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Police locate 'person of interest'
A man who had been described as a person of interest in the killing of a Maryland state police trooper was located Saturday by the Prince George’s county police but police said they had not arrested him. “We want...
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| June 12, 2010; 10:24 PM ET |
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Fire breaks out in SW apartment building
Fire broke out late Saturday afternoon on an upper-story balcony of an apartment house adjacent to the Southwest/Southeast Freeway, authorities said. The fire was reported on a seventh-floor balcony of a building in the 100 block of G Street...
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| June 12, 2010; 6:44 PM ET |
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Thousands in D.C. without power
Update, 11:41 p.m. Power was cut off to about 2,300 homes and businesses in the Shaw area of Northwest Washington on Saturday afternoon after a fire in an electrical manhole, a Pepco spokesman said. A fault in a cable caused...
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| June 12, 2010; 5:58 PM ET |
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World Cup fever hits Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle looked like a rock concert Saturday as hundreds of soccer fans filled every available patch of grass, waving flags of many countries. Shouts of "USA" rang out through the trees. The crowd was largely young and reflected the...
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| June 12, 2010; 3:25 PM ET |
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Funeral set for slain Md. trooper
Maryland State Police say the funeral for a slain trooper will be held next week. Trooper 1st Class Wesley W. Brown, 24, was shot and killed early Friday at an Applebee's restaurant in Prince George's County. State police said Saturday...
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| June 12, 2010; 2:11 PM ET |
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Photo: Md. to unveil new license plates
State officials are unveiling a new license plate that will become standard on all Maryland vehicles. The Motor Vehicle Administration planned to introduce the new plates on Saturday during the agency's centennial celebration at its Glen Burnie headquarters. The plates...
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| June 12, 2010; 12:31 PM ET |
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Photos: 'Person of interest' sought in death
Prince George's Police released the following images of a "person of interest" that was with Md. trooper Wesley Brown shortly before he was shot at a Forestville Applebee's. (Courtesy of Prince George's Police) (Courtesy of Prince George's Police)...
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| June 12, 2010; 10:34 AM ET |
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2 arrested in death of Silver Spring man
Two suspects have been arrested in the death of a man whose body was found June 4 beneath bamboo trees in the Sandy Spring area of Montgomery County, the county police said. Manuel Zelaya-Garcia, 31, and Mariela Vasquez-Melgar, 34,...
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| June 11, 2010; 7:53 PM ET |
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Officer found not guilty of perjury
A jury returned a verdict of not guilty late Friday in the perjury trial of Montgomery County police officer Dina Hoffman. Hoffman was accused of perjury after evidence, including surveillance video footage, contradicted her testimony against a man in a...
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| June 11, 2010; 6:38 PM ET |
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Software glitch leads to bad tax bills
The D.C. tax office is fielding phone calls Friday from residents who say they received annual property tax bills higher than usual -- much higher in some cases.
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| June 11, 2010; 5:00 PM ET |
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5 kids in car with suspected drunk driver
Prince William County police have arrested a woman who they say was driving drunk with five children under the age of 14 in her vehicle, ABC 7 reports.
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| June 11, 2010; 3:28 PM ET |
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Post to hold town hall meeting on crime
The Washington Post will hold a town hall meeting on June 15 to discuss crime coverage in the D.C. region.
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| June 11, 2010; 3:20 PM ET |
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2 men rob armored truck near Metro stop
Investigators are looking for two men dressed as construction workers who Friday robbed an armored truck near the Columbia Heights Metro station, ABC 7 reports.
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| June 11, 2010; 1:08 PM ET |
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Student had bomb book, school plans
A student at Northwood High School in Silver Spring was caught with a bomb-making book and plans of the school, officials said Friday, but they are not treating it as a serious threat.
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| June 11, 2010; 12:44 PM ET |
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Man dancing on the Metro
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| June 11, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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Human trafficking arrest in Laurel
For the second time this week, police have arrested a man at a motel in Laurel who's accused of kidnapping a young woman and forcing her into prostitution.
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| June 11, 2010; 11:40 AM ET |
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Gray out raises Fenty in last 3 mos.
D.C. mayoral candidate Vincent C. Gray out raised Mayor Adrian M. Fenty during the past three months, but Fenty mayor begins the summer campaign season with nearly ten times as much cash in the bank as the council chairman, according to campaign finance reports released Friday.
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| June 11, 2010; 8:46 AM ET |
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Lori's A. M. Buzz
Good morning! I'm here today for Lori, who's wrapping up her vacation in sunny California. Here in the D.C. area, we'll also enjoy a sunny and not-too-humid day, with temperatures in the 80s by this afternoon. The weekend is likely...
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| June 11, 2010; 7:50 AM ET |
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Maryland state trooper shot, killed
A Maryland state police officer was shot and killed early Friday in the parking lot of a Forestville-area restaurant, Maryland state police said.
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| June 11, 2010; 2:19 AM ET |
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Arlington graves unmarked, misidentified
The Department of the Army has announced that it will release details Thursday afternoon of a six-month investigation into management and operations at Arlington National Cemetery.
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| June 10, 2010; 4:38 PM ET |
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Herndon's Observer newspapers close
The Herndon-based Observer Newspapers have ended their 30-year run. Publisher Christopher Moore said the newspaper is no longer in business. "We are not planning an issue for this week," Moore said. "The paper has lived its life span."
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| June 10, 2010; 4:14 PM ET |
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Fight "separates" USPS boss from job
The Federal Eye is reporting that the top U.S. Postal Service official for the Washington region is out of a job after he got into an argument last week with a female postal worker at the Dulles Processing and Distribution Center in Sterling.
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| June 10, 2010; 3:46 PM ET |
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Iguana crossing? Not in Md's O.C.
Reptilian pets in Ocean City will have to stay inside after the town council amended local law to keep such creatures off public streets, the beach, Boardwalk, alleys and sidewalks.
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| June 10, 2010; 12:52 PM ET |
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Holocaust Museum honors slain guard
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is marking the first anniversary since one of its security guards was gunned down by a white supremacist.
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| June 10, 2010; 12:36 PM ET |
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Va. red-light cameras delayed 1 week
Arlington has delayed by one week the planned use of new red-light cameras at four intersections.
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| June 10, 2010; 12:13 PM ET |
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Out of at-large race, in for Ward 6
Kelvin Robinson, a Democrat who waged a short-lived campaign for an at-large D.C. council seat, has announced that he's dropping out of that race to challenged council member Tommy Wells for the Ward 6 seat, Mike DeBonis reports.
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| June 10, 2010; 12:01 PM ET |
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Bowie man indicted in sex assault of teen
A grand jury has indicted a 51-year-old Bowie man who was charged with having sex with a 17-year-old female student in a school supply closet, the Baltimore Sun reports.
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| June 10, 2010; 11:38 AM ET |
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Book cheers Md. lobbyist
Not many statehouse lobbyists get credit in a book, let alone get a book all about them. But Michael Pertschuk pays homage to Maryland's indefatigable public interest campaigner Vinny DeMarco in a new book, “The DeMarco Factor: Transforming Public Will Into Political Power.”
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| June 10, 2010; 11:01 AM ET |
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Court rules for Episcopal Church
The Supreme Court of Virginia has reversed the ruling of a Fairfax judge who decided in favor of conservative Anglicans fighting the Episcopal Church for tens of millions of dollars of church land.
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| June 10, 2010; 9:42 AM ET |
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D.C. grocer bans water bottles
MOM's Organic Market is getting in on D.C.’s anti-plastic push with a decision to eliminate the sale of water bottles from its six regional markets.
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| June 10, 2010; 9:13 AM ET |
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2 area school systems top grad rate list
The Montgomery County schools have the highest graduation rate among the country's 50 largest school systems, an education news outlet reported Thursday. Fairfax County isn't far behind--in second place.
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| June 10, 2010; 9:05 AM ET |
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Second teen arrested in D.C. killing
A second teenage boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of a Capitol Heights man, D.C. police said. The victim, 29-year-old Manuel D. Sanchez, was working with a cleaning crew behind a property in the...
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| June 10, 2010; 8:45 AM ET |
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Lori's A. M. Buzz
Good morning! I'm subbing for Lori again on this perfect summer day. It's going to be sunny and dry, with temperatures in the 80s this afternoon afternoon easing into the 70s this evening.
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| June 10, 2010; 7:55 AM ET |
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Va. man accused of secretly taping teens
A Centreville man has been charged with secretly recording teenagers in a changing room during a party at his home, FOX 5 is reporting.
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| June 10, 2010; 7:20 AM ET |
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Montgomery County guns case dismissed
A judge has dismissed a case brought by Montgomery County against a company it accused of misusing taxpayer funds in a firearms-selling scheme, the Washington Examiner reports.
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| June 10, 2010; 6:38 AM ET |
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D.C. official indicted on bribery charges
A Washington D.C. tax official has been indicted in federal court on bribery charges, according to a Washington Examiner report.
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| June 10, 2010; 6:02 AM ET |
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Three men shot in Oxon Hill
Prince George’s police are investigating a triple shooting outside a residence in Oxon Hill early Thursday morning.
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| June 10, 2010; 4:34 AM ET |
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Bicyclist struck in Dupont Circle
A 60-year-old bicyclist suffered minor injuries Wednesday night when he was struck by a vehicle in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, authorities said. The accident happened on 18th Street near the intersection with Florida Avenue about 8 p.m., said Officer...
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| June 9, 2010; 10:09 PM ET |
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3 men shot near Howard U.
Update, 9:32 p.m.: Three young men were shot and seriously wounded Wednesday night in the Shaw neighborhood of Northwest D.C., D.C. police said. Several off-duty officers near the 9:30 Club, a popular music venue, heard gunshots about 7:40 p.m,...
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| June 9, 2010; 7:57 PM ET |
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Stolen car crashes in U Street area
The driver of a stolen car crashed into a park car Wednesday afternoon in the heart of a busy U Street corridor in Northwest Washington, authorities said. No injuries were reported, but one person was arrested after the stolen...
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| June 9, 2010; 7:35 PM ET |
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Bowie man accused of abusing child
A 19-year-old Bowie man who allegedly inappropriately touched a 5-year-old family member has been arrested, ABC 7 reports.
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| June 9, 2010; 2:48 PM ET |
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Md. waiter gets 18 mos. for robbery
A former waiter in Frederick is spending 18 months in jail for robbing his workplace by pretending to take an alleged accomplice hostage.
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| June 9, 2010; 2:32 PM ET |
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Politics and Prose up for sale
Politics and Prose, the iconic independent bookstore on Connecticut Avenue NW that has held on against withering competition from Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and now even Costco, will soon announce what customers and employees have long feared: The place is for sale.
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| June 9, 2010; 12:52 PM ET |
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Slots buy for state's first casino approved
A Maryland board has approved buying 1,062 slot machines for the state's first casino for $49 million.
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| June 9, 2010; 12:37 PM ET |
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Police say girl robbed walking to school
Montgomery County police are investigating a report that an 11-year-old girl was robbed and assaulted on her way to school Wednesday, ABC 7 reports.
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| June 9, 2010; 12:25 PM ET |
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Gay marriage could be issue in straw poll
Same-sex marriage opponents are gearing up to try to influence Saturday’s D.C. Democratic Committee straw poll, Tim Craig reports at D.C. Wire.
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| June 9, 2010; 12:17 PM ET |
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Abramoff released from Md. prison
The Federal Bureau of Prisons says disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff is at a halfway house somewhere in the mid-Atlantic region after his release from a federal prison in western Maryland.
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| June 9, 2010; 10:24 AM ET |
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Maryland official faces DUI charge
Anne Arundel County police say the director of the attorney general's civil rights office is facing drunken driving charges.
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| June 9, 2010; 9:46 AM ET |
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Fired bus drivers returning to Metro
Two Metro bus drivers fired for misconduct are back on the job after an arbitration decision in their favor, according to a Washington Examiner report.
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| June 9, 2010; 8:56 AM ET |
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Report: ESPN Zone eateries closing
Walt Disney Co. is closing down most of its ESPN Zone restaurants, a source tells the Baltimore Sun.
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| June 9, 2010; 7:59 AM ET |
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Lori's A. M. Buzz
I’m filling in for Lori on this rainy morning;forecasters expect temperatures rising to the mid-seventies today and sunshine to return tomorrow.
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| June 9, 2010; 7:51 AM ET |
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McPherson Station reopens after smoke
Metro riders are experiencing Orange Line delays after reports of smoke at McPherson Station. A tweet from D.C. Fire and EMS said the cause could be an overheated light fixture.
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| June 9, 2010; 7:26 AM ET |
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Center for gay Latinos opens in D.C.
Image from a flier for Mpodérate's opening. A health center for gay, bisexual and transgendered Latino youths launched Tuesday in Mount Pleasant, WAMU reports. The clinic, called Mpoderate, was created by the D.C.-based nonprofit La Clinica Del Pueblo to provide...
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| June 9, 2010; 7:03 AM ET |
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Pedestrian struck, killed in Md.
A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in Charlotte Hall Tuesday night, Maryland State Police said.
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| June 9, 2010; 6:01 AM ET |
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Cops: Md. man kills self in front of wife
A Crownsville man killed himself with a single shotgun round in front of his estranged wife Tuesday afternoon, Anne Arundel County police said.
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| June 9, 2010; 5:40 AM ET |
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Md. prison escapee caught with gun
Maryland State Police say an escapee from the maximum-security Western Correctional Institution near Cumberland was carrying a loaded, .22-caliber handgun when he was caught.
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| June 9, 2010; 5:07 AM ET |
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Va. gets $6.38M for storm repair
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says Virginia is getting nearly $6.4 million to fix damage from a nasty storm last December.
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| June 9, 2010; 4:56 AM ET |
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Metro running well after crowding reports
Update, 10:23 p.m.: The Metro seems to be running smoothly after the Nationals' victory tonight, after initial reports of crowding. Earlier: Two surges of baseball fans from the Nationals Park tonight appeared to challenge the capacity of the Metro...
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| June 8, 2010; 9:47 PM ET |
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Possible spill reported in the Potomac
Update, 7:43 p.m.: D.C. fire department hazmat crews cleared the scene on the Potomac River at Chain Bridge, after authorities learned the substance found in the water was an organic cleaner, and not harmful to the water quality, said...
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| June 8, 2010; 7:01 PM ET |
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Colombian diplomat's home burgled
The ambassador of Colombia was awakened early Monday by a burglary at her official residence in a Dupont Circle mansion.
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| June 8, 2010; 6:55 PM ET |
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Unclaimed bag causes closure in SW
Update, 8:15 p.m.: C Street SW has been reopened after D.C. police determined that nothing dangerous was inside of a black bag found there earlier Tuesday afternoon. Earlier: D.C. police are investigating a suspicious package in Southwest Washington, after...
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| June 8, 2010; 6:13 PM ET |
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Police: Girl left in car while mom got high
A Virginia woman is accused of leaving her 3-year-old daughter in a car outside a motel in Frederick while she used heroin inside.
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| June 8, 2010; 3:11 PM ET |
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Branding Montgomery County schools
Montgomery County Public Schools could soon become a brand sold around the country, under a contract with an education publisher approved by the Board of Education Tuesday afternoon.
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| June 8, 2010; 2:54 PM ET |
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D.C. AIDS director resigns
Shannon Hader, director of the city's HIV/AIDS Administration, is expected to resign Tuesday, three years after taking over a beleaguered agency she is credited with turning around.
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| June 8, 2010; 1:54 PM ET |
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Federal Center SW Metro evacuated
Federal Center Metro station has been evacuated, D.C. Fire and EMS reports. There is smoke in the station from a light fixture near the platform area, officials say. There are no injuries, but trains may be affected passing through.
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| June 8, 2010; 1:48 PM ET |
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NTSB to investigate plane crash
Vintage airplane crashes at national airport
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| June 8, 2010; 1:10 PM ET |
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MoCo school budget approved with cuts
Montgomery County public schools will see larger class sizes, less support for teachers and some layoffs under a budget that was approved Tuesday afternoon by the county's Board of Education.
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| June 8, 2010; 12:34 PM ET |
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Sligo Creek golf course to stay open
Sligo Creek Golf Course, the nine-hole Silver Spring course beloved by many for its relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, will remain open indefinitely.
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| June 8, 2010; 12:26 PM ET |
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Natalee Holloway center opens in D.C.
The mother of an Alabama teen who disappeared in Aruba in 2005 is launching a resource center named for her daughter to help the families of missing persons.
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| June 8, 2010; 11:28 AM ET |
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Schieffer named Whitman grad speaker
Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda has arranged for a new speaker to replace Helen Thomas for its graduation exercises next Monday: Bob Schieffer, the veteran CBS television journalist.
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| June 8, 2010; 10:37 AM ET |
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Va. studies raising road speed limit
Safety studies are under way to determine whether the speed limit on some highways in Virginia could be raised from 65 to 70 miles per hour.
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| June 8, 2010; 8:44 AM ET |
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Lori's A.M. Buzz
Good morning! It’s going to be a sunny day here -- believe it or not, nicer than today's weather in San Francisco, where Lori's vacationing.
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| June 8, 2010; 7:57 AM ET |
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Media in court over U-Va. slaying docs
A group of media outlets hopes to find out why search warrants were sealed in the investigation into the death of a University of Virginia women's lacrosse player. A hearing on the issue is scheduled Tuesday in Charlottesville. A judge...
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| June 8, 2010; 7:48 AM ET |
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2 Va. teachers honored by Obama
Two Virginia teachers are being honored by President Barack Obama.
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| June 8, 2010; 7:32 AM ET |
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Arlington among least fiscally stressed
A list of the 20 least economically stressed counties with populations of at least 25,000 and their April 2010 Stress scores, according to The Associated Press Economic Stress Index.
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| June 8, 2010; 7:25 AM ET |
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Va. court to hear death row appeal
Lawyers for a death row inmate are asking the Virginia Supreme Court to overturn his sentence because a juror's co-workers urged her to give him death.
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| June 8, 2010; 7:20 AM ET |
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Fox-like animal attacks in Manassas
Two people have been bitten by a fox-like creature in Signal Hill Park, Manassas, and have been treated for rabies, according to a report by The News & Messenger.
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| June 8, 2010; 7:08 AM ET |
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Twitter seeking liaison in D.C.
Social networking site Twitter has posted its first D.C.-based job opening, a liaison with government officials and political groups.
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| June 8, 2010; 6:43 AM ET |
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D.C. man gets 21 years in beating death
A Washington man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after admitting that he beat a man to death in a Southeast D.C. parking lot.
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| June 8, 2010; 6:25 AM ET |
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Ex-cop guilty for role in '08 shooting
A former detective with the D.C. police department has been found guilty for his role in the 2008 shooting of a man in Southeast D.C.
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| June 8, 2010; 5:50 AM ET |
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Teen held in slaying of 2-year-old girl
Timothy Height. (Courtesy of Annapolis police) A 2-year-old girl who apparently had been beaten was found dead in a house in Annapolis on Saturday and a teenager has been arrested and charged in the incident, Annapolis police said. Timothy Darnell...
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| June 7, 2010; 11:12 PM ET |
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Armored car courier held up at gun point
An armored car courier--the one who carries the moneybags--was held up at gun point Monday as he carried a deposit from a Safeway supermarket in Hyattsville, the Hyattsville police said. The courier was leaving the store on Hamilton Street...
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| June 7, 2010; 10:59 PM ET |
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4 mos. for throwing Chihuahua off bridge
A man who threw a stranger's 4-pound Chihuahua off a bridge to her death in a fit of anger told the owners Monday that he “was wrong, plain and simple,” before a judge sentenced him to four months in jail.
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| June 7, 2010; 5:12 PM ET |
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10 car train, 5 Metro employees removed
Five Metrorail employees were removed from service on Monday after a 10-car train was mistakenly put into service on the Green Line on Monday morning.
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| June 7, 2010; 2:32 PM ET |
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MoCo planning board acting chair named
Marye Wells-Harley will serve as acting chairman of Montgomery County's planning board for two weeks to allow newly appointed chairman Francoise Carrier to wrap up work as the county's chief hearing examiner.
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| June 7, 2010; 2:12 PM ET |
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Red Line running at reduced speeds
Trains are running at reduced speeds on the Red Line between Woodley Park and Dupont Circle stations due to loose clamps, and it is not clear when the speeds will return to normal, said Metro spokesperson Reggie Woodruff.
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| June 7, 2010; 1:45 PM ET |
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2 bodies found in Ft. Washington house
Two bodies were found inside a house in Fort Washington Monday morning, authorities said.
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| June 7, 2010; 11:30 AM ET |
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Va. wants to tell how you're driving
Virginia is expanding a voluntary program that notifies employers of traffic offenses that could disqualify their drivers from holding a commercial license.
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| June 7, 2010; 10:57 AM ET |
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Va. to add outposts in China, UK, India
State economic-development officials are planning to set up outposts in China, England and India to lure international business to Virginia.
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| June 7, 2010; 9:22 AM ET |
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National Zoo gets chirpier
After a 16-year dry spell, the zoo’s red-billed hornbills have added a new chick -- and maybe two.
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| June 7, 2010; 8:42 AM ET |
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Lori's A.M. BUZZ
Good morning! I’m filling in for Lori Aratani while she’s in San Francisco this week, and starting with some good news: A break from the late-spring heat wave, with drier air, temperatures in the high seventies, and lots of sunshine predicted for today.
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| June 7, 2010; 8:13 AM ET |
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Helen Thomas dropped by agency
White House journalist Helen Thomas has been dropped by her speaking agency after a video surfaced of her saying Israel should "get the hell" out of Palestine and go to places including Poland, Germany and the United States.
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| June 7, 2010; 8:05 AM ET |
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Hearing in attack on pregnant woman
A suspect in a brutal attack on a pregnant woman in Montgomery County is set to appear in Rockville District Court Monday for a bond review hearing.
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| June 7, 2010; 5:31 AM ET |
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Police probe death in Silver Spring
Montgomery County police are investigating a suspicious death in Silver Spring.
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| June 7, 2010; 5:08 AM ET |
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Man faces sentence in Chihuahua tossing
A Brunswick man who threw a stranger's teacup Chihuahua off a bridge, apparently to its death, faces sentencing in Frederick.
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| June 7, 2010; 4:54 AM ET |
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Helen Thomas disinvited from graduation
Journalist Helen Thomas was scheduled to be the graduation speaker at Walt Whitman High School later this month -- until Sunday, when she was disinvited after comments that she made about Israel and Palestine made many in the community uncomfortable, Montgomery Board of Education President Patricia O'Neill said Sunday.
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| June 6, 2010; 9:03 PM ET |
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Va. man injured in Chesapeake Bay
A 55-year-old Northern Virginia man was injured in the Chesapeake Bay Saturday in what authorities described as a hit and run incident. The Maryland Natural Resources Police said Mark Gentile, a resident of the Alexandria area, was run over by...
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| June 6, 2010; 7:34 PM ET |
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Wild weather pounds region
Much of the Washington region is under a tornado watch through Sunday evening, as a broken line of strong thunderstorms has been moving across the area. The National Weather Service said the area could experience damaging wind gusts, with large...
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| June 6, 2010; 4:16 PM ET |
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11-year-old goes missing in D.C.
Anthony Thomas. (Courtesy of D.C. Police) An 11-year-old boy who went missing in Southwest Washington on Saturday afternoon is now considered a critical missing person, and District police are asking for assistance in locating him. Police said Anthony Thomas was...
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| June 6, 2010; 3:46 PM ET |
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Remains could be related to Va. killings
Crews may have found remains in York County Saturday and the FBI is investigating the possibility that they may be related to the unsolved Colonial Parkway killings, WAVY in Hampton Roads is reporting. According to the station's report: Crews spent...
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| June 6, 2010; 3:04 PM ET |
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Report: Bear spotted in NW D.C.
A surveillance camera at an apartment building in the 4800 block of Connecticut Ave. in Northwest captured footage of a bear, NBC 4 is reporting. The footage, which shows the bear and two deer eating in the courtyard of the...
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| June 6, 2010; 1:40 PM ET |
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Nearly 600 couples to renew vows in D.C.
Nearly 600 couples will renew their marriage vows at a Mass celebrated by Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The 584 couples expected to attend Sunday afternoon's Mass have been married as long as...
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| June 6, 2010; 12:21 PM ET |
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2nd missing MoCo girl returns home
Montgomery County Police have located a Bethesda 14-year-old, who had been missing for over a week. Anastasia Strong returned home safe and unharmed Saturday afternoon, police say. She and another girl, Cheyenne Summer Marcolina, 12, of Kensington, left North Bethesda...
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| June 6, 2010; 12:10 PM ET |
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Dulles Rail Project work on schedule
The Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project work on the Orange Line that has closed rail service between the West Falls Church-VT/UVA and East Falls Church Metrorail stations this weekend is progressing on schedule, Metro officials said Sunday. Regular service on the...
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| June 6, 2010; 10:11 AM ET |
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