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Caisson Platoon Equine Assisted Program helps wounded warriors
Instead of a confined exam room, the Caisson Platoon Equine Assisted Program meets on 10-acres of serenity and helps wounded warriors by pairing them with horses.
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11-year-old bangs doors to save lives in 4-alarm Woodbridge apartment fire
A four-alarm fire destroyed an apartment building in Woodbridge Thursday evening, leaving dozens without a home but uninjured.
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D.C. heat wave: Weekend temperatures expected to pass 100
This record setting heat wave has now dragged into its ninth day. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Saturday. And severe storms may be coming in on Sunday.
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Dominion and Arlington County at odds over tree removal
"At the very least that tree should have been removed by now, but the county says they can't remove it until Dominion gives them permission. Dominion says they can't do the wires until the tree is removed," Arlington resident Davis Hemenway said.
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Sharon Marie Maynard arrested, charged with child neglect
Prince William County Police say they found cigarettes, sharp objects and open pill bottles on the floor of a Woodbridge home where two small children lived. Their mother has been charged with felony child neglect.
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AIDS Memorial Quilt on display in D.C.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt has returned to Washington. Sections of the quilt are going on display beginning Wednesday during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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Obama to sign bill on highways, student loans
Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to attend a bill signing at the White House.
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Boy, 12, charged with killing 2-year-old family member
A 12-year-old boy has been charged with murder in connection with the June 3 beating death of a 2-year-old foster child, Prince George's County Police said Thursday.
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MLB All-Star Final Vote: Freese wins Final Vote for All-Star Game over Bryce Harper
Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish and St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese are headed to the Midsummer Classic after fans voted them into next week's showcase in Kansas City.
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Ward 8 unemployment hits 22.5 percent, nearly triple the national of 8.2 percent
With unemployment in Ward 8 at 22.5 percent--nearly triple the national average of 8.2 percent--school board member Trayon White and others are organizing a protest on July 28 to demand jobs in the area.
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Firefighters brave extreme heat to tend to others
While most everybody has spent the last week and will spend this coming weekend trying to stay cool indoors, there are those who have the thankless job of being outside responding to the victims of heat.
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Power outages in Montgomery County stretch into second week
Having gone without power or air conditioning for a full week after last Friday's derecho, some people in the D.C. area are being told that it could still be 72 more hours before the lights come back on.
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Inside Washington July 8, 2012
This week on Inside Washington: Two views of the economy—Obama and Romney. How to deal with the deficit—austerity vs. government spending.
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Mauricio Santoyo Velasco pleads not guilty
A Colombian general pleaded guilty in Virginia to taking bribes to help drug gangs and thwart anti-trafficking efforts in the U.S. and Colombia. He turned himself in voluntarily in Colombia to face charges in the United States.
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Thousands remain without power; restoration to take through weekend
A week after deadly summer storms struck the Washington area, thousands of residents still remain without power. See the latest outage numbers inside.
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Power outage worsens blood shortage
A critical shortage in the Washington region’s blood supply has been made worse because of the severe impact of last week’s storms, prompting the American Red Cross to make an urgent call for donors.
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Nationals 6-Giants 5: Harper knocks in tying run in 9th, scores game winner
It was throwback night in the nation's capital, and the "Senators" topped the "New York Giants" 6-5, scoring twice in the 9th. Bryce Harper knocked in the tying run and scored the winning run.
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President Obama kicks off 2-day bus tour
Kicking off a two-day bus tour of northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania, Obama described a political system at a crossroads and argued that his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, would pursue economic policies that favor the wealthy at the expense of the middle class.
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