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Salvage crews continue to remove wreckage from the cargo ship Dali after it struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, as seen in April 2024 in Baltimore.

Misplaced wire label, other mishaps likely caused Key Bridge collapse, NTSB says

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Bill would rename former Black Lives Matter Plaza for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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DC's Tidal Basin sea wall reconstruction completed months ahead of schedule and millions under budget

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Montgomery County schools considering creative approach to fix aging school board headquarters

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If smart glasses are the future, does it mean the future is now?

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DC golf clinic promotes inclusivity and holiday joy

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The US House OK'd the 2026 NDAA. How are officials across the DC region reacting?

Drone drops steak and crab legs for prisoner feast but South Carolina guards find it first

Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

Fairfax Co. approves plan to significantly increase fees for trespass tows

Here are key acquisition reforms dropped from the 2026 NDAA

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Catherine Hoggle found competent to stand trial in murders of her children

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Cheesecake Factory in DC's Friendship Heights is closing

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Diana Ross will headline 'Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve' lineup

How American University dramatically ramped up its food donations

Cheesecake Factory in DC’s Friendship Heights is closing

This Wish kid from Fairfax County is officially cancer free

Patruxent High School senior Evan Jones spent weeks covering for an injured teammate

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Colin Kaepernick’s AI program comes to a Md. public school system

This Northern Va. teacher is a finalist for a Grammy Award

A new way to really track snowstorms that blow through the DC area

Step into the enclosure with bat-eared foxes at the National Zoo!

Kids at DC hospital get visit, holiday gifts from Washington Wizards players

Why DC police Chief Pamela Smith is stepping down

Trump hosts the Kennedy Center Honors recognizing Stallone, Kiss, Gaynor

Washington Commanders shut out in embarrassing loss to the Vikings

Fort Dupont Ice Arena reopens in Ward 7 after $39 million renovation

Exxxotica puts the ‘XXX’ in Dulles Expo Center

FIFA draws 12 'unprecedented' group during 2026 World Cup draw in DC

DC's 'sidewalk astronomer' is fighting to stay in the U.S.

Raccoon gets drunk at Virginia ABC store, passes out in bathroom

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‘It feels so rewarding’: Local business owner creates perfect gifts for loved ones

An overflowing donations box for Toys for Tots.

Toys for Tots needs your help to make a child’s Christmas

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Kids at DC hospital get visit, holiday gifts from Washington Wizards players

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California man charged with kidnapping Maryland woman from 2024 crash scene, raping her

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Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

Crash outside Burke Centre Shopping Center

Driver pleads guilty to driving 87 mph in 2023 crash that killed Fairfax Co. teen

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An exterior rendering of the new Manassas Regional Airport, featuring the airport's official "HEF" corporate designation.

Manassas Regional Airport’s plan to become region’s new commercial-service airport moves forward, but debut pushed back to 2027

Building culture and staying ahead of the curve at Saalex

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West Virginia National Guard member killed in DC is shooting laid to rest

Extreme Weather Washington Flooding

Blend of unusual weather conditions brings trillions of gallons in persistent rain to the Northwest

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A university dining hall's leftovers go to DC residents in need

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House passes the NDAA, $900 billion defense policy bill, in 312-112 vote

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Federal Reserve cuts key rate, sees healthier economy next year

Met Gala-Hosts

A high-powered quartet will co-chair next Met Gala

This past July 14-year-old Ben Keller was in the middle of the sea on The Royal Caribbean cruise ship, the Wonder of the Sea.

This Wish kid from Fairfax County is officially cancer free

The House of Delegates chamber in session.

Maryland Gov. Moore calls lawmakers back for long-anticipated special session next week

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Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again

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'He went off': Patuxent HS football star shines in Maryland 1A state title game

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USA Today editor in chief out after a year in job

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DC’s Tidal Basin sea wall reconstruction completed months ahead of schedule and millions under budget

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DC golf clinic promotes inclusivity and holiday joy

Montgomery County schools considering ‘creative’ approach to fix aging school board headquarters

The US House OK’d the 2026 NDAA. How are officials across the DC region reacting?

Female bat-eared fox Ziggy in the Great Cats exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.

Ziggy is the female bat-eared fox at the zoo. She was born on April 10th in 2024 at Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee. She came to the zoo in March of 2025 as part of a breeding recommendation from the Species Survival Plan (SSP). She was born with a partial tail which makes for easy identification. She is the more confident individual of the pair and will come over to keepers for her favorite snacks – mice and insects like mealworms and waxworms.

Have you heard of a bat-eared fox?

The "Snowzilla Gauge" is a 3-foot-tall 6-inch-wide wooden snow stick that you can put in your yard to measure the winter storms of the D.C. area.

A new way to really track snowstorms that blow through the DC area

Gael Gomez poses with telescope

He shares the ‘wonders of the night sky’ with DC. But this young immigrant may be forced to leave the US

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FBI Pipe Bomb Investigation

DC leaders outline priorities for next police chief after Pamela Smith’s retirement

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After months in hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears as a Nobel laureate

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Washington Spirit say they're committed to keeping Trinity Rodman with the club, are hopeful about negotiations

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