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Catfish hooked in Virginia may be world's largest

Nick Anderson has a serious fish tale to tell. The high school football coach reeled in what could be a world record. He caught a 143-pound, 13 ounce blue catfish.

Tags: catfish , Nick Anderson , Colleen Kelleher , world record , fishing , Kerr Reservoir

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Authorities ID 2 people killed in Va. boat accident

Authorities have identified a man and a woman who died after a boat hit a break wall near the entrance to the Rappahannock River at Windmill Point.

Tags: Rappahannock River , Windmill Point , Broad Creek , Robert Andrews Taylor Jr. , Catherine Smith Williams

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Frankenfish expand 'phenomenally more than we expected'

Destructive northern snakehead fish are expanding beyond the Potomac River. Incentives are being offered to anglers who catch them.

Tags: snakehead , Chesapeake Bay , John Odenkirk , Maryland Department of Natural Resources , Frankenfish , Andrew Mollenbeck

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Wily coyotes looking for love in D.C. region

Ever hear or see a coyote near your house? They do live around here, and this time of year they're looking for love.

Tags: coyotes , Mike Fies , Michelle Basch

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Fox dressed as skeleton given back to owner

It turns out the fox that was seized by Animal Control is a domesticated breed.

Tags: Fairfax County Police , Reston Town Center , Silver Cross Fox , Halloween , Animal Control , Hank Silverberg

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What are your odds of driving into a deer?

State Farm Insurance has released its outlook showing in which states you're most likely to crash into one of the antlered animals.

Tags: deer , drivers , accident , Neal Augenstein , Adam Tuss , WTOP , State Farm , Nelson Lafon ,

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