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‘A much larger business’ — Md. panel hears about the extent of vaping

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Md. man accused of impersonating officer at Arundel Mills

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DC man charged in fatal Prince George’s liquor store shooting

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Driver arrested for DUI after striking entire crew of road workers on I-66 in Arlington

Northern Virginia science center gets $10 million donation

Fairfax Connector bus workers go on strike

On the left: New I-95 interchange puts you on ‘wrong’ side of road to help traffic

Fairfax County police hope new sketches will help crack 2 cold cases from 2006

Metro to abandon water line in ‘inaccessible location’ that flooded Pentagon Metro during rush hour

Virginia moves to drop work requirement for Medicaid

Loudoun Co. post office shooting involved special agent, USPS employee

Assault charge for Va. middle school teacher accused of holding student up by her ankles

National Christmas Tree lighting closures start at 1 p.m.

Motley Crue, Def Leppard, other ’80s rock stars come to Nats park for stadium tour

Alleged assault reported near National Zoo in Saturday’s series of incidents

Police: U Street hit-and-run victim was in altercation moments before collision

A Curly W Christmas: DC pop-up bar celebrates the Nationals

At Library of Congress exhibit, a woman remembers her 1955 bus encounter with Rosa Parks

10K scooters, 5K e-bikes approved for DC in 2020

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Prosecutors can’t call white nationalism expert in U.Md. murder, hate-crime trial

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Alleged assault reported near National Zoo in Saturday’s series of incidents

Alleged assault reported near National Zoo in Saturday’s series of incidents

No capes or masks needed for these Montgomery County heroes

No capes or masks needed for these Montgomery County heroes

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Police: U Street hit-and-run victim was in altercation moments before collision

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Lucky DC-area kids can head to a winter wonderland on this special United flight

Motley Crue, Def Leppard, other ’80s rock stars come to Nats park for stadium tour

Driver arrested for DUI after striking entire crew of road workers on I-66 in Arlington

Northern Virginia science center gets $10 million donation

Fairfax Connector bus workers go on strike

On the left: New I-95 interchange puts you on ‘wrong’ side of road to help traffic

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Pentagon Metro station reopens after morning flooding

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Alexandria’s drug treatment court program likely to expand

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Md. driver sentenced to 21 years for causing fatal crash while high on heroin

Md. man accused of impersonating officer at Arundel Mills

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Maryland state Sen. Robert Zirkin to retire

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Driver arrested for DUI after striking entire crew of road workers on I-66 in Arlington

Metro to abandon water line in ‘inaccessible location’ that flooded Pentagon Metro during rush hour

Md. woman dead after Arlington Co. crash

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Baltimore prosecutor questions credibility of 305 officers

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Man found dead inside Charles County power substation

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Fairfax Connector bus workers go on strike

Fairfax County police hope new sketches will help crack 2 cold cases from 2006

Arlington County releases part of 911 call in Bijan Ghaisar case

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Maryland leaders consider monorail to ease I-270 congestion

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Loudoun Co. post office shooting involved special agent, USPS employee

Loudoun Co. to pay another $10M to finish United soccer complex

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No capes or masks needed for these Montgomery County heroes

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Montgomery County Public Schools will open before Labor Day next year

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Prosecutors can’t call white nationalism expert in U.Md. murder, hate-crime trial

Md. woman dead after Arlington Co. crash

DC man charged in fatal Prince George’s liquor store shooting

Prince George’s County police officer indicted on charges of indecent exposure, assault

1 killed in Prince George’s County liquor store shooting

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Assault charge for Va. middle school teacher accused of holding student up by her ankles

Off-duty Prince George’s County police officer suspended following arrest in DC

Incoming Prince William Co. supervisor warns against ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’

Virginia man charged with murder in June double shooting

Thieves are targeting catalytic converters in Prince William Co., police say

Park Service starts controlled fires at Manassas battlefield

On the left: New I-95 interchange puts you on ‘wrong’ side of road to help traffic

4 arrested after fake $100 bill used to order chicken nuggets at Va. drive-thru

New I-95 ‘diverging diamond intersection’ in Stafford Co. nears completion

Homeowner catches suspect in string of break-ins in Stafford County

Mother accused of attempting to murder her children in Stafford Co.

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Motley Crue, Def Leppard, other ’80s rock stars come to Nats park for stadium tour

Alleged assault reported near National Zoo in Saturday’s series of incidents

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