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D.C. earthquake: Dominion holds off restarting nuke plant
Dominion Virginia Power says it won't restart the nuclear reactors at its North Anna Power Station rattled by the Aug. 23 earthquake until the company is convinced it is safe.
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D.C. earthquake: National Cathedral installing safety nets to catch debris
Safety nets are being installed along the ceiling of the Washington National Cathedral to guard against falling debris after it was damaged by last week's earthquake.
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D.C. earthquake shifted North Anna nuclear storage containers
Dominion Virginia Power says the Aug. 23 earthquake caused massive nuclear storage containers at its North Anna Power Station to shift, but they remained intact.
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Earthquake damage to Louisa County schools close to $60M
Two Louisa County schools have been severely damaged by the earthquake. Students will start the school year sharing a school while officials figure out if their schools can be repaired at all.
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D.C. earthquake: Five aftershocks rattle Louisa County
Five aftershocks from Tuesday's 5.8 earthquake, none of them registering over a magnitude 2.7, struck Louisa County and the area surrounding the epicenter this weekend.
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Aftershocks rumble post earthquake, but many too slight to feel
Since Tuesday's 5.8 earthquake in Virginia there have been hundreds of aftershocks, but only a few were actually felt by residents.
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D.C. earthquake: Another aftershock reported in Virginia
People across the region were woken up early Thursday by another aftershock of this week’s earthquake, bringing the total to 5.
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Gadsby's Tavern Museum closed for quake damage
One of the historic buildings in Old Town Alexandria will remain closed through the weekend following damage from Tuesday's earthquake.
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D.C. earthquake: Aftershocks likely, but you might not feel them
In the aftermath of the 5.8 earthquake that rattled the D.C. area and the East Coast on Tuesday, aftershocks are likely to rattle the region. But you probably won't feel many.
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D.C. earthquake: Culpeper's Main Street to fully reopen Friday
A portion of Main Street, a major thoroughfare in Culpepper closed by earthquake-related demolition, is scheduled to reopen on Friday evening.
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D.C. earthquake: Aftershocks continue in Va. after earthquake
Virginia and the greater D.C. region continues to feel the after effects of last Tuesday's 5.8 earthquake. Another aftershock rattled the area near the epicenter in Mineral, Va. early Thursday morning.
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Hurricane Irene: Washington Monument cracks exposed by heavy rains
Engineers thought they had discovered all the damage the earthquake had caused, but Irene's heavy rains exposed additional cracks.
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D.C. earthquake 2011: Virginia nuclear plant being checked out
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending additional inspectors to the Virginia nuclear power plant closest to the epicenter of last week's earthquake.
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D.C. earthquake: Local school closures
Most schools will open on time today, but 32 schools in Prince George's County and one in D.C. will remain closed. Here's a list.
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D.C. earthquake damages National Cathedral, Washington Monument
It was the second day that two of Washington's iconic monuments were closed due to damage from the 5.8 earthquake.
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D.C. earthquake: Chart of the initial quake and aftershocks
A graphical look at the original earthquake and the five aftershocks that have registered over the past 48 hours.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Pakistan abductee from Rockville may not be free and a Post-quake review
South of us, they're not talking earthquake. No, they're warily watching Hurricane Irene.
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Dinner honors MLK before memorial dedication
The site of a gala dinner kicking off dedication events for a memorial honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington has been changed following the East Coast earthquake.
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