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YouTube Prank Parents Apologize As Family Starts Counseling
A Damascus family's prank videos of screaming parents reportedly sent the family into counseling as authorities investigate. Initially, the father said that all the videos of his family life were fake. His wife added that they're scripted comedy, with some of the bits stemming from their kids' ideas. The couple later said that they felt compelled to be more and more outrageous and profane to increase the number of YouTube viewers; they made money off their channel, which they said they spent on things their children needed.

U.S. Marshals Take Over Jessup Fugitive Case
David Watson — who has facial tattoos as well as "Evil" on the back of his neck and "Sin" on his hand — escaped from police custody Friday outside the state-run hospital for the criminally insane. Howard County police said Monday that there had been no confirmed sightings of him in the area. Police and the U.S. Marshals are offering a $10,000 reward for information. Anyone who sees him should call 911.

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