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• Saturday Powerball Reaches $253M Jackpot

  06-10-2018 23:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Powerball jackpot just keeps growing.
  It has reached a $253 million prize —that’s just over a quarter of a billion dollars — for Saturday night’s drawing.
  The one-time cash amount will pay an estimated $148.4 million to the person who correctly picks all of tonight’s Powerball numbers.
  What time are the winning Powerball numbers drawn? Numbers are selected every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time.
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• Fearing Exposure, Some Funeral Homes Stock Overdose Antidote

  06-10-2018 22:56
  BALTIMORE (AP) – Funeral directors in Maryland are increasingly concerned their employees could be exposed to opioids. That’s why some are stocking naloxone, the medication the reverses the effects of an overdose.
  The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that funeral directors are calling themselves the “last responders” to the opioid epidemic. The concern is that employees could come into contact with opioids on a dead person’s body or the clothes of a mourner.
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• John Glenn’s Suburban Maryland House Sells For $1.3M

  06-10-2018 22:40
  BETHESDA, Va. (AP) – The suburban Maryland home of the late John Glenn has been sold for $1.3 million.
  WTOP in Washington reported Saturday that the dwelling that had belonged to the former astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio had been on the market for five months.
  The five-bedroom Cape Cod-style house in Bethesda was initially listed for $1.65 million. It sold at the end of August.
  The house had been custom built for John Glenn and his wife in the 1990s. It’s said to have some of t
  
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• Senate Confirms Brett Kavanaugh As Supreme Court Justice With 50-48 Vote

  06-10-2018 22:10
   (CNN) — The Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Saturday afternoon, likely cementing a conservative majority on the court for a generation and bringing to an end months of bitter partisan feuding marked by shocking allegations of sexual assault and vehement and angry denials from the nominee.
  The final vote was 50-48 and interrupted several times by protesters as senators sat silently at their desks for the formal roll call vote.
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• Johns Hopkins To Name New Research Building After Henrietta Lacks

  06-10-2018 22:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins Hospital and descendants of the late Henrietta Lacks announced plans to name a new research building after Lacks in honor of her impact on science and medicine.
  The new building will be built next to the Berman Institute of Biotechs’ Deering Hall and will support programs that “enhance participation with members of the community in mutually beneficial research opportunities.”
  Groundbreaking on the building is scheduled for 2020 and is antic
  
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• Police: Two Teens Found With Gun On Md. College Campus

  06-10-2018 21:17
  GERMANTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Two teens were taken into custody Friday morning after officers found a handgun in one of the teen’s backpacks on the Montgomery College Germantown Campus.
  Montgomery County police have charged Guga Vashakidze, 18, with possession of a firearm on school property, and charged Menlik Sirleaf, 17, as an adult for attempted first-degree assault and handgun-related offenses for threats Sirleaf made towards a Montgomery College student.
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• It’s Academic: Oct. 6, 2018

  06-10-2018 20:59
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• Vigil Held For Slain Infant Allegedly Raped By Mother’s Boyfriend

  06-10-2018 20:14
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A vigil was held Friday for a 10-month-old Maryland girl who died in West Virginia in 2016 after police say her mother’s boyfriend raped her.
  Emmaleigh Barringer was memorialized at Glen Haven Memorial Park in Glen Burnie.
  The man accused of committing the act, Benjamin Taylor, is awaiting a trial for murder charges in West Virginia.
  Funeral Held For 10-Month-Old Allegedly Sexually Assaulted By Mother’s Boyfriend
  Taylor reportedly told deputies he took
  
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• Man In Hospital For Gunshot Wounds Found With Loaded Gun

  06-10-2018 19:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 30-year-old man taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds early Saturday morning was found with a loaded handgun.
  Detectives learned that the man was shot in the 4100 block of Frederick Ave. just before 5:15 a.m.
  After being shot, the man flagged down a passing motorist who drove him to the hospital, where the gun was found in the man’s possession.
  Anyone with information is urged to contact detectives at 410-396-2221. Those who wish to remain anonymous can utiliz
  
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• Police: Man arrives at Baltimore hospital with multiple gunshot ... - Baltimore Sun

  06-10-2018 16:25 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore Police are investigating who shot a man who showed up with multiple gunshot wounds at a local hospital early Saturday morning.and more »
  
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• Rooftop Dining And More: What’s Trending On Baltimore’s Food Scene?

  06-10-2018 16:00
  BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Want the scoop on Baltimore’s most talked-about local spots?
  We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to analyze which eateries have been getting extra attention this month.
  To find out who made the list, we looked at Baltimore businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month.
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• John Bernard Martin, Baltimore native and film industry driver and personal assistant, dies - Baltimore Sun

  06-10-2018 06:42 via baltimoresun.com
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  John Bernard Martin, Baltimore native and film industry driver and personal assistant, dies
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  John Bernard Martin, a former Towson resident who became a driver and personal assistant within the New York City film industry, died Oct. 1 at his Manhattan home. He was 61. His sister, Bridgid Martin Nesbit of Bel Air, said he died of a suspected ...
  
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• Two injured in Friday shooting in Parkville area of Baltimore County - Baltimore Sun

  06-10-2018 04:52 via baltimoresun.com
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  Two injured in Friday shooting in Parkville area of Baltimore County
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  A man and a woman were shot Friday night in northeast Baltimore County, according to county police. Police responded to a call at 9:04 p.m. in the 8600 block of Wendell Avenue in Parkville, just inside the Baltimore beltway.and more »
  
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• 73-Year-Old Man Shot In His Own Car - CBS Baltimore

  06-10-2018 04:30 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — 73-year-old Lawrence Price is now dead. His family said someone randomly shot him early Thursday morning. “I'm thinking it's random because they were pretty much minding their own business,” said Cheryl Price, the victim's widow.
  
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• 73-Year-Old Man Shot In His Own Car

  06-10-2018 04:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — 73-year-old Lawrence Price is now dead. His family said someone randomly shot him early Thursday morning.
  “I’m thinking it’s random because they were pretty much minding their own business,” said Cheryl Price, the victim’s widow.
  The family said Price was giving a family friend a ride home when a suspect pulled up next to them on the 4400 block of Liberty Heights Avenue, possibly started an argument, then shot straight into Price’s car.
  
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• Weather Blog: Warm Weather Continues For Fall

  06-10-2018 04:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  A much cooler day all around the region, with cloudy skies and some patchy drizzle in a few places as well.
  Saturday will continue to feature plenty of clouds and we should top out in the low 70s, which is a few degrees above normal.
  By Sunday, a warm front will cross the region and boost our afternoon highs back into the summer range again.
  It appears that next week will also be well above normal temperatures once again. Our normal highs next week start out at 69-d
  
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• Double Parkville Non-Fatal Shooting, Possible Targeted Attack

  06-10-2018 03:45
  PARKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A call came in for a double shooting at 9:04 p.m. Friday night.
  Police responded to the 8600 block of Wendell Avenue for two victims, a man and a woman.
  Both were suffering from non-life-threatening injuries and taken to area hospitals.
  The suspect fled the scene, who police believe may have been an acquaintance of the two victims.
  Police believe this was a targeted attack, according to Baltimore County Police spokesperson Jen Peach.
  This story is developing. 
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• Susan Rice Tweets ‘Me’ When Asked Who Could Challenge Maine Sen. Susan Collins In 2020

  06-10-2018 02:56
  (CNN) — Susan Rice, who was President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, caused a stir Friday afternoon when she tweeted “Me” when another former Obama official asked who could challenge Sen. Susan Collins in 2020.
  The short tweet — which came less than an hour after Collins, a Maine Republican, announced she would vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court — caught national and state Democrats by surprise.
  Rice tweeted a little later that she
  
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• 84 Years Ago, A Woman Borrowed A Book From A Library. This Week, Her Son Returned It

  06-10-2018 02:55
  (CNN) — Shreve Memorial Library in Louisiana waived its $3 late fee for the man who returned a book more than eight decades later.
  In 1934, the man’s mother checked out “Spoon River Anthology,” by Edgar Lee Masters, when she was 11. The book is a collection of poems written as first-person narratives by the dead residents of the fictional town of Spoon River, reflecting on their lives and deaths.
  That’s right, pretty creepy.
  “We thought that the title was appr
  
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• Suspects Slam Truck Into Crofton 7-Eleven, Try To Steal ATM

  06-10-2018 02:39
  CROFTON, Md. (WJZ) — A robbery attempt was caught on camera in Anne Arundel County.
  A gold pickup truck slams into this 7-Eleven store along Defense Highway in Crofton.
  Police said three suspects got out of the vehicle, and tried to steal an ATM.They tried to move the machine, but it wouldn’t budge. They ended up taking off.
  Police said a fourth suspect was also there but did not enter the store.
  Investigators are searching for the suspects and the gold pickup, which they said has da
  
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• What's open on Columbus Day in the Baltimore metropolitan area? - Baltimore Sun

  06-10-2018 02:14 via baltimoresun.com
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  What's open on Columbus Day in the Baltimore metropolitan area?
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  As Columbus Day is observed around Maryland, here's a list of operation plans for places and services around the Baltimore area. Government offices. Open in Harford County. Closed in Baltimore City and all other county jurisdictions in the region. Courts.and more »
  
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• Kim Kardashian’s Insurance Company Suing Her Former Bodyguard For $6M Over Paris Robbery

  06-10-2018 01:57
  (CNN) — The insurance company that paid Kim Kardashian West after she was robbed of millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry in Paris two years ago is suing her former bodyguard.
  American International Group, also known as AIG, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Delaware against Pascal Duvier and his company Protect Security seeking $6.1 million, court documents show.
  The insurance company claims Duvier and the security firm “negligently, carelessly, and/or recklessly performed their pr
  
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• 25-Year-Old Man Missing

  06-10-2018 01:05
  BALTIMORE COUNTY (WJZ) — A 25-year-old man left for work Friday and has not returned home, according to Baltimore County Police.
  Zachary Green is wearing a LSW gray-striped polo and jean shorts. Green suffers from a cognitive disorder, according to police.
  His phone GPS indicated his last location was in Annapolis at 4:08 p.m.
  If seen, or if anyone has any information, call 911 or Baltimore County Police Department at 410-307-2020.
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• 25-Year-Old Man FOUND

  06-10-2018 01:05
  BALTIMORE COUNTY (WJZ) — Green has been found safely, unharmed.
  A 25-year-old man left for work Friday and had not returned home, according to Baltimore County Police.
  Zachary Green is wearing a LSW gray-striped polo and jean shorts. Green suffers from a cognitive disorder, according to police.
  His phone GPS indicated his last location was in Annapolis at 4:08 p.m.
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• Federal Hill Murder Suspects Held Without Bond

  06-10-2018 00:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The two people charged in the murder of a Federal Hill man faced a judge earlier Friday for their bail review.
  The judge ruled De’Andre Sleet to be held without bond given the nature of his charges, calling him an extreme risk to public safety.
  23-year-old Sleet faces 30 charges including first-degree murder, armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm.
  Sleet is accused of killing 25-year-old Timothy Moriconi during a botched robbery in Federal Hill on Se
  
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• West Towson Elementary Recognized As National Blue Ribbon School

  06-10-2018 00:10
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — West Towson Elementary School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
  The recognition is based on the school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among students.
  500 students are celebrating the award recognizing the school’s increased test scores, but that’s just one measure of making a school great according to Principal Sue Hershfeld.
  Fifth-year teacher, Allie Stein, believe
  
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• How Political Unrest Could Attack Your Pocketbook As Gas Prices Increase

  06-10-2018 00:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — What’s going up should be coming down. This is the time of year when gas prices typically go down after the summer travel months, but this time it seems to be going the opposite way.
  Experts say this is an example of how political unrest in oil producing countries can attack your pocketbook.
  Umberto Distefano said he has noticed the change.
  “It’s outrageous. Something’s got to change around here. I’m putting premium gas in here and it’s
  
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• Baltimore man charged in killing near Federal Hill is held without bail - Baltimore Sun

  06-10-2018 00:02 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore man charged in killing near Federal Hill is held without bail
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  A man charged with a homicide near Federal Hill, who police said is also responsible for a number of robberies across the city, is being held without bail, online court records show. Deandre Devon Sleet, 23, is charged with fatally shooting Timothy ...
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