Credit: Orthopedic surgeon Paul Cooper holds a replica all-plastic ankle implant, like the recently implanted in a Montgomery County, Maryland woman. (Courtesy MedStar Georgetown University Hospital)

Maryland woman becomes ‘a pioneer’ after receiving a first-of-its-kind ankle surgery

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Virginia commission reverses decision to reopen winter crab dredging

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