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Chesapeake Bay makes improvements, but...

Dead zones, fish kills and pollution are still problems for the nation's largest estuary.

Tags: Chesapeake Bay , State of the Bay Report , Chesapeake Bay Foundation , Will Baker , EPA , TDML , bay grade , Colleen Kelleher

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Bullets hit Pentagon, unclear if linked to another shooting

WTOP's Hank Silverberg joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the latest developments in Tuesday's Pentagon shooting.

Tags: WTOP , Pentagon , shooting , Dorobek Insider

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Manassas gears up for Civil War sesquicentennial

From July 21 through 24, Historic Manassas will host a number of free Manassas Civil War Commemorative events recognizing the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War and the First Battle of Manassas.

Tags: Civil War , Manassas National Battlefield Park , Sesquicentennial

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Portions of Ground Zero to arrive in Prince William

It's about 275 miles from Ground Zero to Prince William County, but that's how far two massive pieces of World Trade Center steel will travel for a local memorial to those who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001.

Tags: Amy Hunter , Ground Zero , Prince William County , 9/11 , Corey Stewart , Pentagon , terror attacks

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Fairfax AAA center offers tips to better gas mileage

How's your gas mileage? Chances are some minor changes will get you more miles for fewer bucks during that big trip this summer.

Tags: AAA Car Care Center , Jeff Boone , Ed Kriston , AAA , gas mileage

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New laws in Virginia highlight school safety

In an effort to tout a series of new school safety bills passed by the Virginia General Assembly earlier this year, Gov. Bob McDonnell will stop by a Midlothian, Va. elementary school on Tuesday for a ceremonial signing of the new measures.

Tags: school bus , Virginia General Assembly , Rich Anderson , Joe May , Bob McDonnell

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Loudoun residents seek investigation of cable company

Complaints about a Virginia cable company's service and decades-long contract have sparked a federal lawsuit and calls for an anti-trust investigation.

Tags: OpenBand , Southern Walk apartments , Southern Walk Homeowners Association , Lansdowne , Ken Cuccinelli , Erika Hodell-Cotti , M.C. Dean , Loudoun County Board of Supervisors

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Fredericksburg gets $400K grant for Brownfields cleanup

Some long abandoned industrial sites that could be a threat to drinking water may be getting a cleanup.

Tags: Fredericksburg , Brownfields cleanup

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Police increase patrols on popular trail after attacks

It's only eight miles long, but a popular bike trail is now getting extra attention after a series of attacks.

Tags: Washington Area Bicyclist Association , Shane Farthing , Metropolitan Branch Trail , Union Station ,

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Civil War re-enactment in Fairfax Saturday

The Blue and Gray will clash again on Saturday at the Fairfax County Courthouse. It's a historical re-enactment of one of the first skirmishes in the Civil War.

Tags: Civil War , re-enactment , Fairfax , City of Fairfax

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