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• School Nurse, Aide Assaulted By Student At Baltimore School

  19-12-2018 23:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A school nurse and aide were assaulted by a student at a Baltimore city school Wednesday morning.
  According to city schools officials, the incident occurred at the National Academy Foundation around 11 a.m.
  Union Forms Task Force As Another Schools Staffer Assaulted
  Both staff members sustained injuries from the assault.
  The student was taken into custody by city schools’ police and taken to the Department of Juvenile Service.
  A source told WJZ that the student invo
  
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• Exchangeree offers free supplies to Baltimore County teachers - WBAL TV Baltimore

  19-12-2018 23:52 via wbaltv.com
  Exchangeree offers free supplies to Baltimore County teachers  WBAL TV BaltimoreThere's a new place for Baltimore County teachers to get much needed classroom supplies for free. It's called the Exchangeree and it's going to take a lot of ...
  
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• The Children’s Place Recalls Infant Snowsuits Over Choking Hazards

  19-12-2018 23:41
  BALTIMORE (KYW) – Infant snowsuits sold at The Children’s Place have been recalled due to choking hazards.
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission says there has been one report of the metal snaps on the snowsuit detaching which poses a choking hazard to young children.The recalled snowsuits were sold in sizes 0 to 19 months and in two styles and three colors/patterns:
  • Style Number: 2111187 – White Sophy floral, a white snowsuit wit
  
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• Another Noose Found At Chesapeake Bay Middle School

  19-12-2018 23:40
  PASADENA, Md. (WJZ) — Another noose has been found at Chesapeake Bay Middle School, school officials said Wednesday.
  Chesapeake Bay Middle School staff notified parents Wednesday afternoon in a letter that at around 8:05 a.m. Wednesday morning, a staff member found a noose made from a sweatshirt drawstring hanging in the upper level of a stairwell.
  A noose was found at the school earlier in November.
  Toilet-Paper Noose Found In Maryland Middle School Bathroom
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• Judge Tosses Lawsuit Seeking To Preserve Lee Name On School

  19-12-2018 23:30
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A judge has tossed out a lawsuit that sought to block a northern Virginia school board from taking Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s name off one of its high schools.
  The Arlington School Board voted earlier this year to change the name of Washington-Lee High School. The board is scheduled to meet Thursday and consider two recommended alternatives. The top recommendation is Washington-Loving, which would honor Mildred and Richard Loving, a Virginia couple whose l
  
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• Baltimore Holds Second Gun Buyback During Gun Violence Spike - CBS Baltimore

  19-12-2018 23:30 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore Holds Second Gun Buyback During Gun Violence Spike  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore is holding its second gun buyback Wednesday, as it nears its way toward 300 homicides for the fourth straight year. A spike in ...
  
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• Guinness Brewery To Bring In New Year With New Beer

  19-12-2018 23:20
  HALETHORPE, Md. (WJZ) — You could be sipping on a new beer this New Year’s Eve.
  The Guinness Open Gate Brewery is bringing in 2019 with a special, mystery beer.
  But there is a catch, you’ll be sipping that beer at 7 p.m.- rather than midnight.
  That’s because the Halethorpe brewery is introducing the new beer when the clock strikes midnight in Dublin! Everyone at the New Year’s Eve event will get to try the mystery beer for free, but only until 9 p.m., when the brewe
  
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• Baltimore man exonerated after 27 years in prison for murder he didn’t commit - Washington Post

  19-12-2018 23:08 via washingtonpost.com
  Baltimore man exonerated after 27 years in prison for murder he didn’t commit  Washington PostClarence Shipley Jr. has been released after it was found that he was convicted on faulty witness testimony and imprisoned at 20 years old. Now 47, he was ...
  
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• WATCH: Student Body Slammed By Deputy After Stealing Candy Bar From Vending Machine

  19-12-2018 22:54
  COVINGTON, Ga. (CBS Local) — A high school student in Georgia claims a sheriff’s deputy used excessive force when he body slammed him to the ground after he took a candy bar from a vending machine.
  14-year-old Asah Glenn, a student at Alcovy High School in Covington opened a vending machine Thursday and a group of people ran over to take candy.
  Glenn says he also ran over and that’s when he was body slammed by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
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• Baltimore County to launch 'transparent' police chief search, with public hearings and town hall meetings - Baltimore Sun

  19-12-2018 22:50 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County to launch 'transparent' police chief search, with public hearings and town hall meetings  Baltimore SunBaltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced Wednesday that he'll hold public hearings and town hall meetings with police officers as part of his ...
  
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• Giant expands grocery delivery in Baltimore in partnership with Instacart - Baltimore Sun

  19-12-2018 22:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Giant expands grocery delivery in Baltimore in partnership with Instacart  Baltimore SunLess than a week after Amazon ended Whole Foods' partnership with Instacart, the grocery delivery *service* announced an expanded partnership Wednesday ...
  
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• The Rev. Leonard A. Dahl, CEO of Ashley Addiction Treatment, died - Baltimore Sun

  19-12-2018 22:40 via baltimoresun.com
  The Rev. Leonard A. Dahl, CEO of Ashley Addiction Treatment, died  Baltimore SunThe Rev. Leonard Angus Dahl, a Presbyterian pastor who was the founding director of Harford County's Ashley Addiction Treatment, died Dec. 11 at the Oak ...
  
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• Local Hospitals, City Leaders Amp Up Efforts To Fight Opioid Epidemic

  19-12-2018 22:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As the body count climbs on Baltimore city streets, the Mayor is moving forward with plans to fight the opioid epidemic from inside local hospitals.
  In the last few years, 2,700 patients who came to Medstar Union Memorial Hospital seeking treatment for various injuries and illnesses have left with referrals to drug treatment programs.
  “The numbers are staggering, in terms of the prevalence of opioid use disorder in Baltimore and in our region. It’s programs li
  
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• DC Slaps Facebook With Latest Suit Targeting Privacy Lapses

  19-12-2018 22:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has fired the latest legal salvo against Facebook with a lawsuit seeking to punish the social networking company for allowing data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly access data from as many as 87 million users .
  The complaint filed Wednesday by Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine alleges that Facebook misled users about the security of their data and failed for years to properly monitor third-party apps.
  “We’re s
  
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• USPS Mail Truck Overturns After Crash With Firetruck In Severna Park

  19-12-2018 22:20
  SEVERNA PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Police are on scene of an accident involving a U.S. Postal Service vehicle and a firetruck in Severna Park.
  Chopper 13 was over the scene of the accident at Evergreen Road and Benfield Road.
  Around 3:45 p.m. a fire engine from the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Company was responding to a priority medical call when it somehow collided with the mail carrier truck.
  Initially the USPS truck was overturned, but crews set it upright.
  There are no reports of injur
  
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• Virginia Intersection Overrun With Cats, Deemed A ‘Hazard’

  19-12-2018 22:06
  DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — An intersection in a Virginia city has been deemed a hazard because it has been overrun with abandoned cats.
  News outlets report the Danville Area Humane Society made the designation this week after a witness reported seeing a motorist stop and release 30 cats at the intersection.
  Executive Director Paulette Dean said she believes more than 100 cats live near the intersection of Piney Forest Road and Riverside Drive. She said the area has been a dumping ground for cats
  
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• FedEx Driver Fired After Allegedly Stealing Mom’s Christmas Order

  19-12-2018 22:06
  EMPORIA, Va. (CBS Local) — A Virginia mom says trying to fulfill her child’s Christmas dream has become a nightmare, thanks to a FedEx driver who allegedly stole a package meant for her daughter.
  “So my 12-year-old daughter, the only thing she’s asked for, for Christmas, is an iPhone, so on Cyber Monday I found that Straight Talk had special that they were running for $200 off of the iPhone 10,” Kim Swenson told WWBT.
  Swenson ordered two phones, including one for he
  
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• Woman Receives Letter From Neighbor Slamming Her ‘Demonic’ Christmas Decorations

  19-12-2018 22:01
  MANDEVILLE, La. (CBS Local) — A Louisiana woman is standing her ground after a neighbor sent her an anonymous note saying her unconventional Christmas display “makes your neighbors wonder if you’re involved in a demonic cult.”
  Diana Rowland, a former police officer turned fantasy writer, often uses dragons in her popular stories. A few years ago, her husband bought her some inflatable dragons as a birthday gift.Rowland set up the dragons on her front yard in Mandeville to
  
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• NYT: Facebook Offered Big Tech Firms More User Data Than Previously Revealed

  19-12-2018 22:00
  (CNN) — Facebook offered more of its users’ data to companies including Microsoft and Amazon than it has admitted, according to a new report by The New York Times.
  The Times reported late Tuesday that it obtained internal Facebook (FB) documents that show how the social media giant arranged to share data with more than 150 companies. The deals helped Facebook gain more users, according to the report, and its partners were able to add new features to their products while effectively a
  
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• ‘Thank You, President Trump!’: New Campaign Ad Urges Supporters To Call Hotline To Show Appreciation

  19-12-2018 21:57
  (CBSLA/CBS Local) – In an unorthodox move, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign released a new ad asking viewers to “let President Trump know that we appreciate what he’s doing for America.”
  The president’s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale claims “President Trump has achieved more during his time in office than any president in history.” He goes on to urge supporters to call the Commander in Chief to thank him for his achievements.
  
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• Gilbert Sandler, story spinner of old Baltimore, dies at 95 - Baltimore Sun

  19-12-2018 21:55 via baltimoresun.com
  Gilbert Sandler, story spinner of old Baltimore, dies at 95  Baltimore SunGilbert Sandler, whose nostalgic stories of old Baltimore were told in The Sun and on WYPR-FM, died Wednesday afternoon of cancer at Roland Park Place.
  
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• 25-Year-Old Shot And Killed In West Baltimore

  19-12-2018 21:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Homicide detectives are investigating an afternoon murder in West Baltimore after a 25-year-old man is shot and killed.
  Police say this marks the 298th homicide of 2018.
  Officers were on patrol when they found a shooting victim in the 1700 block of Presstman Street.
  The victim had gunshot wounds to his body. He was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries.
  Homicide detectives are investigating this incident. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-39
  
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• Edgewood H.S. Student Sprays Pepper Spray In School, Charged With Assault

  19-12-2018 21:18
  EDGEWOOD, Md. (WJZ) — Police charged an Edgewood High School student with assault after she sprayed pepper spray in her school.
  The school resource officer assigned to Edgewood High School was alerted at around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday to an altercation that had happened in a bathroom at the school.
  A 16-year-old girl targeted another girl and sprayed pepper spray in her direction, according to police.
  Two other girls, both Edgewood High School students, were in the bathroom at the time and wer
  
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• Police: Man Inappropriately Touches 5-Year-Old In Rockville Library

  19-12-2018 21:00
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Montgomery County Police are investigating after reports a man innapropraitely touched a young girl at the Rockville Memorial Library.
  Police say the man approached the 5-year-old in the children’s section around 6 p.m. on Saturday, pulled down her pants and touched her.
  After reviewing surveillance video, police noticed a potential suspect lingering in and around the children’s section.
  He’s described as a white man with a thin goatee.
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• Dan Fouts: Texans Have To Get Pressure Up The Middle To Disrupt Foles

  19-12-2018 21:00
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  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans both have a lot on the line when they meet in the City of Brotherly Love this weekend. The Birds need to win in order to realistically keep their playoff hopes alive. The Texans could clinch the AFC South with a win and move closer to locking up the two-seed in the AFC, assuring themselves a first-round bye for the first time in franchise history.
  To get some insight into how these teams stack up against each o
  
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• Rocket launcher turned in at Baltimore gun buyback program - WBAL TV Baltimore

  19-12-2018 20:52 via wbaltv.com
  Rocket launcher turned in at Baltimore gun buyback program  WBAL TV BaltimoreBaltimore police collected more than 500 weapons at their first gun buyback program Monday, including a rocket launcher.
  
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• Anne Arundel County Ends ICE Agreement After Executive’s Speech - CBS Baltimore

  19-12-2018 20:48 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Anne Arundel County Ends ICE Agreement After Executive’s Speech  CBS BaltimoreANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland county has ended its participation in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program, but the exact circumstances of ...
  
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• Anne Arundel County Ends ICE Agreement After Executive’s Speech

  19-12-2018 20:48
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland county has ended its participation in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program, but the exact circumstances of its termination are muddled.
  Anne Arundel County Detention Facilities Superintendent Terry Kokolis ended the county’s participation in the federal 287(g) program Dec. 4, less than 24 hours after County Executive Steuart Pittman pledged to “kiss” 287(g) “goodbye.”
  The county began processing inmates under the
  
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• A new meaning to traffic jam: Watch this Baltimore driver bust a move in the middle of the street - Baltimore Sun

  19-12-2018 20:40 via baltimoresun.com
  A new meaning to traffic jam: Watch this Baltimore driver bust a move in the middle of the street  Baltimore SunTraffic doesn't often make people dance with joy — but one Baltimore driver decided to look on the bright side and do just that when stuck on Falls Road on ...
  
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• WATCH: UPS Delivery Driver Cuts Across Homeowner’s Lawn

  19-12-2018 20:34
  NEW ORLEANS, La. (CBS Local) — The phrase “get off my lawn” comes to mind after a UPS delivery driver in New Orleans was caught on camera Friday cutting across a man’s front yard to make a delivery.
  “Big heavy truck loaded down with Christmas goodies, probably as heavy as it’ll be,” said local artist Tuna Seither, who owns the property and provided the video to WDSU.
  Seither’s lawn is torn up by tire tracks and the problem is only getting worse.He
  
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• DPW Crews Work To Repair Charles Street Water Main Break

  19-12-2018 20:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Department of Public Works crews are working to repair a water main break.
  The break happened at Mount Royal Avenue near Charles Street at around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.
  Cold overnight temperatures turned some of the water to ice on the road.
  There is no word yet on what caused the break, but the road is closed while repairs are being made.
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• 60-Year-Old Man Dies After Altercation At McDonald’s

  19-12-2018 19:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police are investigating a death in Central Baltimore after a man is assaulted.
  Officers responded to the unit block of W. North Avenue for an assault at around 8:40 a.m. Wednesday morning.
  When they arrived, they found a 60-year-old man who was unconscious and suffering from trauma to his head.
  The victim was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time after.
  Police learned the victim was involved in a physical altercation that began ins
  
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• Low-Carb Diets Might Be Best For Maintaining Weight Loss, Study Says

  19-12-2018 19:18
  (CNN) — The best way to maintain weight loss may be to change your diet to one low in carbohydrates, according to new research.
  The study, published Wednesday in the journal BMJ, involved 164 overweight or obese people. Their weight was brought down by 12%, and they were stabilized at that weight and put on a high-, medium- or low-carbohydrate diet for 20 weeks.
  The diets were made up of 20% carbs and protein and 60% fat, 40% carbs and fat and 20% protein, or 60% carbs and 20% protein and
  
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• Nearly Two-Thirds Of US Women Use Contraception, CDC Reports

  19-12-2018 19:05
  (CNN) — The most common methods for preventing pregnancy, according to a new government report are female sterilization, oral contraception, long-acting reversible contraception such as IUDs and implants, and male condoms.
  To help understand fertility patterns across demographics, researchers combed through the latest data from the National Survey of Family Growth to study contraceptive use among women.
  The results, published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&r
  
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• Colonial-Style Farm To Close Amid Dispute with Park Service

  19-12-2018 19:02
  MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — A colonial-style farm in northern Virginia is slated to close amid a years-long dispute with the National Park Service.
  The Washington Post reports the nonprofit group that manages Claude Moore Colonial Farm on federal land rejected an agreement offered by the National Park Service that would have initiated increased oversight.
  The farm and Park Service had clashed over the farm’s funding and a 2015 report that questioned the farm’s maintenance, safety practi
  
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• Top Daily Fantasy Players Week 16: Gurley Gets A Good Matchup

  19-12-2018 18:58
  By Steve Silverman
  (CBSLA/CBS Local) — Many of the NFL’s high-flying offenses have returned to earth in recent weeks. The Chiefs and Rams are both coming off of losses. The Saints have won two straight, but averaged only 20 points in those games. Even the Patriots, who usually surge in December, managed only 10 points in last week’s loss to the Steelers.
  While scoring among these teams is down, the skill players who drive those offenses remain among the best options for daily f
  
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• Miss Spain Makes History As First Transgender Woman To Compete In Miss Universe Pageant

  19-12-2018 18:52
  (CBSNEWS) — She may not have won the crown, but Angela Ponce — better known as Miss Spain — has changed the course of pageant history forever. This year she became the first transgender woman to compete in the Miss Universe pageant.
  
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• New Year, new beer: Guinness unveiling 'mystery' brew in Baltimore on New Year's Eve - Baltimore Sun

  19-12-2018 18:50 via baltimoresun.com
  New Year, new beer: Guinness unveiling 'mystery' brew in Baltimore on New Year's Eve  Baltimore SunBaltimore's Guinness Open Gate Brewery will be ringing in the new year seven hours early, and with a new beer.
  
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• Baltimore's Mayor Pugh says she wasn't aware ex-police commissioner De Sousa's tax issues were flagged in 2015 - Baltimore Sun

  19-12-2018 18:35 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore's Mayor Pugh says she wasn't aware ex-police commissioner De Sousa's tax issues were flagged in 2015  Baltimore SunBaltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday that she wasn't aware that the Internal Revenue *Service* had flagged an issue with Darryl De Sousa's taxes ...
  
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• Baltimore Holds Second Gun Buyback During Gun Violence Spike

  19-12-2018 18:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore is holding its second gun buyback Wednesday, as it nears its way toward 300 homicides for the fourth straight year.
  A spike in gun violence has Baltimore’s Mayor Catherine Pugh demanding change to turn the City around.
  “I said put down the guns, this is unconscionable, this is not what we want for Baltimore, when we have all these positive things going on, it makes it very difficult to elevate the conversation around,” Pugh said.
  This comes as
  
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• Passenger Claims Airline Forced Her to Abandon Pet Fish At Airport Before Flight

  19-12-2018 17:39
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS Local) — A passenger flying Southwest Airlines on Friday claims she was forced her to leave her pet fish behind at the Denver International Airport before her flight.
  Lanice Powless, a student at the University of Colorado, says she was ready to board her flight to San Diego with her pink betta fish “Cassie” when an airline employee told her pet wouldn’t be allowed to board.
  Powless said she had brought the fish along on other flights and had never enco
  
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• ‘A Home For The Holidays – 20th Anniversary’ Special Coming To CBS On December 21st

  19-12-2018 17:30
  A Home For The Holidays – The 20TH Anniversary will air Friday, Dec. 21 at 8:00PM, ET/PT only on CBS. Two time Grammy Award winner LL Cool J will host the special and introduce the inspirational stories of children adopted from foster care. Gwen Stefani, Train and Lukas Graham will each perform.
  This award-winning special has raised awareness for hundreds of thousands in foster care and directly impacted children in need of a permanent home for two decades. The special features uplift
  
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• Man Accused In Killing 3 At Granite Business Plans Insanity Defense

  19-12-2018 17:17
  HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The man accused of killing several co-workers at a granite business in Harford County is planning an insanity defense.
  Prince appeared in person in a Harford County courtroom Wednesday morning under heavy security, according to WJZ’s Mike Hellgren.
  Accused Harford County mass shooter Radee Prince plans insanity defense; judge ordered Prince have evaluations for competency to stand trial and for his mental health as he plans to say he’s not criminally
  
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• Judge Orders Radee Prince To Have Evals. For Competency

  19-12-2018 17:17
  HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The man accused of killing several co-workers at a granite business in Harford County is planning an insanity defense.
  Prince appeared in person in a Harford County courtroom Wednesday morning under heavy security, according to WJZ’s Mike Hellgren.
  Accused Harford County mass shooter Radee Prince plans insanity defense; judge ordered Prince have evaluations for competency to stand trial and for his mental health as he plans to say he’s not criminally
  
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• A Baltimore Official Was Paid Twice Over, Costing City $34,600 In Unearned Wages, Inspector General Finds

  19-12-2018 17:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore government official was given double pay, costing the city $34,615,40 in his paychecks, and did not disclose the extra money to his boss, the city’s inspector general found.
  The official is not identified in a public report of the investigation published Wednesday.
  He worked in a finance role in a city department, and “he was not qualified as to education or work experience to hold the position at all,” said Inspector General Isabella Mercede
  
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• Baltimore Museum of Art acquires 48 new works, some with funds from sale of major pieces - Baltimore Sun

  19-12-2018 17:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore Museum of Art acquires 48 new works, some with funds from sale of major pieces  Baltimore SunThe Baltimore Museum of Art is acquiring 48 new works of art, including four using money raised by selling works of established artists including Andy Warhol ...
  
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• Baltimore interim police commissioner leaves out key facts in bashing judge's ruling - Baltimore Sun

  19-12-2018 16:50 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore interim police commissioner leaves out key facts in bashing judge's ruling  Baltimore SunInterim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle recently painted a shocking picture of lax sentencing by a Baltimore judge. Trouble is, he left out all context and some ...
  
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• A Baltimore official was paid twice, netting $34,600 in unearned wages, inspector general finds - Baltimore Sun

  19-12-2018 16:20 via baltimoresun.com
  A Baltimore official was paid twice, netting $34,600 in unearned wages, inspector general finds  Baltimore SunA Baltimore government official was paid both as a salaried and wage-earning employee, wrongly receiving $34600 in his paychecks, and hid the issue from his ...
  
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• White House Tells Pentagon To Plan To Withdraw Troops From Syria

  19-12-2018 16:00
  (CBS NEWS) — The White House has instructed the Pentagon to begin planning for the immediate withdrawal of all 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria, CBS News correspondent David Martin confirms.
  
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• Man Uses 5-Year-Old Daughter To Steal Package, Police Say

  19-12-2018 15:47
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — A Harford County porch pirate has been caught, or at least- identified.
  Thanks to an anonymous tip from the community, deputies have identified a man on December 14 for directing his daughter to steal a package off the porch of a home in Bel Air.
  He has been identified as Gary Martin Smith, 46, of Abingdon. Once caught, he will be charged with theft under $100, conspiracy to commit theft, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and fourth-degree burglary.
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