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• For Ravens, There Is No Meaningless Game Against Steelers

  26-12-2019 23:59
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have already clinched the top seed in the AFC playoffs and will rest several key starters, including quarterback Lamar Jackson, in Sunday’s regular-season finale.
  That doesn’t mean the Ravens don’t have plenty of incentive to beat the division rival Pittsburgh Steelers. Anyone who has the audacity to suggest that Baltimore won’t be 100 percent locked in must answer to 345-pound defensive tackle Michael Pierce.
  “It’s
  
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• Police: Expect Heavy Traffic In Annapolis For Military Bowl Parade, Game

  26-12-2019 23:32
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Annapolis are advising motorists to expect heavy traffic delays Friday for the Military Bowl Parade and Game.
  The parade will begin at 9 a.m. at City Dock.#MDTraffic #Annapolis Expect heavy traffic and delays tomorrow, 12/27, for Military Bowl Parade and Game. Parade begins at 9am at City Dock. Game begins at 12pm at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. For more information on the parade route visit https://t.co/pvDAEOIJmq
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• Ravens To Release Additional Playoff Tickets

  26-12-2019 22:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Did you miss your chance to land Ravens playoff tickets this year? Don’t worry, the team announced Thursday it will release additional playoff tickets Monday!
  The general public sale begins at 2 p.m. and PSL owners have a pre-sale on tickets starting at 10 a.m.More playoff tickets will be released on Monday!
  The general public sale begins at at 2 p.m., and PSL owners have a pre-sale on tickets starting at 10 a.m.To purchase PSLs for next season, call 410-261-72
  
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• Malfunctioning Wood Stove Cause Of Christmas Morning Fire At Westminster Home

  26-12-2019 22:24
  
  WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — Officials now know the cause of a fire that broke out inside of a home in Westminster on Christmas morning.
  Firefighters say a malfunctioning wood stove sparked the flames inside of the home on Wilder’s Run Road.
  They say it caused around $15,000 worth of damage.
  Although the fire did spread to parts of the attic, no one way injured.
  It took firefighters about 10 minutes to extinguish the fire.
  
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• Titans-Texans Preview: Tennessee Hopes To Secure Wild-Card Spot

  26-12-2019 22:17
  
  (CBS DFW/CBS Local) — The Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans saw each other just two weeks ago in Nashville. Both teams, at 8-5, went into that first matchup of the season looking to gain control of the AFC South. The Texans prevailed, 24-21, holding off a Titans team that scored all of its three touchdowns in the second half.
  The Texans edged out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 23-20, in Week 16 to move to 10-5. The Titans fell to the New Orleans Saints last week, 38-28, to drop to 8-7. Those
  
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• Man Impersonating Police Officer Charged In Alleged Christmas Eve Sexual Assault Of Woman In Temple Hills

  26-12-2019 22:12
  
  TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Prince George’s County police arrested and charged 23-year-old Michael Crutchfield II involved in the sexual assault of a woman he met on a dating app early Christmas Eve morning in Temple Hills.
  Officers responded to a hospital in Washington DC at 3:30 a.m. for the report of a sexual assault that occurred in Prince George’s County.
  The woman said she met Crutchfield on a dating app, agreed to have him pick her up from her home and drove her to a parki
  
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• Baltimore Businesses Gearing Up For Economic Boom During New Year’s Eve Celebrations

  26-12-2019 21:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore is gearing up for the biggest event of the year and is expected to create an economic impact of millions.
  New Year’s Eve is one big party and one big boost for the local economy.
  Hotels and restaurants all over the city are planning their biggest special events of the year.
  The Four Seasons Hotel said it has been planning for months.
  “It’s going to be a party for sure,” Sean Casserly, of Four Seasons Hotel, said.
  Baltimore’s Ha
  
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• Shoppers Hit Area Stores To Return Holiday Gifts

  26-12-2019 21:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Just one day after Christmas, shoppers were already out hitting the stores to make returns.
  Some store owners said the day after Christmas is the second-busiest shopping day of the year.
  A survey by the National Retail Federation said nearly 70 percent of shoppers continue shopping the week after Christmas, with 27 percent of those shoppers using gift cards. More than half of those shoppers exchange or return holiday gifts.
  “We’re returning this gift and
  
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• 10-Year-Old Girl Left Speechless, Teary-Eyed After Getting Lamar Jackson Jersey For Christmas

  26-12-2019 21:02
  
  ARBUTUS, Md. (WJZ) — A 10-year-old girl from Arbutus got the number one item on her Christmas list this year — a Lamar Jackson jersey — and her reaction is priceless!
  Addy Harrigan, like many Ravens fans, wanted a jersey under the tree, so her aunt sent her one, her mom Lisa told WJZ.
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• North Carolina, Temple Meet For 1st Time In Military Bowl

  26-12-2019 20:34
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Military Bowl: North Carolina (6-6, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) vs Temple (8-4, 5-3 American Athletic Conference), Friday at noon EST (ESPN).
  Line: North Carolina by 4 1/2.
  Series Record: First meeting.
  WHAT’S AT STAKE
  North Carolina seeks to complete a winning season with its first bowl victory since defeating Cincinnati in the 2013 Belk Bowl. Temple is making its fifth straight bowl appearance after losing three of the previous four.
  KEY MATCHUP
  Temple defe
  
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• Mack Brown Leads North Carolina Into Military Bowl Vs Temple

  26-12-2019 20:34
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — During a season in which North Carolina endured an inexplicable loss to Appalachian State and stood at 4-6 in mid-November, the Tar Heels can complete a satisfying comeback — by the team and coach Mack Brown — with a victory over Temple on Friday in the Military Bowl.
  Brown first coached the Tar Heels from 1988-97 before taking over at Texas, where he stayed through 2013. In November 2018, after a five-year hiatus from coaching, Brown signed on again with
  
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• Virginia Lawmaker Seeks To Limit The Definition Of ‘Milk’

  26-12-2019 20:24
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia lawmaker wants to narrow the definition of milk as something that comes only from a “healthy hooved animal.”
  Virginia Beach Republican Del. Barry Knight is pushing legislation that would ban makers of increasingly popular products like soy milk and almond milk from marketing their products as “milk,” The Virginian Pilot reported.
  Knight said he’s trying to protect the state’s dairy farmers and that his legislation is
  
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• Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis To Step Down In March

  26-12-2019 20:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis will step down on March 1.
  Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young’s office said the mayor accepted Davis’ resignation on Thursday.
  Officials are calling his resignation a “planned retirement.”
  “The time has come for me, both personally and professionally, to move on, and so I hereby advise you of my resignation as City Solicitor,” Davis wrote in a letter to Young dated December 23.
  Davis said he p
  
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• Police: One Dead, Another Critically Injured After SUV Strikes Tree In Greenbelt On Christmas

  26-12-2019 20:08
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) — Prince George’s County police are investigating the single-vehicle collision where an SUV was found overturned after hitting a tree in Greenbelt early Christmas morning.
  The decedent is 37-year-old Jose Galvan-Montesinos of Riverdale.
  Officers responded to the area of Kenilworth Avenue and Old Calvert Road at 2:00 a.m. for a reported single-vehicle collision.
  Jose Galvan-Montesinos, the driver of the SUV, was not restrained and was pronounced dead on the scene
  
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• Riding In Style: Navy Football Team Gets Ride To Liberty Bowl In Patriots’ Plane

  26-12-2019 19:40
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The Navy football team weren’t stuck flying coach as they journeyed to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl thanks to the New England Patriots.
  The Patriots gave Navy a lift — literally — sending their private plane wrapped in Patriots logos.
  Navy tweeted its thanks Thursday morning.. @NavyFB traveling to the @AZOLibertyBowl in STYLE. Thank you @Patriots pic.twitter.com/kDxXlc0t7X
  — Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) December 26, 2019In response, the Patrio
  
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• Christmas Surprise: Baltimore County Officer Becomes Impromptu Santa

  26-12-2019 19:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A little boy was overjoyed after a Baltimore County police officer delivered his letter to Santa on Christmas Eve.
  The boy walked into the White Marsh precinct and handed his wish list, meant for Santa, to Officer Poletynski.
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  Poletynski was so touched by the letter that he enlisted some help overnight from the community to collect presents for the boy’s family.
  (Photo Credit: Baltimore County Police Department)
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• Two People, Including Firefighter, Injured In Three-Alarm Christmas Day Fire In Western Md.

  26-12-2019 18:13
  
  CUMBERLAND, Md. (WJZ) — One person was hospitalized and a firefighter suffered a minor injury in a three-alarm fire in western Maryland on Christmas Day, the state fire marshal’s office said.
  The fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. at a home in the 200 block of Columbia Street in Cumberland. Officials said the fire started in a kitchen on the third floor.
  Credit: Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal
  One person was taken to an area hospital due to smoke inhalation. A firefighter suf
  
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• Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Water At Inner Harbor

  26-12-2019 18:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A woman who was pulled from the water at the Inner Harbor earlier this week has died, police said Thursday.
  Crews rescued the woman from the harbor near the National Aquarium Monday evening. She was reportedly in critical condition and died later Monday night.
  Woman Pulled From Water At Inner Harbor In Critical ConditionThe woman’s name has not been released.
  Police did not say what may have led up to the woman being found in the harbor.
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Robbery, Shooting At Northern Virginia Denny’s

  26-12-2019 17:16
  
  MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say an armed robbery early Thursday has left one man dead and a second man wounded.
  Prince William County police say two armed men entered a Denny’s in Manassas around 2 a.m. and demanded property from customers and employees. Two men were shot before the suspects got away, according to news outlets and police statements.
  One of the wounded men died following the shooting, police said. The second wounded man is still hospitalized. His cond
  
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• Police: Baltimore Man Charged After Alleged Christmas Theft From Auto In North Linthicum

  26-12-2019 17:11
  
  NORTH LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County police are investigating after a man allegedly stole items from parked vehicles Christmas morning in North Linthicum.
  Officers responded to the 200 block of Hance Avenue at 7:15 a.m. where a man was reported tampering with vehicles.
  The caller said the man was driving a silver Mercedes and was going up and down the street checking vehicle door handles.
  Officers observed a silver Mercedes leaving the area and detained the driver at 8:45
  
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• LIST | How To Celebrate Kwanzaa Around Baltimore

  26-12-2019 16:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you celebrate Kwanzaa during the holidays, here’s a list of Kwanzaa events you and your family can attend.
  Cherry Hill Enoch Pratt Library Kwanzaa Celebration: located at 606 Cherry Hill Road, guests can enjoy an interactive presentation on the principles of Kwanzaa on December 30 starting at 6:30 p.m.
  Click the link above for information on tickets and the event.
  Howard County Annual Kwanzaa Celebration: located at 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicott City, guests
  
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• WWE Superstar Xavier Woods Reveals Top 3 NES Games Of All-Time

  26-12-2019 16:28
  
  (CBSNY/CBS Local) — A day of giving is behind us, and empty boxes and wrapping paper are piled high waiting to be thrown out. Hopefully you awoke Christmas morning to overflowing stockings and an abundance of presents sitting below a well-trimmed tree.
  December 25 is always magical. As a kid, the thought of Santa coming down the chimney as nine flying reindeer waited patiently on the roof was absolutely enchanting. And in the morning long after they were gone, tearing into the presents Mr.
  
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• Capital Gazette Shooter Jarrod Ramos Was Concerned About Sanity

  26-12-2019 16:16
  
  By Hannah Gaskill, Capital News Service
  ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — A thread that pulled the gunman responsible for the June 2018 murders of journalists Wendi Winters, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara and Gerald Fischman, and advertising assistant Rebecca Smith, closer to The Capital Gazette newspaper through the years is one that the justice system now has its eyes focused on: His sanity.
  Whether Ramos is sane — and therefore criminally responsible for the murders and associated acts — is
  
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• Here’s Where And When You Can Dispose Of Your Christmas Tree Now That The Holiday Is Over

  26-12-2019 16:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Now that Christmas has come and gone, it’s time for the trees to come down and the decorations to be put away.
  For those who chose a real tree this year, a number of municipalities are offering curbside tree pickup in the coming weeks.
  Before tossing the tree, make sure all lights, ornaments and tinsel have been removed.
  Anne Arundel County: Trees will be picked up on residents’ normal recycling days and need to be at the curb by 6 a.m. that day. Residents can
  
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• Weather Blog: Quiet For Return Holiday Travel

  26-12-2019 14:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hi Everyone!
  I hope you had a chill day yesterday, and keep that calm vibe up! I mean, this is Thursday; tomorrow the weekend begins and why push the throttle back up to full power?
  Moving forward, the calm weather continues and the forecasted warm-up is even more impressive.
  As the normal daytime high falls to 42°, the forecast temps are at 10-15 degrees above that.
  Weather life is good.
  As we move toward New Year’s Eve and day, the temps will fall back into th
  
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• Early Morning Stabbing, Shooting In Baltimore Leave Man Dead, Another Injured

  26-12-2019 14:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a fatal stabbing and a shooting that injured a man in Baltimore early Thursday morning.
  The stabbing reportedly happened around 1:45 a.m. in the 1400 block of May Court in southeast Baltimore. Police said officers arriving at the scene found a man with a stab wound to the chest.
  The man later died at a hospital, police said. His name has not been released.
  In northwest Baltimore, police were called to the 5300 block of Cordelia Avenue shortly afte
  
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• December 26 Will Be Worst Holiday Travel Day, AAA Says

  26-12-2019 14:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Heading home after the holidays? If you can stay an extra day, you might want to consider doing so.
  AAA expects Thursday will be the worst travel day nationwide, with delays expected especially in the afternoon and evening hours.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Passengers Report ‘Merry’ Last-Minute Travel Conditions At BWI Airport
  Heading To BWI Airport? Nearly All Parking Lots Are Full On Christmas Day
  Maryland Gas Prices Stable Moving Into The HolidaysDelays could be as se
  
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• Family Member Fatally Stabs Baltimore County Man On Christmas Day, Police Say

  26-12-2019 13:50
  
  PARKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A Baltimore County man was killed in a stabbing after an argument with a family member on Christmas Day, police said late Wednesday.
  Police said officers were called to a home in the 7900 block of Tilmont Avenue in Parkville just before 11 a.m. for a report of a disturbance. When they arrived, they found 63-year-old William Daniel Barry with a stab wound to the upper body.
  Barry was taken to a hospital where he later died, police said.
  A preliminary investigation sho
  
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• Man Shot In The Face Christmas Night In West Baltimore

  26-12-2019 03:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man was shot in the face on Christmas night in west Baltimore.
  Police were called to the 1700 block of W. North Avenue around 7 p.m. for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the face.
  The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment. Police did not provide an update on his condition.
  Detectives from the Western District are investigating this incident. Anyone w
  
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• Missing Dog Reunites With Owner Just In Time For The Holidays

  26-12-2019 00:13
  
  PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A wonderful Christmas reunion in Maryland.
  A dog that went missing since June was just found in Prince George’s County and returned to his owner Craig.
  Craig said his dog Dwight escaped the dog park six months ago.
  After handing out flyers and calling shelters, Craig almost lost hope.
  Animal control officers found Dwight in the woods of Prince George’s County, and he was reunited with Craig.
  
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• Thousands Across Baltimore Celebrate Christmas Day With Worship

  26-12-2019 00:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On Christmas Day, thousands of people across the area flocked to local churches to remember the story of the birth of Jesus.
  For many families at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, attending mass on Christmas is their traditional way to begin the holiday.
  “(It) just is the start of a good Christmas Day with the family,” Amelia Bosao said.
  Some said it’s a very special and beautiful service.
  “It’s very pretty,” Mike McQuestion said. &
  
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