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• Here’s How Local Ski Resorts Keep The Slopes Fresh Even When There’s No Snow

  09-01-2020 23:56
  
  FAIRFIELD, Pa. (WJZ) — Maryland got a little snow this week but not enough to really enjoy the fun that comes along with a snow day.
  Still, some nearby ski resorts were able to open and it’s all thanks to snowmaking.
  Liberty Mountain received six inches of natural snow, nowhere near what you would need to open a ski resort, but science and technology came to the rescue.
  It’s an essential operation at ski resorts around the world, including Liberty Mountain in Fairfield, Pennsyl
  
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• 103-Year-Old Bowler Continues To Inspire After Decades Of Knocking Down Pins

  09-01-2020 23:18
  
  WOODLAWN, Md. (WJZ) — Once you reach a certain age — an age that’s different for each person — a birthday isn’t as important as it once was.
  Art Green, though, is very aware of how many times he’s blown out the candles.
  During a recent stop at AMF Woodlawn Lanes, Green was easily the most experienced bowler in the place.
  “Everybody in here like’s Mr. Art,” said Phillip Smith. “It’s kinda like he’s our dad.”
  Sure Green
  
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• 103-Year-Old Bowler Continues To Inspire

  09-01-2020 23:18
  
  WOODLAWN, Md. (WJZ) — Once you reach a certain age — an age that’s different for each person — a birthday isn’t as important as it once was.
  Art Green, though, is very aware of how many times he’s blown out the candles.
  During a recent stop at AMF Woodlawn Lanes, Green was easily the most experienced bowler in the place.
  “Everybody in here like’s Mr. Art,” said Phillip Smith. “It’s kinda like he’s our dad.”
  Sure Green
  
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• Maryland Woman Charged In Alleged Drug Distribution In Odenton

  09-01-2020 23:08
  
  ODENTON, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County police arrested 30-year-old Lauren Kristen Harrell in connection to a drug distribution case in Odenton from December 2019.
  Officers responded to a residence in the 500 block of Edwards Drive for reports of a possible drug distribution in December.
  Soon after, officers obtained a search warrant for the residence which was executed on January 8, 2020.
  The following items were recovered from the residence:61 grams of marijuana
  11 THC cartridges
  2 digi
  
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• Ravens RB Mark Ingram, TE Mark Andrews Questionable For Saturday’s Matchup Against Titans

  09-01-2020 22:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens running back Mark Ingram was back at practice Thursday, after being out since he was injured December 22.
  He is officially listed as questionable (calf) for Saturday’s game against the Tennesee Titans.
  Also questionable is tight end Mark Andrews, who has been at practice with limited participation due to an ankle injury Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
  The Ravens are just days away from their AFC divisional playoff against the Titans. Ingram is considere
  
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• ‘I Felt Very Powerful’: 10-Year-Old Boy Returns $900 To Woman Who Lost Envelope In Target

  09-01-2020 22:05
  
  HOOVER, Ala. (CBS Local) — An Alabama woman who lost an envelope containing $900 cash at a local Target store recovered her money thanks to a 10-year-old boy who found it and decided to do the right thing.
  Foster Dudley and his mother, Parisa, were shopping at Target in Hoover on Friday when they walked down an aisle near the pharmacy and discovered the envelope.
  The envelope was filled with nine $100 bills and a bank receipt with the owner’s name on it.
  “It would’ve been
  
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• ‘Let’s Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute To Prince’ Comes To The LA Convention Center On January 28th

  09-01-2020 22:00
  
  Just two days after the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on America’s Most Watched Network, the Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS will celebrate the unparalleled career of 38-time GRAMMY nominee and seven-time GRAMMY winner Prince by presenting Let’s Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute to Prince. This special live concert will take place Tuesday, January 28th at 7:30 PM, PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event will be broadcast later in 2020, only on CBS.
  Tickets on sale no
  
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• Missing 14-Year-Old Girl Last Seen December 23, Baltimore County Police Say

  09-01-2020 21:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 14-year-old girl has been missing since December 23, 2019, Baltimore police said Thursday.
  Modeana Pearl Brown was last seen that day leaving the area of the 100 block of Willow Bend Drive, 21117.
  Credit: Baltimore Police
  She is 5’1″, 100 lbs with black hair and brown eyes, police said.
  If you see her, call police.
  
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• Here’s How To Help Victims Of Australia’s Apocalyptic Wildfires

  09-01-2020 21:16
  
  (CBS Local/CBS News) — The devastating bushfires that have been spreading across Australia for months show no signs of slowing down.
  Millions of acres have burned, destroying about 2,000 homes and killing at least 25 people.
  It is estimated that more than half a billion wild animals have perished in the flames — a number that is expected to exponentially increase.
  Entire towns have evacuated to the shores and volunteer firefighters have left their families and careers behin
  
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• ‘Rome Is Burning’: Baltimore Crime Gets Lawmakers’ Attention

  09-01-2020 21:15
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore’s high violent crime rate received early attention in the state’s legislative session on Thursday, as Maryland’s former Senate president urged lawmakers to act “while Rome is burning.”
  Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller, who entered his second day as a regular senator after 33 years in the leadership role, rose from his seat toward the back of the chamber to highlight the problem in Maryland’s largest city.
  The Calvert County Demo
  
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• Baltimore County Police Investigating After Man Killed In Late Night Double Shooting

  09-01-2020 21:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One man is dead after a double shooting in Baltimore County just before midnight Wednesday, police said.
  Police responded to the 3800 block of Southern Cross Drive for a call about a shooting, and when they got there they found one of the victims inside a car, suffering from gunshot wounds.
  The man, identified as 20–year-old Isaiah Micah McKnight, was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The second victim, a 19-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital and is expected to
  
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• Ravens To Honor Former QB Trent Dilfer Saturday; He Wore No. 8 When The Team Won Super Bowl XXXV

  09-01-2020 20:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Ravens will honor former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer on Saturday before they face the Titans in the divisional playoffs.
  Dilfer, who also wore no. 8 like current quarterback Lamar Jackson, led the Ravens to a 34-7 win over the Giants during Super Bowl XXXV.We're excited to welcome back Super Bowl XXXV winning QB Trent Dilfer Saturday as the Legend of the Game! pic.twitter.com/frfdaGkUzt
  — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 9, 2020He will be honor
  
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• Firefighters Put Out Toilet Fire At High School In Prince George’s County

  09-01-2020 19:34
  
  LANHAM, MD. (WJZ) — A high school in Prince George’s County needed to be ventilated after a fire started in a toilet, Prince George’s County Fire said Thursday.
  Firefighters responded to the call for a fire at DuVal High School in Lanham, and put out the fire. The building was ventilated, but there were no injuries.
  Fire investigators are on the scene.
  
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• Titans Defensive Coordinator Dean Pees Facing Off Against Old Boss, Ravens

  09-01-2020 19:30
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee defensive coordinator Dean Pees still talks with his old boss, Baltimore coach John Harbaugh. Just not this week.
  Pees spent eight years working for Harbaugh first coaching linebackers and then defensive coordinator, helping the Ravens win a Super Bowl. He retired after the 2017 season, then quickly went back to work when Mike Vrabel asked Pees to be his defensive coordinator with the Titans only weeks later.
  Now Pees is trying to help a third-team reach a
  
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• Harford County Man Caught With Loaded Handgun At BWI Airport, First In 2020

  09-01-2020 19:28
  
  LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) — A Harford County man was found with a 9 mm handgun loaded with seven bullets while he was going through security at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday.
  Transportation Security Administration officers confiscated the handgun from his carry-on bag, detained him and questioned him before citing him on weapons charges.
  Officials said when they asked him about the loaded gun, he claimed he had the weapon with him for work purposes yet
  
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• Proposed Bill Would Ban Cellphone Use For Anyone Under 21

  09-01-2020 19:11
  
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (CBS Local) — A bill introduced in the Vermont Senate would make it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to use or possess a cellphone in the state.
  The bill, S.212, would make possession or use of a cellphone a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of a year behind bars or a $1,000 fine or both.
  The legislation links cellphone use by people under the age of 21 to a rise in driving fatalities, suicides, mass shootings and terrorism.
  “The internet and social media, acc
  
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• Democratic Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg Nets First Black Congressional Backer

  09-01-2020 19:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has netted an endorsement from Rep. Anthony Brown of Maryland, the first black member of Congress to throw his support to the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
  The endorsement is significant for Buttigieg, who has been criticized within the party for his scant support among African Americans.
  Brown, 58, belongs to the Congressional Black Caucus, whose membership is courted aggressively by Democratic presidential candidat
  
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• LIST | Ravens Pep Rallies, Watch Parties Around Baltimore

  09-01-2020 18:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Ravens are set to face off against the Titans this weekend.
  As quarterback Lamar Jackson has said — he’s going to play every game like it’s the Super Bowl.
  Fans are pumped to see the Ravens in the playoffs and several communities and restaurants are hosting events for fans around the city.
  Here’s a list of Ravens-related events for fans — people and pets included.CHECK OUT RAVENS NATION!!!@Ravens #BigTruss @wjz pic.twitter.com/bwOrEcl9ZR
  
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• PCO From Ring Of Honor Is Pro Wrestling’s Version Of Rocky

  09-01-2020 18:56
  
  (CBS Baltimore/CBS Local) — In life, it’s not often that we get a second chance. And in the life of a professional athlete, the odds of getting a do-over are about the same as winning the lottery and getting struck by lightning on the same day.
  With that being the case, you can consider Carl Joseph Yvon Ouellet to be the luckiest man on the face of the earth. Ouellet, known better as the half-human, half-monster character PCO in Ring of Honor, is having a resurgence after more than 3
  
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• Nearly 270 Rape Kits Destroyed By Maryland Police Departments In 2 Years, New Report Says

  09-01-2020 18:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Nearly 270 rape kits were destroyed by police departments across Maryland over a two-year period, according to a report released by the Maryland Attorney General’s office.
  The data by AG Brian Frosh’s office was collected as a part of an annual report by the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Police and Funding Committee, created during the 2017 Maryland General Assembly session to create uniform statewide policies regarding the collection, testing and reten
  
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• New Report On AACO School Bus Driver Shortage Suggests Bus Driver Pay Increase, Route Consolidation

  09-01-2020 18:31
  
  ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County officials are working to solve a bus driver shortage after the county was about 20 drivers short for this school year.
  A new report includes more than two dozen recommendations to address transportation issues.
  It includes increasing bus driver pay and consolidating routes.
  Officials said it could save nearly $2.5 million and improve operations system-wide.
   
  
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• WATCH: Burglar Cooks Food And Takes Nap Christmas Morning In Taco Bell

  09-01-2020 17:58
  
  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (CBS Local) — A man who broke into a fast food restaurant in Georgia early Christmas morning made himself at right home, preparing food and taking a nap.
  And while the whole incident was captured on surveillance video, the suspect remains at large.
  The video shows the burglar climbed through a drive-thru window at a Taco Bell in unincorporated Lawrenceville, about 30 northeast of Atlanta, at about 12:15 a.m. on Dec. 25, police said.
  He turned on the fryers and whipped hi
  
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• America Is Rooting For The Ravens To Win, Survey Says

  09-01-2020 17:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A survey that tracks fan hashtags on Twitter says Americans are rooting for the Ravens to win during this weekend’s divisional playoffs.
  According to the team at SportsBetting.ag, 13 states — mostly on the East Coast — are rooting for the Ravens to win on Saturday versus the Titans.
  The map is based on geotagged Twitter data since Wild Card Weekend.
  They believe Lamar Jackson’s MVP-caliber playing could attribute to the large fan base.
   
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• Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot Plans To Run For Governor In 2022

  09-01-2020 17:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot announced on Thursday that he plans to run for governor in 2022.
  This story is developing. 
  
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• Drinking Green Tea, Rather Than Black, May Help You Live Longer, New Study Suggests

  09-01-2020 17:22
  
  (CNN) — Drinking tea at least three times a week could reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and is linked with a longer and healthier life, at least in China, a new study suggests.
  Chinese researchers found the health benefits associated with tea were more pronounced for drinkers of green, rather than black tea, and for those who had been drinking tea regularly over a longer period of time. The benefits were also clearer among men, the study indicated.
  Researchers looked at
  
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• ‘I’m The Greatest Woman Of All-Time’: Boxer Claressa Shields On Fight Vs. Ivana Habazin

  09-01-2020 17:16
  
  (CBS Local Sports)– The boxing world has been waiting a long time to see undisputed middleweight world champion Claressa Shields fight former champion Ivana Habazin.
  The battle for the vacant WBC and WBO 154-pound titles goes down Friday, January 10 on Showtime and Shields has an opportunity to make history with a victory. A win would make the 2x Olympic gold medalist the fastest fighter to become a three-division world champion. While Shields has backed up the talk as the greatest wo
  
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• ATF Offering $5K Reward For Arrest Of Suspect In Murder Of Carmen Rodriguez Shot At Kim’s Deli

  09-01-2020 17:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police have released surveillance video that they allege shows Carmen Rodriguez’s killer coming into her store, shooting and killing her.
  On December 22, 2019, Rodriguez was shot and killed inside her store, Kim’s Deli, in the 100 block of N. Kenwood Avenue.On December 22, 2019, Carmen Rodriguez was shot and killed inside her store in the 100 block of N. Kenwood Avenue.
  Help detectives identify her killer.The @ATFBaltimoreis offering $5000 for inform
  
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• Two Charles County Public Schools Teachers Win The Lottery

  09-01-2020 16:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Charles County Public School teachers recently won the lottery.
  Maryland Lottery reports the teachers won the top-prize on two scratch-off tickets, Power 8s, and 2020 Cash.
  “Maite” and “Kelly Girl” have been friends for more than 20 years and share the love of playing scratch-offs.
  “Maite,” a mother of three, won $100,000 by playing the Power 8s. She had used $25 prize money from a previous scratch off to buy that one.
  “My hus
  
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• Losing One Night’s Sleep May Increase Risk Factor For Alzheimer’s, Study Says

  09-01-2020 16:49
  
  (CNN) — A preliminary study found the loss of one night’s sleep in healthy young men increased the levels of tau protein in their blood compared to getting a complete night of uninterrupted sleep.
  Studies have shown that higher levels of tau protein in the blood is associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
  “Our exploratory study shows that even in young, healthy individuals, missing one night of sleep increases the level of tau in blood suggesti
  
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• 57-Year-Old Woman Charged With Prostitution At Unlicensed Eldersburg Spa

  09-01-2020 16:36
  
  ELDERSBURG, Md. (WJZ) — Two women were charged after Carroll County Sheriff’s deputies searched a spa in Eldersburg after they received reports about prostitution occurring on the premises.
  Deputies executed a search warrant on Elite Spa in Eldersburg Plaza in the 1400 block of Liberty Road on Wednesday.
  Investigators determined that unlicensed massage therapists were allegedly engaging in prostitution at the location.
  Two 57-year-old women, one from Eldersburg and New York, were cha
  
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• Son Charged In Mother’s Murder After Psychiatric Evaluation, Baltimore Police Say

  09-01-2020 16:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After going through a psychiatric evaluation, 30-year-old Tyrell Barnes has been arrested in connection to the murder of his mother, 59-year-old Constance Price-Barnes, police said Thursday.
  He has been charged with first-degree murder. Police had issued a warrant for his arrest when the incident occurred, but it was pending his discharge from the hospital.
  Credit: Baltimore Police
  Officers had found Tyrell Barnes outside of his North Baltimore home Monday evening be
  
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• Man Charged In Mother’s Murder After Psychiatric Evaluation, Baltimore Police Say

  09-01-2020 16:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After going through a psychiatric evaluation, 30-year-old Tyrell Barnes has been arrested in connection to the murder of his mother, 59-year-old Constance Price-Barnes, police said Thursday.
  He has been charged with first-degree murder. Police had issued a warrant for his arrest when the incident occurred, but it was pending his discharge from the hospital.
  Credit: Baltimore Police
  Officers had found Tyrell Barnes outside of his North Baltimore home Monday evening be
  
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• Traffic Alert | WB Route 40 Reopens In Cecil County After Gas Leak

  09-01-2020 16:10
  
  ELKTON, Md. (WJZ) — Westbound Route 40 has reopened in Elkton near Nottingham Road After a gas leak closed the road Thursday morning.
  The closure is causing delays along a major roadway during morning rush hour. The leak is in the area of Northrop Grumman.
  A construction crew was in the area and struck an underground gas line, according to officials.***TRAFFIC ALERT*** Westbound Rt. 40 and Nottingham Rd. in the area of Northrop Grumman are closed due to a gas leak. Avoid the area. #CecilTr
  
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• Maryland, DC Restaurants Among Yelp’s Top 100 Places To Eat In 2020

  09-01-2020 15:59
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Two DC-area restaurants are on Yelp’s Top 100 Places To Eat in 2020.
  DC’s Farmbird, a grilled chicken restaurant on H Street, was no. 3 on the list. It has a 5-star review on Yelp, with more than 550 reviews. Yelp reviewers say their best dish is The Avocado Lime Salad. Other things to try: pulled BBQ Chicken Salad and the spicy adobo sandwich.
  Farmbird is among Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in 2020.
  Credit: Farmbird/Facebook
  No. 95 on the list is Ro
  
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• Police: Men Tried Cashing $100,000 Lottery Ticket After Gluing On Winning Numbers

  09-01-2020 15:20
  
  FLOWOOD, Miss. (CBS Local) — Two men in Mississippi are accused of using super glue to attach winning numbers to a losing lottery ticket, authorities said.
  Odis Latham, 47, and Russell Sparks, 48, visited the Mississippi Lottery Corporation headquarters in Flowood on Monday with a scratch-off ticket purportedly worth $100,000, Flowood Police said in a statement.
  The ticket had been signed and was presented to the commission for payment, the police statement said.
  Lottery officials contacte
  
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• Traffic Alert | WB Route 40 Closed In Cecil County Due To Gas Leak

  09-01-2020 14:56
  
  ELKTON, Md. (WJZ) — Westbound Route 40 is closed in Elkton near Nottingham Road due to a gas leak Thursday morning.
  The closure is causing delays along a major roadway during morning rush hour.
  The leak is in the area of Northrop Grumman.
  The Cecil County Emergency Services said to avoid the area.***TRAFFIC ALERT*** Westbound Rt. 40 and Nottingham Rd. in the area of Northrop Grumman are closed due to a gas leak. Avoid the area. #CecilTraffic #CecilCounty pic.twitter.com/pn2y3tyOxB
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• Rayman Helps Spark Colgate To 92-70 Victory Over Loyola

  09-01-2020 04:32
  
  HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Will Rayman scored 13 of his 18 points before halftime and Colgate cruised past Loyola (Md.) 92-70 on Wednesday night.
  Jack Ferguson added a season-high 17 points with four 3-pointers for the Raiders, while Rapolas Ivanauskas chipped in 15 with nine rebounds. Jordan Burns had 13 points and six assists for Colgate (12-4, 3-0 Patriot League), which won its sixth straight game.
  Leading 40-32 at halftime, Colgate put up a season-high 52 second-half points, sinking 10 of i
  
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• Mills Carries Binghamton Over UMBC 79-75

  09-01-2020 04:19
  
  VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) — Brenton Mills scored 22 points as Binghamton narrowly defeated Maryland-Baltimore County 79-75 on Wednesday night. Sam Sessoms added 20 points for the Bearcats.
  Pierre Sarr had 12 points for Binghamton (7-8, 1-1 America East Conference). George Tinsley added 13 rebounds.
  R.J. Eytle-Rock had 18 points for the Retrievers (7-10, 0-2). L.J. Owens added 17 points. Brandon Horvath had 16 points.
  K.J. Jackson, the Retrievers’ second leading scorer heading into the contes
  
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• Weather Blog | Cold Temperatures With Light Winds Await

  09-01-2020 04:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Clear and cold and very dry overnight but with very light winds.
  On Thursday, just some later day high clouds, but it will be cold, also with light winds.
  A big warmup begins on Friday as we have temperatures which will average about 15 degrees above normal and even warmer on Saturday! Clouds and some rain is likely later Saturday night, and hopefully after the Ravens game!
  Updates on that coming up later this week. Bob Turk
  
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• Vucevic, Fournier Lead Magic Past Wizards 123-89

  09-01-2020 03:46
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nikola Vucevic scored 29 points, Evan Fournier added 19, and the Orlando Magic beat the Washington Wizards 123-89 on Wednesday night.
  Admiral Schofield scored 18 points to lead the Wizards, and Troy Brown, Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
  Orlando took control for good with a 23-5 run to close the second quarter, punctuated by a dunk by Vucevic in the final seconds, for a 69-52 lead.
  The advantage ballooned to 29 points in the early stages of the third quarter.
  The Wi
  
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• Davis Scores 20 To Carry Navy Over Bucknell 60-56

  09-01-2020 03:41
  
  LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Cam Davis had 20 points as Navy narrowly defeated Bucknell 60-56 on Wednesday night.
  Greg Summers had 13 points and seven rebounds for Navy (8-6, 2-1 Patriot League). John Carter Jr. added six rebounds.
  John Meeks had 18 points for the Bison (6-10, 2-1). Avi Toomer added six rebounds.
  Jimmy Sotos, who led the Bison in scoring heading into the matchup with 14 points per game, was held to 5 points on 2-of-10 shooting.
  Navy takes on Colgate at home on Saturday. Bucknell
  
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• Report Recommends Combating Anne Arundel Co. School Bus Driver Shortage By Consolidating Routes, Increasing Pay

  09-01-2020 01:35
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A new report from a North Carolina-based consulting firm includes more than two dozen recommendations to address school bus transportation issues and bus driver shortages within Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
  Anne Arundel County is one of a number of Maryland counties that saw bus driver shortages as the 2019-2020 academic year began, prompting concerns from area parents.
  In its 179-page report released Wednesday, the firm made a total of 27 recommendations to c
  
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• Maryland Could Take Legal Action Against EPA, Pennsylvania Due To Lack Of Efforts To Protect The Bay

  09-01-2020 01:30
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland could take legal action against Pennsylvania and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in an effort to protect Chesapeake Bay restorations.
  Governor Larry Hogan directed Attorney General Brian Frosh to pursue legal actions against Pennsylvania and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday.
  Since his campaign in 2014, Gov. Hogan has repeatedly called on upstream states — including Pennsylvania — to take responsibility for sedimen
  
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• Video Shows Gunman Open Fire On Busy Baltimore Street; Victim Sean Davis Helped Children Impacted By Gun Violence

  09-01-2020 01:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Newly released surveillance video shows a brazen homicide in east Baltimore. 
  A passenger with a gun gets out of a silver 2-door Honda Accord in the middle of crowded East 25th Street. He shoots 33-year-old Sean Davis in the head and torso, then gets back in the waiting car, which drives off. Police are still searching for the gunman who boldly killed Sean Davis, also known as LayedBack Jack, who was in the middle of a toy drive to help children touched by
  
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• Video Shows Gunman Open Fire On Baltimore Street; Victim Sean Davis Helped Children Impacted By Gun Violence

  09-01-2020 01:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Newly released surveillance video shows a brazen homicide in east Baltimore. 
  A passenger with a gun gets out of a silver 2-door Honda Accord in the middle of crowded East 25th Street. He shoots 33-year-old Sean Davis in the head and torso, then gets back in the waiting car, which drives off. Police are still searching for the gunman who boldly killed Sean Davis, also known as LayedBack Jack, who was in the middle of a toy drive to help children touched by
  
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• 6 Injured In 6-Vehicle Crash On I-83 Near Timonium

  09-01-2020 01:20
  
  LUTHERVILLE-TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) — A crash involving six vehicles blocked multiple lanes of traffic on northbound Interstate 83 near Timonium Wednesday evening.
  The Maryland Department of Transportation reported two of the three northbound lanes were blocked due to a crash between Interstate 695 and Timonium Road. All lanes have since reopened.
  Credit: Maryland Department of Transportation
  Traffic had been backed up to the I-83/I-695 split.
  Maryland State Police said six people were taken t
  
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• Judge Weighs Bid To Stop President Trump’s Refugee Resettlement Limit

  09-01-2020 00:49
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday pressed a government lawyer to explain why President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing state and local governments to reject refugees, questioning whether the change was politically motivated.
  U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Maryland didn’t immediately rule on a request by three national refugee resettlement agencies for a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from enforcing the order.
  During a
  
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• Maryland Board OKs Scaled Back Toll Lane Plan

  09-01-2020 00:44
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board has approved changes in a public-private partnership to add toll lanes to the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270.
  The 2-1 vote by the Board of Public Works on Wednesday enables the state to solicit bids for the highway expansion project in the suburbs of Washington to ease traffic congestion.
  Gov. Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot voted for the plan, while Treasurer Nancy Kopp voted against it.
  The changes scale back where toll roads would be
  
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• 6-Vehicle Crash Blocking Traffic On I-83 Near Timonium

  09-01-2020 00:27
  
  LUTHERVILLE-TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) — A crash involving six vehicles is blocking two lanes of traffic on northbound Interstate 83 near Timonium Wednesday evening.
  The Maryland Department of Transportation reports two of the three northbound lanes are blocked due to a crash between Interstate 695 and Timonium Road.
  Credit: Maryland Department of Transportation
  Traffic is delayed back to the I-83/I-695 split.
  This story is developing; stay with WJZ for updates.
  
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