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• Rays Defeat Orioles 1-0 In Low-Scoring Spring Training Game

  07-03-2020 23:47
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (WJZ) — The Tampa Bay Rays took down the Baltimore Orioles with a single run during their spring training match-up Saturday.
  Both teams were scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning when the Rays’ Willy Adames scored on a single hit from Jose Martinez.
  Neither team would score again for the rest of the game.
  The Orioles move on to face the New York Yankees on Sunday.
  
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• Activists urge Baltimore officials to support the vulnerable, be proactive in preparing for arrival of coronav - Baltimore Sun

  07-03-2020 23:19
  Activists urge Baltimore officials to support the vulnerable, be proactive in preparing for arrival of coronav  Baltimore Sun
  
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• At Least 2 Attendees Who Visited AIPAC In DC Test Positive For Coronavirus

  07-03-2020 23:07
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — At least two people who attended the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington, D.C., tested positive for the coronavirus, the organization and health officials confirmed.
  In a statement Friday, AIPAC said both patients were from New York. D.C. health officials said there was no risk to other conference attendees.
  CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE:Current Coronavirus Testing Capacity Inadequate, Hopkins Expert Says At Capitol Hill Briefing
  3 Cases Of Coronavir
  
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• At Least 2 Attendees At AIPAC In DC Test Positive For Coronavirus

  07-03-2020 23:07
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — At least two people who attended the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington, D.C., tested positive for the coronavirus, the organization and health officials confirmed.
  In a statement Friday, AIPAC said both patients were from New York. D.C. health officials said there was no risk to other conference attendees.
  CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE:Current Coronavirus Testing Capacity Inadequate, Hopkins Expert Says At Capitol Hill Briefing
  3 Cases Of Coronavir
  
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• Two Paramedics Hit While Responding To Call Of Pedestrian Struck In Prince George’s County

  07-03-2020 22:52
  
  HILLCREST HEIGHTS, Md. (WJZ) — Two firefighter-paramedics were injured after being struck during a call in Prince George’s County Saturday afternoon, officials said.
  The county’s fire department said Medic 829 was responding to a call of a pedestrian who was struck around 2:10 p.m. when they themselves were hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Branch Avenue and Iverson Street. It’s unclear if they were inside a vehicle at the time of the crash.
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• Coronavirus Testing Costs Waived In Maryland - Baltimore, MD Patch

  07-03-2020 22:35
  
  Coronavirus Testing Costs Waived In Maryland  Baltimore, MD Patch
  
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• Police Investigating West Baltimore Hit-And-Run - CBS Baltimore

  07-03-2020 22:22
  
  Police Investigating West Baltimore Hit-And-Run  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Abandoned House In Carroll County Catches Fire, Partially Collapses, Officials Say

  07-03-2020 22:10
  
  ELDERSBURG, Md. (WJZ) — Fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a massive house fire in Carroll County Friday night.
  The abandoned house on Strawbridge Terrace near Sareno Drive caught fire and part of it collapsed, forcing firefighters to fight the blaze from just the outside, officials said.Video of fire, taken by a member, pre-arrival of apparatus. Media may use with credit to Sykesville FD. pic.twitter.com/uCrRbRzddY
  — Sykesville Fire Dept (@SykesvilleFD) March 7
  
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• Police Investigating West Baltimore Hit-And-Run

  07-03-2020 22:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One person was injured in a hit-and-run in west Baltimore Friday night, police said.
  The crash happened around 7 p.m. in from of the Penn North Metro Station near the intersection of North and Pennsylvania avenues.
  Police said the driver hit a person and fled the scene. The vehicle was later located but police did not say anything about a suspect or any charges.
  The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
  
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• Ravens WR Chris Moore To Kick First Ball At Saturday’s Baltimore Blast Game

  07-03-2020 21:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Chris Moore will kick the first ball at the Baltimore Blast’s game against the Harrisburg Hear Saturday evening.
  Moore’s appearance is part of the “Show Your Soft Side” campaign which aims to address animal abuse. As part of the effort, the Blast team members will be wearing special jerseys supporting the campaign and BARCS.Come see @Ravens wide receiver and Show Your Soft Side “softie”, Chris Moore kick o
  
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• Alvin Fisher, who envisioned Baltimore’s Holocaust Memorial, dies - Baltimore Sun

  07-03-2020 20:55
  Alvin Fisher, who envisioned Baltimore’s Holocaust Memorial, dies  Baltimore Sun
  
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• No Additional Maryland Coronavirus Cases Found In Latest Rounds Of Tests

  07-03-2020 19:43
  
  ANNAPOLIS, MD (WJZ)– The Maryland Department of Health has updated their Coronavirus/Covid-19 tracking website to reflect there are no additional positive tests and no more pending tests.
  A total of 44-people have been tested for Covid-19 with only 3-tests coming back positive and those 3-cases have all been link to the same source.
  There is still concern about who these three people may have come in contact with because all three were sick for almost two weeks before getting tested.
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• The Ravens Should Re-Sign Josh Bynes - Baltimore Beatdown

  07-03-2020 19:04
  
  The Ravens Should Re-Sign Josh Bynes  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• Prefer Tea Over Coffee? It Could Be Your Genes, Study Finds

  07-03-2020 19:00
  
  (CNN) — Whether you’re inclined to choose coffee or green tea for your morning boost could be determined by your genes, a recent study found.
  To examine genetic associations with food preferences, researchers from the Riken Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) and Osaka University in Japan studied the genetic data and food preferences of more than 160,000 people in Japan.
  The research, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, found genetic links for 13 dietary habits
  
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• Coffee With: Teachers Association of Baltimore County - CBS Baltimore

  07-03-2020 14:28
  
  Coffee With: Teachers Association of Baltimore County  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore-area buses break down more than in most other cities, partly because the MTA forgot to buy new ones - Baltimore Sun

  07-03-2020 13:02
  Baltimore-area buses break down more than in most other cities, partly because the MTA forgot to buy new ones  Baltimore Sun
  
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• New homes are rising near Thurgood Marshall’s marble doorstep - Baltimore Sun

  07-03-2020 12:29
  New homes are rising near Thurgood Marshall’s marble doorstep  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore squeegee kids find work, risks, cash at stoplights - Sumter Item

  07-03-2020 12:00
  
  Baltimore squeegee kids find work, risks, cash at stoplights  Sumter Item
  
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• Baltimore priests working to reverse decline in confession in novel ways - Crux: Covering all things Catholic

  07-03-2020 11:06
  
  Baltimore priests working to reverse decline in confession in novel ways  Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  
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• Missing 14-Year-Old Boy Found Safe

  07-03-2020 05:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Immanuel Smith was found safe Sunday, Baltimore police say.
  Original Post, March 6, 10:07 p.m.: Police in Baltimore are asking for your help in locating a missing 14-year-old boy.
  Immanuel Smith was last seen on March 6, 2020, at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School. The school is located in the 3500 block of Hillen Road.
  Smith was last seen wearing a yellow polo shirt and khaki pants.
  Anyone with information on Smith’s whereabouts should call police immedi
  
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• Maryland House Of Delegates Passes Kirwan Commission Education Funding Plan - CBS Baltimore

  07-03-2020 05:19
  
  Maryland House Of Delegates Passes Kirwan Commission Education Funding Plan  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Center Stage’s New Artistic Director Aims To Bring More Diversity To Theater - CBS Baltimore

  07-03-2020 05:11
  
  Baltimore Center Stage’s New Artistic Director Aims To Bring More Diversity To Theater  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Weather Blog: Wind Will Make For Chilly Temperatures

  07-03-2020 04:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some light showers and spotty drizzle early Friday, was followed by some sunshine, which got our temps up to 49 degrees.
  Some isolated showers may mix with some wet snow overnight, as we should drop to the mid 30’s by morning. Winds will pick up Saturday, and sunshine should win out over clouds. Highs will reach the upper 40’s, but it will feel colder. Light winds and clear skies should drop us to the mid and upper 20’s Saturday night.
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• Bradley Beal Scores 35 Points, Wizards Beat Hawks 118-112

  07-03-2020 04:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 35 points and the Washington Wizards held off the Atlanta Hawks 118-112 on Friday night.
  Beal was 13 of 21 from the field, going 7 of 10 from 3-point range. The Wizards were 15 of 31 on 3s and held on despite squandering most of a 19-point fourth quarter lead.
  “We had the game in a pretty good spot and then we kind of relaxed,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks said. “When you relax, teams get hot, make a three, make a couple of threes and t
  
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• Baltimore Police Searching For Missing 14-Year-Old Boy - CBS Baltimore

  07-03-2020 04:28
  
  Baltimore Police Searching For Missing 14-Year-Old Boy  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Singing Baltimore girl headed to 'Little Big Shots' - WBAL TV Baltimore

  07-03-2020 04:08
  Singing Baltimore girl headed to 'Little Big Shots'  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Police Searching For Missing 14-Year-Old Boy

  07-03-2020 04:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore are asking for your help in locating a missing 14-year-old boy.
  Immanuel Smith was last seen on March 6, 2020, at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School. The school is located in the 3500 block of Hillen Road.
  Smith was last seen wearing a yellow polo shirt and khaki pants.
  Anyone with information on Smith’s whereabouts should call police immediately.
  
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• Gov. Hogan Announces Initiative Requiring State Insurers To Waive Costs For Coronavirus Testing

  07-03-2020 03:22
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan issued a directive Friday requiring all state health insurers to waive costs associated with testing for coronavirus.
  The directive, issued under the governor’s authority during a State of Emergency, waives any cost-sharing; including copayments, coinsurance and deductibles, in order to remove cost barries for testing.
  The governor also provided additional details regarding the three positive COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County. The three
  
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• Baltimore’s 4 Best Spots To Score Budget-Friendly Italian Eats - CBS Baltimore

  07-03-2020 02:21
  
  Baltimore’s 4 Best Spots To Score Budget-Friendly Italian Eats  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore’s 4 Best Spots To Score Budget-Friendly Italian Eats

  07-03-2020 02:17
  
  BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Looking to satisfy your appetite for Italian fare?
  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Italian restaurants around Baltimore, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture when cravings strike.
  1. Trinacria Foods
  PHOTO: MAGGI R./YELP
  Topping the list is Trinacria Foods. Located at 406 N. Paca St. in Seton Hill, the deli and Italian spot, which offers sandwiches and more, is the highest-rated low-p
  
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• Baltimore Center Stage’s New Artistic Director Aims To Bring More Diversity To Theater

  07-03-2020 02:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Stephanie Ybarra is the new Artistic Director at Baltimore’s Center Stage.
  Ybarra is a Texan who most recently has been working in New York. Now, however, she’s in Baltimore; one of the few women in the US running a major professional theater.
  “Baltimore is the first place ever that I see myself staying for as long as Baltimore will have me,” she said. “I love it here.”
  One of only four women of color running a major American theat
  
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• Coronavirus Risk At Retirement Community In Rockville, Maryland Health Officials Say

  07-03-2020 02:01
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s health department on Friday announced a potential risk of exposure to the new coronovirus at a retirement community in Rockville, Maryland.
  One of the three people who has been confirmed in Maryland to have the COVID-19 virus attended at gathering at The Village at Rockville on Feb. 28, Gov. Larry Hogan said at a news conference.
  The time period of risk of exposure was from noon to 6 p.m. that day, the governor said. Between 70 and 100 people who atte
  
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• Familiar Face: Trey Mancini One Of Few Players Still On The O’s From Team’s 2016 Playoff Appearance

  07-03-2020 01:52
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (WJZ) — The Orioles will have plenty of fresh faces on their team this season.
  Ask an O’s fan: “Who’s your favorite player?”
  They may ask you: “Who’s still on the roster?”
  Recent stars Adam Jones, Manny Machado and Zach Britton; all long gone. That may leave Trey Mancini as the last man standing.
  Headed to the field, whether at Spring Training or Camden Yards, Mancini can’t help but notice the growing number of No. 16 jers
  
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• Former Baltimore County Man Turned Nashville Resident Works To Help Community In Wake Of Deadly Tornadoes - CBS Baltimore

  07-03-2020 01:42
  
  Former Baltimore County Man Turned Nashville Resident Works To Help Community In Wake Of Deadly Tornadoes  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Amtrak Suspends Acela Nonstop Service Between DC, New York Due To Reducing Demand Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

  07-03-2020 01:38
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — Amtrak announced Friday it is suspending Acela Nonstop service between Washington D.C. and New York because of coronavirus reducing demand for travel.
  Starting on Tuesday, March 10, Acela Nonstop service (Trains 2401, 2402, 2403) is suspended until Tuesday, March 26.
  Related Coverage: Current Coronavirus Testing Capacity Inadequate, Hopkins Expert Says At Capitol Hill Briefing
  3 Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Maryland, Gov. Hogan Declares State Of Emergency
  
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• Former Baltimore County Man Turned Nashville Resident Works To Help Community In Wake Of Deadly Tornadoes

  07-03-2020 01:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The devastation in Tennessee after deadly tornadoes ripped through the area this week now leaves communities facing unimaginable realities.
  One Maryland man now living in Tennessee is helping communities move forward one day and one family at a time.
  Mike McFadden said he has never seen anything like the devastation that slammed Tennessee earlier this week. Deadly tornadoes forever changed the City of Nashville and nearby areas.
  “I’d never seen anything l
  
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• 3 years of returns for T.J. Smith dated this week; Baltimore mayoral candidate had to amend 1 and pay more tax - Baltimore Sun

  07-03-2020 01:17
  3 years of returns for T.J. Smith dated this week; Baltimore mayoral candidate had to amend 1 and pay more tax  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Bill Would Increase Tax Credit For Living Organ Donors

  07-03-2020 00:10
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Capital News Service) — After returning home from Iraq, Army veteran Kellen Leech, who was deployed three times over the course of 14 year, wrestled with his mental health: PTSD, survivor’s guilt and depression — until he read a Facebook post about Ellery Payton.
  Payton’s previous kidney transplant failed, and in 2012 he needed another one; Leech, a Prince George’s County, Maryland, resident, decided he wanted to donate his.
  After finding out his kid
  
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• No. 6 Maryland Women Top Purdue 74-62 In Big Ten Tournament

  07-03-2020 00:06
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Taylor Mikesell excelled outside the arc. Inside the paint, that’s where Stephanie Jones and Shakira Austin ruled.
  It was the perfect combination for No. 6 Maryland.
  Mikesell made six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points while Jones and Austin each posted double-doubles as the Terrapins pulled away from Purdue 74-62 Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
  “We took her out of her natural position (earlier this season), so that took time, and selfish
  
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• Mausoleum Burglar Caused $50K In Damage: Baltimore County Police - Perry Hall, MD Patch

  07-03-2020 00:06
  
  Mausoleum Burglar Caused $50K In Damage: Baltimore County Police  Perry Hall, MD Patch
  
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