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Smithsonian welcomes 3 newborn cheetahs at Virginia facility
A first-time mom is making headlines at the Smithsonian as a cheetah gave birth to three cubs in the same Virginia facility where she was saved alongside her brothers.
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Fairfax County police fire officer charged in infant daughter’s death
Fairfax County police have officially fired an officer charged in August with the child-abuse death of his 6-month-old daughter.
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U.Md. police investigate 2 ‘hate bias’ incidents
Hateful language and a swastika discovered on whiteboards at the University of Maryland, College Park, have prompted police to launch an investigation into “hate bias” at two halls on campus.
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Police ID pedestrian killed in Wheaton crash the 3rd in same stretch of Georgia Ave. this month
Southbound Georgia Avenue is closed at Price Avenue and northbound Georgia Avenue is closed at Veirs Mill Road.
3 months ago -
Downed trees cause power outages in Virginia
Around 700 people are left in the dark Thursday morning in Fairfax County, Arlington and Falls Church after a tree fell on power lines in Virginia.
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DC on pace to reach most carjackings in decade
D.C. is on pace to see its highest number of carjackings this decade.
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2 dead in Prince George’s Co. murder-suicide
Police said a Mitchellville man turned a gun on his ex-girlfriend and then himself during a domestic dispute in Upper Marlboro.
3 months ago -
3 men sentenced in 2015 DC shooting that killed AU grad
The three men who pleaded guilty to a 2015 shootout that killed a local college graduate were sentenced in D.C. Superior Court on Monday morning.
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Manassas man charged with murder after 1 killed in altercation
Dale Andrew Wolfe, 56, of Manassas, has been charged with murder and is being held without bond in the incident that started with an altercation that later escalated, police said.
3 months ago -
Man killed after motorcycle crashes into SUV in Lexington Park
William Antonio Briscoe, 31, of Lexington Park, died when an SUV struck his motorcycle.
4 months ago -
Md. woman sentenced to 95 years for role in gang robberies
Josselin Ramirez, 20, had also confessed to taking part in two gang murders, said authorities. She is also reportedly a member of the gang MS-13,
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Growing memorial shows outpouring of support for Annapolis victims
The inside of an Annapolis newsroom remains a crime scene. But outside, a collection of cards, flowers, balloons and other gifts is growing to honor the five slain Capital Gazette employees.
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DC area is home to 2 of the nation’s best children’s hospitals
Children’s National Medical Center in D.C. and John’s Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore performed well in U.S. News’s rankings for 2018. See how well they scored.
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Remains of Civil War soldiers and field hospital found at Virginia battlefield
This discovery marks the first time in history that a surgeon’s pit at a Civil War battlefield has been excavated and studied, and is the first time that killed-in-action Civil War soldiers have been found in an amputated limb burial pit.
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Expecting military moms receive gifts at ‘star-spangled’ baby shower
The Operation Homefront Star-Spangled Baby Shower brought together more than 50 expecting moms who received special gifts to make their lives a little easier.
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