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• Chance The Rapper Honors Montgomery County Middle School Teacher With Award, Prize On Instagram Live

  09-05-2020 23:40
  
  CLARKSBURG, Md. (WJZ) — In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Chance the Rapper launched the “Twilight Awards,” an award show to thank and recognize teachers across the country for their hard work and dedication.
  Through three live broadcasts on Instagram, Chance surprised teachers with supplies, donations and more on behalf of Box Tops for Education.
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• Chance The Rapper Honors Montgomery County Middle School Teacher On Instagram Live

  09-05-2020 23:33
  
  CLARKSBURG, Md. (WJZ) — In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Chance the Rapper launched the “Twilight Awards,” an award show to thank and recognize teachers across the country for their hard work and dedication.
  Through three live broadcasts on Instagram, Chance surprised teachers with supplies, donations and more on behalf of Box Tops for Education.
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• BARCS Reminding Pet Adopters Of New, Temporary Policies Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

  09-05-2020 23:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — BARCS said Friday it wants to remind people of its temporary modifications to the pet adoption process that have been put into place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  BARCS is open to the public by appointment only for adoption and emergency intake. You can make an appointment by emailing [email protected] or calling 410-396-4695.
  Appointments are required for all visitors, including adoptions, surrenders, volunteers and fosters.
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• BARCS Reminding People Of Temporary Virtual Adoption Policies Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

  09-05-2020 23:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — BARCS said Friday it wants to remind people of its temporary modifications to the pet adoption process that have been put into place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  BARCS is open to the public by appointment only for adoption and emergency intake. You can make an appointment by emailing [email protected] or calling 410-396-4695.
  Appointments are required for all visitors, including adoptions, surrenders, volunteers and fosters.
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• Visitors Head To Ocean City, Maryland, As Beach And Boardwalk Reopen; Businesses Worry About Future

  09-05-2020 23:00
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — The line for Thrasher’s French Fries near the Inlet stretched around the store as, more than 50 people waited outside the Ocean City mainstay on the first day Maryland’s resort town opened its beach and boardwalk since the coronavirus pandemic began.
  There were signs asking customers to socially distance themselves.The line for Thrasher’s Fries near the Ocean City Inlet@wjz pic.twitter.com/0urLsdIYSE
  — Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) May 9, 2020
  
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• Prince George’s County Police Celebrates 7-Year-Old’s Birthday With Parade

  09-05-2020 22:48
  
  BOWIE, Md. (WJZ) — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are missing out on time with family, friends and some special events, like birthday parties and weddings.
  Police in Prince George’s County, however, wanted to make sure a boy from Bowie had a special 7th birthday.
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• Safe Alternative Foundation Teaching People Of All Ages Virtually During COVID-19 Pandemic

  09-05-2020 22:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the country are learning from home using Zoom and FaceTime to succeed academically.
  Safe Alternative Foundation in west Baltimore has been around for a few years now, helping students achieve academic success outside of the classrooms with one-on-one sessions, and even after school programs.
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• Baltimore Police Looking For Missing Vulnerable 62-Year-Old Man - CBS Baltimore

  09-05-2020 22:28 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Officers Track Down Escaped Emu In Baltimore County; Bird Later Dies, Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  09-05-2020 22:14 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Officers Track Down Escaped Emu In Baltimore County; Bird Later Dies, Police Say  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Police Looking For Missing Vulnerable 62-Year-Old Man

  09-05-2020 22:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing vulnerable 62-year-old man.
  Gregory Mason was last seen Wednesday in the 1200 block of North Caroline Street.
  He was last seen wearing a red shirt and black shoes.
  Anyone with information on Mason’s whereabouts is asked to call police immediately.
  
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• Emu Runs Through Traffic In Baltimore County - CBS Baltimore

  09-05-2020 21:55 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Trooper Injured When Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop Crashes Into Squad Car, Police Say

  09-05-2020 21:53
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A man is in custody after he crashed into a state trooper’s squad car while fleeing a traffic stop near Annapolis Saturday afternoon, police said.
  Maryland State Police spokesperson Elena Russo said the trooper tried to stop a white Toyota Camry on Ritchie Highway near Route 50 shortly before 1 p.m.
  The driver sped away but was later found on a dead-end road, police said. When the trooper saw him, the driver accelerated and crashed into the trooper’s vehi
  
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• Coronavirus Symptoms: What Are ‘COVID Toes’?

  09-05-2020 21:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Danielle Reidy had just returned home from a trip to Morocco when the big toe on her left foot began to itch.
  “I remember having one day when I was leaving the house and I had my foot in a shoe and I felt like I had to take my foot out and scratch it,” she recalled.
  A week later, all of the tips of the toes on her left foot were itching, irritated and inflamed.
  Wondering what the cause could be, Reidy turned to the internet.
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• Officers Track Down Escaped Emu In Baltimore County; Bird Later Dies, Police Say

  09-05-2020 20:00
  
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Police In Baltimore County helped track an emu that escaped from a farm and wandered into a business district in Randallstown on Saturday.
  Officers got a call around 9:45 a.m. that an emu was walking through peoples’ yards in the 3300 block of Ben Valley Road. They went to Lynn’s Farm and Nature Center and learned that the bird had escaped from there, police said.
  The officers kept an eye on the emu until the farm staff were able to get it under co
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: Ocean City, Maryland Beaches, Boardwalk Open To Little Fanfare

  09-05-2020 19:35
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — After being closed for around a month and a half due to the coronavirus pandemic, the beaches and boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland opened Saturday to little fanfare.
  A few dozen vehicles were parked at the Ocean City Inlet lot Saturday afternoon as temperatures hovered in the upper 40s.A look at the Ocean City Inlet now that the parking lot and beach are open on this chilly Saturday @wjz pic.twitter.com/3IgaiALYrD
  — Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) May 9, 2020Hig
  
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• Man shot in East Baltimore Saturday morning - Fox Baltimore

  09-05-2020 19:06 via foxbaltimore.com
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• Maryland’s Average Gas Price Under $2 For Fifth Week, National Average Up 5 Cents, AAA Mid-Atlantic Says

  09-05-2020 18:49
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — For the fifth consecutive week, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Maryland is under $2, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
  Marylanders can expect to pay an average of $1.86 per gallon, down one cent from last week, the auto organization said.
  The only part of the state with an average gas price over $2 per gallon is the Washington, D.C., suburbs, where a gallon of gas costs an average of $2.01.
  Nationwide, though, the average gas price increased
  
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• Two Shot During Baltimore’s Latest Ceasefire Weekend As Initiative Marks Third Anniversary

  09-05-2020 18:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two men were shot Saturday during Baltimore’s latest ceasefire weekend, police said.
  The first shooting happened around 12:25 a.m. in the 600 block of North Gilmore Street. When officers arrived, they found a 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg, police said.
  He was taken to an area hospital in stable condition.
  The second shooting happened around 11:45 a.m. in the 900 block of East Eager Street.
  Police said the 33-year-old victim was taken to an area hos
  
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• Maryland Community Health Centers Get Nearly $7M For Coronavirus Testing

  09-05-2020 18:30
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — Eighteen Maryland community health centers will share nearly $7 million in funding to help them cover the costs of buying coronavirus tests and expanding testing capacity, the state’s congressional delegation said Friday.
  The $6,975,492 in funding comes from the federal Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
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• Maryland Couple, 85 And 86, Die In Delaware Cemetery Shooting

  09-05-2020 18:03
  
  BEAR, Del. (AP) — A married couple from Maryland ages 85 and 86 were the victims of a deadly shooting at a veterans cemetery in Delaware.
  Delaware State Police on Friday night identified the victims of the shooting as an 86-year-old man and 85-year-old woman from Elkton, Maryland.
  The two were at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear on Friday morning when they were shot and killed. Their names have not yet been released.
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• It’s Academic: May 9, 2020

  09-05-2020 17:37
  
  Wilde Lake High School: 370
  Loyola Blakefield: 450
  Gilman School: 470
  
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• Bills Strengthening Hate Crime Statute, Increasing Penalty For Strangulation To Become Law Without Hogan’s Signature

  09-05-2020 17:23
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Bills that will strengthen Maryland’s hate crime statute and make strangulation a felony will become law without Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature.
  Earlier this year, both the Senate and the House of Delegates passed Lt. Richard Collins, III’s Law, which will change the definition of the state’s hate crime law to make it so that hate doesn’t have to be the sole motivation of a hate crime.
  The law will make it illegal to take certain actions a
  
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• Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Flat, More Than 31K Cases Reported

  09-05-2020 16:20
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The number of people hospitalized due to the coronavirus in Maryland has dropped slightly for another day, state officials said Saturday morning.
  Maryland is reporting 31,534 cases of coronavirus as of Saturday, 1,049 more than the day before. The number of people hospitalized decreased from 1,674 Friday to 1,665 Saturday.
  Fifty-seven new deaths have been reported, bringing the state’s total to 1,510.
  The five ZIP codes with the most cases are all in Prince Ger
  
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• Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Down Slightly, More Than 31K Cases Reported

  09-05-2020 16:20
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The number of people hospitalized due to the coronavirus in Maryland has dropped slightly for another day, state officials said Saturday morning.
  Maryland is reporting 31,534 cases of coronavirus as of Saturday, 1,049 more than the day before. The number of people hospitalized decreased from 1,674 Friday to 1,665 Saturday.
  Fifty-seven new deaths have been reported, bringing the state’s total to 1,510.**UPDATE: The @MDHealthDept is now reporting 31,534 conf
  
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• Maryland Weather: Another Round Of Freeze Warnings For Parts Of State Early Sunday Morning

  09-05-2020 15:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland is set to see its second chilly night in a row, prompting another round of freeze warnings and other advisories for overnight Saturday into Sunday morning.
  The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for all or parts of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Howard and Montgomery counties from midnight to 10 a.m. Sunday.
  Temperatures in those areas could drop to as low as 29 degrees.Baltimore City and all or parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford
  
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• Baltimore and Maryland Trivia Quiz: 15 questions from Sun columnist Dan Rodricks, week 5 - Baltimore Sun

  09-05-2020 15:16 via baltimoresun.com
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• Baltimore sends out water bills; opens reservoirs for some activities - WBAL TV Baltimore

  09-05-2020 15:15 via wbaltv.com
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• Baltimore’s Ceasefire Weekend Initiative Marks Third Anniversary Virtually Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  09-05-2020 15:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg overnight in Baltimore during the city’s latest ceasefire weekend, police said.
  The shooting happened around 12:25 a.m. in the 600 block of North Gilmore Street. When officers arrived, they found the man with a gunshot wound to the leg, police said.
  He was taken to an area hospital in stable condition.Saturday marks the third anniversary of the creation of the Baltimore Ceasefire Weekend movement, an effort to reduce gun violenc
  
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• Body Camera Video Shows Man Charge At Montgomery Co. Officer Who Fatally Shot Him

  09-05-2020 14:47
  
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Video released Friday from a Maryland police officer’s body camera captures him warning the man to drop a knife and get down on the ground before he fatally shot the man as he charged at the officer.
  Montgomery County Police Sgt. David Cohen fired the first of at least five shots about one minute after he exited his patrol vehicle and confronted Finan H. Berhe, 30, in a residential parking lot on Thursday afternoon.
  “Put the knife down!” Cohen sc
  
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• Man shot overnight in West Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  09-05-2020 14:35 via foxbaltimore.com
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• In Baltimore Ravens’ class of undrafted rookies, two tight ends stick out to the GM - PennLive

  09-05-2020 14:14 via pennlive.com
  
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• Baltimore reports two more homicides to cap violent week - WTOP

  09-05-2020 13:03 via wtop.com
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• Brotherly advice: How Jim Harbaugh helped influence the Ravens' draft - Baltimore Ravens Blog- ESPN - ESPN

  09-05-2020 12:02 via espn.com
  
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• Maryland National Guard Holds Flyover To Support Frontline, Essential Workers - CBS Baltimore

  09-05-2020 05:51 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop App Aimed To Identify Potential COVID-19 Hotspots

  09-05-2020 05:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Identifying the next COVID-19 outbreak might seem impossible, but doctors and engineers at Johns Hopkins University are developing an app which they hope will come close.
  The new COVID-19 tracker app aims to become an early warning system that predicts potential coronavirus hotspots before they get out of hand.
  It’s called “COVID Control” and asks users to input their temperature and answer four questions associated with symptoms of the virus.
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• A List Of ‘Low Risk’ Outdoor Activities You Can Do This Weekend With Some Restrictions Lifted

  09-05-2020 04:46
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Wednesday that certain “low risk” outdoor activities could resume ahead of the initial steps to reopen the state.
  The moment Gov. Larry Hogan made the announcement, Marylanders started making their plans to get out.
  As of Thursday, May 7, Marylanders are now able to golf, play tennis, go boating, fishing and camping and participate in other outdoor activities.
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• Baltimore, battling with the epidemic of gun violence amid Covid-19 pandemic - Fox Baltimore

  09-05-2020 04:39 via foxbaltimore.com
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• Baltimore County Police Investigating Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash In Reisterstown - CBS Baltimore

  09-05-2020 03:28 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Man Critically Injured In Afternoon Shooting In Baltimore, Police Say

  09-05-2020 02:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man was critically injured in a shooting in Baltimore on Friday afternoon.
  Police were called to the 400 block of Laurens Street just before 3:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 26-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper torso.
  The victim was taken to an area hospital and is listed in critical condition.
  Central District shooting detectives are investigating this incident and are as
  
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• Signs Ask Visitors And Locals To Practice Social Distancing Ahead Of Ocean City, Maryland, Beach And Boardwalk Reopening

  09-05-2020 02:16
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Ocean City, Maryland, is set to reopen its beach and boardwalk Saturday.
  “I think something has to give a little bit and it has to start somewhere,” said Chuck Niglio who owns a vacation home.Social distancing signs are up on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland ahead of it opening tomorrow. @wjz #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/bZXMBWmHwr
  — Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) May 8, 2020Signs have been placed warning people to social distance.Ocean City Mayor R
  
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• Johns Hopkins Researchers Hope Plasma Of COVID-19 Survivors Could Help Others

  09-05-2020 02:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore has become a worldwide hub for medical research that could stop or even prevent the coronavirus, and universities are at the forefront of that research.
  Fighting then beating the coronavirus could mean survivors are able to help someone else do the same.
  Frontline worker Vivian Mancias recovered from the virus, and researchers are becoming increasingly dependent on people like her to donate antibody rich plasma.
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• Baltimore homicides pass the 100 mark as violence spikes heading into Ceasefire weekend - Baltimore Sun

  09-05-2020 01:34 via baltimoresun.com
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• Annual HONfest Going Virtual This Year Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

  09-05-2020 01:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It doesn’t get much more Baltimore than the annual HONfest, but this year’s event is going virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The two-day festival was planned for mid-June in Hampden.
  Baltimore’s best “Hon” will not be named this year. Instead, organizers want to honor the Hon’s from year’s past.
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• Baltimore Police release body-worn camera footage from officers who shot 16-year-old carrying replica gun - Baltimore Sun

  09-05-2020 01:19 via baltimoresun.com
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• Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Honors Grads By Writing Names In School Parking Lot

  09-05-2020 01:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With the coronavirus pandemic canceling nearly all graduations ceremonies for high school seniors, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute is honoring its students in a special and socially distant way.
  The school’s parking lot has been painted over in chalk with the names of every graduate; 369 of them total.
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• What Companies Benefit From Coronavirus? - CBS Baltimore

  09-05-2020 00:55 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• What Companies Benefit From Coronavirus?

  09-05-2020 00:55
  
  (CBSNewYork) — Much of the national economy is struggling. Many industries have essentially shut down, hopefully temporarily, as most of society walls itself off from the coronavirus. The economy shrank by approximately five percent in the first quarter, and the second quarter is expected to be worse. A recession — defined as two consecutive quarters of negative Growth Domestic Product growth — seems imminent.
  Consumer spending, which accounts for over two-thirds of GDP, is unl
  
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• Mayor Young Announces Launch Of Emergency COVID-19 Water Bill Discount

  09-05-2020 00:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mayor Jack Young and the Department of Public Works announced Friday the launch of the new Emergency COVID-19 Water Bill Discount.
  Mayor Young issued the following statement:
  “I want to thank the entire DPW team for working tirelessly to bring this discount program together at such a critical time. By making this program available, we are taking aggressive steps to ensure clean and safe drinking water is available and affordable for all of our residents.”
  
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• Mount Saint Joseph names Dominic Damico football coach - Baltimore Sun

  09-05-2020 00:52 via baltimoresun.com
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• Doctor volunteers to put herself in hot zone of Baltimore coronavirus response - WBAL TV Baltimore

  09-05-2020 00:51 via wbaltv.com
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