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• Man, Woman Charged In Violent Road Rage Incident In Anne Arundel Co.

  17-04-2018 23:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man and a woman have been charged after video of a road rage incident turned assault went viral on Facebook, Anne Arundel County Police say.
  The argument started on Ritchie Highway when a driver claims a woman cut him off. What happened next was all caught on cell phone video.
  The stunning video, which has been seen almost 600,000 times on Facebook, documents the victim’s verbal argument with an aggressive driver and his passenger before things got physical.
  
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• Towson University Builds $180M New Science Building

  17-04-2018 23:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Towson University announced Tuesday its new science building will be finished by August 2020.
  Students can look forward to built-in teaching and research laboratories. Fifty classrooms will be available, including outdoor classrooms. In addition, students spaces and lecture halls will be accessible.
  The cost of the building is $180 million.science-rendering-interior1-mInterior of the new science centerThere will be a ceremony to celebrate the project, which will incl
  
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• Authorities Seek IDs Of Suspects Connected To Home Improvement Store Robberies

  17-04-2018 22:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities are searching for two more suspects connected to a string a robberies at home improvement stores in Baltimore County.
  Police say they have cleared 15 cases involving an “organized crew of criminals” and are asking for help to identify two more of the suspects, after three were already arrested and charged.Police say the two suspects pictured above, were caught on surveillance camera taking tools from a Home Depot. Detectives say the crew stole more
  
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• Teacher Says He Was Suspended For Serving Pancakes During State Test

  17-04-2018 22:18
  CBS Local — A middle school teacher in Pennsylvania is reportedly heading back to work just days after he was suspended for serving his students pancakes during a state exam.
  Kyle Byler, an eighth-grade teacher at Hand Middle School, says he was suspended without pay on April 10 after the school’s assistant principal saw him preparing breakfast on an electric griddle for the children as they took the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA).
  “I don’t unde
  
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• Leaderboard: East Meets East At RBC Heritage

  17-04-2018 22:13
  By Dan Reardon
  In 2013, the Senior PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club appeared on its way to a dream finish. As they turned for home, St. Louis-born Jay Haas and Kentucky’s Kenny Perry would battle over the closing nine with large local gallery followings. For both, the dream turned nightmarish, and a player unnoticed for the first 63 holes emerged the winner. Japan’s Kohki Idoki shot 7-under 65 to win by two.
  Last week at the RBC Heritage the final pairing of the day offered
  
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• Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Win Hailed As ‘Big For Music’

  17-04-2018 21:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — The decision to award rapper Kendrick Lamar the Pulitzer Prize for music represents a historic moment not just for hip-hop and American music but also for the usually stuffy Pulitzer process itself, says one of the music jurors who picked the album “DAMN.” as a finalist.
  “It’s big for hip-hop. I think it’s big for our country. It’s big for music. But it’s big for the Pulitzers, too. Institutions are not stuck in time, either. Instit
  
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• Tigers Change Game Time For Wednesday’s Matchup With Orioles

  17-04-2018 21:50
  DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have moved their game Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles to 1:10 p.m. in anticipation of inclement weather later that night.
  The Tigers say they consulted with the Orioles and Major League Baseball. The game was originally scheduled for 6:40 p.m.
  Detroit had two games in a home series against the New York Yankees postponed last weekend. Now the Yankees have to come back to Detroit for a doubleheader in June.
  This week is the only scheduled v
  
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• IRS ‘Direct Pay’ Option Not Working On Tax Day

  17-04-2018 21:47
  CBS Local — If you were waiting until the last minute to pay your taxes and were depending on IRS.gov to make a payment from your checking account, there’s some bad news.
  Right now the Direct Pay section of the Internal Revenue Service’s web site is not working. There’s just an advisory message that reads “This service is currently unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.”
  According to CBS News, IRS Acting Commissioner David Kautter ackn
  
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• Authorities Searching For Missing Endangered Man

  17-04-2018 21:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities are searching for a man they believe to be endangered.
  Baltimore County police are searching for William Sparrow Jr., 23, of Rosedale who was last seen leaving his home in the 6800 block of Fordcrest Road.Detectives say Sparrow made comments to his mother that concerned her, before leaving the house around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
  Officers say Sparrow is driving a white 2003 Hyundai Elantra with Maryland registration ‘8DE6333’ and calls to his cellphone have
  
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• Body Of Missing Boater In Queen Anne’s County Recovered From River

  17-04-2018 21:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities have recovered the body of a boater who was reported missing Tuesday.
  The Maryland Natural Resources police say the body of a missing boater has been recovered from the Chester River in Queen Anne’s County.
  Body of missing boater on Chester River in Queen Anne's County has been recovered. It will be taken to the medical examiner's office in Baltimore for an autopsy. Details to come.
  — Maryland NRP (@MDNRPolice) April 17, 2018Two other people were a
  
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• One Dead After Southwest Jetliner Apparently Blows An Engine In Flight

  17-04-2018 21:00
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Southwest Airlines jet apparently blew an engine at 30,000 feet and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window and damaged the fuselage Tuesday, killing a passenger and injuring seven others, authorities said.
  The plane, a Boeing 737 bound from New York to Dallas with 149 people aboard, made an emergency landing in Philadelphia just before noon.
  “I just remember holding my husband’s hand, and we just prayed and prayed and prayed,” said passenger
  
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• Starbucks To Close Stores For An Afternoon For Bias Training

  17-04-2018 20:28
  NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks, trying to tamp down a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in Philadelphia, plans to close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training for its nearly 175,000 workers.
  The announcement Tuesday comes after the arrests sparked protests and calls for a boycott on social media. Starbucks says the stores and corporate offices will be closed on the afternoon of May 29.
  Starbucks, which
  
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• Freeze Warning Issued For Parts Of Maryland

  17-04-2018 20:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A freeze warning is in effect for parts of Maryland from midnight to 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.
  According to the National Weather Service, the freeze warning includes Frederick, Carroll and Howard counties as well as northern Baltimore and northwest Harford.
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• Delta Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Dulles Airport Due To Landing Gear Issue

  17-04-2018 20:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Delta plane has made an emergency landing at an airport near D.C., after experiencing a landing gear issue.
  WJLA reports that the plane landed at Dulles Airport after it left LaGuardia Aiprort with Richmond being the destination.
  RELATED: Southwest Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Philadelphia Airport
  A Southwest Airlines jet also made an emergency landing at Philadelphia’s airport Tuesday.
  This is a developing story.
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• Southwest Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Philadelphia Airport

  17-04-2018 20:00
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Southwest Airlines jet made an emergency landing at Philadelphia’s airport Tuesday with part of the covering from its left engine ripped off and a window damaged.
  Passengers walked off the 737 plane onto the tarmac at the airport. It wasn’t immediately known if anyone on board was injured. Southwest Airlines said there were 143 passengers and five crewmembers on board.
  Passenger Marty Martinez did a brief Facebook Live posting while wearing an oxygen
  
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• Baboons Escape Research Center With Barrel Used As A Ladder

  17-04-2018 19:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– In a real life game of “Barrel of Monkeys,” four baboons escaped a Texas research center after turning their toy barrel into a makeshift ladder.
  Officials at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute say that the group of primates lifted themselves to freedom on April 14 after propping a 55-gallon barrel against the wall of their enclosure. “This was truly a unique incident,” the institute’s Assistant V.P. for Communications, Lisa Cruz said in a
  
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• Baltimore Tops The List For Where You Can Purchase A Home For Cheap

  17-04-2018 18:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you think purchasing a home is not in your future, there are 20 U.S. cities where it’s affordable.
  Despite the prices of homes increasing, wages remaining the same and more loan debt, Baltimore ranks as a top city to purchase a home, according to Gobankingrates.com.
  Cleveland and Memphis also top the list.
  An average monthly mortgage is $1,000 or less in these cities.
  On the downside, all listed are known to have low wages, which means the cost of livin
  
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• Baltimore Makes List Of Top Cities For Cheap Homes

  17-04-2018 18:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you think purchasing a home is not in your future, there are 20 U.S. cities where it’s affordable.
  Despite the prices of homes increasing, wages remaining the same and more loan debt, Baltimore ranks as a top city to purchase a home, according to Gobankingrates.com.
  Cleveland and Memphis are also at the top of the list.
  An average monthly mortgage is $1,000 or less in these cities.
  On the downside, all listed are known to have low wages, which means the
  
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• Queen Anne’s Co. High School Evacuated After Threatening Message

  17-04-2018 18:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Individuals at a Queen Anne’s County high school have evacuated after officials discovered a threatening message.
  The Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office says people at Kent Island High School have been evacuated after a threatening message was discovered at the main campus of the school.
  Authorities say they are evacuating the main campus and will scan the campus for potential threats.
  This a developing story.
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• FDA Approves First Contact Lens That Gets Darker In Sunlight

  17-04-2018 18:05
  CBS Local — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new invention that may make wearing sunglasses a thing of the past.
  FDA officials signed off on the first ever transition contact lenses, which will get darker when the wearer is out in sunlight. “This contact lens is the first of its kind to incorporate the same technology that is used in eyeglasses that automatically darken in the sun,” the FDA’s Malvina Eydelman said in a press release.
  The agency tested
  
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• The Baseball Report: Mets, Angels, Pirates All Off To Fast Starts

  17-04-2018 18:00
  Ryan Mayer
  The early weeks of the Major League Baseball season always provide us with a few surprises and this season has been no different. The New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates have all raced out of the gates to take the lead in their respective divisions after the first three weeks of the season. Now, it’s still early, but each of these teams were expected to be on the fringes of the playoff race when the season began and so far they’re in the driver’s
  
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• 7 Students Cut Themselves At Md. Elementary School

  17-04-2018 17:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Seven students at a Maryland elementary school reportedly cut themselves before spring break, according to school officials.
  WUSA9 says that seven students at William Paca Elementary School took blades out of pencil sharpeners and cut themselves at school.
  Prince Georges County school officials say that a crisis team came to the school and worked with the families involved.
  It’s unclear if the students were taken to the hospital or how severe the injuries are.
  The in
  
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• Tax Day Freebies: Places Offering The Best Deals, Freebies

  17-04-2018 17:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Tax Day may be deemed as a negative for many but there are some pros to the popular day. Below is a list of places offering deals and freebies.
  Applebee’s
  Applebee’s Dollarita isn’t necessarily for Tax Day but it’s a deal that may be appealing to some who want to de-stress after finishing their taxes.
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• Baltimore Fire Dept. Rescues Man After Falling In Hole Onboard Ship At Marina

  17-04-2018 16:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Fire officials rescued a man Tuesday morning after he fell into a hole while onboard a ship.
  The Baltimore Fire Department says a man has been transported to the hospital after he fell into a hole while onboard a ship at the Dundalk Marine Terminal.
  #BCFD Special Operations rescued a man from a ship at Dundalk Marine Terminal. The adult man fell into a hole while onboard and hurt his ankle-therefore making it difficult for him to walk. @MayorPugh50 @ChiefNilesRFord He is b
  
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• More Than 95% Of World’s Population Breathing Unhealthy Air, Says New Report

  17-04-2018 16:24
  BALTIMORE (CNN) — More than 95% of the world’s population is breathing unhealthy air and the poorest nations are the hardest hit, a new report has found.
  According to the annual State of Global Air Report, published Tuesday by the Health Effects Institute (HEI), long-term exposure to air pollution contributed to an estimated 6.1 million deaths across the globe in 2016.
  The report says exposure to air pollution led to strokes, heart attacks, lung cancer and ch
  
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• Starbucks Faces Image Crisis After Arrest Of 2 Black Men

  17-04-2018 15:24
  NEW YORK (AP) — Three years ago, Starbucks was widely ridiculed for trying to start a national conversation on race relations by asking its employees to write the words “Race Together” on coffee cups. The initiative, though it backfired, was in line with the company’s longstanding effort to project a progressive and inclusive image.
  The company is now through the looking glass, trying to tamp down a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its st
  
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• Maryland’s Largest Union To Endorse Jealous For Governor

  17-04-2018 15:08
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s largest teacher’s union is officially endorsing Ben Jealous for governor.
  The Maryland State Education Association is announcing the endorsement Tuesday in Baltimore.
  Jealous is running in a crowded Maryland Democratic primary.
  The former NAACP president is scheduled to attend. Betty Weller, the MSEA’s president, also is scheduled to attend.
  There are 74,000 public school educators who belong to the union.
  Maryland’s primary is June 26.
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• Marijuana-Based Drug Gets Positive Review From US Agency

  17-04-2018 15:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say a closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant significantly reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the country.
  The Food and Drug Administration posted its review Tuesday of the experimental medication ahead of a public meeting later this week.
  British drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals is seeking approval to sell its purified form of an ingredient found in cannabis — one that doesn’t
  
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• Weather Blog: Looking At A Chilly Day

  17-04-2018 14:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Happy Tuesday! Today is less gray than yesterday, but not full-on sunshine. We will see a mix of sun and clouds, low pressure in control today.
  We’re also looking at a chilly day. So we had a cold start with temperatures in the upper 30’s. By this afternoon, we’re going to make our way towards 50 degrees, but barely getting there. It’s also going to be blustery with westerly winds of 15-20 miles per hour. We could see gusts up to 30 miles per
  
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• Saint Mary’s Co. Students Come Together To Fundraise For School Safety

  17-04-2018 14:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — “We Are All Great Mills.” Along with the Great Mills hornet mascot, that’s the slogan on the front of t-shirts being sold to support the Great Mills community.
  According to the fundraising page, the class of 2020 at Chopticon High School in Saint Mary’s County wanted to help those affected by the deadly school shooting in March.
  Each shirt costs $20 and the rest of the schools in the county are listed on the back. All of the proceeds go to the scho
  
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• Baltimore Official Backs Tax Hike To Fund Affordable Housing

  17-04-2018 13:53
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young has backed a proposed tax increase on certain property sales to raise an estimated $20 million for affordable housing.
  The Baltimore Sun reports the funds would go toward the affordable housing trust fund voters approved in 2016. The fund currently doesn’t have an assigned revenue source. The bill was proposed to the city council on Monday and would increase the city’s 1.5 percent transfer tax
  
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• County Considers Lawyers For Those Facing Deportation

  17-04-2018 13:26
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A Maryland county is considering whether it will fund lawyers for immigrants facing deportation.
  The Montgomery County Council will vote Tuesday on whether it will spend $374,000 on the effort. The Washington Post reports deportation proceedings are civil matters, not criminal. As such, people facing deportation aren’t entitled to publicly funded legal representation.
  The funding would apply to those facing deportation with a household income at or below 200 per
  
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• Police Search For Vehicle Related To 2017 Homicide

  17-04-2018 12:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police are searching for a vehicle they say was seen fleeing the scene of a Wicomico County homicide in the summer of 2017.
  The vehicle is described as a small, black, four-door vehicle.
  Police say the investigation involves the August 14, 2017 murder of Arthur W. Smith Jr., 31, who was also known as “AW.”
  Authorities believe that Smith left to walk his dog in the 800-block of Gettysburg Avenue, in Salisbury between 9:30 p.m. and
  
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• Clarksville’s McFadden Wins Boston Marathon Wheelchair Race

  17-04-2018 12:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tatyana McFadden has won her fifth women’s wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon.
  The 28-year-old from Clarksville, Maryland crossed the finish line with an official time of 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 39 seconds, making it the slowest winning time in 30 years.
  The victory also gives McFadden a record-setting 22 victories in the Abbott World Marathon Majors series.
  Speechless today!!! I can’t believe I won the @bostonmarathon @jhboston26 . Today’s cond
  
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• Md. Health Officials: More People Being Hospitalized After Fake Weed Use

  17-04-2018 05:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– In recent weeks, Maryland health officials say there’s been several hospitalizations associated with the use of synthetic marijuana, also known as fake weed.
  As of Monday afternoon, there have been four cases of people becoming severely ill after reportedly using synthetic pot.
  It’s a been concern for the medical community, as there have been cases nationally where people have actually died.
  Video released by the NYPD more than two years ago of a naked man flai
  
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• Overnight Md. Storm Topples Trees, Damages Houses

  17-04-2018 05:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Fierce weather rolled through Maryland overnight Sunday and Monday’s daylight revealed the damage from the storms.
  The storm was so powerful, it likely woke some people up in the middle of the night. WJZ tracked the effects from Montgomery County to Baltimore City and over to Anne Arundel County.
  The storm moved in Sunday and dropped up to three inches in some areas.
  In Anne Arundel County, one family is counting their blessings. They told WJZ a backyard tree sliced
  
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• Weather Blog: Few Inches Of Rain

  17-04-2018 04:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– After a general one to over two inches of rain, which we needed, skies remain rather overcast and cooler temperatures are here for a while.
  Our normal high is now up to a very pleasant 65 degrees, but we do not expect to achieve that anytime this week. A shower is possible on Thursday, but most of the week will be dry.
  There will be some very chilly nights as well, and a few areas may get into the low or mid 30’s. No big warm-up is on tap for the next five days at le
  
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• Mayor Calls Video Of Officer Punching Man ‘Disturbing’

  17-04-2018 02:54
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The mayor of a Massachusetts city is calling a video that shows a police officer punch a black Harvard University student several times while he’s pinned to the ground “disturbing.”
  Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern said in a statement Sunday that the police department has assured him the altercation on the video is being investigated. McGovern says “Cambridge affirms that Black Lives Matter, but it must be true in practice as well
  
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• ‘Night Court’ Star Harry Anderson, 65, Found Dead In Home

  17-04-2018 01:43
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Harry Anderson, the actor best known for playing an off-the-wall judge working the night shift of a Manhattan court room in the televised comedy series “Night Court,” has been found dead in his North Carolina home.
  Anderson was 65.
  A statement from the Asheville Police Department said officers responded to a call from Anderson’s home early Monday and found him dead. The statement said foul play is not suspected.
  On “Night Court,” An
  
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• Maryland Health Exchange Board Votes For Reinsurance Program

  17-04-2018 00:13
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The board of trustees for the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange has voted to move forward with a federal application for a reinsurance program.
  The board voted Monday to proceed with the program that Gov. Larry Hogan and state lawmakers approved to hold down consumer costs to Maryland’s individual market for health insurance for 2019 and 2020.
  The vote creates the parameters for a reinsurance program. It also authorizes the exchange to apply to the Centers for Medicar
  
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