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AAA: Fewer parking tickets issued in DC
Nearly 600,000 fewer citations were issued in the 2017 fiscal year compared with 2011 as more drivers use their smartphones not only to reserve and pay for parking but also to extend their parking time remotely.
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Amid charges of discrimination, Va. county upholds cemetery rules
The standard in Stafford County, passed in 2016, requires 900 feet between cemeteries and all sources of drinking water — public or private. The move blocked the All Muslim Association of America’s proposal for a burial ground on Garrisonville Road.
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Hogan holds large lead over Jealous in Md. governor’s race, poll finds
A new poll shows a majority of voters trust Larry Hogan, Maryland’s Republican incumbent governor, more than Democratic challenger Ben Jealous on issues that voters say matter the most.
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Redskins open up home schedule Sunday — but will fans show?
Barring a last-minute ticket grab, there will be seats available for the first time in generations when the Redskins host the Colts this Sunday.
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‘The kind of stuff you dream about’: Alexandria native is college football’s 1st full-time Div. 1 female coach
Callie Brownson, an Alexandria, Virginia, native who coached football at Mount Vernon High School, was hired by Dartmouth College as the team’s offensive quality control coach.
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Strengthening Hurricane Florence churns toward East Coast
Meteorologists said Florence had strengthened into a hurricane again by late Sunday morning. Forecasters say the storm will rapidly spin up into a major hurricane, with widespread impacts possible from torrential from rain and winds throughout the East Coast. Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina have declared states of emergency.
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Letter from donors supports UMd. football coach Durkin
The investigation into whether a toxic culture exists at Maryland has kept most people associated with the program muted, until now.
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PETA billboard gets a crabby reaction in Md.
In downtown Baltimore, the animal-rights group is urging passers-by to skip the popular Maryland delicacy. The message is not going over well with some of them.
4 weeks ago -
U. Md.’s ex-athletic director paid lawyers after football players got in trouble
New questions are being raised about the internal workings of the athletic department at the University of Maryland, College Park, following a controversial payment for legal representation of two football players at the school.
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McNair death investigation raises questions about fates of other U.Md. officials
A University System of Maryland Board of Regents decision to take over the death investigation of offensive lineman Jordan McNair has left questions about whether there will be personnel changes beyond the College Park football team.
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Md. Board of Regents considers changes to U.Md. athletics department
The University System of Maryland Board of Regents will now be overseeing ongoing investigations into football culture at the College Park campus, including the death of student-athlete Jordan McNair.
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A year before McNair’s death, U. Md. rejected an athletic health care overhaul
Amid criticism over events surrounding Jordan McNair’s death, a new memo reveals University of Maryland-College Park President Wallace Loh nixed a proposal to reform the university’s health care program for student athletes.
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Measles on the rise nationally, 2 cases found in DC area
The number of reported cases of measles through the first six and a half months of this year is up substantially around the country. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says some of those confirmed cases were reported locally.
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What organizers of this weekend’s Unite the Right 2, counterdemonstrations are telling supporters
Alt-right demonstrators and those who plan to protest those demonstrations are getting ready to descend on downtown D.C. this weekend for the Unite The Right 2 rally. Both sides are warning supporters about what they can expect.
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Preventing Online Predators: Parents, police face wrenching conversations after abuse
As authorities piece together digital evidence trails left by predators, it can prompt wrenching conversations between parents and their children. Read part two of the WTOP series “Preventing Online Predators.”
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