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Man sentenced for 2015 hammer attack on Leesburg retail worker

FBI investigates shooting of military helicopter in Virginia

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Police ID teen’s remains found in Virginia landfill in 1986

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Reward raised to $75K in Southeast DC shooting death of 17-year-old

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Stormy weather continues Thursday for DC area

Heavy rain leads to flooding in parts of Maryland, Virginia

Road collapse strands 400 in Manassas Park neighborhood

COVID screener developed at George Mason helps with return to campuses across Virginia

Interested DC-area voters advised to request mail-in ballots sooner rather than later

Alexandria Drive-In series presents ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Back to the Future’

Elite public schools in Virginia, elsewhere seek diversity

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Alexandria teen killed in DC remembered as ‘kind and caring’

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Alexandria school board adopts plan to begin academic year with virtual-only classes

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Anne Arundel County church fire under investigation

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