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Child sex abuser suspected in murder of victim’s mother killed himself, autopsy finds
The convicted child sex abuser found dead in his jail cell hours after being named a person of interest in the 2000 disappearance and murder of his victim’s mother died of suicide.
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‘Perfect storm’ hits DC-area housing market: Inventory down double digits
A plunge in the amount of properties for potential buyers to look at also put a dent in sales, with units sold in D.C. down 12 percent from a year ago, and down 8 percent in Arlington County.
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1 dead after westbound I-66 crash
One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash along Interstate 66 Thursday morning that closed westbound lanes near Fairfax County, Virginia, for more than two hours. All westbound lanes of I-66 reopened at around 7:50 a.m.
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Minnesota prosecutor won’t file charges in Prince’s death
The settlement between the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg comes as state prosecutors prepared to announce Thursday morning whether they’ll file any criminal charges stemming from their two-year investigation into Prince’s death.
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Pike & Rose gets Nando’s Peri-Peri
Nando’s will hold its official Pike & Rose grand opening April 28, and donate 100 percent of sales on grand opening day to the music program at Walter Johnson High School in North Bethesda.
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This is spring? Freeze watch, wind advisory issued for parts of DC region
This spring has been anything but springlike. The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for much of the area west of D.C. until 9 a.m. Friday, and a wind advisory has been issued until 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Police, fire officials honored for heroism during Alexandria baseball shooting
The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce recognized 20 police and fire officials who responded to the June 14 shooting at a baseball where Republican members of Congress were practicing for a charity baseball game where House GOP Whip Steve Scalise was critically injured.
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JPMorgan Chase to open 1st DC-area branches, hire 700
The bank will open up to 70 branches and hire 700 employees in Virginia, Maryland and the District. A fifth of those new branches, it said, will be in low-to-moderate-income communities.
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Police seek to ID suspect who tried to kidnap woman in Arlington
Police have released a composite sketch of the suspect who attempted to kidnap a woman in Arlington, Virginia, earlier this month and are asking for the public’s help to identify him.
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Homeowner finds naked intruder in her tub, eating Cheetos
Police in Louisiana say a woman came home to discover a naked stranger in her tub, eating her Cheetos while taking a bath.
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2 black men arrested at Starbucks get an apology from police
“When you know that you did nothing wrong, how do you really react to it?” Rashon Nelson said. “You can either be ignorant or you can show some type of sophistication and act like you have class. That was the choice we had.”
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‘Fearless Girl’ to leave Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’
NEW YORK (AP) — The “Fearless Girl” statue near Wall Street that has become a global symbol of female can-do business spirit will be moved from her spot facing the “Charging Bull” to a location…
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8-year-old arrested after bringing loaded semi-automatic gun to St. Mary’s Co. school
The St. Mary’s County elementary student had apparently found it in his residence, which is located in an off-base military housing community.
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Local students plan Friday walkout to demand stricter gun laws
Students across the D.C. region plan to walk out of class Friday as a form of protest as they call for tougher gun laws. The walkouts mark the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High School that left 13 dead.
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Man’s dating site hookup ended in murder, court documents show
John McRae of Southeast D.C. has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Marty McMillan Jr., who had been missing for six months before his body was found Oct. 30 in Prince George’s County. Authorities say McRae was angry that his girlfriend was intimate with the victim.
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Better than a beach photo: Christie spends $85K on portrait
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s official portrait will cost $85,000, which is more than taxpayers shelled out for paintings of his three predecessors combined. The Record reports that Australian artist…
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How to celebrate Earth Day 2018 in the DC area
There’s more you can do to celebrate the beautiful planet we call home than simply using a reusable water bottle. Here are some ideas on how to celebrate Earth Day 2018 this weekend.
