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• Skeletal Remains Found In Wooded Area In Rockville

  06-12-2018 23:54
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Montgomery County are investigating after skeletal remains and personal items are found in a wooded area in Rockville.
  Tuesday night, someone walking his dog found the remains near Shady Grove Road.
  Investigators said several items were also found, including a blue sweatshirt, a black or green colored San Antonio Spurs cap, and size 11 sneakers.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police right away.
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• Baltimore Teen Who Gave Anti-Violence Presentation In City Hall Killed In Shooting - HuffPost

  06-12-2018 23:54 via huffingtonpost.com
  Baltimore Teen Who Gave Anti-Violence Presentation In City Hall Killed In Shooting  HuffPostDaVonte Friedman, a teenager who visited Baltimore City Council last year to promote anti-violence initiatives and to increase youth job opportunities, was ...
  
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• Baltimore's New Police Commissioner Would Be City's 5th In 4 Years - NPR

  06-12-2018 23:37 via npr.org
  Baltimore's New Police Commissioner Would Be City's 5th In 4 Years  NPRThe Baltimore Police Department's reputation is in tatters with the community after a series of scandals ranging from officer misconduct to corruption.
  
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• Trump to name Heather Nauert as next U.S. ambassador to the U.N.

  06-12-2018 23:22
  (CBSNEWS) — President Trump has chosen Heather Nauert to replace Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, three sources with knowledge of the decision told CBS News. Nauert is currently the spokeswoman for the State Department.
  
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• For-profit college closes operations — including Maryland locations — surprising students - Baltimore Sun

  06-12-2018 22:55 via baltimoresun.com
  For-profit college closes operations — including Maryland locations — surprising students  Baltimore SunOne of the nation's largest for-profit college chains announced Wednesday that it was abruptly closing in dozens of locations nationwide, after its accrediting ...
  
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• New 'Star Rating' System Ranks Baltimore Schools For First Time - CBS Baltimore

  06-12-2018 22:49 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  New 'Star Rating' System Ranks Baltimore Schools For First Time  CBS BaltimoreThe new system gives parents and the school community an idea of where students and schools are and how they are functioning.
  
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• Baltimore Design Students Stepped Into Hippodrome’s ‘Anastasia’ Closet Thursday - CBS Baltimore

  06-12-2018 22:47 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore Design Students Stepped Into Hippodrome’s ‘Anastasia’ Closet Thursday  CBS BaltimoreIt's a chance to expose them to live theatre, and Thursday there was also a once in a lifetime opportunity for a group of design students. Those students had a ...
  
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• Baltimore Design Students Stepped Into Hippodrome’s ‘Anastasia’ Closet Thursday

  06-12-2018 22:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Broadway is beautiful, but it comes at a cost.
  If you sit in the upper deck at the Hippodrome, it’ll cost you $100. If you drop down to the prime seats, it adds another $75 or more.
  The cost to students on Thursday? Zero.
  Thursday, Anastasia was free.
  Once a year, the Hippodrome Foundation fills the 2,000 seat theatre with students from Baltimore City high schools.
  “It’s important for us to share this venue with our entire community,” said Olive Wa
  
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• Older Maryland Licenses Won’t Be Considered Real IDs By 2020

  06-12-2018 22:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you haven’t already visited the MVA to secure a Real ID, the clock is running to meet a federal law.
  “Please plan ahead,” said MVA administrator, Chrissy Nizer. “The deadline is October 2020 but we don’t want our customers to wait ’till then.”
  By 2020, older Maryland licenses will no longer exist. The new ones will look different but even if you have one now it won’t be a Real ID until conditions are met.
  “What that
  
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• Greg's Bagels closed by Baltimore health department - Baltimore Sun

  06-12-2018 22:05 via baltimoresun.com
  Greg's Bagels closed by Baltimore health department  Baltimore SunBelvedere Square's Greg's Bagels has been closed by order of the Baltimore city health department. No word yet on when it may reopen.
  
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• Baltimore City Public Schools to receive funding as part of JPMorgan Chase's $6M for tech career pathways - Technical.ly

  06-12-2018 21:56 via technical.ly
  Baltimore City Public Schools to receive funding as part of JPMorgan Chase's $6M for tech career pathways  Technical.lyBaltimore City Public Schools is among five districts that will benefit from a $6 million from JPMorgan Chase that aims to launch new career pathways for ...
  
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• Whales Have Worse Than Average Year For Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear

  06-12-2018 21:35
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says last year was slightly worse than average for the entanglement of large whales, which is a major threat to the animals’ populations.
  The NOAA released a report on the subject of whale entanglement Thursday. The agency says the number of cases nationally was 76, and 70 of the entanglements involved live animals, while the rest were dead.
  The 10-year average is closer to 70 entanglements.
  The agency says ab
  
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• Gabby Pascuzzi’s ‘Survivor’ Reward: ‘A Lot Of Confidence’

  06-12-2018 21:11
  Gabby Pascuzzi’s flame has been snuffed out and now there are seven. Once again an idol was played in tribal council as a fellow member of the David Tribe, Christian Hubicki, made a timely play leading to Gabby’s elimination from Survivor.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Gabby earlier today to get her thoughts on being eliminated, the games greatest struggles and her new found sense of self.
  MW- Good morning Gabby!
  GP- Good morning Matt!
  MW- This has been such a strong season o
  
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• Maryland Panel Recommends Billions In New School Spending

  06-12-2018 21:05
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland commission is recommending the state increase spending on K-12 education by an estimated $4.4 billion a year about a decade from now.
  The panel known as the Kirwan Commission released the estimated costs at a meeting Thursday in Annapolis.
  It will make final recommendations to the Maryland General Assembly in a final report by the end of the year.
  The recommended increases would begin in the next fiscal year, when they would total about $807 million. They g
  
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• Donna's Cross Keys closing Sunday after 19 years in business - Baltimore Sun

  06-12-2018 20:55 via baltimoresun.com
  Donna's Cross Keys closing Sunday after 19 years in business  Baltimore SunDonna's, the once-popular restaurant in the Village of Cross Keys, will close on Sunday after 19 years in business.
  
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• 10-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Mocked At Nail Salon For Short Hair

  06-12-2018 20:54
  STAFFORD, Va. (CBS Local) — A 10-year-old cancer survivor says a recent outing to a day spa turned sour when a trio of nail technicians mocked her appearance.
  “They called me a boy,” said Iliana Bellard of Quantico, Virginia.
  Bellard was diagnosed with advanced anaplastic large cell lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer that attacks the lymph nodes, in January 2017.
  After months of chemotherapy at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill, her cancer was i
  
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• Maryland Rev. Responds After 2 Deadly Shootings Send A Chill Through Black Gun Owners

  06-12-2018 20:35
  ODENTON, Md. (AP) — Twice in the span of 11 days last month, a black man who drew a gun in response to a crime in the U.S. was shot to death by a white police officer after apparently being mistaken for the bad guy.
  Some African-Americans who are licensed to carry weapons say it’s cases like those that make them hesitant to step in to protect others when they see a crime.
  The two killings took place in Illinois and Alabama.
  The Rev. Kenn Blanchard, a black man from Maryland who hosts
  
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• Baltimore Washington Monument Will Be Lit Up Thursday Night

  06-12-2018 20:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One of Baltimore’s most popular events will take place Thursday night when the Washington Monument is lit up for the holidays.
  Baltimore’s big holiday gathering isn’t around a tree, but the 200-foot tall monument in the center of the city.
  Now in its 47th year, the holiday tradition is produced by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.
  Baltimore Washington Monument Will Light Up The City Thursday Night
  Counting down to the 47th annual “Monumen
  
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• Baltimore Washington Monument Lights Up Thursday Night

  06-12-2018 20:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The city is counting down to the annual monument lighting in Mount Vernon in a celebration that attracts thousands every year.
  The holiday village surrounding the monument opened at 5 p.m. Thursday, attracting more than 10,000 people to kick off the winter season in Baltimore.
  Baltimore Washington Monument Will Light Up The City Thursday Night
  The lights have been hung on the monument with care for a festive Baltimore tradition.
  “It’s the centerpiece of o
  
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• Catonsville girls basketball squad reloads with new cast on the court - Baltimore Sun

  06-12-2018 20:10 via baltimoresun.com
  Catonsville girls basketball squad reloads with new cast on the court  Baltimore SunIt's no secret that the Catonsville girls basketball team has been the best team in Baltimore County over the past four seasons when they have compiled a 92-15 ...
  
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• Could We See Some Snow In Maryland This Weekend?

  06-12-2018 20:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The WJZ Weather Team is tracking some winter weather that may arrive in Maryland on Sunday.
  The system is moving through California and should arrive to the Texas Gulf Coast by Friday.
  There is still lots of uncertainty about when these storms will move into the Mid-Atlantic.
  One possibility is that Maryland may wake up to one to three inches of snow Sunday morning.
  Another possibility is that high pressure will keep the disturbance well to the south of us.
  The syste
  
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• Baltimore police oversight panel withdraws lawsuit against city over internal affairs records - Baltimore Sun

  06-12-2018 20:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore police oversight panel withdraws lawsuit against city over internal affairs records  Baltimore SunThe Civilian Review Board, a panel of volunteers that reviews Baltimore police misconduct complaints, is withdrawing its lawsuit filed last month after the city ...
  
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• Homeless Man Finds $17,000, Gives It To Food Bank

  06-12-2018 19:39
  SUMNER, WASH. (CBS Local) – A homeless man in Washington state is being praised for his generosity and honesty after turning in thousands of dollars found in a bag outside a food bank.
  Staff at the Sumner Community Food Bank say Kevin Booth is homeless and has been coming to the center for the last five years.
  One day recently, he found a bag with $17,000 inside on the food bank’s front doorstep. But instead of keeping it, he handed it over to a food bank.
  “He leaned over,
  
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• High-Flying Chiefs, Ravens Stingy Defense Ready For Showdown

  06-12-2018 19:31
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid has always been considered an offensive-minded head coach, whether it’s because he played along the offensive line in college or tutored the likes of Brett Favre once he reached the NFL.
  So his response wasn’t all that surprising this week when the Chiefs coach was asked who generally comes out on top when an potent offense goes up against a shutdown defense.
  “This thing is based on a point system,” Reid said with a wry grin. &ldquo
  
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• Providence native stabbed to death in Baltimore, remembered as happy and determined - WLNE-TV (ABC6)

  06-12-2018 19:03 via abc6.com
  Providence native stabbed to death in Baltimore, remembered as happy and determined  WLNE-TV (ABC6)Providence native, Jacquelyn Smith, was stabbed to death after giving money to a panhandler in Baltimore, M.D., early Saturday morning. Her mother is now ...
  
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• Father Of Murdered Teen Denied Visa To Enter U.S. For Her Funeral

  06-12-2018 18:56
  LUMBERTON, N.C. (CBS Local) — The father of a North Carolina teenager who was kidnapped and murdered has been denied a visa to attend her funeral.
  Services for Hania Anguilar are set for Saturday in Lumberton. Her father lives in Guatemala and needs a temporary visa to be able to attend.
  More than 50,000 people signed an online petition requesting that he be allowed into the U.S. to say his final goodbyes to his 13-year-old daughter, but the father’s attorney, Naimeh Salem, said the
  
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• Michael Locksley comes home to 'dream job' as Maryland football coach - Baltimore Sun

  06-12-2018 18:55 via baltimoresun.com
  Michael Locksley comes home to 'dream job' as Maryland football coach  Baltimore SunMichael Locksley was introduced Thursday morning at the Cole Field House indoor practice facility as Maryland's new football coach.
  
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• Baltimore County probably needs to raise taxes, and voters will accept it — if Olszewski does this first - Baltimore Sun

  06-12-2018 18:50 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County probably needs to raise taxes, and voters will accept it — if Olszewski does this first  Baltimore SunBaltimore County Executive John Olszewski Jr. may not have explicitly promised not to raise taxes if elected, but he certainly campaigned with a full awareness ...
  
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• Fmr. Principal, 90, Arrested For Rape Of Students In The 1960s

  06-12-2018 18:45
  BARCLAY, Md. (WJZ) — A former principal at a Maryland private school has been arrested on charges that he raped two students back in the late 1960s.
  Russell Isaac, 90, has been charged with multiple counts of rape and associated sex offenses.
  According to Maryland State Police, the investigation into Isaac began in May 2016, after a woman came forward and said that Isaac sexually assaulted her when she was a 14-year-old student at the W.C. Moffett School.
  Isaac was principal
  
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• Watch Kansas City vs. Baltimore: TV channel, live stream info, start time - CBSSports.com

  06-12-2018 18:26 via cbssports.com
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  Kansas City Chiefs (home) vs. Baltimore Ravens (away). Current records: Kansas City 10-2; Baltimore 7-5. What to Know. After two games on the road, Kansas City is heading back home. On Sunday they will take on Baltimore at 1 p.m. ET. Kansas City are a ...
  7 Baltimore Ravens who could be especially important against the ChiefsPennLive.com
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• BARCS Using New Facial Recognition Technology For Lost Pets

  06-12-2018 18:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter is implementing facial recognition technology to help the community identify lost dogs and cats.
  Every dog and cat entered into BARCS’ shelter system will be registered on Finding Rover, where users can search the shelter and surrounding areas in the efforts to find their missing pet.
  Animals that leave the shelter, either through reunion or adoption, can be registered on Finding Rover as well with the same email address
  
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• 19-year-old man shot to death in Lansdowne on Wednesday, Baltimore County police say - Baltimore Sun

  06-12-2018 18:25 via baltimoresun.com
  19-year-old man shot to death in Lansdowne on Wednesday, Baltimore County police say  Baltimore SunA 19-year-old man was shot to death in Lansdowne Wednesday night, Baltimore County Police said. The man, whose name was not released Thursday pending ...
  
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• Winter storm forecast to bypass the Baltimore region Sunday, but threat of some snow remains - Baltimore Sun

  06-12-2018 18:15 via baltimoresun.com
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  Winter storm forecast to bypass the Baltimore region Sunday, but threat of some snow remains
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  The Baltimore region appears likely to escape the brunt of a winter storm forecast to develop this weekend, but some snow could still fall Sunday, meteorologists said. Heavy snow is forecast across North Carolina and southern Virginia from Saturday ...and more »
  
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• Get In The Spirit With Holiday Specials On CBS: How To Watch, When To Watch

  06-12-2018 18:09
  Ryan Mayer
  The holidays are upon us, which means that our favorite holiday movies are here once again. As you go about decorating, shopping and generally getting annoyed spending so much time with your family, CBS has some options for you to kick back, grab some eggnog and tune in to holiday classics to de-stress.
  In addition to the holiday movies airing on the network that you’ll see below, there are also several holiday options available on CBS All Access, the subscription streaming serv
  
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• Baltimores Most Popular Dog Names Revealed - Baltimore, MD Patch

  06-12-2018 18:07 via patch.com
  Baltimores Most Popular Dog Names Revealed  Baltimore, MD PatchBaltimore's Most Popular Dog Names Revealed - Baltimore, MD - The most popular female and male names for dogs in the country correspond to the national ...
  
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• Man Found Shot To Death In Lansdowne, Police Investigating

  06-12-2018 17:49
  LANSDOWNE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are investigating a Wednesday night shooting that killed a 19-year-old man.
  Officers responded to the 4100 block of Twin Circle Way around 11:13 p.m. for a reported shooting. There the officers found the man in a home suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.
  The man was taken to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma where he later died from his injuries. Polic
  Detectives from the Baltimore County Police Homicide Unit are currently
  
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• 5th Grader Says Teacher Put Duct Tape Over Her Mouth For Talking Too Much

  06-12-2018 17:47
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS Local) — A mother in Tennessee says she is “angry” and “hurt” after learning a teacher put duct tape over 10-year-old daughter’s mouth for talking too much in class.
  Victoria Phillips concedes her daughter, Reagan, talks a lot in class, but says she’s excited to learn and they hae been working well with the teachers at Dupont Tyler Middle School in Nashville.
  Then, Phillips says, something happened a couple of weeks ago.
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• Baltimore City Council releases police commissioner pick Fitzgerald's resume, begins confirmation process - Baltimore Sun

  06-12-2018 17:45 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore City Council releases police commissioner pick Fitzgerald's resume, begins confirmation process
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  The confirmation process for Baltimore police commissioner nominee Joel Fitzgerald officially begins on Thursday, as the City Council takes up his nomination at its final meeting of the year. Unlike past nominees, Fitzgerald has opted to stay in his ...and more »
  
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• Welcoming, Baltimore's seniors - Baltimore Business Journal

  06-12-2018 17:44 via bizjournals.com
  Welcoming, Baltimore's seniors  Baltimore Business JournalSeniors often feel alienated by businesses, as they may use language and offer amenities that unconsciously perpetuate ageism.
  
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• How Baltimore can become more friendly to seniors - Baltimore Business Journal

  06-12-2018 17:44 via bizjournals.com
  How Baltimore can become more friendly to seniors
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  It is a well-known fact in the senior care profession that we are on the cusp of a major boom. Every day in the United States, an average of 10,000 people turn 65 years old and the number of people over the age of 60 will double by 2050, rising from ...
  
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• Michael Locksley Introduced As University Of Maryland’s Head Football Coach

  06-12-2018 17:41
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Michael Locksley was officially introduced as University of Maryland’s next head football coach.
  Locksley held his first press conference on Thursday.
  “My number one priority as head of this family is the health, development & safety of these kids. Every decision I make with them, will be made as if they’re my own child,” Locksley said during the press conference.
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• Dad Makes Girl Walk Five Miles To School For Bullying On School Bus

  06-12-2018 17:18
  SWANTON, Ohio (CBS Local) — An Ohio father is teaching his 10-year-old daughter a lesson about bullying that she’ll probably never forget.
  Matt Cox made his daughter, Kristen, walk five miles to school in 36-degree weather after she was suspended from riding the school bus on Nov. 30. It was the second time she had gotten into trouble for bullying.
  Cox said when his daughter was suspended, she told him that he had to drive her to school the following week. But he decided to teach her
  
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• Police Make Arrest In November Essex Shooting

  06-12-2018 16:52
  ESSEX, Md. (WJZ) — Police have arrested the suspect they say was responsible for a shooting that left a man hospitalized in November.
  County officers reported to the Back River Neck Road area near Torhat Court on Nov. 27. around 9:45 p.m. for a shooting where they found a 34-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his upper body.
  The man was taken to a local hospital where he is expected to survive.
  Man Suffers Serious Injuries After Shooting In Essex
  Officers arrested and charged 18-year-old
  
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• Man shot before 8am in South Baltimore; Police search for suspects - Fox Baltimore

  06-12-2018 16:51 via foxbaltimore.com
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  Man shot before 8am in South Baltimore; Police search for suspects
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF)-- Baltimore City Police are searching for suspects after a man was shot Thursday before 8am. At approximately 7:49 a.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to the 300 block of South Monroe Street for a report of a shooting.
  
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• Infant Ibuprofen Sold At CVS, Walmart, Family Dollar Recalled

  06-12-2018 16:38
  (CBS Philly/CBS Local) – Tris Pharma has recalled three generic brands of infant ibuprofen.
  The ibuprofen was sold under three store brands at CVS, Walmart and Family Dollar.
  The recalled lots of the product have been found to potentially have higher concentrations of ibuprofen.
  The product is used as a pain reliever/fever reducer and was packaged in 0.5 oz. bottles for the recalled lots listed below:
  Equate: Infants’ Ibuprofen Concentrated Oral Suspension, USP (NSAID), 50 mg pe
  
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• Population Of Brook Trout Restored In Western Maryland Watershed

  06-12-2018 16:15
  GARRETT COUNTY (WJZ) — After years of restoration efforts, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that the native brook trout had returned to once uninhabitable streams.
  Crews spent the past few decades restoring the Casselman River watershed in Garrett County after it spent nearly fifty years being polluted by abandoned coal mines in the area.
  The chemical pollutants nearly wiped out the population of brook trout in some parts of the Casselman River. prom
  
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• The Baltimore Sun Media Group Names R2i as a 2018 Top Workplace Award Winner - PRNewswire

  06-12-2018 16:04 via prnewswire.com
  The Baltimore Sun Media Group Names R2i as a 2018 Top Workplace Award Winner  PRNewswireBALTIMORE, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- R2i, an independent digital marketing agency, has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by The Baltimore ...
  
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• Real Estate Representative Murdered Inside Of Model Home, Killer At Large

  06-12-2018 16:04
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — Steven Wilson was working inside a model home in the Shipley’s Homestead community in Hanover when someone killed him just after 5 p.m. Wednesday evening.
  “It’s alarming,” said Frank Shaul who lives several doors away. “I saw him walking around with customers around 4:30. …It’s very odd… that someone comes up and kills a salesperson. That just doesn’t make any sense to me.”
  Police described the
  
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• Real Estate Representative Murdered Inside Of Model Home

  06-12-2018 16:04
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — A sales and marketing representative working out of a model home in Anne Arundel County was murdered inside the model home Wednesday evening.
  Police got a 911 call just after 5 p.m. for an incident in the 7500 block of Newmanstown Dr. in Hanover.
  Responding officers arrived at a model home/home sales center, and found a 33-year-old man with “apparent trauma” inside.
  The man, identified as Steven Bernard Wilson, was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• RECALL: Infant Ibuprofen Sold At CVS, Walmart, Family Dollar Recalled

  06-12-2018 15:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tris Pharma has recalled three generic brands of infant ibuprofen for potentially having higher concentrations of ibuprofen.
  The ibuprofen was sold under three store brands: CVS, Walmart, and Family Dollar.
  So far, no issues have been reported.
  Equate: Infants’ Ibuprofen Concentrated Oral Suspension, USP (NSAID), 50 mg per 1.25 mL, 0.5 oz. bottleSold at WalMart
  Expiration dates: 02/19, 04/19, 08/19
  Lot: 00717009A, 00717015A, 00717024A
  NDC: 49035-
  
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