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• Westfield Annapolis returns with lines and new coronavirus shopping rules - Baltimore Sun

  20-06-2020 23:54
  Westfield Annapolis returns with lines and new coronavirus shopping rules  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Family, Friends Pay Respects To Baltimore Radio Announcer Tyra Phillips Womack Who Died In Shooting

  20-06-2020 23:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Family members and friends paid their respects Saturday to longtime Baltimore gospel radio announcer Tyra Phillips Womack, who was killed in a shooting earlier this month.
  Phillips Womack, 57, died June 10 after being shot outside her northeast Baltimore home. She had been the announcer of WEAA’s “Gospel Grace Afternoon” for years.
  Her neighbor, Richard Sylvester Green, 56, was arrested in Baltimore County on June 16 and charged with her murder.
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• It’s Academic: June 20, 2020

  20-06-2020 23:28
  
  Calvert Hall: 320
  Brunswick High School: 425
  Mount Hebron: 435
  
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• Reopening Maryland: Towson Town Center Opens To Shoppers; Around 30 Percent Of Stores Reopen

  20-06-2020 23:15
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — The Towson Town Center mall reopened to shoppers Saturday, the first full day malls in Maryland were able to open their doors to shoppers since the coronavirus shuttered them roughly three months ago.
  Malls, casinos and gyms were among the businesses that were able to reopen at 5 p.m. Friday as the state lifts more coronavirus-related restrictions.
  A number of shoppers took to the stores while being asked to follow social distancing guidelines. Security guards handed ou
  
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• 5-Year-Old Boy Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In NW Baltimore Crash, Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  20-06-2020 22:57
  
  5-Year-Old Boy Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In NW Baltimore Crash, Police Say  CBS Baltimore
  
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• 5-Year-Old Boy Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In NW Baltimore Crash, Police Say

  20-06-2020 22:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A five-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash in northwest Baltimore Saturday afternoon, police said.
  The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Cold Spring Lane.
  Police said the boy was a passenger in a vehicle.
  He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.No further information was immediately available.
  This story is developing; stay with WJZ for updates.
  
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• Man Shot In Face, Killed Overnight In SE Baltimore, Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  20-06-2020 22:26
  
  Man Shot In Face, Killed Overnight In SE Baltimore, Police Say  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Police Arrest Devon Sample In Murder Of 3-Year-Old Shaniya Gilmore, Pregnant Mother Shiand Miller

  20-06-2020 22:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Shiand Miller and three-year-old Shaniya Gilmore Friday.
  Devon Sample, of the 4800 block of Melbourne Road, is charged with first-degree murder in the case. Police said Sample is the father of Miller’s unborn child.
  Devon Sample. Credit: Baltimore City Police
  Investigators said Sample was taken into custody shortly after the pregnant mother and her daughter were
  
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• DC Protesters Pull Down, Burn Statue Of Confederate General

  20-06-2020 22:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation’s capital and set it on fire on Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the United States, amid continuing anti-racism demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
  Cheering demonstrators jumped up and down as the 11-foot (3.4-meter) statue of Albert Pike — wrapped with chains — wobbled on its high granite pedestal before falling backward,
  
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• Man Shot In Face, Killed Overnight In SE Baltimore, Police Say

  20-06-2020 21:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man was killed after being shot in the face in southeast Baltimore overnight, police said.
  Officers were called to the 3300 block of Jefferson Street for a report of a shooting around 2:45 a.m. Saturday morning. When they arrived, they found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound to the face.
  The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he later died from his injuries.
  Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Baltimore City Police homicide dete
  
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• 5 men arrested in connection to Ocean City boardwalk brawl - Baltimore Sun

  20-06-2020 20:34
  5 men arrested in connection to Ocean City boardwalk brawl  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Police Make Arrest In Murder Of 3 Year-Old, Pregnant Mother

  20-06-2020 19:02
  
  Baltimore, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore City Police announce they have arrested 24-year-old Devon Sample of the 4800 block of Melbourne Road in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Shiand Miller and 3-year-old Shaniya Gilmore.
  Investigators say Sample was taken into custody shortly after the pregnant mother and her daughter were discovered shot to death in the 200 block of Boswell Road on Friday afternoon.
  Baltimore City Police commissioner Michael Harrison spoke out about the arrest,
  
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• Flash flood watch issued as thunderstorms move through Baltimore area - Baltimore Sun

  20-06-2020 18:54
  Flash flood watch issued as thunderstorms move through Baltimore area  Baltimore Sun
  
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• On Juneteenth, Christians rally in Baltimore, emphasize 'freedom in Christ' - Christian Chronicle

  20-06-2020 18:10
  
  On Juneteenth, Christians rally in Baltimore, emphasize 'freedom in Christ'  Christian Chronicle
  
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• Maryland reports 408 new coronavirus cases amid state reopening - Baltimore Sun

  20-06-2020 16:54
  Maryland reports 408 new coronavirus cases amid state reopening  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Coronavirus In Maryland: Cases Near 64K, Hospitalizations Stay Below 650

  20-06-2020 16:19
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Hospitalizations continue to stay below 650 on Saturday as Maryland state health officials say the number of coronavirus cases reported in the state is nearing 64,000.
  According to the state, Maryland has reported a total of 63,956 cases of COVID-19 in the state. The state positivity rate is at 5.19% and 2,923 people have died from the virus.
  There are currently 644 people hospitalized, with 406 in acute care and 238 in intensive care.
  A total of 10,497 people have ever b
  
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• Police Investigate Overnight Shooting In Southeast Baltimore

  20-06-2020 15:29
  
  Baltimore, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore City Police were called to the 3300 block of Jefferson Street for a report of a shooting around 2:45a.m. Saturday morning.
  When officers arrived they found an unresponsive adult male with a gunshot wound to the face.
  The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital but later died from his injuries.
  Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Baltimore City Police homicide detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
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• Baltimore’s Marian House to continue mission of Woman’s Industrial Exchange - Baltimore Sun

  20-06-2020 11:14
  Baltimore’s Marian House to continue mission of Woman’s Industrial Exchange  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore City Opens With The Rest Of Maryland; Indoor Dining, Casinos, Gyms, Malls Now Allowed To Reopen - CBS Baltimore

  20-06-2020 06:12
  
  Baltimore City Opens With The Rest Of Maryland; Indoor Dining, Casinos, Gyms, Malls Now Allowed To Reopen  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Woman’s Body Found After Firefighters Put Out Fire In Mount Vernon Friday Night

  20-06-2020 05:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A woman’s body was found after firefighters put out a fire at an apartment building Friday night, fire officials said.
  The fire happened around 10 p.m. at a building at 6 East Franklin Street in the city’s Mount Vernon neighborhood.
  The Baltimore City Fire Department tweeted that once the smoke cleared, firefighters found the woman’s body on the second floor.BCFD on scene of a fatal fire at 6 E. Franklin St. Once smoke was cleared from the store front ap
  
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• Maryland School Holds Drive-In Style Graduation Ceremony For Class Of 2020

  20-06-2020 05:38
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland school held a drive-in graduation ceremony Friday to honor its class of 2020.
  Jemicy School in Baltimore County got creative to celebrate its graduates, setting up a 40-foot projector screen families could watch as students went up one by one to be recognized.The @jemicyschool is minutes away from getting their Drive-in graduation ceremony started! Students will go up one at a time while parents stay in their car and watch on the big screen! @wjz pic.tw
  
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• Branden Jones Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Role In Heroin Dealing Conspiracy

  20-06-2020 04:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 21-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced this week to a decade in federal prison for his role in a heroin dealing conspiracy, the justice department said.
  U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett sentenced Branden Jones on Tuesday to 10 years in prison and four years of supervised release. Jones had been charged with conspiring to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin.
  According to his plea agreement, Jones helped run a “drug shop” in south Ba
  
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• 49-Year-Old Man Injured In Baltimore Shooting

  20-06-2020 04:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 49-year-old man was injured in a shooting in Baltimore Friday evening, police said.
  Officers responded to an area hospital around 7:30 p.m. for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. When they arrived, they found the man with gunshot wounds to the upper torso.
  Police said he was in serious but stable condition.
  It’s unclear where the shooting happened.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2433 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
  
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• Baltimore Public Works Department Working To Address Trash Collection Delays - CBS Baltimore

  20-06-2020 04:35
  
  Baltimore Public Works Department Working To Address Trash Collection Delays  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Camden, N.J. did a massive overhaul of its police department. Could Baltimore do the same? - Fox Baltimore

  20-06-2020 04:31
  Camden, N.J. did a massive overhaul of its police department. Could Baltimore do the same?  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Fitness centers reopen in Baltimore County - Fox Baltimore

  20-06-2020 04:29
  Fitness centers reopen in Baltimore County  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Pennsylvania Man Charged In Early Morning Shooting In Ocean City, Maryland

  20-06-2020 04:15
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A Pennsylvania man has been charged in an early morning shooting in Ocean City, Maryland, Friday, police said.
  Colin Heckman, 21, of Milton, Pennsylvania, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm within city limits. He is being held in Ocean City pending an appearance in front of a court commissioner.
  Police initially said Heckman was from Delaware.
  Colin Heckman. Credit: Ocean City Police
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• Baltimore Public Works Department Working To Address Trash Collection Delays

  20-06-2020 04:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s public works department is asking residents for their patience as they work to cut down on trash collection delays.
  Earlier this month, the department was forced to close its Eastern Sanitation Yard after several workers tested positive for the coronavirus. Other sanitation workers were brought in to fill the gaps but many simply didn’t show up to work.
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• 11 TV Hill: Conversations Uniting Baltimore and Beyond - WBAL TV Baltimore

  20-06-2020 04:07
  11 TV Hill: Conversations Uniting Baltimore and Beyond  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Washington Post Calls On Skins’ Owner Or NFL To Change Name

  20-06-2020 03:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post editorial board is calling on Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to change his football club’s name.
  Under the headline, “Change the name of the Washington NFL team. Now,” the newspaper says in an editorial posted online Friday that if Snyder won’t switch the nickname, the professional football league itself ought to do so.
  “This should be an easy call. Mr. Snyder — or, if Mr. Snyder refuses to back down from hi
  
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• 3-Year-Old Girl, Pregnant Mother Killed In SW Baltimore Shooting, Family Says

  20-06-2020 03:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Family members of a woman and toddler found fatally shot in southwest Baltimore Friday have identified them as a mother and daughter.
  Shiand Miller and her three-year-old daughter Shaniya were found shot inside a vehicle in the 200 block of Boswell Street just before noon Friday, family members said. Shiand Miller was also eight months pregnant.
  Police spent much of the day at the scene of the double shooting but do not have anyone in custody.#BREAKING: There has been a d
  
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• NFL Teams Went High-Tech For Team Bonding This Offseason Due To Coronavirus

  20-06-2020 03:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — NFL players and coaches went home in March and stayed there for the next few months, along with most of the world.
  Football pads were replaced by iPads. Handshakes and high-fives gave way to emojis and video chats.
  When the coronavirus pandemic forced everyone indoors — away from their everyday environments — creativity was the key. To working. To keeping in touch. And, for those making their living playing on football fields, to thinking up ways to bond as team
  
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• Too Much Sitting Raises Your Risk For Cancer, Study Finds

  20-06-2020 03:26
  
  (CNN) — Need another reason to get off the couch and get moving while cooped up during the coronavirus epidemic?
  Here’s a killer one: Too much sitting can raise your risk for cancer, according to a new study published Thursday in JAMA Oncology.
  “This is the first study that definitively shows a strong association between not moving and cancer death,” said lead author Dr. Susan Gilchrist, an associate professor of clinical cancer prevention at the MD Anderson Cancer Center
  
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• Belmont Sets Pace For Triple Crown, With Tiz The Law Favored

  20-06-2020 03:21
  
  (AP) — It’s been 17 years since Jack Knowlton and his Sackatoga Stable pals rode yellow school buses to the Belmont Stakes. It was a rollicking party on wheels for the group that came to watch their colt Funny Cide try to sweep the Triple Crown.
  It didn’t happen that day.
  Now, the ownership group that buys just one or two New York-bred colts a year is back to try again with Tiz the Law. He’s the star of a 10-horse field for the Belmont on Saturday, perhaps the biggest eve
  
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• ‘Perfectly Different’: Teen Author From Baltimore Channels Insecurities Into Book To Remind Everyone To Love Themselves - CBS Baltimore

  20-06-2020 03:10
  
  ‘Perfectly Different’: Teen Author From Baltimore Channels Insecurities Into Book To Remind Everyone To Love Themselves  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Elkridge Company Donates PPE To Local Fire Departments

  20-06-2020 03:05
  
  ELKRIDGE, Md. (WJZ) — Several fire departments in the area are getting new personal protective equipment thanks to an Elkridge company.
  Flir Systems donated 105 advanced fire and chemical flash suits worth more than $240,000 to the Annapolis, Howard County and Baltimore County fire departments.
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• ‘Perfectly Different’: Teen Author From Baltimore Channels Insecurities Into Book To Remind Everyone To Love Themselves

  20-06-2020 02:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Words hold power. They can affirm, transform and, for some, even manifest.
  A Baltimore teen author is using her words to do all three while inspiring others to forgive their flaws and embracing her own.
  Rayne Stewart has embraced every twist in her hair and every drop of melanin in her skin. She was diagnosed with vitiligo, a skin disorder that makes a person lose pigment in their skin.
  For Stewart, that shows up mainly in her nose and chin. Still, she has learned to adap
  
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• Renderings Show Future For Area Near Horseshoe Casino, M&T Bank Stadium

  20-06-2020 02:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The area between the Horseshoe Casino and M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore is set to get a major facelift, and the design group behind the makeover is showing off what it will look like.
  BCT Design Group released renderings of the area, which will include a new entertainment venue called The Paramount Baltimore, along with a TopGolf, Yards Social Bar and a 320-room hotel.Also included in the plans are areas for new retail and a revitalization of the waterfront area along
  
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• ‘Fans Just Want Sports’: Maryland Youth Baseball Coach Writes Parody Song Wondering When Sport Will Return

  20-06-2020 02:22
  
  PIKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Baseball fans continue to wonder when the sport will return after games were suspended due to the coronavirus as others like hockey and basketball announce their comeback plans.
  Among them is Eddie Matz of Pikesville. With no answer yet, the youth athletic coach vented his frustrations in song, writing and performing a baseball-themed cover of Maroon 5’s “Memories.”
  “Baseball was my first love, Matz said. “I grew up an Orioles fan.&rdqu
  
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• Baltimore City Opens With The Rest Of Maryland; Indoor Dining, Casinos, Gyms, Malls Now Allowed To Reopen

  20-06-2020 02:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s mayor is allowing restaurants and bars to open for indoor dining with restrictions as he aligns the city with the rest of the state.
  On Friday morning, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced bars, restaurants, gyms, churches, malls and more were allowed to begin reopening at 50 percent capacity at 5 p.m. Friday. The change is in accordance with the state’s recovery plan.
  The move was a surprise to some as the city has been more restric
  
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• Howard County Reconsiders Outfitting Police Officers With Body Cameras

  20-06-2020 01:28
  
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County is once again considering outfitting its police officers with body-worn cameras.
  In a news release, County Executive Calvin Ball said the recent events in the country cannot be ignored and those in elected office need to implement change.
  In 2017, the department tested body cameras but ran into issues with things like staffing and budget.
  Despite that, Ball said the county is taking another look at the idea.
  “This week I’ve had many conv
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: News about Trey Mancini and Prospect Coby Mayo - Birds Watcher

  20-06-2020 01:28
  
  Baltimore Orioles: News about Trey Mancini and Prospect Coby Mayo  Birds Watcher
  
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• ‘There’s still a long way to go’: Demonstrators gather throughout Baltimore in recognition of Juneteenth - Baltimore Sun

  20-06-2020 01:20
  ‘There’s still a long way to go’: Demonstrators gather throughout Baltimore in recognition of Juneteenth  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Ticketmaster To Refund Service Fees For Ticket Sales At Hippodrome Following Settlement With State

  20-06-2020 01:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you went through Ticketmaster to buy tickets for an event at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore recently, you could be getting some money back.
  The company is refunding service fees to as many as 4,100 people as part of a settlement with the Maryland Attorney General’s office.
  In a news release, the attorney general’s office said Ticketmaster continued to charge separate service fees for tickets at the Hippodrome even after the theatre said it would requir
  
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• Baltimore County Councilman Plans To Introduce Legislation Banning Police From Using Chokeholds

  20-06-2020 00:51
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Many states have banned the use of chokeholds by police in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Now, a Baltimore County councilman also wants the change made locally.
  Councilman Julian Jones is asking the council to pass legislation banning the practice amid other reforms, saying enough is enough.
  The legislation Jones is proposing would also require officers to intervene when another officer uses excessive force.
  The councilman plans to introduce the bill at the cou
  
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• Baltimore City, County Public Schools Will Begin Summer Meal Distribution Program Next Week

  20-06-2020 00:40
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Students in need will be able to take part in an annual summer meal program again this year.
  The Baltimore County Public Schools’ Office of Food and Nutrition Services announced Friday that it will begin its annual summer meals program on Monday, June 22.
  As part of the program, all youth, aged 18 or younger, will receive breakfast and lunch Monday through Wednesday. On Thursdays, students will receive two breakfasts and two lunches to cover Thursday and Friday as
  
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• Maryland Weather: Thunderstorms, Spotty Showers Move Through Friday, Possible Into The Weekend

  20-06-2020 00:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms from Friday into the weekend.
  Spotty showers and thunderstorms are expected Friday afternoon and through the weekend.
  The atmosphere will be heated up, leading to a chance of storms.
  Heavy rain prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning for Cecil County until 9:45 p.m.Flash Flood Warning for Cecil County in MD until 9:45pm Friday. @wjz #mdwx
  — Chelsea Ingram (@ChelseaWeather) June 19, 2020
  
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• Delaware Man Charged In Early Morning Shooting In Ocean City, Maryland

  20-06-2020 00:00
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A Delaware man has been charged in an early morning shooting in Ocean City, Maryland, Friday, police said.
  Colin Heckman, 21, of Milton, Delaware, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm within city limits. He is being held in Ocean City pending an appearance in front of a court commissioner.
  Colin Heckman. Credit: Ocean City Police
  Police said the shooting happened just before 4 a.m. near the area
  
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