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Hazmat spill at Laurel UPS facility investigated
7/30/12 5:58 AM
Prince George’s County firefighters and hazmat crews are determining if there’s any danger after a dangerous chemical was spilled at a UPS facility in Laurel.
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D.C. area gas prices rising again
7/29/12 10:15 PM
In recent weeks gas prices have been climbing back up fast in our area, especially in the District of Columbia.
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Nats' Morse hits tying HR in 9th, game-winning double in 11th
7/29/12 8:25 PM
Michael Morse hit a tying, two-run homer in the ninth inning, then delivered a two-run double in the 11th that sent the Nationals over the Brewers 11-10 on Sunday.
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Gil Weiss, Ben Horne found dead in Peru
7/29/12 7:19 PM
Searchers found the body of an Annandale man who apparently plunged to his death, along with his climbing partner, off a ridge in Peru.
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Maryland man accused of raping, firing gun at women
7/29/12 3:36 PM
Police in Frostburg say a man brought three young women back to a home for drinks and raped one of them, fired a handgun at all three and held one of them at gunpoint.
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Woman sexually assaulted on Capital Crescent Trail in NW
7/29/12 2:59 PM
A woman was jogging on Capital Crescent Trail in NW when a suspect choked her and sexually assaulted her.
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Neil Prescott: Threatening 'joker' or 'gentle giant'?
7/29/12 8:06 AM
A Maryland man accused of threatening to shoot up his workplace called himself "a joker" but is described by a friend as a "gentle giant"--6 feet 7 inches and 270 pounds--who collected firearms for target practice.
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Body of man found in Potomac near White's Ferry
7/28/12 8:35 PM
Police in Montgomery County are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Potomac River near White's Ferry.
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U Street Corridor Plagued with Second Straight Weekend Shooting
7/28/12 6:33 PM
Shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday shots were fired outside a 7-11 store in the popular U Street corridor in Northwest Washington, marking the second shooting in a week that has plagued the popular weekend spot.
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Barbara Battle, missing Prince George’s County woman with Alzheimer’s disease
7/30/12 5:02 AM
Authorities need your help to find a missing Prince George’s County woman who has Alzheimer’s disease.
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Chick-fil-A truck causes stir in D.C.
7/29/12 10:06 PM
After Dan Cathy, Chick-fil-A's president, reaffirmed his stance against gay marriage, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray joined the mayors of Chicago, San Francisco, and Boston in speaking out against the company, calling their product 'hate chicken.'
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Minnie Beatrice Gillespie: Police ask for help in finding missing person
7/29/12 7:29 PM
Update 7 p.m.: D.C. police tell ABC7's Jay Korff that Minnie Beatrice Gillespie, 83, has been found and is receiving medical attention.
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Suspect in hepatitis C outbreak, scare in 8 states, wrote suicide note
7/29/12 5:32 PM
A traveling medical technician accused of causing a hepatitis C outbreak in New Hampshire wrote a suicide note the week before his arrest. David Kwiatkowski also worked in hospitals in Maryland and six other states.
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Two die in separate accidents in Prince William County
7/29/12 3:16 PM
Police are investigating two fatal accidents in the western end of Prince William County. A pedestrian died in one accident and a motorcyclist in the other.
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Darryl Eugene Sweet killed in Northeast
7/29/12 9:23 AM
D.C. police are investigating the murder of Darryl Eugene Sweet in Northeast. Sweet was found unconscious and unresponsive on a street a day before his death.

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Colorado victims mourned at funerals in three states
7/28/12 9:42 PM
A man who saved his girlfriend's life at the Colorado movie shooting was remembered for his selfless sacrifice Saturday, while an aspiring sportscaster was praised for her boundless energy and an Air Force reservist as a good friend.
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Prince George's County police officer shot outside Galaxy Nite Club
7/28/12 7:19 PM
An off-duty Prince George's County police officer working part-time at a Langley Park night club was shot in the leg early Saturday morning by a bar patron who had been ejected moments before.

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Jesse Jackson Jr. in Mayo Clinic for depression
7/28/12 4:34 PM
Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is undergoing an extensive inpatient evaluation for depression and for gastrointestinal issues, the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota said, providing the first details about his medical condition
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