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Theresa Douglas sentenced for Accokeek bus crash
10/12/12 12:09 PM
A 41-year-old school bus driver will spend at least five years behind bars for driving a bus into a school employee lounge and wounding three people in Accokeek.
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Kellogg's recalls Mini-Wheats for possible metal
10/12/12 10:41 AM
Recalls only include boxes with the letters KB, AP or FK before or after the Best If Used Before date.
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Misty Clandon ID'd as body found in NE
10/12/12 8:26 AM
Police say 39-year-old Misty Clandon of northeast was found unconscious and unresponsive in the 1900 block of Fenwick Street, NE Wednesday.
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Space shuttle Endeavour moves to final resting place in California
10/12/12 6:13 AM
Space shuttle Endeavour is making the 12-mile road trip as it moves from its Los Angeles International Airport hangar en route to the California Science Center, which is its ultimate destination.
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Cost of a stamp to go up by a penny
10/11/12 7:16 PM
The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it will raise postage rates on Jan. 27, including a 1-cent increase in the cost of first-class mail to 46 cents.
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Metro crime: Violent crime down, thefts spike
10/11/12 6:24 PM
The Anacostia station, with 113 crimes this year, is the most dangerous Metro stop, followed by College Park and Gallery Place.
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'Argo' movie review by Arch Campbell
10/11/12 6:10 PM
Ben Affleck's new movie, Argo, looks at the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979.
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Gastric sleeve procedure opens doors for adolescents
10/11/12 6:06 PM
The rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled in the last 25 years, and now there's a new option that's helping teens drop weight with less risk.

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Chevy Chase police push for bait car to tackle thefts
10/11/12 5:53 PM
Thieves are pushing Chevy Chase Village towards a 25-year high. So far this year thieves broke into 68 cars and stole everything from pocket change to purses and phones.
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Steny Hoyer's evolving stance on gay marriage
10/12/12 11:38 AM
Steny Hoyer, who voted 16 years ago to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, tells The Baltimore Sun that he had believed for a while that civil unions would offer protections to same-sex couples.
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Nationals one game away from NL championship series
10/12/12 9:35 AM
For the Banda family, Thursday's Game 4 between the Nationals and Cardinals was more than just a fun day at the park - it was a chance to reunite after Hector Banda returned from Afghanistan.
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Sick-day excuses to rise, excuses to get more creative
10/12/12 6:35 AM
With the holiday season around the corner, and sports fans everywhere staying up late supporting their respective teams, it is no wonder that employers are seeing an increased number of their employees calling in sick.
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Orioles vs. Yankees: Baltimore fans take home a win
10/12/12 6:08 AM
Just maybe the Baltimore Orioles' remarkable run into October is not so improbable after all.
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Don Ballard, Chantilly auto shop owner, 'brakes for breasts'
10/11/12 6:31 PM
Don Ballard is running a deal called Brakes for Breast Cancer. For every brake-pad replacement, the brake pads are free. And part of the labor costs goes directly to breast cancer prevention.
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TC Maslin's wife: 'I miss my husband'
10/11/12 6:22 PM
TC Maslin was attacked in Eastern Market in August, and it's not known when or if he'll ever speak clearly again.

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Baby panda cause of death: Underdeveloped lungs, liver disease
10/11/12 6:07 PM
The National Zoo’s six-day old baby panda died from underdeveloped lungs and liver disease, zoo officials said Thursday.
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Meningitis outbreak: 170 cases now reported, 14 deaths
10/11/12 6:00 PM
At least 170 people now have been sickened in the meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid shots, and 14 of them have died, including one in Maryland. ABC7 talks with one of the Maryland patients who is now recovering.
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Arson damages Potomac Heights Baptist Church
10/11/12 5:42 PM
Investigators say accelerants were poured inside the church through a broken window in the sanctuary and ignited, causing $80,000 in damage.
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