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• Nationwide Paintball Wars Causing Concern For Baltimore Police

  31-05-2018 23:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Nationwide police are tackling a new type of gun violence. Hundreds of paintball shootings have been reported in multiple states, and now it’s picking up in Baltimore.
  “Guns Down, Paint Balls Up” is a movement that was intended to curb gun violence.
  “It started in Atlanta, with a rapper who started putting things on YouTube and Instagram,” said Milwaukee Police Sgt. Melissa Franckowiak.
  Police say Atlanta-based rapper, 21 Savage’s c
  
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• Gubernatorial Candidate Valerie Ervin Sues To Get Democratic Ballots Reprinted

  31-05-2018 23:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The newest addition to the Democratic primary for governor is suing the Maryland State Board of Elections to get her and her running mate’s name on the June primary ballot.
  Valerie Ervin, who was the running mate of the late Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, has been told by the board of elections that the ballots are already printed and it’s too late to change them.
  Ervin is currently listed on the ballot as Kamenetz’s running mate. F
  
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• ‘My Little Heart Exploded’ | USNA Graduate Gets Heartfelt Hug From Preschooler

  31-05-2018 23:13
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A special day was made even more beautiful for Ashanti Curry after she was given a balloon and hug by a little girl.
  Curry, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, wrote on Facebook that she was out for a meal with her family following the commencement ceremony when a little girl, Bristol, and her mom approached her in the Annapolis restaurant.
  “Did you graduate today?” Bristol’s mom asked Curry. “Well my daughter just graduated from pre-school today a
  
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• Teen Contracts Deadly Illness After Working Out Too Much

  31-05-2018 22:57
  HOUSTON, TX (CBS Local) – A teen in Texas is lucky to be alive after what he thought was soreness from the gym turned out to be a deadly illness.
  Seventeen-year-old Jared Shamburger first noticed the pain after a strenuous arm workout with his family. The Houston teen told reporters he felt he had to “catch up” with his older brother and father who had been lifting weights for years.
  “It was super-duper sore,” Shamburger said, via WWAY. “Everything h
  
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• Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Improving But Challenges Lie Ahead

  31-05-2018 22:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In 2010, the five states in the Chesapeake watershed pledged to make the Bay healthy by 2025. We’re now at the mid-point, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Chief Scientist Doug Meyers says, “We’re very encouraged. The first half of the clean-up has done its job. The bay’s responding and we can measure it.”
  A CBF study finds better water clarity and the return of underwater grasses. There are signs oyster restoration efforts are paying
  
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• ‘My Heart Is Broken’: 3 Md. Students Not Allowed To Graduate After Counselor’s Mistake

  31-05-2018 22:49
  PRINCE GEORGE’S CO., Md. (WJZ) — It’s one of the most important moments in a young person’s life: walking across the stage and getting your diploma as you graduate from high school.
  But at least three Prince George’s County students are being deprived of that honor because of a simple mistake by a guidance counselor.
  Sadly, she was not able to fix it. and when the senior class at Potomac High School in Oxen Hill gathered to graduate Wednesday, Isaiah Strat
  
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• Baltimore Business Owner’s Comic Collection Going To Exhibit At Library Of Congress

  31-05-2018 22:49
  BALTIMORE (WZ)– Baltimore businessman Steve Geppi has made his fortune buying and selling comic books.
  Camden Station has been home to the world’s finest private collection of comics and memorabilia.
  For nearly 12 years, Geppi has put some of it on display at a museum in the old Camden Yards train station next to the stadium.
  The museum is closing but Geppi’s collection will soon reach a much larger audience.
  “Well, this weekend is the last for Geppi Entertainment Museum,
  
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• Researchers 3D-Print A Human Cornea, May Save Millions From Blindness

  31-05-2018 21:17
  NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK (CBS Local) – Researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom have successfully created the first ever 3D-printed cornea, giving millions at risk of going blind new hope.
  British scientists combined human stem cells with a mixture of alginate and collagen to produce a “bio-ink” that can be used by a 3D printer. The durable yet flexible combination can reportedly be turned into the outer lens of the eye, which light passes through on i
  
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• What To Do In Maryland: June 1-3

  31-05-2018 21:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Rain and thunderstorms are expected this weekend, but that doesn’t mean you have to stay indoors.
  From brew fests and arts festivals to concerts and more, there’s a lot to do!
  Click on the links for more information, locations, times and tickets.
  ALL WEEKEND:Annapolis Arts Week 
  Annapolis Irish Festival
  Baltimore Ravens Beach Bash
  Capital Jazz Fest
  Frederick Festival of the Arts
  Naval Air Station Patuxent River Air Expo
  Paint Impressive Landscapes Using P
  
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• Police: Woman Named Crystal Methvin Arrested For Having Crystal Meth

  31-05-2018 20:54
  ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (CBS Local) – A Florida woman’s name made for an interesting police report in St. Augustine, particularly since it happened to match the crime she’s accused of committing.
  Crystal June Methvin (Photo credit: St. John’s County Sheriff’s Office)
  Forty-year-old Crystal Methvin was taken into custody after being charged with possession of crystal meth, according to the St. Augustine Police Department. Methvin was arrested on May 26 after officers
  
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• Media Professor: ‘What Roseanne Barr Did Is Pretty Unique In Television History’

  31-05-2018 20:52
  NEW YORK (CBS Local) — Earlier this week, Roseanne Barr’s controversial tweets about former White House staffer Valerie Jarrett led ABC to cancel its top-rated show “Roseanne.” The swift move from the network, the powerful statement from ABC president Channing Dungey and Barr’s subsequent tweets make this one of the most infamous cancellations of a show in television history.
  Fordham University media professor & author Paul Levinson has written about media and f
  
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• Army Battalion Takes Photo With Fallen Soldier’s Newborn Baby

  31-05-2018 19:49
  FAYETTEVILLE, NC (CBS Local) – U.S. Army Specialist Chris Harris was killed in Afghanistan last August when a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy. Before his life was taken too soon, the 25-year-old soldier from North Carolina had just received the happiest news.
  Just one week earlier, Harris found out his wife Britt was expecting their first child. Britt Harris broke the good news to her husband over FaceTime. She created a handmade onesie that said “Chris you&rsquo
  
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• Stanley Cup Final Has Makings Of A Long Battle After The First Two Games

  31-05-2018 19:29
  By Steve Silverman
  They are breathing easier in Washington after the Capitals squared the Stanley Cup Final with their 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the title round Wednesday night.
  It was a significant victory because the Washington road warriors not only took home-ice advantage away from the Golden Knights, they also handed the expansion team their first home loss in the postseason.
  That will give Vegas head coach Gerard Gallant and his players plenty to think about un
  
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• Petition Filed To Rename Street After Slain Officer Amy Caprio

  31-05-2018 19:19
  PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ) — A petition has been filed to change the name of a Baltimore County street to honor slain officer Amy Caprio.
  The petition, which was filed by Bay Properties & Affiliates President Rich Cohen, would change the name of Forge Rd. to Officer Caprio Way.
  Bay Properties & Affiliates also plans to rename their development on the corner of Belair Rd. and Forge Rd. to Officer Caprio Center.According to police, the 29-year-old officer died while investigatin
  
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• Md. Private Schools Decides Not To Play National Football Powerhouse

  31-05-2018 19:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– All-boy private school, Mount Saint Joseph in West Baltimore, and Calvert Hall College in Towson, has decided not to play St. Frances Academy, a local and fast-growing national football powerhouse, next season.
  St. Frances is located in East Baltimore across the street from a jail.
  The football team went unbeaten last season, capping a 13-0 season with a 41-3 victory over Bingam, Utah in the Geico Champions Bowl in Phoenix.
  On Wednesday, according to the Baltimore Sun, St.
  
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• Md. Private Schools Decide Not To Play National Football Powerhouse

  31-05-2018 19:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– All-boy private school Mount Saint Joseph in West Baltimore and Calvert Hall College in Towson have decided not to play St. Frances Academy, a local and fast-growing national football powerhouse, next season.
  St. Frances is located in East Baltimore across the street from a jail.
  The football team went unbeaten last season, capping a 13-0 season with a 41-3 victory over Bingam, Utah in the Geico Champions Bowl in Phoenix.
  On Wednesday, according to the Baltimore Sun, St. J
  
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• Md. Private School Decides Not To Play Local, National Football Powerhouse

  31-05-2018 19:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– All-boy private school, Mount Saint Joseph in West Baltimore, has decided not to play St. Frances Academy, a local and fast-growing national football powerhouse, next season.
  On Wednesday, according to the Baltimore Sun, St. Joe cited safety concerns and the perceived difference in the goals of the two programs as the reason for not being willing to play St. Frances next football season.
  The Panthers head coach responded via Twitter Tuesday.
  We live in a world of cowards,
  
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• Ellicott City Braces For More Rain After Historic Flooding

  31-05-2018 18:57
  3873884ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County officials are reinforcing areas of Ellicott City and clearing debris from storm drains ahead of more rain in the forecast Thursday afternoon into Friday.
  RELATED: Flash Flood Watch For Parts Of Maryland
  Main Street in downtown Ellicott City will be closed Thursday due to a flash flood watch in effect.
  Due to the existing forecast & FLASH FLOOD WATCH that will take effect at 2 pm today, 5/31, ALL ESCORTED & UNESCORTED visits
  
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• Your Body Has A ‘Second Brain’ In Your Butt, Scientists Say

  31-05-2018 18:41
  AUSTRALIA (CBS Local) – You’ve probably had a “gut feeling” during your life, but did you know your gut is actually “thinking” too? According to scientists in Australia, the human body has a “second brain” in its rear end and it may be smarter than we think.
  A study published in the journal JNeurosci says that the gastrointestinal tract contains millions of neurons, which independently control muscle movement in the colon.
  
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• Police: Suspects Armed With Knife Arrested For Stealing From Walmart

  31-05-2018 18:08
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police say two suspects, one of which was armed with a knife, reportedly stole some items from a local Walmart.
  The theft happened just after 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, at the Walmart located in the 8000 block of Governor Ritchie Highway in Pasadena.
  Responding officers were told that two people, later identified as Davon Ricardo Battle and Martieria Latrice McDaniels, were seen concealing merchandise, before trying to leave without paying.
  One of
  
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• Study Says Seafood Is Sexy, Leads To More Love Making And Babies

  31-05-2018 17:46
  (CBSDFW.COM/CBS LOCAL) – A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests seafood could also give your sex life a boost.
  It suggests that couples who load up on fruits from the sea tend to have more sex and conceive faster than other couples trying to get pregnant.
  The study is welcome news for one couple who enjoys both seafood and its sexy impact on their sex life.
  “There’s some truth to it… in fact we’re about to head out to test that the
  
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• Ellicott City Prepares For More Rain After Historic Flooding

  31-05-2018 17:27
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County officials are reinforcing areas of Ellicott City and clearing debris from storm drains ahead of more rain in the forecast Thursday afternoon into Friday.
  RELATED: Flash Flood Watch For Parts Of Maryland
  Main Street in downtown Ellicott City will be closed Thursday due to a flash flood watch in effect.
  Due to the existing forecast & FLASH FLOOD WATCH that will take effect at 2 pm today, 5/31, ALL ESCORTED & UNESCORTED visits to Main
  
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• DDP Talks Big Changes At WWE, Gets Emotional Over Success Story

  31-05-2018 17:19
  As a wrestler, Diamond Dallas Page spent about 300 days each year on the road. The grind to becoming an improbable World Champion was as relentless as it was monotonous.
  For most wrestlers, the daily formula goes something like this: wrestle, squeeze into a car with a few other large bodies, drive for hours through the night until reaching the next city on the schedule. If they’re lucky, they’ll be able to get a few hours of sleep before checkout time at the hotel. After grabbing a b
  
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• Maryland Man Gets 13 Years For Peddling Heroin, Fentanyl

  31-05-2018 16:42
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for peddling a treacherous mixture of heroin and illicit fentanyl.
  The Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s office has identified the 27-year-old man as Branden Corey Williams of Edgewater.
  A circuit court judge has sentenced Williams following a conviction for possession with intent to distribute heroin.
  Prosecutors say police seized heroin capsules laced with fentanyl, a digital scale, cash, cell
  
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• Betsy DeVos Visits Md. School, Hears About Discipline Alternatives

  31-05-2018 16:23
  HANOVER, Md. (WJZ/AP) —Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been listening to first-graders share stories about friendship during a field trip by a presidential commission seeking ways to stem a steady stream of school violence.
  DeVos toured Hebron Harman Elementary School in Hanover, Maryland, which specializes in fostering positive behavior as opposed to punitive discipline.
  DeVos chairs the Federal Commission on School Safety, formed after the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory St
  
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• Betsy DeVos Visits Maryland School

  31-05-2018 16:23
  HANOVER, Md. (WJZ) — Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited a Maryland school Thursday to learn how the school encourages positive behavior among students.
  DeVos will visit Frank Hebron-Harman Elementary in Anne Arundel County around 10:30 a.m. as part of the Federal Commission on School Safety’s first field visit.
  They are going to the Hanover school to learn about Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
  PBIS is a framework for assisting school pers
  
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• Betsy DeVos To Visit Maryland School

  31-05-2018 16:23
  HANOVER, Md. (WJZ) — Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will be visiting a Maryland school Thursday to learn how the school encourages positive behavior among students.
  DeVos will visit Frank Hebron-Harman Elementary in Anne Arundel County around 10:30 a.m. as part of the Federal Commission on School Safety’s first field visit.
  They are going to the Hanover school to learn about Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
  PBIS is a framework for assisting sc
  
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• Goose Crashes Into Scoreboard At Comerica Park

  31-05-2018 16:21
  Ryan Mayer
  When wild animals get caught in the action at sporting events, there’s always a certain element of unpredictability that can lead to memorable moments. For a goose that was on the loose at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday night, that was certainly the case.
  While the Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers were waiting out a rain delay in the sixth inning of the game, a goose landed on the outfield grass. Members of the Tigers grounds crew then began unsuccessfully attempting
  
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• Amtrak Offers Lactation Suites For New Mothers At Baltimore’s Penn Station

  31-05-2018 16:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Nursing mothers travelling via Amtrak will have a suite to accommodate their needs at several stations nationwide, including Baltimore’s Penn Station.
  According to Amtrak, the suites will be installed in time for the summer travel season.
  “These new lactation suites demonstrate Amtrak’s ongoing commitment to better accommodate the needs of our customers and their families while traveling with us,” said Amtrak Vice President of Stations, Facili
  
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• Coach K Donates $3 Million To Foundation Helping Low-Income Students

  31-05-2018 15:58
  Ryan Mayer
  Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Thursday that he will be donating $3 million to the Emily Krzyzewski Center as part of a three-year $15 million fundraising campaign for the non-profit organization that seeks to help low-income students K-12 make their way to college. The center, which opened 12 years ago and is named in honor of Coach K’s late mother, provides various tutoring and advisement programs to kids in low-income communities.
  Krzyz
  
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• 6-Year-Old Boy Helps Save More Than 1,000 Dogs

  31-05-2018 15:45
  He’s only 6 years old, but Roman McConn has already helped save more than 1,000 dogs from kill shelters. He and his mom, Jennifer McConn, started the project in Texas when they lived there in 2016.
  His mom says the family’s dog inspired her to help other pups. “In July of 2015 we adopted Luna from a Texas ‘kill’ shelter. I was sunk! I became heavily involved with volunteering at the local shelter,” McConn writes on Facebook.
  Roman helped his mom make vide
  
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• Skyping The Doctor? Poll Shows It’s Not Just For The Young

  31-05-2018 15:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Every morning, 92-year-old Sidney Kramer wraps a blood pressure cuff around his arm and steps on a scale, and readings of his heart health beam to a team of nurses — and to his daughter’s smartphone — miles from his Maryland home.
  Red flags? A nurse immediately calls, a form of telemedicine that is helping Kramer live independently by keeping his congestive heart failure under tight control.
  “It’s reassuring both psychologically and physicall
  
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• Poll: Seniors Ready To Skype Doctors, Care Quality A Concern

  31-05-2018 15:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Every morning, 92-year-old Sidney Kramer wraps a blood pressure cuff around his arm and steps on a scale, and readings of his heart health beam to a team of nurses — and to his daughter’s smartphone — miles from his Maryland home.
  Red flags? A nurse immediately calls, a form of telemedicine that is helping Kramer live independently by keeping his congestive heart failure under tight control.
  “It’s reassuring both psychologically and physicall
  
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• Oops! Valet Drives Expensive Porsche Under SUV

  31-05-2018 15:12
  SYDNEY, Australia (CBSMiami/CBS Local) — A hotel valet had a lucky escape on Thursday when the luxury sports car he was parking ended up underneath another parked car outside a Sydney hotel.
  The valet drove the soft-top Porsche Carrera under a sports utility vehicle outside the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the city’s Darling Harbour, local media reported.
  Emergency workers cut the valet driver out from the Porsche as a large crowd watched, according to local media.
  The Porsche Carrera
  
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• What Not To Do If You’re Valet Parking A Porsche

  31-05-2018 14:58
  (CNN) — If you think you had a tough morning at work, spare a thought for this hotel valet in Sydney.
  Tasked with parking a Porsche Carrera for a hotel guest, he managed to wedge it under the SUV parked in front, and ram a second parked car against a row of metal bollards.
  “I saw the valet hit the car in front from a parked position,” said Jonathan Bouzaid, who watched events unfold and posted photos to Instagram.
  “He then must have panicked and hit the accelerator causin
  
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• Weather Blog: Rain Continues Through Weekend

  31-05-2018 14:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — So here we go again. I wake up this morning to a bunch of advisories, in my phone, about flooding. Yep over the next few days our shower, and thunderstorm potential really amps up. But this comes as no surprise. The part of the weekend forecast that really got my attention is Sunday. On that day we will continue to see rain in the forecast but the temperature may not get out of the 60’s.
  So when do we finally get out of this crud? Looking like Monday with a par
  
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• More People Attend Live-Streamed Caps Game Than Live Orioles-Nats

  31-05-2018 14:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Washington Capitals won their first ever Stanley Cup Finals game Wednesday night and thousands of fans showed up to watch despite the game being in Las Vegas.
  The Capitals opened up their arena and allowed fans to come watch on the jumbotron. Reports say over 14,400 fans showed up to cheer on the team.
  Meanwhile in Camden Yards, the Baltimore Orioles faced off against the Washington Nationals — garnering a little less enthusiasm. ESPN reports only 13,935 people
  
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• Cardinals TE Jermaine Gresham Pays Baggage Fee To Help Passenger Make Flight

  31-05-2018 14:01
  Ryan Mayer
  Arizona Cardinals tight end Jermaine Gresham is receiving a lot of praise this morning, not for his efforts on the field, rather for his random act of kindness off it. On Wednesday night, Twitter user Delilah Cassidy posted a thread explaining a tough spot she found herself in at the airport.
  As she was getting ready to board her flight, she was informed by American Airlines personnel that she would have to pay a baggage fee to carry on her bag. After trying to make the bag fit under
  
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• Dick’s Sales Soar Without Assault Rifles

  31-05-2018 13:40
  (CNN Money) — Back in February, Dick’s Sporting Goods made a bold decision to stop selling assault style rifles and high capacity magazines, and to raise the minimum age to purchase a gun to 21.
  Executives there braced for pain. Instead they got good news.
  Dick’s Sporting Goods stock price surged by as much as 27% after it reported stronger than expected quarterly sales and profit Wednesday.
  It’s the first measure of their decision to pull away from some guns.
  “Ther
  
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• Wildwood Police Release Body Cam Footage Of Controversial Beach Arrest

  31-05-2018 13:25
  WILDWOOD, N.J. (CBS) – Police in Wildwood have released body cam footage following a controversial beach arrest that was caught on video over Memorial Day Weekend.
  The incident happened on a beach near East Schellinger Avenue on May 26 when police say Emily Weinman, 20, of Philadelphia, was drunk on the beach and refused to provide police with her ID.
  A video that’s now gone viral shows a Wildwood police officer punching Weinman during the arrest.
  In one body cam
  
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• Knights Outworked By Capitals In Game 2, Take Rare Home Loss

  31-05-2018 12:25
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant for months talked about his team’s hard work, ability to battle and their devotion to playing a full “200 feet of hockey.”
  In pockets of Game 2 in the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night, the Golden Knights were surprisingly outworked, outbattled and outhustled in losing 3-2 to the Washington Capitals. Game 3 is Saturday night in Washington and Vegas is going to need to up the energy level even further in a frantic ser
  
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• Flash Flood Warning In Effect For Parts Of Maryland

  31-05-2018 12:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A flash flood warning is in effect for parts of Maryland until 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
  The National Weather Service says numerous showers and thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rainfall are expected to approach the region through midnight. Localized rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected.
  The warning is in effect for Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Howard County.
  Flash Flood Warning including Columbia MD, Ellicott City MD, Catonsville MD until 9:30 PM
  
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• Weather Blog: Another Humid Day

  31-05-2018 04:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Wednesday was a warm and humid day as we reached the upper 70’s to low 80’s.
  Some light rain and drizzle has moved into the region but no heavy rain.
  Tomorrow will be another humid day and some sun and clouds will help produce some showers and some thunderstorms as well.
  Our main concern is, obviosly, how much rain falls, where and for how long. It’s not possible to predict that, but be aware that some areas could possibly see pockets of heavy rain and s
  
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• Scherzer, Harper Carry Nationals Past Orioles 2-0 For Sweep

  31-05-2018 04:01
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Max Scherzer pitched eight innings of two-hit ball to earn his eighth consecutive victory, Bryce Harper hit his 18th home run and the Washington Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.
  Scherzer (9-1) struck out 12, walked one and retired 24 of 27 batters. It was the eighth time this season he reached double figures in strikeouts and the 72nd time in his career.
  The only runner to reach against Scherzer in the first six innings was C
  
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• Candidates For Maryland Governor Debate Policing, Flooding

  31-05-2018 01:26
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Maryland’s Democratic candidates for governor focused much of their second televised debate Wednesday on painful recent events in the state, including the death of a Baltimore County police officer and devastating flooding in Ellicott City.
  Panelists in the debate hosted by Sinclair Broadcasting asked the nine candidates about what they think needs to be done to ease tensions between police and communities in the aftermath of last week’s death of Baltimore
  
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• Ellicott City Residents Left In Limbo On When Rebuilding Process Can Start

  31-05-2018 00:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Some Ellicott City residents say the damage to their homes and businesses isn’t as bad as their neighbors following devastating flash flooding Sunday.
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  When the stretch of Main Street that was severely damaged shuts down–potentially for months–they’ll be locked out anyway, leaving a lot of people scrambling to take out what they can, while they can.
  Gates are up and there’s no telling for how long, as the process of damage assess
  
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• Harvey Weinstein Indicted In New York Rape Case

  31-05-2018 00:13
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was indicted Wednesday on rape and criminal sex act charges, furthering the first criminal case to arise from a slate of sexual misconduct allegations against the former movie mogul.
  Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said the indictment brings Weinstein “another step closer to accountability.”
  The announcement came hours after Weinstein’s lawyers said he’d decline to testify before the grand jury because there wasn&rsquo
  
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