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The Latest: Judge sets Feb. 8 sentencing for Manafort
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has a February sentencing date on fraud charges after appearing in a Virginia courtroom in a green jail jumpsuit and a wheelchair for a post-trial hearing.
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Pence to campaign with Virginia GOP candidates
The White House announced Friday that Pence would be doing campaign events in Richmond on Saturday with Rep. Dave Brat, Ryan McAdams and Denver Riggleman.
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Ex-State Dept. worker gets 26 years for child porn
Skydance MacMahon, 45, of Alexandria, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in July to production of child pornography.
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Virginia unemployment falls to 11-year low
Virginia’s unemployment rate in September fell to 2.9 percent, down from 3.0 percent in August and down from 3.6 percent a year ago.
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Man wants Confederate portraits removed from courtroom
A man facing a capital murder charge has asked that a portrait of General Robert E. Lee and other Confederate memorabilia be removed from the courtroom where his trial will be held.
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Man dead after trying to stop Arlington sex assault; suspect arrested
An Arlington, Virginia, man is dead after he tried to stop a sexual assault he witnessed Thursday night. The suspect, who assaulted multiple people and robbed another, is in custody, police say.
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Cava opens newest restaurant at Vienna’s Pike 7 Plaza
Bethesda-based Cava Group’s expansion nationally was kicked into overdrive in August when it agreed to acquire Plano, Texas-based Mediterranean restaurant chain Zoe’s Kitchen and its more than 260 restaurants for $300 million.
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Official: Dogs’ deadly fall from parking garage was accident
A spokesman for a Virginia clinic says the two huskies that fell off the sixth floor of a parking garage and were euthanized were “victims of an accident.”
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Judges pick expert to help in redistricting of Virginia
Federal judges have appointed Bernard Grofman, an economics and political science professor at the University of California, Irvine, to help redraw Virginia’s state legislative districts.
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City school officials say medical data was published online
A Virginia school district says it mistakenly released the medical data of students and employees, posting it online for a year.
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Frost advisory until 9 a.m.
It might not be winter quite yet, but frost and freeze conditions are slowly creeping into the capital region, with some areas likely to see their first frost before dawn on Friday.
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Virginia Tech researchers get award to study exoskeletons
Researchers at Virginia Tech will use a $3 million award from the National Science Foundation to conduct research to develop whole-body powered exoskeletons to improve worker productivity and safety.
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Parents accused of riding moped with baby between them
Athena N. Colon, 24, and 26-year-old Cane Hartwick Jr. were arrested Wednesday and charged with felony child neglect.
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What would you do if you won the lottery?
We asked the question on our Facebook page: What would you do if you won the Mega Millions jackpot? Read some of our favorite responses from WTOP listeners and readers.
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Navy: No evidence of shooting on barge in Virginia shipyard
Tyree Jones, 60, said he was delivering milk to the pier where the USS Carter Hall is docked when he heard an announcement over a loudspeaker stating there was a shooter. He said he also heard two or three gunshots, “pap-pap-pap.”
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