• Moonrise Festival Organizers Focused On Safety Ahead Of 2-Day Event

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s largest outdoor concert kicks off this weekend.
    For two days, artists from across the world will entertain guests at the fifth annual Moonrise Festival being held at Pimlico’s Infield.
    A big focus will be on safety. Organizers tell WJZ they’ve made improvements from their past festivals and have a medical team on site to ensure everyone enjoys the event.
    More than 60,000 people are expected to attend this two-day dance party, and organiz
  • Maryland State Agencies Prepare For Unite The Right Rally

    WASHINGTON, DC (WJZ) —  Protest groups are getting ready for a possible clash in the nation’s capital, while law enforcement in DC prepares to gear up for the potentially tense clash.
    Gov. Larry Hogan said Maryland is ready to help.
    In a statement Friday, Hogan wrote to WJZ, “Hate has no place in our society, and these white supremacists and the racism they spew are not welcome in our state,”
    As the group and other counter-protestors head for the nation’s capit
  • Maryland, DC Prepare For Unite The Right Rally

    WASHINGTON, DC (WJZ) —  Protest groups are getting ready for a possible clash in the nation’s capital, while law enforcement in DC prepares to gear up for the potentially tense clash.
    Gov. Larry Hogan said Maryland is ready to help.
    In a statement Friday, Hogan wrote to WJZ, “Hate has no place in our society, and these white supremacists and the racism they spew are not welcome in our state,”
    As the group and other counter-protestors head for the nation’s capit
  • Wake Forest Coach Allegedly Punched A Man, Now Charged With Death

    (CNN) — An assistant coach for the Wake Forest men’s basketball team has been charged with assault after police say he punched a man in New York City. The man later died.
    Jamill Jones, 35, was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of Sandor Szabo of Boca Raton, Florida. The two men got into a confrontation early Sunday in the borough of Queens, and Jones allegedly struck Szabo in the face, according to the New York Police Department.
    Szabo fell back, hit his head on the pave
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  • Maryland Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Armed Robberies

    GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) — Demetrius Darrius Rasberry, 36, Lanham, Md. has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
    Rasberry was sentenced for robbing a convenience store and for using, carry, brandishing and discharging a firearm during the robbery. Rasberry also committed two other armed robberies in Prince George’s County.
    U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang ordered Rasberry pay restitution in the full amount of the loss.
    According to his
  • Canton Safeway Raises Money For Baltimore School

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The new school year is just around the corner, and a well-known supermarket chain is helping to raise money for schools in Maryland, and especially for one school in Baltimore City.
    Throughout the month of August, the Safeway Foundation is collecting monetary donations for school supplies and other projects.
    “The Safeway Foundation is a foundation that we use to help generate money, like the School Spirit Campaign that we’re currently doing, to really help giv
  • MEMA Report Reveals Goals, Improvements For Emergency Action

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two floods, one in Ellicott City and one two weeks earlier in Frederick, Md., required massive repairs and cleanup in the weeks following heavy rains.
    Maryland’s Emergency Management Agency’s after-action report studied how fast help to both areas arrived.
    In Ellicott City, where it took months to recover from a flood two years ago, repairs to infrastructure re-opened Main Street much faster, with state and local agencies learning from 2016 flooding.
    During th
  • On ‘Mission To Touch The Sun,’ Parker Solar Probe Launches Saturday

    (CNN) — Humanity’s first visit to a star begins this weekend. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will explore the sun’s atmosphere in a mission that is expected to launch early Saturday. This is the agency’s first mission to the sun and its outermost atmosphere, the corona.
    If all goes according to plan, the probe will launch at 3:33 a.m. ET Saturday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket, one of the world’s most powerful rocket
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  • Maryland Tax-Free Week Starts Sunday

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  • 9 Dolphins Found Dead, Experts Believe ‘Red Tide’ Is Killing Wildlife

    VENICE, Fla. (CBS Local) – Nine dead bottlenose dolphins found in Sarasota County are believed to be victims of a deadly organism blooming in the waters of Florida’s Gulf coast.
    The nine dolphins reportedly washed ashore over a three-day period from Aug. 7 to Aug. 9 and are believed to have been infected by an outbreak of red tide. “A red tide, or harmful algal bloom, is a higher-than-normal concentration of a microscopic alga (plantlike organism),” Florida Fish and
  • Fmr. Terp Charged With Rape Allowed To Travel To Poland To Play Pro Basketball

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former University of Maryland basketball player Damonte Dodd, who was charged with rape last month, has been allowed to leave the country to play professional basketball in Poland
    A judge granted Dodd’s request to have his passport returned to him. The judge ruled on this after the objection from the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office.
    The alleged crime took place a few months after Dodd graduated from the University of Maryland.
    Pros
  • Woman’s Mugshot Goes Viral, Leads To Requests For Makeup Advice

    DALLAS, Texas (CBS Local) – A Texas teen’s mugshot has unexpectedly launched her career as a makeup artist.
    Marshala Perkins of Dallas was arrested in February and charged with possession of marijuana. The 19-year-old was reportedly questioned by police after finishing a makeup tutorial.
    The teen told reporters she was sitting in her car waiting for friends when officers found two grams of marijuana in the vehicle. After the incident, Greenville police posted the mugsh
  • Ocean City Police Release Lip Sync Challenge Video

    OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Another one.
    As DJ Khaled would say — another lip sync challenge was answered — and this time it was Ocean City Police Department joining the fun among law enforcement agencies nationwide.
    Other Battles: Elkton Police Department | Harford County Sheriff’s Office
    This time OCPD didn’t disappoint and lip sang to a montage of songs including Zac Brown Band’s Knee Deep, KRS-One’s Sound of da Police, Macklemore’s Marmalade,
  • WWE Wrestler Xavier Woods Hilariously Documents Excruciatingly Long Flight Experience

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    WWE wrestler Xavier Woods, part of the tag team group “The New Day” headed to the airport for a flight on Thursday. Everything seemed normal as the airline boarded the plane for what was supposed to be a 2:55 pm flight. But, once all the passengers were on the plane, things started to unravel.
    Been sitting in an airplane since about 2:25pm…. We still haven't taken off. I'm pretty sure they have just decided to cook us. So many people are dripping sweat. Goodbye fore
  • FDA Expands Recall Of Blood Pressure Drug Valsartan Due To Cancer Concern

    (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the list of drugs being recalled that contain valsartan. The drug is used as a component in a set of drugs used to treat heart failure and blood pressure.
    New to the list are some valsartan products manufactured by Hetero Labs Ltd. in India, which are labeled as Camber Pharmaceuticals Inc. Test results show that some of the products may be tainted.
    The FDA announced a valsartan recall in July after lab tests revealed that some drugs coul
  • ‘It Is 2018. Not 1950.’ | County Exec Opposes MTA Service Changes Following Mall Brawl

    WHITE MARSH, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler doesn’t believe a recent fight at White Marsh Mall should prevent MTA buses and light rail from going to the mall after 11 p.m. on weekends.
    Mohler made a statement Friday in opposition to what two Baltimore County councilpeople recommended following a fight at the mall last weekend.
    “I will inform the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) that I do not support any effort to limit bus and light rail service fro
  • Study: Patterns Of Gender Inequality Start With Childhood Chores

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A new study shows that gender inequality may begin with children at home — in the form of chores.
    Research suggests that a major reason women are paid less than men is because they shoulder more responsibilities at home. These responsibilities often begin during childhood, when girls are often given more chores than boys.
    A recent study by Sandra Hofferth, a sociologist at the University of Maryland explores the difference in domestic skills gained and chores conduc
  • Police: Woman Arrested After Hiding Stolen Meat In Her Pants

    EUSTIS, Fla. (CBS Local) – Police in Florida say a woman’s shopping trip to Publix ended in the meat department after she tried to steal several steaks by hiding them in her pants.
    Police in Eustis were called to the supermarket on Aug. 6 when store security spotted Bobbie Talmadge stuffing items into her pants and her purse. The alleged shoplifter reportedly passed the cashier lines and tried to exit the Publix before she was stopped and arrested.
    According to WKMG, T
  • Vital Vinyl: Baltimore’s 5 Best Record Shops To Visit Now

    BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Shopping for vinyl? Whether you’re a longtime LP lover or just discovering that warm, crackly sound, Baltimore’s record shops may have just what you need.
    Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top record outlets in the city, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you’re in the market.
    1. The Sound Garden
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    Topping the list is The Sound Garden. Establis
  • Lucky Cat Survives Being Hit By Two Cars, Reunited With Owner

    GRAFTON, N.Y. (CBS Local) – A cat in upstate New York used up two of his nine lives when he was hit by a pair of vehicles on a rural road.
    Harley had made his way out of his Grafton home and onto a local road when he was struck by a car on Aug. 2. The impact sent the feline into the path of a second car which struck Harley as well. A driver reportedly stayed with the injured cat until New York state troopers arrived and took Harley to Brunswick Animal Hospital.
    Vets say Harley su
  • Demi Lovato Cancels Fall Tour

    (CNN) — As Demi Lovato continues treatment after an apparent overdose, Live Nation has announced the cancellation of her fall tour dates.
    “Unfortunately, Demi Lovato has canceled her upcoming Tell Me You Love Me Tour dates in South America, as she is focusing on her recovery,” the company said in a statement to CNN. “The 6-city tour was scheduled to visit Chile, Argentina, and Brazil starting November 14. Ticket refunds will be available at the point of purchase and credi
  • Caught On Camera: Teen Pushed Off Bridge Suffers 5 Broken Ribs

    MOULTON FALLS, Wash. (CBS Local) – In a video gone viral, you can see 16-year-old Jordan Holgerson start to change her mind about jumping into water off the edge of a bridge. She’s about to back out.
    “She said no in the video,” Jordan’s sister, Vanessa said to CBS affiliate KOIN-TV. “And then she pushed her.”Jordan Holgerson shoved off the bridge (KOIN)Instead of safely getting off the bridge, a family friend comes up from behind and apparently push
  • Look Up For The Perseid Meteor Shower This Weekend

    (CNN) — Moonless nights will make the spectacle of the annual Perseid meteor shower even more scintillating this weekend for much of the world, and sky watchers are expecting a “great show.”
    Once evening falls Sunday, expect to see a meteor, or a “shooting star,” streaking across the sky every few minutes. The meteor shower will peak overnight into Monday, with 70 meteors visible each hour, according to the Royal Astronomical Society. Hopefully, clear skies will all
  • Arkansas Police Officer Fired After Telling Group Of Black Men ‘You Don’t Belong In My City’

    (CNN) — An Arkansas police officer has been fired after telling a group of African-American men that “you don’t belong in my city.”
    The July 21 encounter with England Police Officer Mike Moore was captured on video by one of the men, Demarcus Bunch, and posted on Facebook on Tuesday.
    Bunch, 28, said he and a group of his friends met up in England — a small city about 30 miles southeast of Little Rock — to shoot a rap video in the neighborhood where he grew up.
  • Kimmel’s Question On Trump Leaves Kanye West Stumped

    (CNN) — Kanye West returned to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for the first time in five years.
    On Thursday night, the rapper opened up about fashion, his mental health and President Donald Trump, although he seemed at a loss for words at one point about the latter.
    Jimmy Kimmel didn’t waste any time bringing up Trump, whom West has defended despite a backlash from fans. The talk-show host started out by asking the performer about his wife, Kim Kardashian West, and her efforts to f
  • SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: More MLB Action

    Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati RedsFriday, August 10, 2018, 7:10 pm ET
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    Clay Buchholz has been good for the D’backs since they called him up, but he’s been really good on the road, 3-1 with a 2.10 ERA. That contrasts the success by Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani, who is coming off a gem of a start against the Nationals but overall has a 5.65 home ERA and just two quality starts in his last seven. Arizona batted .262 in July and is at .288 in August, proving the offe
  • Driver Struck, Killed While Standing Outside His Car

    WHITE MARSH, Md. (WJZ) — A 21-year-old was struck and killed while standing outside his car on Philadelphia Road early Friday morning.
    According to Baltimore County Police, a maroon Honda Accord veered inexplicably across the oncoming traffic lane and struck a silver Mazda 6 that was stopped on the shoulder of the road.
    The driver of the Mazda, Christopher Allen Curtis of Rosedale, was standing outside near his car at the time and was struck.
    He was taken to Shock Trauma where he was
  • Multiple Cars Vandalized With Swastikas, Obscenities In Baltimore County

    BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are searching for the person or group of people who vandalized several cars with “bias-based graffiti.”
    The Baltimore County Police Department has confirmed that at least 15 cars were vandalized in the Lochern area, in the 3700 block of Sylvan Drive and the 3600 block of Lochearn Drive.
    In most cases, police say “bias-based graffiti,” including obscenities and swastikas, was spray painted on the cars.
    One pe
  • Multiple Cars Vandalized With ‘Bias-Based Graffiti’ In Baltimore County

    BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are searching for the person or group of people who vandalized several cars with “bias-based graffiti.”
    The Baltimore County Police Department has confirmed the cars were vandalized in the Lochern area.
    In most cases, police say “bias-based graffiti” was spray painted on the cars.
    Police are not yet sure at what time the cars were vandalized.
    No further details have been released at this time.
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  • Man Stumbles Upon Rare 25-Million-Year-Old Teeth Of Mega-Toothed Shark

    (CNN) — Amateur fossil enthusiast Phil Mullaly knew he had found something special when he spotted something glimmering in a boulder.
    Mullaly was walking along Jan Juc, a renowned fossil site along Victoria’s Surf Coast in south Australia, when he spotted a partially exposed shark tooth in the rock.
    “I was immediately excited, it was just perfect,” Mullaly said.
    That was just one of multiple teeth Mullaly found that day in 2015. Three years later, scientists have confirme
  • 3 Suspects Wanted In Assault At Wawa

    BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — Deputies in Harford County are searching for three men who are suspected in the assault of another man at the Bel Air Wawa.
    According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, the assault happened around 2:52 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4. That’s when deputies responded to the Wawa in the 700 block of Bel Air Road.
    Deputies were told three unknown men got into a verbal altercation with the victim, it escalated and they allegedly began to physically assault him.The th
  • Frederick County Bar Owner Reportedly Stabbed By Patron

    FREDERICK Co., Md. (WJZ) — Frederick County Police are investigating after the owner of a local bar is stabbed.
    Police responded to the Blue Sky Bar on Old National Pike in New Market after receiving a report of a stabbing Wednesday.
    They arrived at the bar at 8:30 p.m. where they found stabbing victim
    , 56, being attended to. Police say the alleged assailant, Alexander Astudillo, 33, was being restrained by bar staff and other patrons.
    They say their investigation shows Paxton approa
  • Frederick County Bar Owner Allegedly Stabbed By Patron

    FREDERICK Co., Md. (WJZ) — Frederick County Police are investigating after the owner of a local bar is stabbed.
    Police responded to the Blue Sky Bar on Old National Pike in New Market after receiving a report of a stabbing Wednesday.
    They arrived at the bar at 8:30 p.m. where they found stabbing victim
    , 56, being attended to. Police say the alleged assailant, Alexander Astudillo, 33, was being restrained by bar staff and other patrons.
    They say their investigation shows Paxton approa
  • Canadian Police Say 4 Killed In Shooting

    CANADA (CBS NEWS) — Police in the far eastern Canadian city of Fredericton warned residents to stay in their homes early Friday as they responded to a mass shooting incident. Fredericton police confirmed in a tweet that there were “at least four people killed.”
    About an hour after the incident began, police said they had one suspect in custody but advised residents that the area would remain “contained for the foreseeable future” amid the ongoing investigation. They
  • 2 Police Officers Among 4 Killed In Canada Shooting

    (CNN) — Two police officers were among four people killed in a shooting in Fredericton, New Brunswick, police in the Canadian provincial capital said Friday.
    “No names are being released at this time. Please appreciate this is a difficult time for their families and our colleagues,” Fredericton police said on Twitter.
    A suspect is in custody, and the crime scene has been “contained,” police said. They said the investigation is ongoing and the suspect is being treate
  • Gov. Hogan Releases Statement On Upcoming White Supremacist Demonstration

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan released a statement ahead of planned white supremacist demonstrations in Virginia and Washington, D.C.
    In the statement he says “Hate has no place in our society, and these white supremacists and the racism and bigotry they spew are not welcome in our state – today, this weekend, or ever.”
    Hogan continues on to say that Maryland is a place people of all backgrounds and beliefs can make a home and that that diversity is
  • US Judge Halts Deportation, Threatens Sessions With Contempt

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday halted a deportation in progress and threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt if the mother and daughter weren’t returned to the U.S.
    U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of Washington learned in court that the two plaintiffs in a lawsuit before him were being removed from the United States and confirmed later that they were on a plane headed to Central America. He said any delay in bringing them back would be intole
  • Melania Trump Used Visa Opposed By Her Husband To Get Her Parents’ Citizenship

    (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s in-laws are officially United States citizens, obtaining their citizenship through the sponsorship of their adult daughter, one of the very categories of family visas that the administration has sought to end.
    Viktor and Amalija Knavs, the parents of first lady Melania Trump, were granted citizenship Thursday, their immigration attorney, Michael Wildes, announced.
    “It went well and they are very grateful and appreciative of this wonderful d
  • NFL Players Continue To Protest The National Anthem As Preseason Begins

    (CNN) — The first full slate of preseason games kicked off Thursday night, bringing NFL players back into the field for more football and more protests.
    Several players took a knee, raised fists or did not take to the field while the National Anthem was played before a dozen preseason games began across the country.
    The Miami Herald reported that Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills, along with wide receiver Albert Wilson, knelt during the anthem before a home game against Tampa Bay.
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  • NFL Players Continue To Protest During The National Anthem As Preseason Begins

    (CNN) — The first full slate of preseason games kicked off Thursday night, bringing NFL players back into the field for more football and more protests.
    Several players took a knee, raised fists or did not take to the field while the National Anthem was played before a dozen preseason games began across the country.
    The Miami Herald reported that Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills, along with wide receiver Albert Wilson, knelt during the anthem before a home game against Tampa Bay.
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  • Suspect Dead After Officer Involved Shooting In Prince George’s County

    LANDOVER, Md. (WJZ) — A suspect was shot and killed by a Prince George’s County police officer Thursday night.
    The shooting happened in the 7800 block of Sheriff Rd. in Landover at approximately 9:15 p.m.
    Police said a member of the community stepped forward and provided information about a man they knew to be armed, knew to be selling drugs, and knew to be terrorizing a particular part of the community.
    “We were able to verify this individual, based on the description, based o
  • I-695 Crash Victims Remembered At High School Vigil

    REISTERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — One week after a car crash on I-695 took their lives, 15-year-old Hannah Goodman and recent graduate Matthias Listwan were mourned and remembered at Franklin High School.
    “The thing I will miss the most is her bubbly personality and her kindness to everybody and everything,” said Goodman’s grandmother, Peggy Goodman.
    Listwan had just graduated. On the day he died, his girlfriend was getting ready to board a flight to Europe.
    “Words cannot d
  • Ben Jealous Campaign Calls Baltimore TV Stations To Pull Ad

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A political ad paid for by the Republican Governor’s Association has drawn fire from the Jealous campaign because of statements shown in the ad.
    “Go ahead, call me a socialist,” Jealous is heard saying in a clip edited from an MSNBC interview.
    In the interview, he goes on to say, “It doesn’t change the fact that I’m a venture capitalist,” He finishes.
    An attorney representing the Jealous campaign issued a letter to Baltimore telev
  • Flacco, Jackson Lead TD Drives As Ravens Beat Rams 33-7

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass on his only series of the game, rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson ran for a score and the Baltimore Ravens rolled to a 33-7 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.
    Baltimore (2-0) led 17-0 after the first period and cruised to the finish against the Rams (0-1), who rested offensive stars Jared Goff and Todd Gurley.After sitting out the Hall of Fame Game last week, Flacco went 5 for 7 for 71 yards during a 10-play driv
  • Bauers Has 3 RBIs, Rays Beat Orioles 5-4

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Bauers drove in two of his three runs with a go-ahead two-run single in the seventh inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 Thursday night.
    Bauers’ decisive hit off Cody Carroll (0-1) came in the Rays’ franchise-record-tying sixth consecutive one-run game. Tampa Bay has played 49 (22-27) one-run games overall, tops in the majors.
    The Orioles (35-80) open a four-game series Friday night against Boston. One victory by the AL E
  • Baltimore Health Commissioner Posts Statement On ACA Lawsuit

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The health commissioner of Baltimore City made a statement Thursday in a Facebook post about the suit filed against the Trump administration for “intentionally and unlawfully sabotaging the Affordable Care Act.
    “I am gravely concerned for the wellbeing of my patients, my city and millions of individuals who are finding themselves unable to afford health care,” Dr. Leana Wen, city health commissioner, said.She went on to talk about how she said she has se

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