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VDACS promoting farm markets with a punch card

VDACS offering punch cards with a potential prize to encourage buying at Virginia farm markets

Monday - 05/13/2013, 04:10am EDT

Study: Va. tobacco region mfg job demand to rise

Study: demand for manufacturing jobs in Va.'s tobacco region to grow by thousands by 2017

Monday - 05/13/2013, 04:10am EDT

Mom of sick baby asks federal workers to donate their leave

An employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs is asking federal employees to donate their vacation leave so she can stay with her sick baby in the hospital.

Monday - 05/13/2013, 03:49am EDT

Arlington Cemetery, Manassas Battlefield among most endangered places

Preservation Virginia releases its annual list of 'most endangered' places, sites

Monday - 05/13/2013, 03:48am EDT

Va. officers heading out to D.C. for police memorial

Bike for Blue to roll through central Va. Monday for police memorial in Washington

Monday - 05/13/2013, 03:45am EDT

Man found dead in Brandywine home, police investigate

Police in Prince George's County are conducting a death investigation after a man was found dead in his Brandywine home Sunday.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 10:14pm EDT

School change ahead for 500 Fairfax County students

Some students in Fairfax County will have to plan on going to a different school, starting in 2014.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 08:53pm EDT

Flaws in Medicare prescription oversight

The 10-year-old Medicare prescription drug benefit is popular with seniors, but there's an apparent downside.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 08:42pm EDT

Fairfax County teen to start college at 16

A Fairfax County high school junior is preparing to enroll at the University of Southern California at age 16.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 08:25pm EDT

Northbound I-95 closed after fatal incident

Northbound lanes of Interstate 95 closed in Laurel after person falls from overpass

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 08:10pm EDT

Pedestrian flees after being hit by car

Ocean City police are investigating a hit-and-run in which the person who was hit was the one who ran.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 06:04pm EDT

Police memorial wall comes with some tough calls

Honoring fallen men and women in blue not always black and white for memorial wall officials

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 04:52pm EDT

Restrictions easing on Md. farmers' market wine sales

Farmers' markets in Maryland will soon be more easily able to sell local wines alongside the usual fruits, vegetables, and incense.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 04:26pm EDT

Police from all over the U.S. gather to honor the fallen

A wreath-laying ceremony Sunday at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, in Judiciary Square in Northwest, served as a reminder both of the dangers of the job and the camaraderie that comes with it.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 03:24pm EDT

Civil War preservation may survive sequestration

Money is tight. Every dollar spent by government is being scrutinized right now because of the mandatory federal budget cuts known as sequestration. But efforts to preserve history may be preserved themselves.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 02:50pm EDT
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Woman shot by officer was carrying replica gun

Baltimore County police say woman shot by officer in Pikesville was carrying replica handgun

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 01:41pm EDT

With convention, tea parties plant flag atop GOP

4 years in the making, Tea Party plants its flag on the GOP in weekend's state convention

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 01:41pm EDT

Smoke forces evacuation of White House West Wing

Smoke forces reporters, photographers out of West Wing of the White House

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 11:52am EDT

Water main break causes flooding, road closures in D.C.

A water main break has closed some roads in the District.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 11:42am EDT

Richmond Tea Party says it was among IRS targets

Richmond Tea Party says it was among conservative groups targeted by IRS

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 11:40am EDT
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