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Metro identified a major issue with the emergency call buttons on its trains Tuesday.

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Tiger Woods will miss his sponsored event next week with an elbow injury.

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Tiger Woods will miss his sponsored event next week with an elbow injury.

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A Metro official says the company will not take over the Silver Spring Transit without seeing the results of new tests.

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The News4 iTeam focuses on investigative stories across the Washington, D.C., area.

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Montgomery County police say a man was killed when his car struck a utility pole on Veirs Mill Road Wednesday morning.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:36:10 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/handcuffs+hand+cuffs.jpg
Two upstate New York men, one of whom prosecutors say is a member of the Ku Klux Klan, have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to develop a portable X-ray radiation machine capable of emitting lethal doses o...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:48:47 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/061913+miami+heat+fans+leave+early.jpg
Fans streamed out of AmericanAirlines Arena before the Heat beat the Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

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The Board of Directors of Men's Wearhouse on Wednesday said it ousted the face and voice of the company - George Zimmer - from his position as executive chairman, without stating why. In a statement, the board...

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Doctors are growing concerned over a new, potentially dangerous way young people are consuming alcohol: smoking it. Chris Glorioso reports.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:22:29 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/surveillance7.jpg
One Southern California city is looking for volunteers -- to monitor a new surveillance camera system. With Banning, Calif., becoming the latest city in Inland Empire to add a surveillance system, Police Chief...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:26:09 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/UTA-University-of-Texas-at-.jpg
The campus has been closed and classes canceled at the University of Texas at Arlington Wednesday due to reports of an armed man headed toward the school. UTA spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan says police...

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The second round of questioning of potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial was set to begin Wednesday morning. A pool of 40 potential jurors has been reached in the trial, Circuit Judge Debra...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:36:03 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Akinwole+Olu+Williams.jpg
Just two weeks after police arrested a suspect on murder charges in connection with the death of 31-year-old Akinwole Olu Williams, two more arrests have been made.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:57:43 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/dogs_generic_shelter_puppies.jpg
Sometimes the most effective comfort comes from man's best friend. Rush University Medical Center in Chicago took that to heart, adopting a formal policy that allows pets to visit certain patients in their rooms...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:09 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/228*120/fbi-list-500-member.jpg
A former University of Southern California professor on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives list for alleged child-sex crimes has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen in Mexico, authorities...

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Fort Belvoir is unveiling a new, 270,000 square-foot post exchange that military officials say is the largest of its kind on the East Coast and an example of the military's effort to rebrand and modernize the ol...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:52 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/vincent-gray.jpg
The Nannie Helen at 4800 features 70 affordable housing units, 41 residential parking spaces, a playground and replacement units for residents of Lincoln Heights.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:56:55 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/William-Lamar-061813.jpg
A Texas snake expert pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to smuggling seven Peruvian snakes into the United States by concealing them underneath his jacket. William Lamar, 63, was caught with the snakes i...

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A man wanted on charges in Maryland led police on a wild chase through downtown D.C. Tuesday - all while running without a shoe on.

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Coffee drinkers might soon reconsider splurging on 460-calorie Java Chip Frappuccino at Starbucks. Beginning next week, the coffee giant will post calorie counts on their menu boards, getting ahead of...

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Yahoo says that U.S. law enforcement agencies filed "between 12,000 and 13,000" requests for data from Jan. 1, 2013 to May 31 of this year, according to Reuters. Yahoo made the announcement in a blog on...

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A homicide investigation is underway in Northeast D.C. after two gunshot victims were found, one of whom was unconscious.

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Sinkholes, water main breaks and flooding are all symptoms of a big problem underneath D.C. streets, which could double water bills during the next 10 years.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:24:31 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/214*120/AP120201115306.jpg
Facebook crashed on Tuesday and people took to Twitter to lob complaints, laugh and joke about the outage. Website monitoring site DownRightNow noted that the social network went down at around 9:10

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A high-pitched noise is keeping some shoppers away from a northern Virginia grocery store -- trouble is, only certain people can hear it.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:23:04 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/217*120/0618-spencer-pak.jpg
The mother of a man who was shot 14 times by police while in handcuffs 20 years ago has spent years of her life fighting police brutality.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:30:40 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/181*120/handcuffs-shutterstock.jpg
Police say a 17-year-old has been charged for his role in a violent shooting that killed two teens and injured three others.

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Plumes of smoke surrounded a Metrobus in Tenleytown Tuesday evening due to an oil leak, Metro officials said.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:21:48 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Ocean-Generic-5476.jpg
Filmmaker and oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau will spend 31 days underwater in Florida exploring the ocean. Starting Sept. 30, Cousteau will lead Mission 31, where he and his team will live...

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It looks like the world is going to have to wait a bit longer for Rod Blagojevich's version of why he deserves a new trial. The former Illinois governor was convicted in 2011 of 17 counts of corruption...

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Masik Collegiate Fragrances is adding a Virginia Tech perfume.

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Tuesday, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of allowing supervision for up to 12 kids at home day cares with a permit.]]>