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• 6 Children, 3 Others Stabbed At Kid’s Birthday Party

  01-07-2018 23:57
  (CNN) — Timmy Kinner wanted revenge for being kicked out of an Idaho apartment complex, police say.
  So Kinner attacked a 3-year-old’s birthday party at the complex, which houses refugees, and stabbed nine people, including six children, Boise Police Chief William Bones said Sunday.
  Stabbing suspect identified, booked into Ada County Jail
  Arrested: Timmy Kinner, 30, Los Angeles, CA
  Kinner has been charged with nine counts of aggravated battery and six counts of injury to a child, Bone
  
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• Jack Knifed Tractor-Trailer Causes Delays, Fuel To Spill On I-95

  01-07-2018 23:41
  JOPPA, Md. (WJZ) — A jack knifed tractor-trailer caused delays on Interstate 95 Sunday evening.
  According to the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, firefighters responded to the scene on northbound I-95 prior to exit 74.
  The truck’s fuel tank was leaking.Harford County Department of Emergency Services’ Hazmat team was called to the scene.
  The right lane was blocked for a period of time.
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• Capital Gazette Staff Say They Received Threats Following Shooting

  01-07-2018 23:27
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland newspaper where five people were killed by a gunman last week said it received death threats and emails celebrating the shootings following the attack.
  RELATED: Family Members Remember Capital Gazette Attack Victims
  The Capital Gazette said in a Sunday editorial that it would not forget being called “an enemy of the people.” President Donald Trump has used identical language to describe the news media.
  The Capital Gazette said people also
  
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• 4 Injured In Boat Collision Near North Beach

  01-07-2018 23:17
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Four people were injured after two boats collided Saturday evening near North Beach.
  According to the Maryland Natural Resources Police, the collision happened during a fireworks display.
  Four injured—none seriously—in a boat collision last evening off North Beach (AACo) during a fireworks display. Please be vigilant this holiday week if you hit the water to “Watch the Works.” Use anchor lights. Take your time. pic.twitter.com/v1KgWlGa3P
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• Maryland Minimum Wage Goes Up And New Laws Take Effect

  01-07-2018 22:42
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s minimum wage is going up.
  The new $10.10 an hour wage goes into effect Sunday.
  It’s the last of the phased-in increases that were set by Maryland lawmakers in 2014. The first increase from $7.25 to $8 took place in 2015. It increased three times after that, to $8.25 in July 2015, to $8.75 in July 2016 and $9.25 last July.
  Some lawmakers have pushed for increasing the minimum wage again, but the legislation stalled this year. Ben Jealous, the Dem
  
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• Orioles Hit 4 HRs, Beat Angels 8-2 To End 7-game Skid

  01-07-2018 22:31
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Manny Machado and Mark Trumbo hit consecutive homers after the Angels lost a popup in the sun, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Los Angeles 8-2 Sunday to end a seven-game losing streak.
  After the Orioles took charge with a six-run fourth inning, Trumbo homered again in the fifth and Trey Mancini also connected to help Baltimore secure its only victory during a seven-game homestand that began with four straight losses to Seattle.
  The Orioles improved to 1-15 against the AL We
  
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• It’s A Baby Boom! 48 Babies Delivered In 41 Hours At Texas Hospital

  01-07-2018 22:20
  Fort Worth, TX (KTVT) — The nursery at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth has never been as full as it has in the last 41 hours. And, the halls have never been so busy.
  Since June 26, 48 babies were born in less than 2 days. That’s an average of more than one baby an hour. And, there’s definitely a lively discussion here about why.
  “There’s always talk about full moon, we definitely had a big full moon this week,” OB-GYN Dr.
  
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• Dangerous Heat Sunday Into Monday As Heat Wave Hits Maryland

  01-07-2018 22:06
  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 at least the Fourth of July.
  A heat advisory goes is in effect from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday.
  Air quality is also an area of concern. A Code Orange air quality alert is in effect for the entire region and is expected to continue over the next several days.
  WJZ’s Tim Williams said temperatures across Maryland
  
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• Baltimore County Firefighter Suffers Heat Exhaustion In Essex Fire

  01-07-2018 20:21
  ESSEX, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore County Fire officials say a firefighter suffered heat exhaustion while battling a house fire in the Essex area this afternoon.
  Fire crews were called to the 600 block of Dunwich Way around noon today for a report of a fire.   Crews were able to put the fire out and fortunately the firefighter was evaluated at the scene and release.
  No other injuries were reported.
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• City Police Investigate Sunday Morning Homicide

  01-07-2018 19:18
  BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore City Police were called to the unit block of West 20th Street at around 10:33a.m. this morning for a report of a shooting.
  When officers arrived they found a 31 year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds.  The victim was transported to an area hospital but pronounced dead a short time later.
  Homicide detectives were able to determine the man was shot in the 1900 block of North Charles Street before running to West 20th Street and collapsing.
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• Baltimore Police Investigating After 6 Shot At Backyard BBQ

  01-07-2018 17:43
  BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore City Police say officers were called to the 4000 block of Penhurst Avenue at 11:48pm for a report of a shooting.
  When officers arrived they found a shooting victim suffering from non-fatal wounds and were informed additional victim were seeking treatment at an area hospital.
  Investigators discovered a total of six people were shot after an unknown suspect entered a backyard barbecue and started shooting.
  The victims are a 17 year-old female shot in the leg, a
  
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• Family Members Remember Capital Gazette Attack Victims

  01-07-2018 05:05
  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.
  RELATED: How You Can Help Capital Gazette Shooting Victims And Their Families
  The 59-year-old assistant managing editor wa
  
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• Residents attend "Keep Families Together" solidarity rally in Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  01-07-2018 04:54 via foxbaltimore.com
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  Residents attend "Keep Families Together" solidarity rally in Baltimore
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  BALTIMORE -- WBFF -- Baltimore Women United held an Immigrant Solidarity Rally at the southeast corner of Patterson Park in Baltimore, on Saturday. The rally was in solidarity to the Keep Families Together rally happening in Washington, D.C..
  
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• UPS Driver Critically Injured In Hit-And-Run Collision

  01-07-2018 04:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a hit-and-run collision involving a UPS driver in Howard County.
  The driver was out of his truck delivering packages in the 2300 block of Daniels Road in Ellicott City around 7:30 p.m. Saturday when someone driving a white, older model SUV traveling southbound entered the northbound lanes and struck him. Howard County Police say the SUV fled the scene without stopping.
  The UPS driver, 27-year-old Charles Taylor Burr was taken to the Universit
  
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• It's Academic: June 30, 2018 - CBS Baltimore

  01-07-2018 03:40 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  It's Academic: June 30, 2018
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  'Pawn Stars' Richard Harrison, Known As 'Old Man,' Dead At 77Richard Benjamin Harrison, best known as “Old Man,” the co-owner of the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on the History channel series “Pawn Stars,” has died at 77. Police: Driver ...and more »
  
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• It’s Academic: June 30, 2018

  01-07-2018 03:40
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• Anonymous Person Buys $1M Worth Of Remaining Toys At Toys “R” Us To Donate

  01-07-2018 03:27
  (CBSNEWS) — America’s last remaining Toys “R” Us stores closed for good Friday, after a final day of clearance sales. One Toys “R” Us location in Raleigh, North Carolina, however, shut its doors a little early — and for good reason — after an anonymous patron purchased $1 million worth of the store’s remaining toys to donate them to local children.
  The mystery buyer’s immense gesture of good faith is a silver lining in what, to man
  
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• Good Samaritan Saves Overboard Boaters In Chesapeake Bay

  01-07-2018 03:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Terrifying moments for two boaters on the Chesapeake turn into an act of heroism.
  Maryland Natural Resources Police say a good Samaritan saved two people after their 16-foot boat capsized near the Bay Bridge. Both people are expected to OK.
  NOW: Two people rescued from capsized 16-foot boat near the Bay Bridge by Sandy Point by Good Samaritan. Both people OK. Boat being towed in. pic.twitter.com/pDa6W1eTZC
  — Maryland NRP (@MDNRPolice) June 30, 2018The incident
  
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• Orioles' Showalter wants to give Schoop extended break for 'reset' - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  01-07-2018 03:10 via baltimoresun.com
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  Orioles' Showalter wants to give Schoop extended break for 'reset'
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  To try to shake second baseman Jonathan Schoop out of his slump, manager Buck Showalter said Saturday that he planned to give his struggling slugger an extended break to allow him an opportunity to “reset.” Schoop sat out of the lineup Saturday, the ...
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• Maryland Zoo In Baltimore Welcomes Newborn Sitatunga Calf - CBS Baltimore

  01-07-2018 03:10 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Maryland Zoo In Baltimore Welcomes Newborn Sitatunga Calf
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland zoo's newest addition has made her public debut. She's a sitatunga calf and was born three weeks ago. In a video from her first experience in a public viewing area, she was seen keeping close to her mom, Jess, but also ...and more »
  
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• Maryland Zoo In Baltimore Welcomes Newborn Sitatunga Calf

  01-07-2018 03:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland zoo’s newest addition has made her public debut.
  She’s a sitatunga calf and was born three weeks ago.
  In a video from her first experience in a public viewing area, she was seen keeping close to her mom, Jess, but also enjoying jumping and playing around.
  Zookeepers say Ally is doing well.
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• You’re Probably Washing Your Hands All Wrong, Study Says

  01-07-2018 03:07
  (CNN) — Hand-washing seems pretty simple, but a recent study shows that 97 percent of the time, we’re still doing it wrong — which can lead to contamination of food and surfaces and result in foodborne illness.
  The study from the US Department of Agriculture shows most consumers failed to wash their hands and rub with soap for 20 seconds. That’s the amount of time recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says that washing for shorter
  
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• Baltimore Offering Free Meals This Summer For City Youth

  01-07-2018 03:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Baltimore is promising to keep city youth healthy with a summer commitment to serve more than one million meals.
  Many students rely on the meals they get at school, but during the summer months, they lose access to this vital program. The city is helping young people most at risk.
  Baltimore’s youth helped the mayor kick off the summer meals program — a vital service providing breakfast and lunch to those in need.
  “Our children in our city will not go
  
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• Memorial Services Set For 2 Capital Gazette Shooting Victims

  01-07-2018 02:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Memorial services for two Capital Gazette staffers have been set for next week.
  A celebration of life for Rob Hiaasen, an assistant editor and columnist at the Annapolis newspaper, is scheduled at the Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, according to an online invitation.
  The memorial service for Wendi Winters, a reporter and editor, will be held at noon July 7 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, one of Winter
  
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• Nurse Alleges Johns Hopkins Doctor Sprayed Patient’s Fluids On Him

  01-07-2018 02:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A lawsuit involving a Johns Hopkins Hospital doctor is raising eyebrows.
  The Daily Record of Baltimore reports a doctor is accused of unscrewing a syringe from a patient’s IV and spraying a nurse with the fluid.
  The nurse claims the doctor felt comfortable spraying him because “the hospital tolerates an environment of hazing and abuse by attending physicians.”
  The newspaper reports that the hospital is taking the allegations seriously but declined to com
  
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• Pujols, Angels Use 5-Run 8th Inning To Rally Past O’s 6-2

  01-07-2018 01:37
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Albert Pujols’ RBI double highlighted a five-run eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Orioles 6-2 Saturday, extending Baltimore’s latest losing streak to seven games.
  Playing their 3,000th game under manager Mike Scioscia, the Angels trailed 2-1 before using three hits, three walks and a hit batter to take control against the free-falling Orioles.
  After Mychal Givens (0-6) issued a pair of one-out walks, Pujols tied it with his 632nd career double,
  
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• Volunteers Aiming For Healthy Inner Harbor Focus On Efforts Upstream - CBS Baltimore

  01-07-2018 01:21 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Volunteers Aiming For Healthy Inner Harbor Focus On Efforts Upstream
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As environmental activists fight for an Inner Harbor clean enough to swim in one day, they're taking aim at problems upstream. Volunteers took on neglected tree pits on a Milton-Monford block Saturday to dig into a problem that lies ...
  
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• Volunteers Aiming For Healthy Inner Harbor Focus On Efforts Upstream

  01-07-2018 01:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As environmental activists fight for an Inner Harbor clean enough to swim in one day, they’re taking aim at problems upstream.
  Volunteers took on neglected tree pits on a Milton-Monford block Saturday to dig into a problem that lies in Baltimore’s waterways.
  “We were trying to figure out a way to sort of beautify the block and also provide conservation landscaping that will help reduce stormwater runoff and look great,” said Leanna Wetmor
  
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• Orioles Recognize Slain Baltimore Co. Officer Amy Caprio

  01-07-2018 01:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles recognized fallen Baltimore County Officer Amy Caprio at their game Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels.
  The team tweeted that Caprio, who was killed in the line of duty last month, was honored as one of its “Birdland Heroes.”
  Today we recognized fallen Baltimore County Police Officer, Amy Caprio, who was killed in the line of duty, as one of our #BirdlandHeroes. Her husband, Tim Caprio, accepted the award on her behalf. pic.twit
  
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• Hundreds rally in Patterson Park to protest Trump immigration policies - Baltimore Sun

  01-07-2018 01:02 via baltimoresun.com
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  Hundreds rally in Patterson Park to protest Trump immigration policies
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  It started with a folk musician belting out Bob Marley's “Song of Freedom.” Then came the clapping and chanting: “Say it loud, say it clear; immigrants are welcome here.” By the time Odette Ramos, co-chair of the advocacy group Baltimore Women United ...
  
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• Melania Trump Seeing Lots, Saying Little At Migrant Centers

  01-07-2018 00:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump lit up when a 3-year-old boy darted out of “Family Unit 8” at a migrant center in Tucson, Arizona.
  “Hello!” said the first lady, brightening amid the semicircle of eight cells in a short-term holding center for migrants. “How are you?”
  Mrs. Trump, an immigrant and a mother herself, wanted to find out more about how her husband’s strict immigration policy was playing out on the ground, especially among families that h
  
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• Memorial services set for Capital Gazette staffers Hiaasen, Winters - Baltimore Sun

  01-07-2018 00:49 via baltimoresun.com
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  Memorial services set for Capital Gazette staffers Hiaasen, Winters
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  Memorial services for at least two Capital Gazette staff members have been planned for the next week. A celebration of the life of Rob Hiaasen, a 59-year-old assistant editor and columnist, will be held Monday at the Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills.
  Baltimore Orioles pay tribute to 5 Capital Gazette shooting victimsTribune-Review
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• Comedian Claims To Have Successfully Prank Called Trump

  01-07-2018 00:47
  (CNN) — A comedian pretending to be Sen. Bob Menendez for a bit says he got through to the President, who called him back from Air Force One.
  “I am shocked … I mean we did this as a goof, I’m a comedian,” said John Melendez, better known as Stuttering John. “I just could not believe that it took us an hour and a half to get Jared Kushner and Donald Trump on the phone from Air Force One.”
  At the start of the purported call, the voice that sounds lik
  
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• Crews Rescue Deaf Puppy Stuck In Hole

  01-07-2018 00:39
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — After 30 hours of effort, volunteers were able to rescue a 7-week-old deaf puppy that fell down a 50-foot (15-meter) crevice behind a house in Alabama.
  Volunteers erupted in cheers as the pup — named Toffee — was pulled out of the narrow hole around midnight Saturday with the help of a snare and some food.
  Toffee fell into the inches-wide space around 5 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters, cave rescue crews and plumbers joined the rescue effort, lowering nets, s
  
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