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Juvenile shooter charged after Oct. 21 incident in Arlington

Arlington Memorial Bridge to close for repairs on Halloween weekend

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Fairfax County Public Schools to bring more students back to classrooms

Arlington Memorial Bridge to close for repairs on Halloween weekend

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Virginia, DC increase security awareness around polling places

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Arlington Memorial Bridge to close for repairs on Halloween weekend

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At least 2 large DC demonstrations planned around Election Day

At least 2 large DC demonstrations planned around Election Day

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Know your rights: Georgetown U. group details laws against voter intimidation

Arlington wants to add 4 religious holidays to school calendar

Arlington wants to add 4 religious holidays to school calendar

Still waiting: Maryland’s unemployment system working to clear 49,000 claims

Still waiting: Maryland’s unemployment system working to clear 49,000 claims

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Large tree limb falls on Chevy Chase home, displaces family

‘Out of whack’: Va. lawmakers vote to end jury sentences in criminal trials

Shooting death is 1st homicide in Hyattsville of 2020

Security guard shoots, injures man in Alexandria restaurant

National Opera’s Young Artist Program finds a pop-up audience in Vienna parking lot

Maryland’s ‘Power of the Black Vote’ symposium encourages voters to get to the polls

Security guard shoots, injures man in Alexandria restaurant

Circuit issue causes outage, leaving thousands without power in Northern Virginia

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Maryland woman charged with murder in mother’s death

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Juvenile shooter charged after Oct. 21 incident in Arlington

Arlington Memorial Bridge to close for repairs on Halloween weekend

Circuit issue causes outage, leaving thousands without power in Northern Virginia

Virginia, DC increase security awareness around polling places

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Arlington wants to add 4 religious holidays to school calendar

City to compensate family of officer shot before testimony

Police accuse Maryland man of spraying women in stores

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Howard County Public Schools bans hate symbols from properties

Montgomery County police officer won’t be charged in deadly shooting

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Large tree limb falls on Chevy Chase home, displaces family

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Specific coronavirus vaccine plan needed for Md. schools, superintendents say

Shooting death is 1st homicide in Hyattsville of 2020

Man dead in BW Parkway car fire following crash

Specific coronavirus vaccine plan needed for Md. schools, superintendents say

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Driver charged with DUI manslaughter in wrong-way crash that left woman dead, 2 kids injured

Prince William Co. school board OKs return plan for students

New Prince William Co. commission to examine racial, social justice

Police: Man armed with sword tried to break into Virginia apartment

Enrollment drops by 2,500 students in Prince William Co. schools

Prosecutor: Allegations rumored of people trying to vote twice in Prince William

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Stafford deputy recovers engagement ring stolen in online scam

Safety precautions followed during Va. Gov.’s wife’s visit to Stafford Co. school

Stafford County babysitter arrested on charge of assaulting baby

N. Va. deputies use drone to nab assault suspect

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Arlington Memorial Bridge to close for repairs on Halloween weekend

Questions, concerns persist over DC’s plan to bring students back

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