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• Officials Investigating Three-Story Fire In West Baltimore

  09-03-2019 23:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials are investigating a fire on Poppleton Street that left one man injured Saturday afternoon.
  Around 12:30 p.m., firefighters arrived at the 100 block of Poppleton Street where they saw a three-story fire.
  One man was injured when he jumped from the building to escape the flames.
  No one else was hurt, according to officials.
  The cause of the fire has not yet been released.
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• It’s Academic: March 9, 2019

  09-03-2019 23:38
  Patterson Mill: 270
  Calvert Hall: 665
  Bryn Mawr: 310
  
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• 5 Ways Daylight Savings Time Messes With Your Health, And What To Do About It

  09-03-2019 23:14
  Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. this Sunday, meaning it's once again time to move the clocks ahead one hour.
  
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• Baltimore City Police Investigating Saturday Afternoon Shooting

  09-03-2019 22:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a shooting that left one man hospitalized Saturday afternoon in southwest Baltimore.
  Police were called to the 2200 block of Edmondson Ave. around 1:10 p.m. for a reported shooting.
  When police arrived, they found an adult male unresponsive inside of a car suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso.
  The victim was transported to an area hospital where his condition is unknow at this time.
  Citywide Shooting detectives are asking anyon
  
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• Baltimore Police Searching For Missing Mother, 1-Year-Old Child

  09-03-2019 22:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing mother and child.
  According to police, 31-year-old Latrice Hunter and her 1-year-old son, Angelo, were last seen March 8, at around 5 p.m. in the 2800 block of Lake Avenue.
  Police are searching for 1-year-old Angelo Hunter.
  Latrice Hunter was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue sweatpants and a gray knit hat.
  Police searching for missing 31-year-old Latrice Hunter.
  She is driving a 200
  
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• Baltimore City Fire Dept. Battling Bar Fire - CBS Baltimore

  09-03-2019 22:00
  Baltimore City Fire Dept. Battling Bar Fire  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Fire Department is working to put out a two-alarm bar fire at Pratt and Broadway Streets. BCFD on scene of a 2-Alarm fire at ...
  
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• Baltimore City Fire Dept. Battling Bar Fire

  09-03-2019 22:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Fire Department is working to put out a two-alarm bar fire at Pratt and Broadway Streets.
  BCFD on scene of a 2-Alarm fire at Pratt and Broadway Sts for a bar fire. No one inside at the time. FFs are performing exterior operations as the continue to put the fire out. No injuries reported. @ChiefNilesRFord @MayorPugh50 pic.twitter.com/FsJJ5O9Q8z
  — Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) March 9, 2019Officials said that nobody was inside the bar at the time
  
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• R. Kelly Released From Jail After $161,000 Paid In Back Child Support

  09-03-2019 19:19
  CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly was scheduled to be released on Saturday from the Chicago jail where he’s been held since Wednesday after someone paid the $161,000 he owed in back child support, a law enforcement spokeswoman said.
  Sophia Ansari, a spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff’s Department, which operates the jail, said that she expected Kelly’s release would come early Saturday afternoon. She said the money was posted sometime Saturday morning. She did n
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Partly Sunny; Rainy Evening Ahead

  09-03-2019 18:57
  Break out those rain boots if you are heading out tonight. Expect dry conditions for most of Saturday until 8 p.m. Once rain moves in the area it is possible to see a rain accumulation of up to three quarters of an inch.  The high for the day is 45 degrees with a low of 37 degrees.
  Tonight expect steady rain with winds around 6 to 10 mph.
  Rain will start to move out of the area Sunday morning. Expect patchy fog before 1 p.m. with highs around 65 degrees.
  
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• MSP Investigating Early Morning Multi-Vehicle Crash In Prince George’s Co.

  09-03-2019 18:21
  PRINCE GEORGE’S CO – Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that left one person dead and three others injured.
  Troopers were called to four-vehicle crash around 4:15 a.m. Saturday on northbound I-95 south of MD 212.
  Once on scene, troopers discovered a Honda Civic driven by an unidentified woman collided with a Mitsubishi Gallant driven by Keith J. Hingle, 31 .
  The Honda then collided with a BMW 325. The impacted caused Olayanju T. Kayode, 35 to partially eject from the veh
  
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• Three takeaways from No. 24 Maryland's 69-60 win over Minnesota - Baltimore Sun

  09-03-2019 18:00
  Three takeaways from No. 24 Maryland's 69-60 win over Minnesota  Baltimore SunAs senior nights go, the one Friday at Xfinity Center for the Maryland men's basketball team was more memorable for what happened before the game than what ...
  
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• Passengers Evacuated After Montreal Plane Makes Emergency Landing

  09-03-2019 16:32
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say passengers on a plane were evacuated by slides after an emergency landing at a New Jersey airport.
  The Federal Aviation Administration says Air Transat Flight 942 was on its way from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale, Florida when it reported a possible fire in the cargo hold and was diverted to Newark Liberty International Airport at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
  The Boeing 737 landed and remained on the runway while airport firefighters responded, and passengers were
  
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• Attorney For Actor Jussie Smollett Says Indictment is ‘Vindictive’

  09-03-2019 15:16
  CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for Jussie Smollett says a 16-count indictment against the “Empire” actor is “vindictive” and Smollett “maintains his innocence.”
  Mark Geragos says in a statement that he did not expect a Cook County grand jury would charge Smollet with 16 separate counts and the indictment is “prosecutorial overkill.”
  He says the indictment “is nothing more than a desperate attempt to make headlines in order to distract from
  
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• Baltimore lawmakers push legislation to get tougher on lead poisoning - Baltimore Sun

  09-03-2019 15:00
  Baltimore lawmakers push legislation to get tougher on lead poisoning  Baltimore SunWith hundreds of children still poisoned by lead each year in Baltimore, city lawmakers are pushing for a series of bills in Annapolis to get tougher on landlords, ...
  
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• Graduate transfer tight end Tyler Mabry commits to Maryland - Baltimore Sun

  09-03-2019 14:20
  Graduate transfer tight end Tyler Mabry commits to Maryland  Baltimore SunTight end Tyler Mabry, who played his first three seasons at Buffalo and was an all-Mid-American Conference last season, announced Friday that he will play for ...
  
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• Baltimore Orioles add Dwight Smith Jr for international bonus money - Call to the Pen

  09-03-2019 12:00
  Baltimore Orioles add Dwight Smith Jr for international bonus money  Call to the PenThe Baltimore Orioles have traded away more international signing bonus money, acquiring Dwight Smith Jr from the Toronto Blue Jays.
  
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• Weather Blog: Patchy Black Ice Possible Overnight

  09-03-2019 04:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A bit of wet snow which ended around 8 p.m. Friday night has left the area with a moist and calm atmosphere.
  Temperatures are very close to the freezing mark so we may see some patchy black ice overnight.
  This will only occur on any untreated surfaces.
  Drier air will move our way Saturday for a while, which will allow for some sun and milder temperatures. Another batch of rain will develop at night as a warm front and low pressure moves closer to the region.
  Rain can be h
  
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• Grand jury indicts men charged in Baltimore homicide - Frederick News Post

  09-03-2019 04:30
  Grand jury indicts men charged in Baltimore homicide  Frederick News PostTwo men suspected in a Baltimore homicide were indicted by a Frederick County grand jury on unrelated drug and weapons charges.
  
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• Cowan Scores 21 As No. 24 Beats Minnesota 69-60

  09-03-2019 04:24
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — If Maryland was feeling pressured to snap a two-game losing streak, it sure didn’t show prior to the opening tipoff against Minnesota.
  The Terrapins completed their warmup session by gathering in the lane to dance to the hip-hop music blaring from the loudspeakers.
  They laughed and joked with the team’s two upperclassmen on Senior Night, and jumped for joy when senior Ivan Bender dropped to one knee and proposed to his girlfriend.
  And then, No. 24 Maryl
  
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• Maryland Player Proposes To His Girlfriend On-Court During Senior Night

  09-03-2019 04:17
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Wedding bells replaced a buzzer after Maryland Terrapin Ivan Bender proposed to his longtime girlfriend Friday night.
  It was the Maryland Terrapins senior night at Xfinity Center for the team’s regular-season finale against Minnesota.
  Maryland’s Ivan Bender with the Senior Night proposal!pic.twitter.com/mNgQuIoNYN
  — Athlete Swag (@AthleteSwag) March 9, 2019The senior player got down on one knee to propose to his longtime girlfriend before the gam
  
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• Five People Seriously Injured In Crash Near Annapolis-Area Crab House

  09-03-2019 03:18
  ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Five people were taken to Shock Trauma Friday night after a serious crash, Anne Arundel County officials said.
  Officials reported a serious crash around 7 p.m. near the 3000 block of Riva Road, near Michael’s Crab House. They initially reported a possible head-on crash with rescue and multiple units responding.
  The crash resulted in passengers being trapped and needing extrication. Five patients were transported, including a 50-year-old woman, a 33-ye
  
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• Husband Accused Of Killing Jacquelyn Smith Sought His Brother’s Help, Police Say

  09-03-2019 02:22
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a man accused of killing his wife and blaming her death on a Baltimore panhandler had asked his brother to help “get rid” of her.
  Charging documents first obtained by The Baltimore Sun state that a friend told detectives that Keith Smith asked his brother “to get rid of Jacquelyn,” which he took to mean he wanted his brother to kill her.
  Police believe Jacquelyn Smith had talked about divorcing her husband.
  When Jacquelyn Smith was fatall
  
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• Baltimore Orioles Sign RHP Jalen Miller To Minor League Deal - FanSided

  09-03-2019 02:08
  Baltimore Orioles Sign RHP Jalen Miller To Minor League Deal  FanSidedThe Baltimore Orioles have signed free agent pitcher Jalen Miller to a minor league deal. Miller has spent the last two seasons in independent ball.
  
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• Case against husband, stepdaughter in Baltimore 'panhandler' killing built on circumstantial evidence, experts say - Baltimore Sun

  09-03-2019 01:35
  Case against husband, stepdaughter in Baltimore 'panhandler' killing built on circumstantial evidence, experts say  Baltimore SunAfter wire-tapping Keith and Valeria Smith's cell phones, peering into their Google search histories and outlining apparent inconsistencies in their stories about ...
  
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• Advocacy Groups Want To Reopen Landmark School Funding Case - CBS Baltimore

  09-03-2019 01:20
  Advocacy Groups Want To Reopen Landmark School Funding Case  CBS BaltimoreTwo civil rights organizations are petitioning to reopen a landmark case in an effort to force the state of Maryland to increase funding for Baltimore city public ...
  
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• Before senior night game, Maryland's Ivan Bender proposes to longtime girlfriend - Baltimore Sun

  09-03-2019 01:15
  Before senior night game, Maryland's Ivan Bender proposes to longtime girlfriend  Baltimore SunDuring Friday's senior night ceremonies for the Maryland men's team at Xfinity Center, Ivan Bender proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Andrea Knezevic.
  
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• Baltimore boxer Gervonta Davis set to appear in Virginia court May 6 after signing arrest warrant - Baltimore Sun

  09-03-2019 00:55
  Baltimore boxer Gervonta Davis set to appear in Virginia court May 6 after signing arrest warrant  Baltimore SunBaltimore-based boxer Gervonta Davis is scheduled to appear in a Virginia court on May 6 after he signed an arrest warrant charging him with misdemeanor ...
  
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• One Of The Last People To See Jacquelyn Smith Alive Speaks Out

  09-03-2019 00:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The night before she was killed, Jacquelyn Smith celebrated with a night out at West Baltimore’s American Legion.
  Cheryl Crawford checks people in at the door and said she remembers Jacquelyn, her husband Keith and his daughter Valeria coming in with cake and balloons for Valeria’s birthday. They had to sign in because they were not members.
  She said she remembers they went to a table in the back and left at 1:30 am December 1st when she closed down the buildi
  
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• Baltimore Boxer Gervonta Davis Responds On Instagram To Arrest Warrant Reports In Virginia

  09-03-2019 00:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gervonta Davis responded Friday to a report of an arrest warrant for a misdemeanor assault that was issued after an alleged altercation at a mall in Northern Virginia last month.
  He responded on Instagram, saying, “The arrest warrant was not based on a police complaint, it was based on an unsubstantiated allegation of the other person involved in the alleged incident,”
  Baltimore Boxer Gervonta Davis Has Warrant For His Arrest In Virginia, Police Say
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• Baltimore incinerator could lose clean energy funding - WBAL TV Baltimore

  09-03-2019 00:21
  Baltimore incinerator could lose clean energy funding  WBAL TV BaltimoreBaltimore's incinerator is coming under fire in Annapolis where two bills under consideration by state lawmakers would remove clean energy subsidies for trash ...
  
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• Hogan Raised More Than $1.6M For Inaugural Gala

  09-03-2019 00:19
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s inaugural committee raised more than $1.6 million for his inaugural festivities in January.
  This included a pair of $100,000 donations from a Washington company and a Baltimore Gas and Electric company official.
  For the first time, Maryland law required an inaugural committee to file a financial disclosure statement with the state elections board.
  Alex Nunez, who is senior vice president of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., donated $100
  
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• Adnan Syed case: Maryland high court reinstates 'Serial' subject's conviction - Baltimore Sun

  09-03-2019 00:15
  Adnan Syed case: Maryland high court reinstates 'Serial' subject's conviction  Baltimore SunMaryland's highest court has determined that Adnan Syed does not deserve a new trial, reversing the opinion of a lower appellate court and reinstating Syed's ...
  
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• Parents Of Md. Teacher, Killed While Pregnant, Testify Support For Fetal Homicide Bill

  09-03-2019 00:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The murder of Columbia Wilde Lake High school teacher Laura Wallen was re-lived by her parents in a general assembly hearing Friday.
  They are supporting Laura and Reid’s Law, a bill named for Laura and her unborn son, who were killed by the baby’s father.
  It expands the current law which says charges can only be brought in a fetal homicide if the baby is able to survive outside the womb.
  31-year-old Laura Wallen was 14 weeks pregnant when she went missing in S
  
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• Baltimore Orioles acquire OF Dwight Smith from Toronto - Washington Post

  09-03-2019 00:05
  Baltimore Orioles acquire OF Dwight Smith from Toronto  Washington PostOutfielder Dwight Smith Jr. has been acquired by the Baltimore Orioles from the Toronto Blue Jays for international signing bonus pool allocation. Smith hit .293 ...
  
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• True Gender Equity At Work Is Still A Distant Reality, Survey Says

  09-03-2019 00:03
  (CNN) — Women these days can be CEOs, entrepreneurs, board directors, doctors, engineers and truck drivers.
  And yet true gender equity at work — in terms of leadership, pay and promotion — is still a maybe-someday ideal.
  Nearly 80% of global organizations do not formally prioritize the advancement of women, despite research showing that doing so is good for a company’s bottom line. That’s according to a new survey of 2,300 executives worldwide by IBM’s Institu
  
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• Officials on the scene of working house fire in Baltimore Co. - Fox Baltimore

  09-03-2019 00:02
  Officials on the scene of working house fire in Baltimore Co.  Fox BaltimoreBALTIMORE COUNTY. MD (WBFF) Officials are on the scene of a fire in Baltimore County, on Friday afternoon. According to the County Fire Department, ...
  
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