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• Baltimore County Man Sentenced To 50 Years In Prison For Murder Of Local Pastor - CBS Baltimore

  29-03-2019 23:57 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore County Man Sentenced To 50 Years In Prison For Murder Of Local Pastor  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A Baltimore County man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of Pastor Raphael Happy-Ikenwilo in August ...
  
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• Baltimore County Man Sentenced To 50 Years In Prison For Murder Of Local Pastor

  29-03-2019 23:57
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A Baltimore County man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of Pastor Raphael Happy-Ikenwilo in August 2017.
  Daniel Degoto, 43, of Windsor Mill, Md., was sentenced in a Baltimore County Circuit Court on Friday.
  On Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, Degoto drove his wife to 7828 Liberty Road where she intended to attend worship services at Rahamis Ministry International Church.
  Degoto then waited in the parking lot as Pastor Happy-Ikenwilo arrived with
  
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• Fake Modeling Agent Sentenced To Prison For Child Porn

  29-03-2019 23:39
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man who posed as a modeling agent has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for coercing girls into sending him nude and sexually explicit photographs.
  U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm also on Friday sentenced 44-year-old Stephen McGrath of Rockville to 25 years of supervised release and ordered him to register as a sex offender after his release from prison.
  McGrath pleaded guilty in November to possession of child pornography and coercion and enticem
  
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• Portion Of 33rd Street To Be Named After Frank Robinson, Orioles Hall Of Famer Passed Away In February

  29-03-2019 23:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The City of Baltimore will pay tribute to the late Frank Robinson on Tuesday.
  A portion of 33rd Street, where the Orioles used to play at Memorial Stadium, will be named after the MLB Hall of Famer.
  Mayor Catherine Pugh is inviting citizens of the community to come to the unveiling on April 2.
  Robinson passed away in February at the age of 83.
  Orioles Hall Of Famer Frank Robinson Dies At 83
  Robinson was the first player to win MVP awards in both leagues and the first
  
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• Baltimore To Rename Part Of 33rd Street After The Late Frank Robinson - CBS Baltimore

  29-03-2019 23:30 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore To Rename Part Of 33rd Street After The Late Frank Robinson  CBS BaltimoreThe City of Baltimore will pay tribute to the late Frank Robinson on Tuesday. A portion of 33rd Street, where the Orioles used to play at Memorial Stadium, will be ...
  
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• 'Sad day for our city': Former Baltimore Police chief De Sousa sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 23:10 via baltimoresun.com
  'Sad day for our city': Former Baltimore Police chief De Sousa sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud  Baltimore SunSaying she wanted to deter other tax-cheating cops, U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake sentenced former Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa on ...
  
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• Wockenfuss Candies To Host Seventh-Annual Factory Tour, Expecting 3K Guests

  29-03-2019 22:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Those with a sweet tooth will have the chance to see how their favorite candies are made Saturday at Wockenfuss Candies in Baltimore.
  The popular candy store will hold its seventh-annual factory tour at its location on Harford Road.
  “They’re just amazed at the amount of handwork involved in it,” Paul Wockenfuss, President of Wockenfuss Candies, said. “It’s not just an automated assembly line. The dipping machine is called an enrober, and
  
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• Wockenfuss Candies To Host 7th Annual Factory Tour, Expecting 3K Guests

  29-03-2019 22:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Those with a sweet tooth will have the chance to see how their favorite candies are made Saturday at Wockenfuss Candies in Baltimore.
  The popular candy store will hold its seventh-annual factory tour at its location on Harford Road.
  “They’re just amazed at the amount of handwork involved in it,” Paul Wockenfuss, President of Wockenfuss Candies, said. “It’s not just an automated assembly line. The dipping machine is called an enrober, and
  
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• Towson University, Greenberg Gibbons announce joint development of Towson Armory - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 22:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Towson University, Greenberg Gibbons announce joint development of Towson Armory  Baltimore SunTowson University and developer Greenberg Gibbons announced a joint development Friday that will serve as the university's “front door.” The project in the ...
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: Another Trade With The Toronto Blue Jays - FanSided

  29-03-2019 22:41 via birdswatcher.com
  Baltimore Orioles: Another Trade With The Toronto Blue Jays  FanSidedThe Baltimore Orioles acquired infielder Yeltsin Gudino from the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations. He has been assigned to the Frederick Keys.
  
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• Baltimore County schools accepting applications for next superintendent - WBAL TV Baltimore

  29-03-2019 22:02 via wbaltv.com
  Baltimore County schools accepting applications for next superintendent  WBAL TV BaltimoreThe search for a new Baltimore County school superintendent is on the fast track. The district is now accepting job applications and is hoping to name a new ...
  
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• Publisher's Notebook: Why I'm networking on the water - Baltimore Business Journal

  29-03-2019 21:32 via bizjournals.com
  Publisher's Notebook: Why I'm networking on the water  Baltimore Business JournalIt's not often you get a chance to mix and mingle on a three-masted clipper ship, but on April 3 the BBJ will host a special breakfast BizMix on a luxury Dutch ship.
  
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• Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Wants You to Try to Balance the Budget - Fox Baltimore

  29-03-2019 21:32 via foxbaltimore.com
  Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Wants You to Try to Balance the Budget  Fox BaltimoreTOWSON, MD (WBFF) - Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski releases a tool on the county website that allows you to try to balance the budget. You'll ...
  
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• Baltimore's high school graduation rate rises; state's rate slips - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 21:20 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore's high school graduation rate rises; state's rate slips  Baltimore SunBaltimore City Public Schools saw a graduation rate increase while the statewide rate slipped, according the Maryland Department of Education.
  
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• Anne Arundel School Board Looking To Remove Class Rankings Starting In 2021

  29-03-2019 21:18
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Does class rank matter?
  Anne Arundel County’s Board of Education is considering a change to its policy that would eliminate class ranks — including valedictorian and salutatorian.
  The meeting is scheduled for April 3.
  The changes being proposed would be effect the 9th grade class starting high school in 2021.
  The board last considered removing class rank when the cum laude honors system was instated in 2017. Cum laude honors a wider array of students and
  
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• Two Baltimore Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Attempting To Rob Undercover ATF Agents At Gunpoint - CBS Baltimore

  29-03-2019 21:12 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Two Baltimore Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Attempting To Rob Undercover ATF Agents At Gunpoint  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Baltimore men were sentenced to at least 12 years in federal prison for assaulting a federal officer and brandishing a firearm during a ...
  
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• Two Baltimore Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Attempting To Rob Undercover ATF Agents At Gunpoint

  29-03-2019 21:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Baltimore men were sentenced to at least 12 years in federal prison for assaulting a federal officer and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
  Menard Hazelwood, 29, and Donte Smith, 34, were sentenced to 13 years and 12 years in federal prison, respectively, in connection with the May 26, 2017, assault on two undercover Special Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
  According to Hazelwood and Smith’s plea agre
  
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• Baltimore got frequent but relatively little snowfall this winter. Blame a weak El Niño - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 21:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore got frequent but relatively little snowfall this winter. Blame a weak El Niño  Baltimore SunIn Baltimore this winter, it snowed often, but little. The annual snowfall tally at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport from November ...
  
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• Woman Accused Of Embezzling $93K From Company For Wedding

  29-03-2019 20:45
  STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman is accused of embezzling more than $93,000, which she allegedly funneled toward her wedding and buttocks lift, among other expenses.
  News outlets report 32-year-old Vanessa Cline worked as a bookkeeper for No Limits Construction, replacing another who was convicted of stealing more than $150,000 from the same company.
  The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office says the owner contacted authorities last week after American Express told him his company&rs
  
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• Person Found ‘Bleeding Profusely’ At Towson Apartment Complex

  29-03-2019 20:40
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating after an unconscious person was found bleeding profusely at a Towson apartment complex.
  Police arrived in the 6900 block of Lachlan Circle around 9:47 a.m. and the person was transported to an area hospital.
  Police do not know the manner of the person’s injuries or how they were sustained.
  An alert went out to Towson University students as the apartment is a popular off-campus living spot.
  Chopper 13 was over the scene at the apartment com
  
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• Virginia Governor Finds Ways To Get Beyond Blackface Scandal

  29-03-2019 20:17
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two months after a blackface photo in an old yearbook nearly ended the political career of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, his life seems mostly back to normal.
  The Democratic governor is cracking jokes at almost daily public appearances around Virginia. State lawmakers who called on him to resign are now all smiles, standing beside him at news conferences. The Twitter mob has moved on to other things, and the antifa-led protests outside his house have stopped.
  At a centu
  
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• SFO-Bound Flight From Baltimore Makes Emergency Landing; 7 Taken To Hospitals - CBS San Francisco

  29-03-2019 20:01 via sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
  SFO-Bound Flight From Baltimore Makes Emergency Landing; 7 Taken To Hospitals  CBS San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A United Airlines flight from Baltimore to San Francisco International Airport was forced to make an emergency landing near ...
  
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• United Plane From BWI Makes Emergency Landing At Dulles; 7 Hospitalized

  29-03-2019 20:00
  DULLES, Va. (WJZ) — A plane that left BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport Friday morning had to make an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport after a report of an odor.
  Seven passengers were transported to area hospitals after an faint odor of fuel was reported in the cabin.Emergency landing3Crews work on the United flight 1675 after it makes and emergency landing. (Twitter user: BarredinDC)EmergencyLandingUnited flight 1675 after it made an emergency landing at Dulles(Twitter user:
  
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• Baltimore County police investigate critically injured person in Towson - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 19:57 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County police investigate critically injured person in Towson  Baltimore SunBaltimore County police investigate a crime scene at an off-campus apartment complex in Towson where a critically injured person was found. (Baltimore Sun ...
  
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• Amid backlash, Baltimore County cannabis firm drops lawsuit trying to halt Maryland from awarding new licenses - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 19:55 via baltimoresun.com
  Amid backlash, Baltimore County cannabis firm drops lawsuit trying to halt Maryland from awarding new licenses  Baltimore SunA rapid backlash this week forced a politically connected Baltimore County medical cannabis company on Friday to abandon a lawsuit it filed just four days ago ...
  
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• President should not have sole authority to launch nuclear weapon - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 19:45 via baltimoresun.com
  President should not have sole authority to launch nuclear weapon  Baltimore SunPresident Donald J. Trump should not have the sole authority to launch a nuclear weapon.
  
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• Want To Know More About The Consent Decree? Baltimore Police Holding Public Briefing

  29-03-2019 19:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For anyone wanting to know more about the consent decree and what progress has been made to reform the Baltimore Police Department, there will be public briefings starting in May.
  Two meetings will be held in each police district throughout the year.Speakers will provide an update on the department’s implementation efforts and some of the upcoming changes that with improve responsiveness for residents.
  Email [email protected] with questions.
   
  
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• Tina Frost, Las Vegas Mass Shooting Victim, Recovering After Another Surgery

  29-03-2019 19:25
  CROFTON, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland victim of the mass shooting at a 2017 Las Vegas music festival is recovering from another surgery.
  Tina Frost, of Crofton, went through surgery to repair her eyelids.Frost has been rehabilitating for several months, but family and friends say she hopes to be driving again by next month.
  Fifty nine people were killed and hundreds more injured in the shooting at a country music festival.
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• Late-night jokes seem to work in Trump's favor - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 19:20 via baltimoresun.com
  Late-night jokes seem to work in Trump's favor  Baltimore SunLaughing at Donald Trump's outrageous behavior only makes it seem more normal - and perhaps helps perpetuate it.
  
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• 3 Baltimore County Officers Struck By Car, 1 Suspect In Custody Another On The Loose

  29-03-2019 19:00
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Three Baltimore County Police officers were struck by a car near St. Agnes Hospital in southwest Baltimore when they were attempting to stop a vehicle with a wanted suspect inside.
  According to police, the wanted suspect was taken into custody, but the driver who struck the officers fled on foot and is still on the loose.
  Baltimore County Police officials said the officers, who are part of the Joint Warrant Apprehension Task Force, were trying to stop a vehicl
  
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• 2 Baltimore County Officers Struck By Car, 1 Suspect In Custody Another On The Loose

  29-03-2019 19:00
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Two Baltimore County Police officers were struck by a car near St. Agnes Hospital in southwest Baltimore when they were attempting to stop a vehicle with a wanted suspect inside.
  According to police, the wanted suspect was taken into custody, but the driver who struck the officers fled on foot and is still on the loose.
  Baltimore County Police officials said the officers, who are part of the Joint Warrant Apprehension Task Force, were trying to stop a vehicle
  
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• Maryland Gov. Hogan: 'not confident' facts are known on Baltimore Mayor Pugh and UMMS book deal - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 18:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Maryland Gov. Hogan: 'not confident' facts are known on Baltimore Mayor Pugh and UMMS book deal  Baltimore SunGov. Larry Hogan says more facts need to come out about the University of Maryland Medical System side deals with its volunteer board members, including ...
  
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• City police budget appears seriously flawed - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 18:45 via baltimoresun.com
  City police budget appears seriously flawed  Baltimore SunGood news, or is it? The Baltimore Police Department would see its budget increase $20 million to $530 million — a 4 percent jump, according to The Baltimore ...
  
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• Could There Be DNA Evidence To Help Adnan Syed?

  29-03-2019 18:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There may be DNA evidence that could clear Adnan Syed.
  The subject of the first season of the Serial podcast, Syed was convicted in the killing of his ex-girlfriend in 1999. After the podcast, there was support for him to get a new trial.
  Although an initial ruling said he would get a new trial, that decision was later overturned.
  Now an HBO series examining the Syed’s case hints at unknown DNA evidence.
  According to documents, prosecutors tested about a dozen items
  
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• 5 Qs with Emily English, CEO of Gemstone Biotherapeutics - Technical.ly

  29-03-2019 18:08 via technical.ly
  5 Qs with Emily English, CEO of Gemstone Biotherapeutics  Technical.lyIn roundtables and at events, we've heard frequently the importance of identifying leaders in Baltimore's biotech community who are developing science and ...
  
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• Suspicious Death Reported In Towson

  29-03-2019 17:59
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A body was found in Towson.
  At this time, Baltimore County police are investigating as a suspicious death.
  Chopper 13 is over the scene at the apartment complex where the body was found.Stay with WJZ on the breaking story. 
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• Ball Pits Are Breeding Ground For Germs, New Study Finds

  29-03-2019 17:49
  (WBZ/CBS Local) – Does your child just love to romp around in a pool of colorful balls? A new study finds that ball pits can be riddled with germs.
  Researchers at the University of North Georgia looked at six ball pits used for physical therapy in kids and found they contained 31 species of bacteria and one species of yeast, several of which can cause serious infections in humans like skin, blood, or urinary tract infections,
  They did not look at those popular public ball pits found at som
  
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• 2 Baltimore County Officers Struck In Baltimore Hit And Run: PD - Baltimore, MD Patch

  29-03-2019 17:36 via patch.com
  2 Baltimore County Officers Struck In Baltimore Hit And Run: PD  Baltimore, MD PatchTwo Baltimore County police officers struck in hit-and-run, fire at fleeing car, police say  Baltimore Sun2 Baltimore County Officers Struck By Car, 1 Suspect In Custody Another On The Loose  CBS BaltimoreOfficers pursuing suspect hit by car in southwest Baltimore, police say  WBAL TV BaltimoreView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 3 Baltimore County Officers Struck By Car Near St. Agnes Hospital

  29-03-2019 17:30
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Three Baltimore County Police officers were struck by a car in the 900 block of S. Caton Avenue in southwest Baltimore.
  The suspect fled the scene.
  The incident occurred near St. Agnes Hospital.The officers are a part of the Joint Warrant Apprehension Task Force.
  Two officers were taken to St. Agnes; one didn’t require treatment.
  All are reported to have non-life threatening injuries.
  Stay with WJZ on this breaking story.
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• WWE Almost Fired Becky Lynch, Now She’s Headlining WrestleMania 35

  29-03-2019 17:20
  By Chuck Carroll
  (CBS New York/CBS Local) — WWE is just days away from a historic main event at WrestleMania, and Becky Lynch will be there in the thick of it. For the first time in the 35-year history of sports entertainment’s grandest spectacle, women will close the show, as Lynch squares off against RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and the surprising new SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair. But the triple-threat match, as it stands now, almost didn’t happ
  
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• Laugh away, baseball fans. This O's team is bringing hope to Baltimore. - For The Win

  29-03-2019 17:20 via ftw.usatoday.com
  Laugh away, baseball fans. This O's team is bringing hope to Baltimore.  For The WinThe Orioles are going to be awful. Yet Baltimore fans are heartened: there's finally a plan.
  
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• House Overrides Hogan’s Veto On School Start Bill

  29-03-2019 16:57
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House of Delegates overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill that lets local school boards decide whether school begins before or after Labor Day.
  The house voted 93-43.
  The Senate overrode the Republican governor’s veto on Thursday 32-15.
  The measure passed the House 95-45 earlier this month. The House needs 85 votes to override the veto.
  The issue has stoked a battle between the governor and Democrats who control the General Assembly. Hogan
  
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• House Overrides Gov. Hogan’s Veto On School Start Bill, Other Bills

  29-03-2019 16:57
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The Maryland General Assembly is shifting into high gear as the end of the session approaches.
  Bills Gov. Hogan vetoed have now been overridden and will become law despite his objections.
  Gov. Hogan met with members of the State’s Congressional Delegation Friday when the House overrode the last of his vetoes.
  Over the objection of the governor, the power has been restored to local jurisdictions to set its own school start dates.
  The minimum wage in Marylan
  
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• Congressman Elijah Cummings to speak at Morgan State commencement - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 16:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Congressman Elijah Cummings to speak at Morgan State commencement  Baltimore SunMaryland Congressman Elijah Cummings will serve as the keynote speaker of Morgan State University's 143rd spring commencement ceremony May 18, ...
  
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• Horseshoe Casino Will House First Top Golf’s ‘Swing Suites’ In Maryland

  29-03-2019 16:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Horseshoe Casino announced the opening of Maryland’s first Top Golf Swing Suites.
  The swing suites, which will be located just outside the poker room on the Baltimore casino’s second level, will have two simulator bays and a host of virtual games — including Zombie Dodgeball, Hockey Shots, Baseball Pitching Carnival Classic.
  “We’re pleased to offer Maryland’s only Topgolf Swing Suites as part of our unique entertainment offerings,&rdquo
  
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• United Passengers Hospitalized After Plane From Baltimore Makes Emergency Landing - CBS Baltimore

  29-03-2019 15:52 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  United Passengers Hospitalized After Plane From Baltimore Makes Emergency Landing  CBS BaltimoreA plane that left BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport Friday morning had to make an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport after a report of an odor.
  
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• Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl DeSousa Sentenced To 10 Months For Tax Fraud

  29-03-2019 15:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Baltimore police commissioner Darryl DeSousa was sentenced to 10 months for tax fraud.
  DeSousa will not start serving his sentence immediately.
  He told the judge he lost just about everything and begged for mercy.
  “Simply put, Darryl DeSousa is a tax cheat,” said Prosecutor Leo Wise.
  DeSousa said he cashed out his pension to pay his roughly $67,000 tax obligation.
  “This is a sad day for you and for our city.” said Judge Blake. “There i
  
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• Teen Couple Wanted In Glen Burnie Double Murder In Custody After 1 Fled To Mexico

  29-03-2019 15:39
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — The married teen couple wanted in a Glen Burnie double homicide are in police custody.
  Edwin Hurtado-Valdez and Cambria Sieck were wanted in the deaths of Antwan Troy Briggs and Antwon Elijah Queen.
  Married Teen Couple Wanted In Glen Burnie Double Murder
  Sieck, 18, turned herself in just after midnight on Friday after her family convinced her to do so.
  Cambria Sieck
  Hurtado-Valdez, 19, was taken into police custody in Mexico by the State Police of Tamaulipas.
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• Odor grounds United Airlines flight from Baltimore; seven passengers taken to hospital, officials say - Baltimore Sun

  29-03-2019 15:10 via baltimoresun.com
  Odor grounds United Airlines flight from Baltimore; seven passengers taken to hospital, officials say  Baltimore SunSeven passengers on United Airlines' Flight 1675 were taken to a hospital Friday after an odor was detected in the cabin during its route to Baltimore, according ...
  
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• Joe Bellino, Navy’s First Heisman Trophy Winner, Dies

  29-03-2019 15:00
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Joe Bellino, Navy’s first Heisman Trophy winner, died in Massachusetts on Thursday.
  Bellino, who was the 1960 Heisman Trophy winner, was 81 years old when he died.
  Navy halfback Joe Bellino (27) tries right end but loses a yard in third quarter of game with Missouri Jan. 2, 1961 in Miami at the Orange Bowl. In pursuit is Missouri guard Paul Henley (68). Missouri won 21-14. (AP Photo)
  According to The Capital Gazette, Bellino was a “standout halfback
  
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