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Springfield man convicted of possession of child sex abuse images

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Search for missing boater in Maryland's Rock Creek moves to recovery operation

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Park or drive in Metro’s temporary bus lanes, and you could face a fine

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Fatal Prince George's Co. crash fuels safety demands

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Fairfax Co. Police embrace new tech

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Student Loan Defaults

As defaults on student loans surge, millions are trying to get their lives back on track

Authorities have traced the cyclosporiasis outbreak to Mexican-grown lettuce delivered to Taco Bell by Taylor Farms. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

Taylor Farms lettuce sample was false positive for cyclospora, FDA says

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Why Northern Virginians will help pay for controversial rural transmission line project

Britain Politics

Andy Burnham becomes the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns

US Gas Prices

Price of gas climbs with continued escalation in Iran war

Warner Bros

Judge says Paramount and Warner must halt merger for at least two weeks, granting states' request

How agencies are building resilience through space

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Prior authorization can delay care. Here's what patients can do

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River Deaths Ohio

5 dead in attempt to save a struggling swimmer in an Ohio river, sheriff says

Montgomery County house fire

Lightning strike sparks $850K house fire in Montgomery County and displaces 5

Pentagon Hegseth

US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says

In the wake of the deaths of two U.S. service members over the weekend at a Jordanian military base, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "these bases have been on and off under attack" since the beginning of the war of Iran, which he described as a "war of choice."

Virginia's Mark Warner says he’ll vote against Trump pick Jay Clayton as DNI

Washington Nationals' Andrés Chaparro celebrates after hitting a three run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, July 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Nationals Notebook: Weekend in Sacramento delivers highs and lows

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JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years

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Man dies weeks after being injured in Fairfax County pedestrian crash

Actor Kevin Bacon, shown attending the premiere of Netflix's "Leave the World Behind," has inspired the name of a gene that influences social networks in fruit flies.

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County News

Springfield man convicted of possession of child sex abuse images

‘Powdery substance’ spill closes part of Duke Street in Alexandria

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Man faces nearly 200 charges in thefts near Northern Virginia fitness centers

Search for missing boater in Maryland’s Rock Creek moves to recovery operation

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Iran War

US launches more airstrikes against Iran after announcing another death of a service member

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