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• School District Responds To Lawsuit By Parents Of Jaelynn Willey, Teen Killed In Great Mills High School Shooting

  22-01-2020 23:39
  
  GREAT MILLS, MD. (WJZ) — The parents of a teenager killed at Great Mills High School in March 2018 are now suing the school.
  16-year-old Jaelynn Willey was shot by her ex-boyfriend who then turned the gun on himself. The lawsuit, filed Friday, states the school had a responsibility to protect Willey and that it failed to do so.
  Police said Austin Rollins used a semi-automatic handgun to shoot his ex-girlfriend and another 14-year-old boy in a first-floor hallway at Great Mills High School
  
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• Keith Urban, Shania Twain And Stevie Wonder Among 62nd Annual GRAMMYs Presenters

  22-01-2020 22:44
  
  CBS and the Recording Academy have announced the lineup of artists, musicians, actors and comedians who will take the stage as presenters for The 62nd annual GRAMMY Awards coming to CBS this Sunday, January 26th. This year’s presenters include current GRAMMY nominees Jim Gaffigan and Trevor Noah; GRAMMY winners Common, Cynthia Erivo, Dua Lipa, Billy Porter, Smokey Robinson, Shania Twain, Keith Urban and Stevie Wonder; past GRAMMY nominees Ava DuVernay and Bebe Rexha; and music industry mog
  
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• Orioles Announce Birdland Caravan To Be Held Second Weekend Of February

  22-01-2020 22:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles announced Wednesday the club’s Birdland Caravan will run on the second weekend of February.
  The Birdland Caravan is a weekend-long tour designed to take the Oriole Park experience directly to fans throughout the region.
  The weekend-long celebration will include meet-and-greets and happy hours with current and former Orioles players, top prospects, broadcasters, members of the front office and the Oriole Bird.
  The Birdland Caravan will make stops thr
  
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• Judge: Canadian Man Tied To Extremist Group Is ‘Very Dangerous’

  22-01-2020 22:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three alleged members of the white supremacist group “The Base” were hoping that the gun rights rally in Virginia would spark a civil war, according to court records.
  Brian Lemley, Jr. and William Garfield Bilbrough IV, both of Maryland, and Canadian national Patrik Jordan Mathews were charged on Jan. 16 on federal firearms charges ahead of the Richmond rally that took place on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
  READ: Charging Docs: U.S. versus Lemley, Mathews, Bilb
  
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• Baltimore County Police Searching For Missing 12-Year-Old Girl

  22-01-2020 21:46
  
  PARKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen Tuesday.
  Lanayi Smith, was last seen leaving the area of the 8400 block of Willow Oak Road in Parkville.
  She is 5’0″ tall, and police said she was last seen wearing teal leggings, a grey shirt, black boots and a black coat.
  If you see her, call 911.
  
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• Ravens Orlando Brown, Marlon Humphrey, Marshal Yanda, Matthew Judon Talk Lamar Jackson, Pro Bowl

  22-01-2020 21:25
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (WJZ) — The Ravens are having some fun ahead of the Pro Bowl game in Orlando this weekend — including interviewing each other Wednesday.
  Ravens offensive tackle Orlando Brown took the mic from WJZ Sports Director Mark Viviano to get his own interview with cornerback Marlon Humphrey.
  Brown: Tell us how you’re feeling, tell us what you’re excited about for the week.
  Humphrey: You know I’m feeling great, first off, really feeling great… They say it
  
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• ‘The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Cookbook’: Taco Bell Strawberry Freeze Recipe

  22-01-2020 21:22
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  Do a little research and you’ll likely be astonished by just how much sugar is hiding in America’s favorite comfort drinks. But rest assured, you can still get your drink on while maintaining a sustainable keto lifestyle—specifically a DIRTY, LAZY, KETO lifestyle—with this sweet treat from Stephanie Laska, author of The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Cookbook, available now from Simon & S
  
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• Outrage After ‘It’s Okay to Be White’ Sticker Planted On Elementary School

  22-01-2020 21:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (CBS Local) — A sticker with the phrase “IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE” that was placed on an elementary school in Ohio has prompted an investigation, along with outrage from the local community.
  The sticker was taped to a window at Binns Elementary School in Columbus, WCMH reported. The sticker circulated on social media after parents found it at the school this past weekend.
  “This is completely wrong,” said Jessica Kaylor, one of the parents who found
  
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• Former Maryland Delegate Cheryl Glenn Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud, Bribery Charges

  22-01-2020 21:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A former state lawmaker who represented Baltimore and was a leading advocate for legalizing marijuana in Maryland pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal honest services wire fraud and bribery charges.
  Former state Del. Cheryl Diane Glenn appeared Wednesday in federal court in Baltimore.After the hearing, Glenn hugged FBI agents seated at the prosecution bench. She faces up to 25 years in prison.
  — Paul Gessler (@PaulGessler) January 22, 2020Prosecutors accused her of a
  
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• Former Baltimore Delegate Cheryl Glenn Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud, Bribery Charges

  22-01-2020 21:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A former state lawmaker who represented Baltimore and was a leading advocate for legalizing marijuana in Maryland pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal honest services wire fraud and bribery charges.
  Former state Del. Cheryl Diane Glenn appeared Wednesday in federal court in Baltimore.After the hearing, Glenn hugged FBI agents seated at the prosecution bench. She faces up to 25 years in prison.
  — Paul Gessler (@PaulGessler) January 22, 2020Prosecutors accused her of a
  
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• ‘Taking The Whole Star Trek: Next Generation And Put It In A Different Location, A Different Time’: Sir Patrick Stewart Discusses ‘Star Trek: Picard’

  22-01-2020 21:07
  Sir Patrick Stewart returns as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the highly anticipated new CBS All access series Star Trek: Picard. The veteran stage and screen actor first played the beloved Star Trek: The Next Generation character in 1987, and continued for seven seasons and four movies. Now Captain Picard is back despite some initial trepidation from the man who brings this iconic character to life.
  “I believed we had said it, the story was told. To add anything else would perhaps even be har
  
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• Cecil County Man Arrested After Police Seize 148 Grams Of Suspected Crack Cocaine

  22-01-2020 21:05
  
  NORTH EAST, Md. (WJZ) — After a month-long operation into an interstate drug trafficking operation, Maryland State Police have arrested a Cecil County man on drug charges.
  Jason Jones Jr., 40, of North East, Maryland, is charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance and possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
  Credits: Maryland State Police
  He’s being held without bond. Jones was arrested Wednesday in a home on Sycamore Drive in North
  
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• The 10 most wish-listed Airbnbs in Baltimore - WBAL TV Baltimore

  22-01-2020 21:04 via wbaltv.com
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• Former Fairmount Heights Police Officer Charged With Rape, Exposing Victim To HIV During Traffic Stop

  22-01-2020 20:58
  
  FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, MD. (WJZ) — A Prince George’s County grand jury indicted a former Fairmount Heights police officer on a list of charges to include rape and exposing/attempting to expose the victim to HIV.
  Prince George’s County Police arrested the former officer in December 2019 for allegedly raping a citizen after a traffic stop, before he resigned from the department.
  Earlier in January, a judge had initially dismissed the first-degree rape charge and gave the officer, Mar
  
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• Baltimore DOT Employee Suspended After Filing False Overtime Claim During Sinkhole Repair Near Camden Yards

  22-01-2020 20:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore Department of Transportation employee was suspended for 28 days without pay after they filed a false overtime claim last summer.
  The city’s Office of the Inspector General received a tip on their hotline about a DOT employee that was paid for overtime that was not worked.
  OIG learned that the employee was paid for an hour of overtime each day over an eight-day period between July 15 and July 24. This was during the two-week period when a large sinkhole o
  
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• Link Between Stress, Hair Turning Prematurely Gray Revealed In Animal Study

  22-01-2020 20:23
  
  (CNN) — Marie Antoinette’s hair suddenly turned white before the ill-fated French queen was taken to the guillotine to have her head chopped off, according to some historical accounts.
  More modern reports refer to hair turning prematurely white in survivors of bomb attacks during World War II, while an Australian airline pilot saw his hair go gray in the months after landing a plane following a failure of all four engines in the early 1980s.
  While there’s been plenty of anecdot
  
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• Second Handgun Found At BWI Airport Security In Two Days

  22-01-2020 20:15
  
  LINTHICUM, MD. (WJZ) — A handgun was found at a security checkpoint at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Wednesday- for the second consecutive day.
  Transportation Security Administration officers caught an Anne Arundel County man with his 9 mm handgun in his carry-on while it was inside a checkpoint X-ray machine. It was not loaded.
  Credit: TSA
  The Maryland Transportation Authority Police were notified, confiscated the firearm and detained the man, who is from
  
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• Second Handgun Caught At BWI Airport Security In Two Days

  22-01-2020 20:15
  
  LINTHICUM, MD. (WJZ) — A handgun was caught at a security checkpoint at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Wednesday- for the second consecutive day.
  Transportation Security Administration officers caught an Anne Arundel County man with his 9 mm handgun in his carry-on while it was inside a checkpoint X-ray machine. It was not loaded.Credit: TSA
  The Maryland Transportation Authority Police were notified, confiscated the firearm and detained the man, who is from
  
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• Maryland Lawmakers Met With Redskins Owner On Sports Betting

  22-01-2020 20:08
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has met with Maryland lawmakers to discuss allowing sports betting at a new stadium in the state.
  Sen. Guy Guzzone told reporters Wednesday that Snyder asked to be included in the sports betting realm.
  Snyder met with state lawmakers Tuesday in Annapolis.
  The Redskins currently play in Landover, Maryland, in the suburbs of the nation’s capital.
  Talks have been ongoing with Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia on a n
  
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• ‘I Want To Get Better At Everything’ | Lamar Jackson Still Eyeing Super Bowl In 2021

  22-01-2020 19:53
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (WJZ) — Lamar Jackson and 11 Ravens are in Orlando this week for the Pro Bowl, but it doesn’t mean they aren’t still thinking about the Super Bowl and next season.
  His biggest lesson learned: “You got to take advantage [of every opporuntity], see what’s in front of you.”
  Jackson said he’s already looking at next season and what the team can improve on to get the Super Bowl.
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  Ravens, Lamar Jackson Fans Show Support For Team At Pro
  
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• Alicia Keys Tour To Stop At MECU Pavilion In Baltimore In August

  22-01-2020 19:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Alicia Keys is coming to Baltimore!
  The Grammy award-winning artist is headed to the MECU Pavilion on August 5, located in the Inner Harbor Pier 6, to perform as part of her world tour.
  Her new album, ALICIA The Album, will be released March 20, according to her website.
  Ticket prices range from lawn seats at $34 presale price to VIP packages ranging between $199 and $998, according to Ticketmaster.
   
  
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• Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods Set For 2020 Debuts As CBS Sports Opens Golf Coverage This Weekend With Farmer’s Insurance Open

  22-01-2020 19:00
  
  (CBSLA/CBS Local)- CBS Sports opens its 2020 golf season coverage this Saturday & Sunday with the third and fourth rounds of the Farmer’s Insurance Open held at Torrey Pines Golf Course. The event is the first big one of the new year with a star-studded field featuring 20 of the world’s Top 50 players according to the Official World Golf Rankings.
  Among those set to be in the field are world #2 Rory McIlroy and #3 John Rahm, along with past winners Justin Rose (2019), Jason Day (
  
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• Judge Rules Against Woman Charged For Being Topless In Her Own Home

  22-01-2020 18:45
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (CBS Local) — A Utah woman who is facing charges for being topless in her own home in front of her stepchildren has lost her bid to have her case dismissed.
  A judge refused to overturn part of Utah’s lewdness law Tuesday, siding with prosecutors who argued that lewdness is commonly understood to include women’s breasts.
  “It is the prerogative of the Legislature to establish laws incorporating contemporary community standards regarding lewdness,” Third
  
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• Ravens, Lamar Jackson Fans Show Support For Team At Pro Bowl Practice

  22-01-2020 18:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It might be cold here in Baltimore, but the Ravens are warming up in Orlando for the Pro Bowl game this weekend.
  WJZ Sports Director Mark Viviano is down in Florida as 12 Ravens players get ready for the Pro Bowl Sunday. John Harbaugh is also coaching the AFC team.
  There were plenty of Ravens fans on hand to cheer on the players at practice Wednesday.Good morning from #ProBowl2020 in Orlando. @wjz is here w @Lj_era8 fans & @Ravens fans. Practice kicks off soon. 12 Rav
  
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• Ravens, Lamar Jackson Fans Flock To Pro Bowl; Show Purple Pride In Orlando

  22-01-2020 18:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It might be cold here in Baltimore, but the Ravens are warming up in Orlando for the Pro Bowl game this weekend.
  WJZ Sports Director Mark Viviano is down in Florida as 12 Ravens players get ready for the Pro Bowl Sunday. John Harbaugh is also coaching the AFC team.
  READ MORE: ‘I Want To Get Better At Everything’ | Lamar Jackson Still Eyeing Super Bowl In 2021
  Terrell Suggs Among Those With Maryland Ties Playing In Super Bowl 54There were plenty of Ravens
  
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• Three Alleged White Supremacists Hoped Gun Rally Would Start ‘Civil War’

  22-01-2020 18:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three alleged members of the white supremacist group “The Base” were hoping that the gun rights rally in Virginia would spark a civil war, according to court records.
  Brian Lemley, Jr. and William Garfield Bilbrough IV, both of Maryland, and Canadian national Patrik Jordan Mathews were charged on Jan. 16 on federal firearms charges ahead of the Richmond rally that took place on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
  READ: Charging Docs: U.S. versus Lemley, Mathews, Bilb
  
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• Suspect Identified In Harford County Barricade Situation, Held Without Bail

  22-01-2020 18:17
  
  STREET, MD. (WJZ) — A man who police say fired on them during a barricade situation in Harford County has been identified and is being held without bail, police said Wednesday.
  Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 4500 block of Oak Ridge Drive in Street, Maryland for a report of animal cruelty at around 7 p.m. Tuesday night. 
  Deputies learned someone living on the block had shot and killed a dog in his home during a domestic dispute.
  When they arrived, deput
  
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• Man Fired Nearly 200 Rounds At Harford County Deputies, Hitting Neighbor, Police Say

  22-01-2020 18:17
  
  STREET, MD. (WJZ) — A man who police say fired on them during a barricade situation in Harford County has been identified and is being held without bail, police said Wednesday.
  Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 4500 block of Oak Ridge Drive in Street, Maryland for a report of animal cruelty at around 7 p.m. Tuesday night. 
  Deputies learned someone living on the block had shot and killed a dog in his home during a domestic dispute.
  When they arrived, deput
  
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• Twin Brothers Allegedly Posed As Painters, Stole From Homes Around Annapolis

  22-01-2020 18:04
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Police have arrested twin brothers who allegedly posed as painters to steal from homes over the last several years in the Annapolis area.
  Detectives identified and charged Jason Nixon and Jared Nixon, twin brothers, for the thefts and burglaries that happened in the Annapolis area, and believe that there may be several other victims from thefts over the years.
  (Jason Nixon) Credit: Anne Arundel County Police
  (Jared Nixon) Credit: Anne Arundel County Po
  
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• Two Excedrin Products Temporarily Discontinued, Company Says

  22-01-2020 17:49
  
  (CNN) — Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline says it has temporarily discontinued two types of Excedrin items as a precautionary measure.
  The company has suspended production and distribution of its Excedrin Extra Strength and Excedrin Migraine products, it said.
  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
  “Through routine quality control and assurance measures, we discovered inconsistencies in how we transfer and weigh ingredients for Excedrin Extra Strength Caplets and Geltabs, and Excedrin M
  
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• Vaccine Fights ‘Swamp Cancer’ Among Chincoteague Wild Ponies

  22-01-2020 17:12
  
  CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — The managers of a Virginia island’s herd of wild horses say a vaccination program to protect the ponies from a swamp disease that killed seven horses in 2018 is showing encouraging results.
  The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company says it will continue giving the ponies yearly boosters to prevent Pythiosis, also called “swamp cancer.”
  The disease comes from a fungus-like organism that causes painful lesions.
  The Salisbury Daily Times reports cases
  
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• Police: Two Suspects Attempt To Rob Beauty Supply Store In Brooklyn, Pepper-Spray Employees

  22-01-2020 17:03
  
  BROOKLYN, MD. (WJZ) — Police are searching for two female suspects who allegedly tried to rob a beauty supply store in Brooklyn.
  Officers responded to JB Beauty on Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn for an assault and attempted robbery at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night. They learned that two black female suspects possibly in their late teens and early twenties walked into the store and started looking around.
  After a few minutes, one of the females suddenly pepper-sprayed the two store clerk
  
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• Baltimore County Officials Announce Launch Of Real-Time Data Center, Public Safety Plan To Target Crime Increase

  22-01-2020 16:57
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County officials announced a new public safety plan Wednesday to address an increase in violence in their community.
  The multi-faceted plan focuses on decreasing violent crime in the county. The plan brings together the police department, other law enforcement and agencies in the county to better equip county officers and help them respond to and from our communities.
  “Keeping our community safe is one of the biggest responsibilities we have in local gov
  
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• Body Found In Burning Car In NE Baltimore Ruled A Homicide

  22-01-2020 16:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the case of a body found in a burning car in Northeast Baltimore a homicide.
  Firefighters were called to the 2800 block of Saint Lo Drive around 9:30 p.m. Monday night for a fire.
  When they arrived they found a car burning.
  The victim suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the body, police said in an update Wednesday, and the victim’s identity is unknown.
  Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them
  
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• Police Investigating Sudden Death Of Owings Mills Man In Their Custody After He Went Into Cardiac Arrest

  22-01-2020 16:16
  
  OWINGS MILLS, MD. (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man suddenly died in their custody Tuesday night in Baltimore County.
  Baltimore County Police responded to a home in the unit block of Gwynnswood Road for an injured person at around 11:18 p.m.
  Officers got to the home and tried to help, but then the man’s demeanor suddenly changed and he became “volatile and extremely combative” with the officers- and so the officers used a taser on him.
  The man was taken to
  
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• Police Investigating Sudden Death Of Owings Mills Man In Their Custody

  22-01-2020 16:16
  
  OWINGS MILLS, MD. (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man suddenly died in their custody Tuesday night in Baltimore County.
  Baltimore County Police responded to a home in the unit block of Gwynnswood Road for an injured person at around 11:18 p.m.
  Officers got to the home and tried to help, but then the man’s demeanor suddenly changed and he became “volatile and extremely combative” with the officers- and so the officers used a taser on him.
  The man was taken to
  
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• Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Files For Trademark Of 3 Phrases

  22-01-2020 15:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has filed a trademark application for three phrases.
  Trademark attorney Josh Gerben reported the application was filed on Jan. 16, just five days after the Ravens lost to the Titans.
  He’s filed a trademark for three phrases:
  “YOU ARE GOING TO GET A BOWL OUT OF ME, BELIEVE THAT”
  He also filed for “TRUZZ” and “NOT BAD FOR A RUNNING BACK.”
  Jackson said he wants to use the phrases on clothing.
  The quar
  
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• Ronald Haskins Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Richard Pearson

  22-01-2020 15:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 22-year-old Middle River man was charged in the Jan. 11 fatal shooting of 38-year-old Richard Pearson.
  Baltimore police officers were called to the 1400 block of Broening Highway around 2:34 p.m. for a reported shooting.
  12 Shot, 5 Fatally In Baltimore On Saturday
  There they found Pearson with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
  Ronald Haskins
  Officers later identified Ronald Haskins as a suspect and searched his home where the
  
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• WATCH: Marathon Runner Surprised By Marriage Proposal At Finish Line

  22-01-2020 15:16
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (CBS Local) — A marathon runner greeted by a “little surprise” as she completed Sunday’s Louisiana Marathon in Baton Rouge didn’t have much time to catch her breath.
  Morgan Pittman, 27, was approaching the finish line when she saw her boyfriend, Chase Poche, down on one knee, ready to propose marriage.
  “Yes,” Pittman was heard to say as she bent down accept a ring from Poche, CBS affiliate WAFB reported.WATCH: Heartwarming proposal at Lo
  
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• Three Alleged White Supremacists Were Hoping Virginia Gun Rally Would Start A ‘Civil War,’ Court Docs Say

  22-01-2020 15:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three alleged members of white supremacist group “The Base” were hoping that the gun rights rally in Virginia would spark a civil war, according to court records.
  Brian Lemley, Jr. and William Garfield Bilbrough IV, both of Maryland, and Canadian national Patrik Jordan Mathews were charged on Jan. 16 on federal firearms charges ahead of the Richmond rally that took place on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
  READ: Charging Docs: U.S. versus Lemley, Mathews, Bilbroug
  
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• Two men fatally shot in West Baltimore, police say - Baltimore Sun

  22-01-2020 13:58 via baltimoresun.com
  Two men fatally shot in West Baltimore, police say  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Former Baltimore Lawmaker Scheduled To Be Arraigned Wednesday

  22-01-2020 12:09
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A former state lawmaker who represented Baltimore and was a leading advocate for legalizing marijuana in Maryland is scheduled to be arraigned on bribery and fraud charges.
  Former state Del. Cheryl Diane Glenn is expected to appear Wednesday in federal court in Baltimore.
  Prosecutors have accused her of accepting more than $33,000 in bribes in exchange for various legislative actions, including work on measures relevant to the marijuana industry.
  The Democratic lawmaker ab
  
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• ‘Undercover Boss’ Kicks Off Its Ninth Season With Super Bowl Champion Drew Brees, Dippin’s Dots CEO Scott Fischer And More

  22-01-2020 12:00
  
  CBS has announced the first four episodes of the ninth season of Undercover Boss, beginning Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 at 8:00PM ET/PT only on CBS and streaming on CBS All Access. The companies, in order of their air dates, are Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar, Anytime Fitness, Dippin’ Dots and Clean Harbors. (Air dates and companies for this season’s remaining episodes will be announced at a later date.)
  Details on the four January episodes follow:
  Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 
  
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• Former Baltimore lawmaker pleads guilty to bribery, fraud - WTOP

  22-01-2020 09:00 via wtop.com
  
  Former Baltimore lawmaker pleads guilty to bribery, fraud  WTOP
  
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• Investigation Underway Into Traffic Stop Involving Mayoral Candidate Thiru Vignarajah

  22-01-2020 05:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A traffic stop on Greenmount Avenue in east Baltimore is grabbing the public’s attention because the driver was mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah.
  The traffic stop happened in September of 2019. The officer told Vignarajah he was being pulled over for driving without his headlights on. When the officer went back to his cruiser, however, he told Vignarahjha there was another problem.
  “Did you get a repair order back last year and didn’t get it fixed
  
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• Investigation Underway Into Traffic Stop Involving Mayoral Candidate Thiru Vignarajha

  22-01-2020 05:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A traffic stop on Greenmount Avenue in east Baltimore is grabbing the public’s attention because the driver was mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajha.
  The traffic stop happened in September of 2019. The officer told Vignarahjha he was being pulled over for driving without his headlights on. When the officer went back to his cruiser, however, he told Vignarahjha there was another problem.
  “Did you get a repair order back last year and didn’t get it fixe
  
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• Harford County Sheriff’s Deputies Fired Upon During Barricade Situation In Street, Suspect In Custody

  22-01-2020 05:03
  
  STREET, Md. (WJZ) — A man was arrested after a barricade situation in Harford County on Tuesday night.
  The Harford County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a call for animal cruelty and domestic violence on Oak Ridge Road in Street, Maryland around 7 p.m.
  According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, when deputies arrived at the scene of the incident, the suspect fired dozens of shots and struck at least one squad car.This evening at approximately 7 p.m., deputie
  
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• Harford County Sheriff’s Deputies Fired Upon During Barricade Situation In Street

  22-01-2020 05:03
  
  STREET, Md. (WJZ) — A man was arrested after a barricade situation in Harford County on Tuesday night.
  The Harford County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a call for animal cruelty and domestic violence on Oak Ridge Road in Street, Maryland around 7 p.m.
  According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, when deputies arrived at the scene of the incident, the suspect fired dozens of shots and struck at least one squad car.This evening at approximately 7 p.m., deputie
  
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• Smith Scores 25, No. 17 Maryland Beats Northwestern 77-66

  22-01-2020 04:44
  
  EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Jalen Smith scored a career-high 25 points, and No. 17 Maryland rallied to beat Northwestern 77-66 on Tuesday night.
  The Terrapins trailed by as much as 15 in the first half and were down 10 in the second when they went on a 15-2 run.
  Back-to-back 3-pointers by Aaron Wiggins and Anthony Cowan Jr. gave Maryland (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) its first lead of the game at 56-55 with 9:10 remaining before Smith punctuated it with a hard dunk. Smith also hit a huge 3 with just under
  
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• Police: 18-Year-Old Shot In The Foot In East Baltimore

  22-01-2020 02:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after an 18-year-old was shot in east Baltimore on Tuesday night.
  Police were called to the 900 block of N. Caroline Street around 7 p.m. for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the foot.
  He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
  Detectives from the Eastern District are investigating this incident. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-396-2433 or Metro Cr
  
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