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• UMD Football Player’s Death Caused By Heatstroke

  17-07-2018 23:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The cause of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair was kept private until Monday. He was killed by a heatstroke.
  Monday, the 19-year-old’s parents revealed the cause of his tragic death on a website for the foundation in his name.
  May 29th — The offensive lineman’s final moments on the field lead to liver failure. And two weeks later, cost him his life.
  On that May afternoon in College Park — temperatures reached into the low 80
  
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• Woman Rescued After Vehicle Stuck In High Waters

  17-07-2018 23:42
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — A woman had to be rescued Tuesday afternoon after her vehicle became stuck in Baltimore County because of high waters.
  The rescued happened after water became too high to pass on Philadelphia Rd., south of Campbell Blvd.
  Three firefighters in rescue gear were able to make it to the car, and walk the woman to dry ground.Follow @WJZ on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  
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• Major Delays Reported At BWI-Marshall Airport

  17-07-2018 23:11
  (CNN) — A line of storms extending hundreds of miles from New England to the Mid-Atlantic region is causing havoc through the major metro hubs in the Northeast United States on Tuesday.
  Multiple hour delays are reported from Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington metro airports, and delays will continue well into the evening as the storms move through the region.
  The National Weather Service issued flash flood watches for areas covering nearly 30 million people, including Philadelp
  
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• Baltimore Co. Officer Out, Another Officer Suspended After Further GTTF Investigation

  17-07-2018 22:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An officer with the Baltimore County Police Department has been suspended and another officer is no longer with the department after an investigation into reports that linked them with Gun Trace Task Force corruption case,
  The police department confirmed that Officer Michael Woodlon has been suspended with pay until the completion of an investigation. Another officers, who is not being identified, is no longer with the department.
  According to our media partners at The Ba
  
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• Maryland Zoo Welcomes Two Piglets To Their Farmyard

  17-07-2018 22:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Zoo welcomes two new additions to their zoo, two Kunekune pigs named Wilbur and Orville.
  The Kunekune pigs are native to New Zealand and are often kept as pets. Wilbur and his brother Orville are five months old and weight about 20 to 30 lbs, but when they are fully grown they can weight up to 200 lbs.
  “They are a different pig than you usually see, and they are little and cute.” Ann Keen, a zoo visitor, said.
  Kunekune pigs are known for their fri
  
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• Safe Alternatives Foundation Keeps Kids Learning By Doing

  17-07-2018 22:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Recent studies have shown that women, African-Americans and Latinos lag behind when it comes to earning degrees or finding jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math.
  A DC foundation is helping a dozen kids in Baltimore. The Safe Alternatives Foundation is different in that once a child signs up, he or she is in the program in the summer and after school until they graduate high school.
  Van Brooks, Safe Alternatives Founder, said he started it to teach succe
  
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• READ: Obama’s Full Speech About The ‘Politics Of Fear And Resentment’

  17-07-2018 22:22
  (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama spoke in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday to honor the late Nelson Mandela. One day after President Donald Trump shocked the world with his news conference performance beside Russian President Vladimir Putin, Obama didn’t mention Trump by name —–but he mounted a passionate defense of democracy and warned against the rise of “strongman politics.”
  Here are his full remarks, as released by the Office of Barack Obama:PRE
  
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• Police: Man Dies After Accidentally Stabbing Himself In The Groin With A Sword

  17-07-2018 22:20
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (CBS Local) – A Virginia man has died after a freak accident resulted in the man stabbing himself in the groin with a sword.
  Newport News Police say they were called to a home around 4:40 p.m. EST on July 15 to help someone who had been accidentally stabbed. Officers discovered the 28-year-old man with a life-threatening stab wound when they arrived. By 5:25 p.m. the Newport News resident was pronounced dead by medics.
  According to WTKR, the unidentified 28-year-old
  
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• Child-Killer Taunted Investigators For 30 Years With Disturbing Notes

  17-07-2018 22:15
  (CNN) — For three decades, the abduction, rape and murder of 8-year-old April Tinsley in April 1988 had frustrated Indiana investigators.
  The mysterious killer’s taunting messages admitting to the crime, scrawled on a barn door and on paper notes threatening to kill again, only added to the desire to solve the cold case. Still, no suspect could be found.
  But thanks to advances in genealogy and DNA technology, the suspected killer was arrested and then confessed to the crime on Sunday
  
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• 23 Injured After ‘Lava Bomb’ Hits Tour Boat In Hawaii

  17-07-2018 22:10
  (CNN) — The US Coast Guard extended the required safety zone surrounding active lava flows in Hawaii after a flying hunk of lava hit a tour boat and injured 23 people.
  The so-called lava bomb punctured the roof of a lava tour boat named Hot Shot on Monday morning in Kapoho Bay on Hawaii’s Big Island, the Hawaii County Fire Department said.
  Boats in Hawaii were already required to be at least 300 meters, or nearly 1,000 feet, away from lava flows at all times, the Coast Guard said. Ho
  
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• Man Walks 20 Miles To First Day Of Work, Given A Car For His Effort

  17-07-2018 21:48
  PELHAM, Ala. (CBS Local) – It was supposed to be Walter Carr’s first day of work with a moving company Sunday when his car broke down. But, instead of calling out, he walked through the night to be on time.
  Carr’s vehicle stopped working the night before his first day with the moving company Bellhops, and he knew he couldn’t miss it. So, he decided to walk. Carr began his hike from Homewood, Alabama, to the town of Pelham, Alabama, at midnight – a nearly 20-mil
  
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• Missing Teen Found Dead Inside Vacant Home

  17-07-2018 21:37
  TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) — A missing Baltimore County teen was found dead inside a vacant home in Baltimore.
  According to county police, 18-year-old Devon Peter Ireland of the 11900 block of Thurloe Drive in Timonium was reported missing on July 1.
  Family members and police searched for Ireland and on July 16, his family was told he was inside a vacant home on Washburn Avenue.
  Baltimore Police responded to the home on June 29 and located an 18-year-old man deceased inside the home.
  According to
  
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• MISSING: 16-Year-Old Girl From Frederick County

  17-07-2018 21:29
  FREDERICK, Md. — Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in locating Melannie Andino-Agudelo, a 16-year-old girl last seen July 13. She is missing from the Monrovia area.
  She was last seen wearing a red t-shirt, black jeans, black shoes, and carrying a large red backpack.Anyone with information or the location for Andino-Agudelo is requested to contact DET Stephanie Kelley at 301-600-1046 or the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 301-600-4131.
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• The Baseball Report: Matheny’s Out, deGrom’s Agent Sends Mets A Message

  17-07-2018 21:23
  Ryan Mayer
  The St. Louis Cardinals missed the playoffs just four times between 2000 and 2015, while making the World Series four times and winning twice. The franchise was seen as one of the gold standards in the league and had seemingly undergone a successful transition at manager from Tony LaRussa to Mike Matheny. Well, the last two and a half years haven’t been as kind to the Cardinals, and on Saturday it cost Matheny his job.
  St. Louis, 48-46, have missed the playoffs each of the last
  
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• Trump Claims He Misspoke About Russian Meddling In Putin Press Conference

  17-07-2018 21:17
  WASHINGTON (CBS) — President Trump on Tuesday claimed he accepts the findings of the U.S. intelligence community that Russians interfered in the 2016 election, and misspoke when he seemed to say otherwise in a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday.
  Mr. Trump, making what he described as clarifying comments in a meeting with members of Congress Tuesday, said he meant to say during the Helsinki press conference that he had no reason to think it was anyone other than R
  
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• ‘The Nerve Of This Guy!’: Slow Turtle Hogs Road In Hilarious Video

  17-07-2018 20:39
  MARION COUNTY, Fla. (CBS Local) – A Florida turtle had a hilarious run-in with the law when the animal refused to “pull over” to let traffic pass by.
  Deputy Bryan Bowman from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol on July 15 when he saw “this dude” walking in the middle of the road. Seeing “multiple traffic infractions occurring,” Bowman decided to try to move the large turtle off the road.
  However, the slow-moving tor
  
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• Flood Warning Issued In Parts of Maryland

  17-07-2018 20:35
  BALTIMORE (NWS) — A flood warning has been issued for Central Harford County and Southeastern Baltimore County in northern Maryland.
  The warning has been issued until 6:15 p.m.
  At 2:17 p.m., doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain which will cause flooding. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen in southwestern Harford County between Joppa and Bel Air, with one to two inches expected elsewhere. Despite recent dry conditions, this may be enough to produce minor fl
  
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• Police Identify Officer Who Failed To Respond To Report Of Armed Man

  17-07-2018 20:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police officials in Baltimore continue to investigate why an officer failed to respond to a report of an armed man.
  A spokesperson with the Baltimore Police Department said Tuesday they have identified the female officer in the video and for now she has not been suspended and continues to work her regular duty.
  On Monday, the department released a video shot on the dashcam of firefighters that shows a man walking in the area of Lexington and St. Paul streets with what loo
  
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• Portland, Maine Pushing To Allow Non-Citizens To Vote In Elections

  17-07-2018 20:06
  PORTLAND, Maine (CBS Local) – A city in Maine is taking another look at granting non U.S. citizens the right to vote in its local elections.
  Portland, which has reportedly failed to pass the idea in three previous tries, is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the controversial plan again on August 13.
  The Portland City Council is expected to listen to the proposal being pushed by Mayor Ethan Strimling and Councilman Pious Ali. The potential amendment to the city charter would allow
  
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• Seven Additional Arrests Made, More Pending In Maryland Fentanyl Distribution Operation

  17-07-2018 19:46
  ANNAPOLIS, MD — A multi-state drug investigation has led to seven more arrests with more expected as police attempt to dismantle a drug trafficking organization they believe was responsible for the distribution of heroin and fentanyl throughout Maryland.
  The seven arrests include two juveniles, the other five are adults, all of who were taken to the Jennifer Road Detention Center in Annapolis. They are identified as:Sterling Nugen, 36, of Lusby, MD, charged with conspiracy to distribute na
  
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• Firefighters Battling Blaze In NW Baltimore

  17-07-2018 19:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Firefighters are on scene of a fire in northwest Baltimore.
  Large plumes of gray smoke could be seen from Chopper 13, along with a fire in the top portion of what looks like a shed.No other details are available at this time.
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• Firefighters Battle Blaze In NW Baltimore

  17-07-2018 19:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Firefighters are on scene of a fire in northwest Baltimore.
  Large plumes of gray smoke could be seen from Chopper 13, along with a fire in the top portion of what looks like a shed.No other details are available at this time.
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• Virginia Man Called Cops After Hard Foul In Pickup Basketball Game

  17-07-2018 19:23
  Sterling, VA (CBS Local)- A pickup game at a LA Fitness gym in Virginia took a serious turn when one of the participants called the police after being fouled.
  The visit from the police was captured in a photo posted to Twitter with the caption: “Today for the first time in my life…I experienced someone call the police because they got fouled hard in basketball”.
  Today for the first time in my life…I experienced someone call the police because they got fouled hard in bas
  
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• Endangered Turtle Washes Ashore With Beach Chair Wrapped Around Its Neck

  17-07-2018 19:12
  FORT MORGAN, Ala. (CBS Local) – Wildlife conservationists in Alabama are expressing outrage after the body of an endangered type of sea turtle washed ashore with a beach chair wrapped around its neck.
  The graphic Facebook post documents how a discarded chair with the University of Alabama logo on it was tangled around the animal’s neck as it laid face up on the Fort Morgan beach.“The chair had barnacles on it so had been in the water for a while. So much stuff left on the
  
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• Former Senator Nathaniel Oaks Sentenced To 3.5 Years In Prison, $30K Fine

  17-07-2018 19:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Senator Nathaniel Oaks, 71, has been sentenced 3.5 years in prison with a $30,000 fine. He has 60 days to surrender himself.
  US District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced the former state senator to 42 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for one count of wire fraud and one count of honest services wire fraud. Oaks must also pay the $30,000 fine and perform 80 hours of community service.
  US Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K.
  
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• Former Senator Nathaniel Oaks Sentenced 3.5 Years In Prison, $30K Fine

  17-07-2018 19:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Senator Nathaniel Oaks has been sentenced 3.5 years in prison with a $30,000 fine. He has 60 days to surrender himself.
  RELATED: Former Baltimore Sen. Nathaniel Oaks Pleads Guilty in Federal Corruption Case
  Oaks resigned from the state senate after he pleaded guilty in March to charges in connection with a federal bribery case including two counts of wire fraud after taking $15,000 from an FBI informant.
  This story is developing. More updates to come with WJZ
  
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• Manny Misery? How To Help Children Cope With Their Favorite Athlete Being Traded

  17-07-2018 18:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Being traded in professional sports is often explained as simply “part of the business,” but it’s not that easy for children who idolize their local superstars to understand.
  In Baltimore, Manny Machado is, of course, beloved by the Orioles faithful, but his youngest fans who regularly wear his jersey or cover their rooms with his posters and other memorabilia may face an emotional tidal wave should the O’s deal him to another team.
  While some pare
  
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• Teen Dies Of Nut Allergy After Mistakenly Eating Chips Ahoy Cookie

  17-07-2018 18:38
  FLORIDA (CBS Local) – A couple in Florida is warning other parents about food packaging labels after their teenage daughter died from eating a cookie.
  Kellie Travers-Stafford and her husband, Michael, lost their 15-year-old after she reportedly ate a Chips Ahoy! cookie while at a friend’s house. Alexi Ryann Stafford, who had a peanut allergy, didn’t realize the cookie she took was one of Chips Ahoy’s “Reese’s peanut butter cups” treats.
  Tragically,
  
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• Police Searching For Pickup Truck After Firework Shot Into Crowd, Injuring 2

  17-07-2018 18:13
  WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — Police are looking for a pickup truck they believe could be linked to how two people were injured in Westminster Saturday.
  The Westminster Police Department is looking for information about a pickup they saw downtown Westminster on July 14 at around 1 p.m.
  It was around the same time, an incident was reported around the same where a firework was fire into a crowd, injuring two people.
  The vehicle is described as an extended cab pickup truck, possibly a Ford Ra
  
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• 12 Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Credit Union

  17-07-2018 18:01
  ODENTON, Md. (WJZ) — Twelve people were taken to area hospitals after what Anne Arundel County Fire officials believe was a carbon monoxide poisoning.
  County firefighters responded to the Navy Federal Credit Union at 1179 Annapolis Road sometime after 8 a.m. Tuesday for a report of workers experiencing symptoms associated with carbon monoxide poisoning.
  The construction crews said around 5 a.m. they worked and used a propane-powered saw for about two to three hours in the building.
  Some of
  
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• Second Arrest Made in Annapolis Teen’s Murder

  17-07-2018 17:36
  MILLERSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A second arrest has been made in the murder of 17-year-old Neris Goivani Bonilla-Palacios, who was found dead in Annapolis in October 2017.
  Homicide detectives from Anne Arundel County arrested and charged 17-year-old Marcos Antonio Melendez-Gamez on June 18 for the murder.
  A second arrest was made on July 10 of a second suspect, 22-year-old Brandon A. Recinos-Guardado. Guardado was issued a detainer, as he was currently in jail in Louisiana. On July 16, Guardado
  
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• Northeast Market Voluntarily Closed After Video Of Rats Inside Goes Viral

  17-07-2018 17:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Northeast Market voluntarily closed Tuesday after a video of rats running around inside went viral on Facebook.
  It’s not even a week after video of rats in a Lexington Market bakery display went viral.
  In a statement, the market’s management said, “Baltimore Public Markets is currently working with the Baltimore City Health Department and a third party pest control company to investigate any recent activity that has been reported to us. We are implementi
  
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• Northeast Market To Reopen Wednesday After Video Of Rats Inside Goes Viral

  17-07-2018 17:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Northeast Market voluntarily closed Tuesday after a video of rats running around inside went viral on Facebook.
  It’s not even a week after video of rats in a Lexington Market bakery display went viral.
  In a statement, the market’s management said, “Baltimore Public Markets is currently working with the Baltimore City Health Department and a third party pest control company to investigate any recent activity that has been reported to us. We are implementi
  
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• Police: Woman Left Out Of Mother’s Will ‘Ripped Her Skin Off’

  17-07-2018 17:16
  Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) – After learning that she was being left out of her mother’s will, a Florida woman is accused of beating her to death.
  Gabriela Perero, 53, reportedly pushed her 85-year-old mother to the floor on July 12th, grabbed her by the arms and “ripped her skin off.” Then she cleaned her mother up, put her in bed and called 911. She died the next day.
  Perero told investigators she’d become enraged after learning that her siblings would rece
  
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• 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards Coming To Staples Center

  17-07-2018 17:00
  CBS and the Recording Academy announced today that “Music’s Biggest Night” is returning to LA. Next year’s GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live from the Staples Center Sunday, Feb. 10 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/5:00-8:30 PM, live PT) only on CBS.
  Nominations for the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards will be announced on Wednesday, Dec. 5 and will honor the best in recordings released between Oct. 1, 2017 and Sept. 30, 2018.
  “We are delighted to host the world’s prem
  
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• New Lava Island Forms Off Coast of Big Island In Hawaii

  17-07-2018 16:47
  HAWAII (CBSDFW.COM) – The U.S. Geological Service says a new tiny lava island has formed off the coast of the Big Island in Hawaii.
  Scientists say the island is located a few meters offshore and is about 20 to 30 feet in diameter.
  Scientists say the new lava island is most likely part of the fissure 8 flow that’s entering the ocean—and possibly a submarine tumulus that built up underwater and emerged above sea level.
  The U.S. Coast Guard recently lifted restrictions on tou
  
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• US Arrests, Accuses Woman Of Acting As Russian Agent

  17-07-2018 16:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A 29-year-old gun-rights activist served as a covert Russian agent while living in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations and working to establish back-channel lines of communications for the Kremlin, federal prosecutors charged Monday.
  The announcement of the arrest of Maria Butina came just hours after President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and just days after special counsel Robert Mueller charged
  
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• 12 Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Construction Site

  17-07-2018 15:54
  ODENTON, Md. (WJZ) — Twelve people were taken to area hospitals after what Anne Arundel County Fire officials believe was a carbon monoxide poisoning.
  County firefighters responded to the Navy Federal Credit Union at 1179 Annapolis Road sometime after 8 a.m. Tuesday for a report of workers experiencing symptoms associated with carbon monoxide poisoning.
  The construction crews said around 5 a.m. theu worked and used a propane -powered saw for about two to three hours in the building.
  Some o
  
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• The US Can’t Find 71 Parents It May Have Separated From Children

  17-07-2018 15:41
  (CNN) — We’ve seen a flurry of recent activity in efforts to reunite migrant children removed from their parents.
  But with all the legal and political wranglings, the latest developments can be difficult to follow. Here’s a quick look at what’s new and what’s next:
  What’s the latest?
  — The US government hasn’t been able to find the parents of 71 children who were likely separated from their families, a Health and Human Services official said Monday
  
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• Three Shootings Overnight In Baltimore

  17-07-2018 14:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police report three separate shootings in the city that sent three people to the hospital.
  Police say they reported to a hospital at approximately 9:09 p.m. Monday for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once there, they found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his back.
  The exact location of where the shooting happened is unknown to law enforcement at this time.
  Later Monday night at approximately 10:41 p.m., police responded to the 1500 blo
  
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• Saints Player Helps Save Man From Car That Fell From Parking Garage

  17-07-2018 14:39
  New Orleans, LA (CBS Local)- New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Mitchell Loewen led a group of bystanders to help free a man trapped in his car after it had plunged from the fourth floor of a parking garage in the Central Business District of New Orleans on Sunday.
  According to the The Times-Picayune, Loewen and his family were having brunch at the Willa Jean bakery when the car crashed to the street. While Loewen’s back was to the window, he told the Times-Picayune that the car hitting
  
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• Nickelodeon Announces New ‘Rugrats’ Episodes, Movie

  17-07-2018 14:29
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy, Chuckie and the gang have a new TV and movie deal.
  Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures have announced the animated children’s series “Rugrats” is returning to the network with 26 episodes. The creators of the series will be executive producers.
  A live-action movie, written by David Goodman, featuring computer generated characters is slated to hit theaters in November 2020.
  “Rugrats” ran on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 2004, focusing on the
  
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• Weather Blog: Possible Severe Thunderstorms

  17-07-2018 14:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Just looking at the haze of the morning in this day’s first light made me want to break out in a sweat. Right now the dew point is 73°. On our graphic of, what I have been calling the “dew point pit of misery-dilly dilly”, that 73° is on the “oppressive” line.
  So now we have this cold front, (which will give us GREAT weather over the next three days),  getting ready to slice into this unstable air mass at the worst time possible,
  
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• Police Post Mugshot Of Lost Dog, Bail Paid In Cookies

  17-07-2018 13:57
  CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) — A dog is home after police in a New Jersey shore town posted its mugshot on social media.
  Cape May Patrolman Michael LeSage found Bean the pug in a yard on Sunday. He tells The Star-Ledger of Newark he tried to get the dog to hop into his police car, but her legs were too short so he had to lift her.
  Police posted a photo of Bean on Facebook with the caption: “This is what happens when you run away from home.” It took a few hours before Bean&rsqu
  
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• Traffic Stop Leads To $4.8M In Drugs Inside Tires

  17-07-2018 13:30
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Police say a traffic stop in Central Texas has led to $4.8 million in drugs found smuggled inside the tires of a pickup.
  Austin police on Monday announced the arrest of the driver during a July 10 stop for allegedly speeding on southbound Interstate 35. The vehicle also lacked a front license plate.
  Police say 43-year-old Armando Martinez of Weslaco gave officers permission to search the vehicle and narcotics K-9 “alerted” that there were drugs in/
  
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• FDA Recalls Common Blood Pressure Medicine Due To Cancer Concerns

  17-07-2018 12:32
  (CNN) — A common drug used to control blood pressure and help prevent heart failure was announced by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday, a week after 22 other countries recalled it because the drug contains a chemical that poses a potential cancer risk.
  Valsartan is off patent and is used as a component of other generic medicines, but not all medicines containing the ingredient are involved, according to the FDA. The US recall includes the the versions of valsarta
  
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• 10-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Northeast D.C.

  17-07-2018 11:53
  WASHINGTON D.C. (WJZ) — A 10-year-old girl is killed in a shooting that left four others injured Monday night. She has been identified as Makiyah Wilson.
  The incident happened in the 300 block of 53rd street in Northeast Washington D.C. around 8 p.m.
  Police say one woman and three men were also injured and treated at the hospital. Their identities have not been released.
  Officials say four men wearing masks carried out the shooting in a black, four door sedan with paper tags. The vehicle a
  
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• MLB Trade Rumors: Could Manny Machado Be Headed To Philly?

  17-07-2018 11:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/CBSPhilly) —  Baltimore Oriole Manny Machado could reportedly become a Philadelphia Phillie come Wednesday.
  Joe Giglio of WIP, a Philadelphia sports radio station, reported Monday that Machado will be traded to the Phillies on Wednesday morning.
  RELATED: Machado Won’t Let Trade Talk Diminish His Fun As All-Star
  “Manny to the Phillies come Wednesday morning,” reports Giglio, citing a friend in the industry with a source embedded insi
  
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• Bryce Harper Wins Home Run Derby At Nationals Park

  17-07-2018 04:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper has won the Home Run Derby in his home ballpark, providing another memory to Nationals fans in what could be his final season in Washington.
  Harper gave an uppercut fist pump after matching Kyle Schwarber’s 18 homers in the championship round on the final swing of his allotted 4 minutes. Because he hit two homers over 440 feet, Harper got 30 seconds of extra time. He launched the winning blast on his second extra swing, holding his bat over his head and
  
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• Weather Blog: Severe Storms Possible Tuesday

  17-07-2018 04:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A very warm to hot afternoon that was quickly cooled by a few downpours in a few locations.
  At BWI-Marshall, .88″ of rain fell and the temperature fell from 96 to 74 in about an hour or less.
  On Tuesday, a cold front will be crossing the region during the afternoon which will set up another round of thunderstorms, some of which could become locally strong into severe with flooding downpours and very gusty winds.
  By evening, the front will move through and cooler and
  
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