Quake Shook More Than Va. Nuke Plant Designed For
Federal officials say a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in the eastern U.S. caused the ground to shake more than a Virginia nuclear plant was designed to withstand.
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Federal officials say a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in the eastern U.S. caused the ground to shake more than a Virginia nuclear plant was designed to withstand.
Federal regulators and Dominion Virginia Power are meeting in Maryland on Thursday to discuss the Aug. 23 earthquake's impact on one of the company's nuclear plants in Virginia.
For an industry that's become one of Loudoun County's hottest, computer data centers keep a very low profile.
Montgomery County Police and the FBI are looking for a man they believe has robbed 13 banks in Maryland and Virginia since July 2010.
The Washington Post may close six of its regional bureaus in Maryland and Virginia as office leases expire next year but will maintain bureaus in the state capitals.
Central Virginia has been shaken by another aftershock from last week's earthquake.
Two Maryland men have pleaded not guilty to a string of bank robberies that authorities say netted $1.3 million.
Two people were killed by toppled rees as Hurricane Irene inched closer to Virginia on Saturday, flooding streets, damaging houses and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands as far inland as Richmond.
A strong aftershock from Tuesday's earthquake rattled our region early Thursday morning.
A 5.8 earthquake in Virginia is felt in Maryland.
The 10-year-olds of the Hickory Hornets are now seeking donations to help fund the trip to Virginia.
The annual pony auction and swim between Assateague Island in Maryland and Chincoteague Island in Virginia to support Virginia volunteer fire company.
Federal authorities said Thursday they have taken down an international drug trafficking ring based in Ghana that used couriers flying through Dulles International Airport to smuggle large amounts of heroin up and down the East Coast.
A U.S. Marine reservist with ties to Baltimore was charged Thursday as the mystery shooter who fired on military buildings around Washington, D.C. last year.
A new report says trash shipped to Virginia from other places for disposal has increased for the first time since 2006.
Federal scientists are using sonar to map deepwater canyons about 100 miles off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland.
To determine how valuable foodstuff oysters are to blue crabs, finfish scientists will place the celebrated mollusk under surveillance this summer.
Seth Maness showed why he's the career victories leader among active college pitchers, and Chase McDonald showed why he was moved to the cleanup spot.
Will Roberts struck out a career-high 14 in a four-hitter, and Danny Hultzen drove in three runs to lead Virginia past Navy 6-0 in the NCAA tournament Friday.
A judge on Tuesday dismissed a misdemeanor assault charge against Washington Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth after the player reached an agreement with the man who said he was the victim of a road-rage attack.
The game is history and unfortunately the Terps didn't come out on top, yet for Baltimore and the state of Maryland this weekend of lacrosse was a big win.
Colin Briggs scored five goals and seventh-seeded Virginia edged Maryland 9-7 Monday in the NCAA men's lacrosse championship.
The NCAA Men's Lacrosse tournament has just wrapped up here in Baltimore. While it was a difficult way to end it for the University of Maryland, the entire weekend has been a huge success for the sport and the city.
Virginia's offense looked unstoppable and Maryland's defense appeared impenetrable during the semifinals. Something will have to give when the Atlantic Coast Conference rivals meet Monday in the NCAA men's lacrosse championship game.
The National Park Service is wrapping up a series of public meetings about the problems caused by large numbers of white-tailed deer on three Civil War battlefields in Maryland and Virginia.
