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• BWI Ranked Among Top Airports In The Country

  09-08-2019 23:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — BWI Airport is ranked among the best in the country.
  The travel website The Points Guy looked at things like amenities, flight delays, and ride-sharing prices.
  It ranked BWI 25th on its annual list.
  San Diego Internation took the top spot, followed by Phoenix Sky Harbor and Portland International.
  As far at the worst airports, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Chicago Midway.
  
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• The Baltimore Trash Video Fox News Doesn't Want You To See - The Real News Network

  09-08-2019 23:29 via therealnews.com
  The Baltimore Trash Video Fox News Doesn't Want You To See  The Real News NetworkA closer look at Fox News reporting reveals that the narrative espoused by President Trump that Baltimore is, "rat and rodent infested" is complicated by people ...
  
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• Baltimore Humane Society Asking For Food Donations For Nursing Cat Who Is ‘Very Picky’

  09-08-2019 23:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Humane Society needs your help!
  The Baltimore Humane Society posted on Facebook that it has a nursing cat who is very picky and will only eat salmon flavor Science Diet wet food.She is supporting three kittens, so it’s very important that she has this food, according to the Baltimore Humane Society.
   
  
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• Body Recovered From Water Of Inner Harbor, Police Investigating

  09-08-2019 23:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a body was discovered in the Inner Harbor Friday afternoon.
  Police say a body was observed in the water of the Inner Harbor around 3:42 p.m.
  The remains were recovered and will be taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office, according to police.
  Investigators will work to determine the identity an autopsy will establish a cause of death.
  No further information is available at this time.
  
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• Body found floating in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor - Baltimore Sun

  09-08-2019 23:05 via baltimoresun.com
  Body found floating in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor  Baltimore SunBaltimore Police said investigators are working to identify the person whose body was found floating in the Inner Harbor.
  
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• Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Robbery Of Sykesville Walmart - CBS Baltimore

  09-08-2019 23:04 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Robbery Of Sykesville Walmart  CBS BaltimoreSYKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is investigating after an alleged armed robbery of a Walmart in Sykesville. Police were called to ...
  
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• Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Robbery Of Sykesville Walmart

  09-08-2019 23:04
  SYKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an alleged armed robbery of a Walmart in Sykesville.
  Police were called to the Walmart Super Center on Ridge Road around 7:08 a.m. Friday for a report of a robbery that had just occurred.An initial investigation showed that a black male, with a thin build and graying beard, walked up to a register, reportedly displayed a handgun, and demanded money.
  The employee complied, and the suspect exited th
  
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• NASA, NOAA Team Up In Effort To Study Impact Of Wild Fires On Air Quality

  09-08-2019 22:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The recent California wildfires are having a serious impact on air quality across the country.
  Although it’s 2,000 miles away, the impacts of the recent wildfires on the west coast can be felt in Maryland.
  NASA Scientist Elizabeth Hoy is currently working on a joint venture between NASA and NOAA.
  “It’s trying to understand how air quality changes due to fires, that’s still an area where more research can be done,” Hoy said.
  That research
  
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• National Aquarium Now Offering Tours Of Its Animal Care And Rescue Center

  09-08-2019 22:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A year ago, the National Aquarium opened a state of the art Animal Care and Rescue Center across from the Post Office.
  Now, the facility is open to the public for scheduled tours.
  “We always try to include a feeding in our tour.” “We also like to include a keeper chat where one of the actual animal care folks comes out.”
  Stehle Harris is the tour guide of the Animal Care and Rescue Center.
  The Animal Care and Rescue Center tends to many animal
  
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• Baltimore Man Sentenced To Over A Decade In Prison For Violent Carjacking - CBS Baltimore

  09-08-2019 22:40 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore Man Sentenced To Over A Decade In Prison For Violent Carjacking  CBS BaltimoreFederal authorities say a Baltimore man with a long criminal history has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for carjacking. 19 hours ago ...
  
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• Former Baptist Church Pastor In Baltimore County Charged In Sexual Assault Of Child - CBS Baltimore

  09-08-2019 22:38 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Former Baptist Church Pastor In Baltimore County Charged In Sexual Assault Of Child  CBS BaltimoreA former pastor at a baptist church in Dundalk has been charged with a number of sexual assault charges stemming from a case involving a then-17-year-old ...
  
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• Baltimore police officer convicted of assault in road rage incident, state’s attorney’s office says - Baltimore Sun

  09-08-2019 22:23 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore police officer convicted of assault in road rage incident, state’s attorney’s office says  Baltimore SunA Baltimore police officer has been convicted by a judge this week of criminal charges from a road rage incident in January, a spokeswoman for the state's ...
  
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• After Baltimore police officer’s shooting, Gov. Hogan uses online video to call for longer mandatory minimum s - Baltimore Sun

  09-08-2019 22:23 via baltimoresun.com
  After Baltimore police officer’s shooting, Gov. Hogan uses online video to call for longer mandatory minimum s  Baltimore SunWith a Baltimore police officer hospitalized after being shot multiple times, Gov. Larry Hogan renewed his call for longer mandatory minimum sentences against ...
  
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• Crews Work To Extinguish Fire Along CSX Railroad Bridge In Harford County

  09-08-2019 22:22
  HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (WJZ) — Crews worked to extinguish a fire along the CSX Railroad Bridge, crossing the Susquehanna River Friday afternoon.
  The Susquehanna Hose Co. arrived on the scene and worked to put out the fire.Officials had crews in a rescue boat and on land working the fire.#SHCo crews have been working to extinguish a fire along the CSX Railroad Bridge, crossing the Susquehanna River. Pictured is Fire-Rescue Boat 5 flowing two master streams, while land based crews make the
  
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• Witnesses Recall Mistaking Gunfire As Firecrackers In Shooting Of Baltimore Police Sergeant Isaac Carrington

  09-08-2019 22:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Witnesses recall hearing gunfire Thursday afternoon near Sergeant Isaac Carrington’s home, but they thought it was firecrackers.
  Leroy House said he was visiting his brother when a sound cut through the air.
  “We were in the backyard doing yard work, and thought it was firecrackers,” House said.
  As his brother ran to help the man on the ground, they told responding officers the victim was Sergeant Carrington, a 22-year veteran of the Baltimore Police
  
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• Baltimore County Police arrest two in Sunday’s shooting death of Randallstown man - Baltimore Sun

  09-08-2019 21:54 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County Police arrest two in Sunday’s shooting death of Randallstown man  Baltimore SunBaltimore County Police said Friday that two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Derrick Laurence Towe-Williams on ...
  
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• Baltimore Carjacker Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison

  09-08-2019 21:36
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal authorities say a Baltimore man with a long criminal history has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for carjacking.
  Thirty-one-year-old Robert Crenshaw was sentenced Friday.
  Prosecutors say Crenshaw has three previous felony convictions for drugs and violent crimes.
  Crenshaw admitted in a guilty plea that he carjacked a person at knifepoint in September 2017 in a parking lot on East Lombard Street and stabbed the victim several times in the abdomen, causing life-
  
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• 2 Arrested In Randallstown Fatal Shooting, Police Say It Was An Apparent Drug Deal

  09-08-2019 21:11
  RANDALLSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County arrested and charged two men in connection with the fatal shooting of Derrick Laurence Towe-Williams on Shenton Road Sunday morning.
  The shooting was the result of an apparent drug transaction, police said.
  Man Killed In Randallstown Shooting
  Cory Dwayne Fennel, 21, of the 4800 block of Truesdale Avenue and Markus Haggins, 26,  of the 2800 block of Forest Glen Road are both being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention C
  
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• The shooting of a police sergeant in Baltimore proves the criminals seem to have the upper hand - Baltimore Sun

  09-08-2019 21:07 via baltimoresun.com
  The shooting of a police sergeant in Baltimore proves the criminals seem to have the upper hand  Baltimore SunThe shooting of a Baltimore police sergeant shows that the cops have lost control of the criminals in Baltimore.
  
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• Two senior managers at Baltimore’s IT department replaced during recovery from ransomware attack - Baltimore Sun

  09-08-2019 20:51 via baltimoresun.com
  Two senior managers at Baltimore’s IT department replaced during recovery from ransomware attack  Baltimore SunTwo senior managers at the city's IT office — including one who previously served as its acting director — have been replaced as Baltimore continues to recover ...
  
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• Sprinkle: Baltimore’s problems aren’t rats or racism - Baltimore Sun

  09-08-2019 19:51 via baltimoresun.com
  Sprinkle: Baltimore’s problems aren’t rats or racism  Baltimore SunWhen the President called Baltimore “a disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess” and said that its residents are “living in hell,” some of the media and the usual ...
  
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• Baltimore Police Sgt. Issac Carrington In Critical Condition

  09-08-2019 19:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore police sergeant who was shot outside his home during an alleged robbery Thursday is now in critical condition.
  Baltimore Police Sergeant Isaac Carrington went into surgery Friday after he was on life support Thursday in the ICU. Carrington was shot multiple times in the 5600 block of Summerfield Avenue around 3:24 p.m.
  2 Men In Custody After Manhunt In SW Baltimore For Suspects In BPD Sgt. Isaac Carrington’s Shooting, Sources Say
  WHAT WE KNOW:Baltimore P
  
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• 2 Men In Custody After Manhunt In SW Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  09-08-2019 19:42 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  2 Men In Custody After Manhunt In SW Baltimore  CBS BaltimoreTwo men were taken into custody Friday afternoon after police saw them in a vehicle that looked like the suspect vehicle in the shooting of a Baltimore police ...
  
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• Manhunt Underway After Naked Suspect Flees From Federal Agents In Prince George’s County

  09-08-2019 19:33
  PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Federal authorities are actively searching for a suspect who fled from them Friday morning in Prince George’s County. He was naked at the time.
  Police are searching for 18-year-old Duron Hudson.
  He is wanted for first-degree murder in Washington D.C.
  He fled from a home in the 1900 block of Belle Haven.
  Police don’t know if he’s since found clothes to wear.This is the suspect who fled federal authorities today from a home in the 1
  
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• 2 Men In Custody After Manhunt In SW Baltimore For Suspects In BPD Sgt. Isaac Carrington’s Shooting, Sources Say

  09-08-2019 19:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two men were taken into custody Friday afternoon after police saw them in a vehicle that looked like the suspect vehicle in the shooting of a Baltimore police sergeant.
  The arrests come after a large amount of police responded to a southwest Baltimore neighborhood as the search intensified for the suspects in the shooting of a Sgt. Issac Carrington, a 22-year-veteran of the force.
  WHAT WE KNOW:Baltimore Police sergeant shot multiple time during an alleged robbery.
  He was
  
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• House Oversight Committee Requests Documents About Firearms Dealers Who Sell Large Numbers Of Guns

  09-08-2019 19:16
  (CBS News) — The House Oversight Committee, concerned about the involvement of guns purchased from licensed gun dealers in violent crimes, is asking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for documents to help lawmakers investigate the issue.
  Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings sent a letter to Gina Lombardo, acting deputy director of ATF, citing the recent massacres in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. The committee is seeking information about gun deal
  
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• Which U.S. Grocery Chains Offer The Best Value?

  09-08-2019 18:57
  With the range of options shoppers have these days when it comes to buying groceries, it can be tricky to figure out where to get the biggest bang for your food buck.
  
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• Eyewitness Describes Police Search Underway In South Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  09-08-2019 18:38 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Eyewitness Describes Police Search Underway In South Baltimore  CBS BaltimoreAn eyewitness told WJZ he saw Baltimore County police officers respond first, then Baltimore city officers with K9 units descend on the neighborhood. 22 hours ...
  
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• Baltimore Police sergeant back in surgery one day after being shot by a robber while off duty at his home - Baltimore Sun

  09-08-2019 18:32 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore Police sergeant back in surgery one day after being shot by a robber while off duty at his home  Baltimore SunA Baltimore police sergeant is on life support after being shot multiple times by a masked gunman who tried to rob him while he was off duty and standing on his ...
  
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• Police Actively Searching For Suspects In Sergeant's Shooting In SW Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  09-08-2019 18:28 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Police Actively Searching For Suspects In Sergeant's Shooting In SW Baltimore  CBS BaltimoreA large police response in southwest Baltimore Friday as the search intensifies for the suspects in the shooting of a Baltimore police sergeant. 22 hours ago ...
  
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• Groovy! VW bus headed from Baltimore to Woodstock, with love and peace - Baltimore Sun

  09-08-2019 18:22 via baltimoresun.com
  Groovy! VW bus headed from Baltimore to Woodstock, with love and peace  Baltimore SunBob Hieronimus didn't make it to Woodstock, but his VW bus sure did. And they're both heading back for this week's 50th anniversary celebration.
  
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• 2 More Teens Arrested In BPD Employee’s Brazen Attack - CBS Baltimore

  09-08-2019 18:10 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  2 More Teens Arrested In BPD Employee’s Brazen Attack  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two more teenagers were arrested and charged in a brutal attack of a Baltimore Police Department civilian employee. A 15-year-old boy ...
  
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• Baltimore housing authority spent nearly $200,000 to replace new toilets amid Poe Homes water outage - Baltimore Sun

  09-08-2019 17:52 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore housing authority spent nearly $200,000 to replace new toilets amid Poe Homes water outage  Baltimore SunBaltimore spent nearly $200000 to replace weeks-old toilets at the Poe Homes public housing complex, according to documents obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
  
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• 15-Year-Old Girl Missing In Somerset County

  09-08-2019 17:22
  SOMERSET COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police are hoping the public can help them find missing 15-year-old Ashanti Ta’Karra Hitch.
  Ashanti was reported missing around 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 when she was unable to be located in Somerset County.
  Ashanti was last seen wearing a light blue t-shirt, black leggings, silver sandals, and a black satin cap. Ashanti is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and approximately 274 pounds.
  Credit: Maryland State Police
  Anyone who believes they have inf
  
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• Baltimore police hire FBI agent to lead Integrity Bureau - WTOP

  09-08-2019 17:08 via wtop.com
  Baltimore police hire FBI agent to lead Integrity Bureau  WTOPBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's Police Commissioner has named a senior FBI agent as the head of the department's Public Integrity Bureau, which oversees ...
  
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• Acts Of Kindness | Maryland Boy Hands Out Ice Cream Sandwiches To Firefighters After They Battled House Fire

  09-08-2019 17:05
  FULLERTON, Md. (WJZ) — A little boy was applauded for his act of kindness on a recent summer day in Maryland.
  Baltimore County Fire shared a photo of a boy who handed firefighters ice cream sandwiches after they battled a house fire in Fullerton.
  His family also brought out a fan to help firefighters cool off, the fire department posted.Do you know anyone who’s completed an act of kindness? Email us at [email protected].
  
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• Police: Man Wanted For Taking Pictures Up Woman’s Skirt While She Was Shopping At Glen Burnie Ollie’s

  09-08-2019 16:39
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Anne Arundel County are looking for a man who allegedly took pictures up a woman’s skirt while she was shopping at the Ollie’s in Glen Burnie.
  According to police, the incident happened on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet at 6711 Ritchie Highway.
  The victim confronted the man and he fled the scene.
  Detectives are hoping someone can help them identify the man pictured.
  A suspect caught on cam upskirting.
  Anyone with any info
  
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• Of Baltimore and Borders - Immigration Blog

  09-08-2019 16:27 via cis.org
  Of Baltimore and Borders  Immigration BlogIn my last post, I discussed a recent dustup between the president and House Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on Twitter about crime, ...
  
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• Orioles-Astros series preview: The best of the West comes to Baltimore this weekend - Camden Chat

  09-08-2019 16:00 via camdenchat.com
  Orioles-Astros series preview: The best of the West comes to Baltimore this weekend  Camden ChatOne of the best teams in baseball comes to town for a three-game series starting tonight. The Orioles, faced with more internal conflict than usual recently, will be ...
  
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• 2 More Teens Arrested In BPD Employee’s Brazen Attack

  09-08-2019 15:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two more teenagers were arrested and charged in a brutal attack of a Baltimore Police Department civilian employee.
  A 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl were charged with robbery and assault of the 59-year-old BPD forensic technician Tuesday. At the time of their arrest, they were inside the victim’s car.
  Another 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged on July 30th in the case.
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  ‘Extremely Shocking’: Brazen Attacks Caught On Ca
  
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• Eat More Plants And Less Meat To Live Longer And Improve Heart Health, Study Suggests

  09-08-2019 15:30
  (CNN) — Eating more plants and less meat has been tied to a longer life and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease in a new study.
  Sticking to an overall plant-based diet or a diet that includes more plant foods than animal foods could be associated with a 16% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and up to 25% lower risk of early death, according to the study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association this week.
  The new study adds to “the substantial body of literat
  
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• Don’t Want The Seagulls In Ocean City, Maryland To Steal Your Food? A New Study Suggests Staring Them Down

  09-08-2019 15:13
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (CNET/WJZ) — It’s like a scene from a Alfred Hitchcock movie. You’re sitting down on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland about to dive into a bucket of Thrasher’s Fries, when you hear a flock of seagulls swirling above you — cawing —  waiting to attack and snatch a fry out of your fingers.
  Worse — if it’s your kids holding that juice or sandwich — those seagulls thinking, an easy target.
  Well, a new study suggests you
  
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• CU Breathes New Life Into Baltimore - Credit Union Times

  09-08-2019 15:00 via cutimes.com
  CU Breathes New Life Into Baltimore  Credit Union TimesDestinations CU partnered with Operation Hope to help CU and community members get back on track financially.
  
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• Baltimore Sears At Security Square Mall To Close In October - CBS Baltimore

  09-08-2019 14:47 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore Sears At Security Square Mall To Close In October  CBS BaltimoreWOODLAWN, Md. (CNN) — More than two dozen Sears and Kmart stores are closing, as the company continues to struggle after emerging from bankruptcy.
  
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• Baltimore Sears At Security Square Mall To Close In October

  09-08-2019 14:47
  WOODLAWN, Md. (CNN) — More than two dozen Sears and Kmart stores are closing, as the company continues to struggle after emerging from bankruptcy.
  The parent company of Sears and Kmart, called Transform Co., said Wednesday that it has “faced a number of challenges returning our stores to sustainable levels of productivity. It plans to close five Kmarts and 21 Sears stores across the United States and Puerto Rico.
  Liquidation sales will begin in mid-August and the stores will close in
  
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• Intense Search Continues For 2 Suspects In Baltimore Police Sergeant's Shooting - CBS Baltimore

  09-08-2019 13:59 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Intense Search Continues For 2 Suspects In Baltimore Police Sergeant's Shooting  CBS BaltimoreThe search continues for the gunman and the getaway in the shooting of a Baltimore Police sergeant Thursday afternoon. 21 hours ago ...
  
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• Baltimore Police Sergeant Issac Carrington ‘Fighting For Life’ After Shooting, As Police Search For Gunman, Getaway Driver

  09-08-2019 13:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An intense search continues for the gunman and the getaway in the shooting of a Baltimore Police sergeant Thursday afternoon.
  Baltimore Police Sergeant Isaac Carrington is on life support after he was shot multiple times in the 5600 block of Summerfield Avenue around 3:24 p.m.
  WHAT WE KNOW:Baltimore Police sergeant shot multiple time during the robbery.
  He was identified as Sgt. Issac Carrington, a 22-year veteran of the force.
  He was shot outside his home in northeast Ba
  
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• Here's every article from the BBJ's 'Navigating Baltimore' series - Baltimore Business Journal

  09-08-2019 12:50 via bizjournals.com
  Here's every article from the BBJ's 'Navigating Baltimore' series  Baltimore Business JournalYears of poor planning and neglect — and a reliance on cars — have led to spotty transit options that don't connect people to jobs. Fixing Greater Baltimore's ...
  
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• Parents To Visit First-Year Naval Academy Students

  09-08-2019 12:13
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Students who are about to start their first year of classes at the U.S. Naval Academy will get a chance to visit with their families for the first time in six weeks.
  The academy is welcoming parents on Friday.
  It’s been six weeks since new students began what’s known as Plebe Summer. That’s basic midshipmen training to prepare them for beginning their time at the academy.
  Students in their first year at the academy are known as plebes.
  During the six
  
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• ‘I’m Just So Proud’ | Parents Visit First-Year Naval Academy Students As Plebe Summer Ends

  09-08-2019 12:13
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Plebe Summer is officially over for 1,200 Midshipman of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 2023.
  For the past six weeks, the young men and women going through their Plebe Summer have only been able to speak to their family three times.
  Friday, they were reunited with their loved ones.
  The Thomas family waited in anticipation.
  “It was tough at first,” Sheila Thomas said. “The first call wasn’t great.”
  But each call got better,
  
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