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Thanksgiving weekend Metro work precedes Yellow Line shutdown
From next Monday through the end of the day Dec. 9, crews will shut down the Yellow Line bridge over the Potomac River to rebuild the concrete pads and other track support infrastructure. But before that, here’s what public transit will look like during Thanksgiving.
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Alexandria sees Amazon HQ2 as boom
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Rolling Stones to play FedEx
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How to keep thieves from pilfering packages
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Grocery stores open on Thanksgiving
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Woman is 6th person arrested in connection with 10-year-old’s murder
The woman was arrested Tuesday on a warrant and is expected to be charged with obstruction of justice, a D.C. police source confirmed. WTOP is not naming the woman because she has yet to charged.
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Woman struck and killed by car near MARC train tracks in Gaithersburg
A woman was struck and killed by a car Tuesday morning while crossing the street near MARC train tracks in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Montgomery County police said.
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WATCH: Trump to pardon Thanksgiving turkey
WASHINGTON – Two turkeys from South Dakota are expected to receive presidential pardons Tuesday, as President Donald Trump participates in the White House Thanksgiving tradition. The 40-pound birds have been named Peas and Carrots, and…
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Cold turkey: Brutal bout of arctic air headed for DC-area on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is going to be cold. Really, really cold. A nasty front will be sliding south of the Washington region, pushed by arctic air that the NOAA says is the coldest of the season so far. It could be the coldest Thanksgiving since 1996.
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1 dead in Frederick Co. semi truck crash
A semi-trailer struck a Toyota Tacoma, overturning it several times into a median on U.S. 15.
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PHOTOS: Historic Capitol Hill church becomes multimillion-dollar condos
A historic landmark church in Capitol Hill’s Stanton Park has been converted into six multistory luxury condos, all with unique original details, called The Bell Tower at Stanton Park. See photos.
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The Hogan campaign’s quiet, relentless pursuit of Democratic women
Jim Barnett, Gov. Larry Hogan’s campaign manager, said Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 2017 win, propelled almost exclusively by moderate-to-liberal suburban women, served as a blueprint for Hogan’s own winning campaign earlier this month.
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Uber deal offers more wheelchair-accessible vehicles around DC area
The agreement with MV Transportation will provide “hundreds” of wheelchair-accessible vehicles in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago and Toronto, Uber said.
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When are the worst times to travel on DC-area roads this Thanksgiving?
Unlike in previous years, Tuesday, not Wednesday, is expected to be the worst traffic day this Thanksgiving season. Here’s what you can expect.
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Tips to fry your turkey — not your home
The last thing anyone wants this Thanksgiving is for a fire to gobble up their house. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue is sharing some tips this year from the Consumer Product Safety Commission for those who want to use a turkey fryer to cook up dinner.
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Bodies of Md. couple found after fishing boat wreck
A Keedysville couple — whose bodies were found Sunday and Monday — were registered as the owners of the boat.
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Quota bump for an economically important East Coast fish
The rule changes apply to blueline tilefish, a species that has been caught from Massachusetts to Florida over the years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration authorized the quota bump north of Virginia’s border with North Carolina.
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5-year-old girl shot in street, wounded in Baltimore
The shooting took place in Baltimore’s Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood. The young victim was taken into surgery, and her condition was unknown Tuesday afternoon.
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Thanksgiving weekend Metro work precedes Yellow Line shutdown
From next Monday through the end of the day Dec. 9, crews will shut down the Yellow Line bridge over the Potomac River to rebuild the concrete pads and other track support infrastructure. But before that, here’s what public transit will look like during Thanksgiving.
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Alexandria leaders see Amazon HQ2 as economic boom, not traffic nightmare
Alexandria leaders reject the notion that Amazon’s move to Northern Virginia will tangle up traffic. “We are focusing on ways to keep people moving in lots of different ways to get people around and we know we’re going to be able to do that,” said Alexandria Director of Transportation and Environmental Services Yon Lambert.
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