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• Freshman Rode Leads Liberty Past Morgan State 89-48

  22-11-2019 23:57
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Freshman Kyle Rode came off the bench to score a career-high 17 points and Liberty dispatched Morgan State 89-48 in the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase on Friday.
  Rode sank 6 of 8 shots from the floor, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, for the unbeaten Flames (6-0). He added a team-high five rebounds and two steals. Scottie James hit 9 of 12 free throws and scored 15, while Elijah Cuffee scored 12 on 5-of-6 shooting.
  Isaiah Burke led the Bears (3-3) with 15 points
  
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• Police: Mannequin Dressed As Person Doesn’t Count As Passenger For HOV Lane

  22-11-2019 23:49
  
  NORTH BETHESDA, Md. (WJZ) — We all want to get home as quickly as possible, but Maryland State Police said one driver went a little too far — and now has two tickets to show for it.
  State police said a trooper stopped a vehicle on northbound Interstate 270 near Old Georgetown Road in North Bethesda around 3:45 Thursday and found a mannequin wearing a wig sitting in the backseat so the driver could use the HOV lane.
  Despite the fact the mannequin was wearing a seatbelt, it does not co
  
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• Watch Bunny And Baby Chimp Lola Spend Some Mother-Daughter Time At The Maryland Zoo

  22-11-2019 23:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Take a look at the adorable 4-month-old chimpanzee Lola with her mom, Bunny, at the Maryland Zoo.
  The tiny baby chimp can be seen playing and laying around with her mom inside the Zoo’s Chimpanzee Forest habitat.https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15910056/2019/11/LolaPlaysWithBunny_FB-1.mp4
  Lola was born to Bunny on July 5, as she is one of 13 chimpanzees at the Zoo.
  The Maryland Zoo offers a membership plan that allows guest to watch baby Lola
  
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• Panthers-Saints Preview: Drew Brees And Co. Too Much For Carolina

  22-11-2019 23:41
  
  (CBSDFW/CBS Local) — The New Orleans Saints control their NFC South destiny. And, at 8-2, coming off a bounce-back win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they’re part of the NFC home-field-advantage conversation too. The Saints just need to keep winning. Their remaining schedule, with matchups against division foes and other division leaders, won’t make that easy.
  In Week 12, the Saints meet the Carolina Panthers for the first time this season. The Panthers, at 5-5, may also still
  
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• ‘I Share The Concerns Of Many’ | Howard Co. Executive Calvin Ball Reacts To School Redistricting Plan

  22-11-2019 23:36
  
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A controversial school redistricting plan is moving forward in Howard County.
  The plan addresses overcrowding and better integrating schools, Howard County School Board members said.
  “We have just completed a long, arduous and comprehensive redistricting process,” Superintended Michael Martirano said.
  Howard County School Board Approves Redistricting Plan To Move Over 5K Students In 2020-21
  When the redistricting plan goes into effect in the 2020
  
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• Baltimore’s Museum Of Art Says ‘Women Only’ Collection For 2020

  22-11-2019 23:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A bold new decision for Baltimore’s Museum of Art.
  The museum announced it will only purchase works by women in 2020.
  Christopher Bedford has been the director of the museum for three years. He said friends from high school and college contacted him when the change was announced.
  “We have to do something big and radical,” he said.
  It’s an attempt to correct the gender imbalance that exists in museums across the country.
  This decision came after a c
  
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• US Officials | Don’t Eat Romaine Lettuce Grown In Salinas, California

  22-11-2019 22:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday told people to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, because of another food poisoning outbreak.
  The warning comes almost exactly one year after a similar outbreak led to a blanket warning about tainted romaine.
  The officials urged people not to eat the leafy green if the label doesn’t say where it was grown. They also urged supermarkets and restaurants not to serve or sell the lettuce, unless they’re sure it’s
  
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• WWE Survivor Series 2019: NXT Joins Raw, SmackDown At One Of WWE’s Biggest Events

  22-11-2019 22:12
  
  (CBS Chicago/CBS Local) — For more than three decades, WWE Survivor Series has been a mainstay on the pro wrestling calendar. It is the second oldest of the “big four” shows on WWE’s annual slate. Debuting in November 1987, the show preceded the first Royal Rumble by two months, while the inaugural SummerSlam wouldn’t take place until August 1988. Only WrestleMania is ahead of the group with 35 extravaganzas now in the books.
  And while the Survivor Series concept ma
  
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• Alaska Man Arrested After Drugs Found In Spoiled Goat Guts

  22-11-2019 21:55
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 71-year-old Alaska man found with $400,000 in illegal drugs hidden in spoiled goat intestines at an airport has been arrested.
  Authorities say Cenen Placencia of Kodiak was arrested Wednesday at Anchorage’s international airport.
  An affidavit filed with charges say investigators with Alaska State Troopers searched a large fish box Placencia had checked as luggage.
  The affidavit says inside was loosely wrapped frozen meat, which was thawed and revealed packa
  
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• Shooter Sentenced For Killing Man Outside Baltimore’s Club Oxygen

  22-11-2019 21:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore man was sentenced to 55 years in prison for killing a man outside of Baltimore’s Club Oxygen over a dispute.
  Karaca Hyman was found guilty in September of second-degree murder and for the use of a firearm in the crime of violence.
  On Sept. 30, 2018, Baltimore Police were called to the intersection of South Calvert Street and Redwood Street around 2:15 a.m. for a reported shooting.
  Officers recovered two .32 caliber shell casings from the scene.
  The
  
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• MDH Releases First Diabetes Action Plan

  22-11-2019 21:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Health released its first Diabetes Action Plan that includes intervention strategies to help reduce diabetes in Maryland.
  According to the CDC, Maryland is consistently one of 25 states with the highest diabetes prevalence rates, while nearly 500,000 adults have diabetes and nearly 1.6 million have prediabetes.
  MDH officials announced the plan during the Diabetes is Primary education conference at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor in Baltimore on N
  
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• Baltimore County Horse Tests Positive For Equine Herpesvirus

  22-11-2019 21:40
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health Program confirmed Thursday a horse in Baltimore County tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus.
  Samples from the symptomatic horse were sent to the Frederick Animal Health Laboratory, where the non-neurotropic strain of EHV-1 was confirmed.
  The horse was euthanized yesterday due to complications.
  The Baltimore County farm has been placed on a hold order by the department, prohibiting movement on or off the f
  
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• 10-Year-Old Charged With Sex Offense, Assault Following Game Of Tag At Maryland School

  22-11-2019 21:40
  
  MARBURY, Md. (WJZ) — A 10-year-old boy was charged with a fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault following a game of tag at a Maryland school.
  A letter sent home by Charles County Public Schools officials stated that the incident occurred on Oct. 29 at Gale-Bailey Elementary School in Marbury.
  According to school officials, the fourth-grade students were playing a game of tag that escalated when a boy began making inappropriate comments and movements toward the girls. One of t
  
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• No. 21 SMU, Navy Hope To Stay Alive For AAC West Title

  22-11-2019 21:34
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Southern Methodist and Navy meet Saturday looking to keep their West Division title hopes alive in the American Athletic Conference.
  The winner of the matchup between Southern Methodist (9-1, 5-1) and Navy (7-2, 5-1) will remain in contention for the division title. The loser almost certainly will be eliminated.
  “There is still a lot at stake in our conference, still a lot to play for,” Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said.
  Memphis (9-1, 5-1) holds the tiebreak
  
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• Nebraska Seeks To Keep Bowl Hopes Alive Against Maryland

  22-11-2019 21:28
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Winless since early October, Nebraska hasn’t abandoned hopes of salvaging a season that has failed to live up to expectations.
  The Cornhuskers were ranked No. 24 to start the season and opened with a win over South Alabama before blowing a 17-point lead in a loss at Colorado. Nebraska was still 4-2 after squeezing past Northwestern on Oct. 5 before four straight defeats took the air out of Scott Frost’s second year as head coach.
  All is not lost. If Neb
  
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• 10-Year-Old Charged With Sex Offense Following Game Of Tag At Maryland School

  22-11-2019 21:07
  
  MARBURY, Md. (WJZ) — A 10-year-old boy was charged with a fourth-degree sex offense following a game of tag at a Maryland school.
  A letter sent home by Charles County Public Schools officials stated that the incident occurred on Oct. 29 at Gale-Bailey Elementary School in Marbury.
  According to school officials, the fourth-grade students were playing a game of tag that escalated when a boy began making inappropriate comments and movements toward the girls. One of the boys also wrapped his a
  
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• Bill For Nationals-Orioles TV Dispute Tops $99 Million

  22-11-2019 20:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The bill is coming due for what the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network should pay the Washington Nationals for television rights for 2012-16: more than $99 million.
  A proposed judgment was submitted Friday in New York Supreme Court. The court in August upheld an April 15 decision by a Major League Baseball arbitration panel that set the Nationals’ TV rights for that period at nearly $297 million.
  The Baltimore Orioles and Nationals jointly own MASN and have been fighting in
  
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• Md. Attorney General Frosh Announces Sentencing Of Man Involved In Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns

  22-11-2019 20:18
  
  BALTIMORE, MD  – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced that 41-year-old DiAnte Eugene Yawn of Upper Marlboro pleaded guilty to one count of theft scheme greater than $100,000 Friday afternoon.
  Yawn, who was not a registered tax preparer, on behalf of numerous Maryland residents prepared and filed state income tax returns for a fee from 2014 to 2016.
  He was reported filing false information, reducing his clients tax liabilities and wrongfully increasing their state tax ref
  
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• Man Sentenced For Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns

  22-11-2019 20:18
  
  BALTIMORE – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced that 41-year-old DiAnte Eugene Yawn of Upper Marlboro pleaded guilty to one count of theft scheme greater than $100,000 Friday afternoon.
  Yawn, who was not a registered tax preparer, on behalf of numerous Maryland residents prepared and filed state income tax returns for a fee from 2014 to 2016.
  He was reported filing false information, reducing his clients tax liabilities and wrongfully increasing their state tax refunds colle
  
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• Survey: Turkey Prices Down, Thanksgiving Feast Price Flat This Year

  22-11-2019 19:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Don’t feel bad about getting an extra-large turkey this year: prices of the holiday centerpiece are at their lowest holiday level in nearly a decade.
  The statistic is one of the findings of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 34th-annual survey of food item prices around Thanksgiving.
  Morning Consult surveyed 2,200 adults in late October and early November and found the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal for 10 people is $48.91, one cent higher than last ye
  
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• A New Maryland Bill Would Fine Anyone Who Releases Balloons

  22-11-2019 19:24
  
  By Teresa Johnson, Capital News Service
  ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Letting a balloon float away in Maryland would draw in a fine of $250, under a bill sponsored by Sen. Clarence Lam, D-Howard and Baltimore counties, legislation that is similar to a Queen Anne’s County law.
  Lam said he hopes that this bill does two things: reduces the amount of waste that ends up in the environment, and raises awareness of the need to properly dispose of balloons.
  He said there would be a $250 civil fine f
  
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• Towson University Student Eric Barker Arrested For Making Threats On Social Media

  22-11-2019 19:20
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A 20-year-old Towson University student was arrested for making a threat of mass violence on Wednesday.
  The Mount Airy Police Department was notified on Nov. 20 around 8:25 a.m. that Eric Barker was at a residence in the 300 block of Brindlewreath Way. Barker had an active arrest warrant from Towson University Police.
  Barker was taken into custody.
  Eric Barker. Credit: Mount Airy Police
  In a tweet, Towson University said Barker allegedly made threats of violence on soci
  
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• READ: Catherine Pugh’s Plea Agreement

  22-11-2019 19:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh entered a guilty plea Thursday on four of the 11 counts in a federal indictment in the “Healthy Holly” scandal.
  Pugh, 69, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of tax evasion. She pleaded not guilty to seven counts of wire fraud.View this document on Scribd
  The case centered on sales of her self-published “Healthy Holly” books to nonprofit
  
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• Ex-College Athlete Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Rape

  22-11-2019 19:00
  
  GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — A former University of Delaware baseball player accused of sexually assaulting six women was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for his rape conviction in the first case to go to trial.
  Sussex County Superior Court Judge Richard Stokes on Friday also sentenced 23-year-old Clay Conaway to one year of home confinement and two years of probation for the June 2018 rape of a woman he met online. She was 21 at the time of Conaway’s conviction in September.
  
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• Towson University Student Eric Barker Arrested For Making Threats

  22-11-2019 18:44
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A 20-year-old Towson University student was arrested for making a threat of mass violence on Wednesday.
  The Mount Airy Police Department was notified on Nov. 20 around 8:25 a.m. that Eric Barker was at a residence in the 300 block of Brindlewreath Way. Barker had an active arrest warrant from Towson University Police.
  Barker was taken into custody.
  Eric Barker. Credit: Mount Airy Police
  He’s is charged with making a threat of mass violence.
  He was taken to Carroll
  
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• 17-Year-Old Owings Mills High School Student Charged With Assaulting 5 Staff Members

  22-11-2019 18:30
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — A 17-year-old Owings Mills High School student has been charged with assaulting five school staff members following an incident Thursday.
  Baltimore County police said the student assaulted the staff members in an altercation around 11 a.m. Thursday.
  A video circulating on social media appears to show the student repeatedly yelling profanity in a staff member’s face before punching him.
  WATCH: Video shows fight at Owings Mills High School (warning: clip conta
  
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• 17-Year-Old Owings Mills High School Student Accused Of Assaulting 5 Staff Members

  22-11-2019 18:30
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — A 17-year-old Owings Mills High School student is expected to be charged with assaulting five school staff members following an incident Thursday.
  Baltimore County police said the student assaulted the staff members in an altercation around 11 a.m. Thursday.
  A video circulating on social media appears to show the student repeatedly yelling profanity in a staff member’s face before punching him.
  WATCH: Video shows fight at Owings Mills High School (warning: c
  
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• Video Shows Alleged Altercation Between Student, Staff Member At Owings Mills High School

  22-11-2019 17:42
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County police are investigating an altercation between a student and staff members at Owings Mills High School.
  A video circulating on social media appears to show a student repeatedly yelling profanity in a staff member’s face before punching him.
  WATCH: Video shows fight at Owings Mills High School (warning: clip contains profanity)
  The school sent a letter to parents, saying the incident happened on Thursday afternoon.
  “At no time were stu
  
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• BDOT Advises Of Overnight Lane Closures For Baltimore Street

  22-11-2019 17:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Department of Transportation warns drivers of resurfacing activity resulting in overnight lane closures of Baltimore Street from Nov. 22 through Nov. 24.
  Closures are expected to take place on the following lanes:Calvert and Gay Streets starting at 11:00 p.m on November 22 through 5:00 p.m. on November 23.
  Calvert and Gay Streets on November 24 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Detour signs and parking restrictions will be posted during the closures.
  Motorists
  
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• Woman Killed In Tractor-Trailer Hit-And-Run On I-95 Near Laurel ID’d; Driver Sought

  22-11-2019 17:20
  
  LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — State police have identified the woman struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 near Laurel Thursday morning.
  A witness found Lourdina Hyppolite, 22, of Beltsville, on the side of northbound Interstate 95 after being struck by the tractor-trailer near Route 198 around 7:30 a.m., police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Debris found at the scene led police to identify the vehicle that hit her as a 2008 to 2019 Freightliner Cascadia. The driver of
  
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• Roof Collapses In Gas-Fueled Fire At Edmondson Village Shopping Center

  22-11-2019 17:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 4-alarm fire broke out in West Baltimore Friday morning at the Edmonson Village Shopping Center.
  According to fire officials, the blaze started around 12:30 a.m. in the 4500 block of Edmondson Avenue.
  As crews tried to put out the flames, the fire fueled by a gas line tore through several buildings. Ten businesses were damaged in the fire.Roofs collapsed after the massive fire at #EdmonsonVillage – fire officials on scene told me they only put the fire out about a
  
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• Maryland Health Officials Investigating 51 Cases Of Vaping-Related Lung Illness, As Nationwide Cases Increase To 2,290.

  22-11-2019 16:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/CNN) — The Maryland Health Department is investigating 51 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses as of Nov. 19.
  Nationwide the numbers have increased as well with 2,290 cases of lung injury linked to vaping as of November 20, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
  That’s an increase of 118 cases from last week, when there were 2,172 cases of vaping-related lung injuries.
  ‘Alarming’ Similarity Found Between Vaping Patients A
  
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• Hitting The Road For Thanksgiving Week? Here Are The Best Times To Travel

  22-11-2019 16:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A near-record number of Americans plan to travel this Thanksgiving season, according to AAA. With more than one million Marylanders alone expected to hit the road, state officials are urging motorists to plan ahead.
  The Maryland Transportation Authority said it expects more than 3.4 million to use state highways, bridges and tunnels to get to their final destination between Tuesday, November 26 and Sunday, December 1, a slight jump from last year.
  The busiest travel day w
  
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• University Of Delaware Ex-Athlete Charged With 6 Sex Assaults Awaits Rape Sentence

  22-11-2019 16:29
  
  GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — A former University of Delaware baseball player accused of sexually assaulting six women awaits sentencing for his rape conviction in the first case to go to trial.
  Sussex County Superior Court Judge Richard Stokes is scheduled to sentence 23-year-old Clay Conaway on Friday for the June 2018 rape of a woman he met online.
  After a 10-day trial, a jury deliberated for about three hours before convicting Conaway of a fourth-degree rape charge in September. The charge c
  
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• The Most-Searched Thanksgiving Recipes In Maryland, DC and Virginia

  22-11-2019 16:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s almost Thanksgiving — which means we’re ready to give thanks and stuff our faces!
  House Method released a list of the most-searched Thanksgiving recipes by state. They used Google Trends to see what people were searching for ahead of Gobble Day.
  In Maryland, residents are searching for turkey recipes.
  Credit: House Method
  As for dessert, Marylanders are looking up recipes for sweet potato pie.
  Credit: House Method
  Delawareans are also looking for tu
  
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• This Maryland Town Is Among The Top 100 Priciest Neighborhoods In The Country

  22-11-2019 16:08
  
  (WJZ/CBS News) — One of the priciest neighborhoods in the country is in Maryland.
  Gibson Island, which is an island in the Chesapeake Bay, is listed as the no. 100 on the list of the top 100 most expensive zip codes for housing.
  The island which is a part of Anne Arundel County is zip code 21056 and the median home sale prices were $1.4 million.
  The town of Atherton, California, is nestled in Silicon Valley and sports the most expensive homes in the U.S., with a median sales price of
  
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• Deputies Searching For 16-Year-Old Anthony Lamar Martin Jr. Wanted In Harford County Murder

  22-11-2019 15:27
  
  EDGEWOOD, Md. (WJZ) — Deputies in Harford County are looking for information that will lead to the arrest of 16-year-old Anthony Lamar Martin Jr.
  Martin is wanted in the murder of 40-year-old Joshua Dwayne Crouse on Nov. 1 in Edgewood. They’ve been looking for him since Nov. 4.
  The Harford Sheriff’s Office report deputies on foot patrol heard gunshots in the area of Gempler Way and Brookside Drive around 3:19 a.m.They ran over and found Crouse, of Joppa, lying in the roadway in
  
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• $10K Reward | Deputies Searching For 16-Year-Old Anthony Lamar Martin Jr. Wanted In Joppa Man’s Murder

  22-11-2019 15:27
  
  EDGEWOOD, Md. (WJZ) — Deputies in Harford County are looking for information that will lead to the arrest of 16-year-old Anthony Lamar Martin Jr.
  Martin is wanted in the murder of 40-year-old Joshua Dwayne Crouse on Nov. 1 in Edgewood. They’ve been looking for him since Nov. 4.
  The Harford Sheriff’s Office report deputies on foot patrol heard gunshots in the area of Gempler Way and Brookside Drive around 3:19 a.m.They ran over and found Crouse, of Joppa, lying in the roadway in
  
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• Pair Accused Of Animal Cruelty Sue To Get Cats Back

  22-11-2019 15:12
  
  BALDWIN, Md. (AP) — Two people indicted on animal cruelty charges have filed suit against a Maryland county to get back some of the animals that authorities took from their home.
  Pamela Arrington and Garriott Cox are expected in court Friday morning in Towson. The pair were indicted earlier this month after authorities found 74 dead cats and rescued 150 live cats and other animals from a home in Middle River.
  Dead Cats Found In Freezer Of Unlicensed Rescuer’s Md. Home Were In “
  
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• Fantasy Football Start And Sit Week 12: D.K. Metcalf A Prime WR Option Against Struggling Eagles Pass Defense

  22-11-2019 14:58
  
  (CBS Local)- With just six weeks left of regular-season action, there are only two weeks left before the fantasy football playoffs. At this point, you’re in one of three categories. Fighting for the top seed, fighting for a playoff spot, or playoff spoiler. Regardless of which of the three spots you find yourself in, there is still something to play for.
  In the case of the top seed, you have bragging rights after the regular season and, hopefully, a path to the title game. Fighting for the
  
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• Fire Breaks Out At Edmondson Village Shopping Center

  22-11-2019 12:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A 4 alarm fire broke out in West Baltimore Friday morning.
  It happened in the 4500 block of Edmondson Avenue.
  According to fire officials, the blaze started around 12:30 a.m.
  As crews tried to put out the flames, the fire tore through several buildings.
  Fire officials say they had trouble getting enough water into the building.
  They were also worried about gas in the building. BGE is on scene, attempting to shut off the gas.
  The fire caused Edmondson Avenue to be clos
  
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• Pre-Made Salads Sold At Aldi, Giant And Other Maryland Grocers Recalled Over E. Coli Bacteria Concerns

  22-11-2019 05:59
  
  BALTIMORE (AP/WJZ) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says thousands of pounds of salad products are being recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination.
  The department says Missa Bay, LLC from Swedesboro, New Jersey, is recalling more than 75,000 pounds (34,020 kilograms) of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce may be contaminated with a strain of E. coli.
  The products were sold on Oct. 14 through Oct. 16 in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
  
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• Weather Blog | Showers Possible To Start The Weekend

  22-11-2019 04:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A pleasant and very average November day, that featured lots of sun and light winds, has turned rather overcast, but still mild.
  A few sprinkles are possible overnight and a few showers are possible Friday as well.
  Milder air will stay through Friday before a cold front will dry things out and drop temperatures.
  Later in the day, we will be looking for a period of rain and chilly temperatures Saturday afternoon and night.
  We may still see showers early Sunday, t
  
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• Baltimore County Animal Services Waiving Adoption Fees After Animal Cruelty Case In Middle River

  22-11-2019 04:24
  
  BALDWIN, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Aminal Services is waiving all adoption fees after dozens of cats were rescued from a home in Middle River.
  More than 200 cats, living and dead, were recovered from the home of Garriott Cox and Pamela Arrington along Bird River Road. The two are now facing more than 60 counts of animal cruelty charges.
  Related Coverage: 74 Dead Cats, 150 Live Cats And Other Animals Discovered In Baltimore County Home; Residents Indicted
  Dead Cats Found In Freezer
  
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• Twitter Now Lets You Hide Replies To Your Tweets

  22-11-2019 03:50
  
  (CNN) — Twitter is letting all users hide unwanted replies to their tweets as part of a broader effort to make the platform less toxic.
  On Thursday, the company announced it’s rolling out the feature globally. It had been testing the option earlier this year in select countries, including Canada, Japan and the US.
  “Currently, repliers can shift the topic or tone of a discussion and derail what you and your audience want to talk about,” Twitter wrote in a blog post. &
  
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• Jones Leads No. 18 Xavier To 73-51 Victory Over Towson

  22-11-2019 03:40
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tyrique Jones had 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 18 Xavier to a 73-51 victory over Towson on Thursday night in the Charleston Classic.
  The Musketeers are 5-0 for the second time in three seasons and first time since 2018 when they won the Big East Conference regular-season title and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
  This Xavier group just might have the pieces for another special season as long as Jones keeps playing like this. The dynamic 6-foot-9
  
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• Surging Ravens Visit LA Rams For Monday Night Showdown

  22-11-2019 02:05
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams know what it’s like to redefine how the NFL looks at offensive football, so they appreciate what Lamar Jackson is doing this season with the Baltimore Ravens.
  The Rams aren’t exactly looking forward to seeing the latest innovations in person Monday night when they welcome the team on the NFL’s biggest surge to the Coliseum.
  Well, most of the Rams aren’t, anyway.
  “Lamar, love him and know the type of person
  
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• Baltimore County Wins $1.65 Million Grant For Towson Circulator

  22-11-2019 01:53
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County has won a federal grant award to support the launch of a Towson Circulator pilot.
  The $1.65 million award was announced by U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes.
  The grant was requested by County Executive Johnny Olszewski’s administration in an effort to create innovative transportation options for Baltimore County residents.
  In his Fiscal Year 2020 Budget, Olszewski included fund
  
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• Holiday Tree Goes Up In Front Of Baltimore City Hall

  22-11-2019 01:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in downtown Baltimore.
  Christmas is still 34 days away, but the holiday tree has arrived at City Hall.
  A timelapse video posted by Baltimore City Hall shows a crane which brought the tree up.Our #HolidayTree has arrived!We are getting so excited for the Holiday season. Thank you to the #DavidsonChristmasTreeFarm for donating this year’s tree!We hope to see everyone Saturday, December 14 from 2PM-4PM for Mayor Yo
  
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• 1.15 Million Marylanders Expected To Travel This Thanksgiving, AAA Forecasts

  22-11-2019 00:58
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — T is not just for turkey this Thanksgiving, it’s also for travel.
  Nearly 1.15 million Marylanders are expected to travel 50 miles or more from their homes during the Thanksgiving holiday travel weekend, a 2.2 percent increase over 2018, according to AAA.
  Nationwide, more than 55 million Americans are expected to journey 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving, a 2.9 percent increase over 2018.
  Nationally, and in Maryland, this will be the second-highest
  
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