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• Officials explain COVID-19 outbreak at north Baltimore school - WBAL TV Baltimore

  10-05-2022 23:50 via wbaltv.com
  Officials explain COVID-19 outbreak at north Baltimore school  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• A New Deadly Bird Flu Variant Has Arrived In Maryland

  10-05-2022 23:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There are concerns across the country tonight about a very contagious and deadly variant of Bird Flu called H5N1.
  That concern is clear at Fisherman’s Park, which overlooks the Conowingo Dam and is a popular bird-watching spot.“We just like to see them,” Debra Reyes of Harford County said. “It’s exciting when they fly right over your head. You know, that’s pretty cool.”
  But the normal sights of the park have been obstructed by cau
  
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• Supply Chain Issues Cause Shortage Of Baby Formula, Price Hikes For Fertilizer

  10-05-2022 22:45
  
  COCKEYSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Supply chain issues are causing shortages or price hikes ranging from baby formula to fertilizer.
  Valley View Farms garden shop general manager Brian Brannan told WJZ Tuesday fertilizer prices have increased in large part because of supply.
  “(Nitrogen) has been really scarce to get, so that’s affecting food prices,” Brannan said. “The war in Ukraine has a lot to do with fertilizer prices going up.”
  Valley View shopper Lisa Garson has
  
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• Port Discovery & Pratt Library Launch “Ticket To Discovery” Book Club

  10-05-2022 22:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Enoch Pratt Free Library and Port Discovery Children’s Museum have launched a Ticket to Discovery Book Club, according to museum staff. 
  The program was designed to encourage reading among children in the Baltimore area.
  Children who complete the program can earn free admission to play at the Port Discovery Children’s Museum, staff said.
  Throughout the month of May, children in the Baltimore area who are in the fifth grade or younger and have an Enoch
  
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• Book Club Program Gives Children Free Tickets To Port Discovery Children’s Museum

  10-05-2022 22:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Enoch Pratt Free Library and Port Discovery Children’s Museum have launched a Ticket to Discovery Book Club, according to museum staff. 
  The program was designed to encourage reading among children in the Baltimore area.
  Children who complete the program can earn free admission to play at the Port Discovery Children’s Museum, staff said.
  Throughout the month of May, children in the Baltimore area who are in the fifth grade or younger and have an Enoch
  
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• Baltimore City Health Commissioner ‘Strongly’ Recommends Indoor Masking, But Mandate Has Not Been Reinstated

  10-05-2022 22:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With COVID-19 cases rising, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa on Tuesday said she strongly encourages residents and visitors wear masks indoors and at public gatherings, but the city is not yet reinstituting a mandate.COVID-19 UPDATE Commissioner of Health @TheOfficialDocD issued a strong recommendation to begin wearing masks indoors due to a 243% rise in cases over the past 28 days. (1/3)
  — B'more City Health (@BMore_Healthy) May 10, 2022&ldquo
  
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• Where’s Marty? Touring The Otterbein Cookies Factory, And Somehow Not Eating One

  10-05-2022 21:48
  
  Hi Everyone!
  A very nice but non-descript building in a Windsor Mill industrial park is home to a bakery company that turned out its first cookie in 1881. According to the company website, that was the year Adam Otterbein immigrated to Locust Point and started a business that, now, is run by the fifth generation of the family.
  When “K2” and I arrived Ben Otterbein introduced us to his employees, he knows them all by name. On air, he was very quick to point out that in a family busine
  
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• Premier League Clubs Arsenal, Everton To Play In Baltimore This Summer, Bolstering City’s World Cup Bid

  10-05-2022 21:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens announced Tuesday they will be hosting a pre-season match this summer between English Premier League clubs Arsenal and Everton.
  The Charm City Match will happen at M&T Bank Stadium on July 16, and tickets go on sale to the public starting Thursday, May 12, through TicketMaster starting at 10 a.m. Ticket prices have not yet been announced.
  The last time the English Premier League played in Baltimore was a decade ago when Liverpool and Tottenham fac
  
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• Three Injured, One Killed In East Baltimore Mass Shooting

  10-05-2022 21:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man died and three people were injured after a shooting Tuesday afternoon in East Baltimore, police said.
  Officers responded around 1:30 p.m. to the 700 block of North Rose Street near a Save A Lot grocery store. There, they found two men, 25 and 27, and a 27-year-old woman shot.
  The victims were transported to an area hospital where the 25-year-old man died. At the scene, officers learned of the fourth victim, a 40-year-old victim at an area hospital.
  The remaining thr
  
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• Four People Shot In East Baltimore

  10-05-2022 21:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Four people were shot Tuesday afternoon in East Baltimore, police said.
  The shooting occurred on the 700 block of North Rose Street.
  The conditions of the victims are currently unknown.
  This is a developing story and will be updated.
  
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• With COVID-19 cases rising rapidly in Baltimore, the city's health commissioner advises people to resume masking up indoors - Baltimore Sun

  10-05-2022 21:07 via baltimoresun.com
  With COVID-19 cases rising rapidly in Baltimore, the city's health commissioner advises people to resume masking up indoors  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Making An Imprint: Loyola University Maryland Home To Apprentice House Press, Nation’s First Student-Run Book Publisher

  10-05-2022 20:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ernest Hemingway once said, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
  But before books find themselves at libraries or in bookstores around the world, there’s the process of publishing them.
  For the past 15 years, Loyola University Maryland has been home to the Apprentice House Press, the nation’s first student-run publishing company.
  “There’s so many more moving parts than you think there is behind the scenes,” said Claire Marino,
  
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• Baltimore City Public Schools Names Commodore John Rodgers’ Berol Dewdney Teacher Of The Year

  10-05-2022 20:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Public Schools on Tuesday named Berol Dewdney its Teacher of the Year, recognizing her passion, dedication and ability to persevere through the last two years of COVID-19 — a challenging time for teachers, to say the least.
  This is a pretty competitive process. It requires applications, essays, interviews, recommendations and then a classroom observation. Ultimately, Dewdney, a pre-K teacher at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School,  re
  
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• MD Sportsbooks Handle $26.9M, State Receives $415K Contribution

  10-05-2022 19:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s five sportsbooks handled more than $26.9 million in bets in April, and paid out more than $24 million to bettors, Maryland Lottery and Gaming announced Tuesday.
  Casinos brought in $2.7 million from the April wagers. Following the deduction of promotional plays and other amounts, the state receives a 15% tax on those winnings.
  That tax totaled $415,801 last month, the agency said.
  MGM National Harbor took in $7,311,057.15 in wagers and paying out $6,805,94
  
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• Emergent BioSolutions Ruined 400M Vaccine Doses, More Than Previously Known, According To Congressional Report

  10-05-2022 19:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new congressional report claims Baltimore-based Emergent BioSolutions ruined many more COVID-19 doses than were previously reported, and there were possibly attempts to try to hide that amount.
  Nearly 400 million doses were destroyed “because of Emergent’s failure to meet or maintain quality standards at its Bayview manufacturing facility,” according to the joint report from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Select Subcommittee on the
  
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• Missing Man’s Body Found In Salisbury, Death Ruled Homicide

  10-05-2022 19:21
  
  SALISBURY, Md. (WJZ) — The body of a Salisbury man missing since February was found earlier this month, and his death was ruled a homicide Maryland State Police said.
  The body of 23-year-old Craig Polk Jr. was discovered on the edge of a field near Rockawalkin Road in Salisbury on May 3, police said. An autopsy found his manner of death was by gunshot.
  Police said Polk was last seen alive on Feb. 25 and was reported missing to police the next day.
  No suspects have been arrested in the man&
  
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• Maryland To Send $5M Medical Aid Package To Ukraine

  10-05-2022 18:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced a multimillion-dollar medical aid package to be sent to Ukraine.
  Medical equipment donated from the Maryland Department of Health includes 485,000 bandages and wound care supplies, and 200 ventilators, including medical ventilators for hospital intensive care units as well as portable ventilator units.
  Maryland State Police also donated hundreds of pieces of body armor, including tactical vests and shields, Hogan said. T
  
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• Ravens Sign RB Mike Davis, Adding Depth After 2021 Injuries To Dobbins, Edwards And Hill

  10-05-2022 18:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed former Atlanta Falcons running back Mike Davis, adding depth to a position where the top two starters are still recovering from season-ending ACL tears, the team confirmed.
  Davis, 29, rushed for 503 yards and three touchdowns on 138 carries and caught 44 passes for 259 yards and one touchdown last year in his only season with Atlanta.
  Since debuting with the San Francisco 49ers in 2015, the 5-foot-9, 220-pound back has also played for the
  
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• 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses dumped by Baltimore plant, congressional report finds - Baltimore Sun

  10-05-2022 18:07 via baltimoresun.com
  400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses dumped by Baltimore plant, congressional report finds  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Arsenal to take on Everton in Baltimore - Arsenal.com

  10-05-2022 17:15 via arsenal.com
  
  Arsenal to take on Everton in Baltimore  Arsenal.com
  
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• Baltimore Ravens sign RB Mike Davis to one-year deal - ESPN

  10-05-2022 17:11 via espn.com
  
  Baltimore Ravens sign RB Mike Davis to one-year deal  ESPN
  
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• Maryland Weather: A Bright And Breezy Tuesday

  10-05-2022 17:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A beautiful day today bright and breezy.
  Plenty of sunshine, with temperatures topping out in the low 70s.
  So we topped out at 70 on Monday. Today, we nudge past that making our way to 72.
  And it will be breezy! Expect NE winds 10-20 mph.
  On Tuesday night, temperatures are going to dip down into the mid 40s to right around 50 degrees.
  Coastal flooding will be a factor through Thursday morning. While most of it is minor, some moderate tidal flooding is possible in Washingt
  
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• 2021 Death Of 1-Year-Old Upgraded To Homicide, Police Say

  10-05-2022 15:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The 2021 death of a 1-year-old baby has been changed to a homicide following an autopsy and toxicology test, Baltimore police said.
  On Sept. 12, 2021, officers responded to the 4300 block of Seminole Avenue in the Rognel Heights neighborhood about 9:43 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive baby. Despite numerous attempts to resuscitate the child, medics pronounced the boy dead at the home.
  Earlier this month, the medical examiner’s office informed homicide detectives
  
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• Capitals Lose To Panthers In Overtime In Game 4, Tie Series

  10-05-2022 14:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Comeback Cats” are back — in playoff form.
  Known for their propensity to play from behind and win on the way to the NHL’s best regular season, the Florida Panthers finally delivered a little of that magic in the postseason, and not a minute too late.
  Sam Reinhart tied it late in regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored the overtime winner and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Game 4 Monday night to ti
  
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• Maryland Weather: Bright And Breezy

  10-05-2022 10:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More sunshine in store with a gradual warm up on the way.
  More to come on your updated forecast.
  
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• Three Injured, One Killed In East Baltimore Mass Shooting - CBS Baltimore

  10-05-2022 09:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Three Injured, One Killed In East Baltimore Mass Shooting  CBS Baltimore
  
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• One Man Shot, Killed In East Baltimore Monday, Police Say

  10-05-2022 04:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred in East Baltimore on Monday, according to authorities.
  Officers on patrol in the area received a ShotSpotter alert for the 3000 block of E. Preston Street at 9:43 p.m., police said.
  Once there, they found a man with gunshot wounds.
  An ambulance took the man to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was pronounced dead by medical staff, according to authorities.
  Anyone with information on the shooting should co
  
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• Maryland Lawmakers Steer $4 Million To Bowie State University’s Innovation Center And Research

  10-05-2022 04:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Bowie State University will receive $4 million in funding from Congress for its innovation center and for the development of a new laboratory for hydroponics research.
  Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Monday touted their ability to secure $3 million for the Bowie Business Innovation Center (BIC) and $1 million for the university to spend on the Bowie State University Laboratory for Hydroponics Research.
  Cardin is the chairman of the U.S. Senate
  
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• Maryland Weather: Showers Will Return To Maryland After A Few Sunny Days

  10-05-2022 04:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mother Nature redeemed herself on Monday.
  After a chilly and wet Saturday and a cool Sunday, the temperature finally warmed up to 70 degrees.
  On Monday, there was wall-to-wall sunshine. 
  Ahead this week, at least three perfect days are headed this way. Highs will be in the low to mid-70s with lots of sunshine too. 
  The storm that brought the rain last Friday and Saturday will be moving westward toward the U.S. coast by the end of the week. 
  A front fro
  
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• Vacants and Violence: Neighbors Call For Action After Body With Gunshot Wounds Found In Burning Baltimore Home

  10-05-2022 03:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Firefighters made a horrifying discovery once inside the row home that caught fire in Southwest Baltimore Sunday: the body of a man with gunshot wounds.
  When they first arrived at 325 Furrow Street, the house was engulfed in flames. A firefighter was injured while battling the blaze.
  WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren spoke to a person who said he moved out of that house less than one month ago. The Carrollton Ridge rowhome that burned last night—and where a man wa
  
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• Senate Passes Bill To Boost Security For Supreme Court

  10-05-2022 02:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Monday to beef up security for Supreme Court justices, ensuring they and their families are protected as the court deliberates abortion access and whether to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
  The bipartisan bill, which passed by voice vote with no objections, did not provide additional funding, which could come later. But it aims to put the court on par with the executive and legislative branches, ensuring the nine justices are prov
  
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• Columbia Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter, Gets 8 Years In Prison

  10-05-2022 02:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 64-year-old Columbia man pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his stepdaughter in front of a Howard County judge today, according to state authorities.
  The victim of the sex offenses reported being abused by her stepfather between the ages of 8 to 16 years old several times a week—roughly two decades ago, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Howard County announced in a statement.
  She spoke to an officer from the Howard County Police Department about the abu
  
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• WJZ’s Furever Friend: Dahlia

  10-05-2022 01:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – This week’s WJZ Furever Friend is Dahlia.
  Dahlia is a 5-year-old Pitbull mix.
  She is good with all people including kids as well as other dogs.
  Dahlia is well behaved, pretty quiet, barks very little and wants to be loved more than anything.
  She loves playing and needs a yard to run in.
  Dahlia is now available for adoption through Maryland SPCA.
  To learn more about Dahlia, you can visit the organization’s website here.
  
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• A New COVID-19 Wave Could Sweep Across Maryland This Fall

  10-05-2022 01:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The new number of COVID-19 cases reported across the state on Monday is the highest it’s been since January, and there are more than 250 hospitalizations for the first time since early March, according to data from the Maryland Department of Health.
  Officials reported 1,845 new cases Monday, the most since 2,005 cases were added on Jan. 30.
  Hospitalizations increased by 16 patients over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of patients to 252. That number is down c
  
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• Maryland Law Enforcement Prepares For Violent Protests Over Supreme Court Draft Opinion

  10-05-2022 01:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Heightened concerns over the fear of violence breaking out triggered by the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion to potentially overturn federal protections of abortion rights has some churches, clinics and conservative Justices working with state and local law enforcement. 
  Over the weekend, protestors gathered outside of the private homes of Supreme Court Justices. This included Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts in Montgomery County, Mary
  
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