Top 5 morning stories - Wednesday, Aug. 1
Wednesday - 8/1/2012, 10:13am ET
Woman killed in Herndon hit-and-run
A woman was struck by a car and killed early Wednesday in what Herndon Police say
was a hit-and-run. Officers responded to the 600 block of Center Street shortly
after midnight and found a woman in a parking lot. She was pronounced dead at the
scene.
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Jimmy's Old Town Tavern wins WTOP wings
contest
They come in mild, medium, hot and suicide -- and they were voted No. 1 in WTOP's
Top 10 wings competition. Jimmy's Old Town Tavern in Herndon has been serving
wings since 1997, and owner Jimmy Cirrito says he knows the secret.
http://bit.ly/MbG1F3
50 years on, Marilyn's star power shines
bright
Only 11 years after her death, Elton John sang his ode to Marilyn Monroe. "And I
would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid," went the lyrics. "Your
candle burned out long before your legend ever did."
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Passenger finds needle in sandwich on flight
Air Canada says a passenger found what appears to be a sewing needle in a catered
sandwich on board a flight from Victoria, British Columbia, to Toronto. Peter
Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for the airline, said late Tuesday that the airline is
"working closely with our caterers to ensure heightened security measures have
been put in place."
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Fairfax Co. kids teach Russian counterparts
baseball
Calling out fly balls is a bit more complicated at youth fields in Fairfax. But
the reward during this rare exchange between Russian and American youth baseball
players is learning a new culture while taking grounders and shagging flies.
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