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Bus hits overpass at New Jersey station, several injured
Officials say about 50 people were on the bus, which was headed to New Jersey from Washington, when it hit the overpass at the entrance of the station late Sunday.
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2 dead in Prince George’s Co. murder-suicide
Police said a Mitchellville man turned a gun on his ex-girlfriend and then himself during a domestic dispute in Upper Marlboro.
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Repairs set to start on large holes in front of Rosslyn condo complex
Several large pits have marked the lawn and front driveway of the Atrium Condominiums in Rosslyn after a storm drain collapsed.
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Man killed in shootout with Virginia deputies after homicide
Police say a Virginia man killed in a shootout with deputies fled the scene of a fatal shooting earlier.
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Packing heat: Va. man arrested at BWI for pistol, says he forgot about it
Transportation Security Administration officers stopped an Alexandria, Virginia, man with a loaded handgun at a local airport’s security checkpoint Aug. 13, according to a news release.
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Maine resident arrested, allegedly spat in someone’s face
Virginia State Police say a Maine resident has been accused of spitting in the face of another protester during weekend demonstrations in Charlottesville.
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Baby boy dies after he’s left for hours in hot car in Domino’s Pizza parking lot
The baby’s mother, an employee at the Domino’s in Emporia, Virginia, had dropped off one or two other children at a day care Friday before driving to work, Emporia Police Chief Rick Pinksaw said.
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3 men sentenced in 2015 DC shooting that killed AU grad
The three men who pleaded guilty to a 2015 shootout that killed a local college graduate were sentenced in D.C. Superior Court on Monday morning.
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Nigerian man found guilty on charges related to hacking
ATLANTA (AP) — A jury in Atlanta has convicted a Nigerian man on federal charges related to hacking universities. Prosecutors said in a news release Monday that 34-year-old Olayinka Olaniyi and co-defendant 29-year-old Damilola Solomon…
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DC officials, Metro union outraged after ‘special treatment’ for white nationalists
Metro’s largest union and members of the D.C. Council are outraged that Metro and D.C. police provided Unite the Right 2 participants with what they describe as a private Metro car to get to Sunday’s rally.
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New restaurants announced for Tysons’ massive The Boro development
Developer The Meridian Group has announced a list of new restaurants that will join its massive The Boro development in Tysons Corner when it opens next year.
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New Protected Bike Lane Opens in Ballston on N. Quincy Street
Workers recently put the finishing touches on a new protected bike lane through Ballston. The new lane runs along N. Quincy Street, stretching from N. Glebe Road to 9th Street N. The lane was installed…
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Police kept white nationalists, counterprotesters separated
D.C.’s police chief said that planning allowed law enforcement to effectively separate the roughly two dozen white nationalists from the large crowds of people protesting the “Unite the Right 2” rally Sunday.
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Restaurant resurgence in Georgetown
There has been a bit of a restaurant renaissance in Georgetown this year, reversing what had become a mini-exodus of restaurants from the Georgetown area in recent years.
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Dave’s Take: Following McNair’s death, U.Md. football must do the right thing
WTOP’s Senior Sports Director Dave Johnson says all the carefully worded statements from University of Maryland officials regarding the death of Jordan McNair won’t bring the 19-year-old offensive lineman back to life.
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