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Environmental groups to sue over offshore drilling tests
The lawsuit, which aims to stop the issuance of permits for the use of seismic air guns, will be filed by a coalition of environmental groups in federal court in South Carolina on Tuesday.
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My Take: A Virginia high school is looking for a new name
On My Take, Clinton Yates offers his thoughts an Arlington high school that is looking to change its namesake.
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Catholic priest in Va. on leave after allegations of misconduct
Father Ronald S. Escalante denies the accusations that he violated the Diocese of Arlington’s code of conduct for clergy and is cooperating with investigators, officials said in a statement Monday.
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Va. man gets life for injecting former girlfriend with cyanide
A Virginia man has been sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his former girlfriend by injecting her with cyanide. Joseph Merlino III, 31, maintained his innocence in the death of 35-year-old Ellie Tran in Virginia Beach in 2017. The two had a daughter.
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HOV lanes in Shirlington reopen after 10-vehicle crash on I-395
A 10-vehicle crash Monday morning involving two taxis, a dump truck and several other cars, sent one person to the hospital and closed the High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes of Interstate 395 in Shirlington, Virginia, for several hours.
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Reality check about HQ2 and Washington home prices
Should Washington expect a dramatic acceleration in home price appreciation once Amazon starts marching its army of HQ2 employees into Northern Virginia?
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3 mares donated to boost Chincoteague pony population
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — Three Chincoteague ponies have returned to their ancestral Virginia island to help boost the herd’s population. Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company spokeswoman Denise Bowden wrote in a Facebook post that this year…
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Docs: Crew used encrypted comms to orchestrate robberies
Court documents say a highly organized crew using encrypted communications robbed three Virginia grocery stores earlier this year.
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Cleanup underway after storm dumps snow in Va., Md.
Parts of the WTOP listening area are cleaning up after a storm dumped close to a foot of snow in southwestern Virginia and prompted school closings and delays in both Virginia and Maryland.
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Volunteers, wreaths needed to decorate veterans’ headstones at Arlington National Cemetery
National Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday, Dec. 15, and the organization is still looking for is looking for help to honor those buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Man convicted of murder in shooting death of Virginia man
A man has been convicted of breaking into a Virginia home and killing a man in front of his wife.
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Attorney General Mark Herring running for Va. governor
Virginia does not allow governors to seek consecutive terms, meaning current Gov. Ralph Northam cannot run for re-election. Herring, a Democrat, said he’s planning to run in 2021.
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Southern snow storm reaches central Va., southern Md.
The D.C. area may see some snow flurries or showers during Sunday’s winter storm, though accumulation will be less than significant. The greatest impact will be felt in southern Maryland and central Virginia. Still, what forecasters have dubbed “conversational wintry weather” could make for slippery roadways and an icy start to the workweek. Here’s what you need to know.
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Panel to take closely watched vote on pipeline station
A normally low profile citizen panel that votes on air pollution permits is set to take a vote on whether Virginia’s most powerful corporation can build a natural gas compressor station in a historical African-American community.
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Winter storm causes icy roads across swath of South
A storm spreading snow, sleet and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South has millions of people in its path, raising the threat of immobilizing snowfalls, icy roads and possible power outages.
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