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• FDA Expands Investigation Of Illegal E-Cigarette Marketing To Kids

  13-10-2018 23:49
  (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration pressed forward with its investigation of e-cigarette companies Friday, sending letters to 21 companies in an effort to uncover whether they are marketing products illegally and outside the agency’s compliance policy.
  This latest phase of the investigation addresses more than 40 e-cigarette products and is part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to combat e-cigarette use among youth. It also comes less than two weeks after the agency con
  
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• Bodies Of 11 Infants Found In Ceiling Of Closed Funeral Home

  13-10-2018 23:41
  (CBS NEWS) — The bodies of 11 babies were discovered Friday in a Detroit funeral home that was shut down six months ago. Police made the gruesome discovery at the Cantrell Funeral Home after they received an anonymous tip.
  Police said eight or nine bodies were found in a cardboard box and the others in one or more caskets, all hidden in a ceiling. Police ordered a search of the building to ensure there are no additional bodies inside.
  “They received an anonymous letter describing exa
  
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• Maryland Pumpkin Patches To Visit This Season

  13-10-2018 23:31
  BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ) — With Halloween coming up, families can visit local farms in Maryland to grab a pumpkin for carving some Jack O’Lanterns for the spooky season.
  Local pumpkin patches in Maryland are not only plentiful but usually are in full swing by the beginning of October.
  Here is a list of some must-visit spots to harvest from in Maryland:
  Rodgers’ Farms in Greenspring Valley
  Rodgers’ Farms features fun activities such as picking your own pumpkins from their pump
  
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• Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To Estimated $654 Million

  13-10-2018 23:28
  No one won the $548 million jackpot in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing. That means the estimated jackpot climbs to $654 million, which would be the fourth-largest prize in U.S. history.
  The jackpot has been growing since it was last won July 24. The next drawing will be Tuesday.
  Here is look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:1. $1.6 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tenne
  
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• Hill Throws 3 TD Passes Ass Maryland Beats Rutgers 34-7

  13-10-2018 22:44
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kasim Hill threw three touchdown passes, Ty Johnson ran for 132 yards and Maryland had five interceptions against woeful Rutgers in a 34-7 victory Saturday.
  The Terrapins (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) led 24-0 at halftime and cruised to the finish. A Rutgers touchdown with 43 seconds remaining ended Maryland’s bid for its first shutout since a 37-0 win over West Virginia on Sept. 21, 2013.
  “We have a great defense, we have a great offense,” declared Johnson,
  
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• Hill Throws 3 TD Passes As Maryland Beats Rutgers 34-7

  13-10-2018 22:44
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kasim Hill threw three touchdown passes, Ty Johnson ran for 132 yards and Maryland had five interceptions against woeful Rutgers in a 34-7 victory Saturday.
  The Terrapins (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) led 24-0 at halftime and cruised to the finish. A Rutgers touchdown with 43 seconds remaining ended Maryland’s bid for its first shutout since a 37-0 win over West Virginia on Sept. 21, 2013.
  “We have a great defense, we have a great offense,” declared Johnson,
  
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• Police Search For Driver In Fatal Hit-and-Run In Baltimore County

  13-10-2018 22:34
  LOCHEARN, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are looking to identify the driver in a fatal hit-and-run accident early Saturday morning.
  Police responded to the area of Liberty Road near Croydon Road in Baltimore County around 3:30 a.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck by a car.
  The crash team investigators determined the 27-year-old man was crossing Liberty Road when he was struck by a car traveling east on the roadway.
  The vehicle fled the area after striking the man.
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• 1 Killed In Plane Crash In Virginia

  13-10-2018 19:52
  BRANDY STATION, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say an Ohio man who was flying a small plane has died after the aircraft crashed.
  Police said in a news release Saturday night that Jon S. Thocker of Cincinnati was the only occupant of the plane. The news release says a preliminary investigation revealed the plane was conducting “aerodynamic maneuvers” when it crashed into a field in Culpeper County Friday night. No one on the ground was injured.
  The Culpeper Star Exponent repor
  
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• Dogs Saved From Korean Meat Farm Up For Adoption In Virginia

  13-10-2018 18:01
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Five puppies that were among 200 rescued from a meat farm in South Korea are looking for new homes in Virginia.
  The Daily Progress reports the pups arrived in Charlottesville on Monday. They have been quarantined since at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA, receiving medical treatment and being spayed and neutered.
  The Humane Society International rescued the dogs from a meat farm in Namyangju, South Korea, and then distributed them to various affiliated organiz
  
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• Visitation Saturday, Funeral Sunday For Teen Killed Trying To Catch Bus

  13-10-2018 17:53
  JARRETTSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — The family and friends of Kyle Lynam will lay him to rest this weekend, after the teen died after he was struck along a Harford County roadway.
  Lynam, 16, was trying to catch the school bus when he was struck by a Chevy Tahoe while running in the shoulder of Norrisville Road.
  16-Year-Old Trying To Catch School Bus Struck And Killed
  A visitation will be Saturday, Oct. 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the E.G. Kurtz & Son Funeral Home,
  
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• Funeral Sunday For Teen Killed Trying To Catch Bus

  13-10-2018 17:53
  JARRETTSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — The family and friends of Kyle Lynam will lay him to rest Sunday, after the teen died after he was struck along a Harford County roadway.
  Lynam, 16, was trying to catch the school bus when he was struck by a Chevy Tahoe while running in the shoulder of Norrisville Road.
  16-Year-Old Trying To Catch School Bus Struck And Killed
  A visitation was held Saturday, Oct. 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the E.G. Kurtz & Son Funeral Home, P.A.
  
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• Taneytown Teen Missing, Last Seen At Bus Stop

  13-10-2018 04:49
  TANEYTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Police are looking for Makaylynn Howe, a 16-year-old girl who was last seen at a bus stop in Taneytown, Md.
  Howe was last seen at around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon at the bus stop located at Grand Drive and Fairground Ave.
  She was last seen wearing a blue and grey FSK hoodie, red-white-and-blue flannel shirt, and blue jeans carrying a backpack.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Taneytown Police @ 410-751-1150
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• Weather Blog: Fall Is Here To Stay!

  13-10-2018 04:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A beautiful sunny, breezy and much cooler day!
  Fall is back and it looks like it is about to stay! Overnight clouds will move back in and a few showers will likely move through the region until mid-Saturday morning, before sunshine and a breeze returns.
  Cool temperatures will stay with us all weekend and cool nights as well.
  Some of the coldest suburbs will drop to the upper 30s on Saturday night for the first time this fall.
  A warmer Monday will bring some rain once agai
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash In South Baltimore

  13-10-2018 04:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a fatal crash in South Baltimore Friday night.
  At around 5 p.m., a motorcycle was traveling westbound in the 1300 block of W. Patapsco Avenue.
  Investigators believe the operator lost control of the motorcycle before it crashed.
  The motorcycle was operated by a 47-year-old man. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
  The passenger on the motorcycle was a 34-year-old woman. She was taken to an area hospital where she died from her injuries.
  
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• Police Looking For Car Involved in Towson Hit-And-Run With 11-Year-Old Victim

  13-10-2018 03:27
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are looking for a car involved in a hit-and-run in the Towson area with an 11-year-old victim.
  Police responded to a crash located at Chestnut Oak Road at Yokona Road, 21234 just before 4 p.m. on October 12.
  Officers from the Police Department’s Crash Team discovered that an 11-year-old girl was crossing Chestnut Oak Road at the legal crossing walkway of the road when she was struck by a burgundy four-door sedan traveling southbound on the
  
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• Candidate Won’t Be On Senate Ballot In Maryland In New Party

  13-10-2018 02:42
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A federal appeals court is rejecting a Maryland candidate’s attempt to get on the ballot for U.S. senator as a third-party candidate after he lost the Democratic primary.
  The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Jerome Segal’s appeal to get on the ballot as the candidate for his socialist Bread and Roses party. A federal judge in Maryland had ruled Segal could not run after losing the Democratic primary, because it would violate the state’s &ldq
  
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• Man Sentenced 25 Years For Having Sex With Minor, Producing Child Pornography From Philippines

  13-10-2018 02:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man was sentenced 25 years in federal prison Friday for charges including producing child pornography.
  Martin Hall, 56, of Reisterstown, Md., was sentenced 25 years in prison, followed by a lifetime supervised release for traveling from the U.S. to the Philippines to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, producing child pornography with intent to take it back to the United States.
  The judge also ordered Hall to pay $125,000 in restitution to the victims an
  
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• Waze Rolls Out Carpool App

  13-10-2018 02:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Waze has rolled out a new carpool app nationwide.
  Drivers who are willing to give someone a ride can use the app to connect. Passengers will pay a small fee that will cover just enough for gas and tolls.
  Waze has been testing the service in California and Israel for the past two years.
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• Lyft Partners With Baltimore DOT To Help With Charm City Circulator Delays

  13-10-2018 01:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Charm City Circulator Bus Service has limited bus services once again to all Circulator routes.
  The Baltimore City Department of Transportation restored bus services Friday.
  The restoration of service follows a disruption during a transition to a new vendor. All routes will continue to run and experience improved wait times over the next week, DOT said in a release.
  “Delays will be significant, especially in the morning and afternoon peak hour travel times and i
  
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