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Black lawyer says Md. deputy detained him at court based on race
An African-American lawyer has filed a complaint against a Maryland sheriff’s deputy who detained him after mistaking him for a suspect.
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Arlington police, FBI arrest 9 after prostitution bust
Police have arrested nine people in Arlington accused of engaging in sex work after the department teamed up with the FBI.
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Virginia may raise truck fees, gas taxes for I-81 fixes and Northern Virginia projects
Late Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam proposed increased truck registration fees across Virginia, a higher diesel tax to more closely match neighboring states, and an expansion of the additional gas tax charged in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to include all areas along Interstate 81.
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Maryland House passes prescription drug affordability bill
A measure to create a state board to make prescription drugs more affordable has passed the Maryland House.
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Capital One Arena will get sports betting location: Leonsis
Monumental Sports owner Ted Leonsis said Wednesday he hopes there will be a sports betting location on the Capital One Arena grounds. Its future home could be the Greene Turtle restaurant, which it was surprisingly announced earlier this month would close later this spring.
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Maryland lawmakers approve oyster restoration bill
The Maryland General Assembly has passed a bill to permanently protect five oyster sanctuaries in the law.
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DC’s James Beard Award finalists
The finalists for the biggest awards in the food industry are out, and D.C. is represented on the list of 2019 James Beard Award nominees.
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Cities in southwest Virginia sue opioid manufacturers
The cities of Bristol, Roanoke, and Salem, along with Roanoke and Alleghany counties, are the most recent Virginia localities to file suit against drugmakers.
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40 years ago: Three Mile Island (Photos)
The Three Mile Island nuclear reactor partially melted down 40 years ago on March 28, 1979. See photos from the disaster.
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What does ‘The China Syndrome’ have to do with Calvert County and the climate crisis?
As policymakers scramble to find alternatives to fossil fuels, should nuclear energy be part of the equation? That’s a question that Maryland lawmakers are beginning to contemplate. A nuclear accident would be a disaster — but compared to the looming climate disaster, it’s a risk that a variety of experts say might be worth taking.
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Virginia AG: Testing eliminates pre-2014 rape kit backlog
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says the first phase of a $3.4 million effort to eliminate the state’s rape kit backlog is complete.
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Parsons Corp. will be DC area’s next IPO
Parsons just this month completed the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Pasadena, California, to Centreville, Virginia, where the company already had a major presence.
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New chief appointed to lead Maryland’s correctional services
Maryland’s governor has appointed a former state police major as acting secretary of the state’s correctional services and public safety department.
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Tysons Zantech IT Services will double its workforce
Information Technology contractor Zantech IT Services will invest $318,000 to expand its Tysons Corner headquarters and more than double its workforce.
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Blue Bell Ice Cream returns to Virginia after 3-year absence
In Northern Virginia, Blue Bell Ice Cream will make its return to Fredericksburg, Manassas, Culpepper and Quantico.
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