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Chronic wasting disease found in deer near Shenandoah National Park
The disorder, chronic wasting disease, was most recently found in deer that live within 25 miles of Shenandoah National Park, which stretches all the way east to Front Royal.
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I-95 drivers face distracted driving
AAA and Transurban, the company behind the 95 hot lane construction project, surveyed nearly 1,000 drivers who regularly use 95 and found nearly all reported seeing someone engage in dangerous, distracted behaviors.
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TC Williams High prom nominations stir controversy
All eyes are on TC Williams High School in Alexandria and the race for prom king and queen.
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Can cities affect thunderstorms?
We've already had some thunderstorms and there may be more ahead as we move into summer. But can cities like Washington change thunderstorms?
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Police Week: Police, lawmakers join in push for 'blue alert'
Rick Rhyne had already retired after 37 years as a police officer and chief in North Carolina. He wasn’t ready to quit, so he took a part-time job with the Moore County Sheriff's Department - which ended, along with his life, during a trespassing call last December.
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Cicadas start to appear in Washington region
The cicadas are here, but they’re not everywhere just yet.
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D.C. area frost advisory, freeze warning issued
The greater D.C. area is expecting wildly fluctuating and what some might call whacky weather.
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Manassas proposes 7.1 percent tax increase
The City of Manassas wants to construct a $38 million elementary school, improve sidewalks in its downtown and improve drainage and increase taxes to pay for it.
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Arlington Cemetery, Manassas Battlefield among Virginia endangered sites
Preservation Virginia's annual most endangered list includes Arlington National Cemetery, a network of rural schools that aimed to improve educational opportunities for young black students in rural areas, and Manassas Battlefield.
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Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell approval ratings at two-year lows, poll shows
Gov. Bob McDonnell has dipped to his the lowest job-approval rating in two years in a statewide poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University.
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Charles Steger, Virginia Tech president, stepping down
Virginia Tech President Charles Steger is stepping down. Stegner led the school through the 2007 shooting..
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Powerball May 15 jackpot at $360 million
Get your lucky rabbit’s foot and keep your fingers crossed. This Wednesday’s Powerball lottery jackpot has reached $360 million.
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Homeless shelter removed in Arlington County
It took one man to build, but multiple people and trucks to remove. Now an Arlington homeless camp is gone.
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FBI joins investigation of smash-and-grab robberies
The FBI is now getting involved in the investigation into a series of smash-and-grab robberies at jewelry stores around the Washington area.
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Fairfax school board considers change to zero tolerance policy
Fairfax County school officials are considering a change to the school system’s zero tolerance policy. Under the policy, first-time drug offenders face expulsion.
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Student accidentally fires weapon on Winchester school bus
A student at a Winchester school accidentally fired a police officer's weapon Monday morning while being calmed down on a school bus, ABC 3 in Winchester reports.
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Kelly Anderson asks for vacation time donations to tend to sick son
As if having to grapple with having her infant son battling multiple medical conditions, a Department of Veterans Affairs employee in Roanoke is facing another problem. She's totally out of paid time off.
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev Virginia burial: Woman who helped find plot doesn't regret actions
The Virginia woman whose actions led to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev being buried about 30 miles north of her Richmond home says she has no regrets.
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