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High School Shooting Maryland

Teen charged in Wootton High School shooting heads to bond hearing

Thomas S. Wootton High School students leave the school after lockdown and board a school bus to take them to reunite with their parents in Rockville Md., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, after a person was shot inside the school. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Day after Wootton High shooting, Montgomery Co. superintendent addresses frustrated parents

Hiring, Employment, Job Opportunity

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Savannah Guthrie Mom Missing

Man says he was questioned about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance before being released

Buddhist Monks Peace Walk Washington

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Trump

Attorney General Bondi faces questions from Congress on Epstein and investigation of lawmakers

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Get ready for months of weekend Metro closures with a cherry blossom break

Md. winery breaking barriers is now breaking ground on something bigger

Democrats win in special elections for Virginia General Assembly

From sushi to sweets: DC’s best Valentine’s Day takeout options

Interior Dept directs IT shop to ‘scrub’ non-English content from its websites

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Fairfax County skating star Ilia Malinin leads after near-perfect short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics

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US figure skater Amber Glenn resolves copyright issue with a Canadian music artist at the Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics Biathlon

Norwegian biathlon bronze medalist confesses to cheating on girlfriend in post-race interview

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Meet the DC-area athletes competing in the Winter Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics Alpine Skiing

Lindsey Vonn breaks leg in downhill crash at Winter Olympics, in stable condition at hospital

Milan Cortina Olympics Alpine Skiing

Breezy Johnson's winding road leads to Olympic downhill gold for US on day marred by Vonn's crash

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DC-area sports fans gather to watch Winter Olympics at local bars

Local winery that's breaking barriers breaks ground on something bigger

Buddhist monks’ 15-week walk for peace ends in Washington, DC

Students and family recount Wootton High School shooting

Meet Elmer, a puppy with great manners and a love for snow days

Surging popularity of ‘Heated Rivalry’ turns into big business in DC

Preserving 135 years of media at the Library of Congress Packard Campus

Artist in residence program helps Fairfax Co. kids define their legacy before middle school

Do you really need more protein? Nutrition expert says most Americans already get enough

Monks pass through Alexandria on 2,300-mile pilgrimage to DC

This Northern Va. county backed Trump again. How do voters feel now?

The DC Public Library’s book recommendations by Black authors

Super Bowl Sunday chaos keeps this pizzeria busy and fun

Mountain of 'snowcrete' built at RFK parking lot

Fans gather to watch Winter Olympics at DC-area bars

DC now issuing fines for uncleared sidewalks

Acrobat Red Panda earns reputation as GOAT of halftime performers

Laid‑off Washington Post staff rally outside DC headquarters after massive cuts

This Smithsonian greenhouse has some of the world's rarest plants

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APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

Montgomery Co. passes bill to protect immigrants and limit cooperation with ICE

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Virginia couple celebrates new life through an innovative kidney exchange program

Tumbler Ridge Secondary School

Shooter in Canada kills 9 people and injures 25 others at a school and home

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Books the DC Public Library recommends for Black History Month

Historic Black cemeteries get a quarter-million-dollar gift from DC

Rep. Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., in front of the U.S. Capitol in D.C. on March 26, 1969

Shirley Chisholm paved the way long before Obama and Harris

A photo of cars driving past a data center in Ashburn, Virginia.

Virginia bill would put more energy costs on data centers, slash rates for residents

Trump Baltimore

Annual governors' gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats

Thomas S. Wootton High School is viewed during a lockdown after a person was shot inside the school in Rockville Md., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Shooting at Wootton High School sparks discussion of students' safety

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High School Shooting Maryland

'Chills down my spine': 16-year-old charged with attempted murder in Wootton High School shooting

Virginia Monks

Buddhist monks' 15-week walk for peace ends in Washington, DC

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Daronte Jones speaks to the media during an NFL football press conference, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Commanders try reversing last season's dismal results with two first-time coordinators

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Iyanla Vanzant is heading to National Harbor to help ‘clean up your mind’

Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein

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Surging popularity of 'Heated Rivalry' turns into big business in DC

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County News

Teen charged in Wootton High School shooting heads to bond hearing

Virginia couple celebrates new life through an innovative kidney exchange program

From sushi to sweets: DC’s best Valentine’s Day takeout options

Day after Wootton High shooting, Montgomery Co. superintendent addresses frustrated parents

Montgomery Co. passes bill to protect immigrants and limit cooperation with ICE

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Maryland

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DNA links man to two sexual assaults from 35 years ago, Montgomery Co. police say

Virginia

Virginia Wife Killing

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