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• Forensic Pathologist, Medical Examiner Testify As Phylicia Barnes Trial Continue

  15-03-2018 23:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Eight years after Phylicia Barnes’ murder, experts can’t say exactly how she died.
  The attorneys defending her accused killer, Michael Johnson, are using unanswered questions to build their case.
  Johnson, the ex-boyfriend of Barnes’ half sister, was the last person to see Phylicia alive.
  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 discovere
  
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• Woman Blames Tinder, Video Games For Samurai Sword Attack On Boyfriend

  15-03-2018 23:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A woman in Washington state is facing attempted murder charges after attacking her boyfriend with a samurai sword as he slept.
  According to Camas police, 30-year-old Emily Javier claims she suspected her boyfriend, Alex Lovell, of cheating after finding the Tinder dating app on his phone. Javier added that she found suspicious scratches on the 29-year-old’s back as well as another person’s red hair in the couple’s shower.
  On March 3, the 30-year-old
  
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• FDA Releases Plan To Cut Nicotine In Cigarettes

  15-03-2018 22:25
  CBS Local — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced their plan to drastically cut the amount of nicotine found in tobacco cigarettes. The anti-smoking policy, first revealed in 2017, hopes to push the smoking rate in the U.S. to under two percent.
  While the FDA can not force cigarette makers to remove all the nicotine from their products, the agency can regulate how much of the highly-addictive ingredient companies put into cigarettes. The new plan is expected to lower the&nbs
  
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• Baltimore Mayor’s Spokesperson Resigns On 1st Day After Questions Regarding Police Settlements

  15-03-2018 22:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh’s new spokesman, who was introduced Wednesday, has resigned after his first day on the job after he was asked about three lawsuits from his time as a Baltimore police officer.
  The Baltimore Sun reported that Darryl Strange, 37, resigned after he was asked about lawsuits from his time as a city police officer that resulted in nearly $80,000 being rewarded to citizens who were stopped by Strange.
  The following statement from May
  
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• Orioles Slugger Trumbo Out 3-4 Weeks With Strained Quad

  15-03-2018 22:02
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore Orioles slugger Mark Trumbo will start the season on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right quad.
  Manager Buck Showalter says Trumbo will miss a minimum of three to four weeks. The announcement came Thursday, two weeks before opening day.
  Trumbo missed a week with the quad injury and returned to action Wednesday against the New York Yankees. He felt discomfort after the game and had an MRI on Thursday.
  Trumbo, who led the major leagues in home runs wi
  
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• ‘The Silent Killer’: March Is National Kidney Month

  15-03-2018 21:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– March is National Kidney Month.  Around 30 million Americans live with kidney disease and most are unaware they are ill.
  It’s called ‘the silent killer’ because you generally don’t know you have it until it turns into kidney failure, which can be fatal.
  Kidney disease is generally caused by diabetes or high blood pressure. In the case of Zumba teacher Tisha Guthrie, in 2004 her juvenile type 1 diabetes caused her first to become legally blind a
  
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• WWE’s Luke Harper Talks First Movie Role, Bludgeon Brothers

  15-03-2018 21:14
  By Chuck Carroll
  Pro wrestling, as in life, is a cycle comprised of ups and downs. As Frank Sinatra famously sang, you’re riding high in April and shot down in May. WWE superstar Luke Harper, born Jon Huber, knows this all too well. Recently, those lyrics from Ol’ Blue Eyes have chronicled his journey inside and out of the ring.
  Two years ago this month, Harper suffered near catastrophic knee injury that required immediate surgery and extensive rehab. The timing could not have been w
  
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• Woman Falls Six Feet Into Ground After Concrete Steps Collapse

  15-03-2018 21:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Crews responded to a Gwynn Oak home Thursday afternoon after a woman fell through concrete stairs.
  Baltimore County officials say the concrete steps at a home in the 3500 block of Venetian Road collapsed and a woman fell six feet into an open space.Authorities also say the woman’s arms are trapped by the concrete.
  This is a developing story. 
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• In-State Tuition Bill Aimed At ‘Dreamers’ Advances

  15-03-2018 20:50
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A bill that aims to ensure young, undocumented Maryland students referred to as “Dreamers,” can pursue higher education by giving qualified individuals access to in-state tuition is advancing in the Maryland General Assembly.
  The circumstances under which Dreamers and residents with temporary protective status are exempt from paying the out-of-state tuition rate at public institutions of higher education will be altered under House bill 1536, which is cros
  
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• Plastic Particles Found In Bottled Water, Study Finds

  15-03-2018 19:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A study examining 11 brands of bottled water sold around the world has found that nearly every sample tested was contaminated by plastic particles.
  According to the study of 259 water bottles purchased in nine different countries, a staggering 93 percent of the samples contained microplastics. Researchers at the Statue University of New York (SUNY) found an average of 10 microplastic particles per liter of water. SUNY researchers concluded that at least part of t
  
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• Man Who Claimed He Was Accomplice In Natalee Holloway Case Killed

  15-03-2018 19:21
  CBS Local — In the series “The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway,” John Christopher Ludwick made headlines when he claimed he helped Joran van der Sloot dispose of the missing teen’s body. Ludwick, 32, of Port Charlotte, Florida, was stabbed to death on March 13 as he tried to kidnap a woman from her vehicle, North Port police said.
  Ludwick was roommates with the woman at one point and wanted a romantic relationship with her, but she didn’t want one with him, N
  
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• Store Owner Near Where Detective Was Murdered Says Police Seized Security Cams

  15-03-2018 19:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) —The owner of a Harlem Park store near where Detective Sean Suiter was fatally shot in November has filed a legal complaint against the Baltimore Police Department.
  He claims that police forcefully removed his video surveillance system and damaged it.
  Here’s the complaint from corner store owner saying police damaged his security system while investigating Baltimore City Det Sean Suiter’s killing; case remains unsolved @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/diUZIkVhQo
  
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• Surveillance Video Shows Officer Outside During Parkland Massacre

  15-03-2018 18:38
  By Holly Yan, Nicole Chavez and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN (CNN) — A video from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on the afternoon of the Valentine’s Day massacre shows former school resource officer Scot Peterson responding to the shots fired, but doesn’t provide much in the way of detail.
  Several media organizations, including CNN, sued the Broward County Sheriff’s Office to obtain surveillance footage at the Parkland, Florida, high school where 17 people were shot an
  
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• James Patterson Talks Instinct, Bill Clinton & Albert Einstein

  15-03-2018 18:27
  James Patterson’s first book was turned down by 31 publishers. He still remembers the exact number and that’s because the book ended up turning into a best-seller. Patterson’s career has been an incredible ride. He published his first book at 26, left the advertising industry after 30 years to pursue writing full-time and has seen his books turned into movies and television shows.
  Another one of Patterson’s books is hitting the small screen this Sunday night when the new
  
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• Bill Would Re-designate Md.’s State Song As ‘Historic,’ Not Official

  15-03-2018 17:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) —A bill that advanced through the Maryland Senate Wednesday would give the state song — “Maryland, My Maryland” — historic status, instead of official status.
  The song was written in 1861 by James Ryder Randall and adopted as the official state song in 1939. Past attempts to change or replace it have failed.
  The controversy surrounding the tune stems from its reference of “Northern scum,” and other pre-Civil War phrases.Some say recent
  
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• Survivor Episode Three Recap-Castoff Brendan Speaks Out

  15-03-2018 17:26
  Sometimes in life, you can see something coming and can’t do anything to stop it. That’s what happened to Brendan Shapiro on episode three of “Survivor: Ghost Island.” He had a feeling people were coming for him, but he couldn’t convince anybody of it before it was too late.
  Shapiro chatted with CBS Local about what went wrong for him, the greatest challenges of the game and the biggest shocker to him from last night’s episode.
  How would evaluate how everythin
  
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• Low Pressure System Could Produce Another Nor’easter On 1st Day Of Spring

  15-03-2018 17:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Spring begins on March 20, Tuesday, but winter could still have a little something in store for Maryland depending on how a low pressure system develops.
  “There’s some concern that this could become yet the fourth big storm to come across the south land, gather gulf moisture and then potentially make a run at us and then New England again early next week,” Marty Bass says.
  “This has potential to become nor’easter number four. Conversely, that
  
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• Is The Big East Back?

  15-03-2018 16:18
  By Jamal Murphy
  The “Glory Days” of the Big East, back in the mid-1980s when Patrick Ewing and Georgetown were battling Chris Mullin and St. John’s for the number-one ranking in the nation, are impossible to measure up to, for any conference in college basketball, let alone one bearing the same name.
  “It’s never going to be the same,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said during the Big East Tournament last week. “That was just a special time.”
  But, quie
  
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• Christine Baranski & Cush Jumbo On The Good Fight

  15-03-2018 16:17
  “The Good Fight” is the perfect show for today’s shifting culture in Hollywood and beyond. It deals with challenges for women in the workplace, life in the Trump era and the effects of gun violence in Chicago. Tony Award Christine Baranski stars as Diane Lockhart and leads a talented cast as the show heads into season two on CBS All Access.
  Baranski and co-star Cush Jumbo chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about their careers, what to expect on this season of the show a
  
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• Dylann Roof’s Sister Accused Of Bringing Weapons To School

  15-03-2018 16:13
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sister of the man sentenced to die for killing nine people at a South Carolina church in 2015 has been arrested at her school and charged with bringing pepper spray, a knife and marijuana onto the campus.
  Morgan Roof, 18, was arrested Wednesday at A.C. Flora High School after a school administrator contacted the school resource officer, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a news release.
  She is charged with two counts of carrying a weapon on school grounds a
  
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• United To Issue Special Pet Carrier Tags After Dog’s Death

  15-03-2018 16:05
  CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines has announced it will issue special bag tags for animal carriers and prosecutors have launched an investigation to determine if criminal charges are warranted following the death of a French bulldog puppy that was forced into an overhead bin on a United flight.
  The Chicago-based airline said a flight attendant who ordered the passenger to put her pet carrier in the overhead bin aboard a Houston-to-New York flight Monday didn’t know there was a dog insid
  
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• Toys R Us Calling It Quits, Will Close All Its U.S. Stores

  15-03-2018 15:03
  NEW YORK (AP) — Toys R Us is headed toward shuttering its U.S. operations, jeopardizing the jobs of some 30,000 employees while spelling the end for a chain known to generations of children and parents for its sprawling stores and Geoffrey the giraffe mascot.
  The closing of the company’s 740 U.S. stores over the coming months will finalize the downfall of the chain that succumbed to heavy debt and relentless trends that undercut its business, from online shopping to mobile games.
  CEO
  
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• Survivor: Ghost Island – Episode Three Recap – Trust Your Gut!

  15-03-2018 14:42
  By Mickie McLeod
  Trusting your gut is essential in life, but especially in the game of Survivor! Did you miss the showdown this week? Here’s what you missed on this week’s episode of Survivor: Ghost Island,
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  At the Naviti tribe, it sure was a Chris vs. Dom battle among the tribe. Chris is influencing the majority of his tribe that Dom is sneaky and that he should get voted out next. Since day one, Chris has been bitter about him, especially after Dom showing him a fake
  
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• Some Rounds Of Ammo From Baltimore Unrest Can’t Be Accounted For

  15-03-2018 14:35
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland National Guard officials have acknowledged that the guard can’t account for hundreds of rounds of ammunition that, at least on paper, were distributed during unrest in Baltimore.
  Guard spokesman Col. Charles Kohler tells The Baltimore Sun that they aren’t sure whether the 1,500 missing M4 rounds actually disappeared. He says it may just be an “accounting error” on their books. Kohler says the guard “did not find anybody liable”
  
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• TCU Horned Frogs’ Road To The Tournament

  15-03-2018 14:30
  Ryan Mayer
  TCU isn’t exactly known as being a powerhouse basketball program. The majority of the school’s notoriety has come from the success of the football program, which counts LaDanian Tomlinson among its alums and has experienced a major run of success under coach Gary Patterson.
  That said, things have begun to turn around in recent years for the basketball program thanks in large part to the hire of former Pitt coach Jamie Dixon. In Dixon’s first two seasons, the team has
  
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• Barron Trump’s Md. School Joins Others In Call For Gun Reforms

  15-03-2018 14:27
  POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — The private school that Barron Trump attends has joined other schools in calling for gun control.
  St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and more than 100 schools in Maryland and the Washington area on Wednesday signed an open letter calling on Barron Trump’s father, Republican President Donald Trump, and Congress to support gun control measures and to reject arming teachers. The White House has proposed arming educators.
  The schools support a “robust system of
  
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• Police: Human Remains Found In Field Identified

  15-03-2018 14:00
  GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say human remains found have been identified as a man whose family reported him as missing to police last year.
  Montgomery County police said in a news release Wednesday that the decedent has been identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as 57-year-old Michael Wayne Umberger.
  A resident notified police in February that he had been walking in a field and found what he believed to be human bones.
  An initial investigation has revealed th
  
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• Police Locate 9-Year-Old Boy

  15-03-2018 05:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities have located a 9-year-old boy who went missing on Thursday.
  Baltimore police say Koron Venable was last seen around 3 p.m. in the area of Gilmor Ave. and Baltimore St., but has since been found.Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  
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• Weather Blog: Chilly, Breezy Day

  15-03-2018 03:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A very chilly and breezy March day with a few flurries at times.
  Tomorrow will warm up just enough to perhaps reach near 50 degrees, which is still below our normal of 53. Colder air will again move our way later tomorrow and on Friday as well.
  A bit warmer air is on tap for the weekend as we may reach 50 once again. The next chance of any extended precipitation, is on tap for later Monday into Tuesday of next week.
  Enjoy the NCAA basketball games this week!
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• Baltimore Mayor’s Spokesman Resigns After First Day On Job

  15-03-2018 02:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh’s new spokesman, who was introduced Wednesday, has resigned after his first day on the job.
  The Baltimore Sun reported that Darryl Strange resigned after he was asked about three lawsuits from his time as a Baltimore police officer.
  The following statement from Mayor Pugh was obtained by WJZ:
  “As for anyone who applies to work at City Hall and particularly in a senior role, there is an extensive vetting process that takes tim
  
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• Suspect’s Recorded Interviews With Police Played As 3rd Phylicia Barnes Murder Trial Enters 7th Day

  15-03-2018 01:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Michael Johnson has not taken the stand, but Wednesday, Phylicia Barnes’ accused killer’s recorded interviews with police played in court.
  The interview was recorded so long ago, that it’s on a cassette tape.
  Johnson, the ex-boyfriend of Barnes’ half sister, was the last person to see Phylicia alive.
  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
  
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• Baltimore State Senator Wants Special Commission To Investigate Corrupt Task Force

  15-03-2018 00:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Baltimore state senator wants to create a special commission to investigate unanswered questions surrounding the Baltimore City police Gun Trace Task Force.
  It may not be a well-known fact, but the Baltimore City Police Department is a state agency, and that’s why Sen. Bill Ferguson says the state should be taking a harder look at what has been going wrong.
  “The evidence made clear that certain members of our police department were themselves criminals,&rdquo
  
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