USA TODAY Threepeat: Best videos of the week

Friday, November 1st, 2013, 5:56pm

(USA TODAY) -- Welcome to your weekly USA TODAY Video Threepeat, a round up of the best viral videos of the week. Maybe you've seen them already, maybe not. But they are all definitely worth watching again. So without further holdup, here are our picks for top viral videos of the week.

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Friday, October 25th, 2013, 6:41am

FORESTVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Prince George's County is running its annual snow and ice practice run, BEFORE we actually get some winter weather.

Friday, we caught up with Public Works crew members at their starting point in Forestville.

The new acting director of the department, Daryl Mobley, talked to us about the annual dry run so crews can practice, gear up and test equipment.

"What's going to happen today is we'll have about 400 employees out driving the roadways, testing their equipment, making sure that the plows are operational, making sure the salt spreaders are working properly and also we're checking -- testing our AVL system, our automated vehicle load system. The Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation wants to be prepared for any weather event that will occur," said Mobley.

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Monday, October 21st, 2013, 7:33am

(WUSA9) -- The third week of October is National Teen Driver Safety Week and we're kicking off the "Extra Mile" week-long series about the initiative with John Kuo, Administrator of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.

The theme this year is "It Takes Two: shared expectations for teens and parents." The State of Maryland is recognizing the program with this driver safety tips card. Kuo told us what was on this card and what parents can do to support their teens when they are driving.

NHTSA: Teen drivers (http://1.usa.gov/12GUZzM)

"Besides putting on the seat belt, don't text and drive, don't use the handheld cell phone while you are driving, try to restrict passengers as well. Studies have shown that teens that carry young passengers with them, it causes them to be distracted, causes them to not focus on their driving," stated Kuo.

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Friday, October 11th, 2013, 5:30pm

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY (WUSA9) -- PG County School officials said that due to the condition of the soccer/football fields, all soccer and football games scheduled for tonight and tomorrow have been canceled.

They believe the fields are not safe for competition. Varsity football will have to be re-scheduled for Monday.

You can go to the MPSSAA Rules for scheduling make-ups in soccer, officials said.

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Sunday, September 22nd, 2013, 11:11pm

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- You told us you wanted something different, something fast and something that spoke to you, the viewer. We listened.

On Sunday night, WUSA9 debuted its new anchor, Jan Jeffcoat, and its new 11 p.m. show format, which reflects more viewer-friendly segments.

We at WUSA9 are always listening to your questions and comments on www.TellWUSA9.com as well. Click the link and tell us what you think about all the hottest topics in today's news, entertainment, weather and local sports.

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Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013, 1:58pm

OCCASIONALLY CAKE RAISES MORE THAN $1,100 for MARCH OF DIMES

Occasionally Cake of Alexandria, Va. raised more than $1, 100 for the March of Dimes during their four-year anniversary, day-long celebration, while giving away more than 1, 500 cupcakes. For more information, visit www.occasionallycake.com or call 703.647.9638.

“Thank you to the community for helping us celebrate and giving back to the March of Dimes, an organization that is doing so much for moms and babies,” said Sabrina Campbell, owner of Occasionally Cake in Old Town Alexandria, Va.

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Tuesday, August 6th, 2013, 4:20pm

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- The Phantom is one of a handful of radio controlled rotor aircraft designed to act as miniature flying camera platforms.

WUSA has experimented, with limited success, other popular models. One model we tried flew well as long as there was no wind-but the method for downloading the video was not simple enough for our workflow-which always requires speed, reliability and ease of use.

The Phantom is a quad motor, rotor type aircraft that has a GoPro camera slung underneath for shooting video and still pictures. The GoPro is usually tough and reliable so it makes a nice choice for shooting aerial footage this way.

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