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Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown

Bats, rodents, roaches: Maryland's top prosecutor goes after apartments where tenants describe deplorable conditions

A VRBO sign is seen in Fenwick Island, Delaware.

Prince George’s Co. passes bill creating new short term rental database

Virginia Constitutional Amendments

Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality

chickens in cages

Cockfighting ring shut down in Northern Virginia

Election 2024 Abortion Congress

Tight US House races in California as GOP maintains control over the chamber

US Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 security at the Capitol will be 'night and day' difference

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Former Prince George’s County Council member sentenced to 1 year for felony theft scheme, perjury

Children's Inn at NIH breaks ground on project to make room for more families

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DC Council member Trayon White won't face a trial until 2026

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Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state

Legislation to eliminate WEP and GPO clears the House

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Gavel and scales of justice, with law books on a table

Virginia man, military veteran gets time served for making ricin out of ‘curiosity’

Crime scene investigators are expected to return to the intersection where Bijan Ghaisar was fatally shot by U.S. Park Police officers in November 2017. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)

Inspector general finds US Park Police officers justified in 2017 shooting of unarmed driver Bijan Ghaisar

FBI agents from the DC area donate 2K books to DC school

Calling all Potterheads: The Forbidden Forest Experience is now open in Leesburg

Family of 6 flees to safety from fire that destroys Montgomery Co. house

National Museum of American Jewish Military History helps hospitalized Veterans

How the DC area is celebrating Veterans Day

Vets visit monuments and memorials built in their honor

2 years after teen was shot in Prince George’s Co., police go door to door seeking answers

Montgomery College celebrates first-generation students

Several teenagers arrested in what Fairfax County police call ‘brazen’ crime spree

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How people in the DC area are unwinding after the election

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Remembering when Princess Diana visited DC’s first hospice and danced in the White House

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Local officials, community members and Inova team members celebrate the opening of Northern Virginia’s first EmPATH unit. (Courtesy Inova Fairfax Hospital)

Fairfax Co. new emergency room unit aims to better help those in a mental health crisis

People ice skating at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden ice rink

Skate on! 15 ice skating rinks in DC area

Turkey Stray Dogs

Dog adoptions stopped at Prince George's Co. animal shelter due to illness

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Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader

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Local officials, community members and Inova team members celebrate the opening of Northern Virginia’s first EmPATH unit. (Courtesy Inova Fairfax Hospital)

Fairfax Co. new emergency room unit aims to better help those in a mental health crisis

Trump Capitol Riot

Special counsel Jack Smith to finish work and step down before Trump takes office, report says

Man charged with exposing himself in Montgomery Co. Ledo, Safeway, may have other victims, police say

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Close View from the South showing bridge pylons and Kent Island on the Eastern Shore of Maryland

Maryland considers a full rebuild of the Bay Bridge, and you can give your input

More Virginia localities consider voting system changes

Pictures of the Week-Global-Photo Gallery

Trump returns to Washington vowing a smooth transition -- something he didn't ensure four years ago

A bucket of fried chicken is arranged for a photograph at a Yum! Brands Inc. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant in Norwell, Massachusetts on July 25, 2019.

Why 2 fried chicken restaurants are heading to court over 2 words

Dave Coulier, here in 2017, has cancer.

This 'Full House' star has cancer

Mayor Bowser speaks behind podium

Trump Impact: Could incoming Republican administration, Congress eliminate DC home rule?

a safety camera on a pole with neighborhood in background

2 years later, license plate readers are helping Fairfax Co. police solve hundreds of cases

Crew disposing of political signs

Like autumn leaves, illegally placed campaign signs get swept up in Montgomery Co.

County News

Cockfighting ring shut down in Northern Virginia

Prince George’s Co. passes bill creating new short term rental database

Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality

US Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 security at the Capitol will be ‘night and day’ difference

Eagles and Commanders meet in biggest game in NFC East rivalry series in nearly 30 years

Do-it-all junior Ubie Zaid had impact in all three phases of the game, leading Landon to a 36-29 win over St. Alban's and earning the Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week.

Player of the Week: Landon’s Ubie Zaid does it all

John Brown at NBC's Jimmy Roberts' wedding.

College Park legend and RJ Bentley's owner John Brown dies

A car from the Harry Potter attraction.

Calling all Potterheads! Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience is now open in Leesburg, Va.

VIDEOS

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Maryland Army veteran’s nonprofit feeds DC-area vets facing food insecurity

Biden speaks on Veterans Day

President Biden attends Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery

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An attendee salutes at the National Veterans Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Celebrating Veterans Day in the DC area

2024 Pet of the Week

2024 celebrity deaths

FREDERICK COUNTY

Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins

'I finally have my life back': Federal prosecutors drop gun conspiracy charges against Frederick County sheriff

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ in Trump administration

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