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• Orioles Organization Says It Is Committed To ‘Advocate For Change’ In Wake Of Death Of George Floyd

  02-06-2020 23:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday said their organization is committed to advocating for change for the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis.
  “With enduring understanding, empathy, and a peaceful resolve, we are committed to advocate for the change our country needs today and to root out racism and prejudice of any kind as we strive to make a better America in the future,” the tea
  
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• Howard County Police Chief Lisa Myers On George Floyd’s Death: ‘These Types Of Incidents Embarrass Our Profession’

  02-06-2020 23:45
  
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County’s police chief has joined a growing number of law enforcement officials voicing concerns about the way several Minneapolis police officers handled an arrest that ended with the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody.
  Police Chief Lisa Myers and several other officers joined in a protest in the county Tuesday evening calling for an end to police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
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• I want meaningful justice reform. I also worry about the health effects of these protests. - The Washington Post

  02-06-2020 23:43
  
  I want meaningful justice reform. I also worry about the health effects of these protests.  The Washington Post
  
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• Maryland Weather: Slight Risk For Severe Storms Wednesday - CBS Baltimore

  02-06-2020 23:31
  
  Maryland Weather: Slight Risk For Severe Storms Wednesday  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Institute Of Notre Dame Alums Hope To Save School From Shutting Its Doors For Good

  02-06-2020 23:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Institute of Notre Dame is set to close June 30, but there’s a local group who is determined to save it.
  They’re called “Saving IND” and they’re trying to preserve over 170 years of history and education.
  Nearly a month after the prestigious Institute of Notre Dame announced they’d be closing their doors for good after years of financial trouble along with a worldwide health pandemic, the sense of denial was evident for those who ca
  
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• Man wanted in shooting of Baltimore Police officer arrested in Prince George’s County, police say - Baltimore Sun

  02-06-2020 23:14
  Man wanted in shooting of Baltimore Police officer arrested in Prince George’s County, police say  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Havre de Grace moves ahead with infrastructure bond funding, budget ordinances - Baltimore Sun

  02-06-2020 23:14
  Havre de Grace moves ahead with infrastructure bond funding, budget ordinances  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Universities Plan In-Person Learning For Fall Semester After Moving Online Due To Coronavirus

  02-06-2020 23:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With COVID-19 forcing most schools to finish out the year remotely, some local colleges and universities are now saying they plan to reopen their campuses for the fall semester.
  Loyola University, Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Towson University and the University of Maryland all plan to open this fall.
  “I think it’s important to send a signal to our students that we’re going to be ready for you in the fall,” said Rev. Brian Linn
  
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• Baltimore County Police Arrest Suspect In Connection To Deadly Shooting In Carney

  02-06-2020 22:52
  
  CARNEY, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police have charged a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a man in Carney on Monday night.
  Sahmir Pasha Tahlib Smokes, 20, of Perry Hall, is charged with first-degree murder and held on no bail status pending a bail review hearing.
  According to police, a shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. near the area of Stillmeadow Road and Dunfield Road in the Carney area.
  Man Fatally Shot In Baltimore County Monday Evening, Police Say
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• Baltimore County Police arrest suspect in Stillmeadow homicide - wmar2news.com

  02-06-2020 22:35
  
  Baltimore County Police arrest suspect in Stillmeadow homicide  wmar2news.com
  
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• Five years after Freddie Gray unrest, Baltimore sets an example for peaceful protests - NBC News

  02-06-2020 22:27
  
  Five years after Freddie Gray unrest, Baltimore sets an example for peaceful protests  NBC News
  
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• Marylanders Head To Polls In Presidential Primary Election

  02-06-2020 22:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Voters who didn’t cast their ballots by mail headed to the polls Tuesday to take part in the state’s primary election.
  Due to the coronavirus, the state is holding its first mainly mail-in ballot primary. Statewide, voters will weigh in on their preferred Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. In Baltimore, they’ll get a chance to narrow down a crowded field of mayoral hopefuls.
  Election Guide: Maryland Holds First Mail-In Primary On June 2
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• Young ‘Hasn’t Seen A Need’ For A Curfew In Baltimore, Citing Mainly Peaceful Protests

  02-06-2020 22:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — While numerous cities across the nation, from Washington, D.C. to the suburbs of Los Angeles, have implemented curfews due to days of protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said he “hasn’t seen the need” to do so due to mainly peaceful protests.
  More than 1,000 demonstrators took to the streets Monday, the mayor said. While some clashed with police late Monday night and early Tuesday mornin
  
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• Baltimore County seeks proposals for emergency food and shelter grants - Maryland Daily Record

  02-06-2020 21:50
  
  Baltimore County seeks proposals for emergency food and shelter grants  Maryland Daily Record
  
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• Former Gubernatorial Candidate Krish Vignarajah Battling Breast Cancer - CBS Baltimore

  02-06-2020 21:41
  
  Former Gubernatorial Candidate Krish Vignarajah Battling Breast Cancer  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Listen to the voices of these 10 Black Baltimore technologists right now - Technical.ly

  02-06-2020 21:38
  
  Listen to the voices of these 10 Black Baltimore technologists right now  Technical.ly
  
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• Former Gubernatorial Candidate Krish Vignarajah Battling Breast Cancer

  02-06-2020 21:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Krish Vignarajah had surgery Tuesday to remove a cancerous lump in her breast.
  Vignarajah posted about the surgery Monday and asked for prayers.
  “A world-class surgeon at Johns Hopkins will remove a cancerous lump and prophylactically my left breast,” she wrote.
  Prophylactic mastectomy is surgery to remove one or both breasts to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, according to BreastCancer.
  
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• 14-Year-Old Charged With Arson In La Plata House Fire

  02-06-2020 21:04
  
  LA PLATA, Md. (WJZ) — A 14-year-old girl was charged with arson Monday in connection to a fire at a vacant home in La Plata.
  The fire started in the two-story, single-family home in the 9600 block of Docs Place around 7:30 p.m.
  It took nearly 60 firefighters 20 minutes to bring the fire under control.
  Fire investigators determined the fire was an intentional act.
  The girl was identified as a suspect and charged with first-degree arson and malicious burning.
  It caused $200,000 in damages.
  
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• Craving poke? Here are Baltimore's top 3 options - Hoodline

  02-06-2020 20:31
  Craving poke? Here are Baltimore's top 3 options  Hoodline
  
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• Coronavirus Response: Maryland Health Department Launching Campaign To Highlight Importance Of Contact Tracing

  02-06-2020 20:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As the number of coronavirus cases in Maryland continues to climb, the state’s health department is launching a new campaign to educate people about the importance of contact tracing.
  The campaign aims to highlight how contact tracing, which involves identifying other people a person who tests positive for COVID-19 may have come into contact with, can help slow the spread of the virus, the department said in a news release. It will include public service announcemen
  
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• Home invasion reported in Parkville, carjacking reported in northeast Baltimore - nottinghammd.com

  02-06-2020 20:07
  
  Home invasion reported in Parkville, carjacking reported in northeast Baltimore  nottinghammd.com
  
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• Amid Baltimore Protests, Young Girl Hugs Officers In Riot Gear

  02-06-2020 20:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A sweet exchange was captured on camera during the protests Monday in Baltimore.
  WJZ’s Kelsey Kushner who was downtown covering the protests at City Hall, saw this moment in front of her eyes.
  A young girl waved at then walked over to a police officer dressed in riot gear and gave him a hug. Then she hugged several other officers.Sweet moment between a #Baltimore City Police Officer and a young girl. She walked over to the officers in riot gear and waved and them be
  
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• Man accused of shooting Baltimore police officer charged - WTOP

  02-06-2020 20:02
  
  Man accused of shooting Baltimore police officer charged  WTOP
  
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• Ceasar Vaughan, Leader Of ‘Never Stop Grinding’ Drug Shop, Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Prison

  02-06-2020 20:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A leader of a Baltimore drug shop was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in prison for conspiring to distribute and possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, the justice department said.
  A judge sentenced Ceasar Vaughan, 27, of Baltimore, to five years and three months in federal prison. According to his plea agreement, Vaughan was a leader of the “Never Stop Grinding” group that conspired to distribute cocaine through a drug shop in the 40
  
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• Police Searching For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy In Randallstown - CBS Baltimore

  02-06-2020 20:01
  
  Police Searching For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy In Randallstown  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Police Searching For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy In Randallstown

  02-06-2020 19:44
  
  RANDALLSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing 15-year-old boy who was last seen at his home early Tuesday morning.
  Jaden Sipe 15, was last seen in the 8600 block of Pilsen Road around 5 a.m. Police said he was wearing brown sweatpants and a matching long-sleeved shirt. He was not wearing shoes.#MISSING Jaden Sipe (15) discovered missing from his Randallstown home in the 8600 blk of Pilsen Rd at 5 am today. LSW brown sweatpants & matching long sleeve s
  
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• Wes Unseld, legendary center for Baltimore Bullets, dies at 74 - Baltimore Sun

  02-06-2020 19:34
  Wes Unseld, legendary center for Baltimore Bullets, dies at 74  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Meridian Capital Secures $6M Refinancing for Baltimore MF Community - ConnectCRE

  02-06-2020 19:26
  Meridian Capital Secures $6M Refinancing for Baltimore MF Community  ConnectCRE
  
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• Virginia County Pulls Officers From DC After Trump Photo-Op At St. John’s Church

  02-06-2020 19:13
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Arlington County, Virginia, pulled its officers out of the District of Columbia Monday night after they played a supporting role in clearing protesters from a park outside the White House so the president could walk to a church for a photo opportunity.
  The County Board issued a statement Monday night saying its officers were used “for a purpose not worthy of our mutual aid obligations.”
  D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, for her part, said Tuesday that the District
  
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• Arlington Police Pull Officers From DC After Trump Photo-Op At St. John’s Church

  02-06-2020 19:13
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Arlington County, Virginia, pulled its officers out of the District of Columbia Monday night after they played a supporting role in clearing protesters from a park outside the White House so the president could walk to a church for a photo opportunity.
  The County Board issued a statement Monday night saying its officers were used “for a purpose not worthy of our mutual aid obligations.”
  D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, for her part, said Tuesday that the District
  
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• Maryland Weather: Slight Risk For Severe Storms Wednesday

  02-06-2020 18:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Most of Maryland could see some strong to severe storms on Wednesday.
  A frontal boundary will stall over the region, colliding with a hot and humid airmass and bringing the chance for thunderstorms.
  While there will likely not be any issues for Tuesday once a final batch of spotty showers moves through, Wednesday could be a different story.#mdwx Just one last batch of showers to pass by then, for the most part, no big issues this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/EMERrwyIC6
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• UPDATE: Six arrests after an evening of largely peaceful protest - Baltimore Brew

  02-06-2020 18:53
  
  UPDATE: Six arrests after an evening of largely peaceful protest  Baltimore Brew
  
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• Baltimore Police Release Body-Worn Camera Footage In Incident Where Officer Struck Woman, Investigation Continues - CBS Baltimore

  02-06-2020 18:52
  
  Baltimore Police Release Body-Worn Camera Footage In Incident Where Officer Struck Woman, Investigation Continues  CBS Baltimore
  
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• 6 Arrested Overnight Following Day Of Peaceful Protests In Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  02-06-2020 18:52
  
  6 Arrested Overnight Following Day Of Peaceful Protests In Baltimore  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Crews Continue To Search For Missing Swimmer In Potomac River Near Great Falls

  02-06-2020 18:50
  
  POTOMAC, Md. (WJZ) — Crews continue to search for a missing swimmer in the Potomac River Tuesday.
  Montgomery County Fire Rescue Services got a call Sunday around 5:30 p.m. saying a young man had jumped from the cliffs on the Virginia side into the river and hadn’t resurfaced.
  He was with a group, but went under, and his friends could not save him.SEARCH Update (6/2) @mcfrs Swift Water Rescue boats & crews spent several hours on the Potomac this morning searching for a missing swi
  
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• Baltimore Youth Marches Peacefully to Protest Police Violence - Baltimore magazine

  02-06-2020 18:40
  
  Baltimore Youth Marches Peacefully to Protest Police Violence  Baltimore magazine
  
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• Emergent BioSolutions will produce COVID-19 vaccines in Baltimore, Rockville under $628 million federal contra - Baltimore Sun

  02-06-2020 18:34
  Emergent BioSolutions will produce COVID-19 vaccines in Baltimore, Rockville under $628 million federal contra  Baltimore Sun
  
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• NWSL Players Association Vice President Rachel Corsie On Challenge Cup: ‘It’s Extremely Exciting’

  02-06-2020 17:55
  
  (CBSNewYork/CBS Local)- The National Women’s Soccer League will likely be the first major professional sports league to return to play on U.S. soil when it kicks off the 25-game Challenge Cup tournament June 27 on CBS.
  The league announced its plan for return last week when it unveiled the Challenge Cup format with the league’s nine teams heading to Utah to play out the 25-game tournament there. Players Association Vice President and defender for Utah Royals FC Rachel Corsie says she
  
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• Maryland 16th-Safest State In U.S., Analysis Finds

  02-06-2020 17:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland is among the safer U.S. states in which to live, according to an analysis by financial website WalletHub.
  The website ranked Maryland the 16th-safest state in the country based on a number of factors ranging from the number of murders and rapes to the unemployment rate and the number of traffic fatalities per 100 million miles of travel.
  While the state ranked 30th in terms of personal and residential safety, which includes crime statistics, the number of mass sh
  
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• Baltimore Libraries Offer Free Parking Lot Wi-Fi Access - GovTech

  02-06-2020 17:48
  
  Baltimore Libraries Offer Free Parking Lot Wi-Fi Access  GovTech
  
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• MidAtlantic City Scoop: Construction Starts in Baltimore | 2020-06-02 - Engineering News-Record

  02-06-2020 17:46
  
  MidAtlantic City Scoop: Construction Starts in Baltimore | 2020-06-02  Engineering News-Record
  
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• What Happens When You Don’t Pay Rent?

  02-06-2020 17:42
  
  (CBSNewYork) — Rent is due once again. So are mortgage payments. As the calendar turns from May to June, people around the country owe what for most is their biggest single monthly expense — housing.
  Experts generally recommend that households cap their housing expenditures at about 30 percent of before-tax income. Many renters, especially in more expensive areas, spend as much as 50 percent. When incomes drop to zero, making that monthly payment can become very difficult. If people
  
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• Nighttime training at APG may be heard in community this week - Baltimore Sun

  02-06-2020 17:34
  Nighttime training at APG may be heard in community this week  Baltimore Sun
  
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• DC Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde: ‘I Am Outraged’ By Trump Church Visit

  02-06-2020 17:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump for staging a visit to the historic St. John’s Church across from the White House, where he held up a Bible after authorities had cleared the area of peaceful protesters.
  The Rev. Mariann Budde, whose diocese St. John’s belongs to, said she was “outraged” by Trump’s visit and noted that he didn’t pray while stopping by the church, a landmark know
  
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• Baltimore Police Release Body-Worn Camera Footage In Incident Where Officer Struck Woman, Investigation Continues

  02-06-2020 17:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police have released body-worn camera footage of the now viral video of an officer striking a woman after she struck another officer twice.
  Police said several officers working to direct traffic downtown on May 29 noticed a vehicle driving erratically in the area near Baltimore and Gay streets around 10:30 p.m.
  Sgt. Graig Higley observed a vehicle coming towards him and then driving through a closed intersection with a red light, police said.In the video, you ca
  
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• Black-Owned Food Businesses to Support in the Baltimore Area - Baltimore magazine

  02-06-2020 17:07
  
  Black-Owned Food Businesses to Support in the Baltimore Area  Baltimore magazine
  
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• Baltimore, Washington Bullets Legend Wes Unseld Dies At 74

  02-06-2020 16:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — NBA legend Wes Unseld died Tuesday morning after battling multiple health issues, his family said in a statement.
  The former Baltimore and Washington Bullets forward played 13 seasons in the league all with the franchise, staying with the organization as it moved from Baltimore to Washington in the early 70s.Statement from the family of Wes Unseld.
  Rest easy, Wespic.twitter.com/NwEtuofgG9
  — Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) June 2, 2020In the statement, Unseld&rsquo
  
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• Marylanders Head To Polls In Presidential Primary Election; Nearly 823K Ballots Cast

  02-06-2020 16:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Voters who didn’t cast their ballots by mail headed to the polls Tuesday to take part in the state’s primary election.
  Due to the coronavirus, the state is holding its first mainly mail-in ballot primary. Statewide, voters will weigh in on their preferred Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. In Baltimore, they’ll get a chance to narrow down a crowded field of mayoral hopefuls.
  Election Guide: Maryland Holds First Mail-In Primary On June 2
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• Baltimore Orioles: Brooks Robinson and the Triple Play - Birds Watcher

  02-06-2020 16:32
  
  Baltimore Orioles: Brooks Robinson and the Triple Play  Birds Watcher
  
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• Gov. Hogan: George Floyd’s ‘Senseless’ Death Shows Americans Still Have ‘Long Way To Go’

  02-06-2020 16:28
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — After say of peaceful protesting that ended with a clash between a small group of protesters and police, Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted that Baltimore continues to be an example for the nation on how to protest for meaningful change.
  He also acknowledge that the country has some work to do to end systemic racism.
  “The senseless murder of George Floyd and so many African Americans throughout our history shows we still have a long way to go to live up to our nation&rsq
  
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