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• Police Investigating After Human Remains Found In Howard County

  02-06-2018 23:14
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a landscape worker found human remains in a wooded area in Columbia.
  Howard County Police officers were called to the 12200 block of Green Meadow Drive around 3:15 p.m. Friday.
  The skeletal remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
  Police have not yet provided additional information, such as the identity of the person or how long the remains have been there.
  An investigation is ongoing.
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• Historic Western Maryland Theater To Undergo Restoration

  02-06-2018 23:05
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A century-old theater in western Maryland is undergoing a $13 million expansion and renovation.
  Gov. Larry Hogan joined local officials Saturday in Hagerstown for groundbreaking ceremonies at The Maryland Theatre.
  The venue was built in 1915 and draws about 100,000 visitors a year.
  It suffered a fire in 1974 that nearly led to its demolition.
  Plans call for a doubling of available space.
  The state has committed $5 million to the restoration and expansion project.
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• Officials: Police Chief In Maryland Will Retire

  02-06-2018 23:01
  MOUNT RAINIER, Md. (AP) — Officials have announced that a police chief in Maryland will retire.
  The Washington Post reports that officials announced Friday that Mount Rainier Police Chief Michael E. Scott will retire from the department. Scott came to Mount Rainier after working for the Maryland-National Capital Park Police for more than 20 years.
  Mayor Malinda Miles says Scott brought Mount Rainier law enforcement into the 21st century. Miles says his commitment to community pol
  
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• Flood Watch, Warning Issued As Rain Slams Md.

  02-06-2018 22:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A flood watch and an areal flood warning are in effect for most of Maryland as storms once again move across the region.
  A flood warning is in effect for Baltimore City as well as Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard and Montgomery counties.
  Areal Flood Warning for Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Baltimore City in MD until 8:30pm Saturday. @cbsbaltimore #WJZ #mdwx
  — Tim Williams WJZ (@TimWilliamsWJZ) June 2, 2018A flood watch is also in effec
  
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• Funeral Set For National Guardsman Killed In Ellicott City Flood

  02-06-2018 22:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Funeral arrangements have been set for the National Guardsman and Air Force veteran who was swept away by the floodwaters in Ellicott City while trying to save a woman.
  A public visitation for Eddison “Eddie” Hermond will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. at The Church at Severn Run, located at 8187 Telegraph Rd. in Severn, Maryland. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Hermond will be buried at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, located at 1122 Sunris
  
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• Body Recovered from Sandy Point State Park

  02-06-2018 16:52
  ANNAPOLIS, MD (WJZ) — Maryland Natural Resources Police are investigating a water-related death that occurred just before midnight at Sandy Point State Park.
  Anne Arundel County fire department divers assisted Natural Resources Police in recovering the body of 50-year-old Melquicedec Coreas-Gomez of Glen Burnie.
  Attempts to resuscitate the victim were unsuccessful and an autopsy will be performed on Saturday.
  Investigators are still trying to determine what lead to the his death.
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• Ellicott City Resumes Rebuilding After Being Spared From Additional Flooding

  02-06-2018 05:06
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — It was far from the usual Friday evening backdrop in historic Ellicott City.
  Instead of welcoming the weekend rush, many home and business owners once again spent it working — cleaning and throwing out destroyed inventory after the region’s second wave of flash flooding in less than two years.
  RELATED: Ellicott City Hit By More Rain After Historic Flooding
  “You can’t tell what anything is. It’s all mud, mulch and sewage &md
  
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• Orioles Drop Six In A Row With 4-1 Loss To Yankees

  02-06-2018 04:30
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched six sharp innings, Aaron Judge homered and the New York Yankees breezed past the punchless Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Friday night.
  Rookie Gleyber Torres had two hits and an RBI for the Yankees, who have won three straight to move a season-high 19 games over .500 (36-17).
  Gray (4-4) allowed one run and four hits with six strikeouts. It was the first time in his 11 starts that he did not issue a walk.
  Aroldis Chapman struck out the side in the ninth for his 13
  
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• Police Looking For ‘Critical’ Missing Baltimore Co. Teen

  02-06-2018 03:52
  ESSEX, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 19-year-old man with a “severe cognitive handicap.”
  Brandon Roy was last seen Friday night in the 1300 block of Sugar Wood Circle in Essex, Maryland.Police say he was riding a blue, 10-speed bike while wearing a green polo and khaki pants as part of the National Academy Foundation School uniform.
  Anyone with information about Roy’s whereabouts is urged to call 911 or 410
  
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• Police Find ‘Critical’ Missing Baltimore Co. Teen

  02-06-2018 03:52
  UPDATE: Police have found Brandon Roy safe and unharmed.
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  ESSEX, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 19-year-old man with a “severe cognitive handicap.”
  Brandon Roy was last seen Friday night in the 1300 block of Sugar Wood Circle in Essex, Maryland.Police say he was riding a blue, 10-speed bike while wearing a green polo and khaki pants as part of the National Academy Foundati
  
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• Police: 2 Injured In Shooting At Pennsylvania Mall

  02-06-2018 03:06
  WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WJZ) — Police say two people have been injured in a shooting at a mall in Eastern Pennsylvania on Friday night.
  The Whitehall Township Police Department posted the following via Twitter about the shooting at the Lehigh Valley Mall:
  Shooting at Lehigh Valley Mall, two confirmed victims.All information released on Twitter for now.
  — Whitehall_Police (@Whitehall_PD) June 1, 2018Shooting at Lehigh Valley Mall is not an active shooter, the informati
  
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• Engineers: Multi-Million Dollar Projects Can’t Guarantee Ellicott City Won’t Flood Again

  02-06-2018 02:56
  ELLICOTT CITY Md. (WJZ) — It has been five days since floodwaters ravaged Ellicott City and as the clean-up continues, many wonder what can be done to prevent another catastrophic slide.
  There are $84 million worth of projects in the pipeline to help stop flooding, but engineers say no matter how many millions of dollars are spent, there is still a chance of a damaging flood again.
  RELATED: Ellicott City Resumes Rebuild After Being Spared From Additional Flooding
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• EPA To Deny Maryland, Delaware Petitions Against Emissions

  02-06-2018 02:18
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that it plans to deny Maryland and Delaware petitions seeking emissions reductions from power plants in five upwind states.
  The petitions sought to reduce emissions of ozone-forming nitrogen dioxide from power plants in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
  “The Agency has concluded that neither Delaware nor Maryland has met their burden to demonstrate that the sources they named emit or would em
  
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• 5 Dead, Nearly 200 Sickened In Romaine Lettuce Outbreak

  02-06-2018 02:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — Four more deaths have been linked to a national food poisoning outbreak blamed on tainted lettuce, bringing the total to five.
  Health officials have tied the E. coli outbreak to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona. The growing season there ended six weeks ago, and it’s unlikely any tainted lettuce is still in stores or people’s homes, given its short shelf life. But there can be a lag in reporting, and reports of illnesses have continued to come in.
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• First Lady Stays Behind On Trump’s Camp David Weekend

  02-06-2018 01:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump stayed behind while the president left on a weekend getaway Friday, making it 22 days since she last appeared in public.
  President Donald Trump boarded the presidential helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in the afternoon with his daughters Ivanka and Tiffany, his oldest son Donald Jr., and his son-in, law Jared Kushner. The group appeared headed for a family weekend, minus the first lady, at the official Camp David presidential retreat in Maryla
  
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• Lawsuit Makes New Rape Allegation Against Harvey Weinstein

  02-06-2018 01:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was facing a new rape allegation on Friday, including claims that a woman captured video of Weinstein assaulting her, as part of a lawsuit alleging that he had help covering up his misconduct with women.
  The lawsuit was filed in New York by three women, including one who says Weinstein raped her at a Manhattan hotel in 2011. It comes a week after Weinstein was arrested on New York state rape and criminal sex act charges.
  According to the lawsuit, Melissa Th
  
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• 11-Year-Old Charged With Threat To Md. Middle School

  02-06-2018 00:41
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Police say an 11-year-old boy is facing charges related to a telephone threat that was made against a middle school in Montgomery County on Friday.
  Montgomery County officers responded to Parkland Middle School, located at 4610 West Frankfort Drive in Rockville, around 12:30 p.m. for the report of a telephone threat that had been received by the school.
  A school faculty member told police that the suspect had called the school and made a general threat agai
  
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• Md. Veteran Killed In Flood Honored Through Scholarship Fund

  02-06-2018 00:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The friends and family of the National Guardsman who was swept away by the floodwaters in Ellicott City have set up a scholarship fund in his honor.
  The money will be awarded annually by the Restaurant Association of Maryland.
  Eddison “Eddie” Hermond was one of the first employees at Victoria Restaurant Group in Howard County and he worked his way up to management.
  The scholarship was set up in hopes of continuing his legacy of service and love for the hospita
  
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• Baltimore Police Using ‘ShotSpotter’ To Combat Gun Violence

  02-06-2018 00:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — New crime-fighting technology is in operation in Baltimore. It’s called “ShotSpotter” and it notifies police when and where shots are fired.
  It’s a real-time alert system that uses audio sensors to hear shots and map out locations for police on their smartphones.
  Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle said they want to speed up their response time, alerting police to gun fire within 45 seconds.
  Police spokesperson T.J. Smith said the technolo
  
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