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Alexandria record store is recovering after devastating flooding

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Alexandria record store is recovering after devastating flooding

The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday

The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday

Former congressional staffer from Maryland charged with stealing 240 government cellphones

Former congressional staffer from Maryland charged with stealing 240 government cellphones

Martin Luther King Jr. III reflects on significance of his father’s message in US today

Martin Luther King Jr. III reflects on significance of his father’s message in US today

Virginia lawmakers send reproductive rights amendment toward November vote

Virginia lawmakers send reproductive rights amendment toward November vote

Bundle Up! MLK Day will be chilly in the DC region

Bundle Up! MLK Day will be chilly in the DC region

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Capital One Arena hosts highest-attended game in US women’s hockey history

Capital One Arena hosts highest-attended game in US women’s hockey history

How has President Trump’s second term changed DC’s landscape

How has President Trump’s second term changed DC’s landscape

‘Mini-Sphere’ planned for National Harbor in Maryland

‘Mini-Sphere’ planned for National Harbor in Maryland

Gun brandished at Virginia’s Springfield Town Center prompts 45-minute lockdown

Gun brandished at Virginia’s Springfield Town Center prompts 45-minute lockdown

DC region sees snow flurries, sharp temperature drops

DC region sees snow flurries, sharp temperature drops

Frederick County installs new health vending machine, featuring naloxone, fentanyl test strips

Frederick County installs new health vending machine, featuring naloxone, fentanyl test strips

4 people facing murder charges for killing of DC teen in Maryland

4 people facing murder charges for killing of DC teen in Maryland

‘A great start’: Montgomery Co. firefighter helps woman pregnant with twins deliver baby on side of I-270

‘A great start’: Montgomery Co. firefighter helps woman pregnant with twins deliver baby on side of I-270

Dispute over DC nightclub’s entrance fee ends with police shooting and car crash

Dispute over DC nightclub’s entrance fee ends with police shooting and car crash

Ways to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. across DC on Monday

Ways to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. across DC on Monday

Nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center allege wage theft

Nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center allege wage theft

Virginia tradition calls for morning suits at an inauguration. But Spanberger switched things up

Virginia tradition calls for morning suits at an inauguration. But Spanberger switched things up

Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia’s first woman governor

Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia’s first woman governor

PHOTOS: See Spanberger’s inauguration as Virginia’s 1st female governor

PHOTOS: See Spanberger’s inauguration as Virginia’s 1st female governor

Car chase across Northern Virginia ends with driver in custody, Va. trooper with minor injuries

Car chase across Northern Virginia ends with driver in custody, Va. trooper with minor injuries

Out-of-state speed camera violators might have to pay up under new bill being considered by Md.

Out-of-state speed camera violators might have to pay up under new bill being considered by Md.

‘We kicked out the throne, now we are kicking out the turban’: DC holds vigil for Iranian protesters

‘We kicked out the throne, now we are kicking out the turban’: DC holds vigil for Iranian protesters

Abigail Spanberger

January 17

WATCH LIVE: Spanberger becomes Virginia’s 1st woman governor during historic inauguration

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