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Obama designates Fort Monroe a national monument
11/1/11 3:25 PM
President Barack Obama on Tuesday took a shuttered Army fort in Virginia with an important role in the nation's slavery history and made it a national monument.
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D.C., Maryland, Virginia gets low grades in premature births
11/1/11 1:51 PM
The March of Dimes gives Maryland and Virginia a "C" on its latest premature births report card, while the District receives a "D."
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Obama to make Fort Monroe in Va. a national monument
11/1/11 8:39 AM
President Barack Obama wants to protect a deactivated Army fort in Virginia's Tidewater area that played an important role in the nation's slave history.
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Saudi couple Maryam Masaad Almutiri, Wafy Abdullah Almutiri facing neglect charges
11/1/11 12:01 AM
A Saudi couple is facing felony child neglect charges in connection with the September drowning of their 1-year-old daughter at a Westin hotel.
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Want to marry in D.C.? Better start planning now
10/31/11 4:05 PM
The D.C. wedding market is now more competitive than ever. Some women are making plans before they even have a ring on their finger.
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Fairfax fire truck hits power lines, knocks out power for 101 homes
10/30/11 6:07 PM
A mobile command fire truck hit power lines at a Fairfax fire station Sunday afternoon, blowing a transformer and knocking out power to 101 homes in the area.
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Police suspect same man, woman in Fairfax bank robbery, two attempts
10/29/11 6:35 PM
Fairfax County Police say a bank was robbed and two other bank robbery attempts were made within an hour and a half Saturday. Detectives believe all three crimes were committed by the same suspects.
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Intercounty Connector to open Nov. 22
10/28/11 6:57 PM
It could make drive times shorter and easier for people, but drivers will have to pay toll for the road.

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No $16 muffin after all
10/28/11 6:05 PM
Remember the $16 muffin, a sign of government spending out of control? It turns out that all the criticism was half-baked.

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Fort Belvoir awarded $180 million highway work
11/1/11 1:59 PM
The Department of Defense has awarded Virginia $180 million to widen a highway serving Fort Belvoir.
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Halloween shootings: A bloody night in DC
11/1/11 10:05 AM
Halloween celebrations throughout the District were marred by violence on Monday night. At least six people were shot in multiple incidents across D.C., and the victims are in various condition.
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Dumfries Road car accident sends at least one to hospital
11/1/11 7:18 AM
A three-car accident in Prince William County sent at least one person to the hospital and has shut down several lanes on Dumfries Road in Montclair.
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Carlos Montano found guilty of felony murder
10/31/11 6:13 PM
A man from Bolivia was found guilty Monday in the murder of a Benedictine nun who was killed in a vehicle crash.
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Maryland cleans up after Snow-tober
10/31/11 12:43 PM
The sounds of chain saws, two-way radios, and yes, snow shovels... are echoing across the East Coast from Maryland to Maine as residents clean up after being hit by Snow-tober.
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Man jumps in front of Metro train, then tries to leave station
10/30/11 5:27 PM
A man jumped in front of a departing yellow line train at the Huntington Metro station Sunday afternoon. After he was hit and knocked down, he tried to leave the station, but was stopped by police.
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Marine Corps marathon runners brace for cold weather
10/28/11 11:03 PM
Extra precautions are necessary for runners in Sunday's Marine Corps Marathon as cold and slushy winter weather is headed for the region.
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Suspects nabbed in alleged Va. drug dealing ring
10/28/11 6:07 PM
Investigators seized weapons, drugs and cash and arrested several suspects in a wide-ranging four-month investigation into an alleged drug and gun selling ring.
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Salvdoran MS-13 gang member gets life for sex trafficking 12-year-old girl
10/28/11 12:48 PM
An MS-13 gang member from Salvador was sentenced today to life in prison for prostituting a 12-year-old girl to clients throughout northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
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