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• Police Arrest Man Found With Loaded Gun And Drugs

  14-04-2017 23:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police say they arrested a man Thursday in Southeast Baltimore, found with a loaded gun, 600 grams of marijuana, and over $2000 in cash.
  Police say they were lead to the intersection Belair Road and Erdman Avenue while on a narcotics investigation in Southeast Baltimore.
  Investigators say they arrested 34-year-old Anthony Walker for possession of a loaded 9mm handgun, a book bag with 600 grams of marijuana, narcotics packaging material and over $2,000 in cash in
  
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• Former Naval Academy Instructor Faces Jail Time In Sexual Misconduct Case

  14-04-2017 23:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Lies and power. A sex scandal at the Naval Academy derailed the career of an instructor who is behind bars tonight.
  WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren has more on Marine Major Mark Thompson’s fall from grace.
  It began with a sexual encounter with two students six years ago. At one point, a military panel cleared him of the charges, until he sabotaged himself by going to the press.
  The problems started in 2011 with a drunken threesome inside Thompson’s home in Annap
  
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• Baltimore’s Famed Wockenfuss Candies Co. Prepares For Easter

  14-04-2017 23:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The Easter countdown is on at one of Maryland’s oldest candy factories.
  Just days away from the holiday, it’s a rush to the finish for Wockenfuss Candies store on Harford Road.
  Violet Thieman told WJZ she was stocking up for her 20 grandchildren.
  “They love it and they appreciate it,” she said.
  The magic happens in the factory, where nearly two dozen candy makers have been prepping since December.
  “We make over 110,000 chocolate cream eggs,&rd
  
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• [VIDEO] Car On Fire In Gwynns Falls Park

  14-04-2017 23:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Crews are investigating a car that was on fire at N. Franklintown Road cutting through Gwynns Falls Park in West Baltimore.
  Footage from Sky Eye Chopper 13 shows the car fully engulfed in flames. The fire is now out. Some of the flames have caught on to foliage in the park.
  This story is being updated.
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• Scientists Now Think One Of Saturn’s Moons Could Support Life

  14-04-2017 22:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An ocean world locked under ice is now showing signs it could support life.
  Alex DeMetrick reports, it’s happening on one of the moons orbiting Saturn.
  The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has been studying Saturn and its moons for 13 years.
  The moon Enceladus is of special interest. Plumes of water vapor erupt from its South Pole. When Cassini–Huygens passed through those plumes, it found “that hydrogen is coming from a hydro-thermal vent on the seafloo
  
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• What is the Mother of All Bombs?

  14-04-2017 22:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Around 24 hours ago the U.S. military tapped one of the most destructive weapons in it’s arsenal.
  The mother of all bombs. A distinctive name but not a household one until yesterday.
  The never before used weapon is less precise than other U.S. weapons but more destructive and it only takes one strike.
  Only before tested not tried.
  Drone footage captured the moment the mother of all bombs hurtled through Afghan skies. It’s was almost invisible until it
  
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• Seattle Mariners Have Sold 18,000-Plus Toasted Grasshoppers At Home Games This Year

  14-04-2017 22:10
  
  Bryan Altman
  Baseball season is back and wild ballpark foods are finding their way into stadiums across the country. From cheeseburgers with nachos and pulled pork on them in Texas, to hot dogs on burger patties in Los Angeles, all the way to chicken funnel cake sandwiches in Arizona, we thought we’d seen it all.
  But in Seattle, the Mariners might have taken the (funnel) cake with their offering of toasted grasshoppers at all Mariners home games.
  While that may sound a bit repulsive to som
  
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• Man Who Shot, Killed Firefighter Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison

  14-04-2017 21:46
  
  PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The Maryland man who admitted to shooting two firefighters sent to check on him in his Temple Hills home last year has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with all but four suspended.A grand jury did not charge 62-year-old Darrell Lumpkin with manslaughter or murder in the April 2016 shooting, although it left one of the firefighters dead. He told authorities he fired in self-defense, believing intruders were breaking in.
  Lumpkin did, however, fa
  
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• Ex-NFL Star Hernandez Acquitted in Boston Double Murder

  14-04-2017 21:12
  
  By DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer
  BOSTON (AP) — Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who is already serving a life sentence for 2013 murder, was acquitted Friday in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a spilled drink.
  The former tight end for the New England Patriots wept quietly as the verdicts were read in Boston. A few moments later, he looked back at his fiancee and nodded somberly as relatives of the victims sobbed loudly.
  The jury found Hernandez
  
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• Baltimore Police Search for Missing Teen

  14-04-2017 20:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Baltimore Police Department is searching for a 14-year-old girl who was last seen Monday.
  Dyshaia Beaty is described as a African-American girl with brown eyes and hair, is 5-feet 6-inches tall and weighs about 136 pounds.
  Police say she also goes by the nickname Shaia.
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• Philadelphia Police Corral Horse Loose On City Streets

  14-04-2017 20:56
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police used carrots to corral a horse that got loose and blocked traffic at an intersection in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood.
  Police believe the animal got loose from the city’s Fairmount Park stables. Officials there didn’t immediately return a call for comment.
  The horse was seen galloping through the city streets before being captured by police at Girard Avenue and Richmond Street about 7:15 a.m. Friday.
  Officers used carrots to attract and c
  
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• Police Impersonator Pulls Over Officer, Needs Real Lawyer

  14-04-2017 20:51
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say a man packing a blue light and a BB gun pulled over a non-descript car on Interstate 95, ready to play “traffic cop” again. Bad move: the driver he pulled over is a real police detective.
  The police report shows 46-year-old Marcos Pacheco-Bustamante was arrested Friday morning on a felony charge of impersonating a Florida police officer.
  It says Bustamante was driving a Ford Crown Victoria similar to many police vehicles when he approached the detec
  
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• Little Girl Lost: Officer Guides Crying Child to Family

  14-04-2017 20:23
  
  By FREIDA FRISARO, Associated Press
  MIAMI (AP) — The lost little girl on the beach was wearing a T-shirt stamped with Disney’s Frozen princesses.
  She was crying.
  But all was made right after a kind stranger comforted her and a police officer walked her back to her family.
  A bystander’s photo of the officer and child walking hand in hand drew widespread attention after it was posted on Facebook.Clearwater police officers Rich Edmunds and Ryan Bianca had just started their s
  
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• Does a Uniform Keep Officers in Line? The Baltimore Chief Thinks So - New York Times

  14-04-2017 20:12
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  Does a Uniform Keep Officers in Line? The Baltimore Chief Thinks So
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  A plain clothes California Highway Patrol detective, who had been marching with anti-police demonstrators in Oakland in 2014, aims his gun at protesters after some in the crowd identified him during an arrest. Credit Noah Berger/Reuters. BALTIMORE ...
  
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• Hall of Famer Rod Carew’s Heart Transplant Was From A Former Raven

  14-04-2017 19:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Seven-time American League batting champion and first-ballot Hall of Famer Rod Carew suffered a heart attack in 2015 and was in need of a heart transplant.
  According to Garrett Downing of the Baltimore Ravens’ official website, the heart transplant that saved his life came courtesy of late Baltimore Ravens tight end Konrad Reuland.
  Reuland died back in December at the age of 29 of a brain aneurysm, but his organ donation was the one that saved Carew’s lif
  
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• Teen, 50-Year-Old, Shot And Killed In Same Baltimore Block Hours Apart

  14-04-2017 19:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 50-year-old and 16-year-old were killed in the same Baltimore block hours apart, Baltimore Police said Friday.
  Both shootings occurred in the area of Norfolk and Wolcott Avenues in northwest Baltimore. The murders are not believed to be related beyond geography.
  In the first incident, 16-year-old Shaquan Raymone Trusty of the 4300 block of Liberty Heights Avenue, was shot and killed around 8 p.m. Thursday. A gun was recovered from his body.
  Police spokesman T.J. Smith s
  
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• Andre Berto On Shawn Porter: I Have A Lot Of Attributes That Supersede His

  14-04-2017 18:50
  
  Bryan Altman
  On the other side of Andre Berto and Shawn Porter’s welterweight bout on April 22nd, which will air exclusively on Showtime, awaits Keith Thurman.
  Thurman’s victory over Danny Garcia just over a month ago not only kept his perfect professional record intact (28-0), but also unified the WBC and WBA welterweight titles, solidifying Thurman as the weight class’s top dog.
  Berto-Porter is a win-or-go-home bout in the truest sense of the term. Win, and it’s on
  
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• Md. State Police Investigates Body Found in Backyard

  14-04-2017 18:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a man who was found in a Somerset County backyard.
  Officers found the man, who has not yet been identified, around 7 a.m. Friday in the backyard of a home located in the 32,000 block of Flower Hill Church Road in Eden, Maryland.
  He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Police received a call from a neighbor who saw the body lying in the backyard.
  The body will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner i
  
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• No Laughing Matter: 2 Dozen Rescued from Six Flags Roller Coaster

  14-04-2017 18:12
  
  LARGO, Md. (WJZ)– The Joker’s Jinx roller coaster ride at Six Flags America broke down Thursday afternoon and left 24 people stuck on board the ride for hours.VIDEO: 13 yr old Desidariaus Valverde after being rescued from #JokersJinx @SixFlagsDC @cbsbaltimore #WJZ pic.twitter.com/oHXX3EBhpt
  — George Solis WJZ (@GeorgeSolisWJZ) April 14, 2017
  Prince George’s County Fire/EMS spokesman Mark Brady said that the riders became stuck around 5:35 p.m. 80 feet above ground at a 30
  
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• United Passenger Stung by Scorpion While Eating Dinner on Flight

  14-04-2017 17:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A passenger was traveling on United Airlines from Calgary to Houston when he was stung by a scorpion, according to CBS News correspondent Kris Van Kleave.
  CBS says the scorpion fell onto Richard Bell’s head and stung him underneath his fingernail.
  RELATED: United to Compensate People on Flight When Man Dragged Off
  “We were on the plane about an hour, having dinner, and then something fell on my head, so I grabbed it. I was hanging onto it,” Bell
  
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• Garceau: 8 Things About The Orioles After 8 Games

  14-04-2017 17:50
  
  For the second straight year the Orioles are off to a good start. Last year, the Orioles won their first 7 games before finishing 89-73 and clinching a Wild Card spot in the playoffs. The 2017 Orioles started 4-0 and sit at 6-2 as they get ready for the Blue Jays tonight in Toronto.
  Here are a few first impressions from this tiny slice of the 2017 season. Welington Castillo looks good at and behind the plate and the power will come. How far can Buck go with a rotation that consists of Gausman, B
  
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• 6 Animal Protection Bills Passed In Md., Including One Requiring Vets To Report Animal Cruelty

  14-04-2017 17:29
  
  BALITMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland legislature passed six animal protection bills during the session that ended Monday, according to the Maryland ASPCA.
  On the final day of session, H.B. 1463, which requires veterinarians to report animal cruelty in the same way that doctors or teachers are required to report child abuse, was passed.
  Also passed this session are bills that lower the number of un-spayed female dogs a person is allowed to have before they must apply for a commercial dog breeder
  
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• LEGO Announces Investment In Eco-Friendly Product Change

  14-04-2017 17:00
  
  CBS LOCAL — Your favorite LEGOs may be getting an eco-friendly makeover. The LEGO Group has announced in a statement that they’ll be investing in finding a new material for their popular children’s toy. The legos will have a new feel, but they’ll be more environmentally responsible than its current state.
  LEGO Group aims for the transformation from plastic to be complete by 2030, and are investing about $150million to the cause as well as hiring 100 employe
  
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• Man Accused in Theft of Guns Arrested in Wisconsin

  14-04-2017 16:39
  
  By GRETCHEN EHLKE, Associated Press
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A fugitive accused of stealing numerous weapons from a Wisconsin gun store and sending an anti-government manifesto to the White House has been arrested after nine days on the run, sheriff’s officials said Friday.
  Joseph Allen Jakubowski was found Thursday night in Vernon County, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of Janesville, his hometown, according to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office.
  More than 150 law enforc
  
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• Orioles Look To Continue To Improve On Nine-Game Road Trip

  14-04-2017 16:16
  
  By SportsDirect Inc.The Toronto Blue Jays resume their quest for their first home win of the season when they continue their four-game set against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. Toronto began the campaign with a 1-5 road trip before dropping the first three contests of its nine-game homestand, including Thursday’s 2-1 setback in the series opener.
  The task of ending their six-game overall losing streak may be even more difficult for the Blue Jays, who lost Josh Donaldson to a calf injury
  
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• Naval Academy Opens Art Exhibit to the Public

  14-04-2017 16:10
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy is inviting the public to see art and poetry by students at the school.
  The exhibit of work by students, called midshipmen, is on display at the school’s Nimitz Library until May 26. The school said in a statement that the display showcases nearly 100 works of art by 40 midshipmen and includes digital photography, oil paintings, pencil, charcoal, ink, watercolors, acrylic and one piece of sculpture. Nine works of poetry are also on exhibit
  
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• Orioles GM Dan Duquette Is Aiming To Build A Deep Pitching Staff

  14-04-2017 15:43
  
  General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles Dan Duquette joined Ed, Rob and Ken to talk about the Orioles’ hot start to the season and the changes to the pitching staff.
  Duquette started by talking about all the moves the Orioles have made recently acquiring pitchers. He said, “well we’ve been trying to build our pitching staff and the depth of our pitching staff. I kind of look at building a pitching staff like building a bookcase, you need the top starter on the f
  
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• Orioles Acquire RHP Damien Magnifico From Brewers

  14-04-2017 15:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles acquired RHP DAMIEN MAGNIFICO from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for 2016-17 International Signing Bonus Slot No. 15.
  To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP JASON GARCÍA has been designated for assignment.
  Magnifico, 25, has gone 23-20 with a 3.71 ERA (140 ER/339.2 IP) in 148 career minor league games (41 starts). He made his Major League debut on August 16, 2016 at Chicago-NL (with Milwaukee) and pitched in three games with the Brewers last season.
  
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• Ravens’ Kevin Byrne Remembers Life Of Steelers’ Dan Rooney

  14-04-2017 15:05
  Kevin Byrne is the Senior VP Of Public And Community Relations for the Ravens.
  Kevin joined Rob and Ken to remember the life of Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney who passed yesterday at the age of 84.
  Kevin started by sharing his thoughts on Dan Rooney and what he has meant to the NFL saying “we all knew Dan Rooney as one of the best owners in all of sports…if you remember he turned around a franchise that was terrible for a long time, his impact was felt on the team and his impa
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Pleasant Holiday Weekend Ahead

  14-04-2017 15:03
  
  AccuWeather forecast:
   Aside from a few showers here or there, generally dry and pleasant weather is expected through Easter weekend, with a very warm day coming our way for Easter Sunday.
  As high pressure builds to our north, an east or southeast onshore flow around the high will bring the wind out of the east or southeast. This will help produce some clouds throughout the day, although there will be sunshine for a good chunk of the day as well.A warm front approaching from the southwest t
  
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• Daughter Of NYC Cop Killed In 9/11 Attacks Joins NYPD

  14-04-2017 14:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The daughter of a New York Police Department officer killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks has been sworn in as a member of the force.
  Brittney Roy, of Massapequa (mass-uh-PEE’-kwuh) Park on Long Island, was sworn in Thursday along with 473 other recruits during a ceremony held at the city’s police academy in Queens.
  Her father, Sgt. Timothy Roy, was assigned to the NYPD’s surface transit enforcement division. He was working in Brooklyn courts when the terr
  
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• Authorities: Falling Tree Kills Boy, Injures Brother

  14-04-2017 14:42
  
  LA PLATA, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland say a 2-year-old boy is dead and his 5-year-old brother is seriously injured after a tree their father cut down in their yard fell on them.
  The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that a preliminary investigation shows the father of the siblings was cutting down a tree in his backyard Thursday and the tree suddenly turned toward the children, who were watching from about 50 feet away.
  Both children were flown to a hospit
  
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• The Norris & Long Show Best Of – Week Of April 15th

  14-04-2017 13:41
  This week’s edition of the Norris & Long Show Best Of includes interviews with former Oriole B.J. Surhoff, Rich Dubroff who covers the Orioles for Press Box Online, and Rob Carlin of Comcast Sportsnet previewed the Capitals taking on the Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
  B.J. Surhoff
  Former Oriole player B.J. Surhoff joined Ed and Rob for Wayback Wednesday. Surhoff shared memories about his time with the Orioles and in Baltimore as well as his thoughts on Oriole Park at Cam
  
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• Baltimore Police: 16-Year-Old Boy Shot, Killed

  14-04-2017 13:02
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police in Baltimore say a 16-year-old boy has been shot and killed.
  Police said in a statement that officers responded Thursday night and found the teen with gunshot wounds.
  The teen was taken to Sinai Hospital, where police say he died a short time later.
  Police say homicide detectives are investigating and working to identify a suspect and motive.
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• Maryland Man Eyeing Record 50th Straight Boston Marathon Finish

  14-04-2017 12:17
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Ben Beach was a scrawny 18-year-old who had never run more than 5 miles before he started training for his first Boston Marathon in 1968.
  A half-century later, at age 67, the Bethesda, Maryland, resident has a chance to set a standard by becoming the first person to complete 50 consecutive trips down the city’s hallowed course.
  The current Cal Ripken of the Boston race is one of just 81 people who have current streaks of at least 25 consecutive trips down the 26.2-mile
  
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• Orioles Radio Recap: Orioles Take One North of the Border

  14-04-2017 06:28
  
  The Orioles continued their road trip tonight in Toronto looking to put together back to back wins. On tonight’s Manager’s Report, Buck Showalter sat down with Buck Showalter as they preview the series with Baltimore’s division rival. Mychal Givens, one of the heroes from last night’s win in Boston sat down with Jim Hunter to recap the O’s big win on Wednesday night and talk about his 2017 season.
  As always Joe and Jim recap tonight’s win against the Blue Jays
  
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• 24 People Rescued from Md. Six Flags Roller Coaster

  14-04-2017 05:26
  
  LARGO, Md. (WJZ/AP)– The Joker’s Jinx roller coaster ride at Six Flags America broke down and left more than 20 people stuck on board the ride for hours.
  As you can imagine for those on board the ride, the ordeal is something they won’t soon forget.
  Prince George’s County Fire/EMS spokesman Mark Brady said on his Twitter account that the riders became stuck around 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Six Flags America in Largo, Maryland.The last 2 riders are safely on ground a
  
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• Religious Litigation Arises in Baltimore County

  14-04-2017 05:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)-– Two places of worship are suing Baltimore County after their construction plans are shot down.
  Baltimore County is facing two federal lawsuits, one from a synagogue, the other from a church, on the grounds that their religious rights are being violated.
  The buildup to this battle had been brewing for years.
  Hunt Valley Baptist bought land with the hopes of building a new church, but five years later, it’s still empty.
  Outspoken homeowners forced the County to revers
  
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• Wilson Scores In OT As Caps Survive Scare To Beat Leafs

  14-04-2017 04:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Toronto native Tom Wilson scored his first NHL playoff goal 5:15 into overtime and the Washington Capitals survived a scare to beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night in Game 1 of their first-round series.
  The top-seeded Capitals came back from a two-goal deficit to take the early lead in the series and at least momentarily stop the panic about a slip-up. Justin Williams scored twice in regulation, and Washington showed it could handle the adversity of falling behind.
  
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• Britton, O’s Hand Blue Jays Worst Start Ever; Donaldson Hurt

  14-04-2017 04:36
  
  By IAN HARRISON, Associated Press
  TORONTO (AP) — Orioles closer Zach Britton escaped a nervy ninth inning and Baltimore handed the Toronto Blue Jays their sixth straight loss, 2-1 on Thursday night.
  Toronto is off to a franchise-worst 1-8 start. The Blue Jays also lost star slugger Josh Donaldson in the sixth when he aggravated the sore right calf that kept him out of Tuesday’s home opener.
  Kevin Gausman (1-0) pitched six innings for his first victory in nine career appearances
  
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• California Chick-fil-A Store Seeks Stolen Cow Costumes

  14-04-2017 02:57
  
  FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) — A California Chick-fil-A franchise is waiting for its cows to come home after thieves absconded with three mascot costumes from a storage shed earlier this week.
  The shop posted news Tuesday on Facebook of the Sunday night theft from a store in the city of Folsom.
  The post pleaded with customers to help find the kidnapped cows.
  James Daack, the store’s hospitality director, said Thursday they just want the cows back with no questions asked.
  “We’re ho
  
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• 20 People Stuck on Md. Six Flags Roller Coaster

  14-04-2017 00:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP)– The Prince George’s County Fire Department says 20 people are trapped on a roller coaster at Six Flags in Largo.
  Prince George’s County Fire/EMS spokesman Mark Brady said on his Twitter account that the riders became stuck around 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Six Flags America in Largo, Maryland.Numbers U/D We have confirmed with @SixFlagsDC that there were 20 people on board the ride. We have brought 10 down to safety. All OK #PGFD
  — Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) Apr
  
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