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Weekend road closures for Downtown DC Chinese New Year parade

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A participant dances during the Lunar New Year Parade in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, DC, on January 22, 2023. - 2023 is the year of the rabbit in the Chinese horoscope. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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America turns 250 next year. DC’s party will last all year long

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New Smithsonian exhibit highlights the contributions of Asian Americans to DC

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Concerns over the plans for Northwest Stadium once new Commanders home is built

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The faster you drive, the more you pay under this Maryland speed camera proposal

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Jurors see 'shopping cart killer' suspect wheeling bodies from hotel room

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Karoline Leavitt, the youngest White House press secretary, makes her debut in the briefing room

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers wait to detain a person, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Montgomery Co. Council members work to reassure communities on immigration enforcement

The undercroft of the Lincoln Memorial is seen during a tour in Washington, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, after a ceremony announcing David Rubenstein's gift to the National Park Foundation's Centennial Campaign for America's National Parks. Rubenstein, who has already donated tens of millions of dollars to refurbish the Washington Monument and other icons, is giving $18 million to fix up the Lincoln Memorial. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Lincoln Memorial Museum will highlight civil rights moments held on its steps

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Tuesday hearing puts spotlight on DC Council member Trayon White as he faces expulsion

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Fairfax Co. teachers worry about possibility of immigration arrests in their classrooms

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'I can't do that': DC Episcopal bishop says she won't apologize for upsetting Trump during sermon

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DC legislation hopes to cut doomscrolling distractions in classrooms

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Trump signs an order to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops

Capitol Riot Top Prosecutor

New top prosecutor for DC advocated for Jan. 6 rioters and echoed Trump's false 2020 election claims

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Northern Virginia city considers gas-powered leaf blower ban

Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter speaks to members of the press and guests during a preview of the REACH, an expansion project, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on May 29, 2019. - Between a parkway and a busy freeway, Washington's Kennedy Center will open a massive campus this year where the public can view up close how art is made. Natural light floods the two-level sloping design dotted by three white board-form concrete pavilions that play host to 11 intimate rehearsal/classroom/performance spaces. The REACH in contrast is all soaring ceilings, huge windows and swooping curves, which architect Steven Holl said were inspired by glissando, a continuous slide of notes. There are no columns. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

President of DC's Kennedy Center to step down at end of the year

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Fairfax Co. high schoolers use sports to teach students data analytics tools

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‘We’re trying not to freak out’: Local nonprofits on Trump administration’s federal grant freeze

DC Council Chair describes ‘awkward’ process working to expel colleague

Trump administration’s pause on federal grants sent DC-area school systems scrambling

Weekend road closures for Downtown DC Chinese New Year parade

Armed man arrested at Capitol after threatening to kill Trump cabinet members, police say

Anchor Dimitri Sotis, whose distinctive warm voice led WTOP's evening news, dies at 55

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'It has to be world class': DC public artist on making installations in the nation's capital

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Trump and others wrap up inauguration events with National Prayer Service

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Helicopters over the Potomac River aren't rescuing people, they're dropping off drilling crews

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Some Virginia schools follow Maryland's lead on sharing immigration enforcement response guidance

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