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Lebanese man accused of leading drug ring indicted
A Lebanese national accused of being the ringleader of a vast international drug smuggling ring with links to the militant group Hezbollah has been indicted in Virginia.
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Macy's gives last-minute shoppers a hand
Macy's announces it will keep more than a dozen of its stores open for three days straight in the days before Christmas.
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Virginia I-95 electronic message signs set for unveiling
The guessing game for how long you could be stuck in traffic on I-95 in Northern Virginia is coming to an end with the unveiling of new electronic message signs.
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Route 50 reopens after crash
Route 50 was closed in both directions between Watson Road and Gum Spring Road after a cement truck and a vehicle crashed Monday afternoon. It reopened at about 6:10 p.m.
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Dad says teen who escaped Filipino captors is hero
The father of a 14-year-old boy who escaped from suspected al-Qaida-linked militants in the Philippines says his son is a hero.
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Capital Beltway lanes to be closed periodically throughout week
The long-running Wilson Bridge project will force lane closures on the Beltway in the area of Telegraph Road throughout the week.
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Friends: Va. Tech gunman never hinted at violence
The man authorities say killed a Virginia Tech police officer before committing suicide had broken up with his girlfriend over the summer and vaguely mentioned some family issues, but he was loyal and never hinted at plans for violence, friends and former classmates said Saturday.
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Kevin Lunsmann, 14, of Va. freed by Filipino militants after 5 months
A 14-year-old Virginia boy who was abducted with his mother and cousin by suspected Muslim militants in the southern Philippines was released Saturday from five months of jungle captivity.
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Ross Truett Ashley identified as Virginia Tech shooter
Ross Truett Ashley, 22, a dean's list student at Radford who killed a Virginia Tech police officer had robbed his landlord's office and Mercedes SUV at gunpoint Wednesday. ABC7 has more on the shooting and the campus vigil, and memories from people who knew Ashley in his hometown. (Videos)
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Hold the 'Bah! Humbug' Washington. We'll take holiday happiness
Is there a Bah! Humbug! sentiment in the D.C. area or are people here filled with holiday cheer?
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Number of homeless children in Virginia, Maryland rising
A new report ranks Virginia 21st and Maryland 26th among the states for child homelessness, while the number of homeless children in the District sharply increased as well.
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Dr. Alex Yadao arrested for allegedly selling prescription drugs illegally
Prince William County police arrested a doctor who allegedly illegally sold Oxycontin, morphine and other painkillers to patients. Police said the doctor was putting about putting about 8,000 Oxycodone pills on the street each week.
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Another name change for former Blackwater firm
The security firm once known as Blackwater on Monday changed its name for the second time in less than three years as its owners continue to reshape the company they bought from its founder a year ago.
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Gene McKinney spends weekend in jail after guilty plea
Former Army Sgt. Maj. Gene McKinney spent a weekend in jail more than a year after police say he struck a person with his car in Crystal City, WTOP reports.
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Hokies for Crouse: Students raise funds for slain officer's family
Through a campaign known as "Hokies for Crouse," Bethany Darnley and fellow Virginia Tech students are raising money for the family of the officer shot to death Thursday on the Blacksburg campus.
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At Arlington Cemetery, saying 'Thank you,' one wreath at a time
More than 10,000 volunteers placed more than 100,000 wreaths on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery today. Watch the report by ABC7's Sunlen Miller.
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Echoes of 2007 color reactions to Va Tech shooting
The shootings at Virginia Tech brought back harrowing memories, but the police and university response to the incident were also proof that the painful sacrifices of "4/16" were not in vain.
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Police step up patrols after 2nd sexual assault in Alexandria
Alexandria Police are warning women to be alert, after a 22-year-old woman was assaulted while walking home Thursday night, the second similar attack in less than three weeks in the Del Ray neighborhood.
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