Dantas and Tony Donatelli’s goals gave the Bla
  
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