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Post Local: Washington, DC Area News, Traffic, Weather, Sports & More - The Washington Post The Washington Post offers breaking local news, weather and traffic information for the DC, Maryland and Virginia metro areas, plus information about school districts, crime, government, religion, the lottery,restaurant reviews and obituaries.

Virginia finds trading partner in Cuba Nov 26th 2012, 00:28 RICHMOND — Queen Victoria is said to have had a bite of an Albemarle Pippin and — poof! — away went the British tariff on the juicy, Virginia-grown apple. Trade barriers haven't tumbled quite so quickly for Henry Chiles, whose two grandfathers started shipping Pippins overseas in wooden barrels 100 years ago. Read full article >> Proposed English law divides Carroll County Nov 26th 2012, 00:18 It was the Armenian threat that caused Carroll County Commissioner Haven N. Shoemaker Jr. to act. After hearing that a Washington suburb had spent a fortune translating some land-use documents into Armenian, Shoemaker proposed an ordinance that would make English the county's official language. Read full article >> Stories to savor as the college football season draws to a close Nov 25th 2012, 23:55 With one week left in the college football regular season there are innumerable stories that have been told and are still unfolding. There will be, naturally, a good deal of focus on Notre Dame's undefeated season and the fact that the Irish will play for the national championship for the first time since 1988. There also is a good deal of discussion about who will win the Heisman Trophy. It will almost certainly be Texas A&M's (redshirt) freshman sensation Johnny Manziel or Manti Te'o, the heart and soul of Notre Dame's remarkable defense. Read full article >> Robert Griffin III's triumphant return to Texas Nov 25th 2012, 23:24 ARLINGTON, Tex. – He stood on the iconic blue star at the 50-yard line at Cowboys Stadium, expressionless, looking around in all directions. It was early afternoon, some three hours before kickoff, and Robert Griffin III was still in a sport coat and slacks, wearing headphones, absently mouthing the lyrics to a song. Read full article >> One for the Money: The story of Maryland's move to the Big Ten Nov 25th 2012, 22:56 Okay, let's quickly run down the upside of the University of Maryland's sudden move to the Big Ten: • Road trip to Columbus! • Midwest farmers' daughters really make you feel all right, as the Beach Boys once said. Read full article >> Virginia weighs restraint ban for pregnant inmates Nov 25th 2012, 22:41 Pregnant inmates in Virginia would no longer be restrained by waist chains during their pregnancies or labor, except in extreme circumstances, under new regulations approved by the commonwealth's Board of Corrections. Read full article >> Inside an FBI anti-terrorist sting operation Nov 25th 2012, 22:13 The bomb explosion had been spectacular, sending shock waves for miles. But Amine El Khalifi, who dreamed of a martyr's death with explosives strapped to his chest, seemed unimpressed. "This is not enough," Khalifi told two men who he thought were al-Qaeda operatives after they demonstrated the bomb's power for him at a West Virginia quarry on a frigid January afternoon. Read full article >> Smoking bans pick up momentum on college campuses, despite protests Nov 25th 2012, 20:45 George Washington University officials decided to announce the coming of an on-campus smoking ban during the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout on Nov. 15. Before they could do so, dozens of students and staff members were lighting up in protest. Read full article >> Oxon Hill man burned in space heater fire dies at hospital Nov 25th 2012, 19:22 An Oxon Hill man died after being burned in a fire that ignited when he tried to pour kerosene into a lighted space heater in his living room early Sunday, fire officials said. The 50-year-old man, whose name was being withheld until his family could be notified, suffered burns to 70 to 80 percent of his body, according to Prince George's County Fire Chief Marc Bashoor. He was taken to the Medstar Washington Hospital Burn Center, where he died later Sunday. Read full article >> Prince George's Democrats press O'Malley to sign off on Alston replacement Nov 25th 2012, 19:04 Prince George's County Democrats are pressing Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) to sign off on the man nominated to succeed former state lawmaker Tiffany Alston. The governor has balked at the selection of local businessman Greg Hall, whose troubled past includes drug dealing and a handgun conviction from two decades ago. Read full article >> Four men stabbed in D.C. Nov 25th 2012, 18:15 Four men were stabbed and another assaulted after a large fight broke out early Sunday in Northwest Washington. Emergency officials transported one of the victims — a 26-year-old man with a wound to the chest — to George Washington University Hospital, said Lon Walls, communications director of the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. Read full article >> Metro train catches fire at Reagan National Nov 25th 2012, 16:34 Smoke billowing from Metro rail cars stopped at the Reagan National Airport station just before 11 a.m. Sunday delayed trains and caused a traffic snarl as emergency vehicles competed with people dropping off passengers on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Read full article >>

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