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• BGE Crews Isolate Leak After 4″ Underground Gas Main Struck Near State Buildings In Annapolis

  28-04-2020 23:55
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Officials shut down the area around the state government buildings in Annapolis Tuesday afternoon due to a “major gas leak.”
  A state spokesperson said a contractor working on the nearby Lawyers Mall project smelled gas after removing an old steam line. That prompted an evacuation of several buildings, including the State House.
  However, BGE said a construction worker, not a BGE employee or contractor, was working on underground steam lines in Annapolis ne
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: Weis Markets To Check All Employees’ Temperatures Before Their Shifts

  28-04-2020 23:45
  
  SUNBURY, Pa. (WJZ) — Grocery store chain Weis Markets has begun checking all employees’ temperatures before they start their shifts, the company said Tuesday.
  The new policy has taken effect at grocery stores, manufacturing facilities and the company’s distribution center.
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• Maryland passes 20,000 infections, nears 1,000 deaths from coronavirus - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2020 23:34
  Maryland passes 20,000 infections, nears 1,000 deaths from coronavirus  Baltimore Sun
  
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• ‘Stay In, Stay Safe And Save Lives’: 9-Year-Old Honorary Police Sergeant Urges Social Distancing

  28-04-2020 23:21
  
  DONEGAL, Ireland (CBS Local) — A young Irish boy’s advice for people to maintain social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic is resonating around the world.
  Jack Beattie, 9, of Donegal is an honorary sergeant of the Irish National Police Service, otherwise known as Garda Síochána Donegal, meaning “Guardians of the Peace.”
  Beattie, who suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, was given his uniform two years ago, according
  
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• Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre Giving Behind-The-Scenes Video Tours Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  28-04-2020 23:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States earlier this year, theaters nationwide, including in Baltimore, were forced to close their doors with no answer as to when they’ll reopen.
  That means hundreds of local artists, stagehands, technicians and support staff have no work and little hope of work any time soon.
  “Right now, it’s like the whole entire bottom dropped out of our industry. There’s been zero revenue,” said Ron Legler, the
  
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• More than 1/4 of Baltimore coronavirus deaths involve nursing home residents, new data show - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2020 23:14
  More than 1/4 of Baltimore coronavirus deaths involve nursing home residents, new data show  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore County Fire Responding To Reports Of Person Trying To Make Mustard Gas In Rosedale - CBS Baltimore

  28-04-2020 23:12
  
  Baltimore County Fire Responding To Reports Of Person Trying To Make Mustard Gas In Rosedale  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore County Fire Responding To Reports Of Person Trying To Make Mustard Gas In Rosedale

  28-04-2020 22:57
  
  ROSEDALE, MD. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Fire is responding to reports a person is attempting to make mustard gas in Rosedale.
  They are investigating, and the building has been evacuated.
  Chopper 13 is on the way.
  This story is developing. 
  
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• DC-Based Analytics Firm Creates Map To Track Coronavirus Cases

  28-04-2020 22:55
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — A Washington, D.C.-based analytics firm is using its skills to help the public track and better understand coronavirus cases by ZIP code.
  The firm has created an online interactive map breaking down the reported COVID-19 cases so people can access crucial information about cases in their communities.
  “It really is our best chance to understand where is this epidemic is hitting people the worst,” Edgeworth Analytics’ CEO John Johnson said.
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• Family Friend Surprises High Schooler Mackenzie Walker With ‘Prom’ Pictures After Her Junior Prom Was Canceled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  28-04-2020 22:52
  
  WHITE MARSH, MD. (WJZ) — Saturday, April 25 was supposed to be the Junior Prom for Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts. Even though the coronavirus closed schools and canceled major school functions, Mackenzie Walker still wanted to get dressed up.
  That afternoon, her cousin Meg Weinhold helped her curl her hair and do her makeup, but what Mackenzie did not realize is Meg was planning a surprise.
  As Mackenzie was about to take off her dress Meg asked, “How long are you stayi
  
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• Washington-Baltimore region the perfect place for a salvaged Major League Baseball season | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2020 22:40
  Washington-Baltimore region the perfect place for a salvaged Major League Baseball season | COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Police Asking For Help Finding Man Who Stabbed 14-Year-Old At America’s Best Wings In Halethorpe

  28-04-2020 22:34
  
  HALETHORPE, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are asking for the public’s help finding a man wanted for allegedly stabbing a 14-year-old boy earlier this year.
  Police said Robert William Taylor, Jr., 30, of Baltimore, stabbed a 14-year-old boy who was arguing with an employee of the America’s Best Wings in the 3500 block of Washington Boulevard. The stabbing happened just before 10 p.m. on January 24.
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• Judge Rules Virginia Indoor Gun Range Can Reopen Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  28-04-2020 22:21
  
  CNN) — An indoor gun range in Lynchburg, Virginia, will be allowed to reopen as majority of businesses in the state remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic after a judge cited the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms.
  Lynchburg Circuit Court Judge F. Patrick Yeatts granted a temporary injunction on Monday for SafeSide Tactical, allowing its Lynchburg range to be open for business effective immediately.
  The judge’s ruling comes as gun rights advocates in the stat
  
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• Baltimore should close some streets for walking, biking during pandemic | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2020 22:20
  Baltimore should close some streets for walking, biking during pandemic | COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: Gov. Hogan Announces $1.6 Million In Grants To Maryland Companies Making PPE

  28-04-2020 22:14
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced $1.6 million in grants for Maryland companies making personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.
  Twenty Maryland businesses making face shields, masks, gowns and ventilators received grant money.
  “Ramping up our supply of PPE is a critical building block in our state’s recovery plan, and we are taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to secure these resources for our front line workers,” said Gover
  
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• City Council unanimously approves emergency legislation to help Baltimore residents - WBAL TV Baltimore

  28-04-2020 22:01
  City Council unanimously approves emergency legislation to help Baltimore residents  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: Baltimore City’s COVID-19 Dashboard Now Includes Nursing Home Data

  28-04-2020 21:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City COVID-19 dashboard has a new addition- nursing home data.
  Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa announced the dashboard has been updated to now include new data points she says are “critical” to Baltimore City’s coordinated response to the pandemic.
  “Our approach to this pandemic has been rooted in transparency and data sharing to allow the health department and our partners make informed decisions about new test
  
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• No Gas Odors Detected In State Buildings In Annapolis After Reported ‘Major Gas Leak’, BGE Investigating Odor Outside Near Buildings

  28-04-2020 21:30
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Officials shut down the area around the state government buildings in Annapolis due to a “major gas leak” Tuesday afternoon.
  A state spokesperson said a contractor working on the nearby Lawyers Mall project smelled gas after removing an old steam line. That prompted an evacuation of several buildings, including the State House.
  However, BGE said a construction worker, not a BGE employee or contractor, was working on underground steam lines in Annapolis ne
  
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• Lidl to open new store in Baltimore County - WBAL TV Baltimore

  28-04-2020 21:20
  Lidl to open new store in Baltimore County  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: Rare Child Syndrome Kawasaki Disease Might Have Link To Covid-19

  28-04-2020 21:02
  
  (CNN) — UK pediatrics specialists have warned that a small but rising number of children are becoming ill with a rare syndrome that could be linked to coronavirus.
  On Sunday the Paediatric Intensive Care Society UK (PICS) warned about a small rise in the number of cases of critically ill children, some who had tested positive for Covid-19, presenting “overlapping features of toxic shock syndrome and atypical Kawasaki disease with blood parameters.”
  In a statement sent over the
  
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• State Government Buildings Being Evacuated For Major Gas Leak, Annapolis Fire Says

  28-04-2020 20:40
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) –– Annapolis Fire is shutting down the area around the state government buildings in Annapolis for a “major gas leak,”
  The area is Bladen Street, College Avenue and Rowe Blvd., they said. There is no time yet for repair or reopening the area.Annapolis Fire officials say that units were called to Bladen Street and Calvert Street for a reported gas leak. They are currently investigating.
  State buildings have begun to be evacuated and several roads in the are
  
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• Recently Recovered From COVID-19? You Could Help Save A Life.

  28-04-2020 20:22
  
  If you have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19), you may be eligible to donate plasma to LifeBridge Health for research and possible treatment of others who are ill.
  “If a patient suffers from the disease and then they recover, part of the reason they recover is that they developed antibodies and fought off the disease. And so, there’s a theory that we can actually take the antibodies that person has developed and transfuse them into a patient who is acutely ill, and that may h
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: MPSSAA Cancels All Spring Sports, Events For Rest Of School Year

  28-04-2020 20:17
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — While there hasn’t been an official decision on reopening schools for the rest of the academic year, all spring sports and events will be canceled for Maryland public schools.
  The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association has officially canceled all MPSSAA events for the rest of the school year.
  This includes the remainder of the 2020 Boys and Girls Basketball State Championships and all spring sports, including spring State Championships.
  The Student-A
  
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• WATCH: CBS Sunday Night At The Movies Trailers

  28-04-2020 20:15
  
  CBS is offering viewers the opportunity to revisit five of the most iconic films of all time beginning this Sunday, May 3rd as part of CBS Sunday Night At The Movies. Every Sunday in May starting at 8:00PM ET/PT, tune in as America’s Most Watched Network airs one of five all-time classics.
  Check out the trailers below for a preview of all five titles and be sure to tune in Sunday nights in May for all the fun, drama and excitement, only on CBS. Check your local listings for more informatio
  
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• Family Turns Neighborhood Sidewalks Into Giant Monopoly Board For Coronavirus Lockdown

  28-04-2020 20:14
  
  GRIMES, Iowa (CBS Local) — An Iowa family trying to stay busy during the coronavirus lockdown made a huge Monopoly board game for their neighborhood using sidewalk chalk.
  The Erps family spent four hours on Sunday afternoon creating a “neighborhood Monopoly masterpiece” in Grimes, WTVT reported.
  Connor Erps said he and his two sisters used the project as a break from their studies in dentistry, art education, and accounting.Go, Community chest, Reading Railroad, Marvin Gardens,
  
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• Areas Shut Down Around State Government Buildings For Major Gas Leak, Annapolis Fire Says

  28-04-2020 19:58
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) –– Annapolis Fire is shutting down the area around the state government buildings in Annapolis for a “major gas leak,”
  The area is Bladen Street, College Avenue and Rowe Blvd., they said. There is no time yet for repair or reopening the area.
  This story is developing. 
  
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• Three people killed, four others injured in recent violence in Baltimore, police say - Capital Gazette

  28-04-2020 19:56
  Three people killed, four others injured in recent violence in Baltimore, police say  Capital Gazette
  
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• ‘Sphere Of Interconnectedness’ Water Fountain Installed Where Confederate Monument Stood For 100 Years

  28-04-2020 19:38
  
  HELENA, Mont. (CBS Local) — A new water fountain representing compassion and equality was installed Monday in a Montana park where a Confederate monument stood for 100 years.
  The Equity Fountain fills the empty space in Helena’s Hill Park, left after city leaders removed a fountain memorializing Confederate soldiers in August 2017. The decision to remove the fountain came in response to a nationwide push to remove Confederate monuments in the wake of violence during a white nati
  
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• 'I CARE BALTIMORE' | New Violence Reduction Program in Baltimore City - Fox Baltimore

  28-04-2020 19:38
  'I CARE BALTIMORE' | New Violence Reduction Program in Baltimore City  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Howard County Announces Online Graduation Ceremonies For Class Of 2020 Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

  28-04-2020 19:18
  
  HOWARD COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — While the state is waiting to hear what’s next for Maryland schools, Howard County Public Schools announced online graduation ceremonies will be held between June 1 and June 9.
  Each high school, as well as Cedar Lane School and Homewood Center, will hold a virtual senior awards ceremony for the Class of 2020.
  Every school will host an in-person celebration as well.
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• Dollar General Store Closed For Allegedly Not Following Social Distancing Guidelines

  28-04-2020 19:18
  
  ELKHORN CITY, Ky. (CBS Local) — A Dollar General store in Kentucky was closed by police this week for allegedly failing to follow proper social distancing measures, authorities said.
  Elkhorn City Police Chief Bobby Sexton said officers were present at the Dollar General store in Elkhorn City Monday night.Police close Elkhorn City Dollar General for not following social distancing guidelines https://t.co/0n1SV4rpSG pic.twitter.com/k1QQsny9B8
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• Coronavirus Latest: Proms Cancelled At Anne Arundel County Public Schools

  28-04-2020 19:17
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Public Schools announced Tuesday that all of their high school proms will be canceled due to the coronavirus.
  Schools have been closed since March 13 and will at least been closed through May 15.
  Although the news is heartbreaking for students, especially seniors, Superintendent George Arlotto said he’s excited about ongoing plans to celebrate the class of 2020.
  “Prom is a rite of passage and a highlight for almost every senior, and we
  
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• The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Messing With Our Concept Of Time

  28-04-2020 18:50
  
  (CNN) — “What day is it, again?”
  It’s become a common refrain during the coronavirus pandemic, a reflection of both how all of the days seem to blur together and how lately, we find ourselves forgetting even the simplest of details.
  Our internal clocks are shot. Tuesdays are Thursdays are Wednesdays are Sundays. There are no weekdays, or weekends. There is only yesterday, today and tomorrow.
  Along with these feelings of disorientation, it may seem like it’s getting
  
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• Coronavirus Study: Maryland Among Top 20 States Where Self-Isolating Is Most Difficult

  28-04-2020 18:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The coronavirus pandemic has introduced social distancing measures across the United States in order to slow the spread of the disease. For some states, those measures are relatively easy to abide by. In others, like Maryland, self-isolating can be a bit more difficult. A study conducted by the financial site WalletHub places Maryland squarely among the Top 20 states (18th overall) in which social distancing is more of a struggle.
  The site’s methodology include
  
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• Video call from Baltimore's stadiums, Ocean City's beach and a dozen other Maryland places with these virtual backgrounds - Baltimore Sun

  28-04-2020 18:46
  Video call from Baltimore's stadiums, Ocean City's beach and a dozen other Maryland places with these virtual backgrounds  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Coronavirus Resources: Baltimore County Commits $10M To Support Small Businesses, Launches Contact Tracing Training Program

  28-04-2020 18:25
  
  TOWSON, MD. (WJZ) — Baltimore County is committing over $10 million in grants to protect jobs, small businesses and artists, county executive Johnny Olszewski announced Tuesday.
  The county is setting aside $10 million in new grant funding for small businesses and offering $100,000 in grants to assist professional artists, musicians and performers.
  “Small businesses are a critical link of our county’s economy, and we must do all that we can to support them in meeting their basic
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: Second Inmate Death Related To COVID-19 Reported In Maryland Correctional System

  28-04-2020 18:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says a second inmate has died related to the COVID-19 virus.
  The victim was an inmate in his 60s who had a number of “serious underlying medical conditions,” and had been living at the Jessup Correctional Institution before being hospitalized on April 13.
  He died Monday night, the department said.
  The department said it cannot identify or further discuss the man who died, in accordance with sta
  
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• Trey Mancini Of Baltimore Orioles Has Colon Cancer - Baltimore, MD Patch

  28-04-2020 18:01
  
  Trey Mancini Of Baltimore Orioles Has Colon Cancer  Baltimore, MD Patch
  
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• Stephen King And John Grisham Discuss New Releases On YouTube April 29th At 7PM EST

  28-04-2020 18:00
  
  While social distancing is keeping us all at home, and events are being cancelled, celebrities and artists are finding creative new ways to stay connected to their fans. Leading the way are blockbuster authors and friends John Grisham and Stephen King, who are teaming up for an hour-long virtual event this week. “John Grisham and Stephen King in Conversation,” taking place this Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET, invites readers invites readers to watch live as these two bestselling authors
  
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• Coronavirus Updates: Rehoboth Beach Removes Benches To Stop Gatherings

  28-04-2020 17:52
  
  REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Dozens of public benches were hauled away from a popular beachside boardwalk in Delaware after town officials said too many people continued to gather and violate social distancing orders.
  Crews in Rehoboth Beach removed the benches from the waterfront pedestrian area and surrounding spots on Monday, The Delaware News Journal reported.
  City spokesperson Krys Johnson told the newspaper visitors were continuing to congregate near them and were not social distancin
  
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• Baltimore Ravens Agree To Terms With Guard D.J. Fluker, Reports Say

  28-04-2020 17:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens added some veteran help to their offensive line on Tuesday when the team reportedly agreed to contract terms with former Seattle Seahawks guard/tackle D.J. Fluker.
  According to reports, the deal is pending a physical. If that physical is passed, it would bring the 29-year-old former first-round pick to the Charm City.The #Ravens beefed up their O-line with some veteran experience, agreeing to terms with former #Seahawks OL DJ Fluker, source said. The
  
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• Gary Stewart, Paralyzed At 16 In 1972 Baltimore Shooting, Dies 47 Years Later From Complications

  28-04-2020 17:28
  
  AYDEN, NC (WJZ) — A 56-year-old Baltimore native has died from complications related to a shooting in the city 47 years ago. The shooting has now been deemed a homicide.
  Gary Stewart, who was 16 years old at the time, was shot in the 2100 block of E. North Avenue in East Baltimore on July 27, 1972. The shooting paralyzed Stewart.
  Sometime later, he moved to Ayden, North Carolina where he spent the remainder of his life. He died on Nov. 19, 2019.
  His remains were taken to the Pitt County Me
  
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• Woman Critically Injured After Pick-Up Truck Runs Off Road, Strikes Utility Pole In Harwood

  28-04-2020 17:14
  
  HARWOOD, MD. (WJZ) — A woman is critically injured after a pick-up truck ran off the road in Harwood on Monday, Anne Arundel County fire officials said.
  Firefighters responded to a motor vehicle collision in the 4600 block of Muddy Creek Road in Harwood at around 12:19 p.m. Responders learned a pick-up truck had run off the road and up an embankment where it hit a utility pole and rolled over.
  Credit: AACO Fire
  Paramedics took a 37-year-old woman who was in the car to the Carrie Weedon Sci
  
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• 21-Year-Old Leah Harrison Charged In Fatal Baltimore Stabbing Of Veronica Freeman - CBS Baltimore

  28-04-2020 17:14
  
  21-Year-Old Leah Harrison Charged In Fatal Baltimore Stabbing Of Veronica Freeman  CBS Baltimore
  
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• ‘Even Though We Won’t Be Hand-in-Hand, We Can Still Teach’: Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh On Virtual Meetings With Rookie Class

  28-04-2020 17:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  The Baltimore Ravens, like the rest of the 31 NFL teams, are adapting to a new normal this offseason. Organized team activities seem to be an unlikely part of the process this year due to the current realities of the coronavirus pandemic. So, the organization has pivoted to the virtual world.
  The team is beginning one-on-one meetings this week with their new rookie class to take them through the playbook and get them up to speed with the team’s schemes. It&rsq
  
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• 21-Year-Old Leah Harrison Charged In Fatal Baltimore Stabbing Of Veronica Freeman

  28-04-2020 17:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 21-year-old Baltimore woman is charged in the fatal stabbing of a woman she was living with inside a Baltimore home Monday.
  Leah Harrison. Credit: BPD
  Veronica Freeman, 47, of the 2000 block of Baker Street died after she was stabbed inside her home Monday afternoon, police say. Officers were called to the home around 12:08 p.m. and found Freeman with multiple stab wounds to her body. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
  Officers immediately took a suspect, who had rem
  
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• Man Charged With Impersonating A Police Officer Outside Of Gambrills Wegmans, AACO Police Say

  28-04-2020 16:53
  
  GAMBRILLS, Md. (WJZ) — A man was caught in Gambrills allegedly impersonating a federal law enforcement officer Tuesday afternoon outside of a Wegmans, police say.
  Officers responded for a report for a suspicious person at the Wegmans on S. Main Chapel Way in Gambrills. An off-duty Anne Arundel County officer was alerted to a person who possibly showed a Wegmans employee a handgun.
  Officers found the person, later identified as Kenneth Dion Postell, in the parking lot of the Wegmans. W
  
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• Police Investigating Armed Robbery At Glen Burnie Royal Farms

  28-04-2020 16:50
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County police are investigating an armed robbery at a Glen Burnie Royal Farms Monday night.
  Officers were called to the store at 7201 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard at 10:40 p.m. The store clerk said a man entered the store, pulled out a gun and demanded money.
  The clerk complied and the suspect fled toward Wellham Avenue. Officers searched the area, but were unable to locate the suspect.
  No injuries were reported.
  Anyone with information regarding this
  
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• Baltimore residents and local officials want to close some streets to cars and open them to exercise - Greater Greater Washington

  28-04-2020 16:39
  
  Baltimore residents and local officials want to close some streets to cars and open them to exercise  Greater Greater Washington
  
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• 1 Killed, 3 Injured In 3 Separate Shootings Overnight In Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  28-04-2020 16:35
  
  1 Killed, 3 Injured In 3 Separate Shootings Overnight In Baltimore  CBS Baltimore
  
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