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• FDA Warns Parents About ‘Benadryl Challenge’ On TikTok, Investigating Link To Teen Deaths, Hospitalizations

  26-09-2020 23:56
  
  (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Thursday over “serious problems with high doses” of the common over-the-counter allergy medication Benadryl.
  Too much diphenhydramine (Benadryl), can lead to severe health problems, including serious heart problems, seizures, coma and even death.
  The FDA cited reports of teenagers ending up in hospital emergency rooms or dying after participating in the so-called “Benadryl Challenge,” on the social media p
  
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• Police: Woman Fatally Shoots Husband At Wicomico County Home

  26-09-2020 23:39
  
  SHARPSTON, Md. (WJZ) — A 55-year-old Wicomico County woman has been charged in the murder of her husband.
  Maryland State Police arrested Friday night at her home and charged Sharon Kohlhoff with first-degree murder, first-degree assault and use of a handgun in the commission of a felony.
  Her husband, 51-year-old Edward Kohlhoff III was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy.
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• President Donald Trump Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court

  26-09-2020 23:12
  
  Judge Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat.
  
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• Baltimore County Councilman criticizes police reform bill - Fox Baltimore

  26-09-2020 22:44 via foxbaltimore.com
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• 2 Horses Shot & Killed In Jarrettsville, Sheriff’s Office Investigating

  26-09-2020 22:42
  
  JARRETSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two horses were shot and killed in the Jarrettsville area sometime overnight Thursday.
  Deputies responded to the 4100 block of Old York Road Friday after they learned two horses were shot and killed.
  There is no suspect information at this point.
  The sheriff’s office is working with Harford County Animal Control on the case.
  
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• Baltimoreans march in protest of Breonna Taylor killing - Baltimore Sun

  26-09-2020 22:21 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimoreans march in protest of Breonna Taylor killing  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore cop charged in series of domestic incidents in Harford County; remained on force after 2018 DUI - Baltimore Sun

  26-09-2020 21:47 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore cop charged in series of domestic incidents in Harford County; remained on force after 2018 DUI  Baltimore Sun
  
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• With Save A Lot closing in Oliver, East Baltimore's food desert grows - Baltimore Brew

  26-09-2020 19:46 via baltimorebrew.com
  
  With Save A Lot closing in Oliver, East Baltimore's food desert grows  Baltimore Brew
  
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• Body Discovered Off I-695 Could Be Man Missing Since July 4th

  26-09-2020 19:40
  
  DUNDALK, MD (WJZ)– Maryland State Police are investigating the discovery of a body found off of I-695 in Eastern Baltimore County and believe it may be connected to a man who went missing following a car crash on the night of July 4th.
  Anne Arundel County Police along with the Bay Area Recovery Canines search team located the body off the inner loop of I-695 between Beachwood Road and exit 42.
  The body has been transported to the office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an aut
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Shooting Saturday Morning In Baltimore City

  26-09-2020 19:11
  
  BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore City Police were called to the 3600 block of Swann Drive around 7:30am Saturday morning for a report of a shooting.
  When officers arrived they found 38-year-old Leroy Green of the 3600 block of Rexmere Road suffering from a gunshot wound.
  Green was pronounced dead at the scene by medics after police say he was found slumped over his vehicle by someone walking through Druid Hill Park.
  Homicide detectives are investigating this murder and ask anyone with inform
  
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• $60M more promised for school construction in Baltimore City - WBAL TV Baltimore

  26-09-2020 16:44 via wbaltv.com
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• Coronavirus In Maryland: 613 New Cases, 8 Deaths Reported

  26-09-2020 16:15
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) —Maryland reports 613 new coronavirus cases as the state inches to a total of 123,000 cases Saturday morning.
  Throughout the pandemic, the state has reported 122,972 COVID-19 cases.
  The statewide positivity rate went from 2.51 percent to 2.56 percent, state numbers show.
  Eight more Marylanders have died from the virus, bringing the total deaths to 3,780.Today, @MDHealthDept reports 122,972 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Maryland.The statewide positivity rate is now 2.56%.
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• After a century in Baltimore, Shofer’s furniture calls it a day - Baltimore Sun

  26-09-2020 12:03 via baltimoresun.com
  After a century in Baltimore, Shofer’s furniture calls it a day  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Demolition of East Baltimore’s McGarvey Industrial Park marks first step of ‘Equality Equation’ - Baltimore Sun

  26-09-2020 11:01 via baltimoresun.com
  Demolition of East Baltimore’s McGarvey Industrial Park marks first step of ‘Equality Equation’  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore County Launches Interactive Policing Data Dashboard - CBS Baltimore

  26-09-2020 05:17 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore County Launches Interactive Policing Data Dashboard  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Clothing Retailer DTLR Holds Run, Ride Event To Encourage Baltimoreans To Vote

  26-09-2020 05:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Clothing retailer DTLR encouraged Baltimoreans to vote by holding a “Run, Ride and Register” event in the city on Friday.
  The event brought together several local running and bike clubs from an 11-mile run and ride through the city.
  Participants learned about the importance of voting and got a chance to register to vote.
  The event was part of DTLR’s nationwide “Dare to Vote” campaign.
  
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• Countries Should Meet These Five Criteria Before Easing Lockdowns, Study Says. Many Aren’t Even Close

  26-09-2020 04:21
  
  (CNN) — Countries should not ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions until they meet five criteria — and many nations are not even close, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet medical journal.
  The research, published Thursday, said that the prerequisites for easing Covid-19 measures are: knowledge of infection status, community engagement, adequate public health capacity, adequate health system capacity and border controls.
  The authors looked at nine high-income countrie
  
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• EEOC Sues Maryland Cannabis Dispensary Over Alleged Sexual Harassment By General Manager

  26-09-2020 04:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Nature’s Medicines and AMMA Investment Group, alleging the general manager of one of their Maryland locations subjected employees to sexual harassment.
  The lawsuit, filed Friday, accuses the general manager of the Nature’s Medicines location in Ellicott City of making offensive comments to and about both staff members and customers, showing an employee a naked picture and unwelcome touching. The behavio
  
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• Grichuk, Shaw Homer, Pearson Returns As Blue Jays Beat O’s - CBS Baltimore

  26-09-2020 03:56 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Grichuk, Shaw Homer, Pearson Returns As Blue Jays Beat O’s  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Grichuk, Shaw Homer, Pearson Returns As Blue Jays Beat O’s

  26-09-2020 03:56
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Randal Grichuk and Travis Shaw homered, Nate Pearson returned from an elbow injury to pitch 1 1/3 scoreless innings and the playoff-bound Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-5 Friday night.
  Shaw narrowly missed a multihomer game, hitting a double in the seventh that struck the top of the wall in right field and bounced back into play.
  Pearson had been sidelined since a game Aug. 18 at Baltimore. He came on to begin the fourth and struck out the first batter
  
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• Toronto 10, Baltimore 5 - Federal News Network

  26-09-2020 03:53 via federalnewsnetwork.com
  
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• Andre Briscoe Indicted For Allegedly Fatally Shooting Woman, 7-Year-Old Child During 2015 Armed Robbery

  26-09-2020 03:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An alleged Maryland drug dealer has been indicted at the federal level on a number of charges after officials said he shot and killed a woman and her seven-year-old child during a 2015 armed robbery.
  Andre Ricardo Briscoe, 37, was indicted on Wednesday on charges of drug distribution, use of a firearm to commit murder in relation to drug trafficking crimes and killing a witness to prevent communication with law enforcement, the justice department said.
  According to the in
  
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• Andy Reid's midnight drive to Baltimore in Roob's 10 observations - Yahoo Sports

  26-09-2020 03:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
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• Additional $60M Available For Baltimore School Construction Through 21st Century School Buildings Program

  26-09-2020 03:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An additional $60 million is available to help build schools in Baltimore, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday.
  The money is part of the 21st Century School Buildings Program. That program is set to build 28 new school buildings which will house 32 schools.
  So far, 15 buildings have been built and nine more are under construction.
  Each one features collaborative learning spaces filled with new technology and outdoor spaces.
   
  
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• Shawn Marshall Myers, Maryland Man Who Held Large Outdoor Gatherings Despite COVID-19 Order, Sentenced To Year In Jail

  26-09-2020 03:14
  HUGHESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A Charles County man who held multiple large gatherings earlier this year in violation of Gov. Larry Hogan’s emergency order banning gatherings of 10 or more people due to the coronavirus has been sentenced to a year in jail, the county’s state’s attorney’s office said Friday.
  Judge W. Louis Hennessy sentenced Shawn Marshall Myers, 42, of Hughesville, to a year in jail on a charge of failing to comply with an emergency order.
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• New Baltimore County database details complaints against police officers, use of force incidents - Baltimore Sun

  26-09-2020 03:07 via baltimoresun.com
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• John Hartman Jr. Charged After Allegedly Firing Gun During Confrontation In Frederick County

  26-09-2020 02:37
  
  FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — A Frederick man faces a number of charges stemming from a shooting that happened Wednesday morning, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said.
  Officials said John Hartman, Jr., went to a home in the 4300 block of Buckeystown Pike around 1:30 a.m. and accused the victims of stealing his phone.
  John Hartman, Jr. Credit: Frederick County Sheriff’s Office
  During the confrontation, he fired two shots into a pickup truck near where one of the victims was stand
  
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• Man Whose Body Found Near I-695 In Baltimore County Suffered Injuries Consistent With Crash, Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  26-09-2020 02:25 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Man Whose Body Found Near I-695 In Baltimore County Suffered Injuries Consistent With Crash, Police Say  CBS Baltimore
  
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• 20-Year-Old Injured In Severn Shooting, Police Say

  26-09-2020 02:24
  
  SEVERN, Md. (WJZ) — A 20-year-old man was injured in a shooting in Severn Thursday night, the Anne Arundel County Police Department said.
  The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. in the 8500 block of O’Keefe Drive. When officers arrived, they found the man with at least one gunshot wound to the upper body.
  He was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  Anyone with information should call police at 410-222-6155 or the Tip Line at 410-222-4700.
  
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• Baltimore cop charged in series of domestic incidents in Harford County; remained on force after 2018 DUI - Capital Gazette

  26-09-2020 02:14 via capitalgazette.com
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• Baltimore City Schools’ CEO Talks Reopening, Layoffs; Baltimore County Reverses Decision To Bring Teachers Back Next Month - CBS Baltimore

  26-09-2020 02:08 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore City Schools’ CEO Talks Reopening, Layoffs; Baltimore County Reverses Decision To Bring Teachers Back Next Month  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore City Schools’ CEO Talks Reopening, Layoffs; Baltimore County Reverses Decision To Bring Teachers Back Next Month

  26-09-2020 02:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Schools’ CEO says the virtual start to this unprecedented school year has been fairly smooth.
  “It’s been a real solid start to the new year,” Dr. Sonja Santelises told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren. “Our school board — our community — is absolutely monitoring the health conditions within Baltimore City. We want to responsibly return. We’ve actually had some students in person since the summer in much smaller
  
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• Lack of Oversight in Baltimore Questioned by State Delegate - Fox Baltimore

  26-09-2020 02:07 via foxbaltimore.com
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• Di Pasquale’s Named Best Takeout Restaurant In Maryland - CBS Baltimore

  26-09-2020 01:52 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Di Pasquale’s Named Best Takeout Restaurant In Maryland

  26-09-2020 01:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — During the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans have grown tired of cooking and opted for takeout.
  And as more Marylanders search for a bite to eat, a new report has found the state’s most sought after takeout restaurant.
  The winner is Di Pasquale’s Italian Marketplace and Deli in Baltimore.Move.org looked at the highest-rated takeout spots in the city, and based on the scores, the Highlandtown staple came in at number one.
  Maryland is one of five states where
  
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• Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak That Sickened At Least 41 People Is Linked To Recalled Mushrooms

  26-09-2020 01:22
  
  (CNN) — At least 41 people are sick in 10 different states after a salmonella outbreak that has been linked to dried wood ear mushrooms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
  The cases started between January 21 to August 26, the agency reported Thursday. Of the 41 infected, four hospitalizations were reported. The infected people range in age from two to 74 years old.
  The mushrooms, distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. in Sante Fe Springs, California, were sold o
  
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• Woman Missing From Olney Found Safe; Silver Alert Canceled

  26-09-2020 01:10
  
  OLNEY, Md. (WJZ) — A Silver Alert issued for a missing woman who was last seen in Montgomery County Friday afternoon has been canceled after she was found safe.
  Officials said Frances Sacchet Petrillo, 81, had last been seen at 3 p.m. in Olney. She was reported safe Friday night. 
  
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• Silver Alert Issued For Frances Petrillo, Woman Missing From Olney

  26-09-2020 01:08
  
  OLNEY, Md. (WJZ) — A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing woman who was last seen in Montgomery County Friday afternoon.
  Officials said Frances Sacchet Petrillo, 81, was last seen at 3 p.m. in Olney.
  Petrillo is five-foot-four, weighs 130 pounds and has gray hair and brown eyes. She drives a red four-door 2001 Honda Accord with Maryland tag MTA655.Anyone who sees her should call police at 301-279-8000 or 911.
  
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• Baltimore Councilmembers Want DPW Employees To Get $5K Bonus Amid Coronavirus Pandemic - CBS Baltimore

  26-09-2020 01:02 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore Councilmembers Want DPW Employees To Get $5K Bonus Amid Coronavirus Pandemic  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Councilmembers Want DPW Employees To Get $5K Bonus Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  26-09-2020 01:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Baltimore City council members want public works department workers to immediately get a $5,000 bonus.
  Councilmen Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer and Zeke Cohen are proposing the bonus for both full-time and part-time employees.
  Schleifer had already called on the City to give the DPW workers an hourly raise.
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  “This bonus would be very helpful to these workers and their families most of which live in Ba
  
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• Dr. Alberto H. Del Corro, a retired former Baltimore general surgeon, dies of COVID-19 - Baltimore Sun

  26-09-2020 01:01 via baltimoresun.com
  Dr. Alberto H. Del Corro, a retired former Baltimore general surgeon, dies of COVID-19  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Social distancing and lost revenues: Baltimore’s high-end restaurants do one pivot after another to avoid disaster - Baltimore Sun

  26-09-2020 00:41 via baltimoresun.com
  Social distancing and lost revenues: Baltimore’s high-end restaurants do one pivot after another to avoid disaster  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Jockeys Riding At Pimlico On Preakness Weekend Face Testing

  26-09-2020 00:40
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Jockeys riding in the Preakness and other races at Pimlico next weekend must undergo a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of their first mount.
  The Maryland Jockey Club announced protocols Friday for jockeys competing Oct. 1-3 at the Baltimore track. Riders from out of town will have to leave the track after being tested and self-isolate until notified of their results. Anyone with positive results will be barred from Pimlico.
  The three days include 16 stakes worth $3.35 millio
  
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• Company rep says downtown Baltimore overrun by criminals, reason for restaurant closure - Fox Baltimore

  26-09-2020 00:36 via foxbaltimore.com
  Company rep says downtown Baltimore overrun by criminals, reason for restaurant closure  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Man Whose Body Found Near I-695 In Baltimore County Suffered Injuries Consistent With Crash, Police Say

  26-09-2020 00:07
  
  DUNDALK, Md. (WJZ) — A man whose body was found near Interstate 695 in Baltimore County Thursday afternoon suffered injuries consistent with a vehicle crash, Maryland State Police said Friday.
  Troopers responded to the area of North Point Boulevard and I-695 around 3 p.m. Thursday for a report of a body being found. Crews found the body as part of a missing person investigation out of Anne Arundel County.
  The missing person investigation stemmed from a crash on July 4 on I-695 near Cove Ro
  
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