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Emotional testimony on immigration enforcement bill under consideration in Montgomery Co.

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Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches

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Verizon outage disrupts calling and data services for wireless customers across the US, including DC area

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Virginia House Democrats advance four constitutional amendments on opening day of 2026 session

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Former Brazilian au pair testifies her ex-lover plotted to kill his wife, though lacks some details

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Section of GW Parkway will see overnight lane closures until the weekend

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With Potomac View Elementary's looming closure, Prince William schools proposes new redistricting plan

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FBI searches a Washington Post reporter's home as part of a classified documents investigation

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Senate bill seeks to restore federal workers collective bargaining rights

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The Washington Nationals are finally leaving MASN and setting up a local TV deal with MLB

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One DC Council member believes the city's school system should prepare in wake of declining birth rates

2025 home sales stuck at 30-year low with prices high and mortgages onerous

Brazilian au pair testifies against former employer, lover in double homicide case

DC council member says schools should prepare for declining birthrates

Kenyan McDuffie announces run for DC mayor

Attorneys give dueling narratives in ‘au pair affair’ double murder trial

Protesters gather outside Supreme Court as decision on trans athletes looms

New exhibit on camouflage coming to DC’s Spy Museum

DC Water takes a big step forward in its Potomac River Tunnel Project

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DC Mayor’s final year in office starts with walking tour of Ward 8

The mysteries of Mother Nature come to life at this hidden Md. Smithsonian campus

As the Kennedy Center faces controversy, local theaters get more support

Alexandria revisits hate crime policies after alleged assault

Protests continue in DC as calls to end ICE violence intensify

Elementary students are learning the 'how' behind AI

Who will replace Steny Hoyer in Congress?

RFK stadium is almost completely demolished

Wonder food hall opens in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard

Wes Moore reflects on Steny Hoyer's legacy

The latest on Trump's White House ballroom plans

Colleagues remember DC police officer who was killed while helping a stranded driver

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Danish official says there's a 'fundamental disagreement' with Trump over Greenland

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Democrats win in special election to fill open seats in Virginia General Assembly

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War powers resolution fails in Senate as 2 Republicans bow to Trump pressure

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Teacher arrested, charged with throwing shoe at student in Woodbridge

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How Bethany Beach is burying a stranded humpback whale

Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright

Maryland schools superintendent pushes for funding for literacy coaches as lawmakers tackle $1.5B deficit

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Grammy-nominated musician John Forté found dead at 50 in Massachusetts home

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Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says

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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

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Stone Bridge High School student struck, killed by Loudoun Co. schools maintenance truck

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FBI searches a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of a classified documents investigation

Driver who killed Rockville man in Beltway crash to serve 3 years in prison

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Hiding in plain sight is the focus of a new exhibit coming to DC's Spy Museum

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DC-area theaters on how shake-ups at the Kennedy Center are affecting them

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Tombot’s ‘Jennie’ puppy steals hearts at CES 2026

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