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• Baltimore County Fire Department Hopes To Recruit Diverse Applicants For Firefighter Jobs

  21-01-2020 23:50
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Fire Department is hiring and they’re looking for a diverse base of applicants.
  The department serves a diverse community, and by having a diverse staff they say they’re able to better serve the people.
  When one clocks in for a shift with the fire department, there’s no telling what lies ahead.
  “I see something new every day, it’s … never a dull moment,” said William Keenan.
  “You have to be on your A-
  
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• 2 Child Flu Deaths Reported This Season, Maryland Health Department Says

  21-01-2020 23:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Flu season is in full swing and now the Maryland Department of Health is reporting the first two child flu deaths of the season.
  This month, widespread flu activity is now being reported across Maryland, including at the Pediatric Department of Sinai Hospital.
  “We’re seeing a lot of influenza type B, which we really haven’t seen much in the past few years and it seems to be a strain.”
  In recent weeks, Dr. Dana Silver said a majority of sick childre
  
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• Ministry Of Brewing: Former St. Michael’s Church To Open As Baltimore’s Newest Brewery

  21-01-2020 23:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 19th-century church in Baltimore is reopening its doors soon to a much different clientele.
  Inside the old St. Michael’s Church is the city’s newest brewery, which is set to open in a few weeks.
  The organ is no longer functional, but like many elements of the former church it remains because it has to stay preserved.
  St. Michael’s, at the corner of Lombard and Wolfe streets, had sat abandoned since 2011. It was built in 1857 and owned and operated by t
  
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• Help Baltimore County Police ID This Woman Found Walking Near MD/PA Line

  21-01-2020 23:26
  
  MARYLAND (WJZ) — Can you help identify this woman?
  Baltimore County Police said she was found walking near Turner Crossing near the Maryland-Pennsylvania line earlier Tuesday.
  Credit: Baltimore County Police
  They said she does not know who she is or where she lives.
  She mentioned being on a “Trail”, police added.
  She is 5’3″ and 127 lbs, slender, shoulder-length dark hair, with a subtle accent.
   
  
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• Baltimore County Police Identify Woman Found Walking Near MD/PA Line

  21-01-2020 23:26
  
  MARYLAND (WJZ) — UPDATE: Baltimore County Police have positively identified a woman found walking near Turner Crossing near the Maryland-Pennsylvania line earlier Tuesday.
  The department thanked the public for their assistance.
  Credit: Baltimore County Police
  Police said she did not know who she is or where she lives.
  She mentioned being on a “Trail”, police added.
  She is 5’3″ and 127 lbs, slender, shoulder-length dark hair, with a subtle accent.
  
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• Mount Vernon Community Mourns Loss Of Homeless Man Dwight Claxton

  21-01-2020 23:17
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — To most walking along Charles Street, a small makeshift memorial is as anonymous as the man its made for.
  People knew him as Dwight Claxton, a smiling homeless man with dreadlocks, and now the Mount Vernon community is mourning after police found his body Friday.
  By Saturday, funeral arrangements were being pieced together on the Mount Vernon community Facebook page, with hundreds sharing stories and videos.
  Dwight was one of over 2,500 homeless men, women and children li
  
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• Prince George’s Co. Officer Recorded Video Showing Aftermath Of Fight Appearing To Involve Former NBA Player Delonte West, Police Say

  21-01-2020 23:09
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (WJZ) — Prince George’s County Police Department officials are investigating after a video showing the aftermath of a fight appearing to involve a former NBA player was recorded by one of its police officers and ended up on social media.
  A video posted on Twitter Monday night appears to show an unnamed officer interrogating Delonte West, who played in the NBA from 2004 to 2012. As of Tuesday afternoon, the video has nearly 8 million views.
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• PG County Police Officer Recorded Video Showing Aftermath Of Fight Appearing To Involve Former NBA Player Delonte West, Police Say

  21-01-2020 23:09
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (WJZ) — Prince George’s County Police Department officials are investigating after a video showing the aftermath of a fight appearing to involve a former NBA player was recorded by one of its police officers and ended up on social media.
  A video posted on Twitter Monday night appears to show an unnamed officer interrogating Delonte West, who played in the NBA from 2004 to 2012. As of Tuesday afternoon, the video has nearly 8 million views.
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• Documents: Extremist Group Wanted Rally To Start Civil War

  21-01-2020 23:01
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday.
  Former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Jordan Mathews also videotaped himself advocating for killing people, poisoning water supplies and derailing trains, a prosecutor wrote in urging a judge in Maryland to keep Mathews and two other members of The
  
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• ‘She Was One In A Million’: Hero Dog Who Helped In Over 500 Searches For Lost Pets Has Died

  21-01-2020 22:50
  
  CINCINNATI (CBS Local) — A search dog who worked tirelessly to help others find their missing pets has passed away.
  “Sam” as she was affectionately called, passed away peacefully by the side of her K9 handler, Jim Berns, a pet detective who searches Cincinnati and surrounding areas for missing cats and dogs.
  “Samantha was a natural search dog. She loved to go on searches. She was one in a million,” Berns said.
  “It is with great sadness that I announce the pass
  
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• Man Arrested After Telling M&T Bank Teller In Sparrows Point He Had A Bomb, Police Say

  21-01-2020 22:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly walked into an M&T Bank in Sparrows Point and told the bank teller he had a bomb, Baltimore police said.
  A man went into the bank at the 5230 block of North Point Boulevard and told the teller he had a bomb.
  The bank teller gave him money and a dye pack, which went off and the man was arrested.
  The scene isn’t active, police said.
   
  
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• Man Arrested After Telling M&T Bank Teller In Sparrows Point He Had A Bomb

  21-01-2020 22:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly walked into an M&T Bank in Sparrows Point and told the bank teller he had a bomb.
  A man went into the bank at the 5230 block of North Point Boulevard and told the teller he had a bomb.
  The bank teller gave him money and a dye pack, which went off and the man was arrested.
  The scene isn’t active, police said.
   
  
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• Terrell Suggs Among Those With Maryland Ties Playing In Super Bowl 54

  21-01-2020 22:40
  
  MIAMI, Fl. (WJZ) — Although the Ravens will not be playing in Super Bowl 54, there will still be coaches and players representing the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs who have Maryland ties.
  Brian Fleury, 49ers Defensive Quality Control Coach, was a Towson alumnus.
  Fleury was a quarterback with the Tigers from 1999-2002. He was also an assistant coach under Head Coach Rob Ambrose after his collegiate playing days.Congratulations to Brian Fleury '02, former Towson QB and assi
  
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• Coaches, Players With Maryland Ties To Represent 49ers, Chiefs In Super Bowl 54

  21-01-2020 22:31
  
  MIAMI, Fl. (WJZ) — Although the Ravens will not be playing in Super Bowl 54, there will still be coaches and players representing the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs who have Maryland ties.
  Brian Fleury, 49ers Defensive Quality Control Coach, was a Towson alumnus.
  Fleury was a quarterback with the Tigers from 1999-2002. He was also an assistant coach under Head Coach Rob Ambrose after his collegiate playing days.Congratulations to Brian Fleury '02, former Towson QB and assi
  
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• Baltimore County Man Honored With Red Cross Award

  21-01-2020 22:28
  
  CATONSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A first responder from Baltimore County is being recognized for his quick thinking at the scene of an accident.
  Steven Stinchcomb, of Catonsville, received the American Red Cross Lifesaving Award for professional responders, the highest award given by the Red Cross.
  He is credited with using his training to help save the life of a woman involved in a car accident on the beltway last year.
  The American Red Cross Lifesaving Award program was established in 1911.
  
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• Baltimore City Fire Station Hit By Stray Bullets

  21-01-2020 21:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore City Fire station was hit by stray bullets Tuesday afternoon, Baltimore police confirmed.
  At around 1:37 p.m. at the 5500 block of Reisterstown Road, police got reports of hearing gunfire in the area.
  Baltimore IAFF Local 734 station firefighters had to duck for cover but no injuries were reported.
  They discovered a bullet that went through a window of the building and told police.
  This article had Baltimore County, not Baltimore City, written as the station h
  
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• Woman’s Car Fills With Snow After Leaving Window Open In Blizzard

  21-01-2020 21:36
  
  ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (CBS Local) — A woman digging out of record-breaking snowfall in Newfoundland, Canada, woke up to a surprise Saturday morning when she went out to her car.
  With a 30-inches of new snow on the ground in St. John’s, Lola Parsons said she expected to find her car completely covered in snow. But it wasn’t. That’s because she forgot to roll her window up, and several inches of snow had piled inside on her front seats.
  “It was so chaotic she
  
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• Corey Sessoms Sentenced To 60 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution

  21-01-2020 21:33
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A Baltimore man was sentenced Tuesday to 60 years in prison for a number of drug-related charges, the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
  Corey Antonio Sessoms. Credit Anne Arundel Police
  In November, a jury found Corey Sessoms, 31, guilty of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone.
  He was sentenced to the maximum 40 years for the fentany
  
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• M&T Bank To Pay $100K To Settle Pregnancy-Related Disability Discriminatory Lawsuit

  21-01-2020 21:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — M&T Bank must pay $100,000 and provide “significant equitable relief” to resolve a federal disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced Tuesday.
  According to the suit, an M&T branch manager in Baltimore told a vice president that she needed surgery for pregnancy-related disability. While she was on approved leave, M&T informed her that it would fill her position unless she wa
  
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• Accidental Discovery Raises Prospect Of ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Cancer Treatment

  21-01-2020 21:32
  
  CARDIFF, Wales (CBS Local) — Researchers have discovered a new cell in our immune system that they say could one day be used to create a “one size fits all” treatment for cancer.
  Scientists at Cardiff University in Wales say the T-cell and its receptor they discovered that can find and kill a wide range of cancerous cells in the lab including lung, skin, blood, colon, breast, bone, prostate, ovarian, kidney and cervical cancer cells.
  The Cardiff team said they were analyzing bl
  
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• Police Ask For Help Identifying 2 People Wanted For December 2019 Murder Of London Stuckey

  21-01-2020 21:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Homicide detectives need the public’s help to identify two people following 17-year-old London Stuckey, who was killed in Northeast Baltimore in December 2019.
  Baltimore police released the video Tuesday, it shows Stuckey walking down the 5600 block of Woodmont Avenue with two people following behind.
  The video timestamp shows it was recorded on that day at around 12:03 p.m.Homicide detectives need help identifying two persons of interest wanted for December 13, 201
  
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• 71-Year-Old Man Injured In Windsor Mill Fire Has Died, Officials Say

  21-01-2020 21:02
  
  WINDSOR MILL, MD. (WJZ) — A man who was critically injured in a house fire in Windsor Mill on Monday has died, officials said.
  The fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. Monday on Ridge Road. At least a dozen fire engines were called since the area does not have fire hydrants.
  Firefighters found Ronald Eugene Wallace, 71, just inside the front door on the main level of the home. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
  A large part of the first floor collapsed into the basement, which for
  
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• Both Directions Of MD 144 Shut Down After Water Main Break In Catonsville

  21-01-2020 21:00
  
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A 10-inch water main break along MD 144-Frederick Road in Catonsville caused road closures and challenges for business owners, some of who were forced to close down for the day.
  It spanned a short but busy section of Frederick Road between Ingleside and Mellor Avenues- and left behind a muddy mess.
  “Foot traffic on Frederick Road and the whole thing blocked off really caused problems for us today,” said Lacey Burja, retail manager of Sugar Bak
  
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• Prince George’s County Man Arrested After Caught With Loaded Gun At BWI Airport

  21-01-2020 20:35
  
  LINTHICUM, MD. (WJZ) — A Prince George’s County man was caught with a 9 mm handgun loaded with eight bullets, including one in the chamber, at a security checkpoint Tuesday morning at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
  A Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the gun in the man’s carry-on bag as it was going through the X-ray machine.
  The man, from Fort Washington, was detained, questioned and arrested on weapons charges.
  This is the s
  
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• Coast Guard Lieutenant Christopher Hasson Accused Of Terror Plot Asks For Leniency

  21-01-2020 20:09
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending a 25-year prison sentence for a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists for attacks inspired by racist killers.
  But defense attorneys are seeking leniency for Christopher Hasson, disputing the government’s claim that he is a domestic terrorist.
  Hasson’s lawyers are urging a federal judge in Maryland to spare him a prison term
  
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• Seven Sunscreen Chemicals Enter Bloodstream After One Use, FDA Says, But Don’t Abandon Sun Protection

  21-01-2020 19:46
  
  (CNN) — After a single application, a total of seven chemicals commonly found in sunscreens can be absorbed into the bloodstream at levels that exceed safety thresholds, according to studies by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, an arm of the US Food and Drug Administration.
  “What is most alarming about these findings is that chemicals are absorbing into the body in significant amounts and the ingredients have not been fully tested for safety,” said David Andrews, a s
  
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• Weed May Not Ease Sleep Problems, Especially For Regular Users, Studies Say

  21-01-2020 19:41
  
  (CNN) — If the weed Twitterverse is to be believed, a lot of marijuana users rely on a nightly puff or two to drift off into la-la land.
  And surveys of marijuana users show they do indeed rely on the drug for better sleep.
  Unfortunately, science isn’t quite as convinced about the positive effects of cannabis on our ability to catch some Z’s. Research since the 1970s has shown mixed results on weed’s sleep-aiding benefits. A 2018 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlle
  
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• Gov. Hogan Pushes For Lift On H-2B Visas To Keep Help Seafood Industry, Seasonal Employees

  21-01-2020 19:35
  
  ANNAPOLIS, MD. (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan urged federal officials Tuesday to make more H-2B Nonimmigrant Temporary Worker Program visas available in the interest of Maryland’s $355 million seafood industry and supply chain.
  In a letter to Secretaries Scalia and Wolf, Gov. Hogan said 500 H-2B seasonal workers are needed for Maryland’s 20 licensed crab-picking houses in a typical year.
  He claimed that research conducted by the University of Maryland indicates that for every H-2B te
  
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• Gov. Hogan Calls For More H-2B Visas To Keep Help Seafood Industry, Seasonal Employees

  21-01-2020 19:35
  
  ANNAPOLIS, MD. (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan urged federal officials Tuesday to make more H-2B Nonimmigrant Temporary Worker Program visas available in the interest of Maryland’s $355 million seafood industry and supply chain.
  In a letter to Secretaries Scalia and Wolf, Gov. Hogan said 500 H-2B seasonal workers are needed for Maryland’s 20 licensed crab-picking houses in a typical year.
  He claimed that research conducted by the University of Maryland indicates that for every H-2B te
  
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• Alleged Peeping Tom Arrested In Silver Spring, Police Say

  21-01-2020 19:24
  
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (WJZ) — A 43-year-old Silver Spring man was charged with several counts of Peeping Tom last week.
  Mario Verhage, who lives in the 8500 block of 16th Street, was taken into custody last Wednesday.
  Mario Verhage. Courtesy Montgomery County Police
  Montgomery County police learned that Verhage allegedly watched his neighbor undress by peeping through a window. He also allegedly set up his cell phone to record the woman while she was inside her home, police said.
  Police ident
  
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• Bay Bridge Cashless Tolling On Thursdays, Fridays To End January 31

  21-01-2020 19:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Bay Bridge drivers pay attention- cashless tolling on Thursdays and Fridays will stop at the end of January.
  Starting February 1, drivers can pay tolls using E-ZPass and cash.
  MDTA said lower traffic in the winter makes this change possible, and the return to standard tolling all the time will help move the work along to make all-electronic tolling possible by the summer.
  Earlier in January, the MDTA announced it would start removing some toll booths as part of its p
  
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• Attic Fire Displaces 4 People In Edgewater

  21-01-2020 19:11
  
  EDGEWATER, Md. (WJZ) — Four people have been displaced after a fire at a home in Edgewater Sunday night, fire officials said.
  The fire happened just after 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1600 block of Riverdale Drive. Firefighters arriving at the scene found heavy fire coming from the front of the house.
  Credit: Woodland Beach Volunteer Fire Department
  Firefighters were able to put out the fire in the attic in about 15 minutes, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said.
  The American Red Cross i
  
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• Former Howard County School Employee Charged With Sex Offense Against Student

  21-01-2020 19:06
  
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County police arrested a Columbia man and charged him with committing sex offenses against a 17-year-old girl when he was a teaching assistant at Wilde Lake High School in 2019.
  Divaughn Vanez Furby, 29, of Footed Ridge, now faces a series of sex offense charges and is being held without bond.
  Credit: Howard County Police
  Police got information that Furby was in a sexual relationship with a minor and through interviews and cell phone data analysis, now believe
  
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• One Person Arrested Following Barricade Situation In Woodlawn

  21-01-2020 18:30
  
  WOODLAWN, Md. (WJZ) — One person was arrested following a barricade situation in Woodlawn Tuesday, Baltimore County police said.
  The incident happened near 7700 Cornerstone Way.
  No one was injured, police said.
  Nearby schools were not affected, police said.
  The area is expected to reopen soon.
  This story is developing; stay with WJZ for updates.
  
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• Assault Of Baltimore Sergeant Started After He ‘Inadvertently’ Brushed Shoulder Of Suspect Zayne Abdullah, Court Docs Show

  21-01-2020 18:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The assault of a Baltimore police sergeant started after he “inadvertently brushed the left shoulder” of suspect Zayne Abdullah while the sergeant was conducting a business check Saturday night, according to court documents.
  That “brush of the shoulder” allegedly led Abdullah to spit in the Sgt. Simpson’s face before a confrontation between the two was caught on a viral video.
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• Rondell Henry, Accused Of National Harbor Terror Plot May Be Mentally Unfit For Trial

  21-01-2020 17:49
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A psychologist who examined a man accused of planning an attack inspired by the Islamic State-group at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., found “ample evidence” that he is mentally unfit to assist in his defense, a court filing says.
  Neither prosecutors nor a defense attorney for Rondell Henry plan to dispute the opinion that a court-appointed forensic psychologist from the Federal Bureau of Prisons detailed in a Dec. 20 report,
  
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• 4 Teens Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree Early Saturday Morning

  21-01-2020 17:31
  
  DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Four teens were injured after their car struck a tree in Davidsonville early Saturday morning.
  Firefighters responded to a call about a person trapped in the 3500 block of Riva Road on Saturday at around 3 a.m.
  They found a car that had left the road and struck a tree. The 16-year-old driver, a boy, was trapped in the vehicle for about 30 minutes until firefighters rescued him.
  Paramedics took him and a 16-year-old girl in the car to two waiting Maryland State Po
  
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• 2 Men Shot, One In The Back Of His Head, On Monday In Baltimore

  21-01-2020 17:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating two non-fatal shootings in Baltimore on Monday.
  Officers were called to an area hospital around 5:07 p.m. for a shooting victim.  A 26-year-old man was shot in the back of the head. The victim drove himself to the hospital.
  Police believe he was shot in the 1800 block of Ramblewood Avenue in northeast Baltimore.
  A 19-year-old man was found suffering from gunshot wounds to his body around 9:04 p.m. along Federal Street at Washington Street in
  
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• All-Star Tribute Announced Honoring Nipsey Hussle At The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards

  21-01-2020 17:27
  
  The 62nd annual GRAMMY Awards will feature an all-star tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle. Set to take the stage to honor the current three-time GRAMMY nominee (Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Performance) are Kirk Franklin, DJ Khaled, John Legend, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch and YG. These tribute artists will join previously announced performers Aerosmith, Camila Cabello, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, H.E.R., Jonas Brothers, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Rosalía, Run-D.M.C., Blake
  
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• Live Christmas Tree Catches Fire In Edgewater Home

  21-01-2020 17:16
  
  EDGEWATER, MD. (WJZ) — A live Christmas tree caught fire in Edgewater over the weekend.
  Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 500 block of Hope Chapel Road at around 8 a.m. Sunday morning, where a live Christmas tree was on fire.
  They learned the tree had been too close to the fireplace. The person living in the house said he was cleaning both the chimney and a wood stove when an ember got into the tree and ignited it.
  Two adults have been displaced because of the fire, but no inju
  
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• Police Activity In Windsor Mill; Avoid Area

  21-01-2020 17:15
  
  WINDSOR MILL, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County police are asking that the public avoid the area near 7700 Corner Stone Way in Winsdor Mill.
  Police are on the scene for a barricade situation. At this time, there are no reported hostages.
  Please avoid the area.
  Stay with WJZ for the latest on this developing story. 
  
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• Manchester Man Dies After Car Strikes Tree, Mailbox & Fence In Carroll County

  21-01-2020 17:01
  
  MANCHESTER, MD. (WJZ) — A Manchester man is dead after his car veered off the road and crashed into a tree, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
  Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and Fire/Rescue personnel responded to the 3200 block of Charmil Drive at around 11:25 p.m. on Saturday for a motor vehicle collision.
  56-year-old Keefer Koogle Jr., the driver of a 2002 Dodge Caravan, was driving westbound on Charmil Drive when he drove off the road to the left and hit a mailbo
  
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• Maryland Authorities Took Down More Than 400 Criminal Organizations In 2019, Gov. Larry Hogan Says

  21-01-2020 16:53
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland law enforcement coalitions dismantled or disrupted the operations of more than 400 criminal enterprises across the state in 2019.
  The agencies, who are a part of the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network, collaborated to take down 316 drug, human and firearm trafficking organizations plus 77 gangs.
  MCIN was established in 2017 by Gov. Larry Hogan and is funded through the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services. It encourages
  
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• Delaware Office Convicted Of Misconduct As Maryland Police Chief

  21-01-2020 16:38
  
  CAMDEN, Del. (AP) — A Delaware police officer has been convicted of misdemeanor misconduct in office, reportedly after failing to properly document use of force reports involving a potential hire at his previous job running a Maryland police department.
  Camden Police Lt. Michael Petyo pleaded guilty to the charge last week, dating back to his time as the police chief in Greensboro, Maryland, the Delaware State News reported.
  Petyo made “factual misrepresentations in an Application fo
  
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• Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Returns Nearly $63K In Campaign Contributions

  21-01-2020 16:30
  
  ANNAPOLIS (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has returned $62,950 in campaign contributions.
  The returned funds were reported this month in the governor’s latest campaign finance report.
  The money was returned July 30, days after the Maryland Democrats accused dozens of the Republican governor’s donors of exceeding the $6,000 limit donors can give a candidate every four years in a complaint with the state elections board.
  A lawyer for the governor’s campaign told The Baltim
  
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• 39-Year-Old Man Dies In Parkville Crash

  21-01-2020 16:30
  
  PARKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A 39-year-old man died in a chain-reaction crash in Parkville Sunday evening.
  According to Baltimore County Police, officers were called to the intersection of Oakleigh Road at Putty Hill Avenue around 5:30 p.m. for a crash.
  When they arrived, police learned that a 2006 Scion Xa was traveling south on Oakleigh Road when the Scion struck the back of a parked van. The van then struck a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu.
  The Scion continued into the northbound lane of Oakleigh Road
  
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• Both Directions Of MD 144 Shut Down For Water Main Break In Catonsville

  21-01-2020 16:26
  
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — Maryland State Highway officials have shut down both directions of MD. 144 between Ingleside Avenue and Mellor Avenue for a major water main break.ALERT – Balt. Co. Major water main break closes BOTH directions of MD 144 (Fred. Rd.) between Ingleside Ave. and Mellor Ave. #mdtraffic #mdotnews cg
  — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) January 21, 2020Expect traffic delays, or plan ahead for other routes.
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• Both Directions Of MD 144 Shut Down For Water Main Break In Baltimore County

  21-01-2020 16:26
  
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — Maryland State Highway officials have shut down both directions of MD. 144 between Ingleside Avenue and Mellor Avenue for a major water main break.ALERT – Balt. Co. Major water main break closes BOTH directions of MD 144 (Fred. Rd.) between Ingleside Ave. and Mellor Ave. #mdtraffic #mdotnews cg
  — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) January 21, 2020Expect traffic delays, or plan ahead for other routes.
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• Parents Of Jaelynn Willey, Teen Killed In Great Mills High Shooting, Suing School

  21-01-2020 16:07
  
  GREAT MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — The family of Jaelynn Willey, a 16-year-old girl killed in a 2018 shooting at Great Mills High School, is suing the school.
  According to the family’s attorney, Willey’s parents filed the lawsuit because “our children should be able to go to school every day with parents knowing they will return home safe.”
  “Schools continue to fail to institute safety measures to protect our most innocent vulnerable population for which they are respon
  
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• Towson-Bred Rock Band All Time Low Drops Its First Single In Three Years

  21-01-2020 15:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — American rock band All Time Low dropped its first single in three years.
  Their single “Some Kinda Disaster” dropped overnight.
  The band has Maryland roots and was formed in 2003 in Towson.
  “Reintroducing your favorite disaster, All Time Low. Feels like we’ve been keeping secrets from you for way too long. It’s been hard to keep our mouths shut. Hope you dig this new song as much as we do… After all, it’s all for you,” the b
  
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