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Man dies after being shot in DC, marking the city's 158th homicide of 2018

Man dies after being shot in DC, marking the city's 158th homicide of 2018

Man dies after being shot in DC, marking the city's 158th homicide of 2018

Around midnight, police went to the 1700 block of West Virginia Avenue for report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.

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Why is there a big chair in Anacostia?

It's hard to miss the "big chair" in Anacostia. Standing at 20 feet, it towers over the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave and V Street SE, and has become an icon of the area. But do you know the whole story? That's what we seek to answer in the latest edition of "The Why."

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Safety Montae Nicholson's season is over with the Redskins after arrest, video of altercation

Montae Nicholson, 23, and his girlfriend, Sydney A. Maggiore, 24, were arrested after an argument turned into an assault of another couple, officials say

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Three Boy Scouts stopped a whole row of townhouses from catching fire

On Tuesday, those Fortnight-dancing heroes received a big honor for their heroics.

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Rain Thursday brings the threat for flooding, flood watch issued

DC could top 60° later this week -- but more flooding is possible Thursday night.

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Trump signs executive order giving employees off on Christmas Eve

Trump signed an executive order declaring that 'all executive departments and agencies of the federal government shall be closed' on Monday, continuing a loosely followed tradition when Christmas falls on a Tuesday.

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18-year-old dies after being shot in Greenbelt, Maryland

Officers responded to the report of sounds of gunshots in the 9100 block of Edmonston Road. When they arrived, they found Abdul Karim Thomas suffering from a gunshot wound.

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Police search for suspects who fled on foot after chase in Virginia

The chase started on southbound I-95 near the 123 mile mark around 4 a.m. A trooper tried to stop the vehicle because scanners indicated that it may have been stolen.

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DC Council approves stronger gun laws

The legislation takes several gun issues and puts it into one omnibus bill, according to Councilmember Charles Allen, who worked on it. The Firearms Safety Omnibus Amendment Act increases penalties for people who have extended magazine clips, bans bump stocks and introduces a red flag law.

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Girl, 5, inappropriately touched by man at Rockville Memorial Library, police say

The alleged incident happened around 6 p.m. Saturday at the Rockville Memorial Library at 21 Maryland Avenue.

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Should Frederick County, Maryland allow alcohol in some grocery stores?

The local Board of License Commissioners briefed local legislators on a series of alcohol issues the board believes the delegation might consider for action in the upcoming 2019 session of the Maryland General Assembly -- allowing alcohol sales in a select few locally-owned grocery stores.

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White House indicates Trump to veto disapproval of emergency

Trump declared the national emergency Friday in an effort to go around Congress to fund his border wall.

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