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• Man Shot And Killed In Northwest Baltimore

  25-03-2018 22:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 28-year-old man has died after being shot multiple times Sunday in Northwest Baltimore.
  Baltimore City Police officers responded to the 5300 block of Denmore Avenue around 3:30 p.m. The man was found suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and back.
  He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them at 410-396-2100, Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7lockup or text a tip 443-902-4824.
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• Police Investigating Death Of Suspect Held At Carroll County Detention Center

  25-03-2018 22:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities say a suspect has died after being arrested and held at a detention center in Carroll County.
  Maryland State State police said they were contacted by investigators from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the in-custody death.
  Officials say the suspect was being held in a cell under suicide watch after being arrested for first-degree assault Sunday morning.
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• Baltimore Exhibit Will Feature Art Of Filmmaker John Waters

  25-03-2018 21:52
  BALTIMORE (AP) — An exhibit set to open later this year at the Baltimore Museum of Art will be the first major retrospective of filmmaker John Waters’ art in his hometown.
  The exhibit on Waters — best known for the movies “Hairspray” and “Cry Baby” — will open in October and run through early 2019.
  “John Waters: Indecent Exposure” will feature more than 160 photographs, sculptures, sound works and video he’s created since the earl
  
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• Parts Of Maryland See Snow Flurries On Sunday

  25-03-2018 20:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Parts of the state saw some snow flurries on Sunday, even with temperatures above freezing.
  WJZ meteorologist Tim Williams said there was a chance of snow showers throughout the state, though there would be no accumulation.
  Mix of clouds & sun w/ a spotty rain or snow shower. High near 46°. Clearing by evening. Updates on #WJZ.com pic.twitter.com/zUmqMkQggf
  — Tim Williams WJZ (@TimWilliamsWJZ) March 25, 2018Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-T
  
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• Maryland Among States Looking To Help Workers Save For Retirement

  25-03-2018 20:21
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Maryland is among a growing number of states with legislation to create government-sponsored payroll-deduction retirement programs for small businesses, which financial planners say could be a relatively painless way to help Americans reverse a dismal record of saving for their golden years.
  Personal finance expert Jean Chatzky notes 52 percent of American households age 55 or over have no retirement savings, leaving them with only Social Security. She’s working w
  
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• Austin Bomber Called Himself ‘Psychopath’ In His Confession Video

  25-03-2018 18:25
  (CNN) — Days after the Austin bomber blew himself up as police closed in, investigators are no closer to answering the question nearly everyone in the community is asking: Why?
  Investigators searching for a potential motive are relying on Mark Anthony Conditt’s own words from a 25-minute recording he made hours before he was confronted by a SWAT team early Wednesday.
  In the cellphone recording, Conditt, 23, refers to himself as a “psychopath” and shows no contrition
  
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• States: Federal Money For Opioid Crisis A Small Step Forward

  25-03-2018 18:17
  CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — The federal government will spend a record $4.6 billion this year to fight the nation’s deepening opioid crisis, which killed 42,000 Americans in 2016.
  But some advocates say the funding included in the spending plan the president signed Friday is not nearly enough to establish the kind of treatment system needed to reverse the crisis. A White House report last fall put the cost to the country of the overdose epidemic at more than $500 billion a year.
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• On Time: March 25, 2018

  25-03-2018 17:49
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• 1 Dead, 1 In Critical Condition Following Overnight Fire

  25-03-2018 16:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One person has died and another is in critical condition after an overnight fire in Baltimore.
  The Baltimore Fire Department reports the 2-alarm fire was reported just after midnight Saturday, at a two-story home in the 2300 block of Orem Ave.
  Firefighters were able to rescue two people from inside the home, but both were in cardiac arrest.
  One of the two people rescued, identified as an 81-year-old woman, died at the hospital, while the other, identified as a 55-yea
  
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• While Others Marched For Their Lives, These Folks Marched For Their Guns

  25-03-2018 15:47
  (CNN) — While many people marched in support of gun control Saturday at the March for Our Lives demonstrations in Washington and across the country, there were some groups who also gathered at those same marches in support of the Second Amendment.
  ‘I came to open dialogue’
  In Washington, Eric Ciabottonia, 19, and John Bolduc, 18, traveled with a group of students from Pennsylvania State University to march for gun rights. The freshman engineering majors said they are
  
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• Congressman: Austin Bombing Suspect Called Himself A ‘Psychopath’

  25-03-2018 03:23
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The suspected Austin bomber called himself a “psychopath” in a recorded confession and said he felt no remorse for deadly explosions that killed two people and terrorized the city, a U.S. congressman said Saturday.
  Investigators are still looking into what motivated 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt, but the recording he left on his cell phone shows that he was a “sick individual,” U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul said.
  “He did refer to himself as
  
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• Pa. School District Arming Students With Rocks In Case Of Shooter

  25-03-2018 01:32
  (CNN) — A Pennsylvania school district has a different solution for tackling intruders: rocks.
  Buckets full of river stones have been placed in all classrooms at the Blue Mountain School District in Schuylkill County, Superintendent David Helsel said.
  If students at the rural school district can’t evacuate during a shooting, they don’t have to sit and wait.
  “Protocol has been that students lie down, under desks and basically become passive targets on our classrooms,&rdquo
  
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• Hiker Rescued After Falling Into Stream In Western Md.

  25-03-2018 01:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Department of Natural Resources employees who were hiking along the Rocky Gap Run waterway were rescued Friday after one fell into water up to her neck.
  Maryland State Police say the hikers were collecting water samples and measurements when one of the women fell into the stream around 3 p.m.
  The other hiker called 911 and reported that they were unable to get back to their car, which was about 2 miles away.
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