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Hunting for shark teeth

(Rita Zeidner / For The Washington Post)

State parks in Virginia and Maryland are filled with teeth from sharks that lived millions of years ago.

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Neighborhood profile: Chesapeake Beach

(Audrey Hoffer / FTWP)

The bay is the draw in a Calvert County, Md., still small but looking too big to some old-timers.

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Going Out Guide

(Derek Blanks)

A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for June 13-19, 2013.

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Southern Maryland home sales

Residential real estate transactions in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties

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Southern Maryland volunteer opportunities

Organizations seeks short- and long-term assistance in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties

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Southern Maryland crime report

Reports from the Maryland State Police and the Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties sheriff’s offices

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Southern Maryland wellness calendar, June 13-20, 2013

Health and fitness events in the coming week in Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties

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Rare disease doesn’t stop 10-year-old’s drive to help others

(Rebecca J. Barnabi / Maryland Independent)

Young Charles County patient spreads smiles with hospital toy donation campaign.

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Southern Maryland community calendar, June 13-20, 2013

Events include historic house tours, farmers markets, a fossil program, skating and a computer class

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The Patriot way

(Mark Gail / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

SOFTBALL | In their sixth straight season with a state championship, Northern gave up only one run and finished as the area’s top team.

 

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Questions arise after a 19-year-old suspect is killed in Frederick raid

Daniel Vail was shot to death by Frederick County sheriff’s deputies as they served a search warrant

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Michael S. Rosenwald

Bulger probe disrupted by federal authorities, ex-police official says

A retired police official testified that U.S. authorities disrupted efforts to bust Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger.

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Michael S. Rosenwald

At Whitey Bulger trial, prosecutor describes a ‘hands-on killer’

The former FBI Most Wanted fugitive is accused of killing 19 people while running Boston’s Irish mob.

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Michael S. Rosenwald

Trial of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger begins in Boston

The Irish mob boss allegedly helped kill 19 people and ran the city’s underworld.

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19-year-old dies in raid

The family questions the use of lethal force by Frederick County deputies.

Bruising storm system races through D.C. area

The severe thunderstorm watch was canceled for the area Thursday morning, but intense storms hit in the afternoon.

Train derails near Baltimore

An explosion after a cargo train derailed rattled homes and damaged nearby buildings, officials and witnesses said.

Running out of gas — stations

Across the region, gas stations are disappearing, making way for high-rises but also leaving drivers feeling a bit stranded.

Live-action tables open at Maryland casino

Crowds cheered after 12:01 a.m. when live tables opened at Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover.

Earning their chips

Student dealers learn the ins and outs of the games in preparation of Maryland Live Casino’s opening of live-action table betting.

Spring snow leads to slick morning commute

Residents across the Washington area woke up Monday morning to a snow-slicked landscape.

Funeral for a Maryland father and 3 young girls

Mother and one surviving daughter mourn the four victims of a house fire during a memorial service in Upper Marlboro.

Restricting and producing guns in Md.

As lawmakers debate gun-control legislation, the Beretta USA factory in Accokeek continues to produce weapons.

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