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• Dominique Taylor Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Crash That Killed 5 Kids, Man In Bowie

  06-03-2020 23:35
  
  BOWIE, Md. (WJZ) — A Bowie woman was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison with all but 18 years suspended in a 2019 crash that killed a man and five children.
  Dominique Taylor, 33, pleaded guilty in September to six counts of grossly negligent motor vehicle manslaughter.The crash happened on February 2, 2019. Officials said Taylor, who was under the influence of both alcohol and marijuana at the time, was driving her SUV on Route 301 in Bowie when she veered off the road and crashed into
  
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• Planning for coronavirus exposes gaps in Maryland, national health care infrastructure - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2020 23:34 via baltimoresun.com
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• Do the Baltimore Ravens want a piece of sports betting? It’s hard to say. - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2020 23:30 via baltimoresun.com
  Do the Baltimore Ravens want a piece of sports betting? It’s hard to say.  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Sober Bartender’s Non-Alcoholic Creations Become Permanent Menu Fixture At Topside

  06-03-2020 22:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A local bartender is working to provide alcohol-free drink options for people who are sober.
  Anna Welker has been slinging bottles in Baltimore for the past decade.
  “For me, my intentions behind bartending, what I love about it is that it creates a community,” Welker said.
  But constantly being around alcohol and working odd hours led to an unhealthy lifestyle.
  “My personal relationship with alcohol got to become unhealthy, so I had to make the decis
  
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• Baltimore City Schools Cancel All Travel Outside Maryland, DC Due To Coronavirus - CBS Baltimore

  06-03-2020 22:40 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore City Schools Cancel All Travel Outside Maryland, DC Due To Coronavirus  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Man Arrested For Allegedly Destroying Urns, Memorabilia From Baltimore County Mausoleum - CBS Baltimore

  06-03-2020 22:33 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Man Arrested For Allegedly Destroying Urns, Memorabilia From Baltimore County Mausoleum  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore City Schools Cancel All Travel Outside Maryland, DC Due To Coronavirus

  06-03-2020 22:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Schools have canceled all domestic and international travel outside of Maryland and Washington, D.C. for students and staff until June 15 amid fears about the coronavirus, officials said Friday.
  In a statement, officials said they’re taking the measure out of an abundance of caution. All trips within Maryland and D.C. will be allowed to continue.
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• Maryland House Of Delegates Passes Kirwan Commission Education Funding Plan

  06-03-2020 22:21
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The Maryland House of Delegates passed the Kirwan Commission Education Funding Plan on Friday.
  The bill passed the House 96-41.
  The Kirwan Commission’s recommendation to spend an additional $4 billion annually on education.
  The Senate will now take up the bill.
   
  
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• Major Education Measure Advances In Maryland House

  06-03-2020 22:21
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A wide-ranging education measure that will cost billions of dollars over the next decade with the goal of making K-12 schools in Maryland among the world’s best advanced in the Maryland House of Delegates on Friday.
  The House gave the measure preliminary approval with a vote expected Friday evening.
  The legislation, known as the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, is based on the recommendations of a state commission that spent three years considering how to
  
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• Coronavirus in Maryland: What you need to know - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2020 22:14 via baltimoresun.com
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• 19-Year-Old Slips Out Of Handcuffs, Escapes Police Custody In Prince George’s County

  06-03-2020 22:11
  
  HILLCREST HEIGHTS, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Prince George’s County are searching for a 19-year-old man who escaped from custody after being arrested Friday.
  Shawn Addison. Credit: Prince George’s County Police
  Shawn Addison, of Washington, D.C., had been arrested for being in possession of a stolen car.
  Police said he slipped out of handcuffs and escaped custody around 1:45 p.m. Minutes later, he stole a gray Toyota RAV4 that had been left unoccupied and running nearby.
  Officers f
  
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• Md. Senate Passes Pimlico Overhaul Plan; Bill Now Heads To House

  06-03-2020 22:00
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The Maryland State Senate voted 44-1 Friday in favor of a proposed $375 million plan that would overhaul the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore as part of an effort to keep the Preakness Stakes in the city.
  The bill, which passed unanimously through the Senate’s Budget and Taxation Committee last week, calls for the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375 million in bonds to pay for renovations at Pimlico and Laurel Park in Anne Arundel County.
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• Man Arrested For Allegedly Destroying Urns, Memorabilia From Baltimore County Mausoleum

  06-03-2020 21:56
  
  ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police arrested a man Thursday after responding to a burglary call at Gardens of Faith Memorial Gardens.
  The property manager called police just before 2:30 p.m. after a man allegedly broke into a mausoleum and shattered glass display cases containing urns and memorabilia.
  Police said the man stole jewelry and other items that had been left in the display cases, then destroyed the urns.
  “Somebody had gone into the mausoleum and started breaking
  
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• NCAA hoops game in Baltimore held in empty gym for COVID-19 - Fox Business

  06-03-2020 21:51 via foxbusiness.com
  
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• 96-year-old woman found stabbed to death in Baltimore home - WTOP

  06-03-2020 21:50 via wtop.com
  
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• Current Coronavirus Testing Capacity Inadequate, Hopkins Expert Says At Capitol Hill Briefing

  06-03-2020 21:24
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States grows, the country’s capacity for testing people for the coronavirus is inadequate, a Johns Hopkins Medicine expert said during a briefing on Capitol Hill Friday.
  Dr. Lisa Maragakis, the senior director of infection prevention at Johns Hopkins Medicine, said the country needs the ability to test for COVID-19 more quickly and at a larger scale.
  “Testing capacity is not currently adequate and we need more,
  
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• CBS Sports’ Andrew Catalon On Mountain West Tournament: ‘There’s A Lot To Play For For San Diego State’

  06-03-2020 20:58
  
  (CBS Local/CBSLA)- With a 29-1 record on the season and the Mountain West Conference regular season championship in tow, it is safe to assume that Brian Dutcher’s San Diego State team will be dancing in just a few weeks, regardless of the outcome of tonight’s semifinal game in the conference tournament.
  While a spot in the Big Dance is all but guaranteed, there is still plenty of debate surrounding the Aztecs. Normally, their record alone, combined with non-conference wins over Creig
  
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• Coronavirus-Related Scams Are Going Around. Here’s What To Watch Out For

  06-03-2020 20:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States continues to climb, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is warning people that scammers are trying to use the coronavirus to make money.
  In a news release Friday, Frosh said there are a number of scams going around, including people selling products that falsely claim to prevent or cure the disease and scammers posing as organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that try to trick people into cl
  
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• Baltimore, DC Dioceses Make Changes To Ease Coronavirus Fears - Baltimore, MD Patch

  06-03-2020 20:00 via patch.com
  
  Baltimore, DC Dioceses Make Changes To Ease Coronavirus Fears  Baltimore, MD Patch
  
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• Baltimore Mayor Young says he’s supporting Joe Biden for president - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2020 19:58 via baltimoresun.com
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• Md. Senate Unanimously Passes Emergency Coronavirus Funding

  06-03-2020 19:39
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The Maryland State Senate Friday unanimously passed an emergency bill from Gov. Larry Hogan that would allow the state to use up to $50 million in rainy day funds in the event of a coronavirus emergency.
  Senators passed the bill 44-0 Friday morning. It now heads to the House of Delegates.#WJZ Senate passes 44-0 Hogan’s emergency bill to use up to $50 million in Rainy Day funds in the event of a coronavirus emergency. Goes to the House. Emergency bills take effe
  
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• Baltimore City Schools Cancel All Travel Due To Coronavirus

  06-03-2020 19:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Schools have canceled all domestic and international travel for students and staff amid fears about the coronavirus, officials said Friday.
  In a statement, officials said they’re taking the measure out of an abundance of caution.
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• Former Presidential Candidate John Delaney Endorses Joe Biden For President

  06-03-2020 19:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Days after authoring an op-ed urging some candidates to drop out of the 2020 presidential race in order to narrow the field, former presidential candidate John Delaney has thrown his support behind former Vice President Joe Biden.
  In a statement Friday morning, Delaney said Biden “is the right person to beat Donald Trump, because he is everything Trump is not — Joe is a good, decent person, who cares about others and understands the struggles that so many Amer
  
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• Baltimore City Schools cancel all school-related travel amid coronavirus concerns - Fox Baltimore

  06-03-2020 19:05 via foxbaltimore.com
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• Judge Orders Feds To Turn Over File In Park Police Shooting Of Bijan Ghaisar

  06-03-2020 18:55
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal magistrate on Friday excoriated the government for refusing to turn over its investigative file in the death of a Virginia man shot by U.S. Park Police.
  The files are sought by the family of Bijan Ghaisar, who died in 2017 after he was shot by Park Police officers multiple times at the conclusion of a stop-and-go chase on the George Washington Parkway.
  Ghaisar’s family is suing the government and the officers who shot Ghaisar in federal court in Alexa
  
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• Friday Afternoon Headlines: Coronavirus patients not on cruise 'affiliated with Baltimore'; Pimlico bill moves to House and more - Baltimore Fishbowl

  06-03-2020 18:50 via baltimorefishbowl.com
  Friday Afternoon Headlines: Coronavirus patients not on cruise 'affiliated with Baltimore'; Pimlico bill moves to House and more  Baltimore Fishbowl
  
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• Federal public defenders target convicted Baltimore Police sergeant’s cases; four more officers suspended - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2020 18:44 via baltimoresun.com
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• 10 Sick Horses Rescued By Woodbine Farm

  06-03-2020 17:28
  
  WOODBINE, Md. (WJZ) — A Woodbine horse rescue took in 10 critically ill horses recently.
  Days End Farm Horse Rescue said they had their first horse neglect cases of the year.
  The horses were suffering from acute pain, emaciation, missing teeth and dental neglect and severe lameness.
  In a video posted to Facebook, the rescue introduces one of the horses, Journey.They did not say where the horses were rescued from.
  
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• Top Baltimore news: Group calls for review of officer-involved shooting; body found in water; more - Hoodline

  06-03-2020 17:25 via hoodline.com
  
  Top Baltimore news: Group calls for review of officer-involved shooting; body found in water; more  Hoodline
  
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• Baltimore County Police Officer Byrnes Dies After Battle With Illness - CBS Baltimore

  06-03-2020 17:13 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore County Police Officer Byrnes Dies After Battle With Illness

  06-03-2020 16:55
  
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A Baltimore County police officer died earlier this week after battling an unspecified illness, officials said Friday.
  Officer Byrnes joined the department in 2004. Prior to that, he served in the U.S. Marine Corp.It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of POFC Byrnes. Officer Byrnes served in the US Marine Corps before joining #BCoPD in 2004. He had been battling illness for some time and lost that battle this week. Please keep his family and fr
  
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• Chelsea Felesky Arrested For Allegedly Making Bomb Threat At Glen Burnie Walmart

  06-03-2020 16:50
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A 30-year-old Glen Burnie woman was arrested Friday morning for allegedly making a bomb threat against a Walmart store earlier in the week, Anne Arundel County police said.
  Credit: Anne Arundel County Police
  Chelsea Leigh Felesky was arrested on charges of making threats of mass violence, arson threats and telephone misuse. Police said Felesky called a Walmart customer service center and threatened to blow up the store in the 6700 block of Chesapeake Center Drive.
  
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• Maryland Coronavirus Patients Were On A Cruise, Montgomery County Officials Say

  06-03-2020 16:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The three Maryland patients who tested positive for coronavirus were on a cruise when they contracted the illness, according to a Montgomery County official.
  A married couple in their 70s and an unrelated woman in her 50s all from Montgomery County are the first patients to test positive for coronavirus in the state.
  County Chief Health Officer Dr. Travis Gaynes said the patients, who were not traveling together, were on a cruise when they contracted the illness, but that
  
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• Coronavirus: 10 More Maryland Patients Being Tested

  06-03-2020 16:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ten more patients are being tested for coronavirus in Maryland, bringing the total number of pending tests in the state to 12, the state’s health department said Friday morning.
  Of the 41 people who have been tested in Maryland for the virus, which causes a disease called COVID-19, 26 tested negative. Three people, all from Montgomery County, tested positive; all three had traveled outside the country where they contracted the virus.
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• ‘Why We’re Polarized’ Excerpt: How Did We Become So Politically Divided?

  06-03-2020 16:12
  
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  There’s no question that, when it comes to politics, Americans are incredibly divided. How did that happen? And what can be done about it? In this special excerpt from his new book Why We’re Polarized, out now from Simon & Schuster, journalist and political analyst Ezra Klein explores the concept of negative partisanship and why Americans’ feelings toward the two dominant parties have become so extreme.
  It used to be common for voters
  
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• Northwest Baltimore residents and city officials oppose a proposed parking lot inside a popular park - Greater Greater Washington

  06-03-2020 16:05 via ggwash.org
  
  Northwest Baltimore residents and city officials oppose a proposed parking lot inside a popular park  Greater Greater Washington
  
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• March Super ‘Worm Moon’ To Light Up The Sky Over Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  06-03-2020 15:51 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• March Super ‘Worm Moon’ To Light Up The Sky Over Baltimore

  06-03-2020 15:35
  
  (CNN/WJZ) — The third full moon of the year will peak on Monday — and this one is called the Worm Moon.
  There are 13 full moons in 2020. Normally, there are 12 full moons in a year because one occurs each month. But this year, October will have two full moons, once on October 1 and then again on October 31.
  Two full moons in the same month is known as a “blue moon.” And the fact that the second one falls on Halloween truly makes this event “once in a blue moon.&rdqu
  
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• 1 In 4 Men Think It’s OK To Make Sex Jokes At Work, Study Finds

  06-03-2020 15:34
  
  (CNN) — More than one in four men (28%) around the world think it’s acceptable to crack sexual jokes at work, a new global survey has found.
  In a survey of over 20,000 people in 27 countries, researchers from King’s College London said they found “significant differences” in what men and women perceived to be acceptable workplace behavior.
  A key finding was that more than one in eight men (13%) think it is acceptable to display material of a sexual nature at work, c
  
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• Former Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen: ‘Don’t Buy Masks’ For Coronavirus Protection - CBS Baltimore

  06-03-2020 15:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Former Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen: ‘Don’t Buy Masks’ For Coronavirus Protection  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Former Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen: ‘Don’t Buy Masks’ For Coronavirus Protection

  06-03-2020 14:40
  
  BALTIMORE (CBS) — Former Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen said masks won’t protect people from coronavirus.
  Wen spoke on an episode of CBS News correspondent Major Garrett’s podcast The Takeout.
  That mask will not be effective. It may actually be more harmful to you in some ways too,” she said on the podcast.
  “It becomes a reservoir for germs,” Wen said of the surgical masks. Instead, she said the key is before you touch your face, you should wash y
  
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• Bernie Sanders Is The Top Pick In Maryland For Democratic Presidential Primary, Gonzales Poll Says

  06-03-2020 14:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is the top pick among Maryland Democratic primary voters, according to a new Gonzales poll released at midnight Friday.
  Sanders had 23% of the support among Democratic primary voters. Former Vice President Joe Biden had 19% of the vote.
  Gonzales Poll: President Trump Approval Rating In Maryland At 42 Percent
  The poll was taken Feb 22-28, ahead of Super Tuesday, so it included Michael Bloomberg (15%), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (8%), Mayor Pete Buttigieg (5%
  
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• LIST: EPA Releases Names Of Disinfectants You Can Use Against Coronavirus

  06-03-2020 13:40
  
  (CNN) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is arming consumers with a list of disinfectants that people can use to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus.
  The federal agency released a five-page list of chemicals and products Thursday that it says are strong enough to ward off “harder-to-kill” viruses than SARS-CoV-2, the virus that’s responsible for the disease.
  “Using the correct disinfectant is an important part of preventing and reducing the spread
  
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• What We Know About Coronavirus In Maryland

  06-03-2020 13:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The first three confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in Maryland Thursday night. According to Gov. Larry Hogan the married couple in their 70s and an unrelated woman in her 50s from Montgomery County contracted COVID-19 while traveling abroad.
  Hogan also declared a state of emergency in Maryland so that MEMA and the state health department can ramp up coordination between all state and local agencies and fast-track their response.
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• How do Baltimore mayoral candidates want to tackle crime, the No. 1 issue in the race? - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2020 13:02 via baltimoresun.com
  How do Baltimore mayoral candidates want to tackle crime, the No. 1 issue in the race?  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore spent more than $10,000 for officials to stay in Washington hotels since 2019 - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2020 13:02 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore spent more than $10,000 for officials to stay in Washington hotels since 2019  Baltimore Sun
  
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• DC Gets Its First Coronavirus Pop-Up Shop

  06-03-2020 12:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital has pop-up shops for food and drink, even marijuana. And now, coronavirus prevention supplies.
  As local stores sell out of masks and hand sanitizer, Adilisha Patrom, owner of a co-working and event space next to Gallaudet University, saw an opportunity and jumped on it.
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  Inside, her storefront, different models of face masks and hand sanitizer bottles in various sizes are displayed along a stack of inf
  
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• Using Olive Oil Instead Of These Foods Could Add Years To The Life Of Your Heart, Study Says

  06-03-2020 12:43
  
  (CNN) — The health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are renowned: Lots and lots of veggies, fruit, fish and olive oil have been shown to strengthen bones, improve brain health and reduce the risk for some cancers, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease and stroke.
  People living around the Mediterranean Sea are well-versed in the daily use of olive oil.Residents of the United States? Not so much. They mostly choose to cook with butter, margarine and soybean or canola oil.
  Now a new stu
  
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• Virginia Teen Traumatized After Hair Gets Caught In Go-Kart Engine

  06-03-2020 12:29
  
  FREDERICKBURG, Va. (WJZ) — A terrifying ordeal for a teen in Virginia when she got her hair stuck in the engine of a go-cart at an amusement park.
  The 16-year old, who is okay, says she thought she was going to die.
  Workers at the park tried to cut the teen’s hair with wire cutters and knives, but it didn’t work.
  First responders came and took the engine apart and used a harness to lift the teen out. She has a bald spot where the hospital cut her hair to deal with a contusion.
  
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• Filing indicates more charges coming in case against prominent Baltimore attorney Kenneth Ravenell - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2020 12:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Filing indicates more charges coming in case against prominent Baltimore attorney Kenneth Ravenell  Baltimore Sun
  
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