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New Technology Disables Texting While Driving
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—Texting while driving is claiming more lives. One study says 5,000 people are killed every year. Adam May reports that a Maryland entrepreneur has invented new technology that could...
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Salisbury Considers GPS Tracking Of Its Fleet
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Salisbury’s Department of Public Works will be conducting a pilot program on using GPS technology to track city vehicles. The program, which will start in March, will let the city...
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Md. Officials Want To Ban DUI Checkpoint Mobile Apps
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — State police say there’s a new way drunk drivers are getting around their DUI checkpoints. They download detours on their cell phones. Now the state wants to keep the software away...
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Find Maryland’s Biggest Trees With GPS Game
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials are using the popular hobby of geocaching to promote awareness of the state’s forests. Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunt that uses GPS technology to find...
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Federal Authorities To Use Emergency Warning Mobile Alerts
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—Federal authorities are planning to revolutionize how we get emergency warnings, and they’re using the technology most Americans keep with them every minute of every day. Derek Valcourt...
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Suspect Wearing Ankle Bracelet Arrested For Gang Rape Of Teen Girl
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—A search is underway for four men wanted in connection with the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl. Police catch one suspect because he was wearing an ankle bracelet monitored by the...
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Woman Who Pulled Over To Use GPS Robbed
DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. (AP) — Anne Arundel County police say a woman was robbed after she pulled over her car to use her GPS. It happened about 6:20 p.m. Saturday on Blackberry Lane. Police say the woman,...
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Supreme Court: Warrant Needed For GPS Tracking
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. The GPS device helped authorities link...
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Family Of Young Shooting Victim Sues GPS Tracking Company
BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — A young girl gets caught in the crossfire. Now, her family wants to hold an unlikely group responsible for her shooting. Raven Wyatt’s family is suing a GPS tracking company for...
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D.C. Council OKs Taxicab Regulation Overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia Council has approved an overhaul of its taxicab regulations to make cab use more modern and rider-friendly. The changes approved Tuesday would require credit...
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D.C. Officials To Show Off New Taxicab Meters
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia officials will be showing off a new taxicab meter that allows riders to pay by credit card, among other features. The new “smart meters” are part of a package of...
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Judge Orders GPS Monitoring For Accused ‘Joker’
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A judge has ordered GPS monitoring for a Maryland man accused of calling himself a “joker” while phoning in a threat to his workplace. The Baltimore Sun reports the judge...
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Best Ways To Save During The Holiday Sales Rush
The race is on to be first in line for this year’s best deals on holiday gifts: Black Friday is almost here. Every year, the stores open earlier in the wee hours of the morning, some even open at...
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Judge Allows Evidence Against Man In GPS Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is allowing prosecutors to use evidence in a drug conspiracy conviction that had been overturned because police used a global positioning system without a warrant....
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Stolen Cellphones Found Via GPS Tracking
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Ocean City Police say officers found three stolen cellphones after the owners tracked the devices and one of them was heard ringing in a suspect’s pocket. Police were called by...
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Has The Government Attached GPS To Your Car?
There’s no need to signal, the small-town joke goes, because everyone knows where you’re going. We’re learning you need to be less concerned about nosy Aunt Margaret than Uncle Sam. Mind you, what...
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MARC Train Granted $13M In State Funds For High-Tech Safety Gear
BALTIMORE (WJZ)–Rail travel is based on some pretty old technology. Making it safer is going to take some high-tech help. Alex DeMetrick reports Maryland’s MARC trains have received millions of dollars...
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Tips For Your Next Road Trip
Are you planning the ultimate road trip but looking for helpful tips? While some travelers prefer spontaneity in their excursions, others will benefit through advice on planning and preparation....
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Are Self-Driving Cars Legal?
The idea can be tempting: sit back, relax and let your car do the driving. The seemingly far-fetched concept has penetrated the realm of plausibility thanks largely to tech giant Google, which reports...
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Attorneys: GPS Clears Man Of 2009 Baltimore Shooting
BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamont Davis has a seemingly ironclad alibi for why he can’t have been the triggerman in a Baltimore shooting that left a 5-year-old girl paralyzed. A GPS tracking device he’d been...
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Prosecutor Won’t Intervene In GPS Alibi Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor won’t intervene in the case of a man serving life plus 30 years in a Maryland prison despite GPS evidence that says he couldn’t have been the triggerman in...
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Hackers Have Found A Way To Get Info From Car GPS Systems
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you use GPS in your car, you might want to listen to this: hackers have found new ways of getting your information—from your vehicle’s database. Marcus Washington has more on how...
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