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• Md. Governor’s Race Heating Up Post-Labor Day

  03-09-2018 23:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s time to pull out the stops in the 2018 campaign. The post-Labor Day push is already happening in the Maryland race for governor.
  The candidates walked parade routes in Greenbelt and Gaithersburg this weekend.
  Republican Gov. Larry Hogan released an ad on Labor Day and endorsements featuring comments from Marylanders who support his record on jobs and the economy.
  “And I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the support and endorsement of the internat
  
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• ‘Blueprint For Success’, City Schools Encourage Growth In Student Performance

  03-09-2018 23:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tomorrow is the first day of school in Baltimore City and the fall semester begins on a high note.
  Just last week the PARCC assessment tests showed Baltimore city students lead the region in gains in both English and math.
  “We are excited about the growth we’re seeing in our student performance,” said City Schools CEO Sonja Santelises.
  This will be the second year for Santelesis’ “Blueprint for Success” program.
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• Rt. 50 Accident Draws Attention To Surge Of Accidents On Road

  03-09-2018 23:08
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Two people are dead and another person is facing charges after a motorcycle crash Sunday morning in Annapolis.
  Investigators say the crash took place around 12:50 a.m. on eastbound U.S Route 50 at Ridgely Avenue and involved a silver Ford Expedition that crashed head-on into a motorcycle.
  Two people were on the motorcycle at the time of the accident and both the male and female victims were declared deceased at the scene.
  The victims were identified as Donald Tyner,
  
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• As Summer Comes To A Close, There’s Still Plenty Of Stuff To Do In Ocean City

  03-09-2018 22:45
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Sadly, the summer is coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean Ocean City is shutting down.
  The resort town also embraces the more relaxing season.
  Summer may be ending, but there is still life after Labor Day in Ocean City.
  The coastal town starts to wind down after the busy summer season.
  “It’s kind of the locals’ special time of the year. The weather is usually still great, and the beach is still here for us to enjoy,” said Donna Abbo
  
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• State Health Makes Narcan Kits Accessible To First Responders

  03-09-2018 22:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s health commissioner recently released a figure stating that last year in Baltimore City, 761 people died from an overdose. The fire department is working to step up with a way to save lives for people who don’t want to go to the hospital.
  On average, two people die per day of overdoses in Baltimore. Nationally, 200 people a day are dying.
  Much of the rise is attributed to the synthetic drug fentanyl, mixed with heroin.
  Starting this weekend, B
  
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• Maryland State Fair Expects Higher Attendance Rates

  03-09-2018 22:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland State Fair expects increased attendance this year compared to years past.
  Good weather and the start of school being pushed back after Labor Day are credited for more people going to the fair.
  State officials said the long summer break was expected to generate an additional $74 million in economic activity statewide and add more than $7 million in revenue to both state and local governments.
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• Police Find Body Of Melissa Lehew After She Was Swept Away By Flood Waters

  03-09-2018 21:40
  HARFORD CO., Md. (WJZ) — Authorities say they have found the body of Melissa Lehew, who was swept away by flood waters Friday night.
  The body will be taken to the Chief Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
  #UPDATE @MDSP can confirm that the body located today in Harford County is Melissa Lehew, 34, of Darlington, MD, who was swept away by swift water Friday evening.
  — MD State Police (@MDSP) September 3, 2018The search for Lehew was suspended Sunday after two Baltimore City s
  
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• 2 Men Shot At Maryland Apartment Complex

  03-09-2018 20:26
  SUITLAND, Md. (AP) — Two men have wounds that don’t appear to be life-threatening after a shooting in Maryland.
  News outlets report that the two men were shot late Sunday at an apartment complex in Suitland, not far from Washington.
  Police say the men were taken to a hospital with wounds that don’t appear to be life-threatening.
  Police say the shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. Officers found the victim with wounds to their lower bodies.
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• Texas Woman Takes Off With Baby After Crashing Car In Chase

  03-09-2018 20:16
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Video shot from a helicopter shows a woman leading Texas troopers on a high-speed chase and crashing into a pickup, then taking off on foot holding a baby in a carrier.
  The Texas Department of Public Safety released the video Friday. The incident happened June 15 in San Antonio.
  HIGH SPEED CHASE WITH BABY: Video shows a woman leading police on a high-speed chase before trying to run while carrying a baby. pic.twitter.com/9veLdofImx
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• Jimmy’s Seafood Responds To PETA With Its Own Billboard; ‘SteaMEd Crabs Here To Stay’

  03-09-2018 19:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Marylanders were going crabby over a PETA billboard in Baltimore that urged them to stop eating crabs, but Jimmy’s Seafood has fired back with their own billboard.
  The billboard from Jimmy’s reads: “SteaMEd crabs. Here to stay. Get Famous.”
  Just days after PETA put up billboard urging #Baltimore to stop eating crabs, @JimmysSeafood fires back with one of their own: “SteaMEd Crabs. Here to stay.” @wjz pic.twitter.com/AoQtRFWqPr
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• Coast Guard Brings Man To Shore After Spear-Gun Injury

  03-09-2018 18:33
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — A man was injured in a spear gun accident on a boat off Maryland.
  The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the Coast Guard got a distress call about a man injured by a spear gun on a boat off Ocean City. A helicopter and two boats responded.
  The helicopter got there first and sent down a rescue swimmer to provide medical care until a boat got there.
  He was taken to a Coast Guard station before he was sent to a Baltimore hospital.
  Further information on his in
  
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• US Confirms Death Of ISIS Leader In Afghanistan

  03-09-2018 16:40
  (CNN) — US forces in Afghanistan confirmed Sunday that the head of ISIS in the country was killed in a strike a little over a week ago.
  The strike, on Saturday, August 25, was in the eastern area of Nangarhar province and killed Abu Sayed Orakzai, according to a statement from US forces in Afghanistan.
  CNN reported previously that the ISIS leader and 10 other fighters from the terrorist group were killed in an airstrike, according to provincial spokesman Attaullah Khogyani.
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• Tropical Storm Gordon Brings Hurricane Watch To Gulf Coast

  03-09-2018 16:13
  FLORIDA (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon lashed South Florida with heavy rains and high winds on Monday, forcing holiday beachgoers to drier ground. Weather forecasters said the storm could strengthen to near-hurricane force by the time it hits the central U.S. Gulf Coast.
  Gordon formed into a tropical storm near the Florida Keys early Monday as it moved west-northwest at 16 mph (26 kph). The storm was expected to reach coastal Mississippi and Louisiana by late Tuesday and move inland ove
  
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• Potential Tropical Storm Heads Toward US Gulf Coast, Florida

  03-09-2018 16:13
  FLORIDA (AP) — A system moving quickly toward the central U.S. Gulf Coast is expected to become a tropical storm by Monday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  The system is brewing about 175 miles east-southeast of Marathon in the Florida Keys. Maximum sustained winds of the unnamed system have been clocked at 30 mph and the system is moving west-northwest at 15 mph.
  The Miami-based center said in a statement Sunday evening that a storm surge watch has been issued fro
  
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• Police Officer Adopts Baby Daughter Of Homeless Woman Battling Drug Addiction

  03-09-2018 15:04
  CBSNEWS — A California police officer who responded to an emergency call of a homeless pregnant woman has adopted her newborn daughter. Officer Jesse Whitten, with the Santa Rosa Police Department, could never have imagined the impact a chance meeting with 6-month-old Harlow’s mother would have on his life, CBS Francisco reports.
  The woman was living on the streets, pregnant and battling a drug addiction. While on patrol, Whitten would encounter her from time to time and ch
  
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• 10 Shot At San Bernardino Apartment Complex

  03-09-2018 14:24
  (CNN) — Ten people have been shot at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, California, police say.
  Three of the victims are in an “extremely critical” condition, San Bernardino Police spokesman Captain Richard Lawhead said.
  Lawhead said the shooting took place in a common area of the complex and all the victims are believed to be adults.
  There is no suspect in custody at this time.
  Lawhead said officers got a call reporting shots fired at 1277 East Lynwood Drive on Sunday at
  
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• Can You Get Arrested For Giving A Wet Willy? This Man Did

  03-09-2018 13:21
  FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man has been arrested for being belligerent and giving his girlfriend a wet willy.
  A St. Lucie County sheriff’s deputy went to the home after Joseph Sireci’s girlfriend told authorities he was drunk on the living room floor when she returned from work earlier this month.
  According to an affidavit, she said Sireci accompanied her and her daughter to another home where Sireci continued to be belligerent and on the way home, grabb
  
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• Father Of Slain Iowa Student Decries Using Her As ‘Pawn’

  03-09-2018 12:40
  BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The father of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts in an opinion piece spoke out against using his daughter’s death in support of “views she believed were profoundly racist,” a call that comes after President Donald Trump and others seized on the suspected killer’s immigration status to argue for changes in U.S. immigration laws.
  Authorities have said the University of Iowa student was abducted while she was out for an evening run in Broo
  
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• Man Shot After Pulling Gun Outside Ice Cube Concert, Sheriff Says

  03-09-2018 12:39
  (CNN) — Sheriff’s deputies shot a man who opened fire outside an Ice Cube concert venue after being told the show was sold out, according to the San Diego County, California, Sheriff’s Department.
  The man had been trying to buy a ticket to the concert featuring the rapper Sunday at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego, the department said in a statement.
  He approached a ticket window about 6:40 p.m. local time (9:40 p.m. ET) and was told no more tickets were available, it said.
  
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• Armed Man Allegedly Confronts Police, Is Shot

  03-09-2018 12:06
  JESSUP, Md. (WJZ) — A Howard County police officer shot a man after he allegedly confronted the officer with a handgun in Jessup.
  According to police, the incident happened at approximately 9:17 p.m. Sunday. First responders were called to the Extended Stay America hotel in the 8500 block of Washington Boulevard for a report of a man acting erratically in the lobby and in need of medical assistance.
  Officials said once the responders arrived, the man displayed the gun and confronted police
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Howard County

  03-09-2018 04:11
  HOWARD CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Howard County.
  The Howard County Police Department reports the crash happened in Jessup, on southbound Route 1 at Assateague Dr.
  The road is closed Sunday night as officers work to clear the scene.
  No further details have been released at this time.
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• Seacrets Distillery In Ocean City Give You The Chance To Go Back In Time

  03-09-2018 04:01
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Rain or shine, summer or fall, one place you can always count on in Ocean City is Seacrets Distilling Company.
  It’s the only distillery in Ocean City, and taking a tour gives you a chance to travel back in time.
  “You are going back to the prohibition era, Dec. 4, 1933,” said Leighton Moore, owner of Seacrets.
  During the tour, you learn about their process of distilling.
  “Really specialize in alcohol that is flavored by nature through mac
  
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• Local Restaurants Delivering Lunch To Thank First Responders On Labor Day

  03-09-2018 03:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A number of Maryland restaurants are showing their love for first responders by delivering them meals on Labor Day.
  All the Olive Garden locations in Maryland are set to deliver meals to first reponders, including the following locations: Bowie, Easton, Elkton, Frederick, Hagerstown, Laurel, Owings Mills, Salisbury, Waldorf, and Westminster.
  For the 17th consecutive year, Olive Garden restaurants across the country will be delivering a f
  
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• Jorge Lopez Shuts Down Orioles As Royals Roll, 9-1

  03-09-2018 00:57
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Meibrys Viloria trotted into the dugout after the sixth inning Sunday, and Royals manager Ned Yost told his recently recalled rookie catcher to help get pitcher Jorge Lopez through one more inning.
  So when Viloria headed to the bench after the seventh, that task successfully complete, he plopped down and began to relax. Puzzled, Yost looked at him and asked, “What are you doing?”
  “You said,” Viloria replied, “get him through one more in
  
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• Police ID Woman Swept Away By Flood Waters; Search Suspended

  03-09-2018 00:15
  HARFORD CO., Md. (WJZ) — A body has been recovered and crews have suspended the search for a second body following flooding in Harford County.
  Police have identified the woman swept away by flood waters as Melissa Anne Lehew, 34. Her boyfriend says she went by Elizabeth.
  BREAKING: Woman missing after flooding in HarCo Friday ID’d as Melissa Anne Lehew, 34, of Darlington. Her boyfriend says she went by Elizabeth. #WJZ pic.twitter.com/ZRIiCGjWV9
  — Devin Bartolotta (@WJZDevin
  
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• Body Found In Harford Co. Flooding, Search For Second Victim Suspended

  03-09-2018 00:15
  HARFORD CO., Md. (WJZ) — A body has been recovered and crews have suspended the search for a second body following flooding in Harford County.
  Maryland State Police say several victims may have been swept away by fast-moving floodwaters Friday night.
  The search for a second victim was suspended Sunday after two Baltimore City search divers were flown to Maryland Shock Trauma for treatment after being injured during their dive.
  The body that was recovered has been identified as 67-year-old
  
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