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750-Pound Man Gets 5 Years in Prison for Dealing Cocaine
A convicted drug dealer who weighs 750 pounds was sentenced to five years in prison during a hearing that was held in a courthouse loading dock as he lay on a stretcher inside an ambulance.
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Maryland Smoking Age Increase Goes Into Effect Tuesday
In Maryland, you’ll be need to be 21 to buy cigarettes starting Tuesday.
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Construction Begins on Native American Veterans Memorial
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian has broken ground on a memorial to honor Native American veterans.
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Montgomery County Bill Would Ban Vape Shops Near Schools
A bill proposed in Montgomery County, Maryland, would force vape shops to move away from schools.
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Jefferson Davis Highway Signs Coming Down in Arlington
A county in northern Virginia is taking down signs that name a major highway after the former president of the Confederacy.
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Baltimore Teen Gets Life in Prison for Police Officer Slaying
A murder trial has begun for one of four teenagers accused of killing a Maryland police officer.
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Virginia Drama Teacher Accused of Recording Students, Au Pairs Out on Bond
A Virginia high school drama teacher accused of secretly recording students undressing is free on bond.
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Virginia Drama Teacher Accused of Recording Students Undressing in School
A Virginia drama teacher previously accused of illegally filming his au pair and charged with child pornography also filmed girls “in various states of undress” inside a high school, Fairfax County police said.
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Here's Your Memorial Day Weekend Forecast
The Washington, D.C. metro area is in for a breezy, but calm Memorial Day weekend after a massive storm system blew through the area on Thursday.
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Maryland Dance Group for Youth With Down Syndrome to Perform With Andy Grammer
A dance company in Bethesda, Maryland gives children and young adults with down syndrome a place to be themselves. On Wednesday, the team will perform with pop singer Andy Grammer at the Annual AcceptAbility Gala in Washington, D.C.
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Archdiocese of Washington Installs First African-American Archbishop
The Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., installed its first African-American archbishop on Tuesday.
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Prince George's Police Officer Stopped for Talking on Cellphone While Driving: State Police
A Prince George’s County police officer was arrested Wednesday after she was caught talking on her cellphone while driving, Maryland State Police said.
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DC Summer to Be Warmer, Drier Than Last Year
The Washington, D.C., area is in for a warm, dry summer after months of record setting rainfall, according to Storm Team4 Meteorologist Doug Kammerer.
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DC to Get First-Ever Pet Cemetery at Congressional Cemetery
The city of Washington, D.C., is set to get its first official pet cemetery.
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Georgetown to Expel 2 Students Linked to Admissions Scandal
Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., says it is expelling two students linked to an admissions scandal involving the school’s former tennis coach.
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Jefferson Davis Highway to Be Renamed Richmond Highway in Arlington
The stretch of U.S. Route 1 and Virginia Route 110 that goes through Arlington, Virginia, will have its name changed from Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway as the county requested, the Commonwealth Transportation Board announced.
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Toddler Girl Dies After Assault at Virginia Hotel: Police
The girl’s mother, Aija Brown, tells news outlets that Nariah Ivy Brown died Friday after being sexually assaulted two days earlier.
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Charges Against Redskins Safety Montae Nicholson Dropped
Charges against Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson stemming from an altercation in December have been dropped.
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Muslim Lawmaker Says His Faith Attacked at First Town Hall
A newly elected Virginia state House delegate who is Muslim said he was harassed by protesters and asked how he planned to implement Sharia law at his first town hall.
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DC Catholic School Will Acknowledge LGBT Alumnae Couples
A 220-year-old Catholic girls’ school in Washington, D.C., will now allow news about same-sex unions in its alumnae magazine.