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• Orioles Radio Network Game Rewind: O’s Wrap Up Home Stand

  09-04-2017 23:41
  
  It was Kids Opening Day on Sunday for the Orioles match up against the New York Yankees. The Birds have had a perfect start to their season and Manager Buck Showalter gave his thoughts on the Orioles 4-0 start to the year in the manager’s report with Joe Angel.
  Jim Hunter sat down with two special kids in our Warmup Show. Mo Gabba, a daily caller to Scott and Jeremy on the Fan, and Thomas Moore of Bowie got some one on one time to explain what makes Mo so inspiring, and Thomas the Bir
  
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• Yankees Use 4-Run 9th To Defeat Orioles 7-3 And Avoid Sweep

  09-04-2017 23:30
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a tying home run, Starlin Castro’s RBI single keyed a four-run ninth inning, and the New York Yankees rallied to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 Sunday and avert a three-game sweep.
  It was the first loss of the season for the Orioles, who started the day as the only unbeaten team in the majors at 4-0. After pulling off comeback victories in the first two games of the series, Baltimore blew a three-run lead in the finale
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• Church Bombings Kill Dozens In Egypt On Palm Sunday

  09-04-2017 21:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in different cities in northern Egypt as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday.
  The bombings killed at least 43 people and wounded about 100 in an assault claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to CBS News.
  The blasts came at the start of Holy Week leading up to Easter.
  In the first attack, a bomb went off inside St. George’s Church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 27 people and woun
  
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• ‘Boss Baby,’ ‘Beauty’ Outshine ‘Smurfs 3’ At Box Office

  09-04-2017 21:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Smurfs are feeling a little blue this weekend.
  The third installment in Sony’s animated series, “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” made its box-office debut in third place, with $14 million — far behind family-friendly holdovers “The Boss Baby” and “Beauty and the Beast,” according to studio estimates Sunday.
  Featuring the voices of Demi Lovato and Joe Manganiello, “Smurfs,” which reportedly cost $60 million to mak
  
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• Tales From The Border: 2 Weeks Along The US-Mexico Frontier

  09-04-2017 21:19
  
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The smells and sounds of Tijuana smack us as soon as we open the doors of our bug-splattered rental, a Jeep Renegade: food stalls selling roasted corn, churros and hot dogs; a near-empty bar blaring the oompa-oompas of norteno, Mexico’s answer to polka.
  This is our last stop. We have just logged 3,000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, crisscrossing back and forth across the world’s 10th-longest border 22 times over two weeks and blogging
  
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• Police: Father, Son Shoot Each Other Over Who Would Walk Dog

  09-04-2017 20:51
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say a man is dead and his father critically injured when the two shot each other during a fight over who would walk the family dog.
  Police say the two men were arguing on Sunday morning in the Burnside neighborhood on the city’s South Side on Sunday morning at about 8:20 when they shot each other. Police say that both men the 22-year-old son and his 43-year-old father were shot multiple times and that two weapons were found at the scene.
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• Missing 12-Year-Old From Missouri Found Safe

  09-04-2017 20:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say a missing 12-year-old girl has been found safe after she may have been taken by someone driving a vehicle with Maryland plates.
  An Amber Alert for Apple S. Briscoe, out of Blue Springs, MO, has been canceled.
  She was last seen at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, in Blue Springs.
  Authorities say she may have been with William L. Dela-Cruz and Jason A. Dela-Cruz, in a silver 2015 Nissan Versa with Maryland license plate 6CK5071.
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• General With Army Reserve Dies After Physical Training

  09-04-2017 19:56
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A general with the Army Reserve has died after collapsing during physical fitness training at Fort Bragg.
  The U.S. Army Reserve Command said Maj. Gen. Francisco A. Espaillat, 56, of New York City, was rushed to an Army hospital on Friday and pronounced dead, according to The Fayetteville Observer (http://bit.ly/2ommxef).
  Espaillat had recently been chosen to be next chief of staff for the U.S. Army Reserve Command.
  Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, commanding general of
  
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• Maryland Police Bypassing Federal Funds For Rape Kit Testing

  09-04-2017 19:24
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Justice Department records show that Maryland authorities are not taking advantage of federal funding under a nationwide initiative to help states address backlogs of untested rape kits.
  The Baltimore Sun reports (http://bsun.md/2nXSkir ) that records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that only Baltimore County applied for federal funding under the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, and its request was rejected.
  The newspaper reports that Maryland has 3,700 un
  
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• Orioles Place Joey Rickard On 10-Day DL; Reinstate Wade Miley

  09-04-2017 18:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles have made a couple roster moves ahead of their game against the Yankees on Sunday.
  They have placed outfielder Joey Rickard on the 10-day disabled list with a left-middle finger sprain.
  Pitcher Wade Miley has been reinstated.
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• Police Searching For Vehicle Involved In Fatal Hit And Run

  09-04-2017 18:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are searching for the driver and SUV involved in a fatal hit and run auto-pedestrian crash early Sunday morning.
  The crash happened just before 1:30 a.m., on the ramp from the northbound Jones Falls Expressway to the outer loop of I-695.
  Troopers determined the victim’s car, a Mazda 3, was parked on the shoulder of the ramp. The victim was outside his vehicle, when a blue BMW X5 struck both the pedestrian and the Mazda, before driving away.
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• Police: Gunman Had Just Been Fired From Fitness Center

  09-04-2017 17:41
  
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The Miami-Dade Police Department said Sunday that the gunman who opened fire at a Florida gym was an employee at the fitness center who had just been terminated.
  The department issued a statement identifying the shooter as 33-year-old Abeku Wilson of Miami, who was fired from the gym Saturday “due to work place violence and was escorted off the premises.”
  He then returned to the fitness center later armed with a gun, the statement said.
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• Sea Trials Begin For Navy’s Newest Class Of Aircraft Carrier

  09-04-2017 17:23
  
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Navy says the first of its new class of aircraft carriers has headed out to sea.
  The USS Gerald R. Ford embarked Saturday on the first of its sea trials to test various state-of-the-art systems.
  The $12.9 billion carrier departed from Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News after more than a year’s delay and cost overruns.
  Construction on the Ford started in 2009. It was supposed to finish by September 2015, with costs
  
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• Thousands Offered In Case Of Cat Doused With Gasoline

  09-04-2017 16:44
  
  EADING, Pa. (AP) — Several organizations are offering thousands of dollars in reward money for information that leads to a conviction of the person responsible for dousing a cat with gasoline in Pennsylvania.
  Humane Society officials say the animal was tied up, doused in gasoline and placed into a plastic trash bag that was nearly crushed in a Pennsylvania garbage truck Tuesday in Reading. Two workers heard the cat making sounds inside the bag, and it’s being treated at the Humane Ve
  
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• Final Round of Masters Packed With ‘Wonderful Storylines’

  09-04-2017 16:22
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Justin Rose sounded more like a golf fan planning out his Sunday TV schedule than a co-leader at the Masters prepping for the final round.
  There’s Jordan Spieth, who “obviously has a special relationship the Masters,” Rose said.
  And Rickie Fowler, who will “be all up for it tomorrow.”
  And his Ryder Cup teammate Sergio Garcia, who will “have a great opportunity.”
  He summed up his rundown saying, “There’s wonderful sto
  
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• New York Derailment Highlights US Infrastructure Concerns

  09-04-2017 15:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — When a train jumped the tracks this past week at New York’s Penn Station, the seemingly minor accident led to a cascade of exasperating delays for hundreds of thousands of commuters.
  When a flood forced authorities to condemn a one-lane, century-old bridge in rural Ozark, Missouri, it was no less frustrating for the residents and business owners cut off from their shortest route into town.
  The two episodes highlight a reality about the U.S. transportation system &mdas
  
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• Baltimore firefighter met with gunshots after stopping to help in car ... - Baltimore Sun

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  A city firefighter was met with gunshots after stopping to help a driver who crashed Saturday afternoon in South Baltimore, police said.
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• On Time: April 9, 2017

  09-04-2017 15:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Supper
   
  Roar For Kids
   
  Believe in Tomorrow
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• On Time: April 2, 2017

  09-04-2017 15:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Pacing for Parkinson’s
   
  Taste of the Town
   
  33rd Street Corridor Design
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• Sunday, April 9, 2017

  09-04-2017 15:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Medieval Times
   
  Wine World joins us in studio
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• Police: Suspect Carjacks Woman With Grandson; Shoots At Fire Commander

  09-04-2017 15:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 38-year-old man has been arrested after police say he carjacked a woman who had her 5-month-old grandson inside the car, before wrecking the vehicle, then firing several shots at a fire commander who stopped to help.
  The suspect, identified as Michael Awosika, has been charged with attempted murder, carjacking, assault, robbery, theft, and several gun related charges.
  Police say the incident began Satruday, at 2 p.m., when Baltimore PD officers were called to
  
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• To Some, Aggressive Justice Dept Stance Looks Like Step Back

  09-04-2017 15:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For three decades, America got tough on crime.
  Police used aggressive tactics and arrest rates soared. Small-time drug cases clogged the courts. Vigorous gun prosecutions sent young men away from their communities and to faraway prisons for long terms.
  But as crime rates dropped since 2000, enforcement policies changed. Even conservative lawmakers sought to reduce mandatory minimum sentences and to lower prison populations, and law enforcement shifted to new models that e
  
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• State Highway Officials Working To Repair Potholes

  09-04-2017 07:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The start of Spring brings along the start of pothole season. Tracey Leong explains how our State Highway Administration is working to fix this problem.
  Maryland’s roads are riddled with potholes, which are an expensive headache, not only for drivers, but for Maryland as well.
  The state spends an average of $4 million dollars every year patching them up.
  Crews are now spread across Maryland, working to make commutes smoother.
  “There are a lot out there an
  
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• Three Men Charged For Child Pornography Possession

  09-04-2017 05:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three Maryland men are behind bars, charged this week in separate child porn investigations.
  One man from Montgomery County, is accused of filming the material himself.
  The number of child porn cases in Maryland has skyrocketed over the last two years. Police believe they have three pedophiles off the street, accused of raping girls as young as four years old.
  “Your mommy can’t save you” —  chilling words in the federal indictment of a Montgom
  
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• Shonda Rhimes Joins National Planned Parenthood Board

  09-04-2017 05:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes is joining the national board of Planned Parenthood.
  Rhimes made the announcement in an interview with Elle magazine alongside Planned Parenthood’s president, Cecile Richards.
  Rhimes says she decided to join the board because “women’s health is under fire right now” and she feels “it’s important to help fight back.”
  Rhimes also discussed a 2015 epi
  
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• Medical, Nursing Students Learn How To Treat Heroin Overdoses

  09-04-2017 05:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Medical and nursing students are adding a course to their training: how to treat heroin overdoses.
  It’s a new problem for some, an old issue for others, but no matter how you look at it, drug overdoses in Maryland are up.
  Maryland saw a 62 percent increase from 2015 to 2016, and the state’s Chief Medical Examiner is hoping to save more lives.
  “I’ve been doing this for almost 30 years, and I just have never seen anything like this,” says Maryl
  
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• Conservative Talker Tomi Lahren Sues Glenn Beck, The Blaze

  09-04-2017 04:45
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Conservative talk show host Tomi Lahren has filed a lawsuit against Glenn Beck and his online platform, The Blaze, alleging wrongful termination.
  Lahren was ousted from her program after she said she was in favor of abortion rights while appearing on ABC’s “The View” on March 17.
  In the 27-page lawsuit filed Friday in Dallas, Lahren’s attorney said nothing in his client’s employment contract prohibited Lahren’s comments on “The View.&
  
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• Baltimore Firefighters Honored For Acts Of Valor At Memorial Service & Medals Day Ceremony

  09-04-2017 04:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s firefighters put their lives on the line every day in the city, and on Saturday, their sacrifices were recognized.
  The 37th annual Memorial Service and Medals Day ceremony was held on Saturday for the Baltimore Fire Department at the War Memorial.
  Firefighters received certificates for exceptional acts of valor in the past year.
  “These are the guys that run in, when everyone else is running out,” says Baltimore City Fire Chief Roman Clark.
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• Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Killing Woman Missing Since 2009

  09-04-2017 03:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. police say they have arrested the former boyfriend of a woman who disappeared eight years ago.
  Authorities say Jose Angel Rodriguez-Cruz was arrested Friday and charged with killing 47-year-old Pamela Butler.
  Butler, who worked for the Environmental Protection Agency, disappeared from her Northwest Washington home in February 2009.
  Butler’s body has never been found, but a judge declared her dead last July.
  After Butler’s disappearance, police questioned
  
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• Kim Gets Go-Ahead Hit, Unbeaten O’s Rally Past Yankees 5-4

  09-04-2017 02:58
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Hyun Soo Kim hit a tiebreaking RBI single off Dellin Betances in the seventh inning after a rare stolen base by slugger Mark Trumbo, and the Baltimore Orioles remained the only unbeaten team in the majors by rallying past the New York Yankees 5-4 Saturday.
  One day after making up a four-run deficit, the Orioles came back from being down 4-1 and improved this season to 4-0.
  Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez left in the fifth after straining his right biceps during his follow-thr
  
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• Orioles Radio Network Game Rewind: Can The Orioles Win Their 10th Consecutive Series Over The Yankees At Camden Yards?

  09-04-2017 02:26
  
  The Orioles come into Game 2 of their series against the New York Yankees looking to improve their record to 4-0 on the year. Also with a win on Saturday afternoon the Birds will have won 10 consecutive series against the Bronx Bombers at Camden Yards, the streak dates back to 2014. On today’s Manager’s Report Roch Kobatko of MASN Sports sat down with Buck to recap Friday night’s comeback victory over the Yankees.https://nyc.podcast.play.it/media/d0/d0/d1/dE/dK/dN/d2/1EKN2_3.MP
  
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• Ravens Agree To Terms On New 3-Year Deal With Lardarius Webb

  09-04-2017 01:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Our media partner, The Baltimore Sun reports that the Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a three-year contract with safety Lardarius Webb.
  The Ravens had still been looking to add depth to their defensive backfield, and Webb had been looking to continue his career in Baltimore.
  This deal comes less than a month after the Ravens released Webb to create $5.5 million of salary cap space.
  The Sun reports that the 31-year-old NFL veteran had garnered some interest on the free-age
  
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• Maryland Lawmakers OK Changes To Craft Brewers Bill

  09-04-2017 00:49
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers have approved a measure to allow a Guinness brewery in Baltimore County and let craft breweries sell more beer.
  The House of Delegates voted 119-15 on Saturday for the bill, sending it to Gov. Larry Hogan.
  The House approved changes made by the Senate as a compromise, after brewers initially expressed concerns about restrictions the bill initially would have imposed.
  Breweries would be able to sell up to 2,000 barrels of beer annually, up from 500 b
  
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• Enoch Pratt Library Names New CEO

  09-04-2017 00:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Following Dr. Carla Hayden’s leave from the Enoch Pratt Free Library to become the new Librarian of Congress, Pratt Library has named Heidi Daniel as President and Chief Executive Officer.
  Daniel previously served as Executive Director of The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County in Ohio, where she had been since 2012.
  “My passion for public libraries led me to seek the job at the Pratt,” says Daniel in a statement.
  “It is one of the cro
  
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