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3 accused of running $364M investment fraud scheme including victims in Md., DC, Va.
Three men have been indicted in an investment fraud scheme that took more than a more than $364 million from hundreds of victims in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia.
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DC-area chef Mike Isabella: ‘I probably should have apologized earlier’
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Suspect in Maryland shooting deaths arrested in Louisiana
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Amid charges of discrimination, Va. county upholds cemetery rules
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Ashburn, Ellicott City high on ‘best places to live’ list
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2-alarm fire in DC senior apartment building
DC Fire crews rescued residents from a five-story apartment fire in southeast D.C. that houses senior citizens.
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Va. man seen lying in middle of the road killed in hit-and-run
A man who was seen lying in the middle of highway in Dumfries, Viriginia, was killed after being struck by a vehicle, authorities said.
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Amid Kavanaugh controversy, echoes of Anita Hill on Capitol Hill
With Washington in turmoil over a U.S. Supreme Court nominee who suddenly finds his Senate confirmation in trouble after allegations of sexual misconduct, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton sees a version of history repeating itself.
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DC-area chef Mike Isabella: ‘I probably should have apologized earlier’
Months after settling a federal lawsuit alleging workplace sexual harassment and days after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, chef Mike Isabella is offering something new — an apology.
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Amid charges of discrimination, Va. county upholds cemetery rules
The standard in Stafford County, passed in 2016, requires 900 feet between cemeteries and all sources of drinking water — public or private. The move blocked the All Muslim Association of America’s proposal for a burial ground on Garrisonville Road.
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Lawsuit: UMBC, prosecutors covered up sexual assaults
A class-action lawsuit says prosecutors and detectives worked to cover up sexual assault complaints at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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Ashburn, Ellicott City high on ‘best places to live’ list
Money Magazine’s annual list of The Best Places to Live in America ranks Ashburn, Virginia, and Ellicott City, Maryland, in the top five.
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3 accused of running $364M investment fraud scheme including victims in Md., DC, Va.
Three men have been indicted in an investment fraud scheme that took more than a more than $364 million from hundreds of victims in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia.
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Work on pipeline in West Virginia county halted by judge
Work being done on the Mountain Valley Pipeline in a West Virginia county will be halted as a judge has ordered a temporary stay.
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All-clear at Joint Base Andrews after earlier bomb threat
An all-clear has been given at Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, Maryland, after a report of a bomb threat by the pedestrian gate earlier Wednesday morning.
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Suspect in Maryland shooting deaths arrested in Louisiana
The Baltimore Sun reports 37-year-old Tavon Powell is charged in the shooting deaths of 26-year-old Gabrielle Marie Paugh and 34-year-old Aaron Michael Wearins.
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Baltimore breaks ground on $2.5M police horse stable
The 130-year-old Baltimore police mounted unit consists of six horses, deployed for crowd control at 175 events last year. With one horse set to retire, the B&O Railroad Museum will donate up to $13,000 to augment the force by two horses.
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Woman, 2 dogs killed in Baltimore rowhouse fire
Authorities say a woman’s body was found outside a burned rowhome in Baltimore, while the bodies of two dogs were found inside.
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Home detention for Va. woman who faked will to stop home seizure
A Virginia woman who pleaded guilty to faking a will to keep a drug dealer’s home from being seized has received a year of home detention.
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Volunteer cuddlers help Fauquier newborns kick opioid addiction
Volunteer cuddlers are helping newborns who come into the world addicted to drugs because of their mother’s use of opioids. The cuddlers help newborns weather withdrawal.
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