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• Apartments for rent in Baltimore: What will $1500 get you? - Hoodline

  03-03-2020 23:47 via hoodline.com
  
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• Thomas Stemen, Suspect In Churchton Syringe Assault, Ordered To Give Blood Sample For Testing

  03-03-2020 23:46
  
  CHURCHTON, Md. (WJZ) — A Churchton man charged in a bizarre assault involving a syringe possibly filled with semen at an Anne Arundel County grocery store has been ordered to submit a blood sample for testing.
  Thomas Stemen, 51, is accused of stabbing Katie Peters with a syringe at Christoper’s Fine Foods in the 5500 block of Shady Side Road in Churchton last month. The incident was caught on surveillance video.
  Thomas Bryon Stemen
  Stemen’s blood will be tested for HIV and hepa
  
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• 2 Men Shot In Broad Daylight In South Baltimore, Police Say

  03-03-2020 23:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a double shooting in south Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon.
  Police received a ShotSpotter alert in the 100 block of S. Gilmor Street at around 2:17 p.m.
  Officers began to investigate, but were unable to locate a shooting victim.
  A short time later, two men walked into an area hospital with gunshot wounds to their bodies. Investigators believe both victims were in the 100 block of S. Gilmor Street when they were shot.
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• Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Drugs, Loaded Handgun In Anne Arundel County

  03-03-2020 23:38
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A traffic stop in Anne Arundel County led to the recovery of a controlled dangerous substance and a handgun, according to police.
  Police were patrolling the area of Ritchie Highway and Ordnance Road on Monday shortly before 11:30 a.m.
  Officers conducted a traffic stop at which time the driver exited the vehicle and began walking away. Officers detained the driver and found CDC present within the car.
  A search of the vehicle also resulted in the recovery of a l
  
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• Baltimore County Det. Swinney Shot In Line Of Duty Says Fellow Officers Saved His Life - CBS Baltimore

  03-03-2020 23:34 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore County Det. Swinney Shot In Line Of Duty Says Fellow Officers Saved His Life  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore County Det. Swinney Shot In Line Of Duty Says Fellow Officers Saved His Life

  03-03-2020 23:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s been almost three weeks since two police officers were shot trying to make an arrest in northeast Baltimore.
  WJZ’s Paul Gessler met with the Baltimore County officer, Detective Swinney, on Tuesday, who credited his fellow officers for saving his life.
  Video shows the aftermath of two officers shot on a warrant apprehension task force. Detective Swinney was walking to the street and was shot below his beltline and in his calf.
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• Meet these 20 companies hiring tech talent at NET/WORK Baltimore on March 4 - Technical.ly

  03-03-2020 23:33 via technical.ly
  
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• Shirley Mae Bruce, retired caregiver to nursing home patients and ‘real Baltimore lady,’ dies - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2020 23:32 via baltimoresun.com
  Shirley Mae Bruce, retired caregiver to nursing home patients and ‘real Baltimore lady,’ dies  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Janet A. Winfield, former administrative assistant and a homemaker, dies - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2020 23:32 via baltimoresun.com
  Janet A. Winfield, former administrative assistant and a homemaker, dies  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Distribution Charge - CBS Baltimore

  03-03-2020 23:23 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Distribution Charge

  03-03-2020 23:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
  Kareem Mack, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances related to his participation in a drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine in Maryland and surrounding states.
  Robert Williams, 63, of Baltimore, also pleaded guilty Tuesday for providing cutting agents to the drug trafficking organization from his
  
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• Republican-Backed Md. Bill Targets Baltimore Crime, Would Allow Hogan To Declare State Of Emergency

  03-03-2020 23:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A bill backed by more than a dozen Maryland Republican lawmakers targeting Baltimore crime would allow Gov. Larry Hogan to declare a state of emergency based on a community’s homicide rate.
  Senate Bill 1078 would allow the governor to declare a state of emergency in any community that sees at least three homicides per 100,000 residents in a 30-day period. To qualify for the declaration, Baltimore would need to see more than 18 homicides in a month.
  So far in 2020, B
  
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• Bill would call for state of emergency to address Baltimore crime - WBAL TV Baltimore

  03-03-2020 23:13 via wbaltv.com
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• Loch Raven Branch of Baltimore County library system to temporarily close for repairs - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2020 23:10 via baltimoresun.com
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• 2 Injured In S. Gilmor Street Shooting, Baltimore Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  03-03-2020 22:57 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• 2 Injured In S. Gilmor Street Shooting, Baltimore Police Say

  03-03-2020 22:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after two men were injured in a shooting police believe happened on S. Gilmor Street in West Baltimore earlier Tuesday afternoon.
  Officers got a ShotSpotter alert for the 100 block of S. Gilmor Street at around 2:15 p.m.
  They weren’t able to find any shooting victims, but shortly after, two men walked into an area hospital with gunshot wounds to their bodies.
  Investigators believe both victims were in the 100 block of S. Gilmor Street when t
  
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• ‘I’m Rich!’: 93-Year-Old Woman Reimbursed $5,700 For Savings Bonds Stolen 4 Years Ago

  03-03-2020 22:50
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS Local) — A 93-year-old woman who lost more than two dozen $100 savings bonds in a burglary four years ago finally has her money back, thanks to some dedicated police officers.
  Jimmie Charlene Herbst had just moved into an assisted living home in 2016 when neighbors reported a burglary at her empty home.
  Investigators recovered the savings bonds two years later but didn’t know who owned them.
  The loot was handed over to PropertyRoom.com, an auction company that w
  
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• Rumor: Ravens could franchise tag and trade Matt Judon - ClutchPoints

  03-03-2020 22:49 via clutchpoints.com
  
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• ‘A Friend To All’ | Navy Football Offensive Guard David Forney Laid To Rest

  03-03-2020 22:43
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Midshipman Naval Academy football star David Forney was laid to rest Tuesday.
  Forney is the second Midshipman to be buried in the last month.
  The 22-year-old was a senior at the Naval Academy where he studied political science. He was scheduled to graduate in May.
  Forney was remembered as an “athletic powerhouse, a humble leader and a friend to all.”
  Forney’s high school sweetheart gave the eulogy. She said she’ll never forget the uncondi
  
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• Maryland legislators adjust for reality in Kirwan costs | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2020 22:35 via baltimoresun.com
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• Female African Bird At Maryland Zoo Dies Unexpectedly

  03-03-2020 22:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A female hamerkop has died unexpectedly, the Maryland Zoo said Tuesday.
  The zoo had just shared the news that a pair of hamerkops were building a nest behind the scenes in the zoo’s African Barn.
  They announced the bird’s death later Tuesday afternoon.(2/2) We're heartbroken to announce that the female hamerkop died unexpectedly this weekend. The cause of her passing is still unknown, but a necropsy will be performed. We want to thank those who watched the cam
  
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• Royal Caribbean Among Cruise Lines Screening For Flu, Coronavirus; Could Deny Boarding At Port Of Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  03-03-2020 22:07 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Royal Caribbean Among Cruise Lines Screening For Flu, Coronavirus; Could Deny Boarding At Port Of Baltimore

  03-03-2020 22:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Royal Caribbean is implementing several new screening measures worldwide, including at the Port of Baltimore, as the coronavirus spreads to protect guests and crew.
  Over the weekend, 82 people were sickened on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship out of Baltimore due to a flu outbreak. And with over 90,000 cases of coronavirus worldwide and more than 100 in the U.S., Royal Caribbean will be screening for both.
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• Maryland Weather: Thunderstorms, Some Severe, Possible Tuesday Evening - CBS Baltimore

  03-03-2020 22:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore Sings to Keep Rising - Afro American

  03-03-2020 21:16 via afro.com
  
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• Baltimore man remains jailed after chase, crash | Local News - Cumberland Times-News

  03-03-2020 21:13 via times-news.com
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• New York Murder Suspect Arrested At Dulles Airport Before He Could Catch Flight To Mexico

  03-03-2020 21:12
  
  STERLING, VA. (WJZ) — A man was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers before he could catch his Mexico-bound flight Saturday at Washington Dulles International Airport.
  Luis Gustavo Sanchez Arenales was wanted by New York City Police as a suspect in the February 12 shooting death of a social worker, Purcell Gowie, in East Harlem, New York.
  “This arrest illustrates the seamless collaboration between federal, state and local law enforcement as we captured a fleei
  
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• Loyola University launches online MBA program - Baltimore Business Journal

  03-03-2020 21:11 via bizjournals.com
  Loyola University launches online MBA program  Baltimore Business Journal
  
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• Ingrid Green Arrested In Domestic-Related Shooting Of Man Shot In Gwynn Oaks, Police Say

  03-03-2020 21:07
  
  GWYNN OAK, Md. (WJZ) — Police have arrested a woman in the shooting of a man in Gwynn Oaks from Saturday.
  Ingrid Sandra Green is charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
  Credit: Baltimore County Police
  Detectives have learned the shooting was domestic-related.
  Police found the man shot in his upper body just after 7 a.m. Sunday morning in the 6800 block of Southern Cross Court.
  She’s being held on denied
  
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• 28-Year-Old Baltimore Man Deione Thomas Missing Since September 2019 - CBS Baltimore

  03-03-2020 20:29 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• 28-Year-Old Baltimore Man Deione Thomas Missing Since September 2019

  03-03-2020 20:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are searching for 28-year-old Deione Thomas, who hasn’t been seen since September 22, 2019.
  He was last seen in the 800 block of Jack Street. Police said he is 5’4″ and weighs 130 lbs.
  Credit: Baltimore Police
  Anyone with information on where Thomas may be is asked to call 911.
  
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• You Can See The Original ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ Manuscript For One Day Only At The Maryland State House

  03-03-2020 20:00
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — The original manuscript for the U.S. National Anthem was on display for one day only from the Maryland Historical Society in downtown Baltimore.
  The 206-year-old manuscript- the original Star-Spangled Banner written by Francis Scott Key, sat in the state house on Tuesday.
  The U.S. adopted the anthem in 1931 and Tuesday marked the 89th anniversary.
  “The actual Star-Spangled Banner was written as a song. A lot of musicologists have done research on this. It was b
  
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• Another store closes at the Gallery at Harborplace - Baltimore Business Journal

  03-03-2020 19:53 via bizjournals.com
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• Governor could declare state of emergency over Baltimore crime under proposed bill from Republican lawmaker - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2020 19:50 via baltimoresun.com
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• Carroll County Balloon Festival Will Allow Guests To Soar High Above Md.

  03-03-2020 19:47
  
  WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — Have you ever wanted to go up in a hot air balloon? You could get a chance this summer when Carroll County hosts its first-ever balloon festival.
  The Carroll County Balloon Festival will be held Aug. 29-30 at the Carroll County Agriculture Center in Westminster.
  Credit: Friendship Hot Air Balloon
  People can climb into a hot air balloon tethered to the ground for a “ride.” It costs $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. The balloon will go 60
  
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• Bill Would Add Suicide Prevention Information To Maryland Highway Signs

  03-03-2020 19:30
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The State Highway Administration would be authorized to post suicide prevention information on existing electronic highway signs under new legislation proposed in the Maryland Senate.
  Senate bill 810, which is expected to be heard in the Finance Committee Wednesday, would authorize usage of the signs within a five-mile radius of high-risk suicide zones, such as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
  Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher, D-Montgomery and the bill’s sponsor, told Capital News
  
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• Maryland Safeway workers prepare for possible strike vote - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2020 19:22 via baltimoresun.com
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• Anne Arundel County Tax Preparer Michelle Swink Convicted Of Filing False Returns For Customers

  03-03-2020 19:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Anne Arundel County tax preparer was convicted of two counts of filing false tax returns, the Maryland Attorney General’s office said Tuesday.
  Michelle Swink, 44, of Annapolis, was sentenced to five years in prison with all but a weekend suspended. She also has to spend five years on supervised probation and will not be able to act as a tax preparer.
  The attorney general’s office said Swink, the owner of Annapolis-based tax preparation service Noncents, fil
  
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• Rapper ‘Dee Dave’ Shooting Case Of Mistaken Identity, Court Docs Say

  03-03-2020 19:09
  
  ESSEX, Md. (WJZ) — The fatal shooting of an East Baltimore rapper may be a case of mistaken identity, according to court documents.
  David Leroy King, known as “Dee Dave,” was fatally shot just after 5 a.m. on January 24 in the 900 block of Holgate Drive Essex.
  According to court documents obtained by WJZ, King wasn’t the target of the shooting — it was the friend that was with him.
  According to the documents, King and his friend planned to drive to the airport that
  
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• Solve Baltimore’s crime problem with economic investment in poor neighborhoods | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2020 19:03 via baltimoresun.com
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• Maryland Department Of Health Approved To Do In-State Testing For Coronavirus In Baltimore

  03-03-2020 18:58
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Health has been approved for testing for COVID-19.
  Now, rather than waiting for test results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, people who are suspected to have COVID-19 may be diagnosed in Baltimore.
  There have been no confirmed cases in Maryland so far, though seven patients’ tests are still pending.
  The Maryland Emergency Management Agency also held a planning workshop Tuesday to review continuity o
  
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• Text-To-Give Campaign Aims To Help Baltimore’s Homeless - CBS Baltimore

  03-03-2020 18:37 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Text-To-Give Campaign Aims To Help Baltimore’s Homeless

  03-03-2020 18:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — You can help the homeless in Baltimore, simply by sending a text.
  The city launched a “Text-To-Give Campaign” on Tuesday, a new initiative to support the Baltimore City Action Plan on Homelessness.
  The mobile fundraising method lets people donate to causes they care about through text messages.
  “Making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in Baltimore City is a personal goal of mine,” said Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young. “Hom
  
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• Mayor Young Launches Text-To-Give Campaign

  03-03-2020 18:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — You can help the homeless in Baltimore, simply by sending a text.
  The city launched a “Text-To-Give Campaign” on Tuesday, a new initiative to support the Baltimore City Action Plan on Homelessness.
  The mobile fundraising method lets people donate to causes they care about through text messages.
  “Making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in Baltimore City is a personal goal of mine,” said Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young. “Hom
  
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• Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles: Grapefruit League GameThread - Federal Baseball

  03-03-2020 18:35 via federalbaseball.com
  
  Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles: Grapefruit League GameThread  Federal Baseball
  
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• Maryland Weather: Thunderstorms, Some Severe, Possible Tuesday Evening

  03-03-2020 18:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Above-normal temperatures and some unstable air mean parts of Maryland, including Baltimore, could see some thunderstorms Tuesday evening.
  Light showers around the lunch hour will move out early Tuesday afternoon, clearing the way for some thunderstorms to pop up beginning around 4 or 5 p.m. By around 8 p.m., it will be quiet in the region.The Storm Prediction has most of Maryland, including points north of a line from La Plata to Easton, under a marginal risk for severe
  
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• Remembering The Lafayettes, Baltimore rockers who decades ago climbed the Billboard 100 - Baltimore Sun

  03-03-2020 18:33 via baltimoresun.com
  Remembering The Lafayettes, Baltimore rockers who decades ago climbed the Billboard 100  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Teen Who Pulled Woman From Fiery Car Crash Recognized For Heroic Actions

  03-03-2020 18:29
  
  DECATUR, Ind. (CBS Local) — An Indiana teenager is being hailed as a hero after saving a woman’s life following a fiery car crash.
  Jeb Richey, 16, said he was riding in a car with his mom and some friends on U.S. 27 in Adams County on Aug. 3 when it screeched to a halt to avoid a driver stopped in the left lane.
  “We were in the fast lane and they [the driver] were just stopped, not pulled off to the shoulder or into grass. They were just stopped in the middle of the left lane,&
  
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• Meet these 20 companies hiring tech talent at NET/WORK Baltimore on Match 4 - Technical.ly

  03-03-2020 18:29 via technical.ly
  
  Meet these 20 companies hiring tech talent at NET/WORK Baltimore on Match 4  Technical.ly
  
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• Has Chris Davis Found His Swing Again?

  03-03-2020 18:16
  
  (WJZ) – Has Baltimore Orioles first-baseman Chris Davis actually figured out how to hit a baseball again? Initial results from the Birds’ Spring Training in Sarasota, Florida indicate that he may just have.
  Davis has been among MLB’s worst hitters over the last two seasons. In 2018, over the course of 470 at-bats, he hit an awful .168 with 16 home runs, 49 RBI and 192 strikeouts. His 2019 average jumped nine points to .179 over 307 at-bats, with 12 home runs, 36 RBI and 139 str
  
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