Powerball frenzy whips into high gear
With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars of a near world record $600 million.
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7 Day Interactive Forecast
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HHS: Maryland families have highest median income
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Orb looks for second jewel at Preakness
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CRIME
MWAA officer shot, killed inside his Sterling home
Police have identified the man shot and killed in his Sterling home Friday night as Steven Spradling, 52, an officer of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Police Department. Rosangela Spradling, 42, has been charged with first degree murder.
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CRIME
Police: Eastern Shore doc made advances toward patient
A therapist at a community health clinic in Salisbury has been charged with making unwanted sexual advances on a patient, including asking her to expose herself to him.
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POLITICS
Cuccinelli gets unanimous nod by GOP for governor
At the GOP's statewide convention Saturday, thousands of conservatives and tea party followers who dominated the Richmond Coliseum Saturday roared their unanimous support for Ken Cuccinelli, who was unopposed.
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CRIME
Suspect sought in Manassas bank robbery
A suspect pulled out a gun inside a Manassas bank and demanded money Friday morning, and Prince William County police are searching for him.
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VIRGINIA
Stafford mom says daughter assaulted on bus
"He grabbed her breast and told her he was going to raper her," the 13-year-old victim's mother says. She's incensed that Stafford County school administrators haven't done more.
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SPORTS
Michael Phelps mum on comeback rumors
A report out of Florida indicated that Olympic swimming legend and Baltimore native Michael Phelps might come out of retirement for the 2016 Summer Games, but he was cryptic about any such announcement on Twitter.
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Health
Flesh-eating bacteria victim gets bionic hands
Aimee Copeland, the woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease, was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands.
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NATION
William, Sophia, Mason are D.C. area's most common baby names
Every baby born is unique in his or her own special way, but that doesn't mean their name necessarily stands out.
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Commute
Metro shuts five stations for weekend track work
Five Metro stations on the Green and Orange lines are closed for the weekend for track work.
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NATION
Thankful teen patron pays back 15-year debt
Fifteen years after a New Mexico restauranteur picked up a $40 tab for a teen who was a little short, that patron, now fully grown, came back last week to finally pay off his debt
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Commute
Taxicab commission refutes reports of Uber's demise
In a blog posted Friday, Uber officials said that new D.C. Taxicab Commission regulations would force it to stop operating on June 1. A taxi spokesman, though, says that it's not true.
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CRIME
Two more sentenced to prison in Frazier's murder
Two people have been sentenced to prison in the kidnapping and slaying of Latisha Frazier, a young mother.
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CRIME
Lawsuit allegations of child sexual abuse at Md. church dismissed
A judge has dismissed most of a lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse and conspiracy to cover up at a large church in Maryland, ruling that the plaintiffs had to sue within three years of turning 18.
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CRIME
Wheaton carjacker gets 60 years in prison
Henry Sanders, the Landover man who was convicted in 2011 of carjacking and robbing three elderly people in Wheaton, was sentenced Friday to six decades behind bars.
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EDUCATION
Dozens of Arlington students sickened with presumed norovirus
A nasty strain of norovirus is making its way through Nottingham Elementary School in Arlington, keeping a large number of students home on Friday.
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VIRGINIA
Study: Are mothers smarter than non-mothers?
There are many differences between women who choose to be mothers and those who choose not to be, but a new study is pinpointing a difference that some people may not believe.
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CRIME
Prince George's police bust Edwards ring
Prince George’s County police busted what they call a burglary ring responsible for 54 crimes in one neighborhood just this year.
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NATION
FBI executes search warrant in latest ricin letter case
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are executing a search warrant Saturday in the case of two letters containing the deadly poison ricin that were intercepted this week at a post office in Washington state.
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D.C.
Wells vows to fix Washington at mayoral kickoff
Preaching that there is a "crisis of ethics" inside the District's city hall, D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells says that he's committed to bringing an end to corruption in Washington as the city's next mayor.
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SPORTS
Terps beat Duke, advance to NCAA women's lacrosse semifinal
The Maryland Terrapins are two wins away from their first women's lacrosse national championship after eliminating Duke 14-9 Saturday in an NCAA quarterfinal in College Park
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Commute
Now boarding: All passengers without suitcases
American Airlines says that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat - no rolling suitcases - will be allowed to board before most other passengers.
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NATION
Dozens injured in Connecticut train crash
72 Metro-North train riders were hospitalized when two commuter trains collided near Fairfield, Conn. Friday night. At least three of those victims are in critical condition.
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CRIME
Virginia serial arson suspects competent to stand trial
Two people suspected of setting a massive string of fires - 77 in total - on Virginia's Eastern Shore have been found competent to stand trial.
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Commute
I-95 HOV lanes to close through Sunday morning
The HOV lanes that run down the middle of Interstate 95 in Northern Virginia will be closed through Sunday morning while crews work on the 95 Express Lanes project
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WORLD
French president signs off on same-sex marriage
The legalization order signed by French president Francois Hollande means the first gay marriages may be celebrated in France within about 10 days.
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CRIME
Waldorf neighbors dispute leaves one dead, one injured
Jessica Nicole Stith, 25, was found suffering from wounds to her upper body inside a home on Oak Manor Drive in Waldorf Thursday night. She died at an area hospital.
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POLITICS
Obama tries to shift focus back to jobs in weekly address
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ensuring workers get paid a decent living.
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SPORTS
Pimlico increases security for Preakness weekend
After the Boston Marathon bombing, Preakness organizers decided to crack down on security, so for the first time in the race's 138-year history, fans will have to pass through strict security, including bag checks and metal detecting wands.
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BUSINESS
Casino Wars: Maryland Live! vs. Hollywood Casino
The casino business is no game! Maryland Live and West Virginia's Hollywood Casino are both betting on table games and unique experiences to win over gamblers.
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MARYLAND
Obama urges Bowie State grads to become role models
Speaking to about 600 graduates at the University of Maryland's Comcast Center in College Park. Obama spoke of the importance of a good education and their responsibility after graduation.
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D.C.
D.C. firefighters union says scheduling shift could risk lives
D.C.'s firefighters union and Chief Kenneth Ellerbe are at odds over a scheduling shift for ambulance crews in the District. Ed Smith, president of the union, says the changes could jeopardize lives.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Report: Beyoncé, Jay-Z expecting second child
As first reported by E!, Beyoncé is pregnant with her second child with husband Jay-Z. They had their first daughter, one-year-old Blue Ivy, last January.
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VIRGINIA
Arlington residents petition for, against field lights
Surging growth for an Arlington school is prompting concerns among its neighbors.
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Washington, D.C.
- Southwest D.C. man shot and killed
- HHS: Maryland families have highest median income
- Wells vows to fix Washington at mayoral kickoff
- Taxicab commission refutes reports of Uber's demise
- Two more sentenced to prison in Frazier's murder
Maryland
- HHS: Maryland families have highest median income
- Police: Eastern Shore doc made advances toward patient
- Casino Wars: Maryland Live! vs. Hollywood Casino
- ATF lab in Beltsville helps solve most complicated arson cases
- Waldorf neighbors dispute leaves one dead, one injured
Entertainment
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- Georgetown student wins Jeopardy! College Championship
- Report: Beyoncé, Jay-Z expecting second child
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