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Jackson Raises Money For Quake-Damaged Va. Schools

2012-05-21T09:01:34Z

MINERAL, Va. -- Country singer Alan Jackson has raised more than $150,000 to help a Virginia county rebuild schools damaged by last year's earthquake....

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LOOK: Cool Cathedral Gargoyles

2012-04-26T11:46:20Z

WASHINGTON -- The Washington National Cathedral will be offering tours of its unique stone carvings for the first time since the building was damaged ...

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2011 Quake Caused National Mall To Sink

2012-03-30T07:49:02Z

WASHINGTON -- If you look at historic photos and maps of the nation's capital, you'll notice that the Potomac River came up to the grounds of the Wash...

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Aftershock Rattles Virginia

2012-03-26T06:44:24Z

WASHINGTON -- A mild 3.1 magnitude earthquake rocked much of Central Virginia late Sunday night near the epicenter of the August 2011 5.8 magnitude te...

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National Cathedral's Preservation Needs Top $50 Million

2012-03-14T15:17:53Z

WASHINGTON — It's where the nation's capital gathers to mourn, to pray and to seek comfort during tragedies. Now the Washington National Cathedr...

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Did The Washington Monument Tilt Or Sink After Quake?

2012-03-13T16:53:48Z

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Monument cracked and crumbled when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the nation's capital last year. But did it sink or ti...

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National Cathedral Raises $2 Million For Quake Repairs

2012-02-22T18:51:34Z

WASHINGTON -- Washington National Cathedral says it has raised $2 million to cover restoration work after last year's earthquake severely damaged the ...

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Catholic University Plans Earthquake Drill

2012-02-06T15:33:21Z

WASHINGTON -- Two hundred years ago on Tuesday, a massive earthquake centered near New Madrid, Mo., was felt far across the eastern half of the United...

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$7.5 Million Donation For Washington Monument Repairs

2012-01-18T23:31:53Z

WASHINGTON — A billionaire history buff has stepped forward to donate the $7.5 million matching gift that's needed to start repairing cracks nea...

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Virginia Nuclear Plant Reports Leak In Steam Line

2012-01-03T13:53:33Z

WASHINGTON -- The North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia's Louisa County started powering back up Tuesday after a steam line that feeds a reactor ...

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Washington Monument Has Extensive Cracking, Chips

2011-12-22T17:09:18Z

WASHINGTON -- The earthquake-damaged Washington Monument has extensive cracking and chipped stones near its peak that left it highly vulnerable to rai...

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Union Station Earthquake Damage Repairs Continue

2011-12-07T09:30:00Z

WASHINGTON -- If you've walked through Union Station's usually majestic Main Hall recently, there's no ignoring the jarring scaffolding that lines the...

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Virginia Nuclear Plant Back At Full Power After August Earthquake

2011-11-28T09:17:45Z

RICHMOND, Va. — Dominion Virginia Power's North Anna Power Station was back at full power on Monday. It's been offline since the Aug. 23 earthqu...

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Va. Nuclear Plant Near Quake Center Gets OK To Restart

2011-11-11T13:41:43Z

RICHMOND, Va. — Dominion Virginia Power's North Anna Power Station, the first operating U.S. nuclear plant shut down because of an earthquake, c...

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D.C. Earthquake: Cathedral Putting Together Exhibit On Damage

2011-11-11T12:28:41Z

WASHINGTON -- Visitors to the Washington National Cathedral will soon get a close-up look at some of the damage caused by an August earthquake.

The c...

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President Obama OK's Quake Disaster Declaration For D.C.

2011-11-08T17:19:37Z

WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday approved a disaster declaration for the District of Columbia from August's 5.8 magnitude earthquake.

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Metro: Ceiling Panels In Stations Safe After Earthquake

2011-11-08T10:48:00Z

WASHINGTON -- If you step into Union Station's Main Hall, you'll see black netting stretched across the great space. Look up, and you'll see why: Smal...

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Memo Details Cover-Up Of Va. Nuclear Power Plant's Seismic Risk

2011-11-06T19:59:32Z

WASHINGTON -- While the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Virginia on Aug. 23 did not happen on the ancient fault line that runs through the North Anna nucl...

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More Quake Damage Found In Another D.C. Landmark

2011-11-03T07:22:42Z

ARLINGTON, Va. -- A 200-year-old house in Arlington, Va., that housed Robert E. Lee and his family before the Civil War has suffered minor damage from...

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Rappeller's Inspect Earthquake Damage To Washington Monument (PHOTOS)

2011-10-31T20:10:00Z

On Aug. 23, 2011 a 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast. One of the structures to sustain damage from the quake was the Washington Monument,...

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Quake-Damaged Union Station Hall Reopens After Plaster Hits Person (VIDEO)

2011-10-30T17:40:00Z

WASHINGTON -- The Main Hall of Union Station reopened Sunday afternoon after a piece of plaster fell from the earthquake-damaged ceiling and hit a res...

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Virginia Nuclear Plant Ready To Restart After Earthquake

2011-10-21T16:17:07Z

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Two Virginia nuclear reactors shut down since an earthquake hit the state in August did not suffer damage that would prevent th...

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No Federal Help For Virginia Town After 3 Disasters

2011-10-15T15:04:58Z

LOUISA, Va. -- Residents of this rural community just outside Richmond know they may be lucky, seeing as how no one died in the earthquake, hurricane ...

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Washington Monument Inspections End

2011-10-05T12:18:59Z

WASHINGTON — Engineers who have been rappelling down the Washington Monument completed their inspection Wednesday of its exterior damage from an...

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National Cathedral Will Reopen Nov. 12, Repairs To Cost At Least $25 Million

2011-10-04T16:51:19Z

Washington National Cathedral officials now estimate that the necessary repairs for damage caused by the August earthquake will require at least $25 m...

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