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With Helene upgraded to Category 3 as it heads to Florida, how will it impact DC area?

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An initiative touts a plan to provide more affordable housing in Montgomery Co. But the county leader has some doubts

Former Gov. Larry Hogan and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Alsobrooks has a sizable lead on Hogan in Md. Senate race. Here's why Hogan could still win

Tropical Weather

WATCH: Helene’s winds batter Florida as Category 3 storm races toward the coast

Italy Economic Forum

Sophistication of AI-backed operation targeting Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin points to future of deepfake schemes

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Biden signs temporary funding bill that avoids a shutdown before the election

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Looking for a laugh? SNL alum Leslie Jones headlines in downtown DC this weekend

Former Fairfax Co. sheriff's deputy assaults handcuffed man in video

Report says these pistols are popular among criminals. Here's why

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Lyft scooters will be unavailable in DC by October

Are these America's 20 greatest dishes?

In 2025, FEHB enrollees will see largest health premium increase in over a decade

Explore the mystery behind DC's missing street letter

Are the online goods you’re buying really that good?

Flower truck business brings DIY bouquets to DC area

Fairfax Co. PE teacher uses trick shots to teach resilience

Police video shows first interaction with husband after disappearance of Mamta Kafle Bhatt

Maryland sues the owner and manager of the ship that caused the Key Bridge collapse

Toys for Tots in Montgomery County, Md., may be canceled this year

Explore DC's historic canals in a new, one-of-a-kind tour

20th Annual Mattie Peace Day in Rockville, Maryland

Olympic track star Noah Lyles saluted at his Alexandria high school

Couple proposes at the same time during Merriweather Post Pavilion show

Thousands turn out in Fairfax Co. for first day of early voting in Va.

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Solar panels on the outside of energy technology expert Scott Sklar's office building. Both his home and office building never lose power.

This Arlington house never loses power

FBI-Ship-Search

Baltimore longshoremen sue owner and manager of ship that caused the Key Bridge collapse

Maryland Bridge Collapse

Ports seek order to force dockworkers from Maine to Texas to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports

People Hoda Kotb

Hoda Kotb is leaving NBC's 'Today' show early next year

Medical cost concept with calculator and stethoscope

Kaiser Permanente, Maryland agree to deal, averting 'crisis' for Medicaid patients

Book Ban Florida Lawsuit

Books frequently banned are being celebrated in DC this week

Federal News Network’s Cyber Leaders Exchange 2024

Event - Webinar

Why doesn’t DC have a J Street?

Melwood and Enabled Intelligence offer geospatial data labeling boot camps for people with disabilities

Insight by Melwood

Sending I love you text message with mobile phone. Online dating, texting or catfishing concept. Romance fraud, scam or deceit with smartphone. Man writing comment.

Love and lust that makes your bank account go bust

Photo of a woman believed to be Sarah Beth Clendaniel.

Woman sentenced to 18 years for plotting with neo-Nazi leader to attack Baltimore's power grid

NYC Mayor Investigations

Feds charge NYC mayor with selling his influence to foreign nationals. He says he won't resign

Deli Meat Listeria Inspection

10th death reported in Boar’s Head deli meat listeria outbreak that shuttered Virginia plant

This is a cell tower in Upper Saint Clair, Pa., on Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Loudoun Co. school board bans new cell towers on school campuses

Sept 11 Anniversary

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump's false 2020 election claims

Congress Budget

Congress passes temporary bill to avoid shutdown as lawmakers punt spending decisions to December

CIA Sexual Misconduct

Ex-CIA officer convicted of groping coworker in spy agency's latest sexual misconduct case

County News

Alsobrooks has a sizable lead on Hogan in Md. Senate race. Here’s why Hogan could still win

Montgomery Co. Exec. Elrich says initiative pitched as promoting affordable housing is ‘misleading’ and ‘a fraud’

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump’s false 2020 election claims

Virginia could lead the way on strengthening privacy laws regarding intimate images

Baltimore longshoremen sue owner and manager of ship that caused the Key Bridge collapse

17 different countries are represented in the Fiesta DC parade.

Fiesta DC brightens Pennsylvania Avenue this weekend with food, music and dance

Man in front of pizza shop

Italian pizza judges rank this DC pizzeria among best in the world

Drummers playing at DC's Art All Night

Things to do in the DC area: Art All Night, Virginia Beer Festival … and more!

VIDEOS

East Coast port strike looms for first time since 1977. What does it mean for the DC area?

People Hoda Kotb

Hoda Kotb is leaving NBC’s ‘Today’ show early next year

Outer banks house destroy

Third house collapses in four days on North Carolina coast

PHOTO GALLERIES

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, left, shakes hands with King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md., after participating in a roundtable discussion, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Royalty visits Maryland State Capitol

The Americans-The Villages-Photo Essay

Democrats are becoming a force in this traditionally conservative Florida retirement community

Johnny Cash Statue

A Johnny Cash statue is unveiled at the US Capitol

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CIA Sexual Misconduct

Ex-CIA officer convicted of groping coworker in spy agency's latest sexual misconduct case

Business & Finance

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Are the online goods you’re buying really all that good? Or are they phony?

Business & Finance

The Bazaar House in Georgetown

Chef José Andres to open luxury hotel in this DC neighborhood

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Episode 12 -- Self-Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis

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Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

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