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• Oriole Adam Jones, Bowler Danny Wiseman Exchange Baseball, Bowling Ball

  30-06-2018 23:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two local sports legends met Saturday to make an epic trade.
  Hall of Fame bowler Danny Wiseman caught Orioles center fielder Adam Jones’ home run ball in the 11th inning on Opening Day to lift the O’s over the Minnesota Twins 3-2.
  RELATED: Jones HR Off Rodney In 11th Gives Orioles 3-2 Win Over Twins
  Three months later, Wiseman got the ball signed and put his John Hancock on a bowling ball for Jones.
  Hall of Fame bowler & Md native Danny
  
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• Police: Woman Arrested For Loaded Gun, Drugs - CBS Baltimore

  30-06-2018 23:23 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Police: Woman Arrested For Loaded Gun, Drugs
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say a 24-year-old woman with a loaded handgun and drugs was arrested this week. Mariah Hamilton was arrested in the 2300 block of Wilkens Ave. Thursday, Baltimore Police say. Hamilton was formally charged and taken to the ...
  
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• Police: Woman Arrested For Loaded Gun, Drugs

  30-06-2018 23:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say a 24-year-old woman with a loaded handgun and drugs was arrested this week.
  Mariah Hamilton was arrested in the 2300 block of Wilkens Ave. Thursday, Baltimore Police say.
  Hamilton was formally charged and taken to the Central Booking and Intake Facility.
  Police did not provide details on the charge.
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• Two dozen alleged MS-13 gang members indicted in federal court - Baltimore Sun

  30-06-2018 23:15 via baltimoresun.com
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  Two dozen alleged MS-13 gang members indicted in federal court
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  Two dozen members of the MS-13 gang have been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to participate in racketeering related to murders, kidnapping, extortion and money laundering that the gang carried out from 2015 until 2017, federal prosecutors ...
  
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• ‘We Care’: Family Separation Protests Flood US Cities

  30-06-2018 23:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) — They wore white. They shook their fists in the air. They carried signs reading: “No more children in cages,” and “What’s next? Concentration Camps?”
  In major cities and tiny towns, hundreds of thousands of marchers gathered Saturday across America, moved by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, in the latest act of mass resistance against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
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• MVA Confident Voters Affected By Error Are Less Than Announced

  30-06-2018 23:06
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The head of Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration says she’s confident the number of voters affected by a programming error will be less than the nearly 80,000 announced the day before the primary.
  The MVA and the State Board of Elections announced the registration problem June 23, saying an estimated 18,770 voters might have to use provisional ballots Tuesday. On Monday, they raised the number of those potentially affected by more than 61,000. The elect
  
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• March Honors Capital Gazette Attack Victims; Family Members Speak Out

  30-06-2018 23:00
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Less than 72 hours after deadly gunfire erupted inside the Capital Gazette, family members shared memories of the victims.
  “Without a doubt, Rob Hiassen was my best friend,” Hiassen’s wife, Maria, said.
  Hiassen was also a father and journalist — and victim of Thursday’s attack on the Annapolis newspaper.
  “He understood that the key to success as a human being and, certainly, the key to success as a journalist is to remember
  
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• Grief In Small Town: March Honors Victims Of Capital Gazette Attack

  30-06-2018 23:00
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Quietly clutching candles or hoisting #AnnapolisStrong signs, more than 1,000 people streamed through Maryland’s capital, remembering five people slain in a newspaper office not just as gatekeepers of the news but as a crucial piece of their tight-knit community.
  Friends, former co-workers and people who felt connected to the victims took part in a strikingly silent candlelit march Friday night to honor the employees of The Capital newspaper who were killed a da
  
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• Heat Wave Scorches Maryland, Brings Advisories

  30-06-2018 22:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/CBSNEWS) — A heat wave is making for dangerously hot temperatures and thick humidity in Maryland, and the sweltering weather is expected to stick around through the Fourth of July.
  A heat advisory goes into effect for most of Maryland at 8 a.m. Sunday.
  Believe it or not, temps will be even toastier for Sunday and Monday. A #HeatAdvisory is in effect for Sunday as temps will be in the upper 90s, with dew points near 70! That means it will feel close to 105°! pic.twit
  
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• Annapolis-Bred Belichick Laments Capital Gazette Shooting

  30-06-2018 22:17
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is expressing sympathy for the families and friends of those killed at the office of the Capital Gazette, which he called his “hometown newspaper.”
  Though born in Tennessee, Belichick was raised in Annapolis, where his father was an assistant football coach at the U.S. Naval Academy. Belichick graduated from Annapolis High School in 1970.
  On Thursday, five employees of The Capital were killed by a gunman who broke
  
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• Three injured in two separate Baltimore shootings early Saturday ... - Baltimore Sun

  30-06-2018 18:06 via baltimoresun.com
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  Three injured in two separate Baltimore shootings early Saturday ...
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  Three people were wounded in two separate shootings in Baltimore early Saturday morning, police said.
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• Baltimore Police Searching For Missing 11 Year-Old Boy

  30-06-2018 17:41
  BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore City Police need your help in locating 11 year-old Kamyah Mohammad.
  Kamyah was last seen on Thursday June 28th in the 4000 block of Erdman Avenue.  The boy is described as four-feet, eight-inches tall and weighs around 90 pounds.
  He was last seen wearing blue jeans and silver New Balance sneakers and riding a silver mountain bike.
  Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact the Baltimore City Police Missing Person Unit at, 443-9
  
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• Baltimore Ravens: Ranking the best Ray Lewis dances - The Ebony Bird

  30-06-2018 16:45 via ebonybird.com
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  Baltimore Ravens: Ranking the best Ray Lewis dances
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  The first 17 seasons in the 22-year history of the Baltimore Ravens brought one of the greatest linebackers of all-time, Ray Lewis. During his time in the NFL, all with the Ravens, Lewis terrorized opposing offenses. There's too many great Ray Lewis ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore Orioles hold moment of silence for slain Maryland journalists - The Hill (blog)

  30-06-2018 14:45 via thehill.com
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  Baltimore Orioles hold moment of silence for slain Maryland journalists
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  The Baltimore Orioles held a moment of silence for five employees of The Capital Gazette newspaper on Friday after they were killed in a shooting at their newsroom on Thursday afternoon. The team recognized the five victims during Friday's home game by ...
  
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• MISSING| 11- year-old in Baltimore City | WBFF - Fox Baltimore

  30-06-2018 14:32 via foxbaltimore.com
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  MISSING| 11- year-old in Baltimore City | WBFF
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  Baltimore City Police need the public's help in locating 11-year-old Kamyah Mohammad. Kamyah was last seen Thursday on Erdman Avenue wearing blue ...
  Baltimore Police Searching For Missing 11 Year-Old Boy « CBS ...CBS Baltimoreall 2 news articles »
  
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• Recreation and outdoors calendar (July 1) - Baltimore Sun

  30-06-2018 13:00 via baltimoresun.com
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  Recreation and outdoors calendar (July 1)
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  July 4: The Arbutus Firecracker 10K will start at 8 a.m. at Arbutus Middle School. To register, go to bullseyerunning.com or check out race fliers at Falls Road Running of Baltimore, Feet First of Columbia or Tri Sport Junction in Sykesville. Details ...
  
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• Why aren't schools teaching black literature? - Baltimore Sun

  30-06-2018 12:01 via baltimoresun.com
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  Why aren't schools teaching black literature?
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  Recently I asked three of my teen-aged great nephews about the last time they'd been assigned to read books written by black authors at their schools. All three answered with a resounding: “never.” Thus far in their educations, not one of their ...
  
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• Angels snap six-game skid with 7-1 win at Baltimore - Los Angeles Times

  30-06-2018 05:05 via latimes.com
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  Angels snap six-game skid with 7-1 win at Baltimore
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  To understand how poorly equipped Mike Trout is to be a designated hitter at this point of his career, consider this: Idle time makes him so uncomfortable that he can't stand still for the national anthem. He typically starts to fidget at the first ...
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• Weather Blog: Hot Weekend Ahead

  30-06-2018 04:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The heat will be on for the next week all across the region and in fact for the entire Eastern region of the country.
  Our normal high is now 87 degrees, but we will be in the 90 to 95 range or better for the next 7 days, it appears.
  Some spots may get near the upper 90s by Sunday and the humidity will drive our heat index to over 100 degrees.
  RELATED: 1st Code Red Alert Of The Season Declared For Sunday
  Poor air quality will develop across the I-95 corridor and
  
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• Trout HR Helps Angels Beat Orioles 7-1

  30-06-2018 04:22
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Mike Trout celebrated his return to center field with a solo home run and an impressive catch, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped a six-game skid by beating the floundering Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Friday night.
  Martin Maldonado also homered for Los Angeles, Andrelton Simmons had four hits and Felix Pena (1-0) allowed five hits over 5 1/3 shutout innings.
  Back in the outfield after an ineffective nine-day stretch as a designated hitter, Trout hit his 24th home run in the f
  
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• Security Expert On Capital Gazette Gunman: ‘All Of The Early Warning Signs Were There’

  30-06-2018 03:44
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) — The suspect who allegedly killed five employees of the Capital Gazette held a long-standing grudge against the paper and even posted online threats for years, but police determined he was no threat. What can be done in a case like this?
  “It’s awful hard to second-guess investigators or people that made those decisions at the time. But what is clear is all of the early warning signs were there — escalating threats, lawsuits, social media
  
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• Vigil, Services Honor Capital Gazette Shooting Victims

  30-06-2018 03:01
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in the shadow of the Maryland State House for a candlelight march in memory of five slain newspaper employees.
  The mood was somber Friday as Capital Gazette reporter Phil Davis read aloud the names of his five slain co-workers before those gathers began marching through downtown Annapolis.
  Some in the crowd carried signs and banners that said “#AnnapolisStrong.”
  Melissa Wilson and her husband, Benjamin Wilson, brou
  
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• Police Called Capital Gazette Suspect No Threat In 2013

  30-06-2018 02:35
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The man accused of killing five people at a Maryland newspaper was investigated five years ago for a barrage of menacing tweets against the daily, but a detective concluded he was no threat, and the paper didn’t want to press charges for fear of inflaming the situation, according to a police report released Friday.
  The newspaper was afraid of “putting a stick in a beehive.”
  The 2013 police report added to the picture emerging of Jarrod W. Ramos, 38,
  
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• Orioles Pay Tribute To Capital Gazette Shooting Victims

  30-06-2018 02:26
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles paid tribute to The Capital Gazette shooting victims by placing five lilies at the press box seat reserved for the newspaper, and holding a moment of silence before their game Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels.
  The Capital Gazette (@CapGazNews) seat in our press box.
  We will pause for a pregame moment of silence in honor of the victims as we extend our heartfelt support to the many family members, colleagues, and friends who are grieving thi
  
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• Fire Official Issues Reminder Of Fireworks Safety For 4th Of July

  30-06-2018 02:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With the Fourth of July around the corner, one of Maryland’s top fire officials is urging Marylanders to use precautions when using fireworks.
  State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci is suggesting that residents attend public fireworks displays.
  “I would highly suggest the safest way to enjoy fireworks is to attend one of the many public fireworks displays throughout the state,” Geraci said.
  Click here for a full list of public fireworks shows around the
  
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• Jacques Kelly: Mount Vernon Place church needs some saving grace - Baltimore Sun

  30-06-2018 01:55 via baltimoresun.com
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  Jacques Kelly: Mount Vernon Place church needs some saving grace
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  When its congregation dipped below 100 souls — and a piece of plaster fell from a cornice — members of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church realized they had to rethink their stewardship of this major Baltimore landmark. Located alongside the ...
  
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• Lawyer: Capital Gazette Gunman Jarrod Ramos Wanted Revenge After Defamation Suit

  30-06-2018 01:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Investigators say the Capital Gazette shooting suspect had a longstanding grudge against the newspaper.
  Jarrod Ramos sued after the Annapolis-based paper reported accurately on his guilty plea to charges of harassing a woman he went to high school with. His defamation case was dismissed.
  The attorney who represented the woman Ramos harassed is now speaking out.
  “He was as angry an individual as I have ever seen,” said lawyer Brennan McCarthy.
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• Baltimore Teachers Helping To Enroll Students Into School

  30-06-2018 00:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Educators in the city say they need to get as many students enrolled this fall — not only for their sake, but for the sake of the school system.
  Every student registered means more money for the beleaguered system.
  A group of 30 teachers is going door-to-door, pounding the pavement, looking for students that need to be enrolled in school.
  Over the next five weeks, the teachers could help find $3.5 million for Baltimore City Schools.
  Last year, they hit 36,000 homes
  
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• Police Looking For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

  30-06-2018 00:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl.
  Brejuana Robinson was last seen Friday in the 3000 block of East Biddle St.Family and friends are concerned about Robinson’s well-being.
  She is 5-foot-3 and weighs about 100 pounds. Robinson was last seen wearing an orange top, black shorts and carrying a duffel bag.
  Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Robinson is urged to con
  
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• Slain Capital Gazette Employees Were Dedicated To Work, Community

  30-06-2018 00:26
  Family and colleagues remembered the five people killed in a Maryland newspaper shooting as dedicated members of the community. Jarrod W. Ramos, 38, has been charged with five counts of murder in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history. The employees killed Thursday at the Annapolis paper were Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters.
  GERALD FISCHMAN
  61-year-old Gerald Fischman was a longtime employee of the Gazette. He won multiple awards
  
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• University Of Alabama Swimmer Makes A Splash With Beyonce Dance Moves

  30-06-2018 00:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A swimmer at the University of Alabama is becoming a social media sensation, and it’s not for his skills in the pool.
  Sophomore Christian Strycker has been dubbed “Swim-Yonce” for his hip-shaking rendition of Beyonce’s dance moves.
  But this isn’t a “one-night-only” performance.
  Strycker was seen busting out “Single ladies” at another swim meet in March.
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• Coast Guard Suspends Search For Man Who Went Overboard In Bay

  30-06-2018 00:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 41-year-old man who went overboard in the Chesapeake Bay on Wednesday afternoon.
  Officials believe Kevin Yates Sr of Queen Anne’s County fell overboard from a 40-foot powerboat somewhere between Kent Island and Herrington Harbor South. He’s been missing ever since.
  RELATED: Search Continues For Man Who Went Overboard In Chesapeake Bay
  The Coast Guard decided to suspend the search for Yates after con
  
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