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• Officials Stress Safety As Maryland Begins Busy Construction Year

  12-04-2018 23:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– There may be more orange cones on your daily commute, as Maryland digs into one of the busiest construction seasons on record.
  Highway safety officials are reminding drivers to pay attention in work zones.
  April is Work Zone Safety Awareness Month, and with hundreds of projects underway all over the state, officials hope driving this message home now sets Maryland up for a safe summer.
  Orange cones and barrels are popping up on Maryland roads in record numbers.
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• Group Behind Light City’s Charlie The Peacock Unveils New Animal

  12-04-2018 23:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– For the third year, Baltimore will be transformed into a sparkling city.
  We all love Charlie the Peacock, now his team of designers are unveiling his bigger and brighter cousin: octopus.
  The whimsical sea creature will make his debut at Light City 2018.
  It is the second large-scale kinetic sculpture from a trio of Baltimore artists, who created the wildly popular peacock named Charlie.
  “The peacock opened and closed simply, we wanted to elaborate on that an
  
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• Mom Gets ‘Lecture’ Online After Child Eats A PB&J In Shopping Cart

  12-04-2018 22:54
  CBS Local — A mother in Target says she let her toddler eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the shopping cart during the trip. It doesn’t sound like a crime, however, the parent has now been shamed online and accused of not caring about peanut allergies.
  After sharing her story with the New York-based parenting forum UrbanBaby, in which the mom describes being stopped by another woman and criticized for her daughter’s snack, a faceless mob chimed in with a wave of na
  
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• Md. Fire Department Rewards 9-Year-Old Who Sent Letter, Donation

  12-04-2018 22:52
  PIKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ)– A young girl wrote a note to her local volunteer firefighters to thank them for the job they do; they returned the favor and more.
  When the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company truck pulled away from Bedford Road Thursday morning, it had a special passenger, 9-year-old Lailah Khan, who had written a personal letter to the volunteers and enclosed a $10 donation.
  “The letter said, ‘can you please donate and help out,’ so I thought I would like to do that
  
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• Gun Rights Supporters: Bring Your Unloaded Rifle To Rallies

  12-04-2018 22:51
  Organizers are encouraging gun rights supporters to bring unloaded rifles to rallies at state capitols across the U.S. this weekend, pushing back against a wave of student-led gun violence protests that some see as a threat to the Second Amendment.
  A group called the National Constitutional Coalition of Patriotic Americans spread word of the gatherings on social media. Organizers have permits for rallies Saturday outside 45 statehouses, said David Clayton, of West Virginia, one of the
  
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• Explosion At Baltimore Co. Apartment Complex Ruled Accidental

  12-04-2018 22:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An explosion at a Randallstown apartment complex that led to an evacuation on Wednesday has been ruled accidental, Baltimore County fire officials say.
  The explosion occurred in the 3400 block of Carriage Hall on the second floor of the Carriage Hill Circle Apartments around 10:45 a.m.
  First responders say about 100 residents were evacuated from the building for about two hours as crews monitored for gas.
  RELATED: Crews Respond To Explosion At Baltimore Co. Apar
  
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• Fan Essentials: Best Golfer Under Pressure

  12-04-2018 22:18
  Who has won the most majors? Who has won the most tournaments? Who made shots when it mattered most? Who routinely put themselves within striking distance of the lead on a tournament’s final day?
  The best golfer under pressure can be determined in all of these ways, and many others. But, the answer to all of these questions generally comes down to one of two people: Jack Nicklaus or Tigers Woods.
  Nicklaus has won 18 majors to Woods’s 14, but Woods has won 79 tournaments to Nickl
  
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• Police: Case Of Vanished Mom May Be Linked To Girl’s Abuser

  12-04-2018 22:10
  GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say a man serving over 100 years in prison for sexually abusing a girl is now considered a person of interest in the disappearance of her mother nearly 18 years ago.
  Montgomery County police held a press conference Thursday to discuss the 2000 disappearance of 45-year-old Alison Thresher from Bethesda. The journalist was reported missing when she didn’t show up for work at the Washington Post.
  Police say Fernando Asturizaga, who taught Thre
  
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• Will You Take Part In The ’30 Days Of Picking Up Litter’ Challenge?

  12-04-2018 22:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — April is often called the cruelest month, but could it also become the cleanest month in Maryland? One man is challenging the rest of us to pick up litter every day this month.
  Last year, Eli Pousson started picking up litter at his kids’ Baltimore playground. It eventually expanded to walks to and from their school, but then he had a realization.
  “Last April, I realized I had done it four or five days in a row,” Pousson said. “And it sort of occur
  
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• Police: Unidentified Man Attempted To Sexually Assault Woman At Bus Stop

  12-04-2018 21:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities have released a composite sketch of a man who attempted to sexually assault a woman at a West Baltimore bus stop.
  City police say on March 16, around 2:30 p.m., a 53-year-old woman was standing at a bus stop in the 1600 block of Riggs Avenue, when an unknown suspect threatened her and then attempted to sexually assault her.
  Officers say the woman was able to fight the man off before he left the location.Detectives are attempting to identify the man seen in the
  
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• Goldman Sachs Asks ‘Is Curing Patients A Sustainable Business Model?’

  12-04-2018 21:23
  CBS Local — Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is reportedly asking some very cold questions about the healthcare industry and whether it’s a good business move to cure diseases.
  In an April 10 financial report titled “The Genome Revolution,” company analysts allegedly posed the question “is curing patients a sustainable business model?” The report broke down the pros and cons of new gene therapy treatments being worked on by biotech companies. T
  
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• $30,000 Rumor? Tabloid Paid For, Spiked, Salacious Trump Tip

  12-04-2018 21:22
  NEW YORK (AP) — Eight months before the company that owns the National Enquirer paid $150,000 to a former Playboy Playmate who claimed she’d had an affair with Donald Trump, the tabloid’s parent made a $30,000 payment to a less famous individual: a former doorman at one of the real estate mogul’s New York City buildings.
  As it did with the ex-Playmate, the Enquirer signed the ex-doorman to a contract that effectively prevented him from going public with a juicy tale that
  
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• Cancer Support Center Seeking Donations For 21st Annual 5K

  12-04-2018 21:07
  LUTHERVILLE, Md. (WJZ)– A community of support for Baltimore-area cancer patients is reaching out for your help.
  Hopewell Cancer Support in Timonium, is looking for runners for its 21st annual fundraising 5K.
  Hopewell runs entirely on donations and has been a home for those fighting cancer and their family members for 25 years.
  Whether patient, caretaker or loved one, Hopewell is a home away from home for those on a cancer journey.
  “Often people say when they drive in the driveway, i
  
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• $1 Million Federal Grant Will Help Study Of Transgender Kids

  12-04-2018 20:58
  The first large-scale, national study of transgender children, including some as young as 3, is poised to expand thanks to a five-year, $1 million grant awarded Thursday by the National Science Foundation to the professor leading the project.
  University of Washington psychologist Kristina Olson, 36, was named winner of the NSF’s annual Alan T. Waterman Award, the government’s highest honor for scientists still in the early phases of their careers. The NSF said the choice was unanimou
  
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• Kevin Hart To Host “TKO: Total Knock Out” On CBS

  12-04-2018 20:36
  Comedian, actor, and global superstar @KevinHart4real will host CBS’ new TV competition TKO: TOTAL KNOCK OUT! Learn about the larger-than-life competition series premiering this summer: https://t.co/JNO7gbMOrZ #TKO pic.twitter.com/X5CPxBAIup
  — CBS (@CBS) April 12, 2018Kevin Hart is coming to CBS. The comedian and actor will host a brand new show called “TKO: Total Knock Out”, premiering this summer. The one-hour obstacle course competition will feature one player racing t
  
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• Police Announce Panel Members Reviewing Det. Sean Suiter’s Murder Case

  12-04-2018 20:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police Department officials released additional information Thursday on the independent panel reviewing the murder of detective Sean Suiter.
  Baltimore City Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa announced the members of the panel, which will not have subpoena powers, but will interview witnesses.
  Suiter was shot at close range with his own service weapon on November 15, 2017, and died the next day. He was investigating a murder in the Harlem Park neighborhood at th
  
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• Tenille Dashwood On Next Chapter Of Wrestling Career In Ring Of Honor

  12-04-2018 19:38
  By Chuck Carroll
  In a week full of twists and surprises, there was a major one in Ring of Honor. It seemed like a forgone conclusion that Tenille Dashwood would become the promotion’s first-ever Women of Honor Champion. But that wouldn’t be the case. Dashwood lost to veteran Sumie Sakai in the tournament semifinals. Sakai went on to capture the title later that night at Supercard of Honor.
  Dashwood has quickly become one of the fan favorites on the roster since her February debut. Ma
  
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• ‘Researcher’ Predicts Doomsday Again, Now Says It Will Be April 23

  12-04-2018 19:37
  CBS Local — A Christian numerologist is apparently living by the motto, “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” After striking out on his predictions that the world will end in September and October, self-proclaimed “researcher” David Meade is now marking April 23 as Doomsday.
  Like his previous theories, Meade claims the mysterious rogue planet Nibiru (also known as Planet X) is on a collision course with Earth, which will bring world-e
  
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• Bathroom Hand Dryers Spray Feces Particles On Your Hands, Study Says

  12-04-2018 18:56
  CBS Local — A new study has found a dirty little secret about hand dryers found in many public restrooms. Researchers say the machines which are designed to blow hot air on you are actually sucking up feces particles and spraying them onto your hands.
  The report, published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, found that air blasted out from the hand drying nozzles contains far more bacteria than normal bathroom air. As many as 60 different bacterial colonies can be blown ou
  
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• Survivor Ghost Island Castoff Interview: Chris Noble

  12-04-2018 18:43
  The biggest storyline this year on “Survivor: Ghost Island” has been the rivalry between Chris and Dom. After a big feast and a trip to Ghost Island, it looked like Chris would be able to hang around for another week. However, Chris’s time on “Survivor: Ghost Island” finally ran out and he is the latest person to be voted off the show.
  Chris talked with CBS Local about what went wrong, his turbulent relationship with Dom and his favorite memories from the show.
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• Police Working To Recover Body From Water In Fells Point

  12-04-2018 18:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police confirm that crews are working to recover a body from the water in Fells Point.
  The Baltimore Police Department is on scene near the Broadway Pier, near Broadway and Thames St.
  No further details about the body have been released at this time.
  Nearly two weeks ago, Gokhan Donald Oztas eluded officers by jumping into the Inner Harbor water and swimming away.
  Oztas has not been located since jumping into the water.
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• Police: Body Recovered In Fells Point Was Man Who Jumped Into Inner Harbor

  12-04-2018 18:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say the body recovered from the water in Fells Point Thursday is the man who jumped in the Inner Harbor while trying to elude police two weeks ago.
  The Baltimore Police Department recovered the body of Gokhan Donald Oztas near the Broadway Pier, near Broadway and Thames St.
  No further details about the body have been released at this time. Oztas’ body will be sent for autopsy.
  On March 30, Oztas fled from officers by jumping into the Inner Harb
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg Made $3 Billion While He Sat For Congress’ Questions

  12-04-2018 17:38
  (CNN Money) — The verdict from Wall Street is in — and investors clearly think Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was the winner after ten hours of testimony in Congress Tuesday and Wednesday.
  Although shares of Facebook dipped Thursday morning, they are still up nearly 3% since Zuckerberg entered Capitol Hill to face questions from the Senate Tuesday.
  The stock was already rallying earlier Tuesday as investors digested the previously released prepared remarks from Zuckerberg.
  All told, Fa
  
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• Report: Missouri Gov. Greitens Slapped, Grabbed Woman

  12-04-2018 17:20
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens calls it an “entirely consensual relationship.” But the woman with whom he has acknowledged having an affair says Greitens spanked, slapped, grabbed and shoved her during a series of sexual encounters that at times left her crying and afraid.
  The woman’s graphic testimony was revealed in a report released Wednesday by a special Missouri legislative committee that now is expanding its mission to recommend whe
  
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• Md. Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Gun, Drug Conviction

  12-04-2018 17:20
  MOUNT RAINIER, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Mount Rainier man to over 10 years in prison following his conviction on drug and gun charges.
  U.S. District Court Judge Theodore Chuang has sentenced James Emory Jones, Jr. to 126 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. He was convicted of possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of PCP and possession of a gun by a convicted felon.
  In April 2017, federal agents conducted a search warrant at
  
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• Most Americans Don’t Know Instagram Is Owned By Facebook ― And That’s No Accident

  12-04-2018 16:30
  Instagram announced Wednesday it will let users download everything they’ve ever shared on the platform. That includes “photos, videos, messages, and stories they’ve archived,” bringing its data policies in line with its parent company, Facebook. While Facebook has been sharply criticized for its privacy policies, Instagram has largely avoided controversy.
  In recent years, Instagram has grown to become the second-largest social media platform in the country. But alth
  
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• Salisbury Steaks Recalled Due To Possible Bones In Meat

  12-04-2018 16:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than 135,000 pounds of Salisbury steak products are being recalled because they may have bones in the meat.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said the problem was found after several consumers reported minor oral injuries while eating this product.
  Conagra Brands, Inc., a Russellville, Ark. establishment, is issuing the recall for the “family-style, heat treated, not shelf stable Salisbury steak and brown gr
  
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• Paraguay Court Sentences Man In Murder Of Maryland Teenager

  12-04-2018 15:25
  ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — A Paraguayan court has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for the 2015 murder of a teenage U.S. citizen, whose death originally was ruled a suicide.
  In a case closely followed by the U.S. government, Rene Hofstetter, 21, was sentenced late Tuesday in the killing of his friend Alejandro Villamayor, a 16-year-old native of Rockville, Maryland, who moved to Paraguay at age 6.
  Villamayor was found dead June 27, 2015, with a bullet in his temple during a trip with f
  
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• Uber To Up Its Background Checks For Drivers

  12-04-2018 15:00
  DETROIT (AP) — Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping riders safe.
  The move announced Thursday is one of several actions taken by the ride-hailing company under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who said that the changes aren’t just being done to polish the company’s image, which has been tarnished by driver misbehavior and a long string of other emba
  
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• My Life As An NFL Draft Prospect: Kyle Lauletta

  12-04-2018 15:00
  The 2018 NFL Draft is set for Thursday, April 26th through Saturday, April 28th. As the stars of the college game get ready to find out where they will begin their NFL journey, CBS Local Sports’ “My Life As” series will give them an opportunity to talk about how they got to this point and what they expect from the future in their own words.
  Today, we check in with Richmond quarterback Kyle Lauletta. A Downingtown, Pennsylvania product, Lauletta’s roots in footba
  
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• Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying To Steal A D.C. Metrobus

  12-04-2018 14:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested a man who they say attempted armed “busjacking” of a Washington D.C. Metrobus in New Carrollton.
  According to a press release from Metro Transit Police, Tariq Kirkland, 38, boarded the F4 Metrobus in the 7700-block of Riverdale Road and brandished a knife in an attempt to rob a passenger.
  The statement says the Metrobus operator heard what was happening, pulled over, secured the bus, and notified the Bus Operations Control Center
  
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• Weather Blog: Enjoy The Warmth While It Lasts

  12-04-2018 14:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Finally. 74° today. And the low 80’s tomorrow, and Saturday. No change in that forecast but two other changes are on the way and we do need to discuss.
  The first change is a bump up in temperatures on Sunday. We are still calling for rain but have moved the day’s high up to 74° from the mid 60’s. The second change is a drop in temperatures as we move into next week. We have moved the numbers down from the low 60’s into the upper then L
  
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• Jury Acquits Man Arrested By Now-Head Of Baltimore Police

  12-04-2018 14:17
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A jury has cleared a man who was arrested last fall on gun charges by now-Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa.
  The Baltimore Sun reports 21-year-old Malik Thompson’s public defender, Ilene Frame, called the police work “sloppy,” criticizing De Sousa for failing to take a picture of the loaded gun in question where he found it. De Sousa had testified he found the handgun in a glove box after Thompson bolted from the passenger seat during a traffi
  
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• Deadly Hurricanes Have Their Names Retired

  12-04-2018 13:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate will no longer be used to name hurricanes.
  The World Meteorological Organization’s Region IV Hurricane Committee retired the names because they were so deadly and destructive that reusing the name would be insensitive to victims. Names are usually reused on a six-year cycle.
  RELATED: Deadly 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Comes To An End
   
  Hurricane Harvey was a category 4 hurricane that made landfall along the middle
  
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• In Opioid Epidemic, Some Cities Strain To Afford OD Antidote

  12-04-2018 13:03
  BALTIMORE (AP) — On a Baltimore street corner, public health workers hand out a life-saving overdose antidote to residents painfully familiar with the ravages of America’s opioid epidemic. But the training wraps up quickly; all the naloxone inhalers are claimed within 20 minutes.
  “We could’ve easily handed out hundreds of doses today. But we only had 24 kits. That goes fast,” said Kelleigh Eastman, a health department worker assisting the city’s bluntly dubbed
  
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• Orioles Cal Ripken To Receive Award From Smithsonian

  12-04-2018 12:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s ‘Iron Man’ gets some recognition of his own.
  The Smithsonian will present Cal Ripken Jr. with the Great Americans Medal.
  The ceremony is Tuesday night at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.
  The Smithsonian says Cal’s lifetime of contributions that embody American ideas and ideals is what earned him the award.
  Ripken played 21 seasons for The Baltimore Orioles.
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• Woman, Father Facing Animal Cruelty Charges After Abused Dogs Found In Md. Home

  12-04-2018 05:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s a family affair: The father of a Glen Burnie woman, who is facing charges related to an illegal kennel she was running, is now being accused of animal cruelty too.
  You might never believe that the energetic dogs were once living in the same environment where dogs that looked like this were found.In late March, Anne Arundel County Police rescued Solstice and seven other dogs after investigators were tipped off to a case of animal cruelty inside a home
  
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• Weather Blog: Warmup On The Way

  12-04-2018 04:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — That warmup we have been searching for all month long is finally on its way!
  Thursday should top out at 70 degrees, and then we are hoping that on both Friday and Saturday we may get to 80 degrees!
  By late Saturday night, some showers may show up, and they will likely continue on Sunday as cooler air begins to move our way once again.
  Enjoy this nice taste of spring. Still not sure that really consistent spring warmth is hear to stay.
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• Orioles Get Offensive, Beat Blue Jays 5-3 To Avert Sweep

  12-04-2018 04:33
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Schoop drove in two runs, Kevin Gausman pitched six effective innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.
  Limited to seven runs in their first five home games of the season, the Orioles got off to another slow start before finally getting their slumbering offense on track.
  O’s 5, TOR 3 final.
  1st O’s win in which they DON’T hit a HR (were 0-4 w/o HR)
  1st game this season in which a
  
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• Ex-State Senator Supports Effort To Force His Name Off Ballot

  12-04-2018 02:06
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The former Maryland state senator who resigned and pleaded guilty to fraud charges in a federal bribery case says he supports efforts to remove his name from the Democratic primary ballot.
  RELATED: Former Baltimore Sen. Nathaniel Oaks Pleads Guilty In Federal Corruption Case
  News outlets report that in a letter submitted Wednesday to the U.S. District Court judge overseeing Nathaniel Oaks’ case, his lawyer wrote that Oaks has ceased campaigning and will decline
  
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• Md. Bill To Enhance School Safety Approved; Some Say More Is Needed

  12-04-2018 01:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Big changes are coming to Maryland as a group of political leaders will soon identify what needs to be done to better protect hundreds of schools in the state.
  Over the past few weeks, lawmakers have said that every school is different in terms of what is needed to bolster security, and a new bill will help them decide. But some school police officers in Baltimore City say they were hoping for more.
  The heartache in St. Mary’s County and Parkland, Florida, has
  
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• Pregnancy And Murder: Md. Woman Killed By Fiancé Joins Growing Trend

  12-04-2018 00:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland man who was convicted of killing his pregnant fiancée now waits to learn if he will serve a life sentence.
  Two years after he brutally stabbed his pregnant fiancée and left her to die inside a Montgomery County apartment, prosecutors scored a conviction against Thierry Nkusu in what they say has become an epidemic of violence against expecting mothers.
  Prosecutors say the law only allowed them to seek justice for the mother, not the unborn ch
  
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• A Look At The Race For Baltimore City State’s Attorney

  12-04-2018 00:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The incumbent for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney, Marilyn Mosby, is being challenged by two Democrats, former Deputy Attorney General Thiruvendran Vignarajah and former Assistant State’s Attorney Ivan Bates.
  This is Mosby’s first term in office, and months after taking office, she brought indictments against police officers in the death of Freddie Gray.
  Mosby’s campaign website lists convictions of violent repeat offenders and new strategies f
  
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• Window To The Stars: Exhibit Set To Light Up Night At Light City

  12-04-2018 00:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Stars and constellations usually drowned out by city lights are coming down to Earth for Light City in downtown Baltimore.
  Positioned on Pier 4 near the aquarium, Solar Power/Solar System aims to bring the natural glow of our universe to Light City.
  “This is a quieter piece for Light City. There’s a lot of bright, flashy things and this is more of a contemplative space,” artist Sam Sethi said.
  Sethi and Andy Holtin spent nearly four months plotting the s
  
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