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- O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016
- Ocean City Air Show is on - without Blue Angels
- Yankees hit 4 HRs, beat Orioles 6-4 in 10 innings
- Orioles lose to Yankees 6-4, skid reaches 6
- Police: Guns, cash stolen from Ray Rice's Md. home
- Naval Academy celebrates slippery tradition
- Police investigate shooting near Montgomery Co. school
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D.C. police seek help finding missing boy
Police in D.C. are asking the public for help finding an 11-year-old boy.
DC man gets 4 years for armed robbery of dog
18-year-old gets 4 years in prison for stealing dog at gunpoint in Washington
GW gym floor to feature D.C. landmarks
Next fall, a local university's sports teams will play on a newly designed gym floor, which will feature several familiar landmarks.
SWA offers Houston, Reagan Wash. National flights
Southwest Airlines announced new nonstop daily service from Reagan National Airport to Houston.
Tax breaks, campaign donations linked in DC
The District of Columbia has awarded $1.7 billion in tax breaks to developers in the past decade, and more than a third of that total has gone to 10 developers that donated the most to city politicians' campaigns over that time.
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Cicadas have started to emerge and will be making quite a racket in the coming weeks.
Dragon boats prowl the Potomac
On Sunday, boats with dragon heads at the bow and large, furiously paddling crews took over the Potomac River once again, as the Dragon Boat League came to the District for the 12th year.
Changes coming to D.C.'s heights?
Efforts that could literally change the landscape of the nation's capital are under way.
RG3 shows off wedding gifts from fans
Robert Griffin III and future bride Rebecca Liddicoat are set. Fans have bought everything on their Bed, Bath & Beyond wedding registry, prompting RG3 to send a great big Twitter shoutout
No charges against man in D.C. pit bull shooting
Charges will be dropped against a D.C. man who used an unregistered handgun to kill a pit bull that was mauling a child.
Metro adds 7-day short trip pass to SmarTrip cards
Metro adds weekly short-trip pass to SmarTrip cards, discontinues paper short-trip pass
BGE requests rate increase for electric and natural gas
Baltimore Gas and Electric's request for a rate hike would add 4 percent to electric bills and 4 percent to natural gas bills.
Police: man, 21, dies after fatal shooting in DC
Police: 21-year-old dies after fatal shooting in northeast Washington
D.C. archaeologists advocate for historic cemetery
Thousands of unmarked graves are buried beneath a local park, and one group wants to make sure they aren't forgotten.
Man fatally shot inside SE D.C. apartment
Man fatally shot inside DC apartment not far from Anacostia Metro station
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."
Teen maces fellow student at Ballou High School
A student at Ballou High School in Southeast D.C. maced a peer on Friday afternoon in an incident school officials believe was a result of a previous neighborhood dispute, WJLA-TV reports.
2 sentenced in 2010 slaying of DC teen
Two people have been sentenced to prison in the kidnapping and slaying of a teenager in 2010.
Proposed school would advance language study
A proposed District of Columbia International School would offer language education in grades 6 through 12.
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