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• Man Caught With 37 Upskirt Videos On His Phone Sentenced To Prison

  01-08-2018 23:53
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — A man who was reportedly caught taking upskirt pictures and videos of women and girls at local grocery stores has been sentenced to prison.
  45-year-old Ryan Keith Felps is set to spend the next two-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to seven counts of conducting visual surveillance. Felps was sentenced to seven years, with all but two-and-a-half years suspended.
  He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
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• 2,000+ Backpacks With School Supplies Await Students At Baltimore Back-To-School Event

  01-08-2018 23:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As the new school year gets closer, parents and kids both get busier preparing for that bell to ring.
  City Hall got in on the action as volunteers prepared for the mayor’s back-to-school rally.
  Anyone who has attended the mayor’s back-to-school rally knows how much it has to offer. This is where it starts, with volunteers packing book bags for families with school-age children.
  More than 2,000 backpacks will be ready to go on Saturday.
  Mayor Catherine Pug
  
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• Former Anne Arundel Co. Schools Employee Suing For Racial Discrimination

  01-08-2018 23:48
  ANNE ARUNDEL Co., Md. (WJZ) — “A spirit of racism in Anne Arundel County” are bold claims from the NAACP and Council on American-Islamic Relations Wednesday.
  As they call for an investigation into several incidents of racism at county schools.“More broadly, those kind of… these kind of incidents… They give example of a climate where racism has not only been tolerated, but has been encouraged,” said Dr. Zainab Chaudry with the Council of American-I
  
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• ‘Baltimore Representing’: Ollie Matson’s Local Family Heading To Ray Lewis’ Hall Of Fame Induction

  01-08-2018 23:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The upcoming NFL Hall of Fame induction of the Raven’s Ray Lewis will hold special meaning for a Baltimore man because his father is also a Hall of Famer, and they’ll be traveling to Ohio for the ceremonies.
  Ollie Matson Sr. was a seven-time All-Pro who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972.
  “At the time, it was wonderful. I was 14-years-old. I said, ‘Wow, you were somebody,” said his son Ollie Matson Jr. of Catonsville.
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• Dog, Duck Build Fast Friendship In New York Family

  01-08-2018 23:16
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – You’ve heard of dog’s best friend, but probably never like this.
  The Bentsen family in Oceanside, N.Y., has an animal friendship in their family like no other: Brody the dog and his best friend, a duck, reports CBS2’s Mary Calvi.
  “She likes to go for a little swim,” said Ashley Bentsen “It’s adorable.”
  Wherever the duck goes, Brody isn’t far behind. The same for the duck.
  The Bentsen family has been wat
  
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• Fake Drug Dealer Party Hosted By Baltimore Police Goes Viral

  01-08-2018 22:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Despite what you may have heard recently, bringing drugs and a casserole to the Baltimore Police Department headquarters will not end in a party.
  A fake Facebook page for the City of Baltimore posted on Sunday that the police department is hosting a “drug dealer party” on Saturday.
  The page’s first post on July 24 states, “Unlike our intersections, we’re always open.”In a fake flyer that has garnered more than 37,000 shares, the pa
  
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• Police: Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Suspect Moments After Murder

  01-08-2018 22:29
  PRINCE GEORGE’S CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police say a Maryland officer fatally shot a suspect who had killed someone just moments earlier.
  According to the Prince George’s County Police Department, the officer involved was driving to investigate another case, when he heard gunshots near the corner of Livingston Rd. and Oxon Hill Rd. at 1:15 p.m.
  The officer then got out of his vehicle to investigate, when he saw a man armed with a handgun.
  Police say the armed suspect began runnin
  
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• Light Street Closure Could Cause Traffic Headache In Downtown Baltimore

  01-08-2018 22:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Get ready for possible traffic delays as Light Street in downtown Baltimore will be closed Wednesday night into Monday morning.
  The Baltimore City Department of Transportation said the major thoroughfare will be closed Wednesday beginning at 6:30 p.m. until about 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6.
  A tower crane is being removed as the construction of One Light Street, a 28-story mixed-use building, nears completion.
  Drivers will be redirected west on Fayette Stree
  
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• Mom Says ‘Dragon’s Breath’ Cereal Treats Sent Her Son To The Hospital

  01-08-2018 22:14
  ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (CBS Local) – A Florida mother is warning parents about a frozen treat that she claims sent her young son to the hospital.
  It’s called Dragon’s Breath. The trendy dessert infuses treats like cereal with liquid nitrogen, causing the eater to blow smoke when the food enters their mouth.
  Racheal McKenny of St. Augustine says her son, Johnny, tried Dragon’s Breath while the family was at a Jacksonville mall on July 24. McKenny claims the liquid nitrog
  
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• Three People Arrested For Massive Chipotle, Arby’s, Chili’s Hacks

  01-08-2018 22:11
  (CNN Money) — Three alleged members of an international hacking group have been arrested for cyber crimes targeting over 100 retailers, including chains like Chili’s, Chipotle and Arby’s, the US government announced Wednesday.
  The three men — Dmytro Fedorov, 44, Fedir Hladyr, 33, and Andrii Kopakov, 30 — are Ukranian nationals and, the Justice Department alleges, high-ranking members of a European hacker group known as FIN7. The group is accused of stealing more tha
  
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• Man In Need Of Kidney Transplant Seeks Help By Posting On Back Of His Truck

  01-08-2018 21:57
  Ogden, UT (KSTU/CNN) — A man waiting for a kidney transplant is using a unique method to spread the word about the need for organ donations.
  Jeff Byers has chronic kidney disease and has been waiting for a donor for three years.
  “This is one of the most daunting things in the world right now,” Byers said.
  The father of four endures 12 hours of dialysis treatments every week.
  “I don’t get to do the things I want to do because of the way I feel,” he said.
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• WJZ’s Future Launching Aug. 9, 2018

  01-08-2018 21:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On August 9, 2018 WJZ will launch into its future.
  Join us at noon for the big reveal on a project we’ve been working on for almost a year.
  Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing photos from our past on Twitter. You can also see those pictures below:1949WJZ-TV, when we were known as WAAM, in 1949. Credit: WJZ70sWJZ in the 1970s. Credit: WJZAl Jerry 2Jerry Turner and Al Sanders Credit: WJZJerry Turner 9Jerry Turner on the desk. Credit: WJZNewsteam 2WJZ's newstea
  
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• New Video Shows Suspects Wanted For 2017 Home Invasion

  01-08-2018 21:00
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police have released new surveillance video of three suspects who broke into a Baltimore County apartment and demanded money from a sleeping man inside.
  The Baltimore County Police Department reports this home invasion happened in July 2017.
  The 67-year-old resident had left his balcony sliding glass door cracked open after letting his cat out in the middle of the night.
  Police say he was woken up at 4 a.m. by a masked man armed with a gun.
  The suspect
  
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• Dance Instructor Tries To Jump Over Moving Car, Hospitalized Instead

  01-08-2018 20:56
  FLORENCE, Ky. (WJZ) – A man in Kentucky is giving new meaning to the phrase “don’t try this at home.” The dance instructor and professional stunt worker was hospitalized after failing to jump over a moving car.
  Dre Nuzum reportedly tried to flip over a moving car in a Florence parking lot on July 28. “He was attempting a side flip over a car, which, like, I know he can do, and I’m pretty sure he was practicing it all day,” fellow teac
  
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• Police Looking For Burglary Suspect Captured On Home Surveillance

  01-08-2018 20:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a burglary suspect who was caught on video in Baltimore.
  The crime occurred July 26 in the 3700 block of Old York Road.
  In the video, the man appears to look into a vehicle before covering his head with his t-shirt.
  Anyone with information is asked to call the Northern District at 410-396-2455.
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• MISSING: 15-Year-Old Girl From Hagerstown

  01-08-2018 20:41
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 15-year-old girl in Hagerstown.
  Autumn Rayne McClung was last seen on July 26 around 7 a.m. in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue.
  McClung is 5-foot-3 and 203 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. She also has a pierced nose.
  Anyone with information on McClung’s location is asked to contact Det Swope at 240-313-2885.
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• Man Says ‘Voices’ Made Him Kill NY Date, Admits LA Attack

  01-08-2018 20:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of killing a New York City woman he met on a dating app says voices in his head made him do it.
  Danueal Drayton spoke to a reporter with New York’s Daily News who visited him at a Los Angeles jail.
  In an interview published Tuesday, Drayton says he remembers strangling Queens nurse Samantha Stewart two weeks ago and talked about voices urging him to harm people.
  “I really liked her. I didn’t want to kill her,” he said from beh
  
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• ‘Broke My Heart’: Pup Mourns The Death Of Guinea Pig Best Friend

  01-08-2018 20:12
  WACO, Texas (CBS Local) – A dog’s touching farewell to his best friend is breaking hearts on social media.
  According to multiple reports, Joseph Scaramucci posted several pictures on Facebook of his pup Mattis, who was clearly heartbroken over the death of the family’s guinea pig. Otis the guinea pig reportedly died on July 28 after the family returned from vacation.
  Brittany Scaramucci told local reporters Mattis refused to leave his best friend’s side unt
  
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• Baltimore 911 Operator Helps Teen Caller Deliver Baby Sister

  01-08-2018 19:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore City 911 operator jumped into action in the critical moments after a pregnant woman’s water unexpectedly broke.
  With just days before her due date, 38-year-old Luisa McCray’s water broke inside her Northeast Baltimore home.
  Luisa and her 19-year-old daughter Khyja were the only ones home when the contractions began.
  Luisa was getting ready to head to the hospital when she started feeling immense pressure, according to the Baltimore City F
  
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• Humans Have Already Depleted Earth’s Resources For The Year

  01-08-2018 19:33
  OAKLAND, Calif. (WJZ) – A non-profit research group has some bad news for the rest of 2018. According to their calculations, humans have already used up all of the Earth’s renewable resources for the year.
  Aug. 1, 2018, has been declared “Earth Overshoot Day” by the international think tank Global Footprint Network (GFN). The day marks the annual point where humans reportedly use up more resources than the Earth can produce during that year.
  “We use m
  
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• Bears-Ravens Open NFL Preseason In Hall Of Fame Game

  01-08-2018 19:31
  CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher, two of the NFL’s greatest linebackers, enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame this week. When their teams meet in Thursday night’s preseason opener, the game could very well honor them by being a defensive battle.
  On one hand, the Chicago Bears are installing a new offense under first-year coach Matt Nagy. On the other side, few if any of the Baltimore Ravens’ starters at the offensive skill positions are likely to get much a
  
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• Firefighter To Attend Wedding Of Crash Victim He Helped Save

  01-08-2018 19:28
  LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — A victim of a life-threatening car crash in 2016 formed a special bond with the firefighter who helped save his life and invited him to attend his wedding this month.
  Juan Morales, the crash victim, was traveling on an early October morning on Route 198 and Interstate 95 in Laurel when he crossed a median strip and went airborne.
  Two Prince George’s County firefighters, Damion Duncan and Michael Dugan, happened to separately witness the incident and they immediate
  
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• Pit Bull Left To Drown In Cage At Water’s Edge In New Jersey

  01-08-2018 19:02
  HIGHLANDS, N.J. (CBS/AP) –- Police in Monmouth County are looking for the person who left a young pit bull to drown in a cage at a New Jersey park.
  Authorities say the dog had been left near the water’s edge as the rising tide moved in.
  A person walking their dog in Veterans Memorial Park in Highlands, New Jersey, spotted the small dog cowering in the cage on a portion of sand between a bulkhead and the water as the tide came in on Monday morning. T
  
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• Dairy Queen Hosts Annual Miracle Treat Day To Benefit Children’s Hospitals

  01-08-2018 18:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With all of this humid weather, wouldn’t a blizzard be nice? That is a Dairy Queen Blizzard of course.
  On Aug. 2, DQ and DQ Grill and Chill are teaming up with the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals for the 13th annual Miracle Treat Day.
  On this day, $1 or more from every Blizzard sold at participating locations will be donated to local CMN Hospitals. All of the donations collected will stay in the communities in which they are raised to support pediat
  
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• Rookie NYPD Officer Saves Unresponsive Toddler

  01-08-2018 18:50
  QUEENS, NEW YORK (WPIX) — A toddler is alive thanks to a rookie cop who came to the rescue.
  PIX11 was there as Rebeca Alarcon and her daughters, 20-month-old Leah and 6-year-old Naomi, arrived to show their gratitude to their real-life heroes at the 115th Precinct.
  “I really thankful for him. I owe him a life,” Alarcon said.
  Leah looked like any other happy playful toddler, but 24 hours earlier much more different.
  “My sister couldn’t even talk or move her arms,&rdq
  
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• Police: Teen Ripped Out Elderly Relative’s Eyes

  01-08-2018 18:50
  ROCHESTER, Minn. (WJZ) — A Minnesota teen has been arrested after police say he tore out his elderly relative’s eyes with his bare hands.
  Mahad Aziz, 18, was taken into custody on July 27 after Rochester police were called to his family’s apartment. Officers reportedly found Aziz on top of his 74-year-old relative, who had already been severely beaten and was missing both eyes.
  “Other than murder, it’s as bad as it gets,” said Captain John Sherwin of
  
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• Jennifer Aniston Isn’t Shutting Down The Idea Of A ‘Friends’ Reboot

  01-08-2018 18:46
  (CNN) — This is the best news you’ll hear all day.
  Jennifer Aniston seems to be open to the idea of a “Friends” reboot.
  “Before that show ended, people were asking if we were coming back. Courteney [Cox] and Lisa [Kudrow] and I talk about it. I fantasize about it. It really was the greatest job I ever had,” Aniston told InStyle in an interview published Wednesday. “I don’t know what it would look like today, but you never know. So many shows are be
  
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• Your MoviePass Questions, Answered

  01-08-2018 18:39
  (CNN Money) — After months of turmoil and speculation, the popular subscription-based movie ticketing service MoviePass appears to be on its last legs.
  Subscriptions boomed when MoviePass introduced a flat rate of $9.95 last summer. But majority owner Helios and Matheson Analytics warned in April that it needed more funding, and the stock won’t stop falling.
  Now MoviePass is raising prices and cutting access to blockbuster movies.
  So what’s ne
  
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• Firestone Country Club South Course Profile

  01-08-2018 18:30
  By Dave Shedloski
  Perhaps no golf facility in the world has been more utilitarian to the professional ranks than Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Site of this week’s World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone, which has 54 holes of championship-caliber golf, has hosted a tournament annually since 1954, when the Rubber City Open first was contested on the famed — but not yet fearsome — South Course.
  The list of events held at Firestone is impressive, star
  
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• Trump Says Sessions Should End Mueller Investigation ‘Right Now’

  01-08-2018 18:28
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, should end special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference, arguing that the ongoing probe is hurting the United States.
  Although the President has repeatedly criticized the investigation and Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from overseeing it, Trump’s tweet that his attorney general “should stop” the probe is notable and raises fresh que
  
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• Md. Groups Seeking Assistance To Help With Clean-Up Of Debris In Waterways

  01-08-2018 18:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is working to clean up the debris left by storms last week, and is seeking the public’s help with the clean-up.
  The department will be holding two large scale clean-ups with volunteers on Thursday, August 2, and Saturday, August 4.
  Click here to complete a volunteer form.
  We will be conducting 2 large scale clean-ups with volunteers this week. Thursday, August 2nd & Saturday, August 4th starting at 9 am. Volunteers ca
  
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• PETA Asks For End Of Chincoteague Pony Swim After Horse Dies

  01-08-2018 17:07
  CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WJZ) — A national organization is asking for Chincoteague to stop its annual pony swim, after a horse died last week during the event.
  The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, otherwise known as PETA, asked them to find another way to fundraise rather than hosting the pony swim and auction.
  Last week, one of the ponies in the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company’s (CVFC) Annual Pony Swim and Auction tragically died after a “freak” accident that o
  
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• Baltimore Has Wettest July In History, Sets More Records

  01-08-2018 16:47
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore is experiencing its wettest July in history with nearly five times the normal amount of rain, but that’s just one of a number of precipitation records the city has set.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that, through Monday, there was 16.67 inches (42.3 centimeters) of rain at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, compared to a normal July of about 4 inches (10 centimeters). The previous July record of 11.03 inches (28 centimeters) of rain w
  
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• Ocean City Says Women Going Topless On Beach Is ‘Unpalatable’

  01-08-2018 16:37
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Attorneys for a Maryland beach town say that while not everyone is offended by women going topless, it’s seen as “unpalatable” by society.
  The Salisbury Daily Times reports lawyers for Ocean City argued in response to a lawsuit challenging an ordinance prohibiting topless women in public that due to an “indisputable difference between the sexes,” it’s in the government’s interest to protect public sensibilities.
  The plaintiff
  
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• Cyclists Reports Abuse, Racist Pamphlets At Maryland Event

  01-08-2018 16:31
  CLEAR SPRING, Md. (AP) — A Colorado cycling group says it won’t return to a Maryland town after encountering abuse and white supremacist literature.
  The Herald-Mail cites a tweet from Aevolo Cycling saying one of its riders was the target of “physical and verbal abuse” and members found plastic bags with literature from a purported Ku Klux Klan organization while on a walk.
  While @usacycling put on a great #Roadnats, our experience in #ClearSpringMD was less so. On 3 occa
  
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• Police: ‘Very Drunk’ Woman Charged After Bridge Jump In Ocean City

  01-08-2018 16:23
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Police say a “very drunk” woman jumped from a drawbridge at a Maryland beach town, and was arrested.
  The Daily Times of Salisbury cites charging documents saying the Coast Guard and Maryland National Resources Police searched for hours after a woman was reported to have jumped off the Route 50 bridge Sunday night.
  Officers were later called to a gravel parking lot, where they found 39-year-old Brooke North stumbling in a swimsuit.
  North said she jumped be
  
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• Southwest Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Baltimore Airport

  01-08-2018 16:14
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight with 135 people aboard had to make an emergency landing at Baltimore’s international airport.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that Flight 1805 from Aruba landed at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport on Tuesday night after a problem with the wing flaps.
  No injuries to the 130 passengers and five crew members were reported.
  Southwest spokesman Chris Mainz says the captain declared the emergency landing “out of an abundance o
  
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• Reasons To Be Excited About The Steelers, Dolphins And Broncos

  01-08-2018 16:10
  By Norm Elrod
  Training camps continue across the NFL, as teams shake off the offseason rust and prepare for September and beyond. A lot has happened in the first week, and nothing has happened, since it’s all still just practice. But don’t look now, the Hall of Fame game, the first game of the preseason, is tomorrow. Regular season football, when all this practice will start to matter, isn’t far behind.
  We reached out to three more CBS Local TV sports anchors to get their thoug
  
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• Ella Mai To Perform At Baltimore’s AFRAM Festival

  01-08-2018 15:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — “Boo’d Up” singer Ella Mai is scheduled to perform at Baltimore’s AFRAM Festival Saturday, August 11.
  According to the AFRAM website, the festival is a “family-oriented” “celebration of African American life, music and culture.” It includes entertainers, children’s activities, arts, history, education, financial literacy, employment and job training, health and wellness, among other activities.
  The free festival l
  
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• Wanted: Young, Local, Female Recruits For Baltimore Police

  01-08-2018 14:48
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore officials want to attract “millennial, local, minority, female” candidates to fill 90 officer vacancies in its troubled police department.
  The Baltimore Sun reports the city is seeking bids from marketing firms by Aug. 15 to create a social media marketing campaign.
  According to the Department of Finance and Bureau of Procurement’s request for proposals, the campaign seeks to increase the number of monthly “ideal” applicants, includi
  
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• Trump At Rally Makes False Claim On Photo IDs For Groceries

  01-08-2018 14:23
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday wrongly claimed that shoppers need to show photo identification to buy groceries and accused Democrats of obstructing his agenda and his Supreme Court nominee during a raucous rally aimed at bolstering two Florida Republicans ahead of the state’s primary.
  Trump, addressing thousands of supporters in one of the nation’s top electoral battlegrounds, also mounted a rigorous defense of his trade agenda, accusing China and others
  
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• Weather Blog: More Rain On The Way

  01-08-2018 14:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Let me start off and respond to a question asked last evening, by more than just a couple of people, regarding yesterday’s blog and vlog,…YES I did wash my car. The neighbors were having a fun time watching the weather man, knowing it is going to rain, washing the whip. Ya gotta get that road crud off the finish. But, yes, more rain and road crud on the way.
  NO change in the short term outlook of, at times, heavy rain today, tomorrow, and Friday. But now the
  
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• Police: 7 Rob Saks Fifth Avenue Of $30K In Gucci Merchandise

  01-08-2018 13:59
  CHEVY CHASE, Md. (WJZ) — Montgomery County Police say a group of robbers assaulted two store employees and made off with up to $30,000 in Gucci items Tuesday.
  Police say two male suspects entered the Gucci section of the Saks Fifth Avenue in Chevy Chase first. The suspects then assaulted a man and woman working there. Five additional male suspects then entered the store. All seven began stealing merchandise from display cases.
  The suspects were last seen entering the District of Colum
  
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• Remaining Cast Announced For Jordan Peele Thriller ‘Us’

  01-08-2018 13:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Jordan Peele’s upcoming thriller Us has announced the remaining of it’s cast, and it includes a lot of young faces.
  The Hollywood Reporter reports Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Madison Curry, Cali Sheldon and Noelle Sheldon have joined the cast.
  Many big name actors had previously been announced. They include Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke from The Black Panther, The Handmaid’s Tale actress Elisabeth Moss,  A
  
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• Maryland’s Largest Teachers Union To Get New President

  01-08-2018 12:44
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s leading teachers union is getting a new president.
  Cheryl Bost will become president of the Maryland State Education Association on Wednesday. Bost is an elementary school teacher from Baltimore County. MSEA says she was named teacher of the year in 2003 in part for her work to create a summer camp for her disadvantaged students.
  She served as president of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County from 2003 to 2011. She was the MSEA vice president
  
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• Health Alert Issued For Salads, Wraps From Kroger, Trader Joe’s, Walgreens Due To Parasite Concern

  01-08-2018 12:29
  (CNN) — Consumers have been warned by federal health officials not to purchase over two dozen salad and wrap products available in major grocery chains due to concerns about possible parasite contamination.
  On Monday, a public health alert issued by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service advised certain beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products might be contaminated with cyclospora. The products were sold by grocery stores including Kroge
  
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• Concerns Rise Over Recently Uncovered TSA Surveillance Program

  01-08-2018 05:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The evening rush of travelers at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport sees many faces.
  Potentially among them, undercover air marshals.
  As first reported by The Boston Globe, it’s because of a TSA program called “Quiet Skies”
  What it means is agents typically tasked with protecting airlines from terrorists could be keeping tabs on American travelers.
  “It may be uncomfortable for some folks, but I think it’s necessary,” Bob Mize said.
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• No Deaths Reported In Mexican Airliner Accident

  01-08-2018 05:08
  (CNN) — No deaths have been reported in an accident involving an Aeromexico plane Tuesday in Durango, Mexico, the airline said.
  Ninety-seven passengers and four crew were on board the Embraer 190 aircraft, said Mexico Transportation Minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza. The accident occurred shortly after takeoff and the plane ended up in a field just beyond the runway.
  Forty-nine people were hospitalized; the pilot and a passenger are in “critical but stable condition,” said Durango
  
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• Tanaka Extends Unbeaten Streak To 13, Yanks Beat Orioles 6-3

  01-08-2018 04:41
  NEW YORK (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka pitched six scoreless innings to extend his unbeaten streak to 13 starts, Miguel Andujar hit a three-run homer and the New York Yankees beat Baltimore 6-3 on Tuesday night after the veteran-shedding Orioles dealt away three more players.
  Coming off a three-hit shutout of Tampa Bay, Tanaka found his command after a 31-pitch first inning and limited the Orioles to a pair of singles and a double. Tanaka (9-2) struck out eight and walked two, lowering his ERA to
  
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• Weather Blog: Showers Developing Into Tomorrow

  01-08-2018 04:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A humid afternoon Tuesday but so far it has been a dry one for much of the region. Late Tuesday night there are some showers developing and moving toward the area.
  Tomorrow promises to be a more active day, with more showers and some gusty thunderstorms likely. Some heavy downpours and gusty winds are also possible in some areas.
  There are more chances for showers to be with us on both Thursday and again on Friday. There’s a slightly less chance for the weekend alon
  
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