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‘Butchering his family’: Officer kills man who fatally stabbed wife and daughter, as son-in-law fights to live, Fairfax Co. police say

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Snowstorm ends but gusty winds, power outages continue to impact DC region

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

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

Fairfax Co. high school student starts baseball clinic for athletes with disabilities

Centreville residents still waiting for answers after gas explosion

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Va. high school basketball player selected to play for US in World Deaf Championships

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

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Va. lawmakers reshape Youngkin’s final budget with focus on affordability, no new taxes

Police disrupt multiple 'illegal gatherings' of car rallies in DC area

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DC residents celebrate Lunar New Year with parade through Chinatown

America 250: How Truman moved to desegregate federal workers, including military

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‘My brother is my superhero’: Fairfax Co. student starts baseball clinic for athletes with disabilities

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Department of Homeland Security suspends Global Entry as the partial government shutdown drags on

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NASA will return its moon rocket to the hangar for more repairs before astronauts strap in

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Blizzard warnings cascade across East Coast as winter storm hits

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Utility crews restore gas service to nearby homes following Centreville house explosion

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County News

Snowstorm ends but gusty winds, power outages continue to impact DC region

Montgomery County schools, parents reach settlement in suit over LGBTQ+ books in classes

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