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Maryland private school investigating alleged sexual abuse
The allegations became public after a 59-year-old former student wrote in January on social media about abuse by two teachers starting when she was 13.
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Virginia police investigate officer-involved shooting
Virginia police are investigating a shooting of a man by an on-duty Richmond police officer.
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15-year-old boy shot in Northeast DC
D.C. police found the boy after responding to calls reporting a shooting just after 1 p.m. near the corner of 45th and Ponds street.
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Va. county reports first case of West Nile virus this year
With summer winding down, Arlington County, in Virginia has reported its first case of West Nile virus this year. To help protect yourself, the county recommends using the 3-D’s: drain, dress, and defend.
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Police identify 2 killed in small plane crash in Maryland
Police say 62-year-old Michael Kilpatrick, of New Windsor, Maryland, and 56-year-old Robert Johnson, of Woodsboro, Maryland, died in the crash Saturday.
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DC police investigate fatal Northeast stabbing
D.C. police are investigating a homicide in Northeast that left a Franklin Byers, 35, dead Saturday morning.
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Copyright issues close DC ‘Rick and Morty’ pop-up bar
A D.C. pop up bar designed with die-hard “Rick and Morty” fans in mind has been closed after a dispute with Turner Broadcasting/Cartoon Network over copyright use.
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George Mason professor retires, faces multiple harassment claims
George Mason University had begun termination proceedings when Peter Pober, a communications professor, chose to retire.
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Francisco Joaquin: 63, retired, possibly DC’s oldest intern
Francisco A. Joaquin is like the thousands of other interns who pour into Washington every summer. But unlike his counterparts, Joaquin qualified for AARP membership more than a decade ago.
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How Cardinal Wuerl sees a path forward from clergy abuse scandal
It was a turbulent week for the Catholic Church after a Pennsylvania grand jury report alleged a decadeslong, systematic cover-up of child sex abuse by more than 300 priests. The Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, told WTOP how he believes the church can move forward from this scandal.
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DC police seek suspect in sexual assault near Convention Center
D.C. police are looking for a man who they say sexually assaulted a woman her home near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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A bit of history on the German-born inventor of Old Bay
As crab season peaks, it’s time to revisit the remarkable life of Gustav Brunn, the German-born inventor of Old Bay.
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How smoke from California wildfires made it to DC area
The jet stream, or strong upper level winds, steered the smoke to the mid-Atlantic region, some 3,000 miles away from its origin, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service said.
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2 killed in small plane crash in Carroll Co.
The crash happened just before 11 a.m. Saturday, shortly after takeoff from a private air strip, Maryland State Police said.
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Not so grape: How Va. wineries are handling the region’s wet weather
This year’s deluge has posed some challenges for grapes growing in Virginia, since vines do best under dry conditions. So, how have area wineries faced all that drizzle and sizzle?
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