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Teen maces fellow student at Ballou High School

Sat May 18, 2013

A student at Ballou High School in Southeast D.C. maced a peer on Friday afternoon in an incident school officials believe was a result of a previous neighborhood dispute, WJLA-TV reports. Full Story

cicada map 2013 (Courtesy of University of Maryland/John Zyla)

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Be part of WTOP's cicada coverage

Fri May 17, 2013

Cicadas have started to emerge and will be making quite a racket in the coming weeks. Full Story

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2 sentenced in 2010 slaying of DC teen

Fri May 17, 2013

Two people have been sentenced to prison in the kidnapping and slaying of a teenager in 2010. Full Story

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Proposed school would advance language study

Fri May 17, 2013

A proposed District of Columbia International School would offer language education in grades 6 through 12. Full Story