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Mother of girl killed in Md. school shooting unsure how to move forward on gun laws
In March, a 17-year-old boy shot and killed 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey at Great Mills High School. Students from the school will be holding a rally in Annapolis this weekend, demanding stricter gun control measures in Maryland. But, Willey’s mother isn’t sure she’ll be attending.
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Recent overdoses in DC likely linked to ‘bad batch’ of synthetic marijuana
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CSX train strikes, kills 2 in Germantown
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Prince George’s Co. Council wants Hogan to drop BW Parkway takeover plan
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Progress is made to avoid Metro strike as union outlines demands
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Baltimore man could get life after 9 die in heroin overdoses
A 24-year-old Baltimore man has pleaded guilty to a heroin distribution conspiracy linked to 27 overdoses — nine of them fatal.
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Firefighter competition to be held at Virginia state fair
Firefighters from communities around the state will climb towers, hoist hoses and carry mannequins to safety during the Firefighter Combat Challenge at the Virginia state fair.
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Ship coming home after striking chemical weapons facilities
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer that targeted chemical weapons facilities in Syria is returning to its home port in Virginia.
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Lockheed Martin secures $450.7M contract to build warships
The seven-year contract involves support of the construction of four Multi Mission Surface Combatant ships.
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D.C. United’s business chief exits for post with Sacramento Kings
Tom Hunt, the former president of business operations for D.C. United, will join the Sacramento Kings as the executive vice president of business operations.
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Recent overdoses in DC likely linked to ‘bad batch’ of synthetic marijuana
Police have not disclosed where they believe the “bad batch” of K2 originated, but the overdoses have occurred in all quadrants of the District.
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Young adults ‘drinking themselves to death,’ as alcohol-related liver disease deaths rise
Deaths from cirrhosis — the late stages of liver damage — jumped by 65 percent between 1999 and 2016. The biggest group of victims were people between the ages of 25 and 34 and the major cause was alcohol.
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Jonathan Aberman: A regional program to grow ‘new collar’ skills
To fulfill its economic potential, Greater Washington must change how it approaches workforce education. Jobs are no longer white-collar or blue-collar.
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CSX train strikes, kills 2 in Germantown
The train conductor saw the two women, sounded the horn and applied the brakes. The victims were struck and killed.
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Mother of girl killed in Md. school shooting unsure how to move forward on gun laws
In March, a 17-year-old boy shot and killed 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey at Great Mills High School. Students from the school will be holding a rally in Annapolis this weekend, demanding stricter gun control measures in Maryland. But, Willey’s mother isn’t sure she’ll be attending.
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Silver Alert issued for 71-year-old man in Prince George’s Co.
Prince George’s County police are looking for a 71-year-old Thomas Dolen Colbert who was last seen two days ago.
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First 4 statues in Richmond women’s monument fully funded
The commissioned statues are of Cockacoeske, a Pamunkey Indian leader; Anne Burras Laydon, a Jamestown settler; Virginia E. Randolph, an educational leader and the child of former slaves; and Adele Clark, a women’s suffrage advocate.
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Merriweather to host final Warped Tour
The Vans Warped Tour makes its final stop at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday, July 27.
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Sound baths wash away stress, swell in popularity
Soaking in a warm bath at the end of a long day is one way to unwind and de-stress. But a growing number of Zen-seeking locals are swapping bubbles for bowls to experience a different kind of bath — a sound bath. And research shows it works.
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DC mom describes last moments of 10-year-old daughter shot at apt. complex
Ten-year-old girl Makiyah Wilson, of Northeast D.C., was killed Monday when four suspects opened fire on a crowd of people at an apartment complex. Her mother describes her last few moments.
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