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• On eve of Gervonta Davis’ fight in Baltimore, this week’s boxing deaths offer stark reminder of sport’s risks - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2019 23:45 via baltimoresun.com
  On eve of Gervonta Davis’ fight in Baltimore, this week’s boxing deaths offer stark reminder of sport’s risks  Baltimore SunEven as Baltimore prepared to fete 24-year-old champion Gervonta Davis, the deaths of Maxim Dadashev and Hugo Santillán offered cold reminders of the ...
  
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• Howard County Police Still Searching For Missing 44-Year-Old Jason Mabee

  26-07-2019 23:35
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County Police are renewing their plea for information about a missing man.
  Jason Mabee, 44, was last seen early in the morning on July 22, in Ellicott City. His family filed a missing person’s report the next day, and said they are concerned because of recent health issues.
  Mabee was last seen wearing black athletic shorts, a gray T-shirt and black socks with no shoes.
  Police have checked hospitals, shelters and parks, but have turned up nothing
  
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• Chocolate Is Most Popular Ice Cream Flavor In Maryland, Study Finds

  26-07-2019 23:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — We all scream for ice cream in July, it’s national ice cream month!
  Square, a mobile payment company, says the top-flavor in 14 states, including Maryland, is chocolate. That is followed by 12 states, picking vanilla.
  The most unusual pick is in Nevada, where unicorn is the favorite flavor.
  
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• Baltimore jury finds Keith Davis Jr. guilty in contentious fourth murder trial - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2019 23:17 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore jury finds Keith Davis Jr. guilty in contentious fourth murder trial  Baltimore SunA Baltimore jury found Keith Davis Jr. guilty Friday of murdering a Pimlico security guard in 2015, ending a contentious fourth trial in the case that has gripped ...
  
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• Stream The WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

  26-07-2019 23:10
  The WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational comes to you live from TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.
  
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• 2 Lanes Of Howard, Pratt Streets Reopen Temporarily For Downtown Events

  26-07-2019 22:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some good news in downtown Baltimore.
  Several roads that have been closed for weeks to repair a major water main break are back open, temporarily.
  That includes two lanes of Pratt Street and two lanes of Howard Street.
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  Crews Rescue Baltimore DOT Employee Trapped In Manhole DowntownWhile thi
  
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• Streets Reopen Temporarily For Downtown Events - CBS Baltimore

  26-07-2019 22:57 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Streets Reopen Temporarily For Downtown Events  CBS BaltimoreSome good news in downtown Baltimore. Several roads that have been closed for weeks to repair a major water main break are back open, temporarily.
  
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• Two teens arrested in robbery of Baltimore police deputy commissioner face charges for other armed crimes - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2019 22:52 via baltimoresun.com
  Two teens arrested in robbery of Baltimore police deputy commissioner face charges for other armed crimes  Baltimore SunPolice have made an arrest in connection with last week's armed robbery of a deputy police commissioner and his wife, a Baltimore Police spokesman ...
  
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• Residents skeptical of plan to bring Woodstock 50 to Howard County - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2019 22:27 via baltimoresun.com
  Residents skeptical of plan to bring Woodstock 50 to Howard County  Baltimore SunOrganizers of the Woodstock 50 music festival on Thursday confirmed it would bring its three-day concert series to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia in ...
  
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• Beaches Across America Showed Unsafe Levels Of Pollution Last Year, Study Finds

  26-07-2019 22:19
  (CNN) — Before you head to the beach this summer, you might want to double-check the water conditions.
  Last year, nearly 60% of 4,523 beaches tested across the United States demonstrated unsafe water pollution levels on at least one day, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonprofits Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group.
  These 2,585 beaches had bacteria levels that exceeded the US Environmental Protection Agency’s “Beach Action
  
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• O’s Center Fielder Stevie Wilkerson Becomes First Position Player In MLB History To Record Save

  26-07-2019 22:00
  LOS ANGELES, Ca. (WJZ) — History was made in last night’s marathon game between the O’s and Los Angeles Angels.
  For the O’s, and their center fielder Stevie Wilkerson, it was a night to remember.
  Wilkerson became the first position player in MLB history to record a save.Outfielder Stevie Wilkerson is the first position player to ever record a save.
  He only needed 14 pitches to do it and NONE of them were over 60 mphpic.twitter.com/4cGVfRwc0l
  — ESPN (@espn) July 26,
  
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• New Pictures Show Suspects In Brutal Attach On Police Employee, Advocates Want Hate Crime Investigation

  26-07-2019 22:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — WJZ has obtained pictures that show the faces of three suspects in the assault early Wednesday morning on a 59-year-old man who works at the Baltimore Police Department.
  More than $30,000 in reward money is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the case.NEW: We have clearer pictures of the suspects in the attack on the Baltimore Police employee. They headed down Lombard St—all three on scooters—before encountering him ON Albermarle. @wj
  
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• Legionella Found In Water At Baltimores Harbor Tunnel Building - Baltimore, MD Patch

  26-07-2019 21:57 via patch.com
  Legionella Found In Water At Baltimores Harbor Tunnel Building  Baltimore, MD PatchLegionella Found In Harbor Tunnel Building Water - Baltimore, MD - Tests confirmed the presence of the bacteria, though officials can't confirm if its responsible ...
  
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• Acela Nonstop Service Shortens Trip Between DC, New York City To 2.5 Hours

  26-07-2019 21:43
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — Amtrak’s new Acela Nonstop service will cut down the time commuters will spend on the rails, promising a trip time of around two-and-a-half hours between New York City and Washington, D.C.
  The nonstop service will offer one train in each direction daily beginning September 23.
  The southbound train will leave Penn Station in New York at 6:35 a.m. and reach Union Station in D.C. around 9:10 a.m. A northbound train will reverse that trip, leaving the nation’s ca
  
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• Considering Deleting FaceApp? It Won’t Be Easy To Get Your Data Back

  26-07-2019 21:42
  (CNN) — Last week, photo-editing app FaceApp went viral as people flocked to its aging feature. Faux-elderly photos of celebrities spread on social media, and it became the top free app in Apple’s App Store.
  But privacy concerns quickly grew around the app’s terms of service. Anyone who agreed to the terms gave FaceApp access to their photos, name and likeness.
  A section of the terms said users grant the company “irrevocable” access to “use, reproduc
  
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• Crews Battling Two-Alarm Fire In Rosedale

  26-07-2019 21:38
  ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ) — Officials are investigating after a second-alarm fire caused extensive damage to a home in Rosedale on Friday afternoon.
  The fire was in the unit block of Barletta Court.Update: Address for this 2-alarm #Rosedale fire has been updated; unit block of Barletta Ct. ^EA
  — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) July 26, 2019Chopper 13 is over the scene.Officials said that no injuries were reported.
  An investigation is underway.
   
  
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• 3 Charged In Attack, Robbery Of Woman Holding Child In South Baltimore - WBAL Radio

  26-07-2019 21:34 via wbal.com
  3 Charged In Attack, Robbery Of Woman Holding Child In South Baltimore  WBAL RadioBaltimore police have charged three people in connection with the armed assault and robbery of a woman who was holding her 5-week-old son. Police have ...
  
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• Customs And Border Protection Officers Seize More Than 175 Pounds Of Khat At Dulles

  26-07-2019 21:12
  STERLING, Va. (WJZ) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 175 pounds of the drug khat at Washington Dulles International Airport Tuesday, the second such seizure at the airport in a week.
  CBP officials said the drugs had come into the country from Nigeria and were headed to Georgia.
  Courtesy: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  In total, officers seized 175 pounds and 11 ounces of Catha Edulis, also known as khat. The drugs had been hidden inside silver bags inside
  
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• AP Source: Jay-Z Pulls Out Of Woodstock 50 Performance

  26-07-2019 20:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z’s got 99 problems but Woodstock isn’t one: The rap king has pulled out of the 50th anniversary Woodstock festival just weeks before the troubled event is supposed to take place.
  Jay-Z will no longer close the three-day festival scheduled for Aug. 16-18, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t allowed to discuss the plans publicly.
  The news comes on the
  
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• Teammates, coaches and fans are ready to embrace Lamar Jackson as the Ravens QB - NBCSports.com

  26-07-2019 20:47 via nbcsports.com
  Teammates, coaches and fans are ready to embrace Lamar Jackson as the Ravens QB  NBCSports.comYou've heard the doubters. Since Lamar Jackson entered the NFL there have been plenty of people saying he couldn't cut it as a starting quarterback.
  
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• Eat The Seeds: Why The Germs Found Inside Apples May Be Good For You

  26-07-2019 20:20
  (CNN) — Apples overflow with bacteria — about 100 million bacteria, many of which are healthy. Apple aficionados who swallow the core not only get extra fiber, flavonoids and flavor, they also ingest about 10 times more bacteria than people who discard the rough bits at the center, new research finds.
  And for those hoping to “keep the doctor away,” go organic, suggests the new study, which was published in Frontiers in Microbiology. Organic varieties carry a more div
  
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• Are Baltimore’s mayor candidates up to the challenge? - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2019 20:18 via baltimoresun.com
  Are Baltimore’s mayor candidates up to the challenge?  Baltimore SunThe candidates seeking to be Baltimore's next elected mayor have a tough task ahead of them.
  
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• Baltimore County Police Seek Identities Of Would-Be Burglars - CBS Baltimore

  26-07-2019 20:14 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore County Police Seek Identities Of Would-Be Burglars  CBS BaltimoreBaltimore County police are asking for help identifying two suspects in an attempted burglary in Halethorpe. 18 hours ago ...
  
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• Three Teens Arrested In Armed Robbery Of Mom Carrying 5-Week-Old Son

  26-07-2019 20:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three teens have been arrested in connection with a Tuesday armed robbery of a woman in Baltimore who was holding her five-week-old son at the time the crime occurred.
  Raemiyah Haws, 19, and Taquan Benson, 16, will be charged as adults with armed robbery, assault and theft.Raemiyah Haws, 19, and Taquan Benson, 16, will be charged as adults with Armed Robbery, Assault, and Theft. A 15-year-old girl who police say pistol whipped the woman with a BB gun will be charged as a
  
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• Baltimore approves $10 million for ransomware recovery - StateScoop

  26-07-2019 19:37 via statescoop.com
  Baltimore approves $10 million for ransomware recovery  StateScoopThe Baltimore City Council's budget committee approved $10 million in spending Thursday to cover the ongoing costs of the city's recovery from a ransomware ...
  
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• Fourth Trial Leads To Guilty Verdict In Security Guard’s 2015 Murder

  26-07-2019 19:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A jury has found a Maryland man guilty in the shooting death of a security guard in 2015.
  Keith Davis was found guilty Friday in the fourth trial brought against him in connection with security guard Kevin Jones’ murder.
  Jurors in Davis’ first and third trials failed to reach a verdict; jurors in the second trial found him guilty but a judge threw out the verdict because information about a key witness was not disclosed.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Police, Baltimore Man
  
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• US Coast Guard Barque Eagle Returns To Connecticut Home

  26-07-2019 19:16
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — The sailing ship known as “America’s Tall Ship” has returned to its home port in Connecticut after undergoing extensive refurbishment in Maryland.
  The U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle returned to City Pier in New London on Thursday.
  The Day reports that a ceremony hosted by the National Coast Guard Museum Association was scheduled for Friday evening.
  The ship had been in Baltimore since 2014.
  Capt. Wes Pulver, the National Coast Guard Museum Ass
  
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• Baltimore Orioles 2019 Draft Class Driving Change In Minor League System - Birds Watcher

  26-07-2019 19:04 via birdswatcher.com
  Baltimore Orioles 2019 Draft Class Driving Change In Minor League System  Birds WatcherWednesday was a very busy day in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system as multiple players got the call into their manager's office to be informed that they ...
  
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• Program Will Provide Independent Review Of Water Bills After Ransomware Attack

  26-07-2019 18:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new program will aid water customers with concerns about their bills after a ransomware attack took down the city’s billing system.
  Beginning August 1, customers who think their bills should be adjusted or their billing information is incorrect will be able to use an independent review program to make their case to public works department supervisors.
  RELATED COVERAGE:City To Send Reminders About Bigger Water Bills This Week
  Baltimore Ransomware Attack | City Inch
  
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• Video of assault on Baltimore Police employee stirs passions but not necessarily solutions - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2019 18:52 via baltimoresun.com
  Video of assault on Baltimore Police employee stirs passions but not necessarily solutions  Baltimore SunVideo of early-morning assault is painful to watch but not reason to give up on crime-fighting in Baltimore.
  
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• Garbage Vehicle Overturns Near Sparks In Baltimore County

  26-07-2019 18:43
  SPARKS, Md. (WJZ) — A garbage truck is overturned near the intersection of Shawan and Falls roads near Sparks in Baltimore County.
  The crash reportedly happened around 11:20 a.m.
  No information about whether anyone was injured is available.This story is developing; stay with WJZ for updates.
  
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• Two 16-Year-Olds Arrested In Armed Robbery Of BPD Deputy Commissioner Daniel Murphy

  26-07-2019 18:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two 16-year-olds have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of Baltimore Police Department Deputy Commissioner Daniel Murphy and his wife.
  The couple was approached by four men in a white SUV around 9 p.m. last Friday in the 2200 block of East Pratt Street. Two of the men brandished a gun and took a purse, wallet, cash and cell phones.
  Police are still searching for the other two men.Police say they've arrested two 16-year-olds this week in connection to this
  
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• $34,000 Reward Offered For Information About Brazen Attack On BPD Civilian Employee

  26-07-2019 18:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A number of groups are offering a combined $34,000 reward for information about a brazen attack on a Baltimore Police Department civilian employee attacked near the Inner Harbor.
  The ATF and FBI are offering $5,000 each for information per suspect in the case, for a total of $30,000. Metro Crime Stoppers is offering and additional $2,000, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced Friday it will offer $1,000.
  Friday morning, the B’nai Israel Downtown Sy
  
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• Video shows civilian BPD employee attacked by 3 people - WBAL TV Baltimore

  26-07-2019 17:31 via wbaltv.com
  Video shows civilian BPD employee attacked by 3 people  WBAL TV BaltimoreBaltimore police are looking for three young people who robbed a Police Department employee.
  
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• Virginia Police Stop Man With Child In Car On 100 MPH Chase

  26-07-2019 17:29
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a driver led them on a police chase through Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel at speeds of 100 mph (161 kph) with an unrestrained child in the car.
  Bridge-Tunnel Police Chief Eddie Spencer says 25-year-old Ronald Stow was told to pull over because an officer observed an illegal detector of police radar and a child without a seatbelt.
  He says Stow accelerated instead, and officers chased him until speeds reached triple digits. Then they
  
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• AAA: Vehicle Infotainment Systems Especially Distracting For Older Drivers

  26-07-2019 16:57
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — New research finds in-vehicle infotainment systems in newer vehicles are especially distracting for drivers between the ages of 55 and 75, according to AAA.
  AAA and the University of Utah partnered to test the visual and cognitive demands required to use navigation, audio entertainment, calling and texting in six 2018 vehicles.
  Their research found while the technology created unsafe distractions for all drivers, those between the ages of 55 and 75 were slower to comple
  
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• Victim Robbed At Gunpoint In Broad Daylight In Annapolis

  26-07-2019 16:13
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Annapolis police are investigating an armed robbery that happened in broad daylight Thursday.
  Police said the victim was walking on Melrob Court around 10:45 a.m. when multiple people approached them, showed handguns and demanded property.
  The suspects made off with some of the victim’s property before fleeing the area. Police were unable to locate them.
  The victim was not hurt.
  Anyone with information should contact police.
  
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• Hogan To Be Elected Chairman Of National Governors Association

  26-07-2019 15:58
  SALT LAKE CITY (WJZ) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will be elected the chairman of the National Governors Association Friday afternoon.
  Hogan is expected to accept the title and make a speech around 3 p.m. Eastern.
  The governor’s office said Hogan will be the first Maryland governor to serve as chair since 2000.
  
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• More Seats Released For Friday’s Billy Joel Concert At Camden Yards

  26-07-2019 15:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More tickets for Billy Joel’s concert at Camden Yards Friday night have been released.
  The additional seats were released Friday morning, just hours before the “Piano Man” is set to take the stage.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Baltimore Traffic | Delays Expected This Weekend Due To Billy Joel Concert, Ravens Open Practice, Gervonta Davis Fight
  Headed To The Billy Joel Concert At Camden Yards? Here’s What You Need To KnowThe tickets are available online through
  
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• Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New K9 ‘Officer’ Lazar

  26-07-2019 15:37
  WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — The newest member of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is ready to start sniffing out crime!
  One-and-a-half-year-old German Shepherd Lazar began his first day on the job Friday after finishing training.
  Lazar will be partnered with human counterpart Deputy First Class Ullrich, a three-year veteran of the sheriff’s office.
  Courtesy: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office
  He replaces K9 “Officer”Buhl, who retired in April.
  
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• Man Shot In Head In West Baltimore Friday Dies

  26-07-2019 15:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man was fatally shot in the head in west Baltimore early Friday morning, police said.
  The shooting reportedly happened in the 1700 block of North Carey Street just after 1:30 a.m.
  Officers responding to a Shot Spotter alert found an unidentified man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Detectives have not found any witnesses or determined a motive for the shooting.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-210
  
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• Baltimore County Police Searching For Suspects In Attempted Halethorpe Burglary - CBS Baltimore

  26-07-2019 15:16 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore County Police Searching For Suspects In Attempted Halethorpe Burglary  CBS BaltimoreHALETHORPE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County police are asking for help identifying two suspects in an attempted burglary in Halethorpe. The would-be robbers ...
  
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• Baltimore County Police Searching For Suspects In Attempted Halethorpe Burglary

  26-07-2019 15:16
  HALETHORPE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County police are asking for help identifying two suspects in an attempted burglary in Halethorpe.
  The would-be robbers tried to break into a home in Halethorpe early Saturday morning, police said.#BCoPD needs your help to catch these would-be burglars that tried to break into a home in Halethorpe early Saturday morning. If you have info/recognize these suspects call #WilkensPrecinct at 410-887-0872. Read details here: https://t.co/z5Ifchzadq ^jzp pic.twit
  
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• Tractor Trailer Carrying 40K Pounds Of Chocolate Hits Police Car, Overturns In Montgomery County

  26-07-2019 14:33
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A tractor trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of chocolate bars rolled over on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County early Friday morning, injuring the driver.
  The crash happened around 1 a.m. on the southbound Interstate 270 on-ramp to Route 118. The truck hit a police squad car before jack-knifing and overturning, trapping the driver inside.
  The driver was extricated and taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.ICYMI – DYK – Candy i
  
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• Weather Blog: Beautiful Last Friday Of July

  26-07-2019 14:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hi Everyone! T.G.I.F.!
  Welcome to the last weekend of July. Let that one sink in — the last weekend of July!! I had that epiphany at about 6 this morning. This time next week it will be August 2. Crazy.
  As we move through the weekend, it will feel a bit more like the end of July than the weather has felt the past couple of days, but certainly not as harsh or dangerous as last weekend’s heat.
  Last weekend — that leads me to a thought: do European TV stati
  
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• Chesapeake Bay Grasses Only Slightly Hurt By Record Rain

  26-07-2019 14:07
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland environmental officials say underwater grasses in the nation’s largest estuary were mostly resilient to last year’s record rain and increased runoff pollutants.
  A state Department of Natural Resources statement says a total of about 91,000 acres of seagrass were mapped in Chesapeake Bay the last year, only a slight drop from the 105,000 acres mapped in 2017. It says the actual acreage for last year could be significantly higher, as more
  
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• 15-year-old fatally shot in southwest Baltimore, mother pleads for justice - WBAL TV Baltimore

  26-07-2019 13:48 via wbaltv.com
  15-year-old fatally shot in southwest Baltimore, mother pleads for justice  WBAL TV BaltimoreA mother wants answers after her teenage son was killed in southwest Baltimore. Baltimore police are still searching for his killer.
  
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• This Baltimore silver shop was robbed eight years ago. Last month, the stolen antiques were found in Florida. - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2019 13:36 via baltimoresun.com
  This Baltimore silver shop was robbed eight years ago. Last month, the stolen antiques were found in Florida.  Baltimore SunMore than 90 antique items stolen eight years ago from a Baltimore silver shop in a sweeping burglary was recovered early June.
  
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• Villar Homers In 16th, OF Saves Orioles’ 10-8 Win Over Halos

  26-07-2019 13:03
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Even after a postgame beer shower from his ecstatic Baltimore Orioles teammates, Stevie Wilkerson was shocked to learn he had just become the first position player in major league history to earn a save.
  The Orioles’ center fielder certainly couldn’t believe he did it by throwing a perfect 16th inning way past midnight with a bunch of tepid lobs that never topped 56 mph.
  “I don’t think I’ve wrapped my head around it yet,” Wilkerson
  
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• How an all-Asian American and Pacific Islander improv group in Baltimore is sketching its own narrative - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2019 12:03 via baltimoresun.com
  How an all-Asian American and Pacific Islander improv group in Baltimore is sketching its own narrative  Baltimore SunAn improv comedy troupe in Baltimore, made up of all Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, seeks to squash long-held notions that Asians are objects of ...
  
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