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A voter completes her ballot at Alexandria City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Virginia judge blocks Democrats' referendum, a blow to redistricting effort over 4 U.S. House seats

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A year after opening, Go-Go Museum highlights youth, culture and funding challenges

Montgomery County police cruiser

Philanthropist killed in Maryland helped start veteran women's shelter

Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in D.C.

Allegations of sex abuse put DC teacher on leave. Former student talks with WTOP

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DC mayor on request for federal assistance with sewer line repairs: 'We're different'

Ms. Hazel Cropper is her name, also known as "Hurricane Hazel" to many, and she's a 16-time crab picking world champion at the age of 87. Along with being a multi-time champion, Cropper is in the Guinness Book of World Records for picking nearly six pounds of crab meat in 20 minutes.

Meet 'Hurricane Hazel': The 87-year-old crab picking champion making history in Maryland

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Alysa Liu dazzles to win figure skating gold, ending a 24-year Olympic drought for US women

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to give Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address

Man who lived rent-free in New Yorker Hotel, then claimed to own it, pleads guilty to fraud charge

Dozens rally against proposed ICE facility in Hyattsville

Woodbridge students suspended after anti-ICE walkout; countywide protest planned

Arbitrator orders HUD to restore telework for thousands of federal employees

Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey

United States wins 3rd Olympic gold in women's hockey, beating Canada 2-1 on Megan Keller's OT goal

APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Figure Skating

Winter Olympics recap: Alysa Liu wins figure skating gold, US tops Canada in women's hockey final

Milan Cortina Olympics Alpine Skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin remembers her late father after winning Olympic slalom gold

Milan Cortina Olympics Figure Skating

Ilia Malinin hints at 'inevitable crash' amid Olympic pressure and online hate in social media post

Jordan Cowan operates the steadicam before the pairs figure skating short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The cameraman who skates backward to capture Olympic triumph and defeat

a skeleton athlete on the track

Meet the DC-area athletes competing in the Winter Olympics

DC’s Go-Go Museum celebrates its first birthday

Dozens rally against proposed ICE facility in Hyattsville

Teen accused of running toward Capitol with shotgun appears in federal court

Preserving film in new and old-fashioned ways at the Library of Congress

Did grants given to Fairfax businesses during COVID actually help?

35 homes still evacuated as Fairfax Co. investigates gas explosion

This Maryland trooper is lauded for saving a choking baby

How the Rosenwald Schools taught a generation of early civil rights leaders

Falls Church community members celebrate Lunar New Year at Eden Center

Fairfax Co. residents voice concerns as casino proposal gains momentum

Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson and his connection to DC

See what's keeping sewage spill away from Potomac River

Investigators comb scene of Centreville home explosion in search of gas leak source

Panic button company aims to help Montgomery Co. schools respond in emergencies

Meet Bedelia, a 4-year-old dog who’s known for her signature hugs

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Mortgage Rates

Average US long-term mortgage rate dips to 6.01%, lowest level in more than 3 years

Potomac River Sewage

Interstate commission asks EPA to ensure DC Water 'prioritizes' protecting drinking water intakes

APTOPIX White House Ballroom

Arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his White House ballroom proposal

a plaque for the Fairfax Rosenwald School

Rosenwald Schools taught a generation of early civil rights leaders across the South, including Va. and Md.

slave auction block memorial

Memorial planned for site of now-removed Fredericksburg slave auction block

Carr’s Beach in Annapolis.

What's being done to preserve Black history in the DC area

An employee fills an ice cream cone at the Häagen-Dazs shop opening in Sylt, Germany in 2015.

The world’s biggest food company doesn’t want to make ice cream anymore

Governors Economic Club

Gov. Wes Moore on Trump: 'I pray for him and I just feel bad for him'

Department of Justice Epstein Andrew

Former Prince Andrew arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct over ties to Epstein

Presidential teeth: The truth about George Washington’s dentures

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Walmart delivers another quarter of impressive sales but offers a muted outlook

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Trump Black History

Tariffs paid by midsize US companies tripled last year, a JPMorganChase Institute study shows

Slavery Exhibit Removed

Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia

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Silver Spring man sentenced to 50 years in prison for 'sextorting' 100 girls

DC Water pumps sewage

Bowser declares public emergency, requests federal support in Potomac sewage leak

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DC's housing market may be shifting in favor of buyers

Trump Board of Peace

Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at inaugural Board of Peace talks

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Did grants given to Fairfax Co. businesses during COVID actually help?

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Residents near Virginia natural gas explosion uncertain about safety

Cupid's Undie Run participants line up at the start line of the race.

Things to do in the DC area: Mother Tongue Film Festival, Cupid's Undie Run … and more!

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Teen accused of running toward Capitol with shotgun appears in federal court

Potomac River Sewage

WATCH: Nonprofit calls for daily checks on Potomac River and other Top Local Headlines

County News

DC mayor on request for federal assistance with sewer line repairs: ‘We’re different’

Virginia judge blocks Democrats’ referendum, a blow to redistricting effort over 4 U.S. House seats

Arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his White House ballroom proposal

Meet ‘Hurricane Hazel’: The 87-year-old crab picking champion making history in Maryland

Philanthropist killed in Maryland helped start veteran women’s shelter

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Former Prince Andrew arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct over ties to Epstein

WATCH: Meet this 87-year-old crab picking champion

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Md. researcher looking into how frequently you fart

PHOTO GALLERIES

Muslim worshippers perform the evening Tarawih prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, next to the Dome of Rock shrine at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

PHOTOS: Ramadan ushers in a month of fasting, worship and charity for Muslims

2026 celebrity deaths

File photo of Tre' Johnson

2026 local deaths of note

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Digitizing and splicing vintage film at the Library of Congress Packard Campus

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Grandson of the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups accuses Hershey of cutting corners

FAIRFAX COUNTY

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35 homes still evacuated as NTSB, fire crews test for gas leaks after Centreville house explosion

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How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

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