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• BPD Sgt. Ethan Newberg, Officer Arrested For Assault, Was Highest-Paid City Employee In FY19, Records Show

  03-10-2019 23:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Despite being suspended without pay in June after being arrested on a number of charges, Baltimore Police Department Sgt. Ethan Newberg was the highest-paid city employee in fiscal year 2019, records show.
  Newberg, whose base salary was $107,807, took home $260,775.26 for the fiscal year, according to a city employee salary database. That figure is more than any of his nearly 14,000 fellow city employees.
  The data was first highlighted on Twitter Thursday by user @xoameli
  
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• 83 Arrests Made In Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Incident Action Plan Operation

  03-10-2019 23:42
  ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County police arrested 83 people from the month of September in the ongoing Incident Action Plan operation.
  The IAP was coordinated in September to focus on criminal activity in relation to drugs, guns, prostitution, and human trafficking in the northern part of Anne Arundel County, police said.
  The following is the list of all arrests, search warrants, seizures as well as the number of safe station responses in the northern part of the co
  
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• Hanover Street Bridge To Close Over Weekend For Repair Work

  03-10-2019 23:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Department of Transportation is advising drivers that the Hanover Street Bridge will be closed this weekend for repair work.
  Starting at 4 a.m. Saturday the bridge will be closed to traffic in both directions between Waterview Ave. and Cromwell Street until about 7 p.m. Sunday.
  There will be detours, but drivers are urged to use alternate routes.
  
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• Orioles Players Send Handwritten Thank You Notes To Fans After Second Straight 100-Plus Loss Season

  03-10-2019 23:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles had another 100-plus loss season as the rebuilding process continues.
  CBS Sports reports that players from the team wrote handwritten notes to season ticket holders thanking them for their support throughout the season.
  The team finished the year 54-108 after going 47-115 the season before.
   
   
   
  
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• Loose Bull Corralled In West Baltimore Back Home On The Farm

  03-10-2019 23:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After an exciting day running through west Baltimore, the bull that was on the loose Wednesday is now back home at the farm.
  The owners say the bull is doing well in his barn after a chaotic escape.
  After breaking free, the bull was on the run for two hours spending much of his time on Coppin State University’s campus before he was tranquilized and taken home.
  
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• $27M Demolition Underway At Baltimore City Detention Center - CBS Baltimore

  03-10-2019 22:50 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• $27M Demolition Underway At Baltimore City Detention Center

  03-10-2019 22:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After being shut down by the governor in 2015, what has been called the worst jail in the country is about to be torn down.
  The Baltimore City Detention Center, where gang members once ruled, will be removed, but some of the building’s historic architecture will be spared.
  Conditions inside the jail called Gov. Larry Hogan to call it a disaster of a facility and an embarrassment to the state, with dozens of health and safety code violations.
  “The roof was crum
  
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• Towson University Increases Police Patrols, Adding Officers After Sex Assaults Reported On Campus

  03-10-2019 22:27
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Towson University police are increasing its patrols following two reported sex assaults on campus. The university police department is also adding seven officers to its staff.
  In a letter to the Towson University community, president Kim Schatzel said the university has already increased patrols, including foot patrols, around campus. The university also began recruiting for seven new positions on its campus police staff and will be completed within 45 days.
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• Cab Calloway Home In West Baltimore To Be Demolished, City Says

  03-10-2019 22:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The west Baltimore home of jazz musician Cab Calloway will be demolished, a city official confirmed Thursday.
  Despite efforts from Calloway’s grandson and others to preserve the home, the entire west side of the 2200 block of Druid Hill Avenue will be torn down, housing department spokesperson Kevin Nash said.
  Jazz musician Cab Calloway was raised in Baltimore. Courtesy: AP
  “The City is committed to the implementation of the community plan for new construction
  
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• Orioles Commemorate Anniversary Of Delmon Young’s Go-Ahead Double In The ALDS

  03-10-2019 22:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On this date in Orioles history, Delmon Young’s playoff magic lifted the Orioles to a 2-0 series lead in the ALDS.
  Trailing the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth with one out and the bases loaded, Young ripped a double into the left-field corner to score Nelson Cruiz, Steve Pearce and J.J. Hardy.#OTD in 2014
  Cruz is in! Pearce is in! Hardy around third, he's going to try to score, and… SAFE! 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐑
  
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• Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Hasson Pleads Guilty In Illegally Stockpiling Weapons, Buying Opioid Tramadol

  03-10-2019 22:10
  GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) —  A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling weapons and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists has pleaded guilty in a case charging him with gun and drug offenses Thursday.
  Federal prosecutors charged 50-year-old Christopher Hasson of Silver Spring with four counts — including unlawful possession of unregistered silencers, unlawful possession of firearm silencers unidentified by serial number, possession of firearms
  
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• Officer who arrested police sergeant outside Baltimore strip club convicted of assault, misconduct in office - Baltimore Sun

  03-10-2019 22:02 via baltimoresun.com
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• Man From Ghana Swindles Virginia Woman Out Of $300K In Online Dating Scheme, Feds Say

  03-10-2019 22:01
  CHESAPEAKE, VA (WTKR) — A Virginia woman lost more than $300,000 through an online romance scam, according to a newly-unsealed federal indictment.
  Richard Yaw Dorpe of Ghana is charged with wire and mail fraud in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. The case was just unsealed Wednesday.
  Investigators say Dorpe pretended to be a widower from Virginia Beach when he met the victim, identified only as E.F., online in 2016. Dorpe went by Jerry Linus or Nils, and sent E.F. pictures making it seem lik
  
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• 13 Fun Things To Do This Halloween

  03-10-2019 21:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Halloween is just around the corner — and that means enjoying all the fun things about this spooky season, like haunted attractions, pumpkin patches and corn mazes.
  Here are some haunted houses and pumpkin patches, you and your family can enjoy this Halloween!
  The Nevermore Haunt
  Located at 450 Mott Street in Baltimore, this haunted attraction offers food, drinks and scary festive fun based on Baltimore’s dark past.
  (Photo Credit: The Nevermore Haunt)
  The haun
  
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• ‘The Ravens Are Particularly Angry,’ Says CBS Philadelphia’s Don Bell

  03-10-2019 21:40
  (CBS Baltimore) — The Baltimore Ravens need a bounce-back game. After starting the season in convincing fashion — with two wins over the sub-par Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals — the team fell to earth in Week 3. The Kansas City Chiefs have a way of doing that to teams. A disappointing division loss to the uneven Cleveland Browns followed that.
  The Ravens find themselves at 2-2, tied with the Browns for the lead in an AFC North that’s just there for the taking. The r
  
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• NOAA Weather Scientist Dr. William Lapenta Drowns In Rough Surf In North Carolina

  03-10-2019 21:26
  DUCK, N.C. (CBS Local) — A leading government meteorologist who headed the national center that tracks ocean, hurricane and space conditions, died Monday in rough seas on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
  Dr. William Lapenta, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction, died Monday while swimming at a Duck beach, CBS affiliate WTKR reported.
  The exact factors that caused Lapenta’s death are unknown, but the N
  
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• 30 Baltimore-area neighborhoods delivering best returns on investment - WBAL TV Baltimore

  03-10-2019 21:15 via wbaltv.com
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• Teen Use Of Flavored E-Cigarettes Has Continued To Rise, Report Says

  03-10-2019 21:05
  (CNN) — Flavored e-cigarette use among young people in the United States increased from 2014 to 2018, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration.
  The report, released Thursday, said current use of flavored e-cigarettes — defined as use in the past 30 days — had increased among high school students since 2014 and among middle school students since 2015.
  Public health officials have called youth vaping
  
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• Study: Dunkin’ Has Fastest Drive-Thru, Chick-Fil-A Is Slowest

  03-10-2019 20:56
  (CBS Local) — You probably already suspected it, but now it’s confirmed. Fast food drive-thru lines are slowing down in the United States, according to a new report.
  Customers spent an average of 255 seconds this year going from the speaker to place their order to the pick up window, according to a performance study from restaurant trade publication QSR Magazine.
  That’s about 20 seconds longer than in 2018.
  The study found Dunkin’ had the fastest drive-thru times, with an
  
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• Get A Flu Shot In Baltimore Saturday Without Leaving Your Car

  03-10-2019 20:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Haven’t gotten a flu shot yet this year? MedStar Health is hoping to make the process quick and easy — so easy, you don’t even have to leave your vehicle.
  The health care provider is holding its 13th-annual drive-thru flu shot clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Harbor Hospital, 2900 South Hanover Street.
  Drivers will be able to stop in the Orthopaedic Center parking lot and get a vaccination without leaving their car. Those without cars will also
  
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• 'We regularly train for this’: Behind the scenes of Baltimore’s latest bull escape - Baltimore Sun

  03-10-2019 20:38 via baltimoresun.com
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• 20-Year-Old Man Arrested In Laurel Shooting

  03-10-2019 20:24
  LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — A 20-year-old New Carrollton man was been arrested Wednesday evening in a September 23 shooting in Laurel that left one man injured.
  Tyjuan Chapple was arrested on a number of charges, including armed robbery, robbery, first- and second-degree assault, firearm use in a felony and theft, in connection with the shooting, Anne Arundel County Police said Thursday.
  Courtesy: Anne Arundel County Police
  Officers were called to the 200 block of Red Clay Road around 8:30 p.m. Se
  
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• Police Searching For Suspects In Thursday Morning 7-Eleven Armed Robbery

  03-10-2019 19:52
  SEVERN, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County police are searching for two suspects in an early morning armed robbery of a 7-Eleven in Severn.
  Officers were called to the store in the 500 block of 500 Donaldson Avenue around 3:36 a.m. Thursday morning for a report of an armed robbery.
  One suspect armed with a handgun entered the store and demanded money while the second suspect waited outside as a lookout, police said.
  The clerk complied and the suspects left the store with an unknown amount of
  
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• Trial Set For Montgomery County Cop Charged With Assaulting Man During Arrest

  03-10-2019 19:43
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A trial date has been set for the Montgomery County police officer charged with assaulting a man during an arrest at an Aspen Hill McDonald’s in July.
  Kevin Joseph Moris, 32, is charged with second-degree assault and misconduct in office stemming from the incident, in which he allegedly kneed 19-year-old Arnaldo Pesoa’s head into the ground while handcuffing him.
  A video of the arrest went viral on social media.
  Moris will head to trial December 9
  
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• Georgetown Students Push University For Action On Slavery Reparations

  03-10-2019 19:40
  (CBS News) — Georgetown University students gathered Thursday to protest the university’s lack of progress on implementing reparations for descendants of slaves once sold by the school. Students voted overwhelmingly in favor of the plan in a referendum in April, but activists say so far little has been done to carry it out.
  “The school has kept us in a sort of purgatory in terms of implementation,” said Nile Blass, a member of the GU272 advocacy group, which cre
  
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• 23 Reported Cases Of Severe Lung Illnesses From Vaping, E-Cigarettes In Maryland, Doctors Now Required To Report Cases

  03-10-2019 19:40
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — As their investigation continues into the 23 reported cases of severe lung illnesses in Maryland, state health officials issue an order requiring all doctors and health care providers, as well as local health departments, to report cases of severe lung illnesses to the state.
  Maryland Health Secretary Robert R. Neall issued the order on Oct. 3 following health advisories from the CDC and the FDA about an outbreak of lung injuries from vaping devices — such as e
  
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• Virginia Teacher Says He Was Fired For Refusing To Use Male Pronouns For A Transgender Student

  03-10-2019 19:28
  (CNN) — A Virginia teacher has filed a lawsuit saying he was wrongfully fired for refusing to use male pronouns for a transgender student.
  In 2018, a student at West Point High School began identifying as male. He and his mother asked for him to be referred to with his preferred name and pronouns: he, him, his.
  French teacher Peter Vlaming said he couldn’t “in good conscience” comply, citing his religious beliefs, according to the complaint. He consistently used the stude
  
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• WATCH: Car Prowler Suspect’s ‘Startled’ Face Captured On Dashcam Video

  03-10-2019 19:23
  BEAVERTON, Ore. (CBS Local) — A man who allegedly broke into a car appeared shocked as he realized he was being recorded by a motion-activated dashcam while rifling through the vehicle.
  “I am totally happy I bought that camera. It’s worth every penny,” said the car owner who didn’t want to go on-camera herself because the suspect is still on the loose.
  “It starts recording without any light as soon as the motion happens, but after 10 seconds, the light comes o
  
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• Demolition Underway At Baltimore City Detention Center

  03-10-2019 18:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After being shut down by the governor in 2015, what has been called the worst jail in the country is about to be torn down.
  The Baltimore City Detention Center, where gang members once ruled, will be removed, but some of the building’s historic architecture will be spared.
  Conditions inside the jail called Gov. Larry Hogan to call it a disaster of a facility and an embarrassment to the state, with dozens of health and safety code violations.
  “The roof was crum
  
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• Dads-To-Be Should Stop Drinking 6 Months Before Conception For Baby’s Heart Health, Study Says

  03-10-2019 18:33
  (CNN) — Alcohol consumption during pregnancy has long been linked to congenital defects and developmental problems in newborns. Now a new study has found a link between a baby’s congenital heart defects and their prospective parents’ drinking before conception.
  Compared to non-drinkers, fathers who drank during the three months before conception were 44% more likely to have babies born with congenital heart disease.
  Congenital heart defects affect nearly 1% of all newborns each
  
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• Man Fatally Shot At Baltimore County Shopping Center; Police Searching For Shooter - CBS Baltimore

  03-10-2019 18:25 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Man Fatally Shot At Baltimore County Shopping Center; Police Searching For Shooter

  03-10-2019 18:25
  COCKEYSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A 32-year-old Cockeysville man was shot and killed at a Baltimore County shopping center late Wednesday night, police said.
  The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. Wednesday at the Cranbrook Shopping Center in Cockeysville.
  Officers were called to the area for a report of a disturbance. When they arrived, they found a man inside the Quick Mart Dairy Store with an apparent gunshot wound.
  A preliminary investigation found the man, Colby Omar Woodward, was shot in
  
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• Demolition Underway At Baltimore City Detention Center - CBS Baltimore

  03-10-2019 18:16 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• The 30 Greater Baltimore neighborhoods that deliver the best returns on investment - Baltimore Business Journal

  03-10-2019 18:12 via bizjournals.com
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• Man Wins $750,000 After Suing Ex-Wife’s Lover Under ‘Homewrecker’ Law

  03-10-2019 18:04
  GREENVILLE, N.C. (CBS Local) — A divorced North Carolina man has won $750,000 in a lawsuit against the man he claimed broke up his marriage.
  Kevin Howard was married 12 years when his wife approached him about separating.
  “It was like someone calling you and telling you that a family member had tragically died,” the Pitt County man told WITN.
  Howard recently won a $750,000 judgment against his ex-wife’s lover under North Carolina’s alienation of affection law, accor
  
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• Weekend Events Calendar: Doors Open Baltimore, Night Brunch Festival, Edgar Allan Poe Festival, PinBaltimore - Baltimore Fishbowl

  03-10-2019 18:02 via baltimorefishbowl.com
  Weekend Events Calendar: Doors Open Baltimore, Night Brunch Festival, Edgar Allan Poe Festival, PinBaltimore  Baltimore Fishbowl
  
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• How will SNF Agora reach Baltimore community? - Johns Hopkins News-Letter

  03-10-2019 18:00 via jhunewsletter.com
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• Baltimore County investigating Wednesday night homicide in Cockeysville - Baltimore Sun

  03-10-2019 17:51 via baltimoresun.com
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• Law enforcement operation takes down drug ring in West Baltimore - WEAA

  03-10-2019 17:41 via weaa.org
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• 23 Reported Cases Of Severe Lung Illnesses From Vaping, E-Cigarettes In Maryland, Doctors Now Required To Report Cases To State

  03-10-2019 17:40
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — As their investigation continues into the 23 reported cases of severe lung illnesses in Maryland, state health officials issue an order requiring all doctors and health care providers, as well as local health departments, to report cases of severe lung illnesses to the state.
  Maryland Health Secretary Robert R. Neall issued the order on Oct. 3 following health advisories from the CDC and the FDA about an outbreak of lung injuries from vaping devices — such as e
  
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• Baltimore officer accuses department of racial, sexual bias - WTOP

  03-10-2019 17:33 via wtop.com
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• 3 Arrested In Drug Bust At Park Plaza Hotel - CBS Baltimore

  03-10-2019 17:17 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• 3 Arrested In Drug Bust At Park Plaza Hotel

  03-10-2019 17:17
  BROOKLYN PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Police charged three people in Anne Arundel County with drug possession after they allegedly found crack-cocaine in their possession during a drug bust in Brooklyn Park.
  Nevada Gerrard Williams, 46, of Baltimore was charged with possession CDS of crack-cocaine and possession CDS with intent crack-cocaine.
  Two others, 42-year-old Jennifer Lynn Smoot of Baltimore and 34-year-old Nicole Lynn Childress of Baltimore were arrested and charged on three counts of possess
  
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• Latest on Terra's Kitchen LLC and more - Baltimore Business Journal

  03-10-2019 17:09 via bizjournals.com
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• Patricia Heaton On Her Role In ‘Carol’s Second Act’: ‘She Takes This Opportunity At This Stage Of Her Life To Make Her Dream Come True’

  03-10-2019 17:00
  Ever feel like you need to hit the reset button? Carol’s Second Act tells the story of a woman in her 50s who is looking to start over following a divorce and becoming an empty nester. Carol, played by Patricia Heaton, retires from teaching and goes after her lifelong dream of becoming a doctor, making her the oldest person in her class; closer in age to her senior attending, played by Kyle MacLachlan, than any of her classmates.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Heaton and MacLachlan
  
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• Younger, social-justice-minded leadership of Baltimore Teachers Union willing to mix it up with school board - Baltimore Sun

  03-10-2019 16:37 via baltimoresun.com
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• Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train In Halethorpe Thursday Morning - CBS Baltimore

  03-10-2019 16:30 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train In Halethorpe Thursday Morning

  03-10-2019 16:30
  HALETHORPE, Md. (WJZ) — A pedestrian was hit and killed by a train Thursday morning, according to Baltimore County fire officials, causing delays to the Camden line of the MARC train.
  Around 3:49 a.m. Thursday, a CSX train fatally struck an unauthorized person on the railroad tracks near Hammonds Ferry Road and Clyde Ave in Halethorpe, CSX said in a statement.#MARC Camden line showing slight delays after a person was hit near the St.Denis Station in Relay, #Halethorpe, #BaltimoreCounty. Pe
  
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• ‘Playing A Villain Is More Fun And Interesting Than Playing A Good Guy’: Michael Emerson On Role In New CBS Show ‘Evil’

  03-10-2019 16:04
  (CBS Local)- “I have to say it seems obvious to me that playing a villain is more fun and more interesting than playing a good guy.”
  Michael Emerson has been known for a few villainous roles in his time in the television industry, first appearing as serial killer William Hinks in The Practice before later stealing the show as Ben Linus/Henry Gale on Lost. Now, Emerson is returning to your television screen as a villain once more, this time as Dr. Leland Townsend on CBS’ newest
  
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• Baltimore Sun staff picks for Week 5 of the NFL season - Baltimore Sun

  03-10-2019 16:02 via baltimoresun.com
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