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• Scattered storms around Baltimore Wednesday - WBAL TV Baltimore

  25-02-2020 23:50 via wbaltv.com
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• Racial covenants remain in some Baltimore-area property records - WBAL TV Baltimore

  25-02-2020 23:46 via wbaltv.com
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• This Week in Jobs: NET/WORK Baltimore Takeover Edition - Technical.ly

  25-02-2020 23:44 via technical.ly
  
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• Jury Finds Baltimore Man Guilty Of Murder, Handgun Charges - CBS Baltimore

  25-02-2020 23:40 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Jury Finds Baltimore Man Guilty Of Murder, Handgun Charges

  25-02-2020 23:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore man was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and handgun charges.
  A Baltimore City jury found Anderson Covel Jr. guilty of first-degree murder, using a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence and being a disqualified person in possession of a regulated firearm.
  According to court documents, Covel parked his car on the 400 block of E. 21st Steet in the Barclay neighborhood of north Baltimore. He was seen on CCTV video pacing around the area.
  
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• New details in arrest of armed student in Baltimore's Patterson High - Fox Baltimore

  25-02-2020 23:38 via foxbaltimore.com
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• Baltimore Moves Forward With Security Camera Rebate Program - CBS Baltimore

  25-02-2020 23:34 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore Moves Forward With Security Camera Rebate Program

  25-02-2020 23:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The city of Baltimore could soon make it easier for residents and business owners to pay for personal security cameras.
  The city council Monday night moved forward with a bill that would offer $150 rebates per installed camera in an effort to combat crime.
  In the Patterson Park neighborhood, a network of cameras has made a reduced crime in some areas. The city now wants to replicate that success elsewhere.
  “Year over year last year compared to the prior year, burgla
  
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• ‘I’m A Patient Person’ | O’s First Overall Pick Adley Rutschman Awaiting His Shot At The Big Leagues

  25-02-2020 23:23
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (WJZ) — To use a football comparison that Baltimore fans certainly understand: the O’s hope Adley Rutschman does for them what Lamar Jackson has done for the Ravens.
  But in baseball, the young stars don’t get to play in the Big Leagues right away, so the waiting game has begun.
  At 6’2″ 220 lbs. Rutschman is a sizable figure, both in his presence and in what he represents for the O’s future.
  Eight months ago, he was the number one player dra
  
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• 3 Rescued From Truck After Crash In Frederick County

  25-02-2020 23:20
  
  IJAMSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Three people were injured after a rollover crash involving a large flatbed truck in Frederick County Tuesday morning, officials said.
  The crash happened in the 3000 block of Prices Distillery Road near Ijamsville around 11:20 a.m. Fire officials said three people were trapped, two heavily, inside the flatbed truck, which was carrying roofing supplies.
  It took firefighters nearly an hour to extricate all three victims.Prices Distillery Update | 3rd patient extricated
  
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• Former Louisville QB Lamar Jackson's MVP season has Baltimore Ravens excited for future - Courier Journal

  25-02-2020 23:04 via courier-journal.com
  
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• Maryland Bill Aims To Transition State Away From Coal - CBS Baltimore

  25-02-2020 22:51 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Maryland Bill Aims To Transition State Away From Coal

  25-02-2020 22:51
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland would phase out the state’s six remaining coal-fired plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under a measure with bipartisan support that was scheduled to receive a hearing on Tuesday.
  Del. Kumar Barve, a Montgomery County Democrat, and Sen. Chris West, a Baltimore County Republican, are lead sponsors on the legislation, which would set aside funds to help workers and communities that are affected by the closing of the plants.
  Maryland’s six coa
  
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• Audit: School Administrators Allegedly Spent $700,000 On Strip Clubs, Booze, Online Gaming

  25-02-2020 22:49
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CBS Local) — An audit of an Alabama school district shows administrators allegedly misused more than $700,000 of public money on strip clubs, liquor stores, nonexistent vendors and scholarships for an administrator’s children.
  In total, six former and current employees of Montgomery Public Schools were named in connection with $703,297.66 that was claimed as misused or missing between October 2017 and September 2018, CBS affiliate WAKA reported.
  Walter James, the fo
  
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• Graffiti raises concerns in Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  25-02-2020 22:45 via foxbaltimore.com
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• Mild Winter Could Mean Trouble For Maryland’s Bee Population - CBS Baltimore

  25-02-2020 22:43 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Mild Winter Could Mean Trouble For Maryland’s Bee Population

  25-02-2020 22:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — While many humans are quite content with the lack of snow Baltimore has seen so far this winter, the warmer conditions might cause problems for some of the insects we depend on for food.
  The false spring has plants like crocuses and forsythias blooming early, which could cause problems if a late-season frost hits.
  Insects need those flowers for food and the flowers need bees and other insects for pollination, but the two have to be in sync. Mild winter weather can throw o
  
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• Police seeking suspect accused of stabbing Halethorpe teen - Baltimore Sun

  25-02-2020 22:26 via baltimoresun.com
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• Gordon Ramsey’s Reality Show Spotted Filming In Ellicott City

  25-02-2020 22:18
  
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey’s reality TV show may be shooting an episode in downtown Ellicott City.
  According to a post by artist Antonia Ramis Miguel, she signed a release Monday with Ramsey’s reality TV show “24 Hours To Hell And Back.”Miguel posted a picture of the “Hell on Wheels” truck set up downtown in the Little Market Cafe’s parking lot.
  The show takes Ramsey to struggling eateries to help turn them around in 24
  
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• Neighbors of Baltimore County hemp farm bring odor, health complaints to legislature, as industry pushes back - Baltimore Sun

  25-02-2020 22:12 via baltimoresun.com
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• FDA Accuses Jimmy John’s Of Serving Vegetables Linked To E. Coli, Salmonella Outbreaks

  25-02-2020 21:55
  
  (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the Jimmy John’s sandwich chain, saying certain vegetables it served were implicated in five outbreaks of E. coli or salmonella in the past seven years.
  The letter accuses the chain of engaging in a pattern of receiving and selling “adulterated fresh produce, specifically clover sprouts and cucumbers.”
  “Jimmy John’s restaurants have been implicated in multiple outbreaks that have spanne
  
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• Spring Training Report: White Sox’ Luis Robert, Other Possible Future All-Stars Take Field

  25-02-2020 21:52
  
  CHICAGO (CBS) —  Spring Training offers a fresh start around MLB, insofar as that’s possible with baseball working through the aftermath of the Houston Astros cheating scandal. The exhibition games have started. And while they mean nothing in terms of the standings, they can mean a lot for players’ futures.
  The league’s prominent up-and-comers have an opportunity to secure their places on opening day rosters or at least make their case for a call-up in the weeks
  
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• Chaps Pit Beef Expands Sandwich Chain To Glen Burnie

  25-02-2020 21:41
  
  GLEN BURNIE, MD. (WJZ) — Chaps Pit Beef is opening up another location, this time in Anne Arundel County.
  The popular chain is set to open up a restaurant in Glen Burnie’s Chesapeake Square Shopping Center in the next month or so, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.
  Chaps’ menu features overstuffed pit-beef sandwiches, ribs, chicken, hot dogs and hamburgers.
  It’s been featured on the popular Food Network Show “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. The original loca
  
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• ‘That Is My Baby!’: Teen’s Mom Discovers Son’s Good Deed On Social Media

  25-02-2020 21:38
  
  CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) — The mother of an Ohio high school student says she didn’t know her son regularly helps a blind woman cross the street until an image of them was shared on social media.
  The picture shows Dontarius Caldwell, a 15-year-old freshman at Aiken High School, walking a visually impaired woman across Hamilton Avenue and then across North Bend Road in Cincinnati.
  “Just thought man that is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. When they stopped at that corn
  
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• Westminster To Ban Vaping In Public Except At Vape Shops, Cannabis Dispensaries

  25-02-2020 21:35
  
  WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — Starting this summer, it will be illegal to vape in most public places in the city of Westminster.
  The city council Monday night voted in favor of an ordinance that would ban vaping in public places except for vape shops, licensed cannabis dispensaries and similar businesses.
  “The City took this action to promote public health and to remove uncertainty for business owners about what was permissible in public spaces,” Mayor Joe Dominick told WJZ via emai
  
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• Best Boozy Trivia Nights in Baltimore Every Day of the Week - Baltimore magazine

  25-02-2020 20:10 via baltimoremagazine.com
  
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• There is a Baltimore Ceasefire and everyone is invited | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  25-02-2020 19:55 via baltimoresun.com
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• Baltimore City Council Passes Bill Repealing Ordinance That Prohibits Kids From Playing In The Street - CBS Baltimore

  25-02-2020 19:53 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore City Council Passes Bill Repealing Ordinance That Prohibits Kids From Playing In The Street

  25-02-2020 19:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Council on Monday passed a bill that would repeal a city ordinance banning people from playing in city streets and alleys.
  The bill, which was first introduced in September 2018, removes the restriction on people playing ball, flying a kite or throwing stones while in the street.
  The Baltimore Police Department had expressed concerns about the bill, saying in a letter filed with the council that despite its good intentions, the legislation, “could
  
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• Baltimore Ravens’ Eric DeCosta talks at NFL combine: What to make of the GM’s words in Indy - PennLive

  25-02-2020 19:44 via pennlive.com
  
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• The Baltimore Collection | UDaily - UDaily

  25-02-2020 19:29 via udel.edu
  
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• Baltimore official plans scholarship fund honoring Destiny Harrison, the 21-year-old killed in her beauty shop - Baltimore Sun

  25-02-2020 19:23 via baltimoresun.com
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• Baltimore’s young designers give us hope | READER COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  25-02-2020 19:19 via baltimoresun.com
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• Baltimore OIG Finds Grantee Misappropriated Over $16K From Baltimore Children & Youth Fund - CBS Baltimore

  25-02-2020 19:10 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore OIG Finds Grantee Misappropriated Over $16K From Baltimore Children & Youth Fund

  25-02-2020 19:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Office of the Inspector General finds a grantee of the 2018 Baltimore Children & Youth Fund misappropriated over $16,000 to make building changes to a facility they were living in.
  The grantee had been awarded $16,870 to be spent within the BCYF-approved budget, but a complaint alleged the grantee used those funds.
  The allegations include inadequate facilities lacking electricity, exposed wiring and an inoperable HVAC system. The grantee also resides in the facili
  
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• How To Watch The Democratic Debate In South Carolina

  25-02-2020 19:05
  
  Seven Democratic candidates for president have qualified for Tuesday's debate in Charleston, South Carolina, to be hosted by CBS News.
  
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• Baltimore County Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery - CBS Baltimore

  25-02-2020 18:57 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore City Schools Graduation Rate Went Down Slightly In 2019 - CBS Baltimore

  25-02-2020 18:57 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore City Schools Graduation Rate Went Down Slightly In 2019, First Year Of More ‘Rigorous’ Graduation Requirements

  25-02-2020 18:56
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Public Schools’ four-year graduation rate decreased slightly in 2019, the first year for new, “more rigorous” graduation requirements in Maryland schools.
  According to data from the Maryland State Department of Education, 70.3 percent of the 4, 955 students in the Class of 2019 graduated in four years, 1.9 percentage points less than in 2018.
  Overall, a third of City Schools’ high schools had an increase in their four-year graduation
  
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• What To Do To ‘Stop The Bleed’ And Possibly Save A Life

  25-02-2020 18:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In an emergency, seconds can be the difference between life and death.
  When someone is suffering from serious bleeding, they may not be able to wait until medical help arrives.
  There are techniques anyone can do, though, that can slow or stop a victim’s bleeding and give them time until they can get professional medical attention.
  The American College of Surgeons puts on a number of “Stop The Bleed” courses nationwide that teach the basics of how to help
  
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• ‘It’s Not Your Typical Legal Show’: Simone Missick On CBS’s ‘All Rise’ & Netflix’s ‘Altered Carbon’

  25-02-2020 18:26
  
  (CBS Local)– Simone Missick’s rise to stardom was a slow burn, but things are starting to happen for the Michigan native.
  Missick is the lead on CBS’s new legal drama “All Rise” and will be popping into season two of Netflix’s “Altered Carbon” with Anthony Mackie. While many know the actor for her work as superhero Misty Knight, Missick is proud to be playing a judge on network television.
  “The best part for me has been the fans,”
  
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• Baltimore County seeks to expand Summer Youth Employment Program - Baltimore Sun

  25-02-2020 18:26 via baltimoresun.com
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• Anne Arundel County Police K9s Get New Body Armor Gear

  25-02-2020 18:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two K9 officers in Anne Arundel County just got some new gear, and not only do they look great- they’ll be protected out in the field.Credit: Anne Arundel County Police
  Anne Arundel County Police Department’s K9 Samo and Remington received bullet and stab protective vests, all thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest In K9s, Inc.
  The charity’s mission is to provide these protective vests and other help to dogs
  
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• Unique Striped Mullet Found By Workers In Chesapeake Watershed

  25-02-2020 18:05
  
  PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland Department of Natural Resources workers found unique fish in the Chesapeake watershed.
  A DNR team was electrofishing for blue catfish in Hunting Creek, a tributary of the Patuxent River near Benedict Bridge in Anne Arundel County when they came across a striped mullet.Although its a coastal fish, it’s not commonly found in the Chesapeake watershed. It’s normally found down South.
  
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• Winners and losers from Baltimore’s mild winter - Baltimore Sun

  25-02-2020 17:57 via baltimoresun.com
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• Man Wanted For Allegedly Stabbing 14-Year-Old Boy Outside Halethorpe Wings Restaurant

  25-02-2020 17:56
  
  HALETHORPE, MD. (WJZ) — A 30-year-old man is wanted in Baltimore County for allegedly stabbing a 14-year-old boy outside of a wing restaurant in Halethorpe in January.
  Robert William Taylor Jr. is wanted for first-degree assault.
  Credit: Baltimore County Police
  The boy was outside of America’s Best Wings in the 3500 block of Washington Boulevard just before 10 p.m. on January 24 when he got into an altercation with someone.
  The suspect allegedly struck the boy with an unknown we
  
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• Rescue Underway For 2 Trapped In Car After Crash In Frederick County

  25-02-2020 17:45
  
  IJAMSVILLE, MD. (WJZ) — Frederick County Fire are on the scene of an accident in Ijamsville.
  Two of the people inside are heavily trapped, but officials said three people were in the car during the accident. They did not say if the third person was trapped as well.
  The crash happened at around 11:20 a.m. at Prices Distillery Road and Fingerboard Road.11:20am | VehicleAccident with Heavy Entrapment | Prices Distillery Rd and Fingerboard Rd | 3 occupants, 2 heavily trapped | additional ALS u
  
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• 3 Rescued From Car After Crash In Frederick County

  25-02-2020 17:45
  
  IJAMSVILLE, MD. (WJZ) — Frederick County Fire are on the scene of an accident in Ijamsville, where three people have been rescued.
  Two of the passengers were heavily trapped, but all three have since been rescued, crews said.Prices Distillery Update | 3rd patient extricated pic.twitter.com/CJokGT9N6H
  — FrederickCounty Fire (@FCDFRS) February 25, 2020The crash happened at around 11:20 a.m. at Prices Distillery Road and Fingerboard Road.
  Fingerboard Road and Price Distillery Road is st
  
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• Top Baltimore news: Woman shot in southeast dies; ex-mayor Pugh gets letters of support; more - Hoodline

  25-02-2020 17:42 via hoodline.com
  
  Top Baltimore news: Woman shot in southeast dies; ex-mayor Pugh gets letters of support; more  Hoodline
  
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• Howard County Toddler, Family Reunited With USPS Worker That Found Him Along I-95

  25-02-2020 17:31
  
  ELKRIDGE, Md. (WJZ) — A boy who went missing in early February and then was found wandering along I-95 in Howard County was reunited with the US Postal worker that found him.
  Howard County Police released a video of 2-year-old Ethan Adeyemi and his family reuniting with USPS worker Keith Rollins and the Howard County Police first responders that had spent the night looking for the boy.
  ‘He Was Blessed’: Postal Worker Finds Missing 2-Year-Old Ethan Adeyemi Along I-95
  Ethan, who
  
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