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• Doctors Warn Of Heart Disease Following Baltimore Co. Exec. Kevin Kamenetz’s Death

  10-05-2018 23:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — By all accounts, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz was a healthy person. But he may be one of those cases where the first sign of heart disease is death.
  Kamenetz called 911 from outside Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company and was transported to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center.
  RELATED:  Md. Gubernatorial Candidate, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz Dies At 60
  “He was in full cardiac arrest, receiving CPR and he had a
  
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• Student Arrested For Bringing Gun To Baltimore High School

  10-05-2018 23:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore high school student has been arrested for bringing a loaded gun to school.
  The 16-year-old brought the loaded .22 caliber handgun to Benjamin Franklin High School on Thursday, according to a Baltimore City Public Schools Police spokesperson.
  The student was arrested by city schools police.
  No injuries were reported.
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• Jay Harrington Of ‘S.W.A.T.’: ‘We Work Hard To Bring The Reality To The Screen’

  10-05-2018 23:18
  The first season of “S.W.A.T.” is coming to an action-packed ending. Jay Harrington, who plays 10-year SWAT Team veteran Deacon, spoke to CBS Local about the mounting tension between his character and Hondo [Shemar Moore], the physical demands of playing a SWAT officer, and the writers’ attempts to make the audience connect emotionally with the characters on the show. The show airs tonight, with the season finale airing next Thursday, May 17.
   
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• Drivers Being Reminded To Share The Road As More Motorcyclists Hit The Road

  10-05-2018 23:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are warning drivers to be aware of an increase in motorcyclists with this warmer weather.
  Fatal motorcycle crashes tend to increase during the spring season.
  Authorities say it’s because there are simply more motorcyclists, many of whom have been waiting all year for nice weather to ride.
  Motorists are being reminded to safely share the road after two deadly motorcycle accidents just hours apart in Baltimore County on Wednesday.
  The first happened on Fal
  
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• Papa John’s Is Now Selling Its Garlic Sauce By The Jug

  10-05-2018 22:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Fans of Papa John’s are getting some exciting news about the pizza chain’s popular garlic sauce. Customers who aren’t satisfied by the little containers that come with their pizza can now order the tasty dipping sauce by the gallon.
  Starting Friday, the Kentucky-based pizza company is offering a limited-edition, one-gallon jug of their famous garlic sauce. Customers will be able to order the jugs online for $20 and then dip, dunk or cover anyth
  
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• Mother’s Dying Wish To See Son Graduate High School Fulfilled

  10-05-2018 22:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A mother’s dying wish was fulfilled when she got to see her son graduate high school from her hospital bed.
  Stephanie Northcott has Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition linked to several types of cancer. It’s the same disease that claimed her daughter’s life in 2010 when she was just 20 years old.
  Northcott is being treated at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis, over 200 miles away from Knoxville where her only son, Dalton, was wrapping up his senior y
  
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• Sheriff: Man Used Hair Clippers To Assault Fellow Inmate

  10-05-2018 22:01
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — Detectives are investigating after an inmate at a Maryland detention center allegedly assaulted another inmate with hair clippers.
  According to Harford County Sheriff’s Office, the assault occurred between two inmates at Harford County Detention Center in Bel Air around 2:40 p.m.
  The suspect allegedly assaulted another inmate he knew with hair clippers.
  The victim suffered non- life threatening injuries.Detectives investigating an assault that occurred today
  
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• ‘My Dog Shot Me’, Man’s Puppy Playtime Ends With Bullet Wound

  10-05-2018 21:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Iowa man was roughhousing with his dog when playtime turned extremely painful for the 51-year-old.
  “My dog shot me,” Richard Remme, of Fort Dodge told The Messenger newspaper.
  Remme told police he was playing with his dog, Balew, on the couch and tossed the animal off his lap.
  “And I carry in a belly band, under my bib overalls. And apparently he bumped the safety one time, and when he bounded back over one of his toes went right down i
  
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• Baltimore Police Commissioner Charged With Failure To File Taxes

  10-05-2018 21:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa has been charged with failure to file his federal taxes.
  The 53-year-old was charged with three misdemeanor counts of failure to file a U.S. tax return. He faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $25,000 fine for each of the three counts.
  According to authorities, De Sousa failed to file a federal return for 2013, 2014, and 2015, while employed by the Baltimore Police Department.
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• Woman Accused Of Stalking Man She Met Online; Sent Him 65,000 Text Messages

  10-05-2018 21:08
  PARADISE VALLEY, AZ (KNXV) — A woman is accused of breaking into a Paradise Valley home, bathing in the homeowner’s bathtub, and sending tens of thousands of disturbing text messages to the man’s phone after the pair went on one date.
  In July 2017, 31-year-old Jacqueline Ades was found parked outside of the victim’s home, police said. The man also accused her of repeatedly texting him, despite him saying he no longer wanted to talk to her.
  Officers found Ades still outsid
  
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• Man Killed After Being Struck By Light Rail Train In Baltimore

  10-05-2018 21:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City police say a male was struck and killed by the Light Rail Thursday morning.
  According to police, they received a call around 8:35 a.m. It happened at North Howard and West Lexington Street.
  Watch the full press conference below:Light RailLink service has been temporarily suspended. A bus bridge will be used to take passengers between the North Avenue and Camden Yards stations.
  TRAFFIC ALERT: Howard St. CLOSED from Mulberry St. to Baltimore St. Pedestrian st
  
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• Smartphones Distract Parents From Connecting With Their Kids, Study Says

  10-05-2018 20:55
  CBS Local – For many, smartphones have become more important to their daily lives than their own keys or wallet. A new study on how the cellphone obsession is affecting parents claims that smartphones are preventing mothers and fathers from connecting with their children.
  The Details:A study claims smartphones distract parents from connecting with their kids
  Nearly 500 parents were studied to see how smartphones interfered with their ability to pay attention to their children
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• FDA Cracks Down On Clinics Marketing Unapproved Stem Cell Therapies

  10-05-2018 20:50
  (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration filed two federal complaints Wednesday seeking to permanently ban two clinics from marketing stem cell products without regulatory approval and accusing them of “significant deviations” from good manufacturing practice requirements.
  Permanent injunctions are sought for US Stem Cell Clinic LLC of Sunrise, Florida, and California Stem Cell Treatment Center Inc., which includes the Cell Surgical Network Corp., in Rancho Mirage and Beverl
  
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• Fire Recruit Sacrifices Kidney To Save Daughter While In Training

  10-05-2018 20:40
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — David Emery, 29, is one of the Winston-Salem Fire Departments newest recruits. However, he’s also one of the oldest and most unlikely.
  “We had a 2-year-old son, just a happy, normal family doing sort of the normal things,” said Emery, of his family’s life before his wife Brittany became pregnant with her second child.
  In 2016, Emery was working as an attorney, when doctors realized the Emerys second child was having health issues.
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• Baltimore County Residents Shocked By Sudden Passing Of Kevin Kamenetz

  10-05-2018 20:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — News of Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz’s death has rocked the Baltimore County community.
  Shock, saddened, disturbed. You’ll hear those words a lot Thursday, and there’s no other way to describe it.
  Kamenetz was a man who had no health problems and no history of health issues. He ate well and was in good shape.
  So for many local residents, it is hard to comprehend.
  They woke up this morning in disbelief, which is the feeling throughout the com
  
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• Many Colorado Dispensaries Believe Weed Helps Expectant Mothers With Morning Sickness

  10-05-2018 20:28
  DENVER, COLO. (KMGH) — Nearly 70 percent of marijuana dispensaries contacted during a health study in 2017 recommended that expectant moms suffering from morning sickness use marijuana.
  The alarming statistic was part of a study conducted by Denver Health, with help from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Utah, which was published in the peer-reviewed Obstetrics & Gynecology.
  “It was surprising and concerning to u
  
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• Got Morning Sickness? 69% Of Colorado Dispensaries Say Weed Could Help

  10-05-2018 20:28
  DENVER, COLO. (KMGH) — Nearly 70 percent of marijuana dispensaries contacted during a health study in 2017 recommended that expectant moms suffering from morning sickness use marijuana.
  The alarming statistic was part of a study conducted by Denver Health, with help from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Utah, which was published in the peer-reviewed Obstetrics & Gynecology.
  “It was surprising and concerning to u
  
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• Kevin Kamenetz Remembered As Dedicated Public Servant

  10-05-2018 20:23
  Kevin Kamenetz remembered as dedicated public servant.
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of Maryland

  10-05-2018 19:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the state.
  The thunderstorm watch is in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday.
  The weather watch has been issued for the following counties: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince Georges, St. Marys, and Washington.
  Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard
  
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• 6 Baltimore-Area Schools Named Best High Schools In Maryland

  10-05-2018 19:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Six Baltimore-area schools are listed in the 10 best high schools in Maryland, according to U.S. News & World Report.
  Among the top 10 in state are River Hill High in Clarksville at no. 4 (Howard County Public Schools), Marriotts Ridge High in Marriottsville at no. 6 (Howard County Public Schools), Centennial High in Ellicott City at no. 7 (Howard County Public Schools), Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore at no. 8 (Baltimore County Public School
  
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• Police: Dad Poses As Teen Daughter, Catches Alleged Child Predator

  10-05-2018 19:14
  FRESNO, Calif. (CBS Local) – A California father is warning parents about an alleged child predator after he caught the man trying to meet his teenage daughter in a park.
  In March of 2017, Todd Thomas discovered that his 14-year-old child was secretly sexting with a man identified as 42-year-old Hugo Rabson. Thomas said that he found his daughter asleep with a cellphone in her hands, but he hadn’t allowed her to own one. Police say Rabson gave the teenager the cell aft
  
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• Shelter Dog’s Heartwarming ‘Freedom Ride’ Captures Internet

  10-05-2018 19:03
  HANCOCK, OH (CBS Local) – A photo of a shelter dog named Gregory on his “freedom ride” has gone viral. Gregory was scheduled to be euthanized at the Franklin County Dog Shelter in Ohio when his new pal Joe Kirk came to pick him up and bring him to safety.
  Kirk works at HOUND Rescue and Sanctuary in Ohio, a special place for hound dogs that need homes. When dogs are rescued from shelters, they go on “freedom rides” to places like HOUND Rescue and
  
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• Legendary Pro Wrestling Announcer Tony Schiavone Returns

  10-05-2018 18:49
  By Chuck Carroll
  His voice is legendary in professional wrestling circles. Whenever he spoke, you knew that World Championship Wrestling was on. And for a time, Tony Schiavone’s pipes were more widely known than Jim Ross, whom many consider to be the most well-known announcer of the modern era. But it was Schiavone who led the WCW broadcast team as the company soared to new heights while battling WWE (then WWF) for ratings supremacy. It was the Monday Night Wars — the golden era of w
  
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• Wil Wheaton Talks Playing Himself On Wedding Season Finale “Big Bang Theory”

  10-05-2018 18:41
  Tonight’s season 11 finale of “The Big Bang Theory” has been a long time coming, with fans finally getting a chance to see Amy and Sheldon tie the knot. CBS Local spoke to “Big Bang” guest star and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” alum Wil Wheaton about what we can expect on tonight’s wedding, what it’s like playing himself on the show, and how it felt to share the screen with a top roster of iconic guests, including Academy Award winner Kath
  
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• Survey: Chesapeake Bay’s Blue Crab Population Is Healthy

  10-05-2018 18:21
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population remains healthy and stable.
  That’s according to the annual winter survey that was released Wednesday by the states of Maryland and Virginia.
  The survey said the bay will likely produce an average number of crabs despite an unusually cold spring. This year’s cold weather and ice cover took a toll on the adult crab population. But the number of young crabs saw a significant increase.
  Overall, the bay’s crab
  
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• Md. Gubernatorial Candidate, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz Dies At 60

  10-05-2018 17:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz died of cardiac arrest early Thursday morning.
  Kamenetz, 60, was a Democratic candidate for the 2018 Maryland governor’s race.
  Here’s what we know:Officials said he died at 3:22 a.m. at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. 
  He was sleeping at home in Owings Mills when he woke up around 2 a.m. complaining of tightness in his chest and took himself to the Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Company where
  
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• Army Doctors Transplant New Ear From Soldier’s Arm

  10-05-2018 17:30
  EL PASO, TX (CBS Local) – An Army soldier who lost her ear received a revolutionary transplant in which doctors grew her a brand new ear on the patient’s own arm.
  Plastic surgeons at William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) in El Paso successfully transplanted the organ onto Shamika Burrage after the Army Private lost her left ear in a one-car accident while on leave in 2016. Instead of finding a donor, surgeons took cartilage from Burrage’s ribs and carved it int
  
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• Funeral Arrangements Announced For Kevin Kamenetz

  10-05-2018 17:18
  OWINGS MILLS (WJZ) — A funeral will be held for Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz Friday — a day after he suddenly died from cardiac arrest.
  Kamenetz’s funeral will be at the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation at 7401 Park Heights Avenue at 2 p.m.
  What we know:Tightness in chest at 2 a.m.
  Went to Chestnut Ridge Fire Co.
  Collapsed, lost consciousnessTransported to St. Joe’s Hospital in full cardiac arrestPronounced dead around 3:20 a.m.
  No history of health problem
  
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• President Trump To Meet With NKorea’s Kim In Singapore

  10-05-2018 17:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12.
  The president tweeted, “We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!”
  Trump is providing details for the first time about the history-making meeting between a sitting American president and the leader of North Korea over denuclearization.
  He’d said he favored holding the meeting at the Demilitarized Zone, the heavily fortified bord
  
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• High School Employee Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 3

  10-05-2018 16:59
  GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — A building services worker at a Maryland high school is accused of inappropriately touching three girls over several years.
  News outlets cite a statement from Montgomery County police that says a juvenile reported last week that 59-year-old Ancelmo Osmin Diaz had inappropriately touched her for around three years. Another juvenile told police the Gaithersburg High School employee had touched her for five years. An adult says Diaz did the same to her when she was 18
  
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• Man Hit And Killed By Light Rail Train

  10-05-2018 15:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Police say a male was struck and killed by the Light Rail Thursday morning.
  According to police, they received a call around 8:35 a.m. It happened at North Howard and West Lexington Street.
  TRAFFIC ALERT: Howard St. CLOSED from Mulberry St. to Baltimore St. Pedestrian struck by light rail train. Pedestrian is deceased. More info to follow.@BaltimorePolice Crash Investigators primary, collaborating with @mtamaryland pic.twitter.com/S29NCGX8aX
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• A Black Yale Graduate Student Took A Nap In Her Dorm’s Common Room. So A White Student Called Police

  10-05-2018 15:20
   (CNN) — A white person voices suspicions about an innocuous person of color. Police are summoned. And the encounter is posted on social media, sparking outrage about racial profiling.
  In what is becoming an all-too familiar episode, a black Yale University graduate student was interrogated by campus police officers early Tuesday after a white student found her sleeping in a common room of their dorm and called police.
  The black student, Lolade Siyonbola, posted two videos of the enco
  
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• Family Wants Justice For Man Shot While Taking Out Trash

  10-05-2018 15:02
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The family of an Oak Park man shot and killed in front of his two young daughters is looking for answers.
  They say Roy Eunice was randomly shot at in front of his home while taking out the trash Saturday night.
  “Family means so much to him and to take his life at 42 years old is just not fair. It’s a senseless killing,” said his sister Mary Thompson.
  Thompson is trying to figure out why someone would want to take his life.
  “This is a man who had
  
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• Weather Blog: Thunderstorms Heading This Way

  10-05-2018 14:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With thunderstorms around this afternoon, and possibly this evening, it is time for my semi-annual push for you to get the WJZ mobile weather app. No one in management tells me to do this. The vlog I do online is rather new but I have been weather blogging, here, for a couple of years. Periodically I bring this up. In the info age we live in there is no reason not to get breaking news or weather alerts instantly. In the case of whether it can save lives, or keep you
  
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• President Trump Welcomes 3 Americans Freed By North Korea

  10-05-2018 14:29
  (CNN) — Under an American flag and dark night sky, US President Donald Trump personally welcomed home three American detainees Thursday morning after they were released from North Korea.
  The Americans — Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang Duk, also known as Tony Kim — were freed Wednesday while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on a visit to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to discuss President Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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• ‘Shocked and Saddened’ | Reactions To Death Of Md. Gubernatorial Candidate Kevin Kamenetz

  10-05-2018 14:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials across the state of Maryland are reacting to the news of Thursday’s early morning death of Baltimore County Executive and 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kevin Kamenetz. Kamenetz passed away due to cardiac arrest around 3 a.m. He was 60-years-old and leaves behind a wife and two teenage sons.
  RELATED: Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz Dies
  Current Governor Larry Hogan tweeted out his condolences to the family. In a statement the Govern
  
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• ‘Shocked and Saddened’: Political Leaders React To Death Of Md. Gubernatorial Candidate Kevin Kamenetz

  10-05-2018 14:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials across Maryland reacted to the news of Thursday’s early morning death of Baltimore County executive and 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kevin Kamenetz.
  Kamenetz, 60, died from cardiac arrest just after 3 a.m. He is survived by his wife and two teenage sons.
  RELATED:  Md. Gubernatorial Candidate, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz Dies At 60
  Political allies and rivals alike reeled from the sudden death of Kamenetz, who left an empt
  
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• ‘Shocked and Saddened’: Political Leaders React Death Of Md. Gubernatorial Candidate Kevin Kamenetz

  10-05-2018 14:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials across Maryland reacted to the news of Thursday’s early morning death of Baltimore County executive and 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kevin Kamenetz.
  Kamenetz died from cardiac arrest around 3 a.m. He was 60-years-old and leaves behind a wife and two teenage sons.
  RELATED: Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz Dies
  Political allies and rivals alike reeled from the sudden death of Kamenetz, who left an empty office at the peak of his care
  
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• Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Baltimore Shooting

  10-05-2018 13:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police have arrested Ronald Lee Scott, 27, for the Saturday shooting of a man in Essex.
  Scott is charged with attempted 1st degree murder, 1st degree assault, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime. He is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
  Police responded to a shooting just before 3 p.m. on May 5 and found an adult male victim in the area of Stemmers Run Road and North Marlyn Avenue. The victim h
  
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• Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz Dies

  10-05-2018 12:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz died of cardiac arrest early Thursday morning.
  Officials say he died at 3:22 a.m. at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He was sleeping in his home when he woke up around 2 a.m. feeling ill. He was taken to St. Joseph by the Garrison Fire Station’s Medic 19.
  Kamenetz was a Democratic candidate for the 2018 gubernatorial contest. Current Governor Larry Hogan tweeted that he is shocked and gr
  
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• Baltimore Police Union President Asks For Resignation Of Committee Oversight Task Force Member

  10-05-2018 05:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– There’s more fallout following a tense encounter between the now former chair of the Community Oversight Task Force and a Baltimore City Police sergeant last month.
  The head of the Baltimore police union is now demanding Marvin McKenstry resign from the task force altogether.
  “His apologies are not enough especially when accompanied by dishonestly,” said Lt. Gene Ryan, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3.
  Police body camera of the April interac
  
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• Baltimore Police Union President Ask For Resignation Of Committee Oversight Task Force Member

  10-05-2018 05:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– There’s more fallout following a tense encounter between the now former chair of the Community Oversight Task Force and a Baltimore City Police sergeant last month.
  The head of the Baltimore police union is now demanding Marvin McKenstry resign from the task force altogether.
  “His apologies are not enough especially when accompanied by dishonestly,” said Lt. Gene Ryan, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3.
  Police body camera of the April interac
  
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• 2 Die in Separate Motorcycle Crashes, 5-Year-Old Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries

  10-05-2018 05:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore County police say two motorcycle crashes Wednesday were both deadly.
  The first occurred on Falls Road at Butler Road around 2 p.m. Investigators say that the rider struck the back of another vehicle that merged in front of him.
  Officials confirm the motorcyclist, identified as 18-year-old Daniel Mangold of Manchester, died at the scene.
  The driver of the other vehicle, who was not hurt, remained at the scene.
  The second crash happened along York Road at Murdock R
  
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• Orioles Beat Royals 5-3 To End 7-Game Skid

  10-05-2018 04:56
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Mark Trumbo delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning, Chris Davis homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Wednesday night to end a seven-game losing streak.
  Jonathan Schoop had two hits and scored twice for the Orioles, who lost 18 of their previous 21 games.
  Lucas Duda homered and drove in three runs for the Royals.
  With two outs in the eighth, Manny Machado legged out a slow roller to third base for an infield single and Schoo
  
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• School Officials Recommend Revoking Cosby’s Honorary Degree

  10-05-2018 03:20
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Officials with the University of Maryland, College Park, have recommended revoking Bill Cosby’s honorary degree after the comedian’s sexual assault conviction.
  University spokeswoman Katie Lawson tells The Baltimore Sun the decision by the school’s committee on honorary degrees will be sent to the University System of Maryland office for Board of Regents approval.
  The newspaper reported Wednesday that Johns Hopkins University revoked Cos
  
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• Baltimore PD Commissioner Meets With 6-Year-Old From Viral Video About Violence

  10-05-2018 00:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa met with the 6-year-old girl whose heartfelt video on the violence in Baltimore went viral.
  Millions of people have watched 6-year-old Kelsey Hines’ video with a message to criminals while wearing a “Don’t shoot, let me grow up!” t-shirt.“I’m just going to be talking about all these killings up in here,” Kelsey said. “Why can’t you all let us live? Why can’t
  
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• Bike To School Day Could Be Everyday In Annapolis

  10-05-2018 00:12
  ARNOLD, Md. (WJZ) — Students in Anne Arundel County were celebrating Wednesday morning as hundreds of them participated in Bike To School Day.
  “It was fun. I like going down the hills with everybody and being able to see everyone come to school together,” said Gabriel Noon, a student at Broadneck Elementary.
  Bike To School Day coincided with the opening of the second phase of the Broadneck Trail in Arnold.
  “Anne Arundel County is a great place to ride a bike and it’
  
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