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Cleaning lady at Va. university earns degree

A woman at Hollins University who's known to fellow students as the dormitory cleaning lady will join some of them in line at this weekend's commencement ceremonies.

Updated 18 minutes, 04 seconds ago

Coast Guard looks for 2 missing men in Va. river

The Coast Guard is searching in Virginia for two men whose small boat capsized in the Rappahannock River.

Updated 44 minutes, 44 seconds ago

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

Oxbow wins Preakness, giving trainer Lukas a record but ending Orb's Triple Crown bid

Updated 1 hours, 09 minutes ago

Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade

Up to 60 people injured when car drives into Va. parade; medical emergency possible cause

Updated 1 hours, 12 minutes ago

Police: Synthetic marijuana sold at Frederick shop

Frederick tobacco shop owner charged with selling synthetic marijuana

Updated 1 hours, 17 minutes ago

Mid-Atlantic beaches ready for post-Sandy summer

Officials: Md., Del. beaches ready to see boost this summer after Sandy damaged towns to north

Updated 1 hours, 17 minutes ago

Frederick man charged with soliciting sex

Frederick man charged with soliciting sex from undercover police officer

Updated 1 hours, 17 minutes ago

Tea party hero Cuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee

Unopposed Cuccinelli nominated for Virginia governor at tea party-ruled GOP convention

Updated 1 hours, 17 minutes ago

10 Things to Know about the Preakness _ and beyond

10 Things to Know about the Preakness _ and beyond

Updated 1 hours, 18 minutes ago

Report finds little progress on animal abuse

A yet-to-be-released report finds that Baltimore has made little progress in curbing animal abuse since a special commission was formed in 2009.

Updated 1 hours, 19 minutes ago

Police: Man kills woman, tries to kill self

Baltimore County police say a man killed a woman inside her Arbutus home and then apparently tried to kill himself.

Updated 1 hours, 44 minutes ago

Obenshain nominated by GOP for Va attorney general

State Sen. Mark Obenshain has won the Republican nomination for attorney general in Virginia 35 years after his father won the party's U.S. Senate nomination.

Updated 1 hours, 54 minutes ago

Changes coming to D.C.'s heights?

Efforts that could literally change the landscape of the nation's capital are under way.

Saturday - 05/18/2013, 05:08pm EDT

Wells throws hat into D.C. mayoral ring

With the D.C. primary less than a year away, a second candidate made it official on Saturday, as Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells told a crowd of supporters in the rain, "I am officially running to be mayor of our great city, Washington, D.C."

Saturday - 05/18/2013, 04:38pm EDT

Man fatally shot inside SE DC apartment

Man fatally shot inside DC apartment not far from Anacostia Metro station

Saturday - 05/18/2013, 04:16pm EDT

Arlington Co. water mains slated for repairs

Iron pipes that carry drinking water to residents in Arlington County are getting a facelift.

Saturday - 05/18/2013, 04:00pm EDT

Donations to help abducted dog recover

A West Highland Terrior who survived an abduction from his Manassas, Va., home has a badly injured from his ordeal. And donations have flooded in to help pay for his needed surgery.

Saturday - 05/18/2013, 01:31pm EDT
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Capital Bikeshare sets new ridership record

Capital Bikeshare set a new record Friday. The red bikes were checked out more than 10,100 times - the most rides ever on a weekday.

Saturday - 05/18/2013, 01:09pm EDT

Abortion-rights group, Dems rally at GOP gathering

Few dozen Democrats, pink-clad abortion-rights activists picket in rain outside GOP convention

Saturday - 05/18/2013, 11:00am EDT

Another weekend of HOV closures on I-95 in Va.

The Virginia Department of Transportation again plans closures of the HOV lanes on Interstate 95 in northern Virginia.

Saturday - 05/18/2013, 10:24am EDT
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