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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: A detailed view of a George Washington University sign before a college basketball game against the George Washington Revolutionaries and the Richmond Spiders at the Smith Center on January 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

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Students at Southeast charter school outperformed 75% of DC on citywide math test

APTOPIX Iran US Israel

787 people in Iran killed in US-Israeli airstrikes in war so far, Iranian Red Crescent Society says

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Police in DC region increase patrols after US military strikes in Iran

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Washington Gas provides update after large explosion near Beltsville senior facility

Trae Young ejected from game after leaving bench, days before his expected Wizards debut

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Washington Commanders to pay DC $1M to resolve lawsuit over abusive workplace culture

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Woman killed, 3 others wounded after crash leads to stabbing on I-495

Leader of federal cyber defense programs resigns from CISA

Students at Southeast charter school outperformed 75% of DC on citywide math test

Dunbar High School senior wins prestigious scholarship

US and Israel launch major attack on Iran

Woman buys home in Centreville three days before nearby gas explosion

Inside Malabar, DC’s new Contemporary Southern Indian restaurant

Premiere Lacrosse League championship begins in Virginia

Prince George’s Co. Schools honors long-serving security personnel with awards

‘Black burlesque’ exhibit opens in Dupont Underground

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DC Water officials say section of Potomac River expected to reopen soon after spill

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People wave Iranian flags and signs saying "No War" and "Stop the War on Iran"

Iranian Americans in the DC region split over US and Israeli strikes on Iran

Shauna Boone-Williams received a scholarship to George Washington University on March 2, 2026.

Dunbar High School senior wins prestigious scholarship to GW

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Son shoots, kills his father before killing himself inside Loudoun Co. home, authorities say

APTOPIX Emirates Iran US Israel

'Angry, horrified and mystified': Dubai hit with retaliatory strikes following US-Israeli attacks on Iran

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'Founding-era documents' tour: 'Freedom Plane' takes off from Reagan National

APTOPIX Iraq Iran US Israel

As Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks and intensify

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Smoke billows after an Iranian missile struck an oil refinery in Haifa

Global oil prices rise after US-Israeli military action against Iran

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1 dead, 3 injured in Manassas car crash

Potomac River sewage

DC health officials lift water advisory on Potomac River after sewage spill

Christopher Williams

This Potomac native doesn’t have the coolest job on the planet because he’s not on the planet

Pierre-Luc Dubois

Lighting the Lamp: Capitals back from the break — and on the brink

Lunar Eclipse

Eyes to the Skies for March: Total lunar eclipse, daylight saving time returns, spring arrives with the vernal equinox

Color picture of the Great Seal of the United States.

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America 250: Spies during the American Revolution

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America 250: How Cumberland Road became the blueprint for the interstate highway system

Dalecarlia Reservoir

Army Corps: Reservoir expansion 'doesn't fix, but improves' DC's drinking water supply for future Potomac River emergency

Iranian protestors

Mixed reactions on the National Mall as US, Israel strike Iran

County News

Students at Southeast charter school outperformed 75% of DC on citywide math test

Police in DC region increase patrols after US military strikes in Iran

Washington Gas provides update after large explosion near Beltsville senior facility

Other areas of concern in pipe that failed, sending sewage into Potomac River, DC Water says

Washington Commanders to pay DC $1M to resolve lawsuit over abusive workplace culture

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Sen. Warner warns US doesn’t know what follows Khamenei’s death

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