Dennis Foley
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Maryland food network makes Thanksgiving affordable for all
Thanksgiving is the busiest time of year for a Maryland food distribution organization as more people look to help the less fortunate enjoy a quality holiday meal. See photos of their effort.
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Flying turkeys: Carry-on or checked baggage?
Can turkeys fly? Sure — if you’re bringing them as a contribution to Thanksgiving dinner. A TSA official explains what parts of the meal need to go in checked baggage and what can go in with you.
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Woman dies after she’s shot multiple times in DC
Police found a woman — later identified as 25-year-old Danjellicca Ball of Hyattsville, Maryland — unconscious and unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds.
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Deadline Saturday for absentee voting in Va. governor’s race
If you can’t make it to the voting booth for the Virginia governor’s race, time is running out to get your absentee ballot. Here’s what you can do.
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Poll: Confederate statues offensive but most Virginians want to keep them
Results from a poll show that most Virginians support keeping Confederate monuments while finding them offensive to African Americans. The poll also asked respondents about the climate surrounding race relations — here’s what they said.
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4 bills aim to lessen burden of tickets on DC drivers
If you drive in D.C., you may know what it’s like to see the telltale slip of paper on your windshield. D.C. administered over 2.7 million citations in 2016, valued at over $299 million. According to AAA Mid-Atlantic, nearly $24 million is still owed today on those fines. Advocates say fines, as they currently work, are “punitive and draconian.”
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New poll has Northam with wide lead over Gillespie in Va. governor’s race
A new poll gives Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam a 13-point lead over Republican challenger Ed Gillespie — a far wider lead than other recent polls. Is it an outlier or the beginning of a new trend?
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Years after viral video rant, plans to expand Va. mosque less controversial
Two years after a video of a contentious meeting about plans to build a new mosque in Spotsylvania went viral, the Islamic Center of Fredericksburg plans to expand its current facility.
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Metro considers banning bad passengers
Metro is looking at ways to enforce stiffer penalties on customers who misbehave on the transit agency’s buses and trains after a series of attacks on Metrobus operators — including an incident where a driver was doused in urine by a passenger.
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All dogs go to heaven: Pets get blessed at DC monastery
D.C. pet parents took their furry companions to get blessed on Saturday at the annual “Blessing of the Animals,” hosted by Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. See photos.
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Md. woman tasked with cleaning flooded Ellicott City store steals $6,200 worth of jewelry
The shop’s owner was set to reopen the store in late October 2016, but $6,200 worth of jewelry was missing, including a $1,200 Tissot watch.
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Attempted ATM theft at Nationals Park
Four people in a stolen U-Haul tried to steal an ATM from Nationals Park but didn’t manage to remove it.
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How it could get quieter with new flight plan out of Reagan National Airport
Flights that head out of Reagan National Airport toward Alexandria and Fort Washington would stay over the Potomac River longer and eventually turn over land when they are at higher altitudes under a plan that could be implemented as early as November.
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In Va., a split on removing Confederate monuments
A majority of Virginians oppose removing statues of Confederate leaders, according to a recent Mason-Dixon Polling survey. Most Northern Virginians, however, support removing the statues.
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45-foot-tall statue of nude woman to stand next to Washington Monument
Organizers say they have approval from the National Park Service to have the a sculpture of a 45-foot-tall nude woman on the grounds of the National Mall. It would stand next to the Washington Monument facing the White House.
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