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• Orioles’ Two-Game Winning Streak Snapped By 8-3 Loss To Yankees

  07-04-2018 23:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched six effective innings, rookie Miguel Andujar hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the New York Yankees downed the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Saturday to snap a two-game skid.
  New York broke a 3-all tie in the sixth on Andujar’s sacrifice fly, scoring Didi Gregorius with his first RBI of the season.
  Austin Romine hit a soft pop to shallow right later in the inning that bounced out of first baseman Chris Davis’ glove, allowing Tyler Austin to score
  
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• It’s Academic: April 7, 2018

  07-04-2018 23:39
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• President Trump’s Weekly Address: April 7

  07-04-2018 23:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Click the video player above to watch President Donald Trump’s weekly address for April 7.
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• Saturday, April 7, 2018

  07-04-2018 23:23
  Baltimore Communities Shine Bright With Neighborhood Lights EventsBaltimore Artist Discusses Inspiration Behind Art For Light City
   
  
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• Baltimore Sells Back Speed Cameras At Bargain-Basement Price

  07-04-2018 22:46
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A company that sold scores of traffic cameras to Baltimore for more than $2 million a few years ago has bought them back for pennies on the dollar.
  In 2013, city officials paid $2.2 million for a fleet of speed cameras from Brekford Corp., which was the city’s traffic camera vendor.
  But after the speed camera system was shut down amid accuracy concerns, city officials decided last year to sell many of the cameras back to Brekford — for $32,000.
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• Maryland House Panel Passes School Safety Measure

  07-04-2018 22:43
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland House panel has passed a measure to improve school safety.
  The bill approved Saturday by the House Ways and Means Committee would require public high schools to establish plans for the upcoming school year to have either school resource officers or adequate law enforcement coverage.
  Other schools, such as middle and elementary schools, would need to have the plans in place for the school year that begins in 2019.
  The committee also amended a Senate bill to
  
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• Baltimore Sells Back Speed Cameras at Bargain-Basement Price - U.S. News & World Report

  07-04-2018 17:17 via usnews.com
  Baltimore Sells Back Speed Cameras at Bargain-Basement Price
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  A company that sold scores of traffic cameras to Baltimore for more than $2 million a few years ago has bought them back for pennies on the dollar. April 7, 2018, at 11:17 a.m.. Baltimore Sells Back Speed Cameras at Bargain-Basement Price. Share ...and more »
  
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• Maryland State Police Need Help Identifying Armed Robbery Suspect

  07-04-2018 17:14
  Easton, MD (WJZ) — Maryland state police are searching for a suspect who robbed a Talbot County convenience store early Saturday morning.
  Troopers from the Easton barrack responded to the Valero shore stop at 3721 Ocean Gateway around 4am for a report of an armed robbery.
  Surveillance video shows the suspect entering the store and brandishing what appears to be a black handgun.  The suspect is seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black gloves, grey pants, old white tennis shoes, an
  
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• Baltimore police: Two men killed in separate overnight shootings - Baltimore Sun

  07-04-2018 17:05 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police: Two men killed in separate overnight shootings
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  The weekend got off to a violent start in Baltimore, where two people were killed in separate overnight shootings, according to Baltimore police. At about 11:20 Friday night, officers went to in the 2300 block of Jefferson Street, where they found a 20 ...
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• Wintry weather expected to miss Baltimore area this weekend - Baltimore Sun

  07-04-2018 15:55 via baltimoresun.com
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  Wintry weather expected to miss Baltimore area this weekend
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  The Baltimore area has been threatened with snowfall this spring, but it appears that won't become reality this weekend. Despite earlier forecasts showing a possibility of a wintry mix and plunging temperatures Friday night through Sunday, by Saturday ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore Police Investigate Two Overnight Fatal Shootings

  07-04-2018 15:21
  Baltimore (WJZ) — Baltimore city police are investigating after two men are gunned down overnight.
  The first homicide took place around 11:20pm when police were called to the 2300 block of Jefferson street in the southeast section of the city for a report of a shooting.  When officers arrived, they found a 20-year old man with a gunshot wound to his chest.   The victim was transported to an area hospital where he died from his injuries.
  The second homicide took place in west
  
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• Baltimore Beatdown readers draft the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft: Arizona Cardinals - Baltimore Beatdown

  07-04-2018 14:37 via baltimorebeatdown.com
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  Baltimore Beatdown readers draft the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft: Arizona Cardinals
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  The Packers added a new pass rush talent yesterday, in the form of Marcus Davenport. It was a close race for second, as both Calvin Ridley and Mike Hughes receives 21% and 18%, respectively. In the end, though, Davenport received 38% of the vote. Up ...and more »
  
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• Orioles Hit Grand Slam In The 14th Inning To Defeat The Yankees

  07-04-2018 14:11
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pedro Alvarez hit a grand slam in the 14th inning, Manny Machado homered twice and the Baltimore Orioles held off the injury-depleted New York Yankees 7-3 on Friday night in a game marked by a couple wild misadventures on the basepaths.
  The Yankees saw four players make early exits. Starter CC Sabathia left with a hip soreness, star catcher Gary Sanchez limped off with a possible leg cramp right before Alvarez struck, third baseman Brandon Drury was lifted for migraines and
  
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• Orioles Hit Grand Slam In 14th Inning To Defeat Yankees

  07-04-2018 14:11
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pedro Alvarez hit a grand slam in the 14th inning, Manny Machado homered twice and the Baltimore Orioles held off the injury-depleted New York Yankees 7-3 on Friday night in a game marked by a couple wild misadventures on the basepaths.
  The Yankees saw four players make early exits. Starter CC Sabathia left with a hip soreness, star catcher Gary Sanchez limped off with a possible leg cramp right before Alvarez struck, third baseman Brandon Drury was lifted for migraines and
  
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• 50 Years Ago Baltimore Burned. The Same Issues Set It Aflame In 2015 - NPR

  07-04-2018 12:01 via npr.org
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  50 Years Ago Baltimore Burned. The Same Issues Set It Aflame In 2015
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  Editor's note: This story contains language some may find offensive. After the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s murder in Memphis 50 years ago this week, protests and civil unrest erupted in some 125 cities across the nation. Baltimore though was eerily ...and more »
  
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• Replay confirms one call, but umps err on another in O's win over Yankees - ESPN

  07-04-2018 09:13 via espn.com
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  Replay confirms one call, but umps err on another in O's win over Yankees
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  NEW YORK -- Replay confirmed umpires were correct on a controversial call that occurred late in the Baltimore Orioles' 14-inning 7-3 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night at Yankee Stadium, according to the crew chief Jerry Meals. On the play ...
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• Neighborhood Lights Illuminate Baltimore Ahead Of Light City

  07-04-2018 05:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Friday marked the start of Neighborhood Lights, which is a warm-up for Light City. All weekend, visitors will be able to see artwork that’s lighting up the streets of Baltimore.
  Even before the sun went down, people came ready in anticipation for the light show that would light up the night.
  The kick-off events for Neighborhood Lights are building up to the third annual Light City festival next week.
  “My daughter is in there, she’s in the South
  
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• Weather Blog: The Warm Before The Cold Front

  07-04-2018 04:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It was a great and warm Friday with temperatures near 70 degrees!
  A cold front has crossed the area and cooler air is slowly moving in.
  Tomorrow, a bit of rain and perhaps some wet snow is possible, although it will be well above freezing all day long.
  No areas are expected to see any snow or sleet accumulate, except for a small area perhaps on the lower Eastern Shore by late Saturday night as it will get colder eventually.
  The sun will return on Sunday, but it still
  
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• Backpage.com Seized By Feds Amid Crackdown On Internet Sex Trafficking

  07-04-2018 04:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Backpage.com, the most popular website to buy and sell sex, has been shut down as the federal government crackdowns on internet sex trafficking.
  Agents seized and froze the site Friday, just days after local police busted nearly a dozen men in Howard County for trying to buy sex on the site.
  The frontpage of Backpage alerts of a full, federal seizure.America’s largest classified website, referred to by law enforcement as the “World’s top online
  
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• Baltimore School for the Arts Alum Making New TV Show for Millennials - Afro American

  07-04-2018 04:03 via afro.com
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  Baltimore School for the Arts Alum Making New TV Show for Millennials
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  Imani Robinson, a Baltimore native, actor, alumna of the Baltimore School for the Arts and television writer is looking to produce a new show called “3 Blind Mice.” But despite the name, this show has nothing to do with nursery rhymes. Imani Robinson ...
  
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• Explosions, Fire Cause Building's Roof To Collapse In Cecil County - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  07-04-2018 03:52 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Explosions, Fire Cause Building's Roof To Collapse In Cecil County
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A massive fire and multiple explosions led to the entire roof of an Elkton commercial building to cave in. Firefighters from multiple companies responded to the scene in the 900 block of Blue Ball Road around 5 p.m. Friday. Singerly ...and more »
  
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• Metal Object In Fatal Police Shooting Was A Welding Torch

  07-04-2018 02:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Witnesses who called New York City police to report that a man was menacing people with a gun before police killed him were terrified but also uncertain whether the object the man had really was a gun, 911 transcripts released Friday show.
  One caller Wednesday said, “He’s pointing a silver thing in a lady’s face.”
  When the dispatcher asked if it was a gun, the caller said, “I don’t know if it’s a gun, ma’am. It seems like a gu
  
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• Did Trump Know About Payment To Stormy Daniels? He Says No

  07-04-2018 02:37
  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — In his first public comments about Stormy Daniels, President Donald Trump said he didn’t know about the $130,000 payment his personal attorney had made to the porn actress who alleges she had an affair with him.
  He also said he didn’t know why his longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, had made the payment and didn’t know where Cohen had gotten the money.
  “You’ll have to ask Michael Cohen. Michael is my attorney. You’ll have to ask M
  
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• Arizona, Texas Send 400 Troops To Border After Trump’s Call

  07-04-2018 02:32
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they would send 400 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border by next week in response to President Donald Trump’s call for troops to fight drug trafficking and illegal immigration.
  Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said about 150 Guard members would deploy next week. And the Texas National Guard said it was already sending Guardsmen to the border, with plans to place 250 troops there in the next 72 hours. Two helicopters lift
  
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• Drug Dealer Sentenced In Case That Launched Investigation Of Corrupt BPD Task Force

  07-04-2018 02:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A judge has sentenced a drug dealer in the case that launched the government’s investigation into the corrupt Baltimore City Police Gun Trace Task Force.
  This case that led to a 22-year sentence is what sparked the probe. Police were investigating a string of suburban overdoses when they set up a wiretap and soon found out that Baltimore City Police officers were part of the drug trade.
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• Nooses Found At 2 Md. Schools On MLK Assassination Anniversary

  07-04-2018 02:04
  PASADENA, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Nooses were found at two Maryland high schools on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
  A student at Chesapeake High School in Anne Arundel County allegedly had a confederate flag in the back of his truck.
  RELATED: Confederate Flag, Noose Found In Student’s Truck At Chesapeake H.S.
  The principal of the school, Stephen Gorski, sent a letter out to parents explaining the situation.
  He said a staff member saw the flag and alert
  
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• Casino Revenue For Schools Going On Maryland Ballot

  07-04-2018 01:55
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland voters will decide whether casino revenue set aside for schools must be used to enhance education funding above the amount now required in state formulas.
  The Maryland House passed the constitutional amendment Friday evening. That puts it on the ballot in November.
  Supporters say it would add roughly $500 million a year to school funding when fully phased in over four years.
  The ballot question comes as a state commission is expected to recommend raising Mary
  
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• Officer Who Confronted School Shooter Throws Out First Pitch At Nationals Game

  07-04-2018 01:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The school resource officer who confronted an armed student in a Maryland school shooting last month threw out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals’ home opener.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill took the mound at Nationals Park on Thursday night, clad in a team jersey and a Great Mills High School baseball cap.
  RELATED: School Resource Officer Credited With Stopping Md. Sch
  
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• Last member of Baltimore drug crew sentenced to 22 years in case that exposed corrupt Gun Trace Task Force - Baltimore Sun

  07-04-2018 01:01 via baltimoresun.com
  Last member of Baltimore drug crew sentenced to 22 years in case that exposed corrupt Gun Trace Task Force
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  A federal jury convicted him in October of selling the heroin to J.L. and Kenneth Diggins six years ago. When she overdosed three days after Christmas 2011, Diggins took photos of her body. Washington condemned the act. “I have a daughter,” he told the ...
  
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• Maryland Man Gets 10 Years For Dogfighting, Credit Card Fraud

  07-04-2018 00:59
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Maryland man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy and a separate credit card fraud scheme.
  Thirty-one-year-old Rodriguez Norman of Temple Hills, Maryland, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.
  Prosecutors say Norman bred and trained dogs for fighting throughout Maryland and Virginia.
  When he was arrested in August, police found shock collars, whips, a blood-stained fighting ring and
  
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• Sheriff: US Park Police Officer Killed Wife, Then Himself - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  07-04-2018 00:54 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Sheriff: US Park Police Officer Killed Wife, Then Himself
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  INDIAN HEAD, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland say a U.S. Park Police officer fatally shot his wife and then himself. News outlets cite a statement from the Charles County Sheriff's Office that says an argument between 46-year-old Jose Ramon Bumbray ...and more »
  
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• Sheriff: US Park Police Officer Killed Wife, Then Himself

  07-04-2018 00:54
  INDIAN HEAD, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland say a U.S. Park Police officer fatally shot his wife and then himself.
  News outlets cite a statement from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office that says an argument between 46-year-old Jose Ramon Bumbray and 50-year-old Brenda Jenette Harrison-Bumbray culminated in shots fired Thursday night. The sheriff’s office says Bumbray used his service weapon in the shooting.
  The couple’s adult son heard the gunfire and found his paren
  
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• Top journalism schools voice displeasure with Sinclair - Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  07-04-2018 00:52 via baltimoresun.com
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  Top journalism schools voice displeasure with Sinclair - Baltimore Sun
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  Top journalism schools say their students are apprehensive about working at Sinclair.and more »
  
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• Baltimore police union, city agree to short-term contract with 3 percent raise, $500 bonus - Baltimore Sun

  07-04-2018 00:52 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police union, city agree to short-term contract with 3 percent raise, $500 bonus
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  Attorney Michael Davey, left, of the SBW law firm that represents the Baltimore FOP and Lt. Kenneth Butler, right, held a news conference in February about contract negotiations. Attorney Michael Davey, left, of the SBW law firm that represents the ...
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• Maryland Senate Passes Sexual Harassment Complaints Bill

  07-04-2018 00:46
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate unanimously passed a measure Friday that would change how the General Assembly handles sexual harassment complaints.
  Sexual harassment and discrimination complaints made to the legislature’s ethics committee would be referred to an independent investigator, unless the person who filed the complaint doesn’t want that to happen.
  The bill also would prohibit lobbyists from sexually harassing legislators, interns and pages, among others.
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• Man Charged After Child Porn Found In Auctioned Off Storage Locker

  07-04-2018 00:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Anne Arundel County man accused of sexually assaulting children, and having thousands of pictures and videos of child pornography, is facing child rape and child porn charges after explicit material was found inside his storage unit that had been auctioned off.
  Glenn D. Ranger, 55, is accused of hoarding thousands of images of child porn and raping multiple victims.
  RELATED: Discovery Of Child Porn In Auctioned Off Storage Unit Leads To Arrest
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• Thomas R. Hubbard, educator - Baltimore Sun

  07-04-2018 00:25 via baltimoresun.com
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  Thomas R. Hubbard, educator
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  Thomas Russell Hubbard was a health science teacher at the Community College of Baltimore City and Northwestern High School. Thomas Russell Hubbard was a health science teacher at the Community College of Baltimore City and Northwestern High School ...
  
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• Explosions, Fire Reported At Building In Cecil County

  07-04-2018 00:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A massive fire and multiple explosions have been reported at a commercial building in Elkton.
  Fire crews responded to the scene in the 900 block of Blue Ball Road around 5 p.m. Friday.
  Officials say the roof collapsed after a fire and multiple explosions.Captain Jeff Long was over the scene where flames and clouds of smoke can be seen coming out of the roof.
  This story will be updated.
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• Explosions, Fire Cause Building’s Roof To Collapse In Cecil County

  07-04-2018 00:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A massive fire and multiple explosions led to the entire roof of an Elkton commercial building to cave in.
  Firefighters from multiple companies responded to the scene in the 900 block of Blue Ball Road around 5 p.m. Friday.
  Singerly Fire Company Chief Timothy R. Poore Jr. said in a press release that the roof collapsed after the fire and several explosions.
  Captain Jeff Long was over the scene where flames and clouds of smoke could be seen coming out of the roof
  
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