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• Marian House 5K Run To Raise Funds To Help Homeless Women & Children Recoup

  25-09-2019 23:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Marian House has been providing rehabilitation services, and housing, to homeless women and their children for 37 years.
  Women like Heidi Blizzard, who said she feels “very blessed to be here.”
  In the midst of addiction, Blizzard was incarcerated for six months and was ordered by the court to undergo treatment.
  It was in that treatment that she heard about Marian House.
  “I just knew that that is where I needed to be.” said Blizzard, “This was
  
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• Crews battle heavy smoke, fire at vacant storefront in SW Baltimore - WBAL TV Baltimore

  25-09-2019 23:55 via wbaltv.com
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• Majority Of Marylanders Believe They Have Personal Impact On Climate Change, New Goucher Poll Finds

  25-09-2019 23:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Demonstrators around the United States are calling for action on climate change, and Maryland is no exception.
  Now, a new Goucher poll shows that the majority of Marylanders believe they have a personal impact on the environment.
  Marylanders for a global focus on climate change joined to protest pollution, with global emissions reaching record levels and no sign of leveling off.
  While world leaders prepared for the UN climate summit and Americans across the country took t
  
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• Surveillance company wants Baltimore to put three of its planes over the city at once - Washington Post

  25-09-2019 23:49 via washingtonpost.com
  Surveillance company wants Baltimore to put three of its planes over the city at once  Washington Post
  
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• UMD Law Professor Weighs In On President Trump Impeachment Inquiry

  25-09-2019 23:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — University of Maryland Law professor Mark Graber says he and his colleagues and students at the University of Maryland School of Law are watching impeachment inquiry developments very closely.
  “We can say President Trump is the greatest gift of all professors. He’s a walking final (exam). About every week, there’s a new constitutional issue,” Graber said. “It’s very clear he was asking a foreign country to go after a political riva
  
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• Inline Group Fitness in Baltimore, Forest Hill abruptly closes, confusing employees - Baltimore Sun

  25-09-2019 23:42 via baltimoresun.com
  Inline Group Fitness in Baltimore, Forest Hill abruptly closes, confusing employees  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Health Department Launches Campaign To Eliminate Lead Poisoning In Children - CBS Baltimore

  25-09-2019 23:34 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore Health Department Launches Campaign To Eliminate Lead Poisoning In Children  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Health Department Launches Campaign To Eliminate Lead Poisoning In Children

  25-09-2019 23:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — High levels of lead in Baltimore has resulted in lead poisoning cases popping up across the City for decades.
  While the City Health Department has long been working to reduce the poisoning, it launched a new campaign Wednesday to try to get more children tested for lead.
  Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa said Wednesday that just over 50 percent of the City’s children between the ages of one and two have been tested for it.
  “We believe that testing for half o
  
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• Jury Awards Former Detainee Daquan Wallace $25 Million In Jail Beating Case

  25-09-2019 23:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The family of a man who was severely beaten in jail was awarded a $25 million verdict by a jury. Lawyers argued that some Baltimore City corrections officers actually allowed fellow inmates to attack the victim.
  Attorneys said the attack was so brutal, the victim is now in a wheelchair and unable to talk. They said it happened when a violent gang was literally running the city jail.
  “They were scared to death, so my client’s mother called in and let the j
  
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• Dr. Phil On His Mission After 3,000 Episodes: ‘If Somebody Is Looking For Help, We Want Them To Know How To Find It’

  25-09-2019 23:12
  The Dr. Phil Show first aired in 2002 and now 17 years later they celebrate 3,000 episodes this week. Throughout the year Dr. Phil has helped thousands of people around the world and for this special milestone he will be revisited by some classic guests.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Dr. Phil ahead of episode 3,000 to discuss the impact of being on television for almost two decades, returning guests and some of the people who have helped shape his legendary career.
  MW: Dr. Phil, good mor
  
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• Push to eliminate lead poisoning in Baltimore - WBAL TV Baltimore

  25-09-2019 23:05 via wbaltv.com
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• John Harbaugh Is Doing Everything Right - Deadspin

  25-09-2019 22:53 via deadspin.com
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• Baltimore attorney Ravenell can practice despite criminal charges - Maryland Daily Record

  25-09-2019 22:43 via thedailyrecord.com
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• Baltimore-based meal kit company Terra’s Kitchen files for bankruptcy - Baltimore Sun

  25-09-2019 22:36 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore-based meal kit company Terra’s Kitchen files for bankruptcy  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore County Asking Board Of Education To Start School Before Labor Day Next Year

  25-09-2019 22:34
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — Should school start before or after Labor Day? It’s an ongoing debate in Maryland, and now, Baltimore County schools are weighing in.
  The school system is asking the Board of Education to consider starting school before Labor Day next year.
  Baltimore County parents’ response varies- some say the start date really doesn’t matter to them, while others say starting too early cuts into their summer vacation.
  “I’m a big proponent of ha
  
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• Baltimore-based Terra's Kitchen files for bankruptcy - Maryland Daily Record

  25-09-2019 22:24 via thedailyrecord.com
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• Baltimore Ravens: 3 secondary trades that make sense - Ebony Bird

  25-09-2019 22:18 via ebonybird.com
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• ‘I’m Still Here’: Man Gets Shocked 34 Times After Heart Attack

  25-09-2019 22:13
  HIRAM, Ohio (CBS Local) — An Ohio man who had to be shocked 34 times to stabilize his failing heart is now sharing his near-death experience.
  Frank Briggs, 63, said he was at his home in Hiram on June 4 when he first felt the pain in his chest.
  “Just boom, out of nowhere it came,” he told WEWS. “I went and sat down and the wife called 911.”
  Briggs had a heart attack in the ambulance, which caused a potentially fatal heart rhythm disturbance that could lead to death
  
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• Baltimore City Circuit Court Vacancy Filled - Josh Kurtz

  25-09-2019 22:13 via marylandmatters.org
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• Federal Watchdog Sues Maryland Debt Collection Company

  25-09-2019 22:06
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal watchdog agency is suing a debt collection company and its owner, accusing them of collecting debts without a reasonable basis to assert that consumers owed the money.
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed its lawsuit on Wednesday against Beltsville, Maryland-based Fair Collections & Outsourcing Inc. and other related companies owned by Michael Sobota of Ormond Beach, Florida.
  The suit alleges Sobota’s company has failed to ensure the &ldq
  
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• Pierre Gibbons Is Fighting For His Life After Trying To Save Neighbor From Burning Patterson Park Home

  25-09-2019 22:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Pierre Gibbons is a fighter and now he’s facing the biggest fight of his life — after the Baltimore man tried to rescue his neighbor from her burning Patterson Park home Monday night.
  The 57-year-old rushed inside a home on North Rose Street to rescue his 76-year-old neighbor from a house fire.
  RELATED: Two People Seriously Injured, 4 Homes Damaged After Fire In Patterson Park
  Gibbons isn’t yet ready to leave the hospital, but his family is rallying arou
  
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• Maryland Health Officials Prepare For Smoking Age Increase - CBS Baltimore

  25-09-2019 22:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Maryland Health Officials Prepare For Smoking Age Increase

  25-09-2019 22:00
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s health department is reaching out to retailers to prepare them for an increase in the age when people can buy tobacco.
  Starting Tuesday, the age for buying tobacco products in Maryland will increase from 18 to 21.
  The law will also apply to electronic smoking devices and vaping.
  The department says it has reached out to more than 4,000 randomly selected tobacco retailers across the state to prepare them for the change.
  The change comes as Maryland, as well
  
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• Baltimore viewers react positively to WBFF’s hiring of Mary Bubala - Baltimore Sun

  25-09-2019 21:54 via baltimoresun.com
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• PGPD Suspends Officer Arrested In Off-Duty Domestic Assault In Anne Arundel County

  25-09-2019 21:51
  LAUREL, MD. (WJZ) — A Prince George’s County police officer is suspended without pay after a domestic violence-related arrest in Anne Arundel County, police said Wednesday.
  Corporal Steven Davis was arrested Tuesday night at his home in Laurel, and is charged with first and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
  Credit: AACO Police
  Prince George’s Police Department was contacted on Tuesday by a woman who said her boy
  
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• Teacher Carries Wheelchair Bound Student Through Rugged Terrain On Class Field Trip

  25-09-2019 21:43
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CBS Local) — A ten-year-old Kentucky girl who is confined to a wheelchair was planning to miss yet another field trip until a teacher stepped in.
  Ryan Neighbors, a fourth grader at Tully Elementary in Louisville, was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly.
  While Neighbors excels in the classroom, her condition had been an obstacle for field trips.
  “We’ve had field trips before where we weren&r
  
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• Freddie Kitchens says AFC North runs through Baltimore, optimistic about offense - Press Conference - clevelandbrowns.com

  25-09-2019 21:18 via clevelandbrowns.com
  Freddie Kitchens says AFC North runs through Baltimore, optimistic about offense - Press Conference  clevelandbrowns.com
  
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• Woman Blames Nail Salon After Almost Losing Arm To Flesh-Eating Bacteria

  25-09-2019 20:54
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (CBS Local) — A Tennessee woman says she almost lost her arm to flesh-eating bacteria after getting a manicure at a nail salon.
  Jayne Sharp said she was getting a manicure at Jazzy Nail Bar in Knoxville earlier this year when she “got poked in the thumb.” She said she didn’t think anything of it. But within “a couple of hours,” she says her thumb started “throbbing” and experienced flu-like symptoms.
  Sharp said one of her daughters
  
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• Squirrel Guides Woman To Its Injured Baby Vulnerable To Cat Attack

  25-09-2019 20:37
  PULASKI, Va. (CBS Local) — A Virginia woman says she was stopped in her tracks by a squirrel that needed help protecting its injured baby from a nearby cat threatening to attack.
  Tia Powell was walking on a trail near Kiwanis Park in Pulaski when a squirrel approached her and blocked her path, according to police.
  “After realizing that the squirrel did not mean any harm and wasn’t going to leave her side, Powell turned around and the squirrel led her down the trail to a baby sq
  
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• The Sun is wrong about Maryland’s oyster rules - Baltimore Sun

  25-09-2019 20:12 via baltimoresun.com
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• Let’s employ ‘squeegee kids’ to clean city streets - Baltimore Sun

  25-09-2019 20:01 via baltimoresun.com
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• Civility in mayoral race? Not likely. - Baltimore Sun

  25-09-2019 20:01 via baltimoresun.com
  Civility in mayoral race? Not likely.  Baltimore Sun
  
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• ‘Rushing Football To Be Key’ CBS Sport Network’s Kevin Carter On Maryland Vs. Penn State

  25-09-2019 19:50
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Friday night is shaping up to be the biggest football game on Maryland’s campus in quite a few years.
  The Terps, 2-1 on the season so far, welcome the rival #12 Penn State Nittany Lions to Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, with a chance to start their conference slate 1-0. The Terps have hosted plenty of ranked teams in recent years. But this game has a bit more excitement surrounding it, based on the way Mike Locksley’s squad opened the season, s
  
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• Baltimore County Police Investigate Robbery At Family Dollar - CBS Baltimore

  25-09-2019 19:45 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Baltimore County Police Investigate Robbery At Family Dollar

  25-09-2019 19:45
  ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ) — Two men are suspects in a robbery at a Family Dollar in Baltimore County.
  Police said the suspects entered the Family Dollar at 8414 Philadelphia Rd. just before 3 p.m.
  The suspects pointed a gun at the cashier and demanded she open the register, according to authorities. They said the suspects took an undisclosed amount of money and fled on foot west on Philadelphia Rd.
  Courtesy: Baltimore County Police Department
  Police asked anyone with information about these susp
  
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• Byte Back tech training program plots growth in Baltimore - Baltimore Business Journal

  25-09-2019 19:43 via bizjournals.com
  Byte Back tech training program plots growth in Baltimore  Baltimore Business Journal
  
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• Fox Captured Sleeping On The Hood Of Ocean City Police Car

  25-09-2019 19:24
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Sound the cute news alarms! A fox found a unique place to sleep overnight.
  Ocean City Police captured a fox catching some ZZZs on one of their police vehicles.
  “Check out this fox snoozing on the hood of a Police vehicle at the Public Safety Building,” the police department posted on Facebook.Maybe the fox felt safer sleeping on top of a police car? Maybe the hood was still warm from the engine?
  Either way, it’s a cute little moment captured by Oce
  
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• How To Get Tickets To Maryland’s Sold Out Game Against Penn State

  25-09-2019 19:23
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — The University of Maryland is preparing for a highly anticipated Friday night football game against Penn State.
  Classes for UMD students were canceled ahead of the 8 p.m. kickoff, and Terps fans were told to wear all Black at Capital One Field.
  Headed To The Maryland Vs Penn State Game Friday? Wear Black If You’re A Terps Fan
  The hype is so huge for the Big Ten Conference match-up, tickets already sold out.
  However if you still want to attend, tickets are be
  
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• Baltimore sewage backups: Where is the help? - Baltimore Sun

  25-09-2019 19:16 via baltimoresun.com
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• 'Hailed A Hero' | Baltimore Man Fighting For His Life After Trying To Rescue Elderly Woman From Burning Home - CBS Baltimore

  25-09-2019 19:12 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  'Hailed A Hero' | Baltimore Man Fighting For His Life After Trying To Rescue Elderly Woman From Burning Home  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Director Of Transportation To Brief Baltimore County School Board About Bus Driver Shortages - CBS Baltimore

  25-09-2019 19:12 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Director Of Transportation To Brief Baltimore County School Board About Bus Driver Shortages  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Health Department Launches Campaign To Eliminate Lead Poisoning In Children, Adds Testing - CBS Baltimore

  25-09-2019 19:12 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore Health Department Launches Campaign To Eliminate Lead Poisoning In Children, Adds Testing  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Police investigating fatal Woodlawn shooting - Baltimore Sun

  25-09-2019 19:05 via baltimoresun.com
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• Abington Man Charged In Bomb Threat At Prince Of Peace Church

  25-09-2019 18:56
  ABINGDON, Md. (WJZ) — A 45-year-old Abingdon man was charged in a bomb threat at an Edgewood church Tuesday afternoon.
  Steve Michael Droter was charged with making a bomb threat at Prince of Peach Church.
  Harford County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the church in the 2600 block of Willoughby Beach Road around 12:41 p.m. for a report of a suspicious vehicle. When they arrived they found Droter sitting in the box truck. After deputies spoke with Droter, he suggested he may have exp
  
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• Ravens vs. Browns staff picks: Who will win Sunday’s game in Baltimore? - Baltimore Sun

  25-09-2019 18:34 via baltimoresun.com
  Ravens vs. Browns staff picks: Who will win Sunday’s game in Baltimore?  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Orioles top prospect list 2020: No. 1 pick Adley Rutschman checks in at the top - CBS Sports

  25-09-2019 18:31 via cbssports.com
  Baltimore Orioles top prospect list 2020: No. 1 pick Adley Rutschman checks in at the top  CBS Sports
  
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• Baltimore Sun sets last secret supper date for the year - Baltimore Sun

  25-09-2019 18:29 via baltimoresun.com
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• Fired Anchor Resurfaces as Reporter in Baltimore - TVSpy

  25-09-2019 18:21 via adweek.com
  Fired Anchor Resurfaces as Reporter in Baltimore  TVSpy
  
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• Porch Pirate Suspect Sought By Frederick Police

  25-09-2019 18:12
  FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — The Frederick Police Department posted video of what they said is a porch pirate.
  The department posted Ring Doorbell video of the alleged theft on its Twitter page.
  It appears to show a woman dropped off in front of a home on Tuscarora Ct. After the car drove away, she walked up the driveway to the porch and took a package.Do you recognize this person? Property was removed from the residence IAO Tuscarora Court.
  If so please contact Ofc. Willie Buntley at 240-840-14
  
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• President Trump’s Ukraine Call Transcript Released

  25-09-2019 18:02
  (CBS News) — The Trump administration has released the much-anticipated transcript summary of President Trump’s phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, after Mr. Trump authorized publishing the transcript. A memo summarizing the call shows that the president urged Zelensky to probe Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, who sat on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company.
  
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