Student from Del. wins $61K literary prize at Washington College

Student from Del. wins Washington College's $61K Sophie Kerr literary prize

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Water main break may disrupt flow in NW D.C.

A water main break that occurred overnight Tuesday may affect some customers in Northwest D.C.

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Missing Laurel girl found

A 9-year-old girl has been found and is safe.

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Charge dismissed in Va. Beach chicken case

Judge dismisses charge against Va. Beach woman accused of illegally keeping backyard chickens

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Virginia homicide suspects arrested in S.C.

Virginia homicide suspects arrested in South Carolina

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Man takes ambulance, hits vehicles in Norfolk

Man takes ambulance, crashes into several other vehicles in Norfolk, no injuries reported

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Activist: Tsarnaev doesn't deserve to be buried on American soil

An activist group plans to talk to Virginia's attorney general and congressional leaders to try to get one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects disinterred from a Doswell, Va., cemetery.

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Quinnipiac poll: Va gov job approval rating slips

Quinnipiac survey shows McDonnell's approval rating slips, but not over ties to businessman

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Red Line service restored after fire, smoke Tuesday

Metro has resumed service along the Red Line following a report of smoke and fire under a railcar at the Silver Spring station Tuesday.

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Takoma Park lowers voting age for its elections to 16

Md. suburb of Washington lowers voting age for city elections to age 16

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Police search for vehicle after Gaithersburg hit-and-run

Police are searching for a vehicle after a hit-and-run in Gaithersburg Tuesday night.

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Anti-uranium groups in Va. join forces

Uranium mining opponents in Southside Virginia joining forces

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Forum to be held on Purple Line

Construction industry experts to discuss Purple Line

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Fort Detrick getting new garrison commander

Fort Detrick welcoming Army medical administrator as new garrison commander

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Memorial park for 2009 Metro crash victims delayed

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Widening of U.S. 1 to ease Fort Belvoir commute

This fall, a project to widen U.S. 1/Richmond Highway between Telegraph Road and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway will begin to help ease the commute to Fort Belvoir.

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Va. program aims to provides wheels to families

Program launched in Richmond to provide loans to working families for car repairs, purchases

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Va. Beach 'Hands Across the Sand' set for Saturday

Offshore drilling activists to line up Saturday along the Virginia Beach oceanfront

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Md. flags at half-staff to honor fallen officers

Maryland flags flying at half-staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day

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A killer beetle: How to check for signs of the emerald ash borer

The emerald ash borer, native to China, has destroyed 100 million ash trees since its arrival in the U.S. more than a decade ago. The destructive pest has reached the Washington area, where it will soon emerge again.

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