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• Baltimore City Health Department Encourages Naloxone Training

  17-08-2018 23:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — David Sheppard saved a life. A man was close to death, and Sheppard was there.
  Sheppard was trained in administering naloxone.
  “And, it was a Godsend,” Sheppard said.
  The Baltimore City Health Department wants to enlist all residents, like Sheppard, in a life-saving effort to prevent opioid overdoses.
  Friday, health commissioner Leana Wen demonstrated how to administer the overdose-canceling drug naloxone at a training session for Catholic Charities City Shelt
  
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• Fresh Water Impact Concern Chesapeake Bay Watermen

  17-08-2018 23:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s a die-off invisible to most people, but not watermen. The huge amount of fresh water pouring into the bay from heavy rains is wiping out clams. What’s coming up now is mostly empty shells and dead, decaying white clams.
  “This is a manmade disaster,” waterman Michael Eber said. “This ain’t Mother Nature,”
  Watermen blame the Conowingo Dam. With recent record rains come supercharged releases of fresh water, when a gradual releas
  
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• Camp Open Arms Focuses On Giving Kids Courage, Determination

  17-08-2018 22:55
  MONKTON, Md. (WJZ) — It’s a summer day camp like no other and it’s in Baltimore County.
  Camp Open Arms is about courage and determination. It was opened for children with limb differences.
  University of Maryland pediatric orthopedic surgeon Dr. Joshua Abzug came up with the idea.
  “Besides a physical impairment a child may have, there’s also an emotional side. These kids typically are born this way or had an injury early in their life. The emotional side can lea
  
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• Dept. of Public Works, Baltimore Youth Unveil New Mural

  17-08-2018 22:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s youth is working to transform the city.
  Friday, the Department of Public Works Youth Workers unveiled their brand new mural outside a DPW facility.
  Now when driving down North Fulton Avenue near Druid Hill Avenue, someone might see a work of art, created by the Youth Workers.
  “I feel like I’m showing something positive from the youth, instead of what else is going on in the city, it’s something positive to represent the city,” Dom
  
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• Teenager In Custody After Barricading Himself In Home With A Gun

  17-08-2018 22:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A teenager is now in custody after police said he barricaded himself inside a home, armed with a semi-automatic gun.
  According to police, after 7 p.m. Thursday night, on the 2900 block of Oakford Avenue, 19-year-old Andre Turner had pointed a gun at people on the street, before going inside a home.
  After hours of negotiations, Turner surrendered.
  Investigators said Turner lived at the house and after a search, police found multiple guns, ammunition, body armor and drugs.
  
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• 19-Year-Old Man In Custody After Barricading Himself In Home With A Gun

  17-08-2018 22:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A teenager is now in custody after police said he barricaded himself inside a home, armed with a semi-automatic gun.
  According to police, after 7 p.m. Thursday night, on the 2900 block of Oakford Avenue, 19-year-old Andre Turner had pointed a gun at people on the street, before going inside a home.
  After hours of negotiations, Turner surrendered.
  Investigators said Turner lived at the house and after a search, police found multiple guns, ammunition, body armor and drugs.
  
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• ‘Seedless Tragedy’: Watermelons Fall Off Truck On North Texas Highway

  17-08-2018 22:19
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Three lanes of Highway 175 at Masters in Southeast Dallas were shut down for a while Friday afternoon due to a watermelon spill.
  Boxes of watermelons fell out of a truck carrying them down the road.
  Chopper11 showed an officer kicking large chunks of watermelon off the highway and into the grass.
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  There were no reports of injuries, but at least one report of sticky shoes.
  Some drivers didn’t see what was happening until they got a lit
  
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• 2 Suspects In Possible Carjacking Apprehended Friday

  17-08-2018 21:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A suspect vehicle that was being pursued Friday afternoon by police may have been involved in a carjacking.
  The car crashed into a Jersey Wall on Maryland Avenue. Police were able to apprehend two suspects and two guns. The suspects were taken to an area hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
  This incident is still being investigated and will be updated with more information as it comes. 
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• Police Investigating Reported Stabbing At Maryland McDonald’s Friday

  17-08-2018 21:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man called police Friday afternoon to a McDonalds at 101 W. Patapsco Avenue, and said he was being stabbed by four different people.
  He said he was able to run to his car and lock it to call the police. They arrived at the scene and are currently investigating. The man was transported to an area hospital for his injuries.
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• No Serious Injuries After Boat Collision In The Chesapeake Bay

  17-08-2018 21:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating what led to a collision between two boats in the Chesapeake Bay Friday.
  Authorities report the call came in just after noon about two boats that collided near Thomas Point.
  The collision was between a charter fishing boat and a sailboat.
  No serious injuries in today’s collision near Thomas Point between a charter fishing boat out of Kent Island and a J105 sailboat out of Annapolis. @USCG will take the lead on the investigat
  
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• East Bay Congressman Swalwell ‘Considering’ 2020 Presidential Run

  17-08-2018 20:45
  FREMONT (KPIX 5/CBS SF) — East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell said he is “considering” a possible run for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential election.
  “I’m considering it,” Swallwell said to reporters ahead of an event with constituents at a restaurant in Fremont Friday morning.
  “It’s an exciting decision to make and it’s a big decision to make,” the representative said. “I do think that though our country’s path for
  
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• Man Arrested For Murder Of 7-Year-Old Taylor Hayes

  17-08-2018 19:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested a 29-year-old suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Taylor Hayes in July.
  Hayes died two weeks after being shot while sitting in the back of a car in west Baltimore on July 5.
  29-year-old Keon Gray has been charged with murder and other related charges in Hayes’ death. He was taken into custody in Anne Arundel County. He is currently being extricated back to Baltimore to face these charges.
  Gray’s girlfriend, 34-
  
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• Man Arrested For Murder In Death Of 7-Year-Old Taylor Hayes

  17-08-2018 19:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested a 29-year-old suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Taylor Hayes in July.
  Hayes died two weeks after being shot while sitting in the back of a car in west Baltimore on July 5.
  29-year-old Keon Gray has been charged with murder and other related charges in Hayes’ death. He was taken into custody in Anne Arundel County. He is currently being extricated back to Baltimore to face these charges.
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• Search Enters 2nd Day For ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Suspect In Fatal Double Shooting

  17-08-2018 19:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police are continuing to search for the suspect in a double shooting in southwest Baltimore after he fled into a neighborhood.
  Police confirm one of the two people shot has died while the other has non-life threatening injuries.
  Baltimore PD spokesman T.J. Smith said an officer was near the 1100 block of Desoto Rd and witnessed the shooting occur.
  Police said just before 8 a.m. Thursday morning, a vehicle was traveling down the street when another vehicle rolled
  
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• Social Worker Pleads Guilty To Felony Medicaid Fraud

  17-08-2018 19:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – A Prince George’s County social worker has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud.
  According to the Attorney Generals’ Office, Shavon Jones, 42, submitted claims that caused the Maryland Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) to reimburse her of approximately $18,000 for services that she did not provide.
  Jones was sentenced by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner to a five-year suspended sentence, five years of unsupervised probation, payment of court c
  
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• Man Found Guilty Of Throwing Molotov Cocktails At Ex-Girlfriend’s Apartment

  17-08-2018 18:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A federal jury has found a 41-year-old Maryland man guilty of throwing Molotov cocktails at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment back in 2017.
  Darius Eric Wilder was convicted on charges related to a firebombing on April 15, 2017. He is set for sentencing on December 6 at 10 a.m.
  Wilder, who was also a previous felon, faces up to life in prison for the crime, which happened in Gaithersburg on April 15, 2017, just after 9:20 p.m.
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• Maryland State Fair Concert Series And New Events

  17-08-2018 17:38
  MARYLAND (WJZ) — The My Maryland State Fair—More Than A Fair, We’re A Culture has several new additions this year for all visitors to enjoy.
  M&T Bank presents this year’s Live! Ontrack! Concert Series with live concerts on the Infield Stage.
  All of the shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and the gates open at 6:30 p.m.
  On Friday, Aug. 24, country music artists Chase Bryant and Chris Lane will perform at the Infield Stage.
  Rock band Smash Mouth will perform on Saturday, Aug.
  
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• The 137th My Maryland State Fair Kick-Off Events

  17-08-2018 17:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland State Fair is returning to the Timonium Fairgrounds from Aug. 23 to Sept. 3, featuring entertainment, activities and events for all ages.
  To kick-off the annual week of events, M&T Bank presents FAMFest Preview Night from 5:30-9 p.m. on Aug. 23. The event will include rides, games, food and several family activities.
  The evening will feature a fire pit with s’mores and fire safety tips from Lutherville Volunteer Fire Department representatives,
  
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• MSP Helicopter Rescues Passenger In Critical Condition Off Cruise Ship

  17-08-2018 17:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland State Police helicopter crew rescued a passenger who was in critical condition from a cruise ship off the Maryland coast Thursday evening.
  The Royal Caribbean Cruise Line notified the United States Coast Guard just after 9:45 p.m. that a passenger on their Grandeur of the Seas ship needed immediate medical evacuation.
  The Coast Guard asked Maryland State Police for assistance to get the passenger to a hospital on land.
  The ship was found to be about&n
  
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• Get Your Best Jokes Ready, Cards Against Humanity Hiring Writers

  17-08-2018 17:08
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Whether they’re dad jokes, poop jokes, or mischievous jokes – Cards Against Humanity is looking for writers to contribute their best material.
  Known as the “party game for horrible people”, Cards Against Humanity is asking applicants to submit 15 white cards and 5 black cards.
  For those unfamiliar with the fill-in-the-blank style game, each player has a turn to draw one black card, which requires the other players to respond with a white card to
  
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• ‘Threatened’ Homeowner Goes Viral After Calling Police On Hiker

  17-08-2018 16:32
  MESA, Ariz. (CBS Local) – A property dispute has gone viral after an Arizona homeowner was filmed calling police on a hiker he claimed had roamed onto his land.
  A July YouTube video captures Mesa resident Bill Jaffa, a former city councilman, cutting off an unnamed hiker to confront her over using a hiking trail near Jaffa’s home. Jaffa and the female hiker, who claimed to be a U.S. military veteran, argue as the homeowner calls police on the woman.
  The video, which ha
  
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• Maryland’s 2018 Football Season: A ‘Challenging Situation’

  17-08-2018 16:15
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s 2018 football season promises to be unlike any other — for all the wrong reasons.
  The program is in turmoil following the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair. The university has accepted full legal and moral responsibility for the tragedy.
  Head coach DJ Durkin has been placed on administrative leave, and McNair’s family wants him to be fired . Strength and conditioning coach Rick Court has resigned, and two othe
  
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• Craving Afghan Cuisine? Here Are Baltimore’s Top 3 Spots

  17-08-2018 16:00
  BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Looking for a delicious Afghan meal near you? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top restaurants serving Afghan cuisine around Baltimore, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to go when you’re craving kebabs, aushak and more.
  1. Maiwand Grill
  PHOTO: WILL C./YELP
  Topping the list is the family-owned Maiwand Grill. Located downtown at 324 W. Baltimore St., it is the highest rated Afghan restaurant in Bal
  
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• Baltimore Vegan Restaurant Week Begins

  17-08-2018 15:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s Vegan Restaurant Week lasts from August 17 – 26. This is the event’s second year.
  There was a week back in February for the winter edition and there is one in the summer as well.
  According to it’s website, the mission of the week is to ” increase the awareness, benefits and accessibility of a plant-based diet through a fun, innovative and community-based experience across multiple neighborhoods.”
  Over 20 different restaurant
  
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• Vatican In ‘Shame And Sorrow’ Over Abuses In Pennsylvania

  17-08-2018 14:57
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy who raped and molested children in six dioceses in that state, calling the abuse “criminally and morally reprehensible” and saying Pope Francis wants to eradicate “this tragic horror.”
  In a written statement using uncharacteristically strong language for the Holy See even in matters like the long-running abuse scandals stainin
  
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• Donald Trump Cancels Veterans Day Military Parade Due To High Cost

  17-08-2018 14:31
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) — President Trump announced he cancelled the Veterans Day military parade due to the high cost. Officials said the parade would require $92 million — a price more than three times the maximum initial estimate.
  The president said he will instead attend the parade already scheduled at Andrews Air Force Base at a different date and attend the Paris parade in November.
  He said it is possible the parade will be held next year if the cost goes down.
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• Weather Blog: Rain In The Weekend Forecast

  17-08-2018 14:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — TGIF! I am going to make this weekend happen despite the weather. The weather this Summer has almost become laughable. Rain in the forecast again so what’s new, L-O-L-! Not. But just keep in mind this is a first world problem as folks like to say these days.
  We begin the weekend with thunderstorms in the outlook late this afternoon and evening. Some gusty weather not out of the question,..again. Tomorrow the “futurecast” shows a calm start to the day but
  
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• Mom Pulls 2 Kids Out Of Toy Car Destroyed By Fire

  17-08-2018 14:02
  NORTH ANDOVER (CBS) – Video shows fire consuming a child’s toy electric vehicle. Just moments before two kids were in it.
  “I think that was the really scary thing because they were buckled in and they are both little so neither of them could have gotten themselves out,” said Michelle Kline.
  Fortunately, Michelle Kline was feet away as her kids started driving up the small hill in her neighbor’s North Andover yard.
  “It was just kind of that of ho
  
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• Stream The Wyndham Championship

  17-08-2018 14:00
  The final regular season tournament of the year wraps up this weekend at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, NC.
  
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• NYU School Of Medicine To Pay Tuition For All Students

  17-08-2018 13:29
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York University is set to become the first top-ranked institution in the U.S. to pay for the tuition of all its medical students.
  The NYU School of Medicine said Thursday current and future medical students will be awarded full tuition scholarships regardless of need or merit, reports CBS2’s Ali Bauman.
  “These next couple of years were going to look very difficult for my parents,” said incoming med student Jos
  
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• Authorities Find Bodies Believed To Be Colorado Man’s Missing Wife And Daughters

  17-08-2018 13:01
  (CNN) — Authorities on Thursday discovered three bodies they believe to be a missing Colorado woman and her two young daughters, officials said. Police are working to confirm their identities.
  Shanann Watts, who was 15 weeks pregnant, was reported missing Monday along with her two daughters, Bella, 3, and Celeste, 4. Her husband, Chris Watts, was taken into custody Wednesday night and is being held in the Weld County Jail, north of Denver, the Frederick Police Department said in a statemen
  
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• Serena Williams Learned Her Sister’s Killer Was Free Minutes Before Loss

  17-08-2018 12:30
  (CNN) — Tennis superstar Serena Williams says she found out her sister’s killer had been released from prison minutes before her loss to Johanna Konta last month.
  The 6-1 6-0 defeat to Konta in the opening round of the Silicon Valley Classic was the worst of Williams’ 23-year career.
  In an interview with Time Magazine, the 23-time grand slam champion said she was scrolling through Instagram 10 minutes before her match and learned the killer had been released on parole.
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• NYU Makes Tuition Free For All Medical Students

  17-08-2018 03:57
  (CNN) — New York University will offer a scholarship that covers tuition to every new, current and future medical student, it said Thursday.
  All students enrolled in the MD degree program are eligible, regardless of their financial need or academic performance. The scholarship covers the full cost of tuition, which this year amounts to $55,018.
  The NYU School of Medicine is the first top 10-ranked medical school to make tuition free, the school said. There are currently 442 students enroll
  
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• ‘Worrisome’ Levels Of Lead And Arsenic Found In Baby Food

  17-08-2018 03:45
  (CBSNews) — A consumer advocacy group is advising parents to limit the amount of rice cereal their children eat, with an analysis finding troublesome amounts of potentially toxic chemicals such as arsenic and lead.
  Consumer Reports tested 50 baby and toddler foods purchased from different retailers across the country. Products made with rice fared the worst in tests, but all showed measurable levels of at least one of three toxic heavy metals: cadmium, inorganic arsenic and/or lead, t
  
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• Michael Phelps Opens Up About His Struggles With Mental Health, Depression

  17-08-2018 02:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In a recently posted video to his 2.17 million followers, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, opened up about his struggles with depression.
  “I was lost, I hadn’t left my room in five days,” Phelps said in the video. “I questioned whether I wanted to be alive anymore,”
  Phelps, who hails from Baltimore, also spoke to CNN about his struggles with his mental health after the Olympics, and even in recent days.
  “I was ab
  
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• Pentagon: Military Parade Delayed Until Earliest 2019, Increases Budget

  17-08-2018 02:10
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon says military parade proposed for Veterans Day delayed at least until 2019.
  The Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump would cost about $92 million, U.S. officials said Thursday, citing preliminary estimates more than three times the price first suggested by the White House.
  According to the officials, roughly $50 million would cover Pentagon costs for aircraft, equipment, personnel and other support for the November parade in Washingto
  
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• Pentagon: Military Parade Delayed Until Earliest 2019

  17-08-2018 02:10
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon says military parade proposed for Veterans Day delayed at least until 2019.
  The Defense Department says the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump won’t happen in 2018.
  Col. Rob Manning, a Pentagon spokesman, said Thursday that the military and the White House “have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019.”Manning says the Pentagon had “originally targeted November 10, 2018,” for the Washington event, i
  
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• Officer Injured In 3-Vehicle Crash In Baltimore

  17-08-2018 00:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A police officer has been hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash in Baltimore Thursday.
  The accident happened around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Park Heights and Wylie avenues.
  Chopper 13 is over the scene where the front end of a Baltimore City Police cruiser was smashed in. Two other vehicles were also damaged.
  Captain Jeff Long said the officer involved was alert oriented before being taken to an area hospital.
  The cause of the crash has not yet been releas
  
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• Washington Cardinal Entangled In Two Sex-Abuse Scandals

  17-08-2018 00:04
  (AP) – Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, is facing a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation after becoming entangled in two major sexual abuse scandals roiling the church.
  Wuerl, 77, has said he has no plans to step down, and he has defended his actions.
  A scathing grand jury report this week accused Wuerl of helping to protect some child-molesting priests while he was bishop of Pittsburgh from 1988 to 2006.
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