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Amtrak train derails near Hanford
10/1/12 5:14 PM
At least 20 passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries Monday when a big rig truck collided with a southbound Amtrak train in California's Central Valley, authorities said.
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D.C. retirement plan plan information available
10/1/12 2:24 PM
D.C. is providing more information to workers about how the administrative expenses of their retirement plans are paid for.
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Inova Fairfax Hospital investigation shows dizzying bureaucracy
10/1/12 1:50 PM
Sharon Van Putten's final months were spent in misery at a highly rated northern Virginia hospital. During a family visit to northern Virginia, Van Putten's chronic back problems flared up and she ended up having spinal surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She came out of surgery a paraplegic.
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Victory Housing in Silver Spring opens doors to low income seniors
10/1/12 12:59 PM
This brand new apartment complex in Silver Spring has opened its doors for a group of special residents.
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Rodney Murrell faces charges in Silver Spring attempted abduction
10/1/12 11:17 AM
Police say 31-year-old Rodney Murrell, of Southeast, went up to a 13-year-old boy at a McDonald’s in Silver Spring, told him he was a police officer, and tried to drag him out of the building.
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Redskins blow big lead, recover to win with 3 seconds to go, 24-22
10/1/12 7:57 AM
With the game on the line, Robert Griffin III moved the Redskins right down the field. Billy Cundiff redeemed himself for a horrible day kicking, making a 41-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining for a 24-22 victory over Tampa Bay.
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Metrobus service changes continue under "better bus" program
10/1/12 7:55 AM
A second round of Metrobus service enhancements have taken effect to provide customers with better service.
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Troubled Michigan lottery winner found dead
9/30/12 9:59 PM
Police say a Detroit-area woman who collected welfare benefits despite winning a $735,000 lottery prize has died of a possible drug overdose.
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Source: Va. man charged in NY murder suspected extramarital affair
9/30/12 8:03 AM
The wife of Anthony Robert Taglianetti II tells ABC7's Richard Reeve, "He's guilty, and I'm glad he's there. We've had a rough marital history." Taglianetti, accused of killing a man in New York, was captured by U.S. Marshals Friday night in Shenandoah County, Va.
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Maryland Capital Debt Affordability Committee recommends raising debt limit $150M
10/1/12 4:48 PM
The state's Capital Debt Affordability Committee voted 4-1 on Monday to allow state to increase the debt limit from the current debt limit of $925 million.
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Anthony Taglianetti, wanted in NY school superintendent's death, captured
10/1/12 1:51 PM
After a nationwide manhunt, U.S. Marshals captured Anthony Taglianetti, of Woodbridge, wanted for the murder of a New York school superintendent. Late Friday night - after he was in custody - a warrant was issued for Taglianetti's arrest.
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VOICE interfaith group to press for foreclosure help in Prince William County
10/1/12 1:32 PM
A group is pressing banks to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in Prince William County to compensate for the devastation caused by the wave of foreclosures there.
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Alexandria power plant closes
10/1/12 12:45 PM
A coal-fired power plant in Alexandria that has drawn the scorn of environmentalists for decades has been shut down.
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New Maryland laws go into effect Monday, October 1
10/1/12 7:58 AM
Several new laws go into effect in Maryland on Monday, October 1. And they affect everyone, from scooter riders and moms and dads to all those behind the wheel after a storm.
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Floyd Lee Corkins II, Chinatown shooting suspect, due in court
10/1/12 7:56 AM
A Virginia man accused of opening fire inside the headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group is due back in court.
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Virginia launches voting accessibility project
10/1/12 7:54 AM
Virginia officials have launched a project to educate disabled and senior residents about voting accessibility.
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Hundreds of volunteers apply extreme makeover to Congress Heights Recreation Center in SE D.C.
9/30/12 8:09 AM
More than 700 volunteers pulled out their toolboxes, rolled up their sleeves, and got dirty today, to give Congress Heights Recreation Center in Southeast D.C. an extreme makeover.
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General Motors recalling 40,859 cars for potential fuel leaks
9/29/12 5:05 PM
General Motors Co. is recalling more than 40,000 cars sold in warm-weather states because a plastic part might crack and cause a fuel leak.
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