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Sat May 18, 2013

Coast Guard looks for 2 missing men in Va. river

Coast Guard looks for 2 missing men in Va. river

Sat May 18, 2013

The Coast Guard is searching in Virginia for two men whose small boat capsized in the Rappahannock River. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Cleaning lady at Va. university earns degree

Cleaning lady at Va. university earns degree

Sat May 18, 2013

A woman at Hollins University who's known to fellow students as the dormitory cleaning lady will join some of them in line at this weekend's commencement ceremonies. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Changes coming to D.C.'s heights?

Changes coming to D.C.'s heights?

Sat May 18, 2013

Efforts that could literally change the landscape of the nation's capital are under way. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Frederick man charged with soliciting sex

Frederick man charged with soliciting sex

Sat May 18, 2013

- A Frederick man has been charged with soliciting an undercover police officer for sex. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Man fatally shot inside SE D.C. apartment

Man fatally shot inside SE D.C. apartment

Sat May 18, 2013

- D.C. police say a 28-year-old man was shot and killed in an apartment blocks away from the Anacostia Metro station in southeast Washington. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Tea party hero Cuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee

Tea party hero Cuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee

Sat May 18, 2013

- Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by acclamation. Full Story

Sun May 19, 2013

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

Sun May 19, 2013

- Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Weather forecast remains uncertain with patterns in flux

Weather forecast remains uncertain with patterns in flux

Sat May 18, 2013

Will the threat of showers mean a weekend washout, or will the D.C. region capture a bit of sunshine and milder air before Monday arrives? Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

10 Things to Know about the Preakness _ and beyond

10 Things to Know about the Preakness _ and beyond

Sat May 18, 2013

- There are only two outcomes when it comes to Saturday's Preakness Stakes -- either the Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, or another horse pulls an upset and prevents a shot at history. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Another weekend of HOV closures on I-95 in Va.

Another weekend of HOV closures on I-95 in Va.

Sat May 18, 2013

The Virginia Department of Transportation again plans closures of the HOV lanes on Interstate 95 in northern Virginia. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Wells throws hat into D.C. mayoral ring

Wells throws hat into D.C. mayoral ring

Sat May 18, 2013

With the D.C. primary less than a year away, a second candidate made it official on Saturday, as Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells told a crowd of supporters in the rain, "I am officially running to be mayor of our great city, Washington, D.C." Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Capital Bikeshare sets new ridership record

Capital Bikeshare sets new ridership record

Sat May 18, 2013

Capital Bikeshare set a new record Friday. The red bikes were checked out more than 10,100 times - the most rides ever on a weekday. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Purple Line will rely on federal, private funding

Purple Line will rely on federal, private funding

Sat May 18, 2013

Customers will soon pay more at the pump in Maryland, thanks to a new gas tax. But even that won't raise enough money for one project. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Donations to help abducted dog recover

Donations to help abducted dog recover

Sat May 18, 2013

A West Highland Terrior who survived an abduction from his Manassas, Va., home has a badly injured from his ordeal. And donations have flooded in to help pay for his needed surgery. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Police: Synthetic marijuana sold at Frederick shop

Police: Synthetic marijuana sold at Frederick shop

Sat May 18, 2013

- The owner of a Frederick tobacco shop has been charged with selling synthetic marijuana. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Mid-Atlantic beaches ready for post-Sandy summer

Mid-Atlantic beaches ready for post-Sandy summer

Sat May 18, 2013

- Officials in Maryland and Delaware beach towns are ready to usher in what they hope is a strong summer beach season. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Abortion-rights group, Dems rally at GOP gathering

Abortion-rights group, Dems rally at GOP gathering

Sat May 18, 2013

- A few dozen reproductive rights activists clad in pink T-shirts quietly picketed alongside Democrats in the rain outside the Virginia Republican Convention that will nominate anti-abortion Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for governor. Full Story

Sun May 19, 2013

Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade

Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade

Sun May 19, 2013

An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident. Full Story

Sat May 18, 2013

Teen maces fellow student at Ballou High School

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

Sun May 19, 2013

O's Johnson takes blame for Rays' rally in 9th

O's Johnson takes blame for Rays' rally in 9th

Sun May 19, 2013

The only finger-pointing Baltimore Orioles closer Jim Johnson did after blowing his second straight save after converting a club-record 35 in a row was at himself. Full Story

, May 19, 2013

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