What not to buy in 2015
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- DC chief orders closure of bar after stabbings
- Tow truck driver killed on Beltway shoulder
- Teen dies after Fairfax County crash
- After guilty plea, NY congressman says he’ll resign Jan. 5
- Virgin Atlantic plane makes emergency landing
- Free rides end on 95 Express Lanes
- Maryland diocese: bishop at wheel in fatal hit-and-run
- AirTran makes final flight, ending 21-year run
- Cab driver assaulted, robbed in Southeast
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Forecast: Skies will clear; cold on the way
We'll see some sunshine later Tuesday, but temperatures are going to start feeling wintry for the last few days of the year.
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Indonesia: Bodies found near site where plane disappeared
Indonesian officials say they spotted several bodies floating in waters near where the missing AirAsia flight was last seen.
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McDonnell daughters: Testimony about mom not just a defense strategy
The children of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell say that their mother was materialistic and suffered from mental health issues.
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Study: Brain health linked to ability to keep balance
In a new study, those who couldn't balance on one leg for 20 seconds were far more likely to have tiny lesions in the brain.
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Top selling toy vehicles on Amazon.com
Cars, trains, planes and apparently 'Back to the Future' toys are very popular this time of year.
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WTOP Pets of the Week: Where are they now?
Every week, WTOP features a new pet, available for adoption, from the Washington Animal Rescue League. Here’s a recap of which pets were featured and where they are now.
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Woman dies in Ellicott City fire
WASHINGTON — One person was killed in a house fire in Ellicott City, Maryland, Monday afternoon. The Howard County Fire and Rescue Services says that they got the call at about 4 p.m. Monday for…
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Letter carrier sentenced for delivering marijuana
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Maryland has been sentenced for delivering packages of marijuana to a conspirator on her route. Twenty-seven-year-old Devona Charley of Washington was…
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Letter carrier sentenced for delivering marijuana
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former letter carrier for the Postal Service has been sentenced for delivering packages of marijuana to a conspirator on her route. Twenty-seven-year-old Devona Charley of Washington was sentenced to a…
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BREAKING: Robbery at Bank Inside North Point Giant
For the second time in two weeks, a supermarket bank in Reston was robbed in the late afternoon. Fairfax County Police said the PNC Bank inside the Giant at North Point Village Center was robbed…
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Tow truck driver killed on Beltway shoulder
WASHINGTON – All lanes of the Outer Loop were closed on Monday morning after a tow truck driver was killed when he was hit by a box truck. Najdi Hicham, 45, of Centreville, Va., was…
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Teen dies after Fairfax County crash
WASHINGTON — Coming up on a deer in the road is a challenge for any driver. But Fairfax County police say it proved deadly for the passenger of a teen driver. Robert E. Lee High School…
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Va. holds more than $1 billion worth of unclaimed property
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — More than $1 billion worth of property is waiting to be claimed in Virginia. Typically, unclaimed property includes items from abandoned safety deposit boxes and money from bank accounts, stocks, dividends,…
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FBI agent shoots dog in Glen Burnie Park
WASHINGTON — Authorities say they are investigating an incident in which a federal agent walking his dog shot and killed another dog in a park in Glen Burnie, Md. According to a report by WMAR-TV, an FBI…
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The Top 50 Movies of 2014
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley ranks the year’s best flicks.
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Pictures of the Week
A two-month old giraffe calf is bottle-fed by a keeper at an animal park near Budapest, Hungary.
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Beal, Pierce pace Wizards over Rockets
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Billboard Top ’14 Albums
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Everything you need to know about Champagne
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Key decisions on drones likely from Congress
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Holiday flu hits region
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Hyundai Sonata grows up for 2015
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Fired GSA officials reinstated
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