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All-Clear Given After Suspicious Package Reported In Southeast
BREAKING NEWS: Police gave an all-clear after they investigated a suspicious package found near the Library of Congress.

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BREAKING NEWS: Police gave an all-clear after they investigated a suspicious package found near the Library of Congress.

A former Washington, D.C. teacher pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing one of his students in 2004-2005.
A former Washington, D.C. teacher pled guilty Monday to sexually abusing one of his students at his Takoma Park apartment in 2004-2005.
Robert H. Matthews, 47, was last seen Thursday, Oct. 26 when he left the assisted living facility he lives at, police said.
Takoma Park Police collected 167 pounds of medications on "Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" this past Saturday.
Attendees are asked to bring a canned good or $1 to enjoy music, games, candy and prizes at the Trunk Or Treat Canned Food Drive.
The popular neighborhood haunt 1905 Bistro & Bar is closing for good in two weeks, the owners announced Monday.
Police are searching for a group of men who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and robbed a man in Northwest Washington.
Three children were saved from a house fire in Temple Hills, spokesman for Prince George's County Fire and EMS Mark Brady said.
Two people were shot near Savoy Elementary School in Southeast Monday morning.
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BREAKING NEWS: Possible human remains were found by construction workers in Prince George's County Monday morning.
DC Police are investigating a homicide that left one man dead from asphyxiation in a Northeast home.
An unidentified person was fatally struck by an Amtrak train near the Maryland State Line, police said.
Murle Martha Alexander, 49, was last seen at about 10 a.m. Saturday, police said.
Authorities are looking for a missing Ashburn, Va. teenage girl not heard from since Monday and last seen with a friend in Silver Spring.
As adults get ready to celebrate Halloween weekend, Montgomery County Police announced a sobriety checkpoint will take place Friday.
A DC woman who was arrested for throwing a cup of her own urine at a Metrobus driver pleaded guilty to simple assault.