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• More Than 100 In Congress Ask MLB To Reconsider Minors Plan

  20-11-2019 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly one-quarter of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives asked Major League Baseball to reconsider its proposal for a restructuring of the minor leagues after the 2020 season that would lead to 42 teams being dropped from their current circuits.
  Reps. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., and David McKinley. R-W.Va., took the lead in the letter sent Tuesday to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and signed by 106 members of the House.
  “The abandonment of minor
  
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• Councilman Zeke Cohen Pushes For Baltimore To Become ‘Trauma Responsive City’

  20-11-2019 23:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — At the corner of Gusryan and Boston Street, City Councilman Zeke Cohen joined Police Commissioner Michael Harrison in the fight to turn Baltimore into a trauma-responsive city.
  “Where we embrace our young people, we prevent trauma from occurring,” Cohen said. “We all across the city respond to it.”
  The push comes just two days after a 32-year-old was stabbed on Anglesea Street in front of his 4-year-old son.
  He later died at the hospital.
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• Body Recovered From Harbor In Canton, Police Say

  20-11-2019 23:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A body has been recovered from the harbor in Canton on Wednesday, police said.
  Baltimore City Fire was on the scene at 4:41 p.m. for a call about a person in the water at Boston St and Wagner St.
  They originally called it a water rescue, but later confirmed by police it was a man’s body.
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• Aladdin The Musical Wowing Crowds At The Hippodrome

  20-11-2019 23:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Disney’s Aladdin the Musical is currently wowing crowds at the Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center.
  The award-winning show is making its first stop in Baltimore for a 19-day stint, from November 13 through December 1.
  “The audiences have been very excited,” Stage Manager Vanessa Coakley said. “I think especially around the holidays, you’ve got people coming to the theatre for the first time, and they’re experiencing
  
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• 60 Customers Without Service After Water Main Break In Middle River, Officials Say

  20-11-2019 23:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — 60 customers are without service after a water main breaks in Baltimore County.Baltimore City reports that an eight-inch and a six-inch water main have broken at 25 Right Aileron Street 21220.Sixty customers are out of service.
  — Baltimore County (@BaltCoGov) November 20, 2019The city reported to Baltimore County that an eight-inch and a six-inch water main have broken at 25 Right Aileron Street.
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• District Heights Mayor Eddie Martin Convicted Of Misconduct In Office

  20-11-2019 22:49
  
  DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (WJZ) — The Mayor of District Heights in Prince George’s County was convicted of misconduct in office Wednesday.
  Prosecutors say Mayor Eddie Martin used city money to purchase about $50,000 worth of fireworks.
  While saying the fireworks were to be used by the city, Martin gave them to a friend for his personal use.
  Martin will be sentenced in December.
  
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• Sheriff: Alabama Fan Fatally Shot LSU Fan In Spat Over Football Game

  20-11-2019 22:34
  
  LITTLEVILLE, Ala. (CBS Local) — An Alabama man who fatally shot another man while watching a football game at the suspect’s home was charged with murder, according to investigators.
  Several people had gathered at the Littleville home of David Allen Fulkerson to watch the Nov. 9 Louisiana State University-Alabama game, Colbert County Sheriff Frank Williamson told the TimesDaily.
  The victim, James Michael Roland Merritt, was cheering for LSU, who defeated Alabama that day 46-41.An Alab
  
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• 3 People Displaced After House Fire In Anne Arundel County

  20-11-2019 22:33
  
  GAMBRILLS, Md. (WJZ) — An investigation is underway into the cause of a major house fire in Anne Arundel County.
  Flames broke out just before 9 p.m. Tuesday night in the 1500 block of Branchwood Terrace in Gambrills.
  Nearly 60 firefighters responded to the fire, including firefighters from Prince Geroge’s County.
  Three people who live there are now being helped by the Red Cross.
  
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• 14 Injured After MTA Bus, 3 Cars Collide In Middle River, Baltimore County Fire Says

  20-11-2019 22:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An MTA bus and three cars have collided at Rossville Blvd and Kelso Drive, Baltimore County Fire says.
  A total of 14 people are injured, expect delays.UPDATE #bcofd MCI Rossville Bl & Kelso Dr// EMS has transported 14 injured persons to local area hospitals// injuries reported to be non-life threatening. DT1608^TF
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• Pentagon And State Department Officials Testify In Impeachment Probe

  20-11-2019 21:56
  
  Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, and David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, will appear before lawmakers to discuss their knowledge of events at the center of the impeachment inquiry.
  
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• Trump Quotes Sondland Quoting Him: ‘I Want Nothing. I Want No Quid Pro Quo’

  20-11-2019 21:52
  
  President Trump quoted a portion of the testimony of U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland as he departed the White House Wednesday: "I want nothing. I want nothing," Mr. Trump read to reporters outside the White House.
  
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• Two Men Arrested For Allegedly Robbing Woman At York Road BP Gas Station

  20-11-2019 21:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two men were arrested after allegedly robbing a woman at a BP gas station on York Road in Baltimore, police said Wednesday.
  At around 5:15 a.m., a 54-year-old woman was at the gas station in the 5300 block of York Road when she said she was approached by two men.
  She said the two suspects put a blunt object in the woman’s side, implied they were armed with a gun and robbed her of $15 before they fled the gas station.
  The victim described the suspects to the off
  
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• Capitals’ Hathaway Suspended 3 Games For Spitting

  20-11-2019 21:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been suspended three games for spitting on an opponent.
  The NHL announced Hathaway’s suspension Wednesday after a hearing with him. He will forfeit $24,194 in salary.
  Toward the end of a heated brawl between the Capitals and Ducks on Monday night, Hathaway responded to a rabbit punch from Erik Gudbranson by spitting on the Anaheim defenseman. Hathaway was ejected with a match penalty that carried with it an automatic sus
  
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• Yanda Now A Member Of The Old Guard For Soaring Ravens

  20-11-2019 21:26
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Back when Marshal Yanda didn’t have a touch of gray in his red beard and had not yet earned the first of seven Pro Bowl bids, the big kid from Iowa was just a raw rookie with the Baltimore Ravens looking for some guidance.
  “There were great leaders on this team,” Yanda recalled Wednesday. “Jonathan Ogden and Mike Flynn were my first old dogs when I was a young buck. You want them to lead the way, and if you have questions you ask those guys.
  
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• Flying This Thanksgiving? Experts Say Get To The Airport Early

  20-11-2019 20:58
  
  LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) — If you’re flying out of Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshal Airport for the Thanksgiving holiday, experts say you need to get to the airport early.
  The Transportation Security Administration is expecting a record-breaking amount of travelers this holiday weekend, with 26.8 million passengers and crew traveling through airport security checkpoints nationwide.
  The TSA suggests people arrive two hours before their domestic flights and three hours prior for inter
  
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• Car Pulled Out Of Stansbury Park Pond In Dundalk, Police Say

  20-11-2019 20:52
  
  DUNDALK, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are investigating a car that was pulled out of a pond in Dundalk after someone called reporting a “suspicious circumstance”.
  The person calling police said they saw what looked to be a car in the Stansbury Park Pond. When police looked, they noticed a car was in fact in the pond, and they pulled it out.
  They are working to identify the car and its owner. The car had no plate and police said there was so much algae that the VIN number
  
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• 25-Year-Old Woman Missing, Last Seen In Rosedale Wednesday Morning

  20-11-2019 20:23
  
  ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ) — A 25-year-old woman went missing earlier Wednesday after suffering an “emotional crisis”, Baltimore County Police said.
  Shyniece Lee was last seen in Rosedale at 11:30 a.m. She is 4’9″ and weighs 103 lbs.
  Credit: Baltimore County Police
  She was last seen wearing a cheetah pattern scarf, and a tan coat. She may be driving a white 2014 Ford Focus with the Maryland tag “2DG9610”.
  If anyone sees her or has information please call 911 or
  
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• Male Birth Control That’s Injected Into Groin Could Be Available In Six Months

  20-11-2019 19:56
  
  (CBS Local) — An injectable male contraceptive which lasts approximately 13 years has successfully completed a clinical trial and could be available to the public within the next seven months, scientists in India say.
  The new birth control method involves injecting a polymer, made of a compound called Styrene Maleic Anhydride, into the vas deferens, effectively blocking sperm from leaving the testicles.
  “The trials are over, including extended, phase 3 clinical trials for which 303 c
  
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• Two Men Charged In Largest Tobacco Bust In Maryland History, Comptroller Says

  20-11-2019 19:53
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Nearly half a million dollars of untaxed tobacco products have been seized by the state, in what Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is calling the largest tobacco bust in the agency’s history.
  During early-morning raids on November 5 at multiple spots in Prince George’s County and Baltimore City, agents from the Field Enforcement Division found a large-scale operation to import and distribute untaxed tobacco products and cigarettes in Maryland.
  “The wor
  
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• Three Men Charged In Largest Tobacco Bust In Maryland History, Comptroller Says

  20-11-2019 19:53
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Nearly half a million dollars of untaxed tobacco products have been seized by the state, in what Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is calling the largest tobacco bust in the agency’s history.
  During early-morning raids on November 5 at multiple spots in Prince George’s County and Baltimore City, agents from the Field Enforcement Division found a large-scale operation to import and distribute untaxed tobacco products and cigarettes in Maryland.
  “The wor
  
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• Bah Humbug! Nationwide Christmas Tree Shortage Could Spike Prices

  20-11-2019 19:33
  
  OREGON CITY, Ore. (CBS Local) — If you had a tough time finding a bargain on a Christmas tree last year, the experts say prepare to work even harder this holiday season.
  Christmas tree prices are expected to go up as supplies tighten.
  In fact, some longtime Christmas tree farms in Oregon have shut down due to a shortage of fully grown trees.
  For the first time in 27 years, the historic Kirchem Farm in Oregon City will not be selling Christmas trees at all this year.
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• 19-Year-Old Man Gets 2 Life Sentences For 2017 Rape And Murder Of Baltimore Woman

  20-11-2019 19:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 19-year-old man will serve two life sentences for the rape and murder of Jessica Gibson in September 2017.
  The Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City announced the sentencing on Wednesday, over a year after James House pled guilty to first-degree rape and first-degree murder.
  Police responded to the back of the Port Discovery Children’s Museum on September 13, 2017, for a report of an unresponsive person. Police found the body of 35-year-old Gibso
  
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• Ed Reed, Volunteers To Hand Out 400 Thanksgiving Meals To At-Risk Students In Baltimore

  20-11-2019 19:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Ravens safety Ed Reed and a team of volunteers will hand out Thanksgiving meals to some at-risk students in Baltimore on Friday. It’s all a part of his annual Ed Reed Thanksgiving Blessings at The SEED School Maryland.
  It’s the ninth year Reed has given the 400 students at The SEED School of Maryland Thanksgiving meals.
  The SEED School, located at 200 Font Hill Avenue in Baltimore, is a public, college-preparatory school for students grades 6-12, who ma
  
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• Man Charged In O’Donnell Heights Fatal Stabbing

  20-11-2019 19:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested a man in Baltimore for a fatal stabbing from Tuesday night.
  40-year-old Peter Testerman has been charged with first and second-degree murder, first and second-degree assault and assault with a deadly weapon.
  32-year-old James Rytina was stabbed inside his home in the 1200 block of Anglesea Street at around 5:45 p.m., police said.
  Testerman also lived at the above address and was there when the police arrived. They arrested him immediately.
  Rytina died
  
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• City Hall Rattled By News Of Catherine Pugh’s Indictment

  20-11-2019 18:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — City hall was rocked by the announcement of former mayor Catherine Pugh’s indictment.
  It’s been nearly seven months since federal agents were walking out of City Hall with boxes of materials as it kicked off this investigation against then-mayor Pugh. She resigned a week later.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Indicted On Fraud, Tax Evasion Charges In ‘Healthy Holly’ Book Scandal
  Gary Brown, Jr., Roslyn Wedington Plead Guilty
  
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• City Hall, Marylanders Rattled By News Of Catherine Pugh’s Indictment

  20-11-2019 18:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — City hall was rocked by the announcement of former mayor Catherine Pugh’s indictment.
  It’s been nearly seven months since federal agents were walking out of City Hall with boxes of materials as it kicked off this investigation against then-mayor Pugh. She resigned a week later.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Indicted On Fraud, Tax Evasion Charges In ‘Healthy Holly’ Book Scandal
  Gary Brown, Jr., Roslyn Wedington Plead Guilty
  
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• Pasadena Man Charged With 10 Counts Of Possession Of Child Pornography

  20-11-2019 17:43
  
  PASADENA, Md. (WJZ) — A man in Pasadena has been charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography after an investigation with Anne Arundel County Police.
  27-year-old Dustin Pfeiffer was arrested on November 15 after a months-long investigation.
  Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit began the investigation connected to a report of a specific account that was reportedly directly associated in uploading child pornographic images to a website.
  Detectives identified an address involved,
  
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• Gary Brown, Jr., Roslyn Wedington Plead Guilty In Cases Connected To Catherine Pugh’s Indictment

  20-11-2019 17:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two people linked to the Healthy Holly book scandal pleaded guilty in relation to the former mayor Catherine Pugh’s indictment announced Wednesday.
  Two former city employees — Gary Brown, Jr. and Roslyn Wedington — entered guilty pleas of fraud conspiracy and tax charges. Brown was a former aid to Pugh when she served as state senator and during her campaign for mayor. He was eventually fired as a Deputy Director of Special Events in the mayor’s of
  
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• Pacific Fends Off Coppin State For 3rd Consecutive Win

  20-11-2019 17:31
  
  STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Jahlil Tripp scored 21 points with 13 rebounds and Pacific held off a furious second-half rally by Coppin State for a 64-60 victory on Tuesday night.
  The Tigers improved to 5-2 with their third straight win.
  Pacific led 25-15 at intermission before the Eagles proceeded to outscore the Tigers 26-17 in an 11½-minute span and trailed 42-41 on Koby Thomas’ layup with 8:21 remaining.
  Dejuan Clayton’s layup for Coppin State reduced its deficit to 62-59
  
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• Two Maryland Lottery Winners To Travel With Baltimore Ravens To Los Angeles For Rams Matchup

  20-11-2019 17:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Maryland Lottery players are headed to Los Angeles- with the Baltimore Ravens!
  Donna Price from Middle River and Dawn Trusty from Baltimore will celebrate Thanksgiving week by traveling with the Ravens to the Los Angeles Rams game- after winning the “Travel with the Team to Los Angeles” prize through the Lottery’s Ravens second-chance promotion.
  Donna and Dawn, with one guest each, will go with the team on November 25 for Monday Night Football.
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• LIST: Nominees Announced For The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards On CBS

  20-11-2019 16:57
  
  The 2020 GRAMMY Awards are coming to CBS on January 26th from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California at 8:00 PM ET. Earlier today nominees for the award’s 62nd annual affair were released and feature a who’s who of music biggest performers from Ariana Grande to Lil Nas X to Dolly Parton.
  Check out the list of nominees below and be sure to tune in on January 26th to see who will be taking home to the hardware at Music’s Biggest Night, only on CBS. Check your local listing
  
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• Mysterious Comet May Produce Rare ‘Unicorn Meteor Shower’ Thursday Night

  20-11-2019 16:56
  
  (CBS Local) — Stargazers are eagerly anticipating an intense “unicorn” meteor storm that scientists say could appear in the night sky late Thursday evening.
  There is a “good chance” to see the first alpha Monocerotids meteor storm since 1995, when there were about 400 meteors per hour, according to meteor scientists Esko Lyytinen and Peter Jenniskens.
  The alpha Monocerotids are active every year around November 21 to 23, producing around 10 meteors per hour each nig
  
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• Oxygen Tank Explosion Causes Owings Mills Building Fire, Now Extinguished

  20-11-2019 16:42
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Fire crews are on the scene of a building fire in Owings Mills Wednesday morning.
  Hazmat crews also responded to reports of an oxygen tank explosion that caused the fire in the 10000 block of Red Run Boulevard.#bcofd BUILDING FIRE 10000 blk Red Run Blvd #owingsmills// FD & Haz-Mat crews en-route to reports of oxygen tank explosion with possible fire in the building// no reports of injuries at this time. DT1029^TF
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• Oxygen Tank Explosion Causes Owings Mills Building Fire

  20-11-2019 16:42
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Fire crews were on the scene of a building fire in Owings Mills Wednesday morning.
  Hazmat crews also responded to reports of an oxygen tank explosion that caused the fire in the 10000 block of Red Run Boulevard.#bcofd BUILDING FIRE 10000 blk Red Run Blvd #owingsmills// FD & Haz-Mat crews en-route to reports of oxygen tank explosion with possible fire in the building// no reports of injuries at this time. DT1029^TF
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• Anal Cancer Rates, Deaths Are Climbing In The US, Study Says

  20-11-2019 16:26
  
  (CNN) — Anal cancer cases and deaths are rising dramatically in the United States, especially among older people and young black men, a new study says.
  Researchers examined trends in anal cancer cases over about 15 years, and identified about 69,000 cases of anal cancer and more than 12,000 deaths during this time.
  “Our findings of the dramatic rise in incidence among black millennials and white women, rising rates of distant-stage disease, and increases in anal cancer mortality rate
  
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• Delaware Officer Charged With Attacking Injured Man, Lying About It

  20-11-2019 16:19
  
  DEWEY BEACH, Del. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Delaware police officer accused of attacking an injured man and lying about it.
  Dewey Beach police Officer Gregory Lynch Jr. surrendered to authorities Tuesday on charges including second-degree assault and perjury.
  He was released on his own recognizance. A state news release says Lynch was dispatched this summer to help someone who had lost consciousness and suffered a head injury.
  It says the injured man was loaded onto a stretcher, w
  
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• READ: Indictment Against Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh

  20-11-2019 15:32
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore was charged Wednesday with fraud and tax evasion involving sales of her self-published children’s books.
  An 11-count federal indictment accuses Catherine Pugh of using her “Healthy Holly” children’s books to enrich herself, promote her political career and fund her run for mayor.
  Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Indicted On Fraud, Tax Evasion Charges After ‘Healthy Holly’ Book Scandal
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• Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Indicted On Fraud, Tax Evasion Charges In ‘Healthy Holly’ Book Scandal

  20-11-2019 15:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is facing an 11-count federal indictment in connection to the Healthy Holly scandal.
  The Nov. 14 indictment, which was just unsealed Wednesday, alleges that between November 2011 until March 2019, Pugh conspired with Gary Brown to defraud purchasers of Healthy Holly books in order to enrich themselves, promote Pugh’s political career and fund her campaign for mayor.
  READ: Indictment Against Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh
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• Weather Blog: Weather Fun

  20-11-2019 15:29
  
  Hi Everyone!
  We had way too much fun on the air this morning and the weather WAS the reason. (BTW can ya ever have too much fun?) We all come to work, basically, in the middle of the night. When you can walk out the door in mid-late November and no have to “hunker down” into a chilly breeze, when you can just wear a medium weight coat not even zipped up, and then easily stroll to the ride, how can you not be in a good mood.
  Monday and Tuesday are; behind us, and some seasonally mild
  
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• Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Facing Wire Fraud Charges After ‘Healthy Holly’ Book Scandal

  20-11-2019 14:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Former Mayor Catherine Pugh is facing an 11 count federal indictment in connection to the Healthy Holly scandal.
  The indictment alleges that between November 2011 until March 2019, Pugh conspired with Gary Brown to defraud purchasers of Healthy Holly books in order to enrich themselves, promote Pugh’s political career, and fund her campaign for mayor.
  It also claims Pugh issued Healthy Holly checks payable to Brown, for the purpose of funding straw donations to the C
  
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• Prince George’s County Votes To Ban Local Agencies From Engaging In Immigration Enforcement

  20-11-2019 12:44
  
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A Maryland county council has voted to ban local agencies from engaging in immigration enforcement.
  News outlets report the Prince George’s County Council unanimously voted Tuesday to pass the Act Concerning Community Inclusiveness.
  The county police department opposed the bill, saying an existing policy already bars officers from assisting federal immigration authorities in a case unless there’s a court warrant authorizing them to do so.
  Several cou
  
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• Sondland Testifies At Pivotal Impeachment Hearing

  20-11-2019 12:28
  
  Washington (CBS) — In the most high-stakes testimony in the impeachment inquiry yet, the House will hear testimony from the U.S. diplomat who discussed efforts to pressure Ukraine directly with President Trump.
  
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• Police Investigating The Fatal Stabbing Of A Man At A Community Center In Prince George’s County

  20-11-2019 12:13
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in Maryland are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man at a community center.
  The Prince George’s County Police Department on Tuesday identified the victim as 19-year-old Erick Ruiz Reyes of Oxon Hill.
  Authorities say detectives have not yet identified a suspect and motive.
  Police say Reyes was found with multiple stab wounds Monday at a community center in Oxon Hill. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
  Another man suffered non-
  
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• Miller Leads George Mason Over Loyola 65-61

  20-11-2019 05:30
  
  FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Jordan Miller scored 23 points, including four free throws down the stretch, as George Mason edged Loyola (Md.) 65-61 on Tuesday night, posting a 5-0 record for the first time in program history.
  Loyola came within 59-58 on a Brent Holcombe layup with 61 seconds left, but Miller pushed the lead to 61-58 with a pair of free throws and Xavier Johnson also made two. Loyola’s Cam Spencer hit a 3-pointer to bring the Greyhounds to 63-61 with 8.7 seconds remaining.
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• Smith Scores 17 To Help No. 6 Maryland Beat Fairfield 74-55

  20-11-2019 05:04
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jalen Smith had 17 points and eight rebounds, and No. 6 Maryland used depth and balance to wear down Fairfield in a 74-55 victory Tuesday might.
  The Terrapins (4-0) took the lead for good at 9-8, increased the margin to 14 at halftime and cruised to the finish.
  Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 12 points to pass James Gist and move into the Top 20 on Maryland’s career scoring list with 1,424.
  Sophomore Ricky Lindo Jr. contributed a career-high 13 points, and Eric Ayal
  
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• Weather Blog | Slightly Cooler Air On The Way, But Mild Temperatures Stick Around!

  20-11-2019 04:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A milder afternoon all across the region with our high reaching 57!
  A slight wind shift Tuesday will cool us down a few degrees, but still very close to our mid 50’s normal for this week.
  Our next chance of rain will come Friday with some showers, but more steady rain and cooler temperatures will start the weekend Saturday.
  Sunday should dry out, and be comfortable, as no Arctic air is in the cards this week! Bob Turk.
  
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• Sex Trafficking Survivor Says Man She Loved Sold Her To Dozens Of Men A Day: ‘I Thought I Was Going To Die’

  20-11-2019 04:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Sex trafficking is a problem exploding nationwide and here in Maryland.
  WJZ’s Rick Ritter continues our three-day investigation into what some call modern-day slavery.
  On Monday, Vic Carter explained why Baltimore has become a major hub for trafficking and who the major players are and why it’s nearly impossible to stop.
  RELATED STORIES:A Massive Criminal Enterprise Is Hiding In Plain Sight; Sex Trafficking Is A Million Dollar Business
  Recognizing The Signs Of
  
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• LSU Cruises To 77-50 Victory Against UMBC

  20-11-2019 03:58
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Charles Manning scored a season-high 16 points as LSU defeated Maryland-Baltimore County 77-50 in a non-conference game Tuesday.
  Manning, who did not start, scored his 16 points while playing just 22 minutes. Manning had scored a total of 22 points in the Tigers’ first three games. He made six of his eight field goal attempts.
  Trendon Watford and Darius Days registered double-doubles for LSU (3-1). Watford had 12 points and a season-high 12 rebounds. Days, who
  
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• Grantsaan’s 20 points, 11 Boards Lead Morgan St By Regents

  20-11-2019 03:55
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Lagio Grantsaan set career highs with 20 points and 11 rebounds to help Morgan State beat Regent University 88-52 on Tuesday night in the first matchup between the schools.
  Morgan State scored the first 10 points of the game, led 36-20 at the break and added 52 second-half points. Grantsaan, one of seven newcomers for the Bears, was 8 of 17 from the field.
  Kyson Rawls and Stanley Davis each added 13 points for Morgan State (3-2), which is led by its new coach, Kevin Broadu
  
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• New Drug To Fight Migraine Shows Promise

  20-11-2019 02:59
  
  (CNN) — A new drug to treat migraines has shown promise in a large-scale clinical trial, offering hope to people unable to use current treatment options.
  The drug, ubrogepant, showed greater rates of pain and symptom relief from migraine compared to a placebo, with more than 20% of participants given the drug reporting to be pain-free within two hours and more than 34% relieved of the most bothersome symptoms linked to migraine, which include light and noise sensitivity. This is compa
  
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