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Spanberger signs bipartisan school-safety, student support bills into Virginia law

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One Tech Tip: Got an awkward or embarrassing Gmail address? Google is now letting users change it

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As energy costs soar in Maryland, Pepco wants to raise rates again

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Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

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Maryland is making sure text messages on tax credit are reaching taxpayers

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Interior Dept gives employees third shot at voluntary incentives to leave their jobs

DC United's proposed Baltimore stadium project did not receive funding during Md. legislative session

Former President Barack Obama during a campaign event for Abigail Spanberger, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, at the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, on November 1, 2025.

Barack Obama’s past comments haunt Virginia Democrats’ efforts to gerrymander new districts

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After liftoff, how Artemis II astronauts are setting up home in space

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Is that a Cybertruck? Montgomery County's huge, metallic, bulletproof speed cameras catch attention

Be Well Working Well Retiree Gig Work

Why 'unretired' seniors are picking up gig work to pay the bills

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Naked burglar strikes again in Fairfax County. This time, he was caught on camera

They are college students and young professionals that are there to help everyone understand the significance of the Cherry Blossoms and why they are so celebrated.

Goodwill ambassadors hope to connect visitors to Japanese culture at Cherry Blossom Festival

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Ambassadors connect visitors to Japanese culture at National Cherry Blossom Festival

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Large speed cameras generate stares, tickets in Montgomery Co.

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Naked burglar strikes again in Fairfax County. This time, he was caught on camera

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Do you know the obscure story of DC's ‘Phantom Tollbooth’?

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Artemis II launch inspires crowds at NASA Goddard

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Federal building sales reopen redevelopment questions in Southwest DC

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Quadruple amputee facing murder charges in Maryland ordered held without bond

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Several line up outside Supreme Court to hear Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship

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From Superbowl MVPs to Wish kids, Disney is the home of Champions

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How a Southeast DC transitional housing facility recovered from a nearby gas explosion

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It’s the end of the road for the DC Streetcar

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Sea wall rebuild at Tidal Basin almost finished, and Stumpy lives on

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Adoptable Pet of the Week: Ricky

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The Washington Monument in the distance on March 30, 2021 in Washington, DC

Things to do in the DC area: Petalpalooza, LGBTQ+ bar crawl … and more!

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11 cherry blossom-themed teas to celebrate spring in the DC area

Washington Cherry Blossom

PHOTOS: Visitors flock to Tidal Basin for peak cherry blossom viewing

Travel Delays

Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress

Egg Prices By the Numbers

Eggs for Easter cost much less in the US than last year. A look at the numbers

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Analysis: Where the Iran war stands and the president’s attempt to sell it

America 250: Years of changing perceptions on mental health and how to treat it

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‘Fedlandia’: New neighborhood could take shape in DC amid sale of federal buildings

America 250: Transportation at the Brooklyn Bridge

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2 teens arrested after shooting inside Germantown Giant grocery store that injured 1

Photo Highlights of March

Bodycam shows a stunned Tiger Woods handcuffed after a Florida rollover crash

Bodycam released of shooting man with autism

Howard Co. police chief retires days after footage released of officers shooting man with autism

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Sea wall rebuild at Tidal Basin almost finished, and Stumpy is still part of it

Do you know the obscure story of DC’s ‘Phantom Tollbooth?’

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Artemis II viewing party at NASA Goddard Visitor Center launches big dreams

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Inside ‘Save Your Soul,’ Baltimore’s beloved, long-running dance party

DC mayor hugs a waste collector

DC spring cleanup underway, with road repairs and rat control efforts

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New DNA testing confirms serial killer Ted Bundy killed a Utah teen in 1974

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Northern Virginia women pickpocketed by nimble-fingered thieves

Kenny Nails working for Pepco, fixes wires downed during this weekend's snow storm to restore power to a neighborhood in Rockville, Md., on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

WATCH: Pepco proposes rate hike in Maryland and other Top Local Headlines

County News

Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction

Maryland is making sure text messages on tax credit are reaching taxpayers

Spanberger signs bipartisan school-safety, student support bills into Virginia law

As energy costs soar, Pepco wants to raise rates again

DC United’s proposed Baltimore stadium project did not receive funding during Md. legislative session

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America 250: Years of changing perceptions on mental health and how to treat it

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America 250: Transportation at the Brooklyn Bridge

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America 250: How natural gas made its way into American homes

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Moon rocket, weather on NASA’s side for 1st astronaut launch in decades

Trump shows off plans for White House ballroom

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PHOTOS: Visitors flock to Tidal Basin for peak cherry blossom viewing

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'Bob's Burgers' actor Eugene Mirman rescued from fiery crash by New Hampshire governor's detail

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Trump says US forces will 'finish the job' soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war

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Quad amputee pro cornhole player is denied bond. Attorneys argue he shot his friend in self-defense

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