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• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announces 4th of July celebration - Fox Baltimore

  04-07-2020 23:36
  Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announces 4th of July celebration  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Group against mass incarceration marches through Baltimore on Fourth of July - Baltimore Sun

  04-07-2020 23:34
  Group against mass incarceration marches through Baltimore on Fourth of July  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Releases Celebratory July 4th Video

  04-07-2020 22:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announced Saturday the release of a celebratory July 4th video featuring Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.
  With submissions from around the State of Maryland, the video includes children popping bags and balloons in place of Tchaikovsky’s famous cannons throughout the piece.
  The video also incorporates church bells from churches throughout Baltimore County.
  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the BSO had to cancel its traditional
  
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• Police Investigating Deadly Stabbing In Greenbelt

  04-07-2020 22:10
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man was stabbed to death in Greenbelt, Maryland, early Saturday morning.
  Greenbelt City police were called to the 6100 block of Breezewood Drive shortly before 5 a.m. for a report of a stabbing.
  When officers arrived, they found a man outside the location suffering from stab wounds to the upper body.
  First aid was rendered on the scene, but the victim was pronounced dead.
  Initial investigation indicates that this was not a random
  
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• Judge Extends Hospitalization Of Rondell Henry, Man Accused Of Plotting ISIS-Inspired Attack At National Harbor

  04-07-2020 22:01
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has extended the court-ordered hospitalization of a Maryland man deemed mentally unfit for trial on charges he allegedly planned an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C.
  U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said in a court filing Tuesday that the COVID-19 pandemic has hindered the ability of federal Bureau of Prisons medical staff to evaluate the defendant, Rondell Henry.
  Henry, 29, of Germantown, Maryla
  
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• Ellen L. Johns, a Baltimore public schools principal and active member of Union Memorial United Methodist Chur - Baltimore Sun

  04-07-2020 21:54
  Ellen L. Johns, a Baltimore public schools principal and active member of Union Memorial United Methodist Chur  Baltimore Sun
  
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• 31-Year-Old Man Killed In Shooting In Owings Mills, Baltimore County Police Say

  04-07-2020 21:42
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are investigating a shooting that left a 31-year-old man dead Friday night in Owings Mills.
  Police were called just before 10 p.m. to the unit block of Richmar Road for a report of a shooting.
  When officers arrived, they found the victim, Benjamin Knefel, 31, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body.
  He was pronounced dead by medics.
  The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone who may have additional information is as
  
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• Man killed in Owings Mills shooting, Baltimore County police say - Baltimore Sun

  04-07-2020 18:34
  Man killed in Owings Mills shooting, Baltimore County police say  Baltimore Sun
  
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• July 4th military flyovers to go over DC, Baltimore - WTOP

  04-07-2020 17:28
  
  July 4th military flyovers to go over DC, Baltimore  WTOP
  
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• Four Women Injured In Quadruple Shooting In SW Baltimore, Police Say

  04-07-2020 16:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Four women were injured in a quadruple shooting overnight in southwest Baltimore, city police said.
  The shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. Friday in the 700 block of South Woodington Road. When officers arrived at the scene, they found four women, ranging in age from 25 to 47, with gunshot wounds.
  The victims include a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her leg, a 36-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds to her body, another 36-year-old woman with a guns
  
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• Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Down; Total Cases Top 69K - CBS Baltimore

  04-07-2020 16:26
  
  Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Down; Total Cases Top 69K  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Down; Total Cases Top 69K

  04-07-2020 16:08
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Maryland declined again Saturday as the total number of positive cases in the state topped 69,000, data from the state health department shows.
  In total, 69,341 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state since the pandemic began.
  Meanwhile, the number of people hospitalized in the state due to the virus dropped by a dozen from Friday to 410. Of those, 267 are acute care cases and 143 are intensive care cases.
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• Woman Killed In Overnight Double Shooting In Baltimore City, Police Say

  04-07-2020 15:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a 35-year-old woman was killed and a man was injured in a double shooting in Baltimore overnight.
  Police were called to the 100 block of S. Monroe Street around 2:15 a.m. for a report of a shooting.
  When officers arrived, they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds.
  The first victim, a 35-year-old man, was taken to an area hospital for a gunshot wound to his arm.
  The second victim, a 35-year-old woman, was taken to an area hospi
  
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• Woman Killed In Overnight Double Shooting In Baltimore City

  04-07-2020 15:52
  
  Baltimore, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore City Police were called to the 100 block of S. Monroe Street around 2:15a.m. early Saturday morning for a report of a shooting.
  When officers arrived they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds.  The first victim is described a 35-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his arm, he was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
  The second victim is a 35-year-old female who had more serious injuries from the shooting and was transported to a near
  
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• Police believe pair were moving drugs from Baltimore to West Virginia - Baltimore Sun

  04-07-2020 11:34
  Police believe pair were moving drugs from Baltimore to West Virginia  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy brought down, tossed into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor - Baltimore Sun

  04-07-2020 09:00
  Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy brought down, tossed into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Attorneys For Two Men Accused Of Assaulting Baltimore Police Sergeant Say New Video Shows Different Side To The Story - CBS Baltimore

  04-07-2020 06:13
  
  Attorneys For Two Men Accused Of Assaulting Baltimore Police Sergeant Say New Video Shows Different Side To The Story  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Attorneys For Two Men Accused Of Assaulting Baltimore Police Sergeant Say New Video Shows Different Side To The Story

  04-07-2020 05:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A viral video of an alleged attack on a Baltimore Police sergeant in January is coming into question.
  Attorneys for the two men charged with assaulting the officer say new video tells a different story about what happened that night.
  The attorneys for the accused say new video released contradicts what was written in the original police report.
  They’re now calling on prosecutors to drop the charges against their clients and for a public apology.
  In January, vid
  
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• Noose found at construction site at a Johns Hopkins building in Baltimore, university officials say - Baltimore Sun

  04-07-2020 05:34
  Noose found at construction site at a Johns Hopkins building in Baltimore, university officials say  Baltimore Sun
  
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• 3 More Canton Restaurants Temporarily Close Due To Employees Testing Positive For Coronavirus

  04-07-2020 05:17
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More restaurants in Canton announced Friday they will temporarily close due to employees testing positive for the coronavirus.
  This comes after three restaurants announced earlier this week that they will also temporarily close after employees tested positive for the virus.
  El Bufalo Tequila Bar & Kitchen is among the latest restaurants in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood to temporarily close.
  “Out of an abundance of caution, El Bufalo will be closed f
  
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• July 4th Weather Forecast: Cooler Temperatures, Slight Chance Of Afternoon Shower

  04-07-2020 04:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Welcome to the July 4th holiday weekend!
  For the holiday, except slightly cooler afternoon temperatures, which will top out in the upper 80’s to near 90 degrees.
  There will be a slight chance of an afternoon or evening shower or thundershower in a few spots as well, but it doesn’t appear at this point to be anything major or long lasting.
  By Sunday, warm temperatures and lots of sunshine will once again boost our temperatures back above 90 degrees, but no
  
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• Johns Hopkins Officials Investigating After Noose Found At Off-Campus Building

  04-07-2020 04:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials at Johns Hopkins University are investigating after a noose was found Thursday at a construction site in an off-campus building owned by the school.
  Johns Hopkins University officials said that the noose was found during ongoing renovations of a Whiting School of Engineering research laboratory in the Stieff Silver Building, in the Remington area of Baltimore City.
  University officials said that they were notified by general contractor Plano-Coudon.
  Johns H
  
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• Police find man fatally shot in Northwest Baltimore Friday night - Baltimore Sun

  04-07-2020 02:54
  Police find man fatally shot in Northwest Baltimore Friday night  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Man Killed In Shooting In Northwest Baltimore, Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  04-07-2020 02:36
  
  Man Killed In Shooting In Northwest Baltimore, Police Say  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Ciao Bella in Baltimore’s Little Italy closing its doors after 29 years - Baltimore Sun

  04-07-2020 02:35
  Ciao Bella in Baltimore’s Little Italy closing its doors after 29 years  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Defending Champion Nats Return Healthy, Careful On Protocols

  04-07-2020 02:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Martinez’s mantra of going 1-0 every day followed the Washington Nationals to their first World Series title.
  When they resumed workouts Friday at summer training camp in the midst of a global pandemic, the manager’s mantra remained. Only, it has a different meaning for the defending champions tiptoeing the health and safety protocols that made baseball feel anything but natural.
  “When you see the guys come in after not seeing them for a w
  
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• Man Killed In Shooting In Northwest Baltimore, Police Say

  04-07-2020 02:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a deadly shooting in northwest Baltimore Friday night.
  Police were called to the 5200 block of Cordelia Avenue around 7:40 p.m. for a report of gunfire.
  When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the upper torso.
  Baltimore City medics responded and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
  Homicide detectives are on the scene attempting to identify a suspect and determine a motive.
  Anyone with information about this mur
  
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• Police: 11-Year-Old Struck In Head, Possibly Shot, While Walking Home In Windsor Mill

  04-07-2020 02:00
  
  WINDSOR MILL, Md. (WJZ) — An 11-year-old girl was injured in Windsor Mill on Friday night after she was struck in the head with an unknown object or possibly shot, according to Baltimore County Police.Police say it was an 11 year old girl who was struck in the head with an unknown object – possible gunshot. Police say she was on her way home when it happened, when she got home she told her mom and was taken to the hospital. She was conscious and alert when speaking@wjz
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• Baltimore County Police Investigating Shooting In Windsor Mill

  04-07-2020 02:00
  
  WINDSOR MILL, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are on the scene of a shooting in Windsor Mill.
  The shooting is in the unit block of Flaxton Court, 21244.#BCoPD on scene of shooting in unit block of Flaxton Ct 21244. PIO is enroute. DT is 7:03 pm. ^RR
  — Baltimore County Police Department (@BaltCoPolice) July 3, 2020Police say they were called to the scene just after 7 p.m.
  This story is developing. 
  
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• 11-Year-Old Girl Injured After Being Struck In Head With Unknown Object, Baltimore County Police Say

  04-07-2020 02:00
  
  WINDSOR MILL, Md. (WJZ) — An 11-year-old girl was injured in Windsor Mill on Friday night after she was struck in the head with an unknown object, according to Baltimore County Police.
  Police said that it could have possibly been a gunshot that injured the child.Police say it was an 11 year old girl who was struck in the head with an unknown object – possible gunshot. Police say she was on her way home when it happened, when she got home she told her mom and was taken to the hos
  
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• Youth-Led Black Lives Matter Demonstration Held In Baltimore County - CBS Baltimore

  04-07-2020 01:47
  
  Youth-Led Black Lives Matter Demonstration Held In Baltimore County  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Youth-Led Black Lives Matter Demonstration Held In Baltimore County

  04-07-2020 01:47
  
  PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ) — A Black Lives Matter demonstration was held Friday in Baltimore County.
  The protest was a youth-led initiative organized by former Perry Hall High School students.
  Organizers said they have seen a lot of demonstrations in the city, but wanted to make sure that their message of change and equality is heard and understood in Baltimore County.
  One of the organizers of the demonstration said this is an opportunity for people to express themselves through poetry, spoken
  
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• Study Confirms New Version Of Coronavirus Spreads Faster, But Doesn’t Make People Sicker

  04-07-2020 00:57
  
  (CNN) — A global study has found strong evidence that a new form of the coronavirus has spread from Europe to the US. The new mutation makes the virus more likely to infect people but does not seem to make them any sicker than earlier variations of the virus, an international team of researchers reported Thursday.
  “It is now the dominant form infecting people,” Erica Ollmann Saphire of the La Jolla Institute for Immunology and the Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium, who
  
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• Every Dog Year Isn’t Equal To 7 Human Years, Researchers Now Say

  04-07-2020 00:51
  
  (CNN) — How do you compare a dog’s age to that of a person? A popular method says you should multiply the dog’s age by 7 to compute how old Fido is in “human years.”
  But new research published Thursday in the Cell Systems journal debunks that method. And that’s because the scientists behind a new study say dogs and humans don’t age at the same rate.
  Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new formula that
  
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• Big weekend for Baltimore, but restaurants hit hard by pandemic - WBAL TV Baltimore

  04-07-2020 00:18
  Big weekend for Baltimore, but restaurants hit hard by pandemic  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• July 4th, 2020: Celebrations, Protests, Social Distance Mark An Independence Day Like None Other

  04-07-2020 00:04
  
  Norm Elrod, CBS Local
  The upcoming July 4th holiday may prove to be a symbolic turning point in our nation’s history, much as that fateful day almost 250 years ago. The country continues to fight the coronavirus, even as much of the world contains it. Effects from that battle are still rippling through the economy, with businesses limited and millions out of work.
  Along with these twin catastrophes comes a long-overdue reckoning on racial inequality. It was set off by the killing of a Blac
  
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