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• Prosecution: Teens Intended To Use Stolen Jeep Used To Ram Police Car ‘As A Weapon’

  11-07-2018 23:38
  DUNDALK, Md. (WJZ) — Two teenagers charged with ramming a police car in a stolen car in Dundalk made an appearance in court Wednesday afternoon.
  Police have several pieces of evidence to support their case — including a cell phone that was left behind in the stolen car by the 16-year-old suspected of being the driver.
  Tire marks on the crunched hood of a Baltimore County patrol car have become the epicenter of a neighborhood-wide investigation.
  New charging documents say a group of s
  
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• Prosecution: Teens Intended To Use Stolen Jeep Used To Police Car ‘As A Weapon’

  11-07-2018 23:38
  DUNDALK, Md. (WJZ) — Two teenagers charged with ramming a police car in a stolen car in Dundalk made an appearance in court Wednesday afternoon.
  Police have several pieces of evidence to support their case — including a cell phone that was left behind in the stolen car by the 16-year-old suspected of being the driver.
  Tire marks on the crunched hood of a Baltimore County patrol car have become the epicenter of a neighborhood-wide investigation.
  New charging documents say a group of s
  
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• Campers Invited To Goddard Space Center To Talk With Orbiting Astronaut

  11-07-2018 23:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — They ranged from pre-school to high school, each holding the question they were poised to ask astronaut Rick Arnold, who is orbiting high above in the International Space Station.
  “What are some of the long-term health issues from being in space?” Sanar Edwards asked.
  “I hope not many,” Arnold answered, which got a good laugh inside the visitor center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
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• STEM Camp Star Academy Says They Keep The Fun In STEM

  11-07-2018 23:22
  TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) — Two local men, Tim Rhode and Ed Mullin, have come up with an idea that could create a new industry. The founders of the Star Academy say they are planning to open two or three regional locations and are looking at franchising.
  It all started when Mullin, one of Star Academy’s founders, couldn’t get into a competitive S.T.E.M. team in middle school.
  “We decided there needed to be a place for a space, like the YMCA, for technology that people could com
  
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• Senior Cat With ‘Wobbly Cat Syndrome’ Adopted From Md. Shelter Waiving Fees

  11-07-2018 23:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Carroll County woman has answered the call to adopt a 12-year-old stray named Stella from an animal shelter that is waiving adoption fees.
  Stella has “Wobbly Cat Syndrome”, which means part of her brain didn’t develop and though such cats are healthy, they shake and are very uncoordinated.
  On Tuesday, WJZ asked if someone could adopt Stella.
  RELATED: 20 Md. Animal Shelters Waiving Adoption Fees For Cats In July
  After the piece aired, a w
  
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• Flags Lowered In Honor Of Police Officer Who Died On Duty

  11-07-2018 22:58
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Flags are being lowered in Maryland to honor a police officer who died in the line of duty.
  State officials announced Wednesday that Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered the United States and Maryland flags be lowered in honor of Lt. Milton Roach of the Spring Grove Hospital Center Police Department. Officials say Roach died July 4.
  Department of Health spokeswoman Brittany Fowler said in an email that 51-year-old Roach died from a suspected heart attack while overseeing a pa
  
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• Burglar Breaks Into Escape Room, Calls 911 When He Can’t Escape

  11-07-2018 22:12
  VANCOUVER, Wash. (WJZ) – Police say a burglar in Washington state got more than he bargained for when he broke into an “escape room” and ironically couldn’t escape.
  “Once we got down there [to the business] and realized the damage was minimal, we just thought it was hilarious,” Rob Bertrand told CNN.
  Bertrand owns NW Escape Experience: an entertainment center in Vancouver that challenges groups to work together, find clues and solve puzzles in o
  
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• Suspect Charged In Domestic-Related Stabbing That Resulted In Amber Alert

  11-07-2018 21:35
  MONTGOMERY CO., Md. (WJZ) —  Two missing children resulted in an Amber Alert Tuesday across the area after a domestic dispute. The alert was canceled when the father turned himself in.
  Montgomery County Police officers in the Special Victims Investigations Division have arrested and charged Dwight Perry, 35, after officers responded to Perry’s home where they received a call for a stabbing at the home just after 1 p.m. Officers found Perry’s girlfriend inside suffering fro
  
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• Amanda Balionis On John Deere Classic: ‘Players Love This Event’

  11-07-2018 21:09
  By Dan Reardon
  In the PGA TOUR’s family of tournaments, the John Deere Classic has always been the ‘little engine that could.” For all of its 47 years, the tournament has been held in one of the smallest markets on TOUR. And in recent years it’s faced the additional challenge of attracting a representative field while residing on the calendar near the Open Championship, which takes place seven time zones away.
  But the Deere has not only soldiered on, it has prospered. Cel
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect Who Fled From Officers

  11-07-2018 21:04
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police were able to arrest a suspect in connection with a carjacking, but are still searching for a second suspect who fled the scene.
  The Baltimore Police Department confirms they arrested a suspect Wednesday for a carjacking that happened on Tuesday. No further details were released on the carjacking.
  A second suspect fled before officers were able to take them into custody.
  Firefighters were called to the scene in the 4300 block of Marble Hall Rd. to assi
  
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• PayPal Says Customer’s Death Is A Breach Of Contract

  11-07-2018 20:56
  Bucklebury, U.K. (WJZ) – PayPal apparently doesn’t believe that death is a good enough reason for their customers to not pay their bills.
  The online payments system has been forced to apologize after mailing a letter to a woman in the United Kingdom, three weeks after her death was reported to the company.
  The notice was still addressed to Lindsay Durdle — who died of cancer at the age of 37 in May — and informed the late Bucklebury resident that her death
  
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• Judge Denies Parents’ Attempt To Change Transgender Child’s Name

  11-07-2018 19:46
  LEBANON, Ohio (CBS Local) – “Age. Develop. Mature.” That was the message of an Ohio judge to a transgender teen after denying his parents’ request to change their child’s name.
  Warren County probate judge Joseph Kirby refused to allow Leigh and Kylen Whitaker’s attempt to change their 15-year-old’s name from Heidi to Elliott on June 22. The Whitakers are now appealing the ruling, claiming that Judge Kirby violated their constitutional righ
  
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• What Should Teams Be Willing To Trade For Manny Machado?

  11-07-2018 19:44
  By Matt Citak
  With just under three weeks until MLB’s July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the league has yet to see any major deals go down this season.
  While many guys, both pitchers and position players, remain available on the trade market, teams around the league seem to be waiting for the big shoe to drop before pursuing other, smaller deals.
  That big shoe, of course, is Orioles superstar shortstop Manny Machado.
  Machado has been the biggest name on the trade block since last offseason
  
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• No, Facebook, Tyler Perry Isn’t Buying You A Car

  11-07-2018 19:28
  (CNN) — Tyler Perry wants his fans to know that he’s not giving away cars, money or anything else on Facebook.
  The actor, director and all-around movie mogul said that his team takes down dozens of scam posts every day.
  “Do not give your information to any of these people do not give them anything,” Perry said in a video on his Facebook page. “I don’t know who they are, but every day we have to get 10, 20, 30 of those things shut down on Facebook.”
  Perry
  
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• Protests In Haiti Delay Return Of Baltimore Archdiocese Youth Mission Trip

  11-07-2018 18:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Church groups and volunteers from across the U.S., including here in Maryland, have been stranded in Haiti after violent protests over fuel prices have led to canceled flights.
  According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, a youth mission group sponsored by the Archdiocese of Baltimore remains in Haiti after they were supposed to return home on July 7.
  There are nine people between the ages of 16 and 20 in the group, along with three adult chaperones.
  They we
  
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• Michigan Says Autism And Arthritis Now Treatable By Medical Marijuana

  11-07-2018 18:27
  MICHIGAN (CBS Local) – Michigan has added several medical conditions to the state’s list of ailments which qualify for a medical marijuana prescription.
  In a release by Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), 11 “debilitating medical conditions” including autism, arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, and Tourette’s Syndrome have now been deemed treatable by LARA’s director Shelly Edgerton.
  “With the changes
  
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• Saquon Barkley, Todd Gurley Do Insane Leg Workout

  11-07-2018 18:20
  Ryan Mayer
  It’s workout video season. Our social media feeds are inundated on a daily basis with them as athletes get ready for their upcoming seasons. The latest one featuring Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley and New York Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley may be the most impressive yet.
  The pair of running backs can be seen deadlifting 315 pounds before immediately doing 42-inch box jumps. As if that wasn’t punishing enough, the pair can then be seen sprinting on a
  
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• Kevin Hart Delivers ‘TKO’ Tonight On CBS

  11-07-2018 18:17
  You may know Kevin Hart from, well, seemingly everything. Hollywood’s busiest man is adding a new line to his personal credits as he debuts as the host of CBS’ new obstacle course game show TKO: Total Knock Out. Hart spoke to CBS LA’s Suzanne Marques about the show and how his good friend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would fare stepping into the arena.
  “We want to encourage people that don’t consider themselves to be the highest level of an athlet
  
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• Baltimore County School Board Discusses Students Kneeling During Anthem

  11-07-2018 18:12
  BALTIMORE Co., Md. (WJZ) — Kneeling during the national anthem in schools was a topic discussed at the Baltimore County School Board meeting Tuesday night.
  The ACLU of Maryland is pushing the county school system for a clearer policy concerning free speech and non-disruptive protest during the pledge of allegiance or national anthem.
  RELATED: ACLU Supporting Balt. Co. Student Reportedly Reprimanded For Kneeling During Pledge
  It comes after an 11-year-old student was reprimanded after
  
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• Baltimore Launches Program To Recruit Future Police Officers

  11-07-2018 17:32
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore has launched a program to attract qualified young people for careers in the city’s police force.
  Mayor Catherine Pugh says the Cadet-Apprentice Program will help train the next generation of officers. In a Wednesday statement, Pugh described it as part of a reform effort to ensure “constitutional, community-based policing.”
  A federal consent decree mandating sweeping police reforms in Baltimore is gradually ramping up. It was authorized in Janua
  
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• Police: Ocean City Boardwalk Crime Enforcement Effort Led To 61 Arrests

  11-07-2018 17:26
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Police say a recent focus on crime around Ocean City’s boardwalk led to 61 arrests.
  Police in the Maryland resort town said in a news release Tuesday that during the plain-clothes operations last month detectives addressed crimes like disorderly conduct, ordinance violations and property crimes. Detectives also focused on robberies in the downtown area.
  In addition to the arrests, police say they issued four citations and seized six handguns and other weapons.
  
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• Homemade Signs Urge U.S. Citizens To Report ‘Illegal Aliens’ To ICE

  11-07-2018 17:25
  OMAHA, Neb. (CBS Local) – One Nebraska city has been thrown into the middle of the nation’s immigration debate after signs urging residents to report “any and all illegal aliens” to ICE were posted around town.
  Some residents in Omaha have been pulling the homemade flyers down, calling them hateful and offensive. “That’s stereotyping. Let’s say me for instance — I’m not illegal but others will say I must be illegal, let’s report it
  
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• Six Men Arrested For Solicitation Of Prostitution, Disorderly Conduct

  11-07-2018 17:20
  HOWARD CO., Md. (WJZ) — Six men have been arrested on prostitution charges following an undercover police operation.
  The Howard County Police Department arrested six men at a hotel in the 8100 block of Washington Boulevard in Jessup.
  Detectives placed fake ads on websites they knew were used for prostitution.
  Men who called the number in the ad spoke with an undercover female officer who gave a meeting location after the caller’s request.
  When the men arrived and offered money for se
  
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• Burglary Interrupted When Man and Woman Wake Up, Confront Burglar

  11-07-2018 17:16
  PASADENA, Md. (WJZ) — While attempting to rob a home in Pasadena, Md., a burglar was interrupted by his two victims, who confronted him in their home.
  Philip Luke Koletty, 30, of Pasadena Md., was transported to a hospital after attempting to rob a home in the 8600 block of Gambier Harbor in Pasadena, Md.
  Officers responded to a burglary in progress in the home on July 11 at 2:26 a.m. when a man and a woman reported they had been woken up by Koletty inside their home. The man confront
  
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• Police Searching For Man Who Robbed Royal Farms Store

  11-07-2018 16:48
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police are searching for the man who robbed a Royal Farms early Wednesday morning.
  According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, the armed robbery happened at 3:40 a.m. at the Royal Farms located in the 200 block of Oak Manor Dr. in Glen Burnie.
  Responding officers met with a store clerk, who said a male suspect came into the store, took out a handgun, and demanded money, before making off with cash stolen from the store.
  No injuries were r
  
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• Arrest Made In Beating Of 91-Year-Old Who Reportedly Was Told To ‘Go Back To Mexico’

  11-07-2018 16:19
  (CNN) — A week after a 91-year-old Mexican man says he was beaten with a concrete block in Southern California, a woman has been arrested in connection with the assault, authorities said.
  Laquisha Jones, 30, was arrested Tuesday night in Los Angeles on suspicion of beating Rodolfo Rodriguez last week, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
  She was being held on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, with bail set at $200,000.
  ‘I just passed her …. and she h
  
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• Annapolis To Hold Benefit Concert For 5 Slain In Capital Gazette Shooting

  11-07-2018 15:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — The city of Annapolis will hold a benefit concert featuring Maryland-based rockers Good Charlotte to honor the five Capital Gazette employees killed in an attack in their newsroom.
  Mayor Gavin Buckley said Wednesday the event dubbed “Annapolis Rising: A Benefit for The Capital Gazette and Free Press” will take place July 28 and will include performances, as well as guest speakers from the journalism community.
  Information on tickets will be available at a later
  
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• World’s Ugliest Dog Dies Weeks After Winning Title

  11-07-2018 15:30
  ANOKA, Minn. (AP) — A 9-year-old English bulldog has died just weeks after winning the 2018 World’s Ugliest Dog contest.
  Owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota, told NBC’s “Today ” that Zsa Zsa died in her sleep Tuesday. Brainard says the dog was staying with her father and he found she had passed away when he got up in the morning.
  Zsa Zsa — with her floppy tongue, crooked teeth and pink manicure — won the annual contest on June 23 at the Sonoma-
  
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• Firefighter Killed In Gas Explosion, Fire Near Madison

  11-07-2018 14:51
  SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — A firefighter was killed and at least a dozen other people were injured when a natural gas explosion leveled at least two buildings in a Wisconsin community, authorities said Wednesday.
  A gas leak in downtown Sun Prairie led to an explosion Tuesday evening that destroyed several buildings and ignited a fire that sent billowing smoke that could be seen for miles around.
  Another firefighter suffered critical injuries in the blast but his condition has been stabilized
  
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• Adam Silver Says NBA Is Ready To Change “One And Done” Rule

  11-07-2018 14:09
  Ryan Mayer
  The NBA’s so called “one and done” rule that requires players to be one year removed from high school to be eligible to enter the NBA Draft looks to be on its way out. In a press conference in Las Vegas, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told reporters that the league is ready to change the rule.
  Adam Silver on the possible change to NBA players entering the league at 18: “My personal view is that we’re ready to make that change.”
  — Sam Amick (@sam
  
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• Body Found In Woods In Queen Anne’s County

  11-07-2018 13:57
  QUEENSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Queen Anne’s County police say they discovered a body in the woods near Joseph Boyles road in Queenstown.
  Police say there is no threat to the community but to expect a police presence in the area while they investigate.
  This is a developing story as the investigation continues. Stay with WJZ for updates.
  Follow @WJZ on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  
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• Indicted Baltimore Police Officer Was Focus Of Excessive Force Investigation

  11-07-2018 13:50
  BALTIMORE (AP) – A Baltimore police officer who’s been indicted on charges of assault and misconduct in connection with a 2016 incident was the focus of a departmental investigation of excessive force.
  Police spokesman T.J. Smith told The Baltimore Sun Tuesday that the internal investigation found Officer Carlos Rivera-Martinez used “force that appeared to be excessive” in July 2016. Smith said earlier this month that the 31-year-old Rivera-Martinez was suspended without
  
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• NATO Summit: Trump Accuses Germany Of Being A ‘Captive Of Russia’

  11-07-2018 13:30
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused fellow NATO ally Germany of being beholden to Russia because it buys energy from Moscow, in pointed remarks ahead of a summit of the military alliance in Brussels.
  “Germany is a captive of Russia,” Trump said at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, his first since arriving in the Belgian capital. “It’s very inappropriate.”
  Trump went on to complain that the United States is expected to
  
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• Police, Neighbors Shed Light On Delaware Family Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide

  11-07-2018 12:45
  PRICES CORNER, Del. — A couple and three young children were found fatally shot at their Delaware home in what police described Tuesday as a murder-suicide. Delaware State Police identified the couple in a news release as Matthew Edwards, 42, and his wife, Julie Edwards, 41. Police did not release their children’s names, but said they included a 4-year-old girl and two boys, 6 and 3, respectively.
  Troopers called to the Prices Corner home Monday night found Julie Edwards an
  
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• Police: Woman Assaulted At Home Of NFL Star LeSean McCoy

  11-07-2018 12:20
  (AP) — Police acknowledged Tuesday that a woman was assaulted during a home invasion at a suburban Atlanta house owned by NFL star LeSean McCoy, hours after graphic posts on social media accused the Buffalo Bills running back of bloodying his former girlfriend.
  One female was treated and released from the hospital, while another sustained a minor injury during a targeted invasion early Tuesday, Milton police said in a release responding to requests by The Associated Press.
  McCoy denied all
  
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• Machado Hits 2 HRs, Orioles Beat Yankees 6-5

  11-07-2018 05:09
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Manny Machado hit two home runs, Jonathan Schoop singled in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the New York Yankees 6-5 Tuesday night.
  Greg Bird homered and drove in four runs for the Yankees, who own an inexplicable 4-5 record against the last-place Orioles.
  Machado brought the Orioles back from deficits of 3-2 and 5-3 before Schoop won it in the ninth against Dellin Betances (1-3).
  A hit batter, a double by Adam Jone
  
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• Board Approves Verletta White As Interim Baltimore Co. Superintendent

  11-07-2018 03:06
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — The Board of Education has voted to keep the Baltimore County interim superintendent in the position for the upcoming school year.
  The board voted 9-2 for Dr. Verletta White to be the interim superintendent of schools for the 2018-19 school year.
  White has been serving as the interim after State Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon rejected the board’s vote to make White the permanent superintendent, citing an ethics violation.
  An ethics panel fou
  
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• Police: 1 Killed, 1 Wounded In Shooting In Baltimore

  11-07-2018 02:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a double shooting in West Baltimore Tuesday night.
  Baltimore City Police say a man was killed and a woman was injured in the shooting in the area of North and Pennsylvania avenues, where a police car was vandalized and a nearby CVS Pharmacy was looted and burned during the Freddie Gray protests in 2015.
  A large crowd gathered in the area, according to police, before officers took control of the scene around 7 p.m.
  Baltimore Police spokes
  
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• NWS Releases Rainfalls Totals For Ellicott City Flood

  11-07-2018 00:58
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md, (WJZ) — It’s been more than a month since Ellicott City was pummeled with rainfall, it what turned out to be a deadly flash flooding event.
  On Tuesday, the National Weather Service released rainfall totals from the May 27 storm — just two years after the last devastating storm.
  The numbers are astonishing — at one point 1.5 inches of rain fell in just 15 minutes.
  For some, the flooding in May was like something out of a movie, but for those in Ellicott
  
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• She Said Yes: Reporter Proposed To During ‘Breaking News’ Story

  11-07-2018 00:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A CBS affiliate in Michigan sent a reporter on breaking news, but what she didn’t know was that she was the story.
  WNEM says reporter and anchor Meg McLeod has been dating former colleague Andrew Keller for four years.
  Keller, a former reporter at WNEM, staged a fake scene at a local firefighter training facility in Saginaw before for the proposal.
  According to WNEM, McLeod’s family and her best friend were in attendance.
  Congratulations to McLe
  
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• Bassmaster Tournament Coming To Maryland

  11-07-2018 00:01
  EDGEWOOD, Md. (WJZ) — Excitement is building in Harford County as some of the best fishermen in the country will soon hit the water for the Bassmaster Elite Tournament of the Chesapeake Bay.
  “This is a very large event. We’re very excited to have Bassmasters come to town. We’re expecting $3 to $4 million of economic impact to Harford County by the time you talk about hotel rooms and people eating in our restaurants and shopping in our stores. Fans will be coming in f
  
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