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D.C. area gas prices falling quickly
6/22/12 7:40 PM
For the 10th consecutive day, gas prices dropped on Thursday, with the national average dipping to $3.45 per gallon. That's down more than 20 cents month-to-date.
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Mother says son bullied by staff at Georgetown camp for wearing Duke logo
6/22/12 7:20 PM
The mother of a participant at a Georgetown basketball camp is exasperated after she says her 10-year-old son was hazed for wearing the logo of a rival team.
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Jerry Sandusky trial: Jury begins deliberations
6/22/12 5:26 PM
Jurors in Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial listened again Friday to testimony from a key prosecution witness against the former Penn State assistant football coach, then went back behind closed doors for a second day of deliberations.
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Inside Washington June 24, 2012
6/22/12 4:10 PM
This week on Inside Washington: the President fires up the immigration debate by giving cover to 800,000 undocumented immigrants and Mitt Romney struggles to respond and a House Committee holds Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress.
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Seven students arrested at Wakefield High School in Arlington
6/22/12 10:39 AM
Seven Wakefield High School students were arrested Friday morning, the day after they graduated from the Arlington school, after police say they were caught drinking on the roof.
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Prince William Police release sketch of suspect in trail attack
6/22/12 7:28 AM
Prince William County Police are searching for a man who attacked a woman on a local trail and may be responsible for another crime.
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Coping with the scorching heat in D.C. area
6/22/12 12:51 AM
Scorching heat turned the Washington area into a virtual sauna Thursday. Jenny Doren shows how people are coping with the heat. And she has the sad story of the toll it took on a well-loved dog in Northwest.
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Pashti, Northwest D.C. Afghan hound, dies from heat stroke
6/21/12 9:31 PM
The past two days of searing heat and heavy humidity can have effects on every member of your family, including your pets. Wednesday's searing heat claimed the life of at least two dogs in Northwest D.C.

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Chris Draft pushes for lung cancer death decrease, in honor of late wife
6/21/12 7:09 PM
Linebacker Chris Draft has tackled so much in life--but, there was one blow he just couldn't fight: His fiancée Keasha was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, and died one month after they were married.
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Carl Zeithaml to 'suspend' UVA interim presidency negotiations
6/22/12 7:24 PM
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has had enough of the controversy over the presidency at the University of Virginia, asking the school's Board of Visitors to resolve the issues by Tuesday, or he'll ask all of them to resign.
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2009 Metro Red Line crash memorial unveiled
6/22/12 5:28 PM
At an emotional ceremony on a Northeast D.C. bridge, a permanent memorial to the nine people killed in the 2009 Metro Red Line crash was unveiled in front of family, friends and city leaders.
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Washington Business Report June 24, 2012
6/22/12 4:54 PM
This week on Washington Business Report: David and Robert Trone, owners of Potomac-based Total Wine & More tell the story of their growth from a two-shop firm to a national powerhouse in the sale of beer, wine and spirits.
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Jesse Curtis Morton sentenced to 11 1/2 years in prison
6/22/12 11:28 AM
A Muslim convert from Brooklyn who pleaded guilty to posting online threats against the creators of the "South Park" television show has been sentenced to 11 ½ years in prison.
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Air National Guard's "Rise to the Challenge Tour"
6/22/12 7:46 AM
The Air National Guard's "Rise to the Challenge Tour" will make a stop at the Safeway Barbeque Battle in D.C. this weekend. The event will give people a chance to simulate real-life missions similar to that of Air National Guard soldiers.
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Suspects shoot man in face, rob him of iPhone, wallet
6/22/12 7:25 AM
Around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, two suspects shot a man in the face, robbed him of an iPhone and his wallet, then fled the scene on G Street in Northeast Washington.
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Nationals host clinic for Little League baseball players
6/22/12 12:44 AM
Blistering heat didn't stop more than 100 Little League baseball players from taking the field at Nationals Park.
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Occupy DC: 11 protesters found guilty by judge
6/21/12 9:18 PM
Eleven Occupy DC protesters have been found guilty of refusing police orders to get down from a wooden structure they erected in McPherson Square in December. One was also found guilty of indecent exposure. One person was acquitted.
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D.C. heat wave 2012: Heat advisory continues
6/21/12 6:27 PM
Another day of scorching high temperatures is in store for the D.C. region, with temperatures expected to hit 100 degrees or higher Thursday as a heat advisory remains in effect throughout the area.
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