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GW Parkway rebuild in the works — but could bring years of delays
An $150 million overhaul of the George Washington Parkway, including a rework of the interchange with Virginia Route 123, is moving forward.
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DC neighborhood grappling with runner’s death, safety concerns
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Arlington delays expansion of Virginia Hospital Center
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DC wants to change law aimed at K2 to go after dealers
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Hogan, Jealous discuss issues, trade barbs in only debate before election
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Legionnaires’ disease found at DC senior living community
Residents at Ingleside at Rock Creek Retirement Living, in Northwest D.C., are being instructed to take extra caution after a confirmed diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease.
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Md. state workers get 60 paid parental leave days in new plan
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that state employees will get 60 paid parental leave days after their child’s birth or the adoption of a child under 6-years-old. The additional paid leave time is to be granted after the employee has used up their annual and personal leave time.
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Fishing crew member charged with murder in attack at sea
Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez, 27, was charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the attack Sunday on the Virginia-based fishing vessel Captain Billy Haver.
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Police ID vehicle in fatal Gainesville hit-and-run
The vehicle likely sustained damage to the front driver’s side, police said in a news release on Tuesday.
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DC racks up more homicides in first 9 months than in all of 2017
As overall crime in D.C. has declined slightly, the number of homicides in the District so far this year has risen, surpassing all the killings for 2017, according to statistics released by D.C. police.
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Police identify man killed in shootout with Baltimore police
The shooting occurred Sunday, when a crime-suppression unit “came up on the suspect,” but police haven’t released further details.
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Autopsy: Death of boy in DWI crash related to brain tumor
The boy’s ambulance overturned after being struck by a drunken driver in North Carolina. A 27-year-old is charged with driving while intoxicated and without a license.
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Sinkhole threatens to consume cars in Southeast DC
A water main break in the 3500 block of 6th Street in Southeast D.C. created a major sinkhole Tuesday morning — one that caused vehicles to teeter on the edge of crater. DC Water says it will take eight to 10 hours to fix. See photos.
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FBI: Baltimore homicide rate topped US big cities in 2017
Citing crime data released Monday, The Baltimore Sun reports that the 342 homicides in the city last year yielded a homicide rate of 56 per 100,000 people.
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Police, family ‘concerned’ for missing Md. woman’s well-being
Mia Rhinehart was last seen wearing a white shirt with flower design, bluejeans, and a black, hooded sweatshirt. Hey family are concerned for her physical and emotional welfare.
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Flying manhole cover hits Baltimore worker at underground fire scene
Fire department spokeswoman Blair Skinner told news outlets that the employee was hospitalized Monday after being hit downtown.
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‘We’re sick of it’: Gunfire near DC neighborhood anti-crime walk
Concerned residents joined police in a neighborhood crime walk on Benning Road, in the Northeast D.C. neighborhood where four people were wounded in a shooting Friday — and another shooting occurred.
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Pit bull rescued from fighting ring to become Virginia police K9
A 3-year-old pit bull named Dallas who was rescued from a fighting ring in Canada is set to become a drug-sniffing police dog in Virginia.
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Police: Man said he poured gas, set fire to disabled wife
A judge wants a grand jury to consider the case of a man who told police he poured gasoline on his disabled wife and set her on fire in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Keeping the Marine Corps Marathon’s medical team ready requires year-round planning
There are about a thousand medical volunteers who help during the October race. Getting that many strangers on the same page for a massive one-day event isn’t easy, but it’s gratifying work for the many involved.
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