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• Local Entomologist Working To Preserve Endangered Monarch Butterfly Species - CBS Baltimore

  15-08-2019 23:49 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Local Entomologist Working To Preserve Endangered Monarch Butterfly Species  CBS BaltimoreGREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) — Monarch Butterflies are at risk of becoming endangered. Conservation advocates say a number of factors are causing their steep ...
  
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• Local Entomologist Working To Preserve Endangered Monarch Butterfly Species

  15-08-2019 23:49
  GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) — Monarch Butterflies are at risk of becoming endangered.
  Conservation advocates say a number of factors are causing their steep decline, including habitat loss on farmland.
  One Maryland woman is working day by day to restore the wind beneath their wings by growing milkweed in her Greenbelt yard.
  Laura Moore is passionate about the ecosystem, she grows three types of milkweed to raise Monarch Butterflies.
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• Man Indicted For Making Threatening Phone Calls Against Owings Mills Synagogue

  15-08-2019 23:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 64-year-old man was indicted Thursday on the federal charge of making threats to a synagogue.
  Between May 12 and May 13, Stephen Lyle Orback made multiple telephone calls to an employee of a synagogue in Owings Mills, Md., threatening to kill many members of that Jewish congregation, the indictment said.
  He was specifically indicted on the federal charge of making threatening communications, multiple telephone calls threatening the synagogue.
  If convicted, he faces a ma
  
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• District urges parents to register children for pre-K, kindergarten - WBAL TV Baltimore

  15-08-2019 23:44 via wbaltv.com
  District urges parents to register children for pre-K, kindergarten  WBAL TV BaltimoreWith the start of school only a few weeks away, Baltimore City is reaching out to parents who still need to register their children for pre-K and kindergarten.
  
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• Charm City Circulator ridership plunges after bumpy transition to new operator - Baltimore Sun

  15-08-2019 23:44 via baltimoresun.com
  Charm City Circulator ridership plunges after bumpy transition to new operator  Baltimore SunRidership on Baltimore's free Charm City Circulator downtown shuttles nosedived by nearly half in the last fiscal year, following a shake-up in bus vendors that ...
  
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• Disaster Assistance Center opens to help Baltimore flood victims - WBAL TV Baltimore

  15-08-2019 23:34 via wbaltv.com
  Disaster Assistance Center opens to help Baltimore flood victims  WBAL TV BaltimoreState and city officials opened the Disaster Assistance Center on Wednesday in east Baltimore to help residents and business owners affected by flooding last ...
  
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• Fisherman Catches Barracuda Off Coast Of Ocean City, Maryland

  15-08-2019 23:28
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A fisherman made a rare catch off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, earlier this month, reeling in a barracuda.
  Angler Rob Priest landed the catch August 5 near the Baltimore Canyon in the Atlantic Ocean, the state department of natural resources said Wednesday.Priest and Capt. George Wendling had set sail aboard “Top Man” from the Ocean City inlet.
  Barracudas are rare in that part of the ocean, the DNR said.
  State fishing records dating back to 1966 do
  
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• WWE’s Titus O’Neil Changed By Mentor Who Said ‘There’s No Such Thing As A Bad Kid’

  15-08-2019 23:09
  (CBS Miami/CBS Local Sports) — As a child, WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil thought a bleak future was predetermined. Like countless others in the Florida community where he grew up, he was told that by the age of 16 he would be either dead or in jail. He was told that repeatedly and had little reason to question why things would turn out any differently.
  Feeling his fate had already been sealed, he played into the self-fulfilling prophecy. His attitude was poor, and his behavior was even
  
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• Judge Orders Release Of Maryland County Voter Registration - CBS Baltimore

  15-08-2019 23:09 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Judge Orders Release Of Maryland County Voter Registration  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the release of the voter registration list for Maryland's largest county. Judicial Watch, a conservative group that ...
  
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• Judge Orders Release Of Maryland County Voter Registration

  15-08-2019 23:09
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the release of the voter registration list for Maryland’s largest county.
  Judicial Watch, a conservative group that sued the state elections board for the voter registration list for Montgomery County, said Thursday it’s time for states to clean up state voter rolls.
  The group noted similar successful efforts it brought in other states, including Kentucky, California, Ohio and Indiana, in court action and settlements.
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• FROM "INFESTED" TO "INVESTED" | One business banks on Baltimore pride - Fox Baltimore

  15-08-2019 23:01 via foxbaltimore.com
  FROM "INFESTED" TO "INVESTED" | One business banks on Baltimore pride  Fox BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WBFF) - From "infested" to "invested," a Baltimore shop is taking President Trump's Baltimore tweets and putting them on mugs, with a positive ...
  
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• Maryland’s Highest Court Rules Pot Smell Not Enough To Search Person

  15-08-2019 22:51
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court says the smell of marijuana isn’t enough for police to search a person, in a ruling that begins by quoting the title of Bob Dylan’s song: “The Times They Are A-Changin’.”
  The Court of Appeals ruled 7-0 this week that in Maryland’s post-decriminalization era, the odor of marijuana coupled with possession of what is clearly less than 10 grams doesn’t give officers probable cause to make an arrest a
  
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• President Street To Have Nightly Lane Closures Thursday To Tuesday For Repair Work

  15-08-2019 22:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Starting Thursday night through next Tuesday, President Street downtown will be closed at night.
  The nightly lane closures will be along President Street between Fayette and Fleet Streets from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night, the Baltimore Department of Transportation said.
  There will also be lane closures Thursday night along Fleet Street between President Street and Central Avenue for paving work.
  Westbound Fleet Street traffic will detour onto Central Avenue during this ti
  
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• Baltimore County Police Search For Armed Church Robbery Suspect - CBS Baltimore

  15-08-2019 22:43 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore County Police Search For Armed Church Robbery Suspect  CBS BaltimoreBaltimore County Police are investigating after five people were threatened at gunpoint during their church choir practice Monday evening. 12 hours ago ...
  
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• Scotch Whisky Group Drops Suit Against Virginia Distillery

  15-08-2019 22:39
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Lawyers for a trade association are dropping a federal lawsuit alleging that a Virginia distillery has improperly tried to pass off whiskey as Scotch.
  Attorneys for Scotch Whisky Association filed a voluntary dismissal in U.S. District Court in Delaware on Thursday.
  The association’s lawsuit claimed that the Virginia Distillery Co. has engaged in “false, misleading and deceptive” labelling of whiskey sold under the brand name “Virginia-Highla
  
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• Officer Gives Perfect Response To ‘We Got High Together Girl’ Wrong Number Text

  15-08-2019 22:17
  WINFIELD, MO (CBS Local) — A hilarious exchange between an unknown person and a Missouri cop about getting high went viral Friday after the conversation was posted online.
  It all started with an invitation to a baseball game and the promise of a free hot dog and soda.
  “Hey, would you like to go to the game tonight it won’t you free hot dog & soda,” the person texted.
  The Winfield Police Department officer quickly responded that he thought the person had the wrong numb
  
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• Gunman Gets 75 Years For Killing Man Inside Edmonson Ave Carryout

  15-08-2019 22:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 34-year-old will spend 75 years in prison for murdering a man inside a carryout on Edmonson Avenue in October 2017.
  Michael Campbell was convicted of the first-degree murder of Phillip Johnson, using a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence and several other gun-related convictions.
  Johnson was found unresponsive on a bench outside a corner carryout in the Poplar Grove community on October 28, 2017, bleeding from his head.
  Surveillance cameras caught Campbell
  
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• Baltimore County Police Reminding Motorists Of School Bus Safety Laws Ahead Of Upcoming School Year - CBS Baltimore

  15-08-2019 21:59 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore County Police Reminding Motorists Of School Bus Safety Laws Ahead Of Upcoming School Year  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Police Department wants to remind all motorists of school bus safety laws ahead of the upcoming ...
  
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• Baltimore County Police Reminding Motorists Of School Bus Safety Laws Ahead Of Upcoming School Year

  15-08-2019 21:59
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Police Department wants to remind all motorists of school bus safety laws ahead of the upcoming school year.
  The police department wants to remind motorists to stop when the lights on school buses are flashing.
  Maryland law states that vehicles must come to a complete stop on both sides of the street if there is no physical divider or barrier.
  Drivers who pass the bus before all lights have ceased flashing may face the following conse
  
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• Trump Tweets On 'Disgusting' Baltimore Bring Activist Trash Collectors To City - NPR

  15-08-2019 21:55 via npr.org
  Trump Tweets On 'Disgusting' Baltimore Bring Activist Trash Collectors To City  NPRLast month, the president bemoaned the grime and litter in Baltimore on Twitter. Now activists, some with conservative leanings who live outside Maryland, are ...
  
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• ‘Traveling Trashmen’ Come From Out Of Town To Clean Up West Baltimore

  15-08-2019 21:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s trash and dumping issues have inspired more out-state-groups to help clean up.
  President Trump’s criticism of living conditions and trash in parts of West Baltimore caught the attention of the traveling trashmen.
  Some trash collectors from New York and Florida volunteered to clean up in the city- and scraping and scrapping was heard in West Baltimore on Thursday.
  “I love to hear it. That means someone is cleaning up,” said Sherrie
  
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• Pumpkin Spice Spam Is Coming, And You Know What? It Sounds Pretty Good

  15-08-2019 21:50
  (CNN) — Forget changing leaves and brisk breezes — pumpkin spice is the official harbinger of fall. And, for better or worse, Spam is entering the flavor fray.
  Starting September 23, lovers of all things autumn can purchase limited-edition Spam Pumpkin Spice on Walmart and Spam’s online stores, a spokesperson for Hormel Foods told CNN.
  There’s no pumpkin in this pork: It’s mixed with cinnamon, clove, allspice and nutmeg, according to th
  
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• NFL 100: Ranking the top Baltimore Ravens of all time - Ravens Wire

  15-08-2019 21:45 via ravenswire.usatoday.com
  NFL 100: Ranking the top Baltimore Ravens of all time  Ravens WireThe NFL is commemorating its 100th season in 2019, so Ravens Wire ranks the top players in Baltimore Ravens franchise history.
  
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• One Person Shot Along E. Fayette Street In Baltimore, West Of Johns Hopkins Hospital - CBS Baltimore

  15-08-2019 21:13 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  One Person Shot Along E. Fayette Street In Baltimore, West Of Johns Hopkins Hospital  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 26-year-old man was shot in southeast Baltimore Thursday afternoon, police said. Officers were called to the 1400 block of East Fayette ...
  
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• One Person Shot Along E. Fayette Street In Baltimore, West Of Johns Hopkins Hospital

  15-08-2019 21:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 26-year-old man was shot in southeast Baltimore Thursday afternoon, police said.
  Officers were called to the 1400 block of East Fayette Street just before 1:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds to his body.
  The shooting happened just west of Johns Hopkins Hospital and a block away from the Ronald McDonald House.
  He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
  Anyone with information is asked to call po
  
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• M&T Spotlight Shop puts spotlight on Baltimore's business scene - WBAL TV Baltimore

  15-08-2019 21:10 via wbaltv.com
  M&T Spotlight Shop puts spotlight on Baltimore's business scene  WBAL TV BaltimoreM&T Bank is putting a spotlight on Baltimore's business scene. The bank is giving small business owners an opportunity try out a storefront in downtown ...
  
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• One Injured After Car Crashes Into Havre De Grace Liquor Store

  15-08-2019 21:03
  HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (WJZ) — Crews are on the scene of the One Stop Liquor store in Havre De Grace on Pulaski Highway after a car crashed into the front, according to the Susquehanna Hose Co.
  The car crashed into the front of the building, knocking over piles of White Claws, Yuengling Lager, and various craft brews onto the floor.pic.twitter.com/Xx1NsAjbKZ
  — Susquehanna Hose Co. (@SusquehannaHose) August 15, 2019The building inspector has been requested to evaluate the structural
  
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• Teacher Removed For Scolding Students Who Don’t Stand For Pledge Of Allegiance

  15-08-2019 20:57
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS Local) — A high school teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, has been removed after he wrote a message on his classroom board admonishing students who did not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem, according to authorities.
  The message included historical references including slavery, the right for women to vote and the election of a black president, said a spokesperson for the Duval County Public Schools. The message also referenced the fact that th
  
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• Virginia Company Falsely Claimed To Be Military Charity, Scammed Md. Residents

  15-08-2019 20:56
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A for-profit company operating in Virginia has been shut down after falsely claiming to be a charity that sent care packages to U.S. service members overseas.
  In a statement Wednesday, Attorney General Mark Herring’s office identified the company as Hearts 2 Heroes of Bunker Hill, West Virginia. It did business as Active Duty Support Services and sold care packages door-to-door.
  The state filed suit against the company alleging that staff skimmed donations for th
  
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• Man Accused Of Leaving Son, Dog In Car While Gambling

  15-08-2019 20:41
  MARICOPA, Arizona (CBS Local) — A man who allegedly left his son and a puppy in his vehicle for an hour while he visited a casino was arrested, according to authorities in Arizona.
  Officers found an 11-year-old boy and a roughly five-week-old puppy locked in a vehicle early Sunday evening in the parking lot of Harrah’s Ak-Chin Hotel & Casino on Ak Chin Indian Community tribal land just south of Maricopa, KNXV reported.
  The vehicle’s windows were down, but neither the boy or
  
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• BDC CEO: 'We need to move forward' on Convention Center expansion - Baltimore Business Journal

  15-08-2019 20:41 via bizjournals.com
  BDC CEO: 'We need to move forward' on Convention Center expansion  Baltimore Business JournalA top Baltimore official says it's time to act on plans to expand the outdated Baltimore Convention Center. "We need to move forward," Baltimore Development ...
  
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• FDA Reveals Proposed Graphic Warnings For Cigarette Packs, Ads

  15-08-2019 20:40
  (CNN) — Warning labels on cigarette packages could soon be more graphic, warning that “Smoking reduces blood flow to the limbs, which can require amputation,” and “Smoking causes bladder cancer, which can lead to bloody urine.”
  The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a proposed rule that requires tobacco companies to place new graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and in advertisements. The proposed warnings feature color images and describe t
  
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• Teenage girl in Baltimore found, officials say - WBAL TV Baltimore

  15-08-2019 20:26 via wbaltv.com
  Teenage girl in Baltimore found, officials say  WBAL TV BaltimoreBaltimore City police are searching for a missing teenage girl.
  
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• AT&T invested $250M in Baltimore network upgrades over 3 years - Technical.ly

  15-08-2019 20:02 via technical.ly
  AT&T invested $250M in Baltimore network upgrades over 3 years  Technical.lyEarlier this summer, AT&T said it invested $450 million in network upgrades throughout the state of Maryland over three years from 2016 to 2018. This week, the ...
  
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• Baltimore's Reinvention Can Start Right Now. But What Would Success Be? | Opinion - Newsweek

  15-08-2019 19:56 via newsweek.com
  Baltimore's Reinvention Can Start Right Now. But What Would Success Be? | Opinion  NewsweekAuthor's note: This is a follow-up to a piece I wrote last week on reinventing Baltimore. How would we know if a successful Baltimore had been created?
  
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• Tenth Candidate To Announce Run For Baltimore Mayor - CBS Baltimore

  15-08-2019 19:47 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Tenth Candidate To Announce Run For Baltimore Mayor  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — The list of candidates seeking the mayor's chair in Baltimore continues to grow, with a tenth person expected to officially declare her ...
  
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• Tenth Candidate To Announce Run For Baltimore Mayor

  15-08-2019 19:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The list of candidates seeking the mayor’s chair in Baltimore continues to grow, with a tenth person expected to officially declare her candidacy Friday.
  Campaign officials for Pastor Shannon Wright said she will announce her run Friday afternoon. Wright had previously run for city council president as a Republican in 2016.
  In a news release announcing her candidacy, Wright said former Mayor Catherine Pugh’s resignation led her to run for the office.
  “I
  
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• Baltimore County Police find dog, shelter names him ‘Whoop’ - Baltimore Sun

  15-08-2019 19:08 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County Police find dog, shelter names him ‘Whoop’  Baltimore SunA Baltimore County Police Department officer responded to a call for an abandoned dog late Tuesday night, and shelter officials have since named the dog ...
  
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• Lime Is Bringing Dockless Bikes To Baltimore This Weekend - CBS Baltimore

  15-08-2019 18:48 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Lime Is Bringing Dockless Bikes To Baltimore This Weekend  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — You've seen the bright green scooters zooming around Baltimore, but starting this weekend bike spokes will also be seen spinning ...
  
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• Lime Is Bringing Dockless Bikes To Baltimore This Weekend

  15-08-2019 18:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — You’ve seen the bright green scooters zooming around Baltimore, but starting this weekend bike spokes will also be seen spinning around the city.
  Baltimore City Department of Transportation announced Thursday that they will be adding Lime dockless bikes to their fleet.
  Lime has had scooters available in the city since September 2018 and has reached over one million rides in the last year.
  To try their vehicles, you can use the promo code LIMEMORE to try their v
  
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• Virginia Slaying Suspect Thought Teen Used ‘Black Magic’ On Girlfriend

  15-08-2019 18:28
  FAIRFAX, Va. (AP/WJZ) — Virginia police testimony alleges a teenager was slain because the suspects thought he was a gang member who used black magic on his girlfriend.
  News outlets report Fairfax County detective John Farrell told a judge Wednesday that Armando Dagoberto Reyes Reyes, 27, was arrested on murder and abduction charges and confessed he thought 16-year-old Richard Hernandez Cruz had caused a girl to lose 45 pounds and used her for sex by practicing “sorcery or black magi
  
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• Police Offering Reward For Information On Columbia Man With Outstanding Warrants For Burglary, Assault

  15-08-2019 18:21
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — Police are trying to locate a Columbia man who has multiple outstanding warrants in Howard County.
  37-year-old Joseph Fletcher, of Rollright Ct, in Columbia, is wanted for burglary, assault and a protective order, police said.
  Courtesy: Howard County Police
  Officers have been unable to locate him but they believe he is still in Howard County.
  Fletcher is 6’1″, with a distinct mole on the right side of his face.
  Police are offering a REWARD of up to $500 fo
  
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• Crying On The Job? You’re Not Alone, With 8 In 10 Workers Shedding Tears

  15-08-2019 18:09
  (CBS News) — More than 8 in 10 workers admit to crying at work, with almost half of those saying they were driven to tears because of their bosses or colleagues, according to a new survey from career site Monster.com.
  The question of whether people cry at work was sparked by Monster’s earlier research that found a majority of workers have held jobs they didn’t feel were a good fit for them, Monster’s chief marketing officer, Jonathan Beamer, said in an email.8 in 10 worke
  
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• Man Arrested For Firing Handgun At Baltimore County Police Officer - CBS Baltimore

  15-08-2019 18:06 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Man Arrested For Firing Handgun At Baltimore County Police Officer  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — A suspect has been arrested in Baltimore County for reportedly firing a handgun at a police officer. Just after 2:30 a.m. ...
  
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• Man Arrested For Firing Handgun At Baltimore County Police Officer

  15-08-2019 18:06
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — A suspect has been arrested in Baltimore County for reportedly firing a handgun at a police officer.
  Just after 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning, a Baltimore County Police officer was in the area of Springwood Road and Marglenn Road when he saw a man holding a handgun while walking down the middle of Marglenn Road.
  The officer got out of his car and ordered the suspect to show his hands, but the suspect ignored the officer’s commands and ran down Marglenn
  
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• Maryland Woman Xiaolian Ding Drowns After Canoe Overturns On Maine River

  15-08-2019 17:49
  BETHEL, Maine (AP) — Authorities in Maine say a 75-year-old woman from Maryland drowned in the Androscoggin River when the canoe she was in overturned and she became trapped beneath it.
  The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says the accident that killed Xiaolian Ding of Silver Spring happened at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening in the vicinity of Bethel. The department says Ding and her husband and daughter had rented a canoe in Bethel and were just starting their trip
  
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• Volunteers picking up trash in West Baltimore save two men found overdosing - Baltimore Sun

  15-08-2019 17:38 via baltimoresun.com
  Volunteers picking up trash in West Baltimore save two men found overdosing  Baltimore SunA team of sanitation workers came to the rescue of two men who appeared to be overdosing on a sidewalk in Northwest Baltimore Thursday morning.
  
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• Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Charges Related To Armed Robbery Of Food Delivery Man

  15-08-2019 17:35
  GREENBELT, MD. (WJZ) — A 21-year-old Burtonsville man pleaded guilty on charges related to the armed robbery of a delivery man last April.
  According to his plea agreement, on April 22, 2018, Tataw Ayuk-Arrey Obenson committed the armed robbery of a delivery driver with his co-conspirator Wakeene William Graham.
  While at a home in Burtonsville, Graham used an app on his phone to make a food order to be delivered to another home within walking distance.
  Shortly before the food arrived,
  
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• Mystery People Are Leaving Vintage TVs On Virginia Porches While Wearing TV Mask

  15-08-2019 17:17
  HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WJZ) — Someone is leaving vintage televisions on people’s porches in Virginia again — and it was all caught on camera.
  The culprit or culprits, wearing a mask that looked like a TV, left more than 50 TVs on doorsteps the Hampshire neighborhood of Henrico County. Residents doorbell cameras caught them in the act.
  Credit: WTRV/YouTube
  “I thought my son brought it home, but apparently not,” Michael Kroll said to WTRV CBS 6 in Richmond. “I thi
  
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• Taking ‘Miracle’ Solution As Cure For Autism Or Cancer Is The ‘Same As Drinking Bleach’, FDA Says

  15-08-2019 16:58
  (CNN) — People should stop using the “Miracle” or “Master” mineral solution products sold online as cures for autism, cancer, HIV, hepatitis, flu, acne and a host of other illnesses and diseases, the US Food and Drug Administration warned Monday.
  The products — known by various names, including Miracle or Master Mineral Solution, Miracle Mineral Supplement, MMS, Chlorine Dioxide Protocol and Water Purification Solution or WPS — are sold from various webs
  
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