How to spell precocious: 6-year-old isn’t feeling pressure ahead of bee
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Lori Anne Madison of Virginia will be the youngest competitor in Scripps National Spelling Bee history.
Texas student outsmarts local teens in National Geographic Bee
The grand prize includes a $25,000 college scholarship and a trip to the Galapagos Islands.
Marine found dead at Fort Meade ID’d
A Marine found dead in the Fort Meade barracks has been identified as a 19-year-old North Carolina man, an investigation continues.
Two wounded in Fairfax
Fairfax County police investigate incident from a Chantilly area bar.
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Ambulance chasing: it’s not just for lawyers anymore
A benefit 5K “ambulance chase” raises money for a Fairfax County volunteer fire station.
There is a $10,000 fish swimming in the Bay
The Maryland Fishing Challenge, featuring the quest to catch Diamond Jim, is underway.
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Reid Williamson has visited all 3,143 U.S. counties. Could this be the most extreme bucket list accomplishment?
It pains me to write it, but there’s no avoiding the conclusion anymore that District Mayor Vincent Gray is either a fool or a liar.
The federal government has a shortage of foreign language speakers, particularly in Near East, South Asian and East Asian languages.
Hundreds of e-mails and comments reveal one thing: Children struggling with gender-identity issues are more common than we think.
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Ocean City’s lifeguards
The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s new recruits must learn to protect one of the region’s busiest beaches.
Flags-in ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
U.S. soldiers placed more than 220,000 small flags at the grave markers in Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday to mark the start of Memorial Day weekend.
A teacher’s summer break
Summer looms large for those coming off nine months of intense concentration on other people’s children.
The National Zoo’s new cheetah cubs
A dramatic rescue saved these two cheetah babies and their distressed mother giving birth.
For plebes, it’s a slippery struggle to the top
At the U.S. Naval Academy, the freshman class attempts to climb the Herndon Monument.
Pit bulls on parade
Pit bull owners and advocates take their dogs out for a walk in Baltimore to show off the pet’s gentler side.
Air show at Andrews
PHOTOS | The frequency of the Maryland show has been cut, but not the spectacle of the three-day event.
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