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• US Leaving UN Human Rights Council: ‘A Cesspool Of Political Bias’

  19-06-2018 23:48
  (CNN) — US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday, accusing the body of bias against US ally Israel and a failure to hold human rights abusers accountable.
  The move, which the Trump administration has threatened for months, came down one day after the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights slammed the separation of children from their parents at the US-Mexico border as “unconscionab
  
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• Family Separations At The Border Alarm Child-Welfare Experts

  19-06-2018 23:41
  The sights and sounds are wrenching: A boy’s cries of “Papa! Papa!” for the father he had been separated from. Youngsters placed in chain-link cages in an old Texas warehouse. Parents begging to know what will happen to their children.
  Child welfare has always been a challenging profession; state and local agencies across America make difficult decisions every day to separate children from their parents. But those agencies have ways of minimizing the trauma that aren’t be
  
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• Maryland Fleet Week And Air Show Returns To Baltimore In October

  19-06-2018 23:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland Fleet Week and Air Show is coming back to Baltimore in October, bringing with it more than a dozen military vessels and planes.
  The exciting announcement was made Tuesday morning, which is just four months away from some impressive visitors in the Harbor.
  “These events put the best of Maryland and the best of Baltimore city on full display, providing exciting educational events for the whole family,” said. Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford.
  The week-lo
  
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• Local Non-Profits Building Community Garden Accessible For Senior Citizens

  19-06-2018 23:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s not far from Clifton Park in the Coldstream-Montebello neighborhood in northeast Baltimore. It’s where neighbors and local non-profits are coming together to build an accessible garden for senior citizens.
  It’s the dream of Joyce Drake, who’s working hard to make it happen.
  “Our seniors are endowed with skills and abilities, experiences and wisdom, and we don’t have that being poured back into our communities, our children, and our
  
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• Man Nicknamed ‘Butt Juice’ Convicted Of Gang Violence, Selling Drugs

  19-06-2018 22:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man nicknamed “Butt Juice” has been convicted of taking part in gang violence and drug dealing with the Up Da Hill gang.
  25-year-old Lamont Jones, a/k/a “Butt Juice,” was found guilty of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics.
  His sentencing is set for October, and he faces up to life in prison.
  Court documents show that Jones was part of t
  
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• Ellicott City’s Main Street Reopens Following 2nd Deadly Flood In 2 Years

  19-06-2018 22:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– In a race to recover from devastating flooding, much of Ellicott City’s Main Street opened to the public Tuesday, just three weeks after water poured down, killing one man and washing away businesses.
  Business owners say they did not know if their shops would survive the flooding, much less reopen this quickly.
  Guarded by a pane of glass and a touch of luck, Jane Knighton’s watercolors survived the murky brown water that claimed so much of Historic Ellicot
  
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• ‘Big Brother’ Season 20 Houseguests Revealed

  19-06-2018 22:40
  CBS has announced 16 all-new Houseguests to embark on the milestone 20th season of Big Brother. This season’s cast includes a flight attendant, a former undercover cop, a cyber security engineer and a Vegas entertainer, among others. CBS’ summer reality hit debuts with a two-night premiere event, Wednesday, June 27 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and Thursday, June 28 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), only on CBS. Julie Chen also returns as host.
  See below for a quick rundown of all 16 new Houseguests
  
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• The Baseball Report: Astros Tie Franchise Record, Bartolo Colon Passes Marichal

  19-06-2018 22:16
  Ryan Mayer
  Alex Bregman doubled home Marwin Gonzalez and Brock Stassi to give the Astros a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night and in the process, helped tie a franchise record. With the win, the Astros have now earned 12 consecutive victories, continuing their scorching hot June, and tying the 2004 and 1999 teams for most consecutive victories.
  That puts this iteration of the team in solid company as both of those teams made the playoffs, though both did come up short of making the
  
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• Mites Packing Mighty Bite, Causing Big Problems For Bears

  19-06-2018 22:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The tiniest of insects is causing big problems for some black bears in Maryland and neighboring states.
  It’s called the sarcoptic mite, and according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources bear biologist Harry Striker, “This mite will burrow under the skin and cause a lot of problems for the animal.”
  Specifically, for black bears.
  What started in Pennsylvania has now spread to Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
  Infestation by the mites is cau
  
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• Ring Of Honor Show At Famed Madison Square Garden Called Off

  19-06-2018 21:36
  By Chuck Carroll
  In what can only be described as a huge disappointment for Ring of Honor, a top company official says plans for their Madison Square Garden debut have been scrapped after World Wrestling Entertainment spoke with arena management to block the event. The about-face unfolded after Sinclair Broadcasting CEO Chris Ripley revealed the plans for the New York City mega-show during an interview with the Baltimore Business Journal last week. Sinclair Broadcasting is the parent company of
  
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• “Closer to Equality”: Md. Transgender Teen Wins Landmark Settlement

  19-06-2018 21:13
  EASTON, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland teenager who won a settlement that allowed him to use the boys’ bathroom and locker room facilities at school tells WJZ the long court battle was about equality and not having to live “in a place of discrimination.”
  16-year-old Max Brennan is a student at St. Michaels Middle and High School in Talbot County on the Eastern Shore. His settlement follows a major federal court ruling that found banning him from the restrooms that correspond
  
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• Woman Said She ‘Hated White People’ Before Assaulting 2 People On Md. Bus

  19-06-2018 21:02
  MONTGOMERY Co., Md. (WJZ) — Police arrested a 24-year-old woman who reportedly yelled she “hated white people” before assaulting two senior citizens while on a Maryland bus.
  The Gaithersburg Police Department reports this incident happened at 9 p.m. on June 4. Officers were called to N. Frederick Ave. and Travis Ave.
  Responding officers were told that two senior citizens had been assaulted while they were on a bus heading to Germantown.
  According to police, a black fe
  
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• Smoking Rates In U.S. Hit All-Time Low, CDC Says

  19-06-2018 21:02
  NEW YORK (CBS Local/CBS News) – Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low.
  About 14 percent of U.S adults admit to being smokers last year, down from about 16 percent in 2016, government figures from the CDC show.
  There hadn’t been much change the previous two years, but it’s been clear there’s been a general decline and the new figures show it’s continuing, according to K. Michael Cummings of the tobacco research program at Medical University of South C
  
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• Police Seek Answers On What Precipitated Fatal Shooting

  19-06-2018 20:34
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Police in suburban Maryland are investigating what precipitated a fatal confrontation between a police officer and a man who reportedly attacked him.
  Montgomery County Police issued an update Monday evening on their investigation of the June 11 shooting, in which an officer shot and killed Robert Lawrence White, a 41-year-old black man from Silver Spring.
  Police say body-worn camera footage shows White twice assaulting the officer, 32-year-old Anand Badgujar. The
  
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• Bucks’ Sterling Brown Sues Milwaukee Over Stun-Gun Arrest

  19-06-2018 20:06
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown sued the city of Milwaukee and its police department Tuesday, saying officers’ use of a stun gun during his arrest for a parking violation constitutes excessive force and that they targeted him because he is black.
  Brown’s attorney Mark Thomsen filed the lawsuit in federal court, accusing police of “discriminating against Mr. Brown on the basis of his race.” The lawsuit alleges officers involved in his
  
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• Watch: Circus Bear Jumps Off Skateboard, Attacks Handler

  19-06-2018 19:37
  (CBS NEWS/CBS LOCAL)- Shocking video from a Russian circus shows a bear turn on its handler and viciously attack him during a show. The audience watched in horror as the bear jumped off a skateboard it had been riding and leaped towards the humans in the circus ring.
  Video from the circus in Russia’s Volgograd region, posted by the Daily Mail, shows the bear sliding down a ramp on the skateboard while a handler holds on to its leash. At the end of the ramp, the bear gets rambunct
  
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• Police Release Photos Of Items Worn By Homicide Victim Found In Montgomery Co. Park

  19-06-2018 19:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying the remains of a male found in a park earlier this month.
  Montgomery County police say they found the body of who they believe to be a Hispanic male between the ages of 15-17 at the beginning of June in Germantown in Seneca Creek State Park.
  The cause of death has been ruled a homicide and officials have had trouble identifying the person and are now asking for the public’s help by releasing c
  
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• NBA Draft: Storylines And Players To Watch

  19-06-2018 19:02
  By Norm Elrod
  When: Thursday, June 21, 2018 @ 7 p.m. ETWhere: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NYHow to Watch: ESPN
  Deandre Ayton (Photo Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
  Storylines:
  Who will be the top pick? A lot of experts have Deandre Ayton slated to go first, and with good reason. A first-team All-American at Arizona as a freshman, the 7’1″ center averaged over 20 points and 11 rebounds. He’s an NBA-ready player to build around and the Phoenix Suns, which hold the top pick, nee
  
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• Police: Men Leave Alligator Inside Florida Wawa

  19-06-2018 18:32
  LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (CBS Local) — Customers at a Florida Wawa found an unexpected and unusual surprise in the middle of the night last week after an alligator was dumped inside the store.
  The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office got a call at 2:24 a.m. last Friday about a three-foot alligator dropped off by a pair of men inside the Lakewood Ranch Wawa. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dave Bristow said that authorities called the Fish and Wildlife Commission to take care of the gato
  
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• Manny Ramirez Wore A $530 Yankees Hat To Rangers-Royals Game As Disguise

  19-06-2018 17:51
  Ryan Mayer
  Avert your eyes Boston Red Sox fans. Manny Ramirez was in attendance at last night’s Rangers-Royals game in Kansas City, and the disguise he wore is likely to make Red Sox fans’ blood boil.Yes, that’s the Red Sox legend sporting a maroon Yankees hat. Odd color aside, the hat is also reportedly pretty pricey. According to Busted Coverage, the hat that Ramirez is wearing in the photo is a $530 Gucci Yankees hat. Between the hat, the sunglasses and the lack of his trade
  
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• Md. Lawmakers Speaking Out Against Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy

  19-06-2018 17:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Numerous Maryland lawmakers have come out against the policy that the Trump administration is now enforcing that separates immigrant children from their parents after crossing the U.S. border.
  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that Maryland will not deploy any National Guard resources to the border until the “policy of separating children from their families has been rescinded.”
  He also said Washington “failed” on immigration reform and t
  
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• Maryland To Remove Border National Guard Due To Trump Policy

  19-06-2018 17:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Numerous Maryland lawmakers have come out against the policy that the Trump Administration is now enforcing that separates immigrant children from their parents after crossing the U.S. border.
  Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said Maryland will not deploy any National Guard resources to the border until the “policy of separating children from their families has been rescinded,”
  He also said Washington “failed” on immigration reform, and that &ldq
  
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• Police: Couple Arrested For Having Sex Near Busy Intersection

  19-06-2018 16:59
  OKLAHOMA CITY (CBS LOCAL) — Traffic is usually a given during a rush hour commute, but one street in Oklahoma City got backed up for a racier reason. Police say a couple was found allegedly having sex on the ground near a busy intersection.
  According to authorities, the Oklahoma City Police Department received a call around 5:30 in the evening from a woman claiming she saw a man with pants “halfway down” on top of a woman under a tree. When police arrived, sure enough
  
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• Police: Cancer Patient Found Dead In Woods, Killed For Her Painkillers

  19-06-2018 16:43
  RABBIT HASH, Ky. (CBS LOCAL) —  The body of woman with stage four lung cancer was found in the woods, and police believe she was killed by her cousin who was trying to rob her of her painkillers.
  According to authorities, Denita Satchwell was reported missing on June 11 and police claim her body was placed in the trunk of a car overnight and dumped in the woods the next day. “As a…cancer patient Satchwell was frail and in poor health, as well as having a large amount
  
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• Saudi Arabia’s World Cup Team Plane Catches Fire In Midair

  19-06-2018 16:26
  Ryan Mayer
  The beginning of the Saudi Arabia men’s national team’s World Cup experience hasn’t exactly been smooth. The Saudis opened tournament play with a 5-0 loss to host country Russia last Thursday and then on Monday, the team’s flight to Rostov was rocky with the plane catching fire in midair.
  The plane did land safely and no one was injured in the incident, but video of the plane in flight surfaced on Twitter and it’s frightening.
  Saudi Arabia’s team pl
  
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• Sessions: Migrant Children Facilities Not Like Nazi Germany Because ‘They Were Keeping The Jews From Leaving’

  19-06-2018 14:47
  (CNN) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions dismissed comparisons of the detention facilities for migrant children to Nazi concentration camps by arguing that Nazis “were keeping the Jews from leaving the country.”
  “Well, it’s a real exaggeration, of course. In Nazi Germany, they were keeping the Jews from leaving the country,” Sessions tried to explain during an interview Monday night with Fox News host Laura Ingraham.
  Sessions later said if parents are depor
  
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• Weather Blog: Summer Storms

  19-06-2018 14:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — That line of thunderstorms, yesterday, meant business. That was also a perfect example of that “ever present chance of a Summer time afternoon thunderstorm.” The atmosphere needed to flex, and it did. That energy came through my neighborhood and the trees it snapped, and the large limbs I was moving out of my yard, last evening, were healthy ones. Not rotten from the inside. This was damage to strong healthy objects. That storm had energy. But as I type t
  
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• Woman Responding To Craigslist Ad Makes Life-Saving Kidney Donation

  19-06-2018 14:28
  SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – A California woman is recovering after donating the gift of life to an ailing man who posted a Craigslist ad seeking a life-saving kidney.
  “I’m feeling really well, without pain meds. I’m surprised how good I’m doing,” Jessica Morris told KPIX 5.
  Morris felt good enough to visit Alcatraz with her father on Father’s Day, five days after donating her kidney to a man she didn’t know.
  “He’ll probably be my friend fo
  
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• Maryland County Settles Lawsuit With Transgender Teen

  19-06-2018 14:13
  EASTON, Md. (AP) — A Maryland county board of education has settled a lawsuit with a transgender teen that it tried to block from using certain locker rooms.
  The Daily Record of Baltimore reports 16-year-old Max Brennan filed the lawsuit when his middle school barred him from using boys’ facilities. A release by a member of the lawsuit says Talbot County defendants will pay $20 in damages. Brennan also will have permanent access to boys’ facilities.
  U.S. District Judge George L
  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts Removes Sign Asking Customers To Report When Employees Shout In Foreign Languages

  19-06-2018 14:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Dunkin’ Donuts is in hot water for a sign at one of its Baltimore restaurants.
  The sign posted at the counter of the Dunkin on West 41st St. asked any customer who heard an employee shouting in a language other than English to report it to management.
  Anyone who did so was eligible for a free coffee and pastry.
  This sign is being displayed at a @dunkindonuts in Baltimore. General manager posted a sign asking customers to report employees not speaking English. Even o
  
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• Salvation Army Closing A Baltimore Family Shelter

  19-06-2018 13:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Salvation Army family shelter located at 1114 N. Calvert Street will be closing after 80 years, according to our media partner The Baltimore Sun. About 15 families will be moved from the Booth House into alternative housing.
  The 57-bed emergency shelter will close in the coming weeks. Maj. Gene Hogg, the nonprofit’s area commander for Central Maryland, told The Sun it is due to a reduction in federal funding for temporary accommodations for the homeles
  
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• Firefighters Suspended For Making Porn At Firehouse

  19-06-2018 13:25
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Two firefighters in Ohio have been suspended for allegedly making pornographic videos at a firehouse.
  Akron officials say Arthur Dean and Deann Eller were both placed on administrative leave on Monday while the city launched an investigation into the matter.
  Fire Chief Clarence Tucker says someone told a firefighter last week about the acts possibly being performed on city property. The firefighter reported it to his supervisor, who then told the chief.
  Tucker and Mayor
  
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• Viral Video Shows Toddler Climbing Locked Pool Ladder

  19-06-2018 12:57
  ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WJZ) — Pools can be dangerous for young children, and a couple in Massachusetts wants to spread the word about how you can never be too careful.
  The video of their two-year-old Cody climbing the outside of a locked pool ladder and almost making it to the top has gone viral. His mom takes him down before he is able to get hurt.
  His parents, Keith Wyman and Tonya Sostre, say he had climbed up before and this time they wanted documentation to show others how dangerous the la
  
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• Viral Video Shows A Toddler Climbing A Locked Pool Ladder

  19-06-2018 12:57
  ATTLEBORO, MA (WJZ) — Pools can be dangerous for young children and these parents want to spread the word about how you can never be too careful.
  The video of their two-year-old Cody climbing the outside of a locked pool ladder and almost making it to the top has gone viral. His mom takes him down before he is able to get hurt.
  His parents Keith Wyman and Tonya Sostre say he had climbed up before and this time they wanted documentation to show others how dangerous the ladder could be.
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• On A Big Night For ‘Panther,’ Boseman Honors Real-Life Hero

  19-06-2018 12:23
  SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The MTV Movie & TV Awards gave “Black Panther” its first taste of awards glory, with Marvel’s blockbuster taking home four honors including two awards for its star, Chadwick Boseman.
  Boseman quickly handed off his best hero award to James Shaw Jr., who wrestled an assault-style rifle away from a gunman in a Tennessee Waffle House in April. “This is going to live at your house,” Boseman told Shaw, giving him the show’s gold
  
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• Ex-Maryland Senator Awaiting Fraud Sentence To Repay $5K

  19-06-2018 02:49
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A former Maryland senator who pleaded guilty in a federal bribery case has agreed to forfeit $5,000 as part of a plea deal.
  The Daily Record of Baltimore reports the payment was filed in court Monday. Seventy-one-year-old Nathaniel T. Oaks pleaded guilty in March to fraud charges in a federal corruption case. The repayment between Oaks and federal prosecutors also dropped eight other charges against Oaks.
  The Baltimore Sun reports Oaks was accused of ta
  
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• Md. Senator Bashes Trump Administration After Touring Detention Facilities Housing Children Of Illegal Immigrants

  19-06-2018 02:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Trump Administration is not backing down amid growing outrage over migrant children being separated from their parents at the U.S. border.
  “This is not working in terms of stemming the folks who are fleeing for their lives from violence,” said Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, who toured facilities in southern Texas.
  Since April, almost 2,000 children have been separated from parents detained for illegally crossing into the United States.
  “We talked
  
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• Rapper XXXTentacion Shot Dead In Florida, Police Say

  19-06-2018 01:40
  BALTIMORE (CNN)– Rapper XXXTentacion was shot and killed during an apparent robbery Monday in Broward County, Florida, police said.
  The 20-year-old rapper, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was leaving a motorsports store shortly before 4 p.m. when two men in a dark colored SUV shot and killed him in an apparent robbery, said Keyla Concepción, Broward County sheriff department public information officer.
  Broward County deputies are actively looking for the two men and asking anyone
  
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• Severe Thunderstorms Leaves Path Of Destruction Across Region

  19-06-2018 00:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Severe thunderstorms left behind a path of destruction Monday afternoon in the Baltimore region.
  NOW: Significant storm damage in College Avenue/Mellor Ave section of Sykesville. Numerous trees and wites down with property damage. Crews cavassing neighborhood to check for well-being of residents. pic.twitter.com/91UyNIHh6v
  — Sykesville Fire Dept (@SykesvilleFD) June 18, 2018Damages appears to have been most severe in parts of Baltimore and Carroll Counties.
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• Severe Thunderstorms Leave Path Of Destruction Across Region

  19-06-2018 00:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Severe thunderstorms left behind a path of destruction Monday afternoon in the Baltimore region.
  The storm brought down trees, poles, even power lines all across the state from Montgomery County to Baltimore City.
  NOW: Significant storm damage in College Avenue/Mellor Ave section of Sykesville. Numerous trees and wites down with property damage. Crews cavassing neighborhood to check for well-being of residents. pic.twitter.com/91UyNIHh6v
  — Sykesville Fire Dept (@Syke
  
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• Riders Safely Removed After Roller Coaster Stalls At Md. Six Flags

  19-06-2018 00:30
  LARGO, Md. (WJZ)– Several riders have been safely removed from a roller coaster at a Six Flags in Maryland after it stalled, according to officials.
  Prince George’s County officials report that everyone on the ride was safely removed and no injuries have been reported thus far.
  Kudos to staff at @SixFlagsDC for handling a stalled ride and safely removing all riders. No PGFD Fire or EMS services were required. Job Well Done to staff!!!
  — Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) June 18, 2018Six Fl
  
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• Baltimore County Preps For Severe Weather As We Approach Hurricane Season

  19-06-2018 00:27
  BALTIMORE CO. Md. (WJZ) — While most were focused on the heat Monday, it’s time to plan for the storms that could be on the way.
  As we approach hurricane season, Baltimore County officials want everyone to prepare for the worst. Many residents don’t have to look far back to see why that’s necessary.
  Flash floods hit Baltimore County last month as some sloshed through debris in water damaged businesses.
  “Devastated. The whole restaurant just completely under water, e
  
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• Police: Sexual Assault, Burglary Suspect Caught On Surveillance Camera

  19-06-2018 00:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities are searching for a burglary, sexual assault suspect they say was captured on surveillance video at the beginning of the month.
  Baltimore police say on June 1, the suspect entered a home in the 600 block of West Lexington Street, sexually assaulted a woman and stole money.Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect seen in this video is asked to call 410-396-2076 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
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