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Man beaten in Safeway parking lot
HANOVER, Md. - Police are investigating an attempted robbery in a grocery store parking lot in Hanover. Police say a 21-year-old man was in the Safeway parking lot in the 7600 block of Arundel Mills Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. Monday when he was approached by suspects in a black Mazda. One suspect asked the victim for a dollar and when he refused the suspects pulled in front him exited the car ...
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Task force targets car battery thefts
The thefts, which have happened mostly in the Northern and Western districts have targeted citizens and especially commercial trucking companies. Police are asking citizens and businesses to take some safety steps to avoid becoming victims: Establish sufficient lighting in areas where trucks and commercial equipment are stored. Uniquely and discreetly mark batteries so they may be conclusively ...
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Man burned in fire dies of injuries
BROOKLYN, Md. (WMAR) -- A man who was burned in a June 9 house fire succumbed to his injuries Friday, making his death the fourth fire fatality of ...
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2 Former McDaniel College Lacrosse Players Killed In Crash
Their vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree near Richmond. Twenty-two-year-old Michael Marks of Ellicott City was killed along with 22-year-old Warren Kraft from New York. Marks just graduated from McDaniel this spring. Kraft attended the school in 2011 before transferring to the University of ...
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DC ob-gyn elected president-elect of AMA
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dr. Robert M. Wah, a reproductive endocrinologist and ob-gyn in the Washington area, has been elected president-elect of the American Medical ...
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Officers Arrest Suspect In 2012 Md. Murder In Va.
LEWISDALE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Authorities with the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office say officers arrested the man wanted in the murder of Eliezer Reyes on Monday. Eliezer Reyes was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on December 5, 2012 near the intersection of 23rd Avenue and Sheridan Street in Lewisdale. Another male was also shot and wounded in the incident, say authorities. ...
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Manning WikiLeaks case in recess until June 25 while attorneys negotiate witness statements
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, left, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, June 17, 2013, after the start of the third week of his court martial. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Patrick ...
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West Ocean City hotel damaged by fire
A fire on Monday damaged a West Ocean City hotel but resulted in no significant injuries. Ocean City Fire Department, along with the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company, responded ...
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Blackhawks Shut Out In Game 3 Bruins Take 2-1 Cup Series Lead
BOSTON (AP) -Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins’ offense to do it without another exhausting overtime. After playing four extra periods in the first two games, the Bruins made an early night of it with second-period goals by Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron to win 2-0 and take a 2-1 lead in ...
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1812 commemorative coin program starts
BALTIMORE - On Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the Baltimore National Heritage Area held the onset for the 1812 Bicentennial Passport and commemorative coin program. The event honored the program's funder Henry A. Rosenburg, Jr., and additionally gave out commemorative coins. These coins were given to 5th grade students from Patterson Park Public Charter School. Also, ...
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Howard Co. Police Suspect In Custody After Doing Drugs In Car Fleeing Scene
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ)-- Shots were fired in a police pursuit in Howard County after officers say they spotted someone doing drugs in a car and then attempting to flee the scene. Captain Jeff Long reports it happened on Furrow Avenue in Ellicott City just before ...
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Bruins-Blackhawks Bad Blood Boils Over In Final Minute Of Game 3
BOSTON (CBS) — Hate has found its way into the Stanley Cup Final. After nearly three full games (13 periods), the Bruins and Blackhawks got past their pleasantries and engaged in a full-on brawl in the waning seconds of Game 3. With roughly 20 seconds to go and the Bruins leading 2-0, Zdeno Chara dumped Bryan Bickell to the ice on front of the Boston net. Bickell tugged on Chara’s ...
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Cat wounded by arrow AA police investigating
The animal, estimated to be around 2 years old, was struck through the left shoulder with a roughly two-foot-long arrow. Police say they don't know who shot the arrow or where it ...
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Author Wes Moore got undeserved tax breaks
Baltimore resident Wes Moore has a standout resume. He's a best-selling author, Rhodes scholar and TV show host, and his rising public profile is ...
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Principal leaving Towson High after 19 years
Towson High Principal Dr. Jane Barranger retiresJennifer Lane, a food service manager at Towson High School, hugs principal Jane Barranger on the last day of school. Barranger retired ...
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Colleges teacher training assailed
Teacher preparation programs in the nation and Maryland are part of "an industry of mediocrity" that is failing to give young teachers the skills to succeed in the classroom, according to a long-awaited report by a national research advocacy group.The National Council on Teacher Quality released today the first comprehensive ranking of 608 teacher preparation programs across the ...
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Cat shot with arrow in Anne Arundel County
The cat was discovered on the owner's property. The location of the actual incident and who is responsible for shooting the cat remains unclear, authorities ...
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Concern Over 2002 DC Protest Led To Deal With Navy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The D.C. police department arranged to use satellite communications and video equipment from the U.S. Navy as it prepared for a large 2002 demonstration. Documents turned over in an ongoing lawsuit shed new light on the arrangement between police and the Naval Research Laboratory. That deal was developed ahead of protests timed to coincide with the International Monetary Fund ...
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Cat shot with 2 arrow
MILLERSVILLE, Md. - "Xena," a cat around 2-years-old was recently found with an arrow her shoulder says Anne Arundel County police. Although Animal Control doesn't know exactly where the shooting happened,Xena was found on her owner's property in the 2000 block of Riva Road in Millersville. Animal Control was eventually able to catch Xena, who was scared after the incident, ...
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Labor Department Lawyer From Md. Dies In DC Jail
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Department of Labor lawyer who was accused of a home invasion at a co-worker’s home has been found dead in his cell at the D.C. ...
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Bob Haynie The Orioles Are Seeing Stars
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) The 2013 Baltimore Orioles are a good team. As you know, they have a few good players. And those players are getting plenty of attention is this year’s All-Star voting. If the voting ended today (6-17-13), four Orioles would be named as starters for the American League All-Star ...
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CCBC Extension Center Opens In Owings Mills
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Community College of Baltimore County is opening a new extension center in Owings Mills. The new 120,000-square-foot space at Metro Centre opened Monday about a mile from the existing extension center. Classes are set to begin July 8. CCBC has three campuses in Dundalk, Essex and Catonsville and other extension centers, including Owings Mills and Hunt ...
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Bull Durham The Greatest Sports Movie Ever
It’s the 25-year anniversay of the movie ';Bull Durham.'; Jim Caple of ESPN.com joined Zinno to discuss the movie and it’s significance to baseball fans ...
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Ed Norris Returns Tomorrow 6-10am
Ed Norris – Host of the Norris & Davis Show on 105.7 The FAN The host of The Norris & Davis Show has been recuperating at home following ...
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2 Arrested In Severn Gas Station Burglary
SEVERN, Md. (WJZ)-- Two people are in police custody after a burglary at a Hess gas station in Anne Arundel County. It happened early Saturday morning at around 3:27 a.m. on Annapolis Road in Severn. Police say 35-year-old Lionel Mosley Eades, of Washington, D.C., attempted to hide inside the gas ...
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Baltimore surplus might not be too far-fetched
If the advice of a new report on city government spending is taken onboard by city officials, and if new ways of saving are replicated in all departments, a budget surplus might not be so far-fetched a thought.
A comprehensive report on the state of the Baltimore city government has detailed a number of damning inefficiencies and wastes of financial resources, and has listed a number of steps the city should take to make itself more recession-proof during this time of runaway deficits and plunging income. Read more
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