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• Gov. Hogan Creates Office To Hold Md. Public Schools More Accountable

  04-09-2018 23:46
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan chose the first day of school to announce a new Office of Education Accountability.
  The governor has a list of concerns centering on school operations and personnel.
  Tuesday was the first day of school and the system got paddled by Gov. Hogan, pointing first to convicted former school superintendent Dallas Dance as evidence of widespread fraud, abuse, and unethical conduct.
  “You have corruption and fraud and mismanagement and
  
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• Epic Prank: College Students Create Poster Of Themselves And Hang It In Texas McDonald’s

  04-09-2018 23:03
  PEARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A couple of college students near Houston are taking social media by storm after an epic prank they pulled at a McDonald’s restaurant.
  The Asian pair noticed there wasn’t a lot of diversity on the walls at the restaurant in Pearland so they decided to create their own poster.
  Jevh M, the student with the Twitter account @Jevholution, posted three photos of the poster and wrote, “i noticed there was a blank wall at mcdonald’s so i decid
  
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• CDC Updates Child Concussion Guidelines

  04-09-2018 22:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Concussions occur when the head stops moving, but the brain keeps going, bouncing off the inside of your skull. Harmful chemicals can release, and brain cells are stretched and damaged.
  While it may seem common for pro football players to suffer concussions, millions of students also get banged up and suffer concussions each year.
  It’s not limited to sports. A crash or a slip and fall can also result in concussions.
  The Centers for Disease Control has realized the t
  
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• Police Officer Goes Viral After Buying, Pumping Elderly Woman’s Gas

  04-09-2018 22:54
  ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. (CBS Local) – A Michigan police officer’s act of kindness has become a social media sensation after he stepped in to help an elderly woman at a local gas station.
  Seth Kazz, the owner of the station in St. Clair Shores, posted a photo to Facebook on Aug. 31 after the officer went out of his way to make sure the struggling customer got home alright.
  Kazz says the woman gave him $3 in change to buy as much gas as that would put in her car. As she went
  
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• 5-Pound Dog Died Saving His Family From A Bear, Mother Says

  04-09-2018 22:52
  BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (CBS Local) – A woman in North Carolina says her family’s dog died a hero after he managed to save them from a bear that wandered into their home.
  Pickles, a small five-pound pup, was about to head out into Tiffany Merrill’s yard in Black Mountain when a bear burst through the open sliding glass door on Aug. 31. “I thought I was gonna die,” Merrill told WLOS. “I started yelling for my kids. ‘Shut your doors!
  
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• Schools in Baltimore Co., Baltimore City Close Again Wednesday For Excessive Heat

  04-09-2018 22:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Schools without air conditioning in Baltimore City Schools will dismiss three hours early again on Wednesday.
  View the full list here
  Additionally, five schools with AC systems under repair will dismiss three hours early:Armistead Gardens
  Calvin Rodwell
  Dallas Nicholas
  Dr. Martin Luther King,
  Excel Academy
  Margaret Brent10 Baltimore County Public Schools non-air conditioned schools and centers will also close again Wednesday for excessive heat.
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• More Maryland Schools Close, Dismiss Early Wednesday For Excessive Heat

  04-09-2018 22:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —
  There were more school closures announced ahead of Wednesday’s school day Tuesday.
  For the second day in a row, at least 60 schools in Baltimore City will close early and 10 in the county will not open at all.
  Schools without air conditioning in Baltimore City Schools will dismiss three hours early again on Wednesday.
  View the full list here
  Additionally, five schools with AC systems under repair will dismiss three hours early:Armistead Gardens
  Calvin Rodwell
  Dallas
  
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• 10 Baltimore Co. Schools Closed Again Wednesday For Excessive Heat

  04-09-2018 22:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — 10 Baltimore County Public Schools non-air conditioned schools and centers will close again Wednesday for excessive heat.
  The buildings closed Wednesday include:Dulaney High School
  Lansdowne High School
  Patapsco High School
  Woodlawn High School
  Bedford Elementary School
  Berkshire Elementary School
  Colgate Elementary School
  Dundalk Elementary School
  Campfield Early Learning Center
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• Baltimore Hospital Going Green To Help Local Environment And Their Patients

  04-09-2018 22:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One of Baltimore’s best known hospitals is going green in a big way.
  A major water conservation project is underway at MedStar Harbor Hospital on South Hanover St. that is set to cost $1.34 million.
  “We really believe here at MedStar Harbor Hospital that our location is a critical component of our healing environment,” said Dr. Stuart Levine, president of MedStar. “Just look how beautiful our setting is. We hear it from patients and their
  
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• Boomer Esiason: Jets Eyeing Sam Darnold As The Next Carson Wentz

  04-09-2018 21:57
  The New York Jets announced to the world that the future was now when they traded away quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and named rookie Sam Darnold their starter for Week 1 in Detroit. The first-round draft pick was being hyped as the next great NFL quarterback long before the Jets took him with the third overall pick in April.
  After an impressive preseason, the hype for Darnold only seems to be growing. CBS Local Sports caught up with former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason who says New York
  
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• Police Looking For Witnesses To Route 40 Hit-And-Run

  04-09-2018 21:46
  HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County police are continuing their investigation of a hit-and-run that involved Saaif Hakim, 18, of Ellicott City.
  They are asking for any witnesses to come forward, and to look out for a possible suspect vehicle, a light-colored mid-size SUV or van with a significant amount of damage to the front driver-side of the car.
  Officers were called to the 900 block of Baltimore National Pike (Rt. 40) at around 10:47 p.m. on August 29 for a check on welfare a
  
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• GoFundMe For Homeless Man That Helped Stranded Driver Has Been Drained, Says Attorney

  04-09-2018 21:40
  (CBS Philly/CBS Local) – There’s no more money left in a GoFundMe account for a homeless man who used his last $20 to buy gas for a stranded driver in Philadelphia, says the homeless man’s attorney.
  Kate McClure and her boyfriend Mark D’Amico originally began the GoFundMe to help Johnny Bobbit, a homeless man, after he shared his last $20 to help McClure, who was stranded in Philadelphia.
  The GoFundMe campaign raised more than $400,000, but Bobbit’s a
  
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• Proposed Baltimore Catholic School Named After Mother Mary Lange

  04-09-2018 21:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Archdiocese of Baltimore has announced the name of the new proposed Catholic elementary school in Baltimore.
  The school will be named “Mother Mary Lange Catholic School,” in honor of Mary Elizabeth Lange, who is currently on the path to sainthood.
  Mother Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first religious community of women of African descent, as well as the first Catholic school for black children.
  The Vatican is reviewing her cause for ca
  
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• Dictionary Adds 800 New Words Including ‘Hangry,’ ‘Zoodles,’ ‘Fintech,’ ‘Bougie’

  04-09-2018 21:28
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – “TL;DR:” The dictionary added new words.
  Along with the “too long, didn’t read” summary line found at the end of wordy online posts, the Springfield-based dictionary company Merriam-Webster.com added 800 new words and meanings on Tuesday, expanding its database based on frequently used terms.
  Emotionally, people get “hangry” when hunger and anger mix, easily fixed by a meal of “zoodles” – noodles made from
  
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• Police Investigate Robbery Of Radcliffe Jewelers In Maryland

  04-09-2018 20:52
  REISTERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are investigating the robbery of Radcliffe Jewelers Tuesday afternoon.
  According to police, the robbery happened at the story on Reisterstown Road just after 1 p.m.
  #BCoPD is investigating a robbery that occurred just after 1 pm today at Radcliffe Jewelers on Reisterstown Rd. No injuries reported. Suspects took unspecified merchandise & fled scene. Robbery detectives are investigating. ^JzP
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• Code Red Extreme Heat Alert Issued Through Thursday

  04-09-2018 20:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen has issued a code red heat advisory through Thursday, Sept. 6.
  The heat advisory is for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday as the heat index is expected to be over 100 degrees.
  The Mayor’s Office of Human Services’ Community Action Partnership will open the following cooling centers on Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:
  • Northern Community Action Partnership Center, 5225 York Road, (410
  
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• Woman Mauled To Death By A Pit Bull She Rescued 2 Weeks Earlier

  04-09-2018 20:23
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — A 64-year-old Maryland woman was mauled to death by a pit bull she recently rescued, police said Tuesday.
  According to Howard County Police, officers were called to a home on Tamar Drive on Labor Day for a report of a woman being mauled to death by her dog.
  Robin Conway was found dead in her back yard with significant injuries.
  A family member found Conway in her yard around 7:20 p.m. on Monday with the dog standing over her.
  The witness called 911 and tied the dog to
  
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• Inmate Killed In Maryland Prison, Police Suspect Fellow Prisoner

  04-09-2018 20:03
  CRESAPTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police’s homicide unit is investigating the death of an Maryland state prison inmate.
  The inmate, 23-year-old Teyquan Wilson, was found unresponsive in his cell early Sunday morning at the Western Correctional Institution in Allegany County.
  He has sustained obvious injuries, according to police.
  According to police, the correctional officers were making rounds around 12:15 a.m. when they noticed something awry in one of the cells that
  
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• Bob Woodward Book: Trump’s Aides Stole His Papers ‘To Protect The Country’

  04-09-2018 19:48
  (CNN) — WARNING: This story contains graphic language.
  President Donald Trump‘s closest aides have taken extraordinary measures in the White House to try to stop what they saw as his most dangerous impulses, going so far as to swipe and hide papers from his desk so he wouldn’t sign them, according to a new book from legendary journalist Bob Woodward.
  Woodward’s 448-page book, “Fear: Trump in the White House,” provides an unprecedented inside-the-room look thro
  
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• Mother Caught Putting Son’s Head In Toilet In Viral Video

  04-09-2018 19:42
  LEESBURG, Fla. (CBS Local) – A Florida mother says she’s receiving death threats after a video of her, apparently putting her son’s head in a toilet, went viral.
  Kaitlyn Wolf of Leesburg told reporters that the whole video was a joke and that her three-year-old son wasn’t screaming, he was laughing. Local police are not convinced and have reportedly started an investigation into the incident after being tipped off by social media users who watched the video.
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• Police Report: Ravens Kicker Kaare Vedvik Doesn’t Remember What Led Up To Assault

  04-09-2018 19:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The police report was released Tuesday after Ravens rookie kicker Kaare Vedvik was assaulted Saturday in east Baltimore.
  According to the police report, Vedvik was out in Fells Point earlier in the evening before he was assaulted, but he doesn’t remember the circumstances that led to his assault.
  Vedvik was out with a couple of teammates, but they decided they wanted to leave. Vedvik reportedly decided to stay out with a couple ladies he was with.
  The teammates he w
  
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• Colin Kaepernick ‘Just Do It’ Ad Sparks Nike Boycott

  04-09-2018 19:38
  NEW YORK (CBS Local) – Nike’s long-running “Just Do It” campaign is geared toward getting consumers to pay attention to the brand, but analysts say its decision to add Colin Kaepernick as a new face of the campaign comes with risks.Honoree Colin Kaepernick speaks onstage at ACLU SoCal Hosts Annual Bill of Rights Dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on December 3, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Image
  
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• Man Claims He’s From Mars, Charged In Assaulting Girlfriend, Police

  04-09-2018 19:15
  SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) — A North Carolina man, who told police he was from Mars, is in jail after he was charged in an assault Sunday.
  According to CBS-affiliate WBTV, witnesses told Salisbury Police they called 911 after seeing 28-year-old Anthony Obrien Cuthrell allegedly assaulting pulling a woman’s hair out of her head in a hotel parking lot.
  A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper also saw the attack and rushed to the woman’s aid, the report said.Cuthrell then all
  
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• Moose Drowns In Lake After Being Crowded By Onlookers On Shore

  04-09-2018 19:10
  SOUTH HERO, Vt. (CBS Local/CBS Boston) — A moose drowned in Lake Champlain after people crowded around the animal to take its picture, Vermont wildlife officials said.
  Fish and Wildlife Warden Robert Currier said the moose swam across the lake from New York to South Hero, Vermont on Saturday. He said it made it onto land but was forced back into the water, likely feeling threatened by onlookers. The moose succumbed to exhaustion and drowned.
  Currier said he wasn’t
  
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• Gov. Hogan Says It’s ‘Unacceptable’ Schools Are Closing Due To Lack Of AC

  04-09-2018 18:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says it’s “completely unacceptable” that schools in Baltimore City and Baltimore County had to close on their first day of school because they are ill-equipped to handle extreme heat.
  Tuesday is the first day of the academic year for both school systems, and more than 60 Baltimore City schools will release students three hours early Tuesday, while 10 Baltimore County schools won’t even open their doors, as tempera
  
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• This Week In Golf: DeChambeau Wins Dell Technologies, Leads FedExCup

  04-09-2018 17:43
  By Sam McPherson
  Bryson DeChambeau does not turn 25 years old until September 16, but over the last two weekends, he has played with more experience and wisdom than his age would suggest. After a four-shot win last week in The Northern Trust, he managed a similar feat at the Dell Technologies Championship, winning by two strokes over Justin Rose. He’s now staked himself to a commanding points lead in the FedExCup playoffs.
  Coming into the 2017-18 PGA Tour season, DeChambeau had one ca
  
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• Flu Season Is Around The Corner. Is Your Family Prepared?

  04-09-2018 17:10
  (CNN) — It’s time to call your pediatrician. All children should get a flu shot as soon as it becomes available this season, preferably before the end of October, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends in a policy statement published Monday. It also emphasizes that the shot is preferred over the nasal mist.
  “Everyone over 6 months of age should get their flu vaccine before Halloween,” said Atlanta pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Shu, who is a member of the academy but wa
  
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• First Day For Most Maryland Schools, Some Closed Due To Excessive Heat

  04-09-2018 17:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Baltimore schools began the calendar year with widespread heating outages that left classrooms freezing, and are poised to begin the school year with classrooms ill-equipped to handle extreme heat.
  More than 60 Baltimore City schools will release students three hours early Tuesday, while 10 Baltimore County schools won’t even open their doors, as temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees. Tuesday is the first day of the academic year for both school sys
  
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• Man Arrested For Shooting At Local Liquor Store

  04-09-2018 17:00
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — A 65-year-old man is now behind bars after police say he shot a man while they were at a liquor store.
  Gregory Lydell Siscoe faces a litany of charges, including: attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and second-degree assault.
  Police say the shooting happened just after 11 p.m., at Clauss Liquors located in the 600 block of Crain Highway.
  Responding officers found a 46-year-old man who had been shot in the u
  
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• Democrats Disrupt Start Of Kavanaugh Hearing With Protest Over Withheld Documents

  04-09-2018 16:59
  (CNN) — Senate Democrats disrupted the start of the Judiciary Committee hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Tuesday morning.
  Sens. Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Kamala Harris and others interrupted Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley’s attempt to launch the hearing, repeatedly decrying what they say are missing documents and emails from Kavanaugh’s time as a White House lawyer from stacks released this summer. An additional 42,000 documents were released Monday ni
  
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• It’s Beyoncé’s Birthday So ‘Happy #BeyDay!’

  04-09-2018 16:51
  (CNN) — Tuesday is the national holiday known as “Bey Day.”
  September 4 marks the day Beyoncé — and her fans — celebrate her birthday.
  This year she turns 37, and there was plenty of love for her, naturally.
  The singer’s mother, Tina Lawson, posted a photo of a four-month-old Beyoncé on Instagram.
  “It’s already your birthday where you are So Happy Birthday to the nicest, owner of the most beautiful, generous, loving hearts ever !!!! B
  
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• The New ‘Bachelor’ Is…

  04-09-2018 16:36
  (CNN) — There’s a new “Bachelor” in town.
  ABC announced Tuesday that Colton Underwood, who was a contestant on last season’s “The Bachelorette” and had a high-profile romance this summer on “Bachelor in Paradise,” is the new “Bachelor.”
  “I’m so grateful,” Underwood told People magazine. “I can’t tell you how much I’ve been smiling.”
  According to his bio on ABC, “Colton was named afte
  
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• Official: Maryland School System Considers Metal Detectors

  04-09-2018 16:25
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — An official with Maryland’s largest public school system says metal detectors may be added to student entrances.
  WTOP-FM reported Monday that the president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Mike Durso, says the idea is being considered, but there are installation and personnel cost concerns. He says he doesn’t know if the detectors would be an immediate solution for the system’s 205 schools.
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• Jury Selection Underway In Case For Man Accused Of Killing Howard County Teacher

  04-09-2018 16:21
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Jury selection is underway in the trial of Tyler Tessier, a man charged in the killing of his pregnant girlfriend last September.
  Laura Wallen, 31, was reported missing after the Howard County Public School teacher didn’t show up for her first day of school following the Labor Day holiday in 2017.Her body was later found in a Montgomery County field.
  Jury selection is beginning this morning in the murder trial of Tyler Tessier, who is accused of killing his pre
  
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• Lawyers: Foster Kids Made To Bunk In Social Services Offices

  04-09-2018 15:43
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Attorneys representing Baltimore’s foster children say the city’s social services department is illegally keeping children in offices overnight, 30 years after entering into a federal consent decree over treatment of foster children.
  An ongoing class-action lawsuit led to a 1988 consent decree forbidding foster children from spending more than four hours in departmental offices.
  But plaintiffs’ attorney Mitchell Mirviss tells The Baltimore Sun more than 1
  
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• Will Joe Biden Run In 2020? Advisers Say He Could Decide By January

  04-09-2018 15:12
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Shortly after Joe Biden boarded a recent flight from Washington to New York, a string of passengers began stopping at his seat in coach to deliver some version of the same message: Run, Joe, run.
  “We’re with you,” one said, according to a Democratic strategist who happened to be on the plane and witnessed the scene. “You’ve got to do this,” said another.
  Biden himself is more conflicted — but he is listening keenly to the su
  
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• First Day For Most Maryland Schools, Some Closed Due To Heat

  04-09-2018 15:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s the first day of school for public schools in Maryland, but some students won’t be headed into school due to the excessive heat.
  Ten Baltimore County Public Schools are closed Tuesday and in Baltimore City some of the schools without air-conditioning will close several hours early.
  SCHOOL CLOSINGS: Heat Closes Schools In Baltimore Co. and Baltimore City
  The following schools will be closed:Dulaney High School
  Lansdowne High School
  Patapsco Center for Arts
  
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• Nike’s Support For Colin Kaepernick Protest Has Some Destroying Their Shoes

  04-09-2018 14:39
  (CNN) — Nike’s decision to use Colin Kaepernick as the face of its latest advertising campaign has some sports fans burning with rage.
  People upset with the move have started setting fire to their sneakers and sportswear to protest Nike using Kaepernick to promote the 30th anniversary of its “Just Do It” advertising campaign.
  The former San Francisco 49er has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season. That year, he began kneeling during the National Anthem to raise awar
  
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• Weather Blog: Over The Heat

  04-09-2018 13:55
  Hi Everyone!
  I cannot lie, I am over the heat. Look, no one hates snow and cold more than me believe it.
  You have no idea how many times I have quit this deal while driving into work at 3 A.M. on unplowed roads, trying to get home from snow coverage on roads barely passable, sleeping in a chair in a radio booth, or enduring being held captive by the weather at a local hotel.
  No one hates Winter more than I. But I am about done with heat waves, and heat index readings.
  Once or twice a Summer is n
  
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• Ramirez, Mariners’ Bullpen Shut Down Orioles In 2-1 Win

  04-09-2018 08:45
  SEATTLE (AP) — Erasmo Ramirez put a poor outing behind him and returned to his recent form.
  Ramirez allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings, and the Seattle Mariners’ bullpen shut down the Baltimore Orioles the rest of the way in a 2-1 victory Monday.
  Ramirez (2-3) allowed two hits, struck out five and walked none. The right-hander is 2-1 in five starts since coming off the disabled list on Aug. 12, but he gave up seven runs on nine hits in three innings against the Padres on Aug. 29.
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• Teen In Shock Trauma After Ho.Co. Hit And Run

  04-09-2018 05:11
  HOWARD CO., Md. (WJZ) — An Ellicott City father is urging the person responsible for hitting and leaving his son to die on the side of the road to come forward.
  Maksumul Hakim said his son has been at Shock Trauma for four days. Now, he’s seeking justice for his son.
  “My son faces a long road to recovery and months, if not years of physical therapy,” Hakim said.
  According to his father, Saief Hakim was the victim of a late night hit-and-run on August 29.
  Howard County Pol
  
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• Officials: Nothing Found In ‘Plane Down’ Search In Montgomery Co.

  04-09-2018 04:28
  MONTGOMERY CO., Md. (WJZ) — Units have cleared in a search for a potential small plane down in Montgomery County.
  Montgomery County Fire and Rescue’s spokesperson Pete Piringer tweeted at around 11 p.m. Monday night that nothing was found in the reported plane down situation.
  Montgomery County Fire received information from Frederick County at around 8:45 p.m. Monday evening about a possible small plane down in the area of 23300 block of River Road in Dickerson area.
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• Weather Blog: Hot, Humidity Continues

  04-09-2018 04:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A hot and humid start to the week and it appears it will stay this way for most of the week.
  Highs will reach the low 90s until Friday when a cold front with showers will drop our readings back in the upper 70s. The greatest chance of showers will come later Thursday and on Friday morning.
  Schools will be closing early or not opening at all in some cases on Tuesday due to the heat.
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• 24-Year-Old Man Dies After Shooting In South Baltimore

  04-09-2018 01:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 24-year-old man has died after a shooting in Southern Baltimore.
  At around 5:05 p.m. Monday evening, officers responded to the 3800 block of Fairhaven Avenue for a report of a shooting.
  Once there, they found the 24-year-old man who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso.
  The victim was taken to the hospital where he later died.
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• Colin Kaepernick Joins Nike’s 30th Anniversary ‘Just Do It’ Campaign

  04-09-2018 01:09
  (CBSNews) — Colin Kaepernick will be featured in Nike’s signature “Just Do It” campaign as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. ESPN’s Darren Rovell reports that Kaepernick will now be the face of the campaign.
  Kaepernick, an unsigned free agent, began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 to bring attention to police brutality against unarmed African Americans, as well as other racial injustices. Other players joined him in kneeli
  
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• The New Yorker Uninvites Steve Bannon From Its Festival After Backlash

  04-09-2018 01:04
  (CNN Money) — Steve Bannon’s invitation to headline The New Yorker Festival was rescinded Monday after the news that he would be interviewed there caused a sharp backlash, including other big names slated to be part of the festival saying they would not attend if he remained on the schedule.
  The magazine’s editor-in-chief, David Remnick, was to interview Bannon at the festival. In a note to his staff Monday evening announcing the decision, he said, “I’ve thought thi
  
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• SCHOOL CLOSINGS: Heat Closes Schools In Baltimore Co. and Baltimore City

  04-09-2018 00:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Public Schools will close 10 schools tomorrow due to excessive heat, according to the BCPS chief of staff.
  The following schools will be closed:Dulaney High School
  Lansdowne High School
  Patapsco Center for Arts
  Woodlawn High School
  Bedford Elementary School
  Berkshire Elementary School
  Colgate Elementary School
  Dundalk Elementary School
  Campfield Early Learning Center
  Catonsville Center for Alternative StudiesBCPS confirmed the 10 non-air conditioned schoo
  
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• Multiple BCPS Schools Closed Tuesday Due To Heat

  04-09-2018 00:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Public Schools will close 10 schools tomorrow due to excessive heat, according to the BCPS chief of staff.
  The following schools will be closed:Dulaney High School
  Lansdowne High School
  Patapsco Center for Arts
  Woodlawn High School
  Bedford Elementary School
  Berkshire Elementary School
  Colgate Elementary School
  Dundalk Elementary School
  Campfield Early Learning Center
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• 10 BCPS Schools Closed Tuesday Due To Heat

  04-09-2018 00:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Public Schools will close 10 schools tomorrow due to excessive heat, according to the BCPS chief of staff.
  The following schools will be closed:Dulaney High School
  Lansdowne High School
  Patapsco Center for Arts
  Woodlawn High School
  Bedford Elementary School
  Berkshire Elementary School
  Colgate Elementary School
  Dundalk Elementary School
  Campfield Early Learning Center
  Catonsville Center for Alternative StudiesBCPS confirmed the 10 non-air conditioned schoo
  
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