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• Senate's first black chaplain has deep roots in Baltimore - WBAL TV Baltimore

  18-02-2019 23:41
  Senate's first black chaplain has deep roots in Baltimore  WBAL TV BaltimoreSpiritually speaking, Barry Black may be one of the most powerful people serving the nation on Capitol Hill. Black is the first African-American chaplain for the ...
  
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• Students Fight To Bring Clean Energy To Maryland

  18-02-2019 23:39
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Students from all over Maryland hit Annapolis by storm Monday to fight for laws to protect the environment.
  The students believe that clean energy will bring jobs and money to Maryland.
  The energy was contagious at the House of Delegates in Annapolis.
  Young advocates are supporting the Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act and they said that it’s now or never to change the way we see our environment.
  Maryland legislature is considering the bill that would forever
  
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• Poll Suggests Most Marylanders Support Legalizing Marijuana, Upping Minimum Wage

  18-02-2019 23:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — From legalizing marijuana to upping the minimum wage, a new Goucher poll reveals where Marylanders fall on a variety of progressive issues across the state.
  “We call all across the state. We take a random sample of cell phones and landlines. This time we ended up with 808 complete interviews,” said Mileah Kromer, with Goucher Poll.
  A major takeaway- most Marylander’s back Democrats’ agenda in the general assembly, and are leaning left.
  67 percent o
  
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• Volunteers Build Compost Containers From Scratch During President’s Day ‘Day Of Service’

  18-02-2019 22:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Volunteers at Real Food Farm spent their morning building large compost containers from scratch- work that was supposed to be done last month.
  “This is a Martin Luther King day of service, re-done,” said Clayton Williams. “We were canceled for the first day because of the weather, so we decided to do the composting build inside the center.”
  After all, Martin Luther King Day saw wind chills below zero.
  It was warmer Monday, and the President&rs
  
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• Ethel Ennis, Baltimore's 'First Lady of Jazz,' dies at 86 - Baltimore Sun

  18-02-2019 22:45
  Ethel Ennis, Baltimore's 'First Lady of Jazz,' dies at 86  Baltimore SunEthel Ennis, Baltimore's "First Lady of Jazz" who during her more than six decade career performed with Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong ...
  
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• Scholarships In Name Of Each Victim Of Gazette Shooting - CBS Baltimore

  18-02-2019 22:35
  Scholarships In Name Of Each Victim Of Gazette Shooting  CBS BaltimoreAn anonymous donor has given $5,000 for college scholarships from the Annapolis Police Department in honor of the five people killed at the Capital Gazette ...
  
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• Tsao Baltimore dives into local history with second line of watches - Technical.ly Brooklyn

  18-02-2019 22:29
  Tsao Baltimore dives into local history with second line of watches  Technical.ly BrooklynThe company's latest Kickstarter campaign was funded with $100,000 in its first day. Founder Alan Tsao talks timeline. Tsao Baltimore dives into local history ...
  
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• Construction Worker Critically Injured After Fall In Aberdeen

  18-02-2019 22:18
  ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) — A construction worker is in critical condition after falling in Aberdeen.
  According to the Aberdeen Fire Department, crews are working to rescue the man who fell on a work site in the 1000 block of Beards Hill Road.
  The man is in critical condition.
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• Researchers: Polar Vortex May Have Killed 95 Percent Of Stink Bugs

  18-02-2019 22:13
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (KDKA) — Researchers say January’s Polar Vortex cold snap may have been killed off a large number of invasive insect species, including stink bugs.
  A Virginia Tech research experiment shows that the Polar Vortex may have killed as many as 95 percent of stink bugs that hadn’t found warm shelter during the winter months.
  The National Pest Management Association also says that the Emerald ash borer and southern pine beetles also likely
  
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• Three Charged With Murder Of Missing Hagerstown Man Found In West Virginia

  18-02-2019 21:47
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) —  Three people have been arrested in connection with the homicide of a 27-year-old man who went missing last month, police said Monday.
  Christopher Turner was reported missing January 23 at around 4 p.m. to Hagerstown police, and had last been heard from by family on January 20 and was known to be in the Hagerstown area.
  His body was found in Berkeley County, West Virginia on January 30.
  19-year-old Antonio Cane Arana of Jefferson, Md., was taken into custo
  
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• Lois Leuba, retired Baltimore County schools counselor, dies - Baltimore Sun

  18-02-2019 21:40
  Lois Leuba, retired Baltimore County schools counselor, dies  Baltimore SunLois Reed Leuba, a retired Baltimore County schools guidance counselor who collected and sold antique glassware, died of complications of dementia Jan.
  
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• TIMELINE: When Will We See Snow In Maryland? Up To 5 Inches Expected

  18-02-2019 21:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland could see significant snowfall Wednesday as a system moves through the state.
  A winter storm watch is in effect from 10 p.m. Tuesday through 10 p.m. Wednesday.
  Click here for latest weather information. 
  WJZ’s Weather Team is tracking the storm as there are contradicting models and snowfall totals could change.
  Parts of Maryland could see anywhere from 4 to 6 inches.
  On #WJZ snow then sleet and freezing rain then rain! pic.twitter.com/7fu7ypxnyX
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• TIMELINE: When Will We See Snow In Maryland? Up To 5-7 Inches Expected

  18-02-2019 21:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland could see significant snowfall Wednesday as a system moves through the state.
  A winter storm watch is in effect from 10 p.m. Tuesday through 10 p.m. Wednesday.
  Click here for latest weather information. 
  WJZ’s Weather Team is tracking the storm as there are contradicting models and snowfall totals could change.
  Parts of Maryland could see anywhere from 4 to 6 inches. Cumberland area could even see 7 inches.
  On #WJZ snow expected on your Wednesday, mayb
  
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• Mount Saint Joseph's James Bishop named BCL Player of the Year - Baltimore Sun

  18-02-2019 21:25
  Mount Saint Joseph's James Bishop named BCL Player of the Year  Baltimore SunAs the only starter returning from last year's team, Mount Saint Joseph guard James Bishop had a big challenge in front of him coming into his senior year.
  
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• Woody And Buzz Lightyear Get Their Own Ice Cream Flavors

  18-02-2019 21:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Woody and Buzz Lightyear could soon be in your freezer.
  The pair are getting their very own ice cream flavors.
  Edy’s Ice Cream is releasing the new flavors. “Carnival Churro Cravings” for Buzz and “Chocolate Peanut Butter Prize Winner” for Woody.
  Toy Story 4 is set to hit the silver screen in June.
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• DC’s Many Prankster Activists Turn Anger Into Street Theater

  18-02-2019 20:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the nation’s capital, it can be hard for protesters to stand out. A group of 50 people — or even 500 — holding signs and shouting hardly merits a second glance in this city of protests.
  That’s why Washington activists have to get creative. There’s an ethos of performative prankster-style protest wired into the District of Columbia’s history, dating back decades.
  This confrontational street-theater school is flourishing with the Trump
  
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• Man arrested in killing of ex-girlfriend in Baltimore, police say - Baltimore Sun

  18-02-2019 20:50
  Man arrested in killing of ex-girlfriend in Baltimore, police say  Baltimore SunA 32-year-old man was arrested and charged in the killing of his 29-year-old ex-girlfriend last week in Northeast Baltimore, police said Monday. Arnold Johnson ...
  
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• I-83 Reopened After Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Roadway For 8 Hours

  18-02-2019 20:20
  SPARKS, Md. (WJZ) — Interstate 83 is reopened after an early morning tractor-trailer fire shut down the northbound side between Shawan and Belfast roads.
  Baltimore County fire crews remain on scene for 8 hours to extinguish the fire, remove cargo and clear the roadway.
  I-83 is closed due to tractor trailer fire between Shawan and Belfast roads. Avoid the area. No injuries reported. EA pic.twitter.com/CBcTPqb9ZW
  — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) February 18, 2019Motoris
  
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• Grasonville Man Arrested In Murder Of His Ex-Girlfriend

  18-02-2019 20:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Homicide detectives have arrested and charged a man they said murdered his ex-girlfriend Feb. 15 in northeast Baltimore.
  Officers responded to the 4900 block of Goodnow Rd. at 3:30 a.m. for a reported shooting.
  There they found 29-year-old Marryann Wellington with gunshot wounds to her chest and head.
  Woman Shot In The Head, Killed In Baltimore
  Medics arrived at the location where Wellington was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Detectives arrested 32-year-old Arnold Johnson
  
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• Churches, museums and lots of history await in Baltimore - Christian Post

  18-02-2019 19:33
  Churches, museums and lots of history await in Baltimore  Christian PostIt's been a rough few years for the Charm City, as Baltimore is called. It didn't help when USA Today named it the country's most dangerous city. Yet, Baltimore is ...
  
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• Donor Honors Newspaper Shooting Victims With Scholarship

  18-02-2019 19:24
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – An anonymous donor has given $5,000 for college scholarships from the Annapolis Police Department in honor of the five people killed at the Capital Gazette last year, allowing five students to receive $1,000 college scholarships.
  The five were killed when a gunman burst into the newspaper offices in June.
  Lt. Kevin Krause tells the Capital Gazette the donor has asked the recipients learn about the person their individual scholarship is dedicated to: 65-year-old Wendi
  
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• Bill Filed In Maryland To Create Safe Opioid Injection Sites - CBS Baltimore

  18-02-2019 19:20
  Bill Filed In Maryland To Create Safe Opioid Injection Sites  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (AP) – Maryland lawmakers will consider once again a proposal to create safe drug consumption sites for opioid users, something no other U.S. ...
  
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• Bill Filed In Maryland To Create Safe Opioid Injection Sites

  18-02-2019 19:20
  BALTIMORE (AP) – Maryland lawmakers will consider once again a proposal to create safe drug consumption sites for opioid users, something no other U.S. state has.
  The Daily Record of Baltimore reports the pilot program would authorize safe injection sites where people could use opioids near trained staffers who help if there’s an overdose.
  There were 1,648 opioid-related deaths in Maryland through the first nine months of 2018, an increase of nearly 10 percent from 2017.
  Sen. Brian F
  
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• Baltimore Weather: Winter Storm Watch Issued For Maryland - CBS Baltimore

  18-02-2019 18:34
  Baltimore Weather: Winter Storm Watch Issued For Maryland  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — A winter storm watch was issued for Tuesday night into Wednesday. Maryland is expected to get significant snowfall for this round of ...
  
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• Baltimore Weather: Winter Storm Watch Issued For Maryland

  18-02-2019 18:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A winter storm watch was issued for Tuesday night into Wednesday. Maryland is expected to get significant snowfall for this round of weather.
  WJZ’s Weather Team is tracking the storm.
  Most of #Maryland under a #Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday night through Wednesday night. There is the potential for some heavy snow eventually turning over to sleet and freezing rain. Snow accumulations of 5" or more and ice accumulations of a quarter inch are possible. #WJZ pic.
  
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• Morgan Sate Holds Second Annual Thurgood Marshall Black History Month Celebration

  18-02-2019 18:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Voices of triumph were center stage Sunday afternoon at Morgan State University.
  The school held its second annual Thurgood Marshall Black History Month celebration to honor black community dignitaries and luminaries.
  The celebration featured keynote speaker, Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of The University of Maryland Baltimore County, and Kweisi Mfume, chairman of the Morgan State University Board of Regents.
  The 2019 Voices of Triumph Honorees included Ericka L. A
  
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• Man Dies From Head Injury After Possible Robbery In Southeast Baltimore

  18-02-2019 18:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One man was killed Saturday night in what Baltimore City police are calling a possible robbery gone wrong.
  Officers responded to the 400 block of Imla St. at 10:23 p.m. for a reported unresponsive man.
  There, they found a 37-year-old man, unresponsive, with a head injury.
  The man was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  Investigators believe that the motive behind the incident was robbery.
  Detectives are asking for anyone with information to call t
  
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• Baltimore Orioles 2019 Betting Odds, Preview: From Terrible to Slightly-Less-Terrible By Default - The Action Network

  18-02-2019 18:12
  Baltimore Orioles 2019 Betting Odds, Preview: From Terrible to Slightly-Less-Terrible By Default  The Action NetworkSee the Baltimore Orioles' odds for the 2019 season, as well as offseason transactions, potential lineup and rotation, players to watch and more.
  
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• Parts Of I-83 NB Remains Closed After Tractor-Trailer Fire

  18-02-2019 18:00
  SPARKS, Md. (WJZ) — Parts of northbound I-83 are closed after an early morning tractor-trailer fire between Shawan and Belfast roads.
  Baltimore County fire crews remain on scene to remove the truck’s cargo before they can fully extinguish the fire.
  I-83 is closed due to tractor trailer fire between Shawan and Belfast roads. Avoid the area. No injuries reported. EA pic.twitter.com/CBcTPqb9ZW
  — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) February 18, 2019Expect the crew to be
  
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• Deadly Porta Potty Fire Deemed ‘Accidental’

  18-02-2019 17:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The fatal porta potty fire outside M&T Bank Stadium Sunday was deemed “accidental.”
  City police don’t believe  there was any foul play.
  Man Dead Following Porta Potty Fire At M&T Stadium
  Three porta potties caught fire outside the Ravens home stadium in the 1100 block of Russell Street around 3 a.m. Sunday.
  A stadium security guard saw the flames and witnessed a man running away from them.
  The man collapsed a few feet away and died.
  The fire
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: Another Under The Radar Prospect, RHP Jay Flaa - FanSided

  18-02-2019 16:49
  Baltimore Orioles: Another Under The Radar Prospect, RHP Jay Flaa  FanSidedRHP Jay Flaa produced a solid 2018 season as a Baltimore Orioles prospect. He deserves watching as he enters the 2019 season.
  
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• Baltimore’s ‘First Lady Of Jazz’ Ethel Ennis Dies At 86

  18-02-2019 16:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ethel Ennis, known as Baltimore’s “First Lady of Jazz,” died Sunday. She was 86.
  According to The Baltimore Sun, Ennis died from complications related to a stroke inside her Greater Mondawmin home.
  She spent her nearly 70-year career performing with jazz greats like Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway and Miles Davis-John Coltrane Sextet.
  Ennis released her first LP “Lullabies for Losers.” in 1955 with Jubilee Re
  
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• Parades, green beer and more: Where to celebrate St. Patrick's Day around PA & Baltimore - York Daily Record

  18-02-2019 15:57
  Parades, green beer and more: Where to celebrate St. Patrick's Day around PA & Baltimore  York Daily RecordParade dates and notable celebrations around central PA, Baltimore and the Pennsylvania.
  
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• Crews Continue To Clear I-83 NB After Tractor-Trailer Fire

  18-02-2019 15:53
  SPARKS, Md. (WJZ) — Parts of northbound I-83 are closed after an early morning tractor-trailer fire between Shawan and Belfast roads.
  Baltimore County fire crews remain on scene to remove the truck’s cargo before they can fully extinguish the fire.
  I-83 is closed due to tractor trailer fire between Shawan and Belfast roads. Avoid the area. No injuries reported. EA pic.twitter.com/CBcTPqb9ZW
  — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) February 18, 2019Expect the crew to be
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Injured In SW Baltimore Fire

  18-02-2019 15:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A fatal house fire is under investigation in Southwest Baltimore.
  The fire broke out around 3 a.m. Monday inside a vacant home in the 200 block of South Bentalou Street.
  Around 3am BCFD responded to 300 S. Bentalou St. for a fully involved fire at a 1-story vacant bar that spread to the adjacent home. No injuries reported and the cause is under investigation. @MayorPugh50 @ChiefNilesRFord pic.twitter.com/3YQDZ9AlXO
  — Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) February 18, 2019
  
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• Weather Blog: Missed Another One - CBS Baltimore

  18-02-2019 15:21
  Weather Blog: Missed Another One  CBS Baltimore"Missed another one!" That is my headline. What could have been an overnight of widespread mixed precip just ended up as, for the most part, widespread rain.
  
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• Weather Blog: Missed Another One

  18-02-2019 15:20
  Hi Everyone!
  “Missed another one!” That is my headline. What could have been an overnight of widespread mixed precip just ended up as, for the most part, widespread rain. The outlook shifted around 9 last night, and with the exception of a small area of light mixed precip on the border of Fredrick and Carroll Counties we had no issues. Now a mild and cloudy day with a high of 50°. I’d love to tell you we “could” be as fortunate, mid-week with a storm approaching
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured in 3 overnight fires in Southwest Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  18-02-2019 14:25
  1 dead, 2 injured in 3 overnight fires in Southwest Baltimore  Baltimore SunOne man is dead and two people were injured in three fires overnight in Southwest Baltimore's Carrollton Ridge neighborhood.
  
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• Maryland weather: 'Sizable' storm to hit region this week - Baltimore Sun

  18-02-2019 13:45
  Maryland weather: 'Sizable' storm to hit region this week  Baltimore SunAfter wintry precipitation Sunday night, the Baltimore area is in for a “potentially significant” round of snow, sleet and freezing rain this week, according to the ...
  
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• Facet Wealth, BurnAlong and Terbium Labs are hiring at NET/WORK Baltimore. Will you be there? - Technical.ly Brooklyn

  18-02-2019 13:41
  Facet Wealth, BurnAlong and Terbium Labs are hiring at NET/WORK Baltimore. Will you be there?  Technical.ly BrooklynYou're just a month away from finding the job of your dreams. We've already signed on our first companies for our NET/WORK tech jobs fair in Baltimore and ...
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: Will the O’s use a traditional closer in 2019? - FanSided

  18-02-2019 13:08
  Baltimore Orioles: Will the O’s use a traditional closer in 2019?  FanSidedThe Baltimore Orioles might have an interesting plan in mind when it comes to bullpen usage in 2019. Who fills out the back of the bullpen in Baltimore?
  
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• Students Safely Evacuated After School Bus Fire in Baltimore - STN Media - School Transportation News

  18-02-2019 12:27
  Students Safely Evacuated After School Bus Fire in Baltimore - STN Media  School Transportation NewsTwenty Baltimore city students, ages ranging from kindergarten through eighth grade, were safely evacuated after their school bus erupted into flames last week, ...
  
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• Chesapeake Bay oysters: Time to talk moratorium - Baltimore Sun

  18-02-2019 12:00
  Chesapeake Bay oysters: Time to talk moratorium  Baltimore SunWith Maryland's oyster population still hovering near historic lows, it's time to consider drastic actions.
  
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• Fatal Fire In Southwest Baltimore

  18-02-2019 11:42
  Baltimore (WJZ)– A fatal house fire is under investigation in Southwest Baltimore.
  The fire broke out around 3 this morning at a vacant home in the 200 block of South Bentalou Street.
  One man was found dead inside the house that was fully engulfed in flames.
  Another man jumped from the 3rd floor of the home and was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
  The cause of the fire is not known.
   
  #BREAKING: police are investigating the cause of a fatal house fire in South West Baltimor
  
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• Ravens positional review: Wide receivers and tight ends - Baltimore Sun

  18-02-2019 11:00
  Ravens positional review: Wide receivers and tight ends  Baltimore SunOur position-by-position review of the Ravens moves to their receivers, who began 2018 with great promise but finished with another year of disappointing ...
  
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• Man Dies Of Head Injury In Possible Robbery - CBS Baltimore

  18-02-2019 05:21
  Man Dies Of Head Injury In Possible Robbery  CBS BaltimoreA man was killed Saturday night in what police have called "a robbery gone wrong" southeast Baltimore. Next Video. Man Dead After Several Porta Potties Go ...
  
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• Police Looking For Missing 12-Year-Old Baltimore Girl - CBS Baltimore

  18-02-2019 05:08
  Police Looking For Missing 12-Year-Old Baltimore Girl  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Police are asking for help finding a 12-year-girl reported missing Sunday night. Twelve-year-old Robertia Miclescu was last ...
  
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• Police Looking For Missing 12-Year-Old Baltimore Girl

  18-02-2019 05:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Police are asking for help finding a 12-year-girl reported missing Sunday night.
  Twelve-year-old Robertia Miclescu was last seen at 8 p.m. in the 3600 block of East Lombard St.
  Miclescu was supposed to walk to the corner store in the 3600 block of East Lombard St. but never returned home.She understands very little English and was last seen wearing a black, short-sleeved shirt, blue skirt, and white sandals.
  Anyone with information on Robertia Mic
  
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• Thirteen Residents Displaced After Ellicott City Apartment Fire

  18-02-2019 02:55
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Thirteen people were left without a home after an apartment fire Saturday night in Howard County.
  Firefighters and paramedics were sent to the 9100 block of West Springs Dr. at 10:30 p.m. for the apartment fire.
  Arriving units found fire showing from the first floor and extending up to the exterior of the building.
  Ellicott City Apartment Fire photo courtesy of HCDFRS
  A search of the building found that all residents had been safely evacuated prior to the fire de
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory Issued Until Monday Morning - CBS Baltimore

  18-02-2019 01:48
  Winter Weather Advisory Issued Until Monday Morning  CBS BaltimoreBaltimore, MD (WJZ)– A winter weather advisory went into effect from 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon to 3 a.m. on Monday morning. Freezing rain with a mix of sleet ...
  
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