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• What You Need To Know About Shingles - CBS Baltimore

  17-02-2020 23:40 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• What You Need To Know About Shingles

  17-02-2020 23:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There’s a good chance you or someone you know has had or will have shingles — one in three U.S. adults will come down with it. But what exactly is the virus and how can you reduce your chance of getting sick?
  What is shingles?
  According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, it’s an infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, varicella-zoster.
  How can I catch it?
  Bad news if you had the chickenpox as a kid — the varicella-zoster virus is still i
  
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• BPD Detective Rob Adams, Shot While Serving Warrant In NE Baltimore, Continues To Recover - CBS Baltimore

  17-02-2020 23:11 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  BPD Detective Rob Adams, Shot While Serving Warrant In NE Baltimore, Continues To Recover  CBS Baltimore
  
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• BPD Detective Rob Adams, Shot While Serving Warrant In NE Baltimore, Continues To Recover

  17-02-2020 23:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City police officer who was shot while serving a warrant in northeast Baltimore last week continues to recover from his injuries, the city police union said Monday.
  Detective Rob Adams and Baltimore County Ofc. First Class Swinney were both shot while trying to serve a felony warrant on former corrections officer Michael Marullo, who was wanted in connection with a shooting near Philadelphia the night before. Marullo was shot and killed at the scene.
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• Weather Blog: Mild Presidents Day - CBS Baltimore

  17-02-2020 22:54 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Orioles’ Full Squad Holds First Workout In Florida

  17-02-2020 22:43
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (WJZ) — It’s a sign that spring is just around the corner — the Orioles on Monday held their first full squad workout in Florida.
  It’s a big squad: there are 67 players in camp.
  Pitchers and catchers reported for training last week.
  ‘We’ve Arrived’: Orioles Pitchers, Catchers Report For Spring Training
  The team will practice all week before the first spring training game on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox.Back at itpic.twitter.com/ZrgVRr
  
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• Public Works Employee Injured While Working On Druid Park Lake Tank Project

  17-02-2020 22:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore public works employee was injured while working on the multi-year underground tank project at Druid Lake Park Monday, officials said.
  The public works department did not say how the worker was hurt or the extent of their injuries but did say he was taken to Shock Trauma for treatment.
  WJZ has reached out to the department for further details; this story will be updated when more information becomes available.
  
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• Man dies from East Baltimore shooting injuries, 3 others injured in Monday shootings - Baltimore Sun

  17-02-2020 22:22 via baltimoresun.com
  Man dies from East Baltimore shooting injuries, 3 others injured in Monday shootings  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Health Experts Urge Caution As Flu Remains Widespread In Maryland - CBS Baltimore

  17-02-2020 22:13 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Health Experts Urge Caution As Flu Remains Widespread In Maryland  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Health Experts Urge Caution As Flu Remains Widespread In Maryland

  17-02-2020 22:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The flu season remains very active in Maryland, with the latest numbers from the state health department showing an uptick in the number of confirmed cases of influenza.
  Nearly 4,300 people tested positive for the flu in the health department’s most recent report. Nearly 300 people were hospitalized and four more have died.
  “This year, we’ve seen about a 15 to 20 percent uptick in volume over the past couple months compared to where we typically are,&rdq
  
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• 3 fun predictions for the Baltimore Ravens next season - Ebony Bird

  17-02-2020 22:00 via ebonybird.com
  
  3 fun predictions for the Baltimore Ravens next season  Ebony Bird
  
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• Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Released From Prison - WEAA

  17-02-2020 21:59 via weaa.org
  
  Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Released From Prison  WEAA
  
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• St. Frances’ Jamal West named Baltimore Catholic League Player of the Year - Baltimore Sun

  17-02-2020 21:36 via baltimoresun.com
  St. Frances’ Jamal West named Baltimore Catholic League Player of the Year  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Family of man killed in 2018 trench collapse at Baltimore park files lawsuit against city, subcontractor - Baltimore Sun

  17-02-2020 21:36 via baltimoresun.com
  Family of man killed in 2018 trench collapse at Baltimore park files lawsuit against city, subcontractor  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Pier 1 Files For Bankruptcy - CBS Baltimore

  17-02-2020 21:21 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Pier 1 Files For Bankruptcy

  17-02-2020 21:21
  
  (CNN/WJZ) — Pier 1, the troubled home furnishings retailer that has closed hundreds of stores in recent years, filed for bankruptcy Monday.
  The company, based in Fort Worth, Texas, released a statement saying that it reached a plan with lenders to provide it with $256 million. It will try to find a buyer for the company.
  Pier 1 previously announced it will close up to 450 stores, including all its locations in Canada. Around 400 stores have already closed or started going-out-of-business s
  
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• Maryland men’s basketball team jumps to No. 7 in AP poll - Baltimore Sun

  17-02-2020 21:03 via baltimoresun.com
  Maryland men’s basketball team jumps to No. 7 in AP poll  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Woman Hospitalized After Shot Multiple Times In Northeast Baltimore

  17-02-2020 21:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A woman is in the hospital after she was shot multiple times earlier Monday afternoon in Northeast Baltimore
  Police responded to the 5000 block of Truesdale Avenue at around 1:20 p.m. where they found the woman, who had gunshot wounds to her upper and lower body.
  Her condition is unknown.
  Northeast District detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them at 410-396-2444 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
  
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• Woman Hospitalized After Being Shot Multiple Times In Northeast Baltimore

  17-02-2020 21:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A woman is in the hospital after she was shot multiple times earlier Monday afternoon in Northeast Baltimore
  Police responded to the 5000 block of Truesdale Avenue at around 1:20 p.m. where they found the woman, who had gunshot wounds to her upper and lower body.
  Her condition is unknown.
  Northeast District detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them at 410-396-2444 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
  
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• Smart Mouthguard Technology Licensed from University of Maryland, Baltimore - Newswise

  17-02-2020 21:00 via newswise.com
  
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• 40 Dead Snow Geese Found Scattered Along Road In Talbot County

  17-02-2020 20:49
  
  CORDOVA, Md. (WJZ) — 40 dead snow geese were found scattered along a road in Talbot County later Sunday night, with no indication of who left them there.
  Police found the geese on Coveys Landing Road in Cordova, Maryland at around 7:45 p.m.
  They are investigating the dumping.
  
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• Harford Executive Glassman Proposes Phase-in of Kirwan Recommendations in Baltimore City, Raising Teacher Salaries Statewide - The Dagger

  17-02-2020 20:24 via daggerpress.com
  
  Harford Executive Glassman Proposes Phase-in of Kirwan Recommendations in Baltimore City, Raising Teacher Salaries Statewide  The Dagger
  
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• Bowie State University Opens Food Pantry Lounge That Feeds Students For Free

  17-02-2020 19:59
  
  BOWIE, MD. (WJZ) — Bowie State University, working with Food Lion, announced Monday it is opening a new on-campus nutrition lounge supplying free and healthy foods.
  Through Food Lion Feeds, the retailer donated $10,000 to get the space up and running.
  “This gift from Food Lion Feeds, along with the ongoing partnership of Food Lion and Capital Area Food Bank, will make an incredible difference for our Bowie State students, who sometimes struggle to afford healthy food options,”
  
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• 20-Year-Old Man Injured In Northeast Baltimore Shooting

  17-02-2020 19:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  A 20-year-old man is in the hospital after being shot in northeast Baltimore on Monday.
  Police responded to multiple calls for discharging weapons in the 2300 block of E. Northern Parkway at around 1:10 p.m. in northeast Baltimore.
  When officers got to the scene they couldn’t find a victim, then learned someone had taken the victim to an area hospital in a car.
  Shortly after, officers found a 20-year-old man who had been shot being treated at an area hospital.
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: Chris Davis Considered Walking Away After 2019 - Birds Watcher

  17-02-2020 19:25 via birdswatcher.com
  
  Baltimore Orioles: Chris Davis Considered Walking Away After 2019  Birds Watcher
  
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• Woman Hospitalized After Being Shot Multiple Times In Northeast Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  17-02-2020 19:18 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Man In Critical Condition After Shot In Southwest Baltimore Overnight - CBS Baltimore

  17-02-2020 19:18 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Man Dies After Being Shot In East Baltimore; No Arrests - CBS Baltimore

  17-02-2020 19:18 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Man Dies After Being Shot In East Baltimore; No Arrests  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Family Sues Baltimore City For Deadly 2018 Trench Collapse - CBS Baltimore

  17-02-2020 19:18 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Family Sues Baltimore City For Deadly 2018 Trench Collapse  CBS Baltimore
  
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• 28-Year-Old Man Arrested For Allegedly Filming Inside Women’s Bathrooms At Johns Hopkins University

  17-02-2020 19:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 28-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly filming a woman inside a restroom at Johns Hopkins University.
  Police began investigating on Valentine’s Day after receiving reports of a man with a camera inside women’s restrooms in two Johns Hopkins University campus buildings.
  Credit: Baltimore Police
  A woman told a security guard that while she was trying to use the women’s bathroom stall #3 at Hodson Hall when she saw the suspect with his phone
  
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• Baltimore Center Helps Formerly Incarcerated Black Men Achieve Sustainable Careers - Progressive.org

  17-02-2020 18:57 via progressive.org
  
  Baltimore Center Helps Formerly Incarcerated Black Men Achieve Sustainable Careers  Progressive.org
  
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• E-Facts Task Force To Discuss Findings On E-Cigarettes Monday

  17-02-2020 18:29
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — The final e-facts task force meeting is happening Monday afternoon.
  Members of the task force and Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot will meet in Annapolis to discuss findings about electronic smoking devices, known as e-cigarettes or vapes.
  This comes as more people across the country are diagnosed with vaping-related illnesses. Just last week, the comptroller announced the first prohibition in the U.S. of sales of disposable flavored e-cigarettes in an effort to curb t
  
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• E-Facts Task Force Discussing Findings On E-Cigarettes Monday

  17-02-2020 18:29
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — The final e-facts task force meeting is happening Monday afternoon.
  Members of the task force and Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot will meet in Annapolis to discuss findings about electronic smoking devices, known as e-cigarettes or vapes."e-facts" Task Force on vape products meeting now in Annapolis. They are providing 12 recommendations on regulating the industry statewide. pic.twitter.com/o7jvOW3uUG
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• It's crunch week in Baltimore - Slipped Disc

  17-02-2020 18:03 via slippedisc.com
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• Man in critical condition after apparent industrial accident, police say - WBAL TV Baltimore

  17-02-2020 17:59 via wbaltv.com
  Man in critical condition after apparent industrial accident, police say  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Young Man Dead After He Slips, Falls From Queen Seat In Rock State Park

  17-02-2020 17:53
  
  JARRETTSVILLE, Md. — A young man is dead after he slipped and fell from the Queen seat area in Rock State Park while there with friends earlier Monday, Maryland Natural Resources Police said.
  The incident happened at around 11 a.m.
  Police are still investigating.
  This story is developing. 
  
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• Police Investigating Death At Rocks State Park

  17-02-2020 17:53
  
  JARRETTSVILLE, Md. — Police say a person has died at Rocks State Park in Jarrettsville earlier Monday morning at around 11 a.m.
  They believe the person died from a fall off of the King and Queens Seat, but are still investigating to determine the official cause of death.
  This story is developing. 
  
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• 62-Year-Old Man Critically Burned While Burning Debris Outside Odenton Home

  17-02-2020 17:26
  
  ODENTON, MD. (WJZ) — A 62-year-old man has critical, life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out while he was burning debris outside a home in Odenton on Sunday.
  Firefighters found the man when they responded to a report of an outside fire in the 500 block of Saltoun Avenue at around 8:30 a.m.
  The man had been burning debris in a burn barrel/50 gallon drum behind the home, using an accelerant to kindle the fire. As he poured the accelerant onto the debris that was already burning, the
  
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• XFL stats: How former Baltimore Ravens fared in Week 2, including a big day for Keenan Reynolds - PennLive

  17-02-2020 17:24 via pennlive.com
  
  XFL stats: How former Baltimore Ravens fared in Week 2, including a big day for Keenan Reynolds  PennLive
  
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• Woman Accused Of Throwing Molotov Cocktail Into Glen Burnie Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall

  17-02-2020 16:44
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A Halethorpe woman was arrested after allegedly throwing a molotov cocktail into a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Glen Burnie, law enforcement in Anne Arundel County say.
  Police and fire agencies responded to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Glen Burnie for a report of attempted arson at around 10 a.m. on February 13.
  Investigators saw an exterior door had been broken out and inside the door were remnants of what officials described to be a
  
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• Gov. Hogan Appoints Maryland’s First Education Inspector General Richard P. Henry To Serve As ‘Schools Watchdog’

  17-02-2020 16:25
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Governor Larry Hogan appoints Richard P. Henry as the state’s first Inspector General for Education.
  Henry has spent over 30 years in law enforcement at the federal level and currently works as executive director of the Maryland State Department of Education’s Office of Compliance and Monitoring.
  “For five years, our administration has been working hard to root out corruption, wrongdoing, and the mismanagement of state tax dollars by local school sy
  
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• 2 Men In Critical Condition, 2 Women Injured After Car Crashes In Glen Burnie

  17-02-2020 16:19
  
  GLEN BURNIE, MD. (WJZ) — Four people are injured after a car crash in the Hidden Woods Apartments area in Glen Burnie on Sunday.
  Firefighters responded to the area of Old Stage Road and Hillcrest Road where they found that one car had crashed shortly before midnight.
  Paramedics took a 22-year-old man and another man in his 20s to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with critical and even possibly life-threatening injuries.
  They also took two 19-year-old women to MedStar Harbor Hosp
  
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• More Lane Closures Start Tuesday Morning On Bay Bridge

  17-02-2020 16:05
  
  BAY BRIDGE, Md. (WJZ) — There will be more lane closures are happening this week on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
  Starting Tuesday, the center westbound lane will be closed during off-peak hours, from 10 a.m. to about 2:45 p.m., while crews pour concrete.
  It’s part of the ongoing construction work at the bridge.
  This should last until Friday.
  
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• How this Harford County resident became one of the Baltimore area’s top wedding planners - Baltimore Sun

  17-02-2020 16:00 via baltimoresun.com
  How this Harford County resident became one of the Baltimore area’s top wedding planners  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Man Taken To Hospital After Construction Accident In Baltimore - WBAL Radio

  17-02-2020 15:53 via wbal.com
  Man Taken To Hospital After Construction Accident In Baltimore  WBAL Radio
  
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• Virginia Lawmakers Reject Assault Weapon Ban

  17-02-2020 15:33
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons has failed after members of his own party balked at the proposal.
  Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state crime commission to study the issue, an outcome that drew cheers from a committee room packed with gun advocates.
  Four moderate Democrats joined Republicans in Monday’s committee vote, rejecting legislation that would have prohibited the sale of certain semiau
  
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• Odor of industrial hemp farm has Baltimore County residents fuming - Baltimore Sun

  17-02-2020 15:26 via baltimoresun.com
  Odor of industrial hemp farm has Baltimore County residents fuming  Baltimore Sun
  
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• How Baltimore Ravens’ offensive line depth shapes up after James Hurst’s suspension - PennLive

  17-02-2020 14:59 via pennlive.com
  
  How Baltimore Ravens’ offensive line depth shapes up after James Hurst’s suspension  PennLive
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: What We Have Learned In The First Days Of Spring - Birds Watcher

  17-02-2020 14:41 via birdswatcher.com
  
  Baltimore Orioles: What We Have Learned In The First Days Of Spring  Birds Watcher
  
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• Struggling To Quit Sugar? You Might Not Be Sleeping Enough, Study Says

  17-02-2020 14:36
  
  (CNN) — If you find yourself eating too much-added sugar and unhealthy fats, it might be because you’re not getting enough sleep, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
  Researchers from Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center examined the associations between measures of sleep quality and the dietary patterns of nearly 500 women who participated in the AHA Go Red for Women program, a year-long study of sleep patterns and card
  
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