Christmas Holiday TV Schedule… Really | Patch PM

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2016 Christmas TV Schedule: When Are Holiday Classics On?

Leaves have yet to reach their peak in the Mid-Atlantic states, parents are rushing to buy candy and finish Halloween costumes, and a World Series champ has yet to be crowned. In other words, the calendar still says October.

But at least two TV networks have posted their schedules of 2016 holiday programming — and the deluge of Santa Claus, elves and all things Christmas starts before Halloween even arrives. >>> Read more.

'Serial' Star Adnan Syed Requests Release Pending Appeal

Adnan Syed, who has been in jail since 1999 in connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend while they were both students at Woodlawn High School, has requested to be released as his case moves through the appeals process. >>> Read more.

Possible Hate Crime in Assault at Olney Restaurant: Police

• Montgomery County Police say a man provoked a fight at an Olney bar and restaurant with a slur about a man's sexual orientation.

REI Will Be Closed for Black Friday 2016

• Outdoor retailer REI will pay its employees to spend time in nature on the biggest shopping day of the year, and wants you to #OptOutside.

Missing Reisterstown Man Has NASA Blanket, Survival Kit: Police

• Have you seen this man? He has been missing from his home on Deer Park Road since Thursday, Baltimore County police said.

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