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Escape plan helped 2 survive fatal Glenarden fire

A fire in Prince George's County this week offered a reminder to parents the importance of having working smoke detectors and of crafting an evacuation plan for their families.

Tags: fatal fire, fire safety, emergency preparedness, Glenarden, Jamie Forzato

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Streetcars in D.C. in 2013? Gray says yes

Will the District see streetcars by the end of this year? According to Mayor Vincent Gray, the answer is yes.

Tags: streetcars, D.C., Vincent Gray, Jamie Forzato

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Gray: District ready for whatever Old Man Winter brings

Washington is breathing a sigh of relief that the blizzard, which dropped more than two feet of snow on New England, didn't come here. Three years after snowpocalypse, the District says it's now prepared to handle a massive storm.

Tags: snowmageddon, weather, blizzard, Vincent Gray, Jamie Forzato

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Prince George's County schools considers owning student and teachers' work

The Prince George's County Board of Education is considering a proposal that says any work created for school or by using school materials would become property of the school board.

Tags: Prince Georges Public Schools, copyright, teachers, students, board of education, Jamie Forzato

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Blimp-like aerostats are heading to D.C. area

The blimp-like aircraft called aerostats are designed to protect against terrorist attacks from thousands of feet above the clouds.

Tags: blimp, aerostat, Defense Department, Jamie Forzato

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Even the young can fall victim to strokes

Most people think strokes are only a health problem among senior citizens, but they can also strike the young. It happened to WTOP reporter Jamie Forzato, who suffered a stroke on the eve of her 19th birthday.

Tags: stoke, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington Adventist Hospital Hospital, Jamie Forzato, Paula Wolfson

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Hospitals increase staff for inauguration, flu

Touching door handles, sharing toilets and shaking hands can easily spread the flu virus, especially at a time when hundreds of thousands of people travel to the District for the presidential inauguration this weekend.

Tags: inauguration day, flu season, Jamie Forzato

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Quantico police station audit reveals missing gun, drugs, money

Questions surround the Quantico Police Department after an audit revealed that money, drugs and a gun have gone missing.

Tags: Jamie Forzato, Quantico, Quantico Police Department, audit

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Two men arrested in connection with Herndon sex trafficking case

Teenage girls across the world are sold into the underground world of sex trafficking every day. But one ring is close to home.

Tags: sex trafficking, Herndon, sex ring, Jamie Forzato

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Doctor denies letting RGIII play after December knee injury

After a knee injury in early December, the doctor who supposedly examined RGIII denies that he gave the okay for the star quarterback to return to the field.

Tags: RGIII, Jamie Forzato, knee injury, Mike Shanahan

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