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Maryland Police Seek Leads on Missing Teen Sweethearts

Authorities are searching for two central Maryland teenagers. The young couple is believed to have run away from home two weeks ago and has not been seen since. The vehicle they were reportedly driving was recently found abandoned at a rest stop in Virginia, police said. Nicholas "Cole" Balderson, 17, was last seen at his...

Police Shoot Armed Hostage-Taker in Discovery Channel Building

(Sept. 1) -- Police snipers this afternoon shot dead a gunman who had canisters strapped to his body and freed the three people he had been holding hostage inside the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in suburban Washington, authorities said. All three hostages were safe, Montgomery County, Md., Police Chief Tom...

Power Outages Hit Mid-Atlantic After Storm; 4 Dead

WASHINGTON (July 26) -- It could take days to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people around Washington after a storm downed power lines and trees and left four people dead, officials said Monday. The Sunday storm brought cooler weather to the Mid-Atlantic region, which has been through a nearly two-week heat...