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Girl, 7, taken from family by court after unexplained bleeding
8/30/12 8:44 PM
A court has removed a 7-year-old District Heights girl from her family home after hospital personnel couldn't explain unusual bleeding. And even though the bleeding has continued since she's been in foster care, she has not been allowed to return home.
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Katie Couric talks with Alison Starling about her new show on ABC7
8/30/12 6:00 PM
One week from Monday will be the beginning of a new chapter for a journalist who grew up in Arlington and who during her 30 years in television news became a household name: "Katie."
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Veteran's Medical Center removes benches
8/30/12 5:58 PM
Ailing vets, who put their lives on the line in combat, can't easily sit and wait for their ride home at the D.C. Veteran's Medical Center. Most stand under the front awning protected from the elements where the benches used to be.
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George Huguely to be sentenced for murder of Yeardley Love
8/30/12 4:29 PM
George W. Huguely V, the former University of Virginia lacrosse player who killed Yeardley love, his ex-girlfriend, faces a 26-year prison term. Get all the updates here.
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Maryland reports West Nile death
8/30/12 1:31 PM
Maryland has had 13 cases of West Nile virus so far this year. Nineteen cases were reported last year and 23 the year before in Maryland.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial to include high-tech features
8/30/12 12:52 PM
A congressional commission working to build the President Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial has quietly launched an "e-memorial" online to show how multimedia features would complement Frank's Gehry's design for a National Mall memorial.
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Maryland has $230 million more than expected in FY 2012 budget
8/30/12 11:29 AM
The extra $230 million is on top of about $200 million in fund balance that also is available for the upcoming budget cycle.
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D.C. family services agency to disband adoption program
8/30/12 6:22 AM
The District Child and Family Services Agency is disbanding a program that helps move children from foster care to adoption, guardianship or reunification with their families.
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Redskins backups beat Buccaneers scrubs 30-3 to end preseason
8/29/12 10:55 PM
Resting nearly all of their offensive and defensive starters, the teams proved that the backups from one consensus last-place team can beat the backups from another consensus last-place team, for whatever that's worth.
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Police in pursuit of armed suspect hit dog in Suitland
8/30/12 6:26 PM
One of three police cruisers in pursuit of an armed suspect allegedly hit a dog in Suitland and the officer continued the chase without rendering aid to the dog after it ran off.
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Labor Day weekend gas prices set to spike after storm
8/30/12 5:59 PM
Tropical Storm Isaac may impact your Labor Day travel plans in more ways than one. With gas prices rising yet again, filling up your gas tank is becoming a frightening experience for your wallet.

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Police match DNA on holster at deli murder scene to man in custody
8/30/12 5:33 PM
Police have possible new evidence in the murder of a beloved deli owner in Northeast Washington on June 14. Sources confirm DNA found on a gun holster left at the scene is a match to a man police have locked up on a parole violation.
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Sandra Long murder reward offered
8/30/12 2:11 PM
The body of Sandra Long was discovered on Nov. 30, 2010, in the front seat of her silver 2009 Ford Focus.
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Vegetarian lunch box inspirations
8/30/12 12:58 PM
Does your kid have a hankering for tofu? A craving for seitan? If so, check out our vegetarian lunch box inspirations.

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Report: Omega Psi Phi hazing incident under investigation at University of Virginia
8/30/12 11:36 AM
The Daily Progress reports that an anonymous tipster told police that a hazing incident involving the Omega Psi Phi fraternity at the University of Virginia left a pledge with broken ribs.
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Neil Prescott faces mental health hearing, remains in parents' custody
8/30/12 9:02 AM
Neil Prescott, the Maryland man who police say called himself a “joker" and threatened a mass shooting at his Prince George's County office, will appear in court Thursday afternoon.
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Stafford home invasion suspects at-large
8/30/12 5:17 AM
A 67-year-old Vietnam veteran is shaken, but safe, following a home invasion in his Stafford home Tuesday. The suspects are still at-large.

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George Zimmerman to get new judge in Trayvon Martin murder trial
8/29/12 10:24 PM
A three-judge panel in Florida has ruled that a former neighborhood watch leader charged in the fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin should be granted a new judge in his case.
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