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• AG: High Court Should Decide If DC Sniper Gets Resentenced

  29-06-2018 23:32
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general said he’ll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if Washington, D.C., sniper Lee Boyd Malvo should get a new sentencing hearing.
  Attorney General Mark Herring said in a statement Friday that Malvo’s resentencing should be put on hold as he seeks the Supreme Court’s review. Herring asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to halt a recent order that granted Malvo a new penalty hearing.
  Malvo was 17 when he and John A
  
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• Son Of Baltimore’s Heavyweight Champion Boxing At Martin’s West

  29-06-2018 23:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For the first time in three, there will be boxing again Friday night at Martin’s West — and the card features the sons of Baltimore’s world heavyweight champion Hasim “The Rock: Rahman.
  WJZ’s Denise Koch watched as the brothers got ready to defend their family’s great legacy.
  In 2000, Rahman won the state heavyweight title and at his side are his children, a daughter and two tiny sons. A year later, a city celebrated when he became
  
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• Maryland Tells Journalists To Take Threats Seriously

  29-06-2018 23:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — Threats of violence against journalists working in newsrooms for doing their jobs are commonplace, and a coping strategy for many is the thought that they are mostly empty — until that small comfort was shattered by the shooting deaths of five people at a newspaper in Maryland.
  RELATED: Prosecutor: Capital Gazette Shooter Barricaded Exit Door; Faces 5 Murder Counts
  Reporters largely keep those stories to themselves, although Maryland compelled many to share their expe
  
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• Underground fire reported in downtown Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  29-06-2018 22:57 via foxbaltimore.com
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF) - An underground fire was reported in downtown Baltimore Friday afternoon, causing gridlock. St. Paul Street was closed between Fayette and Baltimore Streets, and Fayette was closed between North Calvert and St. Paul. Stay with ...
  
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• Annapolis Community Comes Together To Mourn Capital Gazette Victims

  29-06-2018 22:47
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — While the focus of the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette is on the suspect and the investigation, there is also a community that is grieving.
  An Annapolis woman, who didn’t want to be identified, left a note at a makeshift memorial outside the office building that houses The Capital Gazette.
  She said she came because “We’re one family here. We call it a big small town.”
  RELATED: Prosecutor: Capital Gazette Shooter Barricaded Exit Door;
  
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• Suspect crashes stolen car into power transformer after police chase ... - Baltimore Sun

  29-06-2018 22:33 via baltimoresun.com
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  A report of a stolen vehicle led police on a short chase through Baltimore County, where a man was arrested after he crashed the car into a power transformer.
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• Stream The Quicken Loans National

  29-06-2018 22:21
  The PGA Tour comes to you live from TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, Maryland.
  
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• Video: Man Takes Truck On Destructive Joyride Through Walmart

  29-06-2018 22:19
  SAN ANGELO, TX (CBSDFW.COM/CBS LOCAL) — During the early morning hours of June 28, 2018, San Angelo Police officers were dispatched to a crash at a south San Angelo Walmart after a driver crashed into the building and drove into the store.
  “A 19-year-old Eldorado man is facing multiple Felony charges after he used his truck to drive through the Walmart Supercenter located at 5501 Sherwood Way in San Angelo,” said San Angelo Police in a report early Thursday.
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• 1st Code Red Alert Of The Season Declared For Sunday

  29-06-2018 22:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Code Red Extreme Heat Alert has been issued for Sunday in Baltimore, as the heat index is expected to soar to more than 100 degrees.
  Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen said the heat index, which indicates how hot it feels to the human body, will be severe enough to pose a “substantial threat to the life or health of vulnerable Baltimore citizens.”
  This is the first Code Red of the season. Temperatures will climb to more than 90 degree
  
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• How You Can Help Capital Gazette Shooting Victims And Their Families

  29-06-2018 22:13
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — There have been a couple of fundraisers set up for those wanting to donate to the families, victims and survivors of the shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis.
  The parent company of The Baltimore Sun Media Group, which includes the Capital Gazette, Tronc, has established The Capital Gazette Families Fund.
  This fundraiser will help the victims’ families and survivors of Thursday’s deadly shooting.
  The Michael and Jacky Ferro Family Foundation will m
  
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• Adopted Woman Finds Biological Mom 80 Years Later Thanks To Ancestry.com

  29-06-2018 22:08
  Port St. Lucie, FL (CBS Local)- Ancestry.com helped reunite a mother and daughter that hadn’t seen each other in decades after the daughter was given up for adoption.
  80-year-old Boca Raton resident Joanne Loewenstern was adopted as a baby and never met her biological mother, 100-year-old Lillian Ciminieri, until earlier this week when the two were reunited. Loewenstern told WPTV 5 in West Palm Beach that she didn’t find out that she was adopted until she was 16 years old in 1964. Ev
  
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• Keeping Your Pets Calm During Fireworks

  29-06-2018 21:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The 4th of July season is a busy time for animal shelters. Fireworks often send animals into panic-mode because loud noises and bright lights are frightening to an animal rather than celebratory.
  As Independence Day approaches, pet owners should take extra precautions to avoid potential hazards and protect their animals’ well-being.
  The Maryland SPCA provides the following tips:Skip the festive block parties and parades with your pets. During the hot summer month of
  
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• Columbia Among Most Livable Cities in the U.S.

  29-06-2018 20:53
  COLUMBIA, MD (WJZ) –- What is one of the best communities to grow old in the U.S.?
  According to the 2018 AARP Livability Index, Columbia, Maryland makes the top 10.
  The index, developed by the AARP Public Policy Institute, sets standards to help evaluate community policies, compare communities and measure livability. The index uses more than 50 national data sources to score every neighborhood and community in the U.S.
  The seven categories of livability measured in the index include h
  
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• Report: Maryland close to finalizing game against Loyola-Chicago in ... - Baltimore Sun

  29-06-2018 20:48 via baltimoresun.com
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  According to a story on the NCAA.com website, Maryland and Loyola-Chicago are close to finalizing a game during the 2018-19 season at Royal Farms Arena.
  Report: Maryland Finalizing Game in Baltimore247Sportsall 4 news articles »
  
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• FDA Warns Of Accidental Overdosing Of Dogs

  29-06-2018 20:39
  (CBS Local)– The Food and Drug Administration released a statement on its website Friday about a noise aversion drug called Sileo that is causing dogs to accidentally overdose.
  Sileo is a drug given to dogs to treat noise aversion or signs related to anxiety. Zoetis, the world’s largest producer of medicine and vaccinations for animals, began marketing the drug in May 2016. The FDA reportedly became aware of issues with the drug in 2017, but the problems continued.
  “In 201
  
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• Comcast Dealing With Major Outage Nationwide

  29-06-2018 20:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A major outage is affecting Comcast customers nationwide, including in the Baltimore area.
  The outage is primarily affecting Comcast cable service, but telephone and internet services are also affected in some areas.
  Comcast tweeted to customers that they are working to restore services as quickly as possible, but it is not yet known when service will come back.
  @comcast @comcastcares @comcastbusiness @Xfinity why is your service down in Arli
  
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• Trump Offers Support To Slain Capital Gazette Journalists

  29-06-2018 20:32
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump has offered a statement of support for journalists after a gunman fatally shot five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis.
  He said Friday at the White House that “journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their jobs.”
  Trump routinely calls the reporters who cover him “fake news” and “liars” and labels them “enemies of the people.&
  
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• Ex-WWE Star Hurricane Helms Blows Into Ring of Honor

  29-06-2018 20:26
  By Chuck Carroll
  Stand back. There’s a Hurricane coming through.
  Hurricane Helms began churning up opponents in WWE in the early 2000s. His outlandish superhero character made him a hit with fans and a Category 5 force in the ring. During a nearly decade-long run, he captured six championships, including the Cruiserweight and Tag Team titles on two separate occasions. Although his name is etched in the history books, it is his cartoon persona that made him immortal among wrestling fans.
  No
  
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• Capital Gazette GoFundMe Campaign Surpasses $150,000

  29-06-2018 20:23
  (CNN Money) — A fundraiser for the victims of the Capital Gazette shooting in Maryland had already raised more than $150,000 by Friday afternoon on philanthropy-minded GoFundMe.com, and the donations keep pouring in.
  “Please give what you can to help the Capital Gazette newsroom and their journalists,” the fundraising page reads. “Our hearts break for our colleagues in Annapolis and we want to do whatever we possibly can to help them pay for medical bills, funeral costs,
  
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• Capital Gazette GoFundMe Campaign Surpasses $128,000

  29-06-2018 20:23
  (CNN Money) — A fundraiser for the victims of the Capital Gazette shooting in Maryland had already raised more than $128,000 by Friday afternoon on philanthropy-minded GoFundMe.com, and the donations keep pouring in.
  “Please give what you can to help the Capital Gazette newsroom and their journalists,” the fundraising page reads. “Our hearts break for our colleagues in Annapolis and we want to do whatever we possibly can to help them pay for medical bills, funeral costs,
  
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• Police: Driver Steals Vehicle From Car Wash, Crashes While Fleeing From Police

  29-06-2018 20:21
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — A suspect has been taken into custody after crashing a stolen vehicle during a police chase Friday afternoon.
  The Baltimore County Police Department got a call just after 1 p.m. about a vehicle stole out of the Canton Car Wash located on Campbell Ave.
  An officer spotted the stolen vehicle in Dundalk and followed it on and off 695.
  The officer eventually tried to stop the vehicle near the area off Pulaski Highway at Rossville Blvd. and Kelso Dr.
  The vehicle o
  
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• Humane Society to Host Bingo for Homeless Animals

  29-06-2018 19:49
  FALLSTON, MD (WJZ) – Not only can you win prizes, but you can help homeless animals by playing bingo!
  The Humane Society of Harford County (HSHC) will host its sixth-annual Basket Bingo on Friday Aug. 3, 2018 at the Level Volunteer Fire Hall in Havre de Grace to raise funds for the thousands of animals it shelters annually.
  The event will include 20 regular games; game winners must either obtain all four corners or five spaces vertically, horizontally, or diagonally across their cards to b
  
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• Pedestrian Killed Crossing Pulaski Highway

  29-06-2018 19:20
  WHITE MARSH, Md. (WJZ) — A 49-year-old man was killed crossing Pulaski Highway Thursday night in White Marsh.
  According to Baltimore County Police, officers were called to the scene at 9:20 p.m. after a man attempted to cross the highway west of Stevens Road and stepped in front of a truck on the eastbound side of the roadway.
  The was identified as Ronald Kevin Hardin of the 2400 block of Highway 590 East in Seminary, Mississippi. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The driver of the truc
  
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• Prosecutor: Capital Gazette Shooter Barricaded Exit Door; Faces 5 Murder Counts

  29-06-2018 19:08
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Jarrod Ramos, the suspect in the shooting at the Capital Gazette, is charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
  Court documents obtained by WJZ allege Ramos, 38, entered the building at approximately 2:33 p.m. and shot out the doors using a pump-action shotgun.
  A bail review was held for Ramos Friday morning, and he is being held without bond. Ramos appeared at the hearing via video feed and didn’t say anything during the bail review, but his attorne
  
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• Report: College Baseball Players Help Save Woman From Burning Car

  29-06-2018 17:58
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  Kelowna, Canada (CBS Local)– A summer baseball team from Louisiana provided some heroics on a road trip in Canada on Tuesday.
  According to KelownaNow.com, members of the Port Allen Lefties baseball team, a summer league team for college players, pulled a woman from the wreckage of a car that was spewing smoke. The baseball players got to the car after it had been driven off the road into a ditch.
  67-year-old Kelowna resident Linda Jack was trapped inside her vehicle when Lefties
  
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• Baltimore Ravens: 3 reservations about the 2018 season - The Ebony Bird

  29-06-2018 17:49 via ebonybird.com
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  Baltimore Ravens: 3 reservations about the 2018 season
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  There is undoubtedly a fresh excitement around the Baltimore Ravens, but there are still some things to worry about. Here are three reservations about the season. These are three things that could hold Baltimore back: The Baltimore Ravens have a lot to ...
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• Shooting Suspect Had Bitter History With The Capital Gazette

  29-06-2018 17:30
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ/AP) — The man who police say opened fire at the Capital Gazette Thursday, killing five and injuring two others, had a long, acrimonious history with the newspaper, including a lawsuit and years of harassment of its journalists on Twitter.
  Jarrod Warren Ramos, swiftly arrested by police after the attack, was charged Friday with five counts of first-degree murder.
  Tom Marquardt, retired publisher and top editor at the paper, told The Capital Gazette on Thursday that he ha
  
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• Man Knocked Out On NYC Street, Robbed By Passerbys

  29-06-2018 17:23
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police say a suspect has turned himself in for sucker-punching a man in the Bronx and leaving the victim unconscious in the street.
  The entire incident was caught on surveillance video. It happened at the intersection of Aqueduct Avenue and Buchanan Place in University Heights on June 18. The victim was then robbed by another group of people following the attack.
  The surveillance video shows two men approaching 37-year-old Fernando Levano in the street. That&rs
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Baseball And More Baseball

  29-06-2018 16:52
  Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago CubsFriday, June 29, 2018, 5:05 pm ET
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  In his six starts, Mike Montgomery has allowed more than one run just once, and has gone six innings in all but one game. He’ll face a Twins lineup that is hitting .233 against lefties, is .228 on the road all season and has actually gotten worse — .196 in the last week. Twins hurler Jose Berrios has been even more impressive, but his road ERA of 4.06 is nearly 1.5 runs higher than his home split. The
  
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• Vigil, Services Planned To Honor Capital Gazette Shooting Victims

  29-06-2018 16:44
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The city of Annapolis is planning a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper.
  The city announced on social media Friday that the vigil would begin at 8 p.m. at a public square near the Capitol, followed by a march to a dock for a service by the water.The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland announced that the city’s houses of worship had planned a prayer vigil at 7 p.m. Friday at a mall across the street from the sho
  
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• Small Plane Crashes Shortly After Taking Off From Ocean City

  29-06-2018 16:27
  BERLIN, Md. (WJZ) — A small plane crashed shortly after takeoff Friday morning.
  According to Maryland State Police, the Beechcraft Debonair crashed shortly after taking off from the Ocean City Municipal Airport just before 9:15 a.m.
  Police say two people were on board when the plane crashed in Berlin.
  Both people inside were able to get out, but police did not release if they were injured during the crash.
  No one on the ground was injured.
  MSP is continuing to investigate this crash.
  
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• 2 Injured After Small Plane Crashes Shortly After Taking Off From Ocean City

  29-06-2018 16:27
  BERLIN, Md. (WJZ) — Two people were hospitalized after a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff Friday morning.
  According to Maryland State Police, the Beechcraft Debonair crashed shortly after taking off from the Ocean City Municipal Airport just before 9:15 a.m.
  Police say two people were on board when the plane crashed in Berlin.
  Both people inside were able to get out and were taken to a local hospital.
  No one on the ground was injured.
  MSP is continuing to investigate this cra
  
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• The Capital Gazette Keeps Its Promise With Publication Day After Deadly Shooting

  29-06-2018 15:55
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland newspaper attacked by a gunman has kept its promise to put out the next day’s paper, despite the shooting deaths of five people in its newsroom.
  Hours after a gunman blasted his way inside The Capital Gazette on Thursday, the surviving staff tweeted out their defiance: “Tomorrow, this Capital page will return to its steady purpose of offering readers informed opinion about the world around them. But today, we are speechless.”
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• Newspaper Staff Reports Through Grief After Colleagues Slain

  29-06-2018 15:40
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The grieving and the reporting sort of jumbled together for staffers at The Capital Gazette on Thursday night, but they were determined to put out the next day’s edition.
  Journalists with the Annapolis-based daily huddled under a covered parking deck of the Annapolis Mall, not far from where scores of other media outlets were clumped together awaiting further details of the shooting that left five people dead, including colleagues, and others injured.
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• Maryland Flags Lowered To Half-Staff To Honor Capital Gazette Victims

  29-06-2018 15:20
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Governor Larry Hogan ordered Maryland flags to be lowered to half staff Friday in honor of the victims of the Capital Gazette shooting.
  “With the lowering of the Maryland flag, we honor the dedicated journalists of our hometown newspaper in our state’s capital. To the family, friends, and colleagues at the Capital Gazette and its parent company, the Baltimore Sun, you have the deepest sympathies of a state in mourning,” said Governor Hogan. “T
  
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• Photo Of Geoffrey The Giraffe Leaving An Empty Toys “R” Us Store Goes Viral

  29-06-2018 15:01
  (CBS NEWS) — Toys “R” Us mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe has packed up his suitcase — presumably full of toys — and left his toy kingdom for good. A heartbreaking photo of Geoffrey is circulating, one day before Toys “R” Us closes its remaining stores.
  The photo shows the giraffe in an empty Toys “R” Us, holding a suitcase and waving goodbye. The photo was taken by Rene Johnpiere, who appears to work at a Toys “R” Us. J
  
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• Suspected Capital Gazette Shooter Faces Five Counts Of 1st Degree Murder

  29-06-2018 14:31
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Jarrod Ramos, the suspect in the shooting at the Capital Gazette, is charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
  Court documents obtained by WJZ allege Ramos, 38, entered the building at approximately 2:33 p.m. and shot out the doors using a long gun firearm.
  #Annapolis Shooting Update: suspect in custody is identified as Jarrod Ramos DOB: 12/21/79 of Laurel, Maryland. pic.twitter.com/TwaZHFXy6X
  — Anne Arundel Police (@AACOPD) June 29, 2018They say Ramos t
  
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• Capital Gazette Shooter Faces Five Counts Of 1st Degree Murder

  29-06-2018 14:31
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Jarrod Ramos, the suspect in the shooting at the Capital Gazette, is charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
  Court documents obtained by WJZ allege Ramos, 38, entered the building at approximately 2:33 p.m. and shot out the doors using a long gun firearm.
  #Annapolis Shooting Update: suspect in custody is identified as Jarrod Ramos DOB: 12/21/79 of Laurel, Maryland. pic.twitter.com/TwaZHFXy6X
  — Anne Arundel Police (@AACOPD) June 29, 2018They say Ramos t
  
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• Weather Blog: Temps Well Into The 90’s

  29-06-2018 14:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — T.G.I.F.!
  The run of temps well into the 90’s is on! If you are a fan of Summer you are in your happy place for sure. But not only is it hot, but humid too. Keep your eye on the dew point. At its simplest explanation dew point is the temperature when the air can no longer hold water vapor and it goes to a liquid state. (You can go online and read the science behind it, which is actually, pretty interesting. By watching the dew point rise you can gauge just how uncom
  
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• Capital Gazette Shooting: UMD Journalism Lecturer, 2 Alumni Among Victims

  29-06-2018 13:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — University of Maryland College Park journalism lecturer Rob Hiaasen and alumni Gerald Fischman and John McNamara were killed in the Capital Gazette shooting Thursday afternoon.
  Hiaasen, 59, taught one class at the University on multi-platform news writing and reporting this past spring. The University of Maryland newspaper The Diamondback reports he was supposed to teach it again in the fall semester.
  Hiaasen was an assistant editor and columnist for the paper.
  His brothe
  
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• Board Reviewing Death Of Balt. Detective Sean Suiter To Issue Findings

  29-06-2018 13:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The independent panel investigating the death of Baltimore Police Detective Sean Suiter says it will issue a final report at the end of July.
  The board worked on the case for more than two months.
  Detective Suiter was shot in the head with his own service weapon in November.
  No suspects were ever arrested and while some believe he was killed, others think he committed suicide.
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• Place 19 of 52: A Celebration of African-American Culture in Baltimore - New York Times

  29-06-2018 11:00 via nytimes.com
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  Place 19 of 52: A Celebration of African-American Culture in Baltimore
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  Our columnist, Jada Yuan, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2018 list. This dispatch brings her to Baltimore; it took the No. 15 spot on the list and is the 19th stop on Jada's itinerary. “So, I'm in Baltimore for a few days, what ...
  
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• 4 Journalists, 1 Staffer Killed In Shooting At Capital Gazette In Annapolis

  29-06-2018 05:47
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Five employees of The Capital Gazette were killed when a sole gunman opened fire in their Annapolis newsroom Thursday afternoon.
  Lt. Ryan Frashure of Anne Arundel County Police identified the victims as Wendi Winters, John McNamara, Gerald Fischman, Rebecca Smith and Rob Hiaasen.
  RELATED: Veteran Journalist Rob Hiaasen Among Dead In Attack On Paper
  Winters was the special publications editor. McNamara was a writer. Fischman was editorial page editor. Smith wa
  
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• Gunman ID’d As Jarrod Ramos; 5 Dead In Capital Gazette Shooting In Annapolis

  29-06-2018 05:30
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ/AP) — Five people were killed and two others were injured after a gunman opened fire inside the building that houses the Capital Gazette Thursday.
  The gunman has been identified as Jarrod W. Ramos, a 38-year-old Laurel resident.Ramos has had a longstanding feud with the newspaper, including filing a defamation suit against the paper, a former reporter and a former publisher in 2012. In 2015, Maryland’s second-highest court upheld a ruling in favor of the Capital G
  
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• Weather Blog: Sunny And Warm Thursday

  29-06-2018 05:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Thursday marked a sunny and warmer end to the week, which will be followed by a hot weekend!
  Tomorrow, expect a high around 90 degrees with humidity in the moderate range.
  On Saturday, look for a high around 94, but it will likely feel like 100 with abundant sunshine.
  Sunday, the heat will peak, and we may get to the upper 90’s in some spots, with a heat index in the low 100’s.
  Cooler temps will be felt anywhere near the Bay and ocean as well. Take it easy and
  
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• Veteran Journalist Rob Hiaasen Among Dead In Attack On Paper

  29-06-2018 04:40
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Journalist Rob Hiaasen’s family is “devastated” by his death in a shooting that killed five Thursday at a Maryland newspaper, said his brother, author Carl Hiaasen.
  Carl Hiaasen, a prolific novelist and a longtime columnist for the Miami Herald, confirmed that his brother, also a columnist and an editor, was one of the Annapolis victims.
  RELATED: 4 Journalists, 1 Staffer Killed In Shooting At Capital Gazette In Annapolis
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• Capital Gazette Gunman Identified As Jarrod Ramos

  29-06-2018 04:20
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ/AP) — At least five people are dead and at least two others were injured after a gunman opened fire inside the building that houses the Capital Gazette.
  The gunman, identified by CBS Evening News as Jarrod Ramos, is a 38-year-old Maryland resident.Ramos has had a longstanding feud with the newspaper, including filing a defamation suit against the paper, a former reporter and a former publisher in 2012. In 2015, Maryland’s second-highest court upheld a ruling in fa
  
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• Staff: Capital Gazette Newspaper To Be Published Friday

  29-06-2018 03:36
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The grieving and the reporting sort of jumbled together for staffers at The Capital Gazette on Thursday night, but they were determined to put out the next day’s edition.
  RELATED: Suspect Identified In Deadly Shooting At Capital Gazette
  Journalists with the Annapolis-based daily huddled under a covered parking deck of the Annapolis Mall, not far from where scores of other media outlets were clumped together awaiting further details of the shooting that
  
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• GoFundMe Set Up For Capital Gazette Shooting Victims

  29-06-2018 01:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A local journalist has organized a fundraiser to support the victims of the deadly shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis.
  Madi Alexander, a data reporter for Bloomberg, told our media partner The Baltimore Sun that she felt an overwhelming need to help after hearing about the tragic shooting.
  “I can’t stop shaking because I can’t stop thinking about how this could be any one of us,” Alexander told The Sun. “There’s noth
  
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• Official: Capital Gazette Gunman Mutilated Fingertips, Still ID’d

  29-06-2018 01:13
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) — A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Annapolis, Maryland, newspaper shooting mutilated his fingers in what investigators think was an effort to prevent him from being easily identified.
  The official was briefed on the investigation but was not authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
  The official says investigators believe the suspect was attempting to prevent them from getting a fingerprint match.
  The official says
  
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