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Report recommends Fairfax Co. schools security improvements
Months after the Parkland school shooting, Fairfax County school district’s Office of Safety and Security have recommendations on how to keep students safe and secure in schools. Find out what the results are.
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My Take: Does anyone care about local politics in DC?
Does anyone care about local politics in D.C.?
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New state park to open on Widewater peninsula this fall
The park is bordered by both the Potomoc River and Aquia Creek. It will feature two launches for canoes and kayaks, two playgrounds and a paddle-in campsite that will follow the Captain John Smith Trail.
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39 new troopers join ranks of Virginia State Police
The 39 new troopers will be presented with diplomas during commencement exercises at the State Police Training Academy in Chesterfield County.
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Virginia first lady to focus on early education
First Lady Pamela Northam has started a new initiative to improve early education in Virginia.
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Va. state police warn of scams targeting the elderly and sex offenders
Virginia State Police said they are seeing an “alarming increase” in fraudsters using threats to motivate people to send them money or gift cards.
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Wizards select Oregon swingman Troy Brown with 15th pick
The 6-foot-7 Brown provides the Wizards with needed wing depth, a versatile defender and a potential playmaker for the team’s second unit.
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Charles Krauthammer, prominent conservative voice, has died
Krauthammer had announced a year ago he was being treated for a cancerous tumor in his abdomen and in early June revealed that he likely had just weeks to live. He was 68.
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Police: Arrest after Maryland man abducted, found dead in DC
Police say 28-year-old Andre Simmons Jr. was abducted Tuesday near his Bowie home and kidnappers called relatives, demanding money. Court documents say a relative dropped $7,000 off Wednesday in Washington, and a car retrieved the cash hours before Simmons was found dead.
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Fiance’s dog attacks, kills woman in Calvert County
Officers shot and killed the dog, reportedly a Dogo Argentino, when it threatened them, a Maryland State Police spokeswoman said.
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Tennessee senators oppose Trump plan to sell utility assets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Senators from Tennessee are opposing part of President Donald Trump’s reorganization plan that revisits possibly selling the transmission assets of the nation’s largest public utility. Sen. Lamar Alexander called the proposed…
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Virginia congressman delinquent on $11K in property taxes
U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor is late on the payments for multiple properties. Records show the Virginia Beach Republican apparently ignored accumulating tax bills since last fall for six rental houses, a duplex and a vacant lot in Norfolk as well as a Virginia Beach townhouse.
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Maryland delegate says man yelled ‘Heil Hitler’ at her
Del. Shelly Hettleman tells the Baltimore Sun that the man stopped his car and screamed the phrase at her Monday morning.
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7 months later, investigators return to site of Park Police killing
Seven months after an unarmed motorist was killed by U.S. Park Police, FBI crime scene investigators returned to the intersection where Bijan Ghaisar was fatally shot.
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Correction: Doughnut Shop-Foreign Language story
After being shamed on social media, the store’s manager took down a sign encouraging customers to report workers who were speaking foreign languages.
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