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Maryland confirms first case of West Nile Virus
8/13/12 5:53 PM
Maryland public health officials say the first case of West Nile virus has been diagnosed in the state and that the virus has now been detected in two separate places in the state.
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Sgt. Ryan Jeschke of Herndon killed in Afghanistan
8/13/12 5:33 PM
Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Jeschke, 31, of Herndon, Va. was slain in combat operations in Afghanistan on Friday.
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Evergreen Church roof collapses in Loudoun County
8/13/12 2:33 PM
Two workers were on the Evergreen Church in the 19000 block of Evergreen Mill Road when 20 to 30 roof trusses collapsed at about 12:30 p.m.
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Michael P. Ward, Navy commander investigated for misconduct
8/13/12 11:07 AM
A submarine commander is under investigation after he was accused of trying to fake his own death to end an extramarital affair.

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D.C. Wal-Mart stores could open by the end of 2013
8/13/12 10:22 AM
After a few hiccups in construction, the second of the first two Wal-Mart locations in the District of Columbia could open by the end of 2013, the Washington Post reports.
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D.C. Restaurant Week meal deals begin
8/13/12 6:24 AM
Restaurants in and around Washington are offering special meal deals this week.
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Maryland special session: House of Delegates to work on gambling bill
8/13/12 6:10 AM
The House of Delegates will be working on a measure to expand gambling as a special session continues in Annapolis.
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VDOT to start removing dangerous trees in Great Falls
8/12/12 10:36 PM
After a tree fell and killed a driver in on Georgetown Pike in Great Falls last month, the Virginia Department of Transportation says VDOT contractors will remove about 60 trees officials say are dead or in decline.
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Paul Ryan choice increases focus on policy, analysis says
8/12/12 7:07 PM
In naming Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney wed himself far more closely to proposals that have made the 42-year-old House Budget Committee chairman a hero to tea party and other conservative activists and anathema to Democrats.
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Georgetown sexual assault victim fought off attacker
8/13/12 5:40 PM
D.C. police investigators are looking for the man who they say sexually assaulted a woman as she tried to walk into her Georgetown home early Sunday morning.
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Warren Weinstein's wife pleads for his safe return on anniverary of kidnapping
8/13/12 3:32 PM
Warren Weinstein, a 71-year-old aid worker from Rockville, Md., was kidnapped last August in Pakistani. His wife is pleading for his return on the anniversary of his kidnapping.
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Ray LaHood supports D.C. airports head, not board
8/13/12 2:15 PM
Ray LaHood is expressing his confidence in the head of the Washington's airports authority - but not the board.
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Mitt Romney defends Paul Ryan's Medicare proposal
8/13/12 11:05 AM
Romney said Democratic President Barack Obama's decision to take $700 billion from Medicare for his health care law was "not the right answer."
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Virginia to hold summit on education reforms
8/13/12 6:27 AM
Gov. Bob McDonnell is bringing together state and national experts, teachers and policymakers to discuss education reforms.
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AAA: Gas prices rising in Virginia
8/13/12 6:18 AM
Gas prices have been steadily rising in Virginia this month and are now higher than last year at this time.
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Maryland's tax-free holiday begins
8/13/12 5:39 AM
Starting Sunday, purchases of qualifying clothes and shoes for $100 or less are exempt from the state's sales tax.

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London 2012 Closing Ceremony: Olympics come to rocking end with British pomp and pop
8/12/12 9:22 PM
With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun.
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Capitol Heights man arrested, charged in fatal shooting of roommate
8/12/12 6:23 PM
Prince George's County Police have arrested a Capitol Heights man in the fatal shooting of his roommate on Saturday.
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