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Ocean City Air Show is on - without Blue Angels

While the Blue Angels have canceled all shows in light of sequestration, the Ocean City Air Show will happen as scheduled.

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Naval Academy celebrates slippery tradition

Imagine climbing a 21-foot tall monument that looks like the Washington Monument covered in lard. That's the challenge facing freshmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis Monday.

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Historic Avalon Theater makes a 21st century projection change

Films at the D.C.'s oldest theater are no longer shown on 35-mm film projectors.

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Get ready to shuck and slurp Maryland's 'Skinny Dipper'

If the words "shucking" and "slurping" make your mouth water, get ready for the debut of a new oyster raised in Maryland.

Tags: skinny dipper, oysters, preakness, Baltimore, True Chesapeake Oyster Co., Ryleigh, Mike Isabella, restaurants

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D.C. pediatrician remains in custody after court hearing

Dr. Robert Dickey, 73, was arrested Wednesday at his office, which is inside his home in Southeast.

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Fashion and Sheryl Crow raise money for Down Syndrome awareness in D.C. (Video)

More than two dozen models with Down Syndrome, many of them children, took center stage at the Ritz Carlton in D.C. Wednesday night.

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Needed vegetation missing from Potomac River

Spring is here and nature is coming alive, but something that should be living in the Potomac River is not.

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GI Film Festival promises a wild ride

The festival promises celebrities and every conceivable emotion.

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White-nose syndrome killing off Va. bats

A new survey of 21 Virginia caves is cause for concern.

Tags: white nose syndrome, bats, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ann Froschauer

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Irish dancers stomp to raise money for Boston's 'tiny dancer' (Video)

Dancers from around the region are kicking, stomping and spinning in circles to support a tiny dancer and her family devastated by the Boston Marathon bombings.

Tags: irish dancers, Looneys Pub, college park, Dance Out For Jane

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