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Driver who hit hikers in Va. parade likely had medical condition
Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.
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President Obama addresses Morehouse College commencement
President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.
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ABC7's Tommy McFly catches up with Jessica Alba in Bethesda
Jessica Alba has gone from super hero to super mom. The actress was in Bethesda this weekend to meet fans and sign copies of her book, "The Honest Life".
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Scandal's Kerry Washington speaks at GW's commencement
One of the hottest stars on television was back in D.C. for her alma mater's commencement. Kerry Washington addressed students at George Washington University Sunday morning.
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Winning formulas: How do you pick your lucky numbers?
So you didn’t win the historic Powerball jackpot. But do you still think you have a winning formula?
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One ticket, One winner, One historic jackpot!
Powerball officials were pretty confident there would be a winner in last night's giant jackpot and they were right. A single ticket sold in Florida has the winning number for the top prize an estimated $590.5 million.
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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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GOP nominates Obenshain for Va attorney general
State Sen. Mark Obenshain's father, Richard Obenshain, won the party's U.S. Senate nomination in the same building in 1978, but was killed in a small plane during the campaign. John W. Warner took his place on the ballot and won the first of five U.S. Senate terms.
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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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Quantico-based FBI agents killed in training accident
Two Quantico-based agents with the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team were killed in a training accident off the coast of Virginia Beach.
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AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.
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North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters
South Korea has deployed dozens of Israeli-made precision guided missiles on islands near a western sea boundary disputed by North Korea.
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Fire at Bugsy's Pizza in Old Town
Firefighters were called to Bugsy's Pizza in Old Town Alexandria for a two alarm fire early Sunday morning.
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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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Hundreds become new U.S. citizens in Sterling
“Congratulations, you are Americans.” More than 500 people became US citizens in Sterling Saturday, taking the oath of allegiance in unison at a naturalization ceremony at Dominion High School.
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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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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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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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