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• On Time: July 24, 2018

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• Average Gas Price Falls 6 Cents A Gallon; 1st Drop In Months

  24-06-2018 23:20
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of a regular gallon of gasoline fell 6 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.95.
  That’s the first drop in nearly four months. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg warns that the decline could be temporary, however.
  Lundberg said Sunday that oil prices recently rose $3 per barrel after OPEC said it is limiting oil production. She says it’s likely that will lead to increased prices at the pump in the weeks ahead.
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• Braves Beat Orioles 7-3 In Series Finale

  24-06-2018 22:54
  ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s two-run single in the first inning gave Atlanta the lead, Dansby Swanson added a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth and the Braves beat Baltimore 5-3 on Sunday for their first win over the Orioles in six years.
  Baltimore won the first two games of the series and swept the last set between the teams in 2015. Atlanta ended a stretch of seven straight losses to the Orioles since 2012.
  Brandon McCarthy (6-3) overcame home runs by pinch-hitter Mark Tru
  
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• Maryland Panel To Hold Hearing On Voter Registration Error

  24-06-2018 22:29
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland Senate panel will hold a hearing next month into a Motor Vehicle Administration error that may have resulted in thousands of people not being properly registered to vote in Tuesday’s primary.
  Sen. Joan Carter Conway said Sunday the error “may impact the outcome of close races.” Conway also is criticizing Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration “for this mess.”
  State elections officials say changes to voter addresses and party a
  
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• Double Fatal Accident On JFX Under Investigation

  24-06-2018 16:57
  RUXTON, MD (WJZ)– Maryland State Police say two people were killed in a double fatal crash early this morning on the northbound JFX in Baltimore County.
  Investigators say a male and female were killed when two vehicles crashed at 1:14a.m.
  The female victim was found in the vehicle while the male was found after troopers searched the area and found his body in a stream bed below the roadway.
  The Identities of the victims have still not been positively identified.
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• WJZ’s Mike Schuh, Rick Ritter And Tim Williams Bring Home Local Emmy Awards

  24-06-2018 05:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Congratulations are in order for several members of the WJZ team who won local Emmy awards Saturday night.
  The 60th Capital Emmy Awards was held in Bethesda, Maryland, and WJZ was honored for work in the field and in the newsroom.
  In the Education Within 24 Hours category, reporter Mike Schuh won for his coverage of a young man from Baltimore who spent a year improving his chances of getting a meaningful job.
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• Hogan Rallies For Redmer In Baltimore Co. Exec. Race

  24-06-2018 05:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With just days until the Maryland primary, candidates are zeroing in on getting out their message. Gov. Larry Hogan attended a rally in Essex on Saturday, hoping to rally voters in the Baltimore County executive race.
  A race for Maryland’s top offices started with a final weekend sprint to primary Tuesday as politicians and voters rallied to back Maryland insurance commissioner Al Redmer.
  “With your support, I will be the next Baltimore County execut
  
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• Man Dies After Falling While Rock Climbing In Harford Co.

  24-06-2018 04:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man died after falling while rock climbing in Harford County.
  Authorities responded to Rocks State Park in Pylesville, Maryland, around 6 p.m. Saturday.
  Maryland Natural Resource Police and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office found a man in his 30s who had fallen from the King and Queen Seat.
  Officials have not yet released the man’s identity or additional details on the incident.
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• Man Dies After Falling From Ledge In Harford Co.

  24-06-2018 04:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man died after falling from a ledge in Harford County.
  Authorities responded to Rocks State Park in Pylesville, Maryland, around 6 p.m. Saturday.
  Maryland Natural Resource Police and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office found a man in his 30s who had fallen from the King and Queen Seat.
  Officials have not yet released the man’s identity or additional details on the incident.
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• US House Candidate Who Beat Sanford Seriously Hurt In Wreck

  24-06-2018 03:22
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina lawmaker who defeated U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford in his re-election bid was seriously injured in a vehicle crash on Friday and will require weeks of recovery and more procedures, a spokesman said.
  State Rep. Katie Arrington underwent surgery for her injuries and was recovering Saturday at a Charleston-area hospital, Arrington spokesman Michael Mule said.
  Arrington and a friend were traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 17 around 9 p.m. Friday when a vehi
  
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• 86-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Baltimore Co. Crash

  24-06-2018 02:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after an 86-year-old man was hit and killed by an SUV in Baltimore County.
  Baltimore County Police say Benny Bitolas Villalobos was crossing York Road near Sherwood Road in Cockeysville just before 9:30 Friday when he was hit by a Chevy Suburban.
  Villalobos was not in a crosswalk when he was hit, authorities say.
  He later died at an area hospital.
  Police say the driver stayed on the scene and they don’t believe alcohol was a factor
  
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• Trumbo Hits First-Inning Grand Slam, Orioles Hold Off Braves

  24-06-2018 02:03
  ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Trumbo hit a first-inning grand slam, Chris Davis doubled in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Saturday.
  Dylan Bundy (6-7) allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings while improving to 3-0 in June. One day after allowing four runs and recording only one out, Zach Britton pitched around a one-out walk to Johan Camargo in the ninth to earn his first save.
  AL East-leading Atlanta dropped its third consecutive game. Julio Teheran (5-5
  
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• Police Interview Withheld In Trial Of Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Howard Co. Teacher

  24-06-2018 02:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland prosecutors say they won’t present a recorded police interview during the trial of the man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend.
  According to our media partner The Baltimore Sun, prosecutors announced Friday they would not use an interview in which Tyler Tessier requested a lawyer but continued speaking to police. They did not provide a reason.
  Tessier is accused of killing Howard County school teacher Laura Wallen and burying her in a shall
  
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• It’s Academic: June 23, 2018

  24-06-2018 01:46
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• MTA Union Warned Of Baltimore Metro Safety Issues Years Before Emergency Shutdown

  24-06-2018 01:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — New documents reveal the Maryland Transit Authority may have known about rail safety issues years before February’s emergency shutdown.
  Our media partner The Baltimore Sun reports more than a dozen communications were sent to the MTA by the union that represents MTA workers in 2015, expressing concern for the state of repair.
  The union claims workers were being intimidated and discouraged from reporting safety violations.
  No meeting about those concerns ever took pl
  
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• Weather Blog: Dreary Saturday

  24-06-2018 01:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Our first Saturday of summer was gray and damp!
  Clouds will give way to partly clear skies overnight as temperatures fall to near 70 degrees.
  There is a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
  Sunday won’t be totally sunny, but we’ll certainly see more sunshine than we did on Saturday (which was pretty much none).
  Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s and there is a chance for evening storms.
  Monday will be lovely, with mostly sunny sk
  
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• Some House Candidates In Redrawn District Don’t Live There

  24-06-2018 01:09
  FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In the crowded and competitive race for Maryland’s only open congressional seat, some of the better-known candidates don’t actually live in the district and they blame the lingering effects of partisan gerrymandering, which has gotten new attention and court challenges recently in the state and beyond.
  Indeed, voters have not had a chance to vote for an actual resident of the district in the last two general elections. The district, which extends from the
  
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• Feds Charge Man With Peddling Pills On Dark Web

  24-06-2018 00:58
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a Baltimore County man with selling tens of millions of dollars in knockoff Xanax pills on what’s known as the dark web of the internet.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that an indictment unsealed Friday alleges that Ryan Farace operated the business for nearly five years. The indictment says he took payments in the digital currency bitcoin and shipped the tranquilizer through the Postal Service.
  Farace is charged with an array of
  
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• Protesters, Lawmakers Want Immigrant Families Reunited

  24-06-2018 00:54
  MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Demonstrators led rallies and protests on Saturday to decry the separation of immigrant parents from their children by U.S. border authorities, while Democratic lawmakers said they aren’t convinced the Trump administration has any real plan to reunite them.
  Hundreds of people rallied near a Homestead, Florida, facility where immigrant children are being held. Demonstrators also marched in San Diego carrying signs reading “Free the Kids” and “Ke
  
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• Hoyer And O’Malley Rally With Baker To Urge Voter Turnout

  24-06-2018 00:38
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Rep. Steny Hoyer and former Gov. Martin O’Malley gathered Saturday to show support for Rushern Baker’s campaign for governor.
  They met in Greenbelt for a rally with campaign volunteers. Then, they knocked on doors to encourage voter turnout.
  Baker, who is the county executive of Prince George’s County, is running in a crowded Democratic primary. Recent polls have shown he’s in a close race with former NAACP President Ben Jealous.
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• Technology And Strategies For Preventing Hot Car Deaths Among Children

  24-06-2018 00:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As temperatures heat up, safety experts are warning about the dangers of leaving children inside cars.
  New technology is helping make sure parents and caretakers don’t forget their kids in the back seat, and many are pushing to make this mandatory in all new cars.
  In early June, police responded to the death of a nine-month-old girl near Houston. Her parents had driven home and accidentally left her in the back seat for three hours in 90-degree heat.
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• Man Acquitted In Fatal Baltimore Firebombing Case

  24-06-2018 00:20
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A man has been acquitted of murder charges relating to a Baltimore firebombing that killed two teens.
  Antonio Wright was acquitted Friday of two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder in last year’s firebombing.
  Baltimore police had labeled Wright as Public Enemy No. 1. Wright declared his innocence on Facebook.
  Nineteen-year-old Shi-heem Sholto and 17-year-old Tyrone James died in the fire. Twenty-one-year-old Micha Pinkney was left in critical conditio
  
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• Woman Found Dead On Baltimore School Bleachers Remembered As An ‘Angel’

  24-06-2018 00:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hundreds of people gathered inside a church Saturday to say goodbye to a young murder victim who police say was left to die on a set of school bleachers in Baltimore.
  Jasmine Morris’ body was found just before 11 a.m. on June 12, on the bleachers at Reginald F. Lewis High School’s football field in the 2400 block of Westfield Ave.
  RELATED: Police: Man Bound And Killed Ex-Girlfriend, Left Body On School Bleachers
  Police say they have her killer,
  
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