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• Towson University Student Charged In Alleged Sexual Assault Of Fellow Student Denied Bail

  24-09-2019 23:58
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A Towson University student accused of raping another student was denied bail at a court hearing Tuesday afternoon.
  Police said at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday a woman went over to her friend’s apartment to watch a movie and during the movie, the friend, identified as Onyekachukwu Chukwuebuk Igwilo, allegedly started to sexually assault her.
  Both defense attorneys and prosecutors agree that it started with some consensual sexual activity, but that’s where th
  
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• Director Of Transportation To Brief Baltimore County School Board About Bus Driver Shortages

  24-09-2019 23:27
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — The Director of Transportation is expected to brief the Baltimore County School Board on Tuesday about what is being done to solve the problem of school bus driver shortages.
  Baltimore County Councilman David Marks says that he’s received more than 50 complaints about transportation since the start of the new school year.
  “We need to increase the salary of bus drivers, we need to retain our bus drivers, but we also need to make sure that this is taken c
  
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• Director Of Transportation Briefs Baltimore County School Board About Bus Driver Shortages - CBS Baltimore

  24-09-2019 23:27 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Director Of Transportation Briefs Baltimore County School Board About Bus Driver Shortages

  24-09-2019 23:27
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — The Director of Transportation briefed the Baltimore County School Board on Tuesday about what is being done to solve the problem of school bus driver shortages.
  Baltimore County Councilman David Marks says that he’s received more than 50 complaints about transportation since the start of the new school year.
  “We need to increase the salary of bus drivers, we need to retain our bus drivers, but we also need to make sure that this is taken care of when s
  
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• Little Gym Of Frederick, Make-A-Wish Hold Superhero Party For 3-Year-Old Who Finished Chemotherapy

  24-09-2019 23:17
  FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — It takes a special kind of superhero to battle cancer, and a superhero is exactly how you could describe Cason Chambers.
  The three-year-old just finished his last round of chemotherapy for Wilms disease, a kind of kidney cancer, and to celebrate, a number of superheroes helped throw him a special party.
  Cason got a ride to his party in style, with the superheroes from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Washington County Fire Departmen
  
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• Judge In Capital Gazette Shooting Outlines Jury Selection

  24-09-2019 23:13
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The judge in the case of the man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of five people at a Maryland newspaper says 300 potential jurors are coming to the court this week in a preliminary step ahead of next month’s jury selection.
  Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge Laura Ripken outlined plans Tuesday at a hearing in the case of Jarrod Ramos, who has pleaded not guilty and not criminally responsible for the Capital Gazette shootings. A plea of not
  
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• Md. Lawmakers Join Growing Call For Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump

  24-09-2019 23:10
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — A growing number of Maryland lawmakers are coming out in support of official impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
  Tuesday evening, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an official impeachment inquiry into the president, CBS News reports.
  Trump immediately took to Twitter, calling the news “presidential harassment.”Such an important day at the United Nations, so much work and so much success, and the Democrats purposely had to ruin and
  
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• Man Shot In Back, Carjacked By 3 Teens In Baltimore In Critical Condition, Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  24-09-2019 23:02 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Man Shot In Back, Carjacked By 3 Teens In Baltimore In Critical Condition, Police Say

  24-09-2019 23:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man was shot in the back in a reported carjacking in Baltimore early Tuesday morning by three teens.
  Officers were called to the 2200 block of Park Avenue for a report of a shooting around 3:22 a.m. and found 48-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the back.
  The victim told police he gave a ride to three unknown teenagers — two girls and a boy. When they got to their destination, the teens gave the man $5 and then assaulted
  
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• All-Clear Given After Reported Bomb Threat In Edgewood; No Bomb Found

  24-09-2019 22:50
  EDGEWOOD, Md. (WJZ) — A bomb threat called in to a church in Edgewood Tuesday afternoon did not turn up an explosive device.
  The Harford County Sheriff’s Office investigated after the bomb threat was made at the Prince of Peace Church in the 2600 block of Willoughby Beach Road and have since given the all-clear.
  No bomb or explosives were found, officials said.The incident at Prince of Peace Church has concluded.No explosives were located. Willoughby Beach Road has reopened. Thank yo
  
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• In Baltimore, 2 men killed, 2 others shot including a driver claiming teens he gave ride to attacked him - Baltimore Sun

  24-09-2019 22:39 via baltimoresun.com
  In Baltimore, 2 men killed, 2 others shot including a driver claiming teens he gave ride to attacked him  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Former WJZ News Set Gets New Life At Harford Community College

  24-09-2019 22:39
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — It’s been a little over a year since WJZ debuted a completely revamped news set, and now the old morning news desk that loyal viewers saw for nearly two decades years lives on at Harford Community College.
  WJZ traffic anchor and Harford Alum Kristy Breslin helped make the donation a reality.
  “We were in the process of getting a new set,” Breslin recalled. “I went to our general manager, Audra Swain, and I asked her if it would be possible to don
  
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• Prince George’s County Executive To Appoint New School Board Member After Resignation

  24-09-2019 22:12
  LARGO, Md. (WJZ) — Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks will appoint a school board member after current member Patricia Eubanks’ resignation last week.
  Officials said Alsobrooks will accept applications from residents of Board District Four to continue Eubanks’ term and will appoint a replacement by mid-October for Eubanks’ resignation on September 30.
  “I would like to thank Patricia for her service to the citizens of Prince George’s Count
  
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• Microsoft Sends Another Warning | Update Windows Now To Fix Critical Security Issues

  24-09-2019 22:01
  (CNN) — Microsoft issued two emergency Windows updates Monday to protect against “critical” and “important” vulnerabilities impacting Internet Explorer and Windows Defender, the anti-virus software.
  The Internet Explorer flaw, which affects versions 9, 10 and 11, could enable attackers to gain the same user rights as the current user and infect a computer. Although Microsoft replaced Internet Explorer with the Edge browser in Windows 10, the software is still pre-in
  
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• Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: With Saquon Barkley Sidelined, Wayne Gallman An Option At Running Back

  24-09-2019 21:58
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  (CBS Local/CBS Boston)- Week 3 was yet another wild one in the NFL.
  Due to numerous injuries and benchings, eight new quarterbacks started under center this past Sunday. Five of the eight emerged victorious, but more surprisingly, a few of them looked legitimately good.
  While we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves after one game, there were certain performances in Week 3 that are impossible to ignore. These are the players you’re going to want to pursue for your fantasy t
  
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• Marshalls Opens Its First Online Store

  24-09-2019 21:53
  (CNN) — Marshalls has more than 1,000 US stores and a healthy business selling a variety of big-name clothing brands for men and women, home goods, accessories and beauty products. The discount retailer has done just fine without an online store, but now is finally launching one.
  On Tuesday, Marshalls announced that its new website will have an “ever-changing, fresh mix of merchandise” that mimics its famous in-store treasure hunt experience. Returns can also be
  
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• Former WJZ anchor Mary Bubala joins WBFF - Baltimore Sun

  24-09-2019 21:49 via baltimoresun.com
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• Federal judge keeps alive Baltimore’s bid to prove Trump’s ‘racial animus’ shapes immigration policy - Baltimore Sun

  24-09-2019 21:21 via baltimoresun.com
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• ‘The Toughness Came From Living In New York’: NCIS Star Cote de Pablo On Her Inspiration For Character Of Ziva

  24-09-2019 21:12
  New York (CBS Local)- Fans of CBS’ hit show NCIS got a shock at the end of last season when Ziva David, played by Cote de Pablo, returned after being thought to have died two seasons ago.
  As the show ramps up to the premiere of its 17th season tonight, de Pablo sat down for an interview with CBSN New York to discuss the return of the character and what it means for Gibbs and the gang this season.
  “She comes back to save Gibbs from a potential threat and it’s a very big thr
  
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• Md. Lawmakers Calls Trump’s Alleged Ukraine Scandal ‘Impeachable Conduct’ As President Vows To Release Transcript

  24-09-2019 21:10
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — Maryland Democratic Congressman John Sarbanes called reports that President Donald Trump spoke with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky seeking dirt about Joe Biden “impeachable conduct,” as the president vowed on Twitter he would release a full transcript of the call.
  In a statement, Sarbanes called the reports “a blatant abuse of power” and called for a full investigation.
  “By any measure, this is impeachable conduct on the part of the P
  
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• Law Enforcement Investigating Bomb Threat In Edgewater

  24-09-2019 21:10
  EDGEWOOD, Md. (WJZ) — The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bomb threat at a church in Edgewood.
  The threat was at Prince of Peace Church in the 2600 block of Willoughby Beach Road.We are currently investigating a bomb threat at Prince of Peace Church in the 2600 block of Willoughby Beach Road.Willoughby Beach Road is closed from Perry Ave to Bauers Dr.Please avoid the area.
  — Harford Sheriff (@Harford_Sheriff) September 24, 2019Edgewood High School, Edgewood M
  
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• Fentanyl Dealer Gari Miller Sentenced To 9 Years In Federal Prison

  24-09-2019 20:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 39-year-old Clinton, Maryland, man was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in federal prison on a number of fentanyl-related drug charges.
  Gari Terrell Miller was arrested in April 2018 after a traffic stop in which a Maryland Transportation Authority Police officer reportedly found 49 grams of fentanyl — enough to kill 24,500 people, the justice department said.
  In addition to the fentanyl, police also found more than $4,000 in cash and a drug ledger, which showed Mi
  
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• Family Of John Weed, Frederick Fair Attack Victim: ‘Our Lives Have Been Changed Forever’

  24-09-2019 20:05
  FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — The family of a 59-year-old man killed after being knocked out at the Great Frederick Fair Friday evening said their lives have been forever changed by his death.
  John Weed, of Mount Airy, died at a hospital a day after two brothers, ages 15 and 16, attacked him after he refused to give them a dollar, prosecutors said.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Teen Brothers Allegedly Assaulted 59-Year-Old Man At Frederick Fair Over $1, Police Say
  Two Teens Charged In Fatal Attack of Man At F
  
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• Two Men Killed In Separate Shootings Minutes Apart In Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  24-09-2019 19:21 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Two Men Killed In Separate Shootings Minutes Apart In Baltimore

  24-09-2019 19:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two shootings just minutes apart left two men dead in Baltimore Tuesday morning, police said.
  The first shooting happened around 11:19 a.m. in the 3800 block of Hayward Avenue in northwest Baltimore. Officers responding to a report of a shooting found an adult man with gunshot wounds to the chest.
  He was taken to an area hospital where he died.
  The second shooting happened in the 2700 block of East Preston Street on the city’s east side around 11:30 a.m., police sai
  
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• Two daytime shootings result in homicides in Baltimore - WBAL TV Baltimore

  24-09-2019 19:20 via wbaltv.com
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• 13 Things To Do In Maryland This Fall

  24-09-2019 19:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Fall is finally here — and that means enjoying all the fun things about autumn like pumpkin patches, corn mazes and Halloween.
  Here are some fall festivals and ongoing events, you and your family can enjoy this fall!
  Garrett County Autumn Glory Festival
  The Autumn Glory Festival is a five-day event that celebrates the beauty of fall with parades, concerts, farmers markets and craft shows.
  Autumn Glory Festival Parade
  (Photo Credit: Garrett County Autumn Glory Festiv
  
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• Hot Flashes Connected To Heart Attacks And Cognitive Decline, Studies Say

  24-09-2019 19:12
  (CNN) — If you’re one of the 40 million American women between the ages of 45 and 65, there’s a chance you could be having a hot flash right now. If your flashes are mild and infrequent, good for you. But if you are often going up in flames, then it could be time to check in with your doctor.
  That’s because science is discovering hot flashes are much more than just a sweaty sign of menopause — their frequency or severity may also be linked to heart problems, stroke
  
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• 2nd Interstellar Visitor To Our Solar System Confirmed And Named

  24-09-2019 18:50
  (CNN) — An unusual object detected streaking across the sky last month was a comet that originated outside our solar system, observations have confirmed, becoming only the second observed interstellar object to cross into our solar system.
  It has been named 2I/Borisov by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center. And it’s anywhere between 1.2 and 10 miles in diameter, Karen Meech and her colleagues at the University of Hawaii say.
  Observations by NASA’s J
  
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• Police Investigating Shooting In Laurel

  24-09-2019 18:18
  LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man was shot in his lower torso Monday night in Laurel.
  Anne Arundel County police are investigating the shooting near Irving Street and Laurel Fort Meade Road around 8:30 p.m.
  The victim told officers he was shot while he stood outside the 200 block of Red Clay Road.
  The victim was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  The Western District Detective Unit is investigating this shooting and are asking anyone
  
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• Wawa Rated No. 1 Gas Station Coffee In Maryland

  24-09-2019 18:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Wawa is rated to have the no. 1 gas station coffee in Maryland, according to a survey.
  Gas Buddy rated gas station coffee ahead of National Coffee Day on Sept. 29.
  Wawa was rated as having the no. 1 gas station coffee in Maryland. Sheetz was ranked no. 2 and Royal Farms was rated no. 3. Wawa was also no. 1 in neighboring states Delaware, Virginia and Pennslyvania.Read the full survey here. 
   
  
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• Trial In Murder, Abduction Of Tiffany Jones Postponed

  24-09-2019 18:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The trial into the murder and abduction of Tiffany Jones was expected to begin Tuesday, but instead was postponed.
  The jury selection was set to begin.
  Willard Turner-Williams, 35, is charged with Jones’ murder.
  RELATED STORIES:Man Wanted, Woman Charged In Death Of Abducted, Baltimore Mother Tiffany Jones
  2nd Suspect Arrested In Death Of Abducted Baltimore Mother Tiffany Jones
  Body Of Abducted Tiffany Jones Found In Vacant Home
  Police Find Pickup Truck Used To Abduc
  
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• NFL Week 4 picks, odds: Browns pull off stunner in Baltimore, Eagles' downward spiral continues - CBS Sports

  24-09-2019 18:04 via cbssports.com
  NFL Week 4 picks, odds: Browns pull off stunner in Baltimore, Eagles' downward spiral continues  CBS Sports
  
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• Police Looking For Missing Vulnerable Adult Last Seen September 14

  24-09-2019 18:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police are looking for a missing vulnerable 62-year-old man who hasn’t been seen in nearly two weeks.
  Eric Kaepplein was last seen September 14 in the 6200 block of Northwood Drive. Police said he was heading to a Panera Bread in the 6100 block of York Road but never returned.
  Police said he is five-foot-seven and weighs 180 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt, dark blue jeans, white socks and brown shoes.Anyone who sees Kaepplein is asked to
  
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• Navy Confirms String Of Recent Suicides By USS George H.W. Bush Sailors

  24-09-2019 17:43
  NORFOLK, Va. (CBS News) — Four service members of the United States Navy have died by suicide between July and September of this year, officials have confirmed. The suicides involved four sailors assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier. Although two of the sailors killed themselves on the same day, the suicides did not occur on board the ship and authorities have said there is nothing to indicate the deaths are linked.
  In a Facebook post, Captain Sean Bailey, Commanding
  
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• 17-Year-Old Charged In Columbia Shooting Of Teen, Also Linked To Robbery, Carjacking

  24-09-2019 17:24
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — A Columbia teen was charged in the shooting of a 16-year-old boy in August as well as a robbery and carjacking in July.
  Norman Carter, 17, of Sweet Clover, was arrested after he tried to flee Howard County and community police officers. Police said Carter assaulted officers during the arrest. He was also carrying a loaded handgun at the time.
  Carter is charged as an adult with first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm, and relate
  
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• Nissan Recalls 1.3M Vehicles To Fix Backup Camera Display

  24-09-2019 17:10
  DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling 1.3 million vehicles mainly in the U.S. and Canada to fix a problem with the backup camera displays.
  The recall covers the 2018 and 2019 Nissan Altima, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Versa Note and Versa Sedan. Also included are the Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles.
  From the 2019 model year, the Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L also are included.
  The recalled
  
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• Baltimore Man Charged With 11 Counts After Police Find Loaded Stolen Gun In Car - CBS Baltimore

  24-09-2019 17:01 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Baltimore Man Charged With 11 Counts After Police Find Loaded Stolen Gun In Car

  24-09-2019 17:01
  BROOKLYN PARK, Md. (WJZ) — A 26-year-old man was charged with 11 counts after he was found to have a loaded stolen handgun in his car during a traffic stop.
  Anne Arundel County police pulled over Ja’Quon Kahlif Jones around 11:20 p.m. Monday night near Ritchie Highway and 11th Avenue. While officers were talking to Kahlif, they smelled marijuana and searched the vehicle.
  During the search, police recovered a loaded stolen Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun, 21 plastic vials each containing
  
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• Port of Baltimore sets monthly record for containers as business booms - Baltimore Business Journal

  24-09-2019 16:34 via bizjournals.com
  Port of Baltimore sets monthly record for containers as business booms  Baltimore Business Journal
  
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• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Is Back In Business : Deceptive Cadence - NPR

  24-09-2019 16:04 via npr.org
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• Man Shot In Head Overnight In Baltimore

  24-09-2019 15:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 49-year-old man was shot in the head in Baltimore early Tuesday morning.
  Officers were canvassing for a crime scene in the 400 block of Montford Avenue after a shooting victim walked into an area hospital for treatment, when they found a man with a gunshot wound to his head. The victim is in critical condition.
  Eastern District detectives are asking anyone with information about this shooting to call them at (410) 396-2433 or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
  
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• 3 Arrested In 2 Attempted Robberies In 3 Minutes In Baltimore Monday - CBS Baltimore

  24-09-2019 15:30 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• 3 Arrested In 2 Attempted Robberies In 3 Minutes In Baltimore Monday

  24-09-2019 15:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man and two boys were arrested in two separate attempted robberies in southeast Baltimore Monday night.
  Around 10:53 p.m., the suspects assaulted a woman and attempted to pull her out of her car in the 700 block of South Linwood Avenue. The suspects were unsuccessful and fled on foot.
  Then just three minutes later, the same suspects tried to rob a man walking in the 1200 block of Potomac Street. The suspects then fled on foot.
  However, officers located them in the 1200
  
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• Trial In Murder, Abduction Of Tiffany Jones Expected To Begin Tuesday

  24-09-2019 15:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The trial into the murder and abduction of Tiffany Jones is expected to begin Tuesday.
  Willard Turner-Williams, 35, is charged with Jones’ murder.
  RELATED STORIES:Man Wanted, Woman Charged In Death Of Abducted, Baltimore Mother Tiffany Jones
  2nd Suspect Arrested In Death Of Abducted Baltimore Mother Tiffany Jones
  Body Of Abducted Tiffany Jones Found In Vacant Home
  Police Find Pickup Truck Used To Abduct Tiffany JonesPolice said last year, Jones was abducted in broad
  
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• Police: Man Shot In Back, Carjacked By 3 Teens In Baltimore

  24-09-2019 15:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man was shot in the back in a reported carjacking in Baltimore early Tuesday morning by three teens.
  Officers were called to the 2200 block of Park Avenue for a report of a shooting around 3:22 a.m. and found 48-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the back.
  The victim told police he gave a ride to three unknown teenagers — two girls and a boy. When they got to their destination, the teens gave the man $5 and then assaulted
  
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• Weather Blog: A Lot Of Heat For Late September

  24-09-2019 14:21
  Hi Everyone!
  It will be a ton more comfortable this day than yesterday. Monday’s 95° was twenty degrees above normal. That is a lot of heat for mid late September. But that cold front which passed by the Mid-Atlantic last evening will knock our temps back to the low 80’s today. And that sets the table for the next 10 days. Let me say’ that again, the next ten days.
  75° is now the normal. At this time of the year every three days the normal daytime high drops by one degr
  
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• Baltimore Families To Receive Meals From PepsiCo, Feed The Children - CBS Baltimore

  24-09-2019 14:13 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Maryland Drivers Advised To Expect Delays At Bay Bridge

  24-09-2019 14:08
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland drivers are being advised to expect delays on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, as a deck rehabilitation project begins.
  Two-way operations on the westbound span will cease on Tuesday. That’s to prepare for the Maryland Transportation Authority’s $27 million deck project.
  During overnight closures of the westbound span, crews will restripe the three lanes to allow jersey barriers to be installed next to the right lane to create a safe work zone for crews
  
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• Baltimore attorney Ken Ravenell set to make first federal court appearance on charges he aided drug kingpin - Baltimore Sun

  24-09-2019 13:02 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore attorney Ken Ravenell set to make first federal court appearance on charges he aided drug kingpin  Baltimore Sun
  
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