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• Building Collapses In Federal Hill, Officials Investigating

  14-12-2019 23:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore city and fire officials are investigating after a partial building collapse in Federal Hill.
  The Baltimore city Office of Emergency Management along with city firefighters responded to the building collapse in the unit block of East Forst Avenue Saturday morning.
  Adjacent homes were evacuated as officials inspected the building..@BaltimoreFire continues to operate at this incident. MOEM Duty Officer is assisting in resource allocation and coordination between BC
  
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• Sully H.W. Bush Attends Army-Navy Game

  14-12-2019 23:23
  
  PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WJZ) — There was more than one presidential visit at the Army-Navy game Saturday.
  Sully H.W. Bush, the service dog for late President George H.W. Bush, made his first trip to the game.Sully H.W. Bush makes his first trip to the Army-Navy Game. pic.twitter.com/U4WgZajrgw
  — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 14, 2019Before Sully served late President H.W. Bush, he trained at a Maryland prison.
  President Donald Trump was also in attendance at the game.
  
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• Police Investigating Stabbing In Woodlawn

  14-12-2019 23:06
  
  WOODLAWN, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County police are responding to a report of a stabbing in Woodlawn.
  According to a tweet from Baltimore County police, the officers are responding to the unit block of Masefield Road.
  The victim was taken to an area hospital with injuries.#BCoPD responding to the unit block of Masefield Road for a stabbing. The victim was transported to an area hospital for injuries. More information to follow as it becomes available. ^RR
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• Sheila Dixon Officially Announces She’s Running For Mayor Again

  14-12-2019 22:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Sheila Dixon officially announced Saturday morning that she is running for mayor again.
  The 65-year-old announced her run around 11 a.m. at the Ruth M. Kirk Recreation and Learning Center in the Franklin Square neighborhood of Baltimore.
  “It took a lot for me to decide to get back into this race,” Dixon said. “For most people who know me I don’t like politics, I love service.”RELATED COVERAGE:Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon To Announce 20
  
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• President Trump To Attend Army-Navy Football Game For 2nd Year In A Row

  14-12-2019 20:18
  
  Philadelphia, PA (WJZ)– President Donald Trump will attend Saturday’s annual Army vs Navy Football game for the second year in a row.
  The 120th edition between the two academies will be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia at 3pm today.
  President Trump is the 10th commander in chief to attend the contest which is likely to feature a lot of rain as well as salutes to service.
  At 9-2 Navy is currently ranked 23rd in the nation while Army has a record of 5-7.   Tr
  
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• At Army-Navy Game, Trump Touts New Pro Sports Option

  14-12-2019 20:18
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump used his appearance at the annual Army-Navy football game to pitch to the players an administration policy change that clears the way for athletes at the nation’s military academies to play professional sports after they graduate and delay their active-duty service.
  To cheers in each locker room before the 120th playing of the game, he said he was giving those athletes with pro potential the chance “to make a fortune and after you&rsqu
  
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• ‘The North Championship Is The First Championship,’ Ravens’ Harbaugh Says

  14-12-2019 05:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh knows his team is capable of greatness: he said as much in his post-game speech after the team defeated the New York Jets Thursday night.
  As the team celebrated its tenth consecutive win, Harbaugh began his locker room speech by referencing a shirt quarterback Lamar Jackson sported during a post-game interview reading “The North is Not Enough.”
  “I don’t know who thought of the t-shirt, but it was right on,” Har
  
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• Officials: At Least 1,300 Flu Deaths Reported So Far This Flu Season, Including 4 In Maryland

  14-12-2019 05:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/CNN) — At least 1,300 people have died from the flu so far this season, according to a preliminary estimate released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  There have been at least 2.6 million flu illnesses and 23,000 flu-related hospitalizations, according to the analysis.
  Four deaths have occurred in Maryland, the state’s health department said Friday.
  So far this season, the CDC has received reports of 10 children who have died from the flu, fo
  
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• Mom Of Baltimore County Girl Dragged By School Bus Plans To Seek Legal Action

  14-12-2019 05:00
  
  GLEN ARM, Md. (WJZ) — The mother of a four-year-old girl who was dragged when her backpack became stuck while she was getting off a school bus said her daughter was harmed more than initial reports indicated.
  Christina Lemaire told WJZ Friday there was a lot to the story that was not reported and she hoped to set the record straight.
  The incident happened Monday afternoon as the girl was getting off the bus in Glen Arm and her backpack got caught in the doors.
  “She was dragged a
  
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• Karl Peck Sentenced In Fatal NW Baltimore Shooting

  14-12-2019 04:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore man will spend 17 years in prison in the shooting death of a 49-year-old man in 2018.
  Karl Peck was sentenced to 10 years for voluntary manslaughter and 20 years with all but seven suspended for use of a commission of a crime of violence. He will also spend five years on probation after his release.
  A jury found him guilty in October.
  Jury Finds Man Guilty For His Involvement In Fatal Parking Lot Dispute
  On November 30, 2018, a person flagged down a police off
  
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• Silver Alert Canceled For Montgomery County Woman

  14-12-2019 04:26
  
  GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WJZ) — A Silver Alert has been canceled for a formerly missing Montgomery County woman.
  Officials said early Saturday morning she was found unharmed.
  Sydney Weinzierl Morse, 74, had last been seen in Gaithersburg around 6 p.m. Friday.
  Sydney Weinzierl Morse. Credit: Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons
   
  
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• Some Construction projects More Costly Due To Labor Shortage

  14-12-2019 03:58
  
  By Teresa Johnson, Capital News Service
  ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Some construction projects in Maryland are costing tens of millions of dollars more than original estimates, in large measure because of a lack of skilled trades in the region.
  The increase in price for just two large projects at the University of Maryland? About $64 million.
  “It was about 2014 when the labor shortages started appearing, first in the D.C. submarkets then in Baltimore a couple years later, then fairly preva
  
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• Md. Lawmakers Expect Education To Dominate 2020 Session

  14-12-2019 03:51
  
  By Elliott Davis, Capital News Service
  ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Reforming Maryland’s public education system. Building new schools. Addressing gun safety. Funding the state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These are some of the issues that Maryland state lawmakers expect to dominate the 2020 General Assembly session.
  When legislators return to Annapolis in early January, much will be different.
  There will be new committee assignments. With multiple lawmakers having
  
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• Davon Nelson Pleads Guilty To Federal Fentanyl Distribution Charges

  14-12-2019 03:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 34-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty Friday to federal fentanyl distribution charges, the justice department said.
  Davon Nelson pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. He also admitted in a plea agreement that he attempted to obstruct justice as officials investigated his case.
  His plea agreement said police saw him distribute a bag with 200 fentanyl gel capsules on September 5, 2018. Police also reportedly found 200 more ge
  
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• 12 States, Including Maryland, Hope To Block Trump’s Executive Order On Refugee Resettlement

  14-12-2019 03:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Twelve states, including Maryland, have joined a coalition hoping to block President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugee resettlement and the state department’s efforts to implement it.
  The states argue in an amicus brief that the president’s executive order violates the Refugee Act of 1980 and interferes with state sovereignty by allowing local governments the ability to veto refugee placements in their communities.
  Earlier this year, the Trump ad
  
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• Maryland Gas Prices Drop Again As Demand Reaches Lowest Level Since February

  14-12-2019 03:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Good news for those driving over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s house for the holidays: gas prices continue to drop.
  AAA Mid-Atlantic said the average gas price in the state on Friday was $2.44, down two cents from last week and six cents from a month ago.
  Drivers in Cumberland are seeing the highest average gas prices in the state, with a gallon coming in at $2.71. Salisbury, meanwhile, has the lowest average price at $2.36 per gallon. Baltimore drive
  
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• Navy Midshipmen Running Football To Philadelphia Ahead Of Army-Navy Game

  14-12-2019 02:56
  
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — It’s an annual tradition that this year falls on the Navy.
  The U.S. Naval Academy’s 13th Company Midshipmen are running a football from Annapolis to Philadelphia ahead of the Army-Navy football game Saturday afternoon.
  The company passed through Baltimore County Friday and got some help from the Baltimore County Police Department.The @NavalAcademy 13th Company Midshipmen passed through Baltimore County on their run to Philadelphia for the @ArmyWP_F
  
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• 53-Year-Old Killed In Friday Evening Shooting In East Baltimore

  14-12-2019 02:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 53-year-old man was killed in a shooting in Baltimore Friday evening, police said.
  Officers were called to the 1100 block of North Central Avenue around 4:50 p.m. to investigate a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 53-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds.He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
  
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• Fatal Opioid Overdoses, Crime Down In Harford County

  14-12-2019 02:23
  
  HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Fatal overdoses in Harford County are down 44 percent so far in 2019, and overall crime is down as well, Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said.
  As of Monday, there had been fatal 44 overdoses in the county in 2019 compared with 79 in the same period in 2018.
  Total overdoses are also down 14 percent.
  “While there is no way to say with absolute certainty that there is a direct correlation between the decrease in heroin overdoses and decrease in crime, we are confident
  
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• Local Companies Help Middle River Family Get Wheelchair-Accessible Van

  14-12-2019 01:52
  
  MIDDLE RIVER, Md. (WJZ) — In September, WJZ’s Denise Koch shared the story of a Middle River woman facing unbelievable challenges. Karen Mullins is the sole caregiver for a severely-handicapped son and granddaughter. But she was diagnosed with incurable cancer, making every day even harder for the family.
  Mullins asked for help, but not a miracle: all she wanted was a wheelchair-accessible van.
  Her 10-year-old granddaughter Mia cannot walk and is visually and mentally impaired. Brain
  
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• Preservationists Hope New Historical Discovery Will Save Cab Calloway Home From Demolition

  14-12-2019 01:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Preservationists have uncovered more history they hope will help save the childhood home of the late jazz leader Cab Calloway from the wrecking ball.
  A new book says the property may have also been the home of Andrew Reed, Cab Calloway’s grandfather and the leader of a civil rights organization pre-dating the NAACP.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Block Where Cab Calloway’s Home Stands To Be Developed Into A Park, City Officials Confirm
  Cab Calloway Home In West Baltimore To
  
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• Baltimore Fire Engine 45’s Train Garden Celebrates 64th Year

  14-12-2019 00:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Fire Department Engine 45’s annual train garden is back for its 64th year.
  Nothing says the holidays quite like a train set, and now there’s a 12-by-40-foot train garden on display in Mount Washington.
  Beneath a twinkling sky, model trains race past scenes from Toy Story, The Addams Family, The Lion King and Candy Land. There are even a few classic model train towns.“I grew up in this community, went to Cross Country Elementary, and my
  
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• Police Find Crack Cocaine, MDMA, Xanax At Glen Burnie Home; Man Arrested

  14-12-2019 00:03
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A Glen Burnie man was arrested Thursday after police reportedly found drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia at his home.
  Otis William Gray, 35, is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance — marijuana, Xanax, MDMA and crack cocaine as well as possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute — crack cocaine and Xanax.
  Otis William Gray. Credit: Anne Arundel County Police
  Police said detectives learned someone in a h
  
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