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Montgomery County students receiving record low math scores
Montgomery County schools are now part of a puzzling phenomenon: A large majority of their high school students are receiving failing, or near-failing grades on their math final exams.
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Metro adds 7-day short trip pass to SmarTrip cards
Starting Monday, SmarTrip users can add the seven-day pass to their cards for $35. A pass is good for trips up to $3.50 during peak hours and unlimited trips during off-peak hours. These passes were previously only available with paper fare cards, which are being discontinued.
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Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness Stakes
Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.
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HHS: Maryland families have highest median income
Families of four in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. will have three of the top 10 median incomes in the United States next year, according to government estimates. At more than $105,000, the Free State's estimate tops the list.
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ATF lab in Beltsville helps solve most complicated arson cases
At the ATF Fire Research Lab in Beltsville a team of agents and engineers recreate, examine and tape high-profile blazes, helping solve cases nationwide and around the world. They bring science to what used to be largely anecdotal research.
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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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WATCH: FLOTUS addresses Bowie State commencement
If you missed First Lady Michelle Obama's speech at Friday's Bowie State University commencement, you can watch the entire thing or read the transcript as prepared here.
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Naked man on fire engine allegedly linked to shooting
A man found naked at the end of a fire engine ladder in Prince George’s County on Wednesday is now believed to be connected to a shooting, police say.
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Maryland man imprisoned in Cuba settles lawsuit against Md. company
Alan Gross and his wife filed the lawsuit against the U.S. government and Bethesda, Md.,-based Development Alternatives Inc. in November. The suit is now settled.
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85,000 vets treated for sex abuse injuries, illnesses
More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits.
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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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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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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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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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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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GMW celebrates Bike to Work Day
Thousands of cyclists are celebrating Bike to Work Day. Good Morning Washington's Adam Caskey was in Herndon Friday to get details on this exciting event.
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Greenbelt theater to be restored thanks to social media contest
Moviegoers have been filling the Greenbelt theater for 75 years. Time has definitely taken its toll, but soon it'll look just like it did on opening day in 1938, thanks to voters in the 8th annual Partners in Preservation competition.
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Woman, estranged husband die in murder-suicide
An estranged husband shot and killed his wife at her Clinton home Wednesday night, police say, before he turned the gun on himself.
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